The Wrong Order

I made a mistake… a terrible, terrible mistake. I read Giovanna Fletcher’s SECOND novel BEFORE her first. Here I shall post my formal apology because after having read her first one, my friend who completed this task correctly, sent me a text explaining how there was a reference from her first book in her second. It’s a disappointing feeling knowing you weren’t the one to notice it and star shouting to the world. Needless to say I am now prepared for her third book!

Billy and Me – Giovanna Fletcher

I will tell you now, if you are a person who appreciates a love story that grips you, reduces you to tears and makes you feel like you are the main character then listen closely. If however, you are not, I don’t recommend you read on.

Giovanna wrote this book in such a way that with each character you came across you instantly felt the way the author intended, some filled you with a mild hatred, (others a major hatred) but other characters you poured your heart into and didn’t ever want to let them go. Whilst some of the book can be predicted due to the ‘fame’ nature of it, I was pleasantly surprised by the way the book took me by surprise.

For obvious reasons I was more drawn into the book from the fact that the protagonist was called ‘Sophie’ however the book is truly wonderful. Billy is everything you’d want in a man; Kind, caring, loving, thoughtful, endearing… most importantly he doesn’t give up on the girl that he loves no matter how much the press and the public try to intervene. I suppose Giovanna’s message portrayed here, given that she is married to a pop star herself, would be to show what life is like behind the limelight of the one you love. Particularly in that sense, there will be people who don’t like you and will try to get rid of you but it really is no one’s business to intervene.

Believe it or not, celebrities do have the right to a private life and a relationship, even if you promised your grandmother’s dog that one day you’d marry them!

For my boyfriend if he is reading this… I don’t want to marry that celebrity anymore... I actually text my friend wishing you were here to give me a cuddle because as your soppy sod, my heart couldn’t cope with the cuteness of it all!