The Rebound
A newly single girl. A tall dark handsome stranger. What could go wrong? It’s 7am on a Monday morning and Abby Reynolds isn’t where she wants to be. She wants to be in her beautiful loft apartment in Manhattan, drinking a coffee with her fiancé. Instead, she’s heading back to the childhood home in rural Ireland she swore she’d never return to, with some big old secrets. Namely that she’s suddenly found herself unemployed, homeless and absolutely 100% single. She’s feeling all out of luck. Until the first person she meets after she touches down is an absurdly hot guy called Luke, who offers her a lift home. Gazing deep into his sparkling emerald-green eyes, Abby knows instantly that he’s exactly what she needs to take her mind off everything. The perfect rebound.
It’s a flawless plan. Until the next day, when Abby realises who he actually is. Not just a stranger. He is, in fact, Luke Bailey, aka the boy next door. Luke Bailey who—so help her God—she’s pretty sure she once shared baths with, back when they were kids. Not that she can allow herself to imagine him in a bath now, not without blushing from head to foot. And judging by the smirk on his face, the same Luke Bailey who’s known exactly who she was the whole time… And who, like everyone in the village, still thinks she’s a high-flying New Yorker… who’s getting married next year. Abby is certain getting under Luke will get her over her ex. But the truth is stopping her. Can she admit to everyone back home that she’s single and has lost everything? Because, if she wants the boy next door, she may just have to…
The perfect feel-good romantic comedy that will make you laugh until you cry and fall completely in love. Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, and Emily Henry won’t be able to put this down!
Romance | Women's Fiction
Publication Date: 14 Feb 2022
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Praise for The Rebound:
‘One of the best rom-coms I’ve read… Hot chemistry and super sweet moments… The romance side of the book was phenomenal… Fantastic…I honestly can’t praise this book enough.’ Multicolored Book Review
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The perfect feel-good romantic comedy that will make you laugh until you cry and fall completely in love. Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, and Emily Henry won’t be able to put this down!
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‘I loved this… So cute and romantic. The men in Irish romcoms are always so swoonworthy and this lived up to that!’ Rainy Day Reads and Coffee
My Review:
2 Stars: This one fell a little short for me. Childhood friends turned lovers is a significant troop, but this one just didn't hit it home for me. Catherine Walsh's writing, of course, is always excellent, so of course, which made getting through the book even though I couldn't really love the characters much easier.
Abby leaves her home in Ireland to move to New York, where after a couple of years, she loses everything and then moves back home to see that her childhood friend grew up to be hot. I Just felt like this has been done more too many times, and I have read this type of story over and over again. I just couldn't relate to the fact that Abby just gives up and moves across the sea at the drop of a hat. Just felt like not someone I wanted to root for.
The way Catherine writes is just very intriguing, and that is what kept me reading and made me finish the book.
⭐⭐
🔥 Spice
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for a copy of The Rebound in exchange for my honest review.
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Catherine Walsh was born and raised in Ireland. She has a degree in Popular Literature and the only prize she ever won for writing was at the age of 14 in school (but she still cherishes it.)
She lived in London for a few years where she worked in Publishing and the non-profit sector before returning to Dublin where she now lives between the mountains and the sea. When not writing she is trying and failing to not kill her houseplants.
PUBLISHER
Bookouture is the UK's leading digital publisher. We've sold over 50 million copies in the past nine years. We are a digital imprint providing entertaining, emotional stories that effortlessly transport readers to another world and keep them turning the pages.
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“I love, love, loved this book!... I totally fell in love… This book made me smile, laugh out loud, shed a tear and just keep page-turning! I’d give it more than five stars if I could!” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Talk about an emotional rollercoaster… It had me laughing in so many parts… I absolutely loved this book… addictive… I didn't want to put it down and did not want it to end… For me this book was one of those you wish you could re-read again for the very first time. 5 stars just doesn't do it justice.” Sdbookclubuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Is this for real?... Impossible, it’s too good… Just amazing… brilliant… I loved it...I'm still shocked… Oh, my heart melted… This book gave me a lot, it’s truly splendid.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Rebound
A newly single girl. A tall dark handsome stranger. What could go wrong? It’s 7am on a Monday morning and Abby Reynolds isn’t where she wants to be. She wants to be in her beautiful loft apartment in Manhattan, drinking a coffee with her fiancé. Instead, she’s heading back to the childhood home in rural Ireland she swore she’d never return to, with some big old secrets. Namely that she’s suddenly found herself unemployed, homeless and absolutely 100% single. She’s feeling all out of luck. Until the first person she meets after she touches down is an absurdly hot guy called Luke, who offers her a lift home. Gazing deep into his sparkling emerald-green eyes, Abby knows instantly that he’s exactly what she needs to take her mind off everything. The perfect rebound.
It’s a flawless plan. Until the next day, when Abby realises who he actually is. Not just a stranger. He is, in fact, Luke Bailey, aka the boy next door. Luke Bailey who—so help her God—she’s pretty sure she once shared baths with, back when they were kids. Not that she can allow herself to imagine him in a bath now, not without blushing from head to foot. And judging by the smirk on his face, the same Luke Bailey who’s known exactly who she was the whole time… And who, like everyone in the village, still thinks she’s a high-flying New Yorker… who’s getting married next year. Abby is certain getting under Luke will get her over her ex. But the truth is stopping her. Can she admit to everyone back home that she’s single and has lost everything? Because, if she wants the boy next door, she may just have to…
The perfect feel-good romantic comedy that will make you laugh until you cry and fall completely in love. Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, and Emily Henry won’t be able to put this down!
Romance | Women's Fiction
Publication Date: 14 Feb 2022
-
Praise for The Rebound:
‘One of the best rom-coms I’ve read… Hot chemistry and super sweet moments… The romance side of the book was phenomenal… Fantastic…I honestly can’t praise this book enough.’ Multicolored Book Review
-
The perfect feel-good romantic comedy that will make you laugh until you cry and fall completely in love. Fans of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, and Emily Henry won’t be able to put this down!
-
‘I loved this… So cute and romantic. The men in Irish romcoms are always so swoonworthy and this lived up to that!’ Rainy Day Reads and Coffee
My Review:
2 Stars: This one fell a little short for me. Childhood friends turned lovers is a significant troop, but this one just didn't hit it home for me. Catherine Walsh's writing, of course, is always excellent, so of course, which made getting through the book even though I couldn't really love the characters much easier.
Abby leaves her home in Ireland to move to New York, where after a couple of years, she loses everything and then moves back home to see that her childhood friend grew up to be hot. I Just felt like this has been done more too many times, and I have read this type of story over and over again. I just couldn't relate to the fact that Abby just gives up and moves across the sea at the drop of a hat. Just felt like not someone I wanted to root for.
The way Catherine writes is just very intriguing, and that is what kept me reading and made me finish the book.
⭐⭐
🔥 Spice
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for a copy of The Rebound in exchange for my honest review.
PRINT LENGTH PAGES
AVERAGE REVIEW RATING
BOOK COST
E-BOOK COST
AUTHOR
Catherine Walsh was born and raised in Ireland. She has a degree in Popular Literature and the only prize she ever won for writing was at the age of 14 in school (but she still cherishes it.)
She lived in London for a few years where she worked in Publishing and the non-profit sector before returning to Dublin where she now lives between the mountains and the sea. When not writing she is trying and failing to not kill her houseplants.
PUBLISHER
Bookouture is the UK's leading digital publisher. We've sold over 50 million copies in the past nine years. We are a digital imprint providing entertaining, emotional stories that effortlessly transport readers to another world and keep them turning the pages.
WHAT OTHERS SAY?
KIND WORDS FROM OTHERS
“I love, love, loved this book!... I totally fell in love… This book made me smile, laugh out loud, shed a tear and just keep page-turning! I’d give it more than five stars if I could!” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Talk about an emotional rollercoaster… It had me laughing in so many parts… I absolutely loved this book… addictive… I didn't want to put it down and did not want it to end… For me this book was one of those you wish you could re-read again for the very first time. 5 stars just doesn't do it justice.” Sdbookclubuk ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Is this for real?... Impossible, it’s too good… Just amazing… brilliant… I loved it...I'm still shocked… Oh, my heart melted… This book gave me a lot, it’s truly splendid.” Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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