New home, new friends, new love. Can starting over be that simple? Tess Riddell reckons her beloved Freelander is more reliable than any man - especially her.
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The review must be at least 50 characters long. The title should be at least 4 characters long. Your display name should be at least 2 characters long. I shall definitely be reading more of the author's work in the future. Durante uma chuva intensa e acabado de ter um acidente em plena estrada, a su Publicada em: Eu adorei Tess, apesar de me ter irritado na parte final, acho que consegui percebe-la. May 31, Milka rated it really liked it Shelves: I had not been reading chick lit for a long time, so I was very happy when I received this one for review from the Choclit Publishing.
Along with this I received Sue Moorcroft's second novel published by Choclit, which will be review a little bit later. Tess has been dumped by her fiance Olly just a couple of days before their wedding. Which makes the situation even worse is the fact that Olly dumped her through e-mail. Yes, you read right, through e-mail. After the break up Tess miscarriages Ol I had not been reading chick lit for a long time, so I was very happy when I received this one for review from the Choclit Publishing.
After the break up Tess miscarriages Olly's child and gets really sick. After getting better she knows that she has to find a totally new environment where she can heal the wounds Olly has created. A little cottage at the countryside of England seems like the perfect place for her to get better and just to spend time by herself. On her way to her new home Tess crashes her car and meets Miles Rattenbury, Ratty. His arrogance and meaness makes Tess dislike him instantly.
When Tess gets familiar with Angel and meets her husband Pete, she notices that if she is going to be friends with Angel, she has to get along with Ratty too. The new friends, Angel's and Pete's gorgeous children and the developing friendship with Ratty make Tess fell better and for a while, she is able to forget her problems. Suddenly Olly appears to the little English village Tess has run away by bringing new problems to Tess's life. The relationship with Ratty keeps developing into something deeper until people and secrets from Ratty's past come into the picture.
Is Tess able to love Ratty despite these secrets? Is their love strong enough to go through the obstacles of their way? All and all, Starting Over is a very niece chick lit with interesting characters. It is the perfect read for hot summer days at beach or pool or for the cold winter days in front of fireplace.
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It will make you laugh and cry. You will fall in love with the English countryside, with Angel's and Pete's gorgeous kids and with dark and handsome Ratty who is ready to anything in order to make Tess love him. Jun 04, Moon Love rated it liked it. I came across this book by accident. I read an excerpt was intrigued. Tess Riddell has runaway from London and moved to the countryside. She's had some setbacks and needs to get away from it all and start over. I really empathized with Tess.
She was happy and was getting ready to get married when it all fell apart. But what happened after being jilted a few days before her wedding knocked her entirely off balance. So she ends up in Honeybun Cottage in Middledip. On the way to her new cottage, sh I came across this book by accident.
On the way to her new cottage, she runs into the back of a wrecker, driven by one handsome Miles Rattenbury, also better known as "Ratty. So what happens next? Does Tess find her new start? What will she do of Olly her ex comes back? This book was well written for the most part and I enjoyed it. There were a few bits and pieces that bothered me. I didn't like how Tess's parents were more concerned with getting her back with Olly than they were with her wishes. Then there was they way Tess disappeared without a word to anyone. And then the end which was a little unbelievable for me.
But it was a good book and I am looking forward to reading more by Sue Moorcroft. Sep 16, Sheryl Browne rated it it was amazing. Starting Over is truly delicious escapism, yet touches on familiar life and love crises experienced by woman or man alike. Oh, and what a man! A man who, once he sets his sights on something…or someone, single-mindedly, determinedly; unconventionally, goes for it.
And when Ratty gives up his heart, he gives all of it. Sig Starting Over is truly delicious escapism, yet touches on familiar life and love crises experienced by woman or man alike. And yes, she is all of those. A gorgeous gamut of emotions that make her human.
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The book deals with those thorny parent issues. They struggle to deal with legacies of loves past… It is simply a heart-warming, emotionally rewarding read. Giving nothing away, the ending is perfect! My eyes filled up on one page, I was shouting, No! I finished this novel with a huge lump in my throat.
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Well done, Sue Moorcroft. Oct 22, Chris rated it it was amazing. From start to finish I read this book in a little over 24 hours because I couldn't put it down. I fell asleep reading the book and then picked it up in the early hours of the following morning and continued until I'd finished it. I started reading another book 'All That Mullarkey' the same day and am completely gripped by that too. Sue Moorcroft has an uncanny way of getting into people's emotions and conveying those on paper. Another enchantingly delightful book from Sue Moorcroft. I could identify with both Ratty and Tess however once I got half way through the book and Ratty showed his angry side and Tess her intolerance I began to lose affinity with the characters.
Despite this I couldn't put the book down and loved every moment of it. Oct 02, Sorcha O'Dowd rated it it was amazing Shelves: One of the main things that I love so much about Sue Moorcroft's storytelling, is how realistic it is. We all love a good suspense or paranormal novel every now and then, but there's always something so beautiful about reading a book where you can really connect to the people, the place and the situations.
Tess is a wonderful, broken character that from the first chapter we want more than anything to see fixed. Life, and prick of an e Brief Book Review: Life, and prick of an ex-fiance Olly, has dealt her a hard blow and left her with a deep fear of letting people into her heart, in the worry that she'll lose them. A car enthusiast and owner of the local garage, the relationship between Ratty and Tess gets off to a stuttering start, and whilst I have a tendency to eagerly hope and pray for the long-awaited moment where the hero and heroine both confess their undying love to each other, I was more than content with the realistic pace of their developing relationship.
Tess had been hurt badly leaving her with very deep trust issues, and Ratty had not been the most committed of gents in his past relationships, so a rushed 'opposites attract' romance would have been very out of character. Instead, Moorcroft gives us a beautiful journey where Tess and Ratty move from a tentative friendship to a beautiful all consuming love which grows stronger and is endangered by Tess' fears of relationship failure and abandonment. Reading the last few chapters was a huge emotional rollercoaster, as you begin to question whether love really can conquer all.
As anyone who lives in a close-knit Village community would know, there are the bossy mothers who strive for perfection and are the lead of the village planning committee, the childhood sweethearts who married and had children, and the old lady you'd wave to when you passed her house.
In 'Starting Over', we are shown a range of characters for whom the village of Middledip is their life, and this was one of the reasons that I loved this book so much. Under the romance, pain of the past and the hope for the future, a huge part of Tess' development is how she finds herself fitting in with Village life, and although in many situations it would be easiest for her to run away and start a new life somewhere else, she is always drawn back to her cottage 'Honeybun', unable to separate herself from her home permanently.
In short, 'Starting Over' was a beautifully honest and realistic story that had me laughing out loud and crying in despair in equal measure. Jul 21, Blodeuedd Finland rated it really liked it Shelves: This was a nice book because it had this sort of honesty about it, and this natural flow of things. It's about Tess who has been left at the altar, her fiance broke up with her via email. What a bastard, she was angry, and she was ill. And now she is finalyl picking up the pieces of her life and has moved away to a small village somewhere in England.
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At once she meets Miles, or Ratty as he is called, and dislikes him. But there is something hidden beneath that surface, and he is so sw This was a nice book because it had this sort of honesty about it, and this natural flow of things. But there is something hidden beneath that surface, and he is so sweet to people he like. But it is not as easy, her ex is back still an ass , but something is building up.
Of all the ways to broke up, I disliked her ex Olly at once. And more as I got to know Tess, because there are more things hidden, and one thing is for sure. She is so much better off without him. I really liked when Miles came and defended her at once time when Olly was being an ass. Miles, oh he is a player, he enjoys his women, but there is still this sweet side to him when he is around his friends, and their kids. One have to like him, and he does want her, and as times go by, he understands how much he wants her.
Starting Over is the first of my novels set in the fictitious village of Middledip on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens.
That some readers like linked or series novels is no surprise to me as I like reading them myself. I like the constant but secondary characters such as the lady in the village shop who is agog over every bit of gossip or the landlord of the pub who looks like a miseryguts but has a heart of gold. When I find a series I like I tend to read everything in it.
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I hope that you find as much satisfaction in reading the Middledip books as I have found in writing them. Writers are fond of calling their books their babies, because we love them so much, even though the labour pains are so fierce. How do you weigh one love against another? Having parted on bad terms two years previously, Darcie and Jake now find themselves flung back together.
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