Lucy In The Sky - Paige Toon

When I saw this on my recommended book list on Amazon, I thought it wasn't something I would personally enjoy, it had the same sort of plot line of many other books, and also I hadn't heard of the author so I wasn't overly keen. But when I was offered this book in a swap, I thought it might be worth giving it a go, so I did. I think the cover was eye-catching, with no faces or people, just the title which is made of the smoke off the aeroplane's tail, and made me decide to give it another chance, totally throwing the "Don't judge a book by it's cover" mentality out of the window! Before I began to read it, I did a little research into the author so I ...  Read the complete review

There is probably nothing better than booking some time off work so you can leave the country and go on holiday. Lucy McCarthy does just this and plans to jet off to Australia to watch her two best friends get married. Now, to get to Australia, you usually have to stop off in Singapore which is a 13 hour flight on it's own, so just imagine what would it be like if you got a text message from your other half just before your flight takes off, and it reading something from your worst nightmare! THE STORY ------ Lucy McCarthy is really looking forward to seeing her two best friends, Molly and Sam, get married. They live in Australia where she used to ...  Read the complete review

This book is just right for a girly read. I guarantee that any one who loves chick lit will enjoy this book thoroughly. It has been passed around all of my best friends and we all loved it. The book tells the story of a young woman who goes back to Australia for her two best friends wedding, but on the way finds out something which could completely ruin her trip, possibly even the rest of her life - but she also finds something or someone there who she never thought she could fall for. On the plane journey from London to Australia, Lucy discovers a text on her phone from her boyfriend, but with a woman's name on the end. Why would a woman be texting from ...  Read the complete review

Lucy left Australia when she was 16 and now, nine long years later, she is returning for the first time to go to a wedding. It's been too long since she last saw her friends and now Molly, her best friend, and Sam, her first love, are getting married - to each other. But Lucy is now happy with her life living in a beautiful flat in London with her gorgeous lawyer boyfriend, James, and with a job that she couldn't love more. But just as the plane to Sydney is about to take off, Lucy receives a text from James' mobile that brings her world crashing down. Now her happy and settled life in London seems miles away and, after meeting Nathan, Sam's very ...  Read the complete review

Lucy in the Sky by Paige Toon is one of the best chick lit books I have read in a long time! Having picked it up by chance, I read the whole book cover to cover in three days as I could not put it down! From the very first page I felt I could relate to Lucy, and Toon managed to form her character perfectly. All the main characters in the book, especially Lucy, Molly, Nathan and James were developed very well and I felt drawn to them all, but for different reasons. The scenery was set perfectly, from cold wintery London, to the hot summer in Sydney. It was described in vivid and colourful detail, drawing me into the story and feeling like I was there. The plot is fast ...  Read the complete review