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Review: The Only Way Is Up by Heidi Stephens



Blurb from Goodreads:
Twenty-five years in showbiz is a good run, right? Because after tonight, when her small (read: huge) wardrobe malfunction was broadcast to the nation's living rooms, Daisy's time in the spotlight might be over.

It's all about damage control now, and Daisy needs an escape route. Fast. Especially when her sporting hero boyfriend publicly announces their engagement - the one she hasn't actually agreed to tell the world about.

All she needs is space from prying eyes and time for the press to get bored and move on. But the only place she can run to at such short notice is the Cotswolds cottage she used to own with her ex-husband. Not ideal, but at least it's in the middle of nowhere and close to her teenage daughter.

Seems like a perfect plan, apart from the person selling stories to the tabloids about her and Tom, the local headmaster.

But that's just a rumour, right?
My Review:
Don't let the cover fool you -- this was my 200th book of the year and I really enjoyed it, way more than I expected.  I liked this book so much!  It put me right in the English countryside -- super atmospheric with a little drama but mostly a nice slow burn feel good romance! I read it very quickly and can't wait to read more from this author. Definitely recommend this one, especially if you like other Brit Lit authors like Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell, Sophie Kinsella or Jane Green!

The Only Way Is Up comes out next week on November 24, 2022, and you can purchase HERE
Daisy Crawford perched on the stool in her bedroom, trying to relax as Edith artfully dabbed and blended foundation into her forehead. A glass of champagne fizzed away on the dressing table, hidden among the mountain of pots and jars and tubes that had been decanted from Edith's multitiered cosmetics case, but Daisy hadn't touched it. There would be rivers of booze at various after-parties later, and twenty years of the National Television Awards had taught her not to go too hard, or too early.

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