Amazon.fr :Commentaires en ligne: Second First Impressions: A heartwarming romcom from the bestselling author of The Hating Game (English Edition)

Célia D.

Another YES for me!

Commenté en France le 17 août 2021

Rating : 4 ⭐.
Review : Honestly Sally Thorne is such a good rom-com author !! 99 Percent Mine was meh but The Hating Game was SO great, and THIS ONE is as good!! But who will win my heart : Joshua Templeman or Teddy Prescott ?? No one knows...(except Sally Thorne maybe...).

Oberfeld Huri

A super cute romance ❤️

Commenté en France le 18 avril 2021

I could read it in 2 days but obviously I have 2 little kids and they ask me a million of questions and sometimes I have to answer them.
I'm a fan of sally thorne, already have read the other 2 books.
And well I spent a good time reading this one and a big applause to this author who have a good talent for writing ^.^

lloret brunet

Excellent book

Commenté en France le 17 avril 2021

Loved it, what's not to love? There are tortoise, eccentric people, baths and love. I think I'll read the author's other books as well.

Patricia Wonderland

JUST ADORABLE !!!

Commenté en France le 22 avril 2021

Sally Thorne uses her absolutely unique handwriting to bring us an exceptionally tender and touching romance, with characters we can only love. Her writing has become her trademark, her signature, it is full of enchantment and softness, sun that warms your heart, glitter that dazzles you ... Every detail is meticulously found and adds color to the story. The author has a huge imagination and it is obvious that she spends a lot of time researching these details and giving them importance.
Her characters are original, their particular appearance hides a past, a story, mysteries that we are delighted to discover.
Ruthie is a sweetheart, she spends her time working and taking care of others while totally forgetting herself. Under her granny look hides an injured, guilty and complexed young woman. She loves without restraint and without asking for anything in return, the happiness of others comes before her own. Despite everything, thanks to her new colleagues, she will learn to assert herself, to get out of her comfort zone, to fight for what she wants. I especially liked her friend who creates a multi-step "method" to turn the little chick into a swan.
Teddy is covered in tattoos, very tall, very muscular, he has long hair ... the opposite of Ruthie. Behind the tattoos hides the heart of a little boy who only dreams of being loved. Teddy is simply adorable, charming, funny, caring, persevering ... He does not judge others with prejudices but with his heart. Yes he makes a small mistake when he meets Ruth, but he has extenuating circumstances and he is the first to accept and love our heroine as she is.
Ruth and Teddy become neighbors and friends, feelings naturally evolve and their love quickly becomes evident. He seduces her with humor and pretty sincere phrases, phrases that made me melt. She seduces him by offering him what he has always been looking for.
Even though she is afraid that her feelings will not be shared, she does not hide them. Even though he's not sure she's ready for him, he honestly tells her what he thinks and wants. I loved all this sincerity and their game of seduction on this tone of humor.
Among the secondary characters, there are two elderly ladies, wealthy retirees who live in Providence, two women full of energy, intelligent and imaginative. One of them likes to play with her employees, she makes them do different wacky tasks to test them and have fun. These two ladies made me laugh a lot but also moved me.
Another particularity of this novel : the presence of unique endangered turtles that Ruthie gathers to give them care and refuge. A wonderful idea that gives the story even more charm. Just like she does with these turtles, Ruthie welcomes Teddy into her home, she takes care of him, gives him love. Teddy learns to do the same.
Both evolve over the pages, not only do they discover true love but they also learn to be confident in themselves. They also realize that when you really love someone you let them stand on their own if they need it to be happy. The proof of ultimate love. They learn the right balance between giving and taking.
The end of this book is like the whole story: adorable, touching, magical, full of love.
This novel is a real success. Thank you Sally Thorne for all these beautiful emotions, for making me dream, for bringing sweetness to this world.

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Such a cute story with a kind-hearted hero

BookLover

Commenté en France le 4 septembre 2021

I loved this story, way more than I thought I would. It was my first Sally Thorne's book (no, I still haven't read The Hating Game) and I resonated very well with her characters.

The plot was nice, but I was surprised most of it actually happened at the end of the book. The first two thirds (if not three quarters) of the novel presented a loosened story that was clearly more character-driven, for my greatest pleasure. Ruthie was such a sweet girl and I loved how she evolved and finally got out of her shell. Her family story was awful. It could haven been more developped, but the essentials were here for us to understand this part of her life and how it impacted her confidence.

Teddy was even sweeter! I was afraid we'd get a true bad boy and an OTT sexy story. But here, it was way more about trust and feelings. I loved how they put their friendship before their attraction. They had this amazing bond where there could share all their thoughts. I swooned each time Teddy sought Ruthie's approval and showed his adoration through little things. It was beautiful.

The side characters of this book were everything! First, Melanie, with her positivity and how driven she was about helping Ruthie, despite the fact they barely knew each other. Motivation personified ^^ this unexpected friendship was full of fun moments. Talking about fun, Renata was such an amazing woman. I loved her! She was adorable with Aggie, but sparky with others - in the best way possible, of course. I laughed so hard thanks to her. Her way to boss Teddy around - and how he (mostly) gladly let her do it - made the book even better.

This book was everything a sweet romance should be about!

I'm leaving this honest review after kindly receiving an ARC for this publication.

Cat

A cosy, wonderful read

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 17 avril 2021

Sally Thorne is an 'always going to read it the day it comes out' author for me. I love everything she writes and the way she can make a sentence sparkle; e.g. "The knowledge that my cuddle-bug soulmate might be just there, under that particular streetlight star, but I'm too chicken to go find him, makes my heart feel like a toothache."

I procrastinated starting this book on release day because I wanted to savour the feeling of still having it to read. I knew once I started it, I'd inhale every word, but I'm also not someone who can wait once something is released.

The plot is simple. Ruthie is 25 going on 125 and works at a retirement village. For the first time ever, she has people her own age on-site - Mel the temp, and Teddy, the new owner's son who can't quite get past his reputation as a charming rascal. While they work on making Ruthie feel 25 for once, Renata and Aggie, 91 and 89 respectively, steal every scene they're in as chief trouble makers at Providence retirement village. Cue: a warm hug of a book that is full of cute. I can't recommend it enough if you like even a sniff of a romance book. It's a 10/10.

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JsyBookworm

This reader experienced Dazzlification

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 23 avril 2021

Wow.... just WOW I loved this book!

Ruthie meets Theo, a chance meeting at a petrol station and they both make a terrible first impression on each other. They don't realise that they will have a chance to make perhaps a better second impression.

So I am normally a psychological thriller reader however I needed a break with something light and funny and this ticked both boxes completely. By just 4% in I was out loud laughing, this has never happened to me before when reading a book! I loved Ruthie and Theodore and I loved what they each brought out in each other, add in the bubbly Melanie and the crazy but brilliant Parlonis and a few turtles and boy the story is just excellent!

This book was wonderfully delightful and a brilliant escape from reality, I loved every page and I guess you could say I experienced dazzlification ;-)

Highly recommended, read it and you won't be disappointed.

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sk80

Sally Thorne does it again

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 15 avril 2021

Don’t think twice. Buy this book and start it early in the day otherwise you might not be able to put it down and you know how that goes. Sally is such a talented writer who manages to give her narrating characters such a unique, and authentic voice. With Ruthie she’s knocked it out of the park. I think I’m gonna need a tortoise tattoo.

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Sam

A comforting, happy read

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 9 avril 2022

I read The Hating Game last year and loved it so much it ended up in my top 10 reads of 2021. So, when I saw Second First Impressions as a new release by the same author I had to read it.

I’m a bit of a sucker for a romantic reality show - (think Love is Blind, Married at First Sight Australia 💖) and I’d say a warm, cosy rom com novel with a gentle, lighthearted storyline is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. Does this make me a hopeless romantic? Possibly…

This book follows a similar concept as The Hating Game - two seemingly mismatched singles thrown together in unusually high stakes circumstances. I devoured this novel on one cosy Sunday. Is it the best book I’ll read this year? No. Will I remember this book in a few weeks time? No… but that’s okay! It was comforting, happy little read and I’m more than happy to continue on this rom com journey.

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