I'm delighted to be one of the stops on the blog tour for Blind Dates, Big Love & Six Tinder Weeks by Bena Roberts and sharing my review today. First of all let's take a look at the description for the book...
Helen's
children leave home at eighteen. She sleepwalked through her marriage of twenty
years for their sake. But when they go, she leaves her husband. Her house is a
mess, as is her image and Helen breaks down. Through her pain, she draws blood
and allows the universe to guide her and her decisions.
The
unexpected happens, scientist Helen gets thrown into a new life of hedonism,
dating, and self-discovery. A charming lawyer steals her heart, but is Helen
ready for the fast lane? Will the local village firefighter provide the romance
of her dreams? Or the military spy CJ, who is convinced that Helen is part of a
Romanian smuggling gang.
With
the help of her sister Portia, Helen starts to transform her life. The universe
guides her to finding something in herself.
Debut
author Bena Robert's provides a unique perspective in this witty black comedy.
Dark humor meets chick lit with a robust and realistic voice.
Links for Blind Dates, Big Love & Six Tinder Weeks
Smashwords- https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/802150
I really enjoyed Bena Roberts writing style it was witty and had a down to earth feel to it meaning I was either smiling or giggling away to myself. Helen's escapades in the world of online dating were lots of fun. Helen threw herself into some pretty funny situations and I couldn't help but hope for a happy ever after for her. Especially after having being in an unhappy marriage for so long. Even though Helen was going through a rough patch I loved her determination and upbeat personality and how she just picked herself back up and carried on.
Helen meets a variety of people from the selfish to the strange on what I guess you would call a journey of discovery. There really is a complete mix of characters that made things very entertaining! The plot moves quickly and with it being a short read I ended up reading it in one evening. I just had to know how it would all end!
Different, fun and entertaining!
Four stars from me!
With thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for my copy. This is my honest and unbiased opinion.
Bena Roberts was a journalist and analyst. Now she prefers the title romance adventurist! She graduated in England 1994 and then with a Masters in 1997.
Born in 1973, Bena lived in West London until she was 24. Then she lived and worked in Budapest, Bruges, Prague, Amsterdam, Vienna, Hamburg and Munich. She currently resides in Germany, between Heidelberg and Frankfurt. Although she still refers to London as ‘home.’
Bena successfully created a technology blog which gained funding, had lunch with Steve Ballmer and was ‘top 50 most influential woman in mobile.’ Her blog also won several awards including Metro Best Blog. However, her technology career ended after she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer in 2009. Since 2012, Bena has taught English in Germany and managed a small relocation business.
Bena has two children, loves small dogs and always writes books with a cup of Earl Grey.
Six Tinder Weeks, now Blind Dates, Big Love and Six Tinder Weeks is her debut novel. Other books include The Forever Night Stand, with Tammy & Lisa: Mum Detectives at the Village School available in 2018.
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Thank-you so much for calling the book different - you made my day. I love the review and I really appreciate your time and effort. I will be promoting this link and review over the next few days and I really do thank-you XX
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