The No-Show by Beth O’Leary – Review & Giveaway

 

 

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Description:
Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job. Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth.

These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They’ve all been stood up on the same day, the very worst day to be stood up–Valentine’s Day. And, unbeknownst to them, they’ve all been stood up by the same man.

Once they’ve each forgiven him for standing them up, they let him back into their lives and are in serious danger of falling in love with a man who seems to have not just one or two but three women on the go….

Is there more to him than meets the eye? And will they each untangle the truth before they all get their hearts broken?

 

 

 

Review:

The No Show by Beth O’Leary is a standalone novel.  The story revolves around three women, who end up being stood up on Valentine’s Day by the same man, Joseph Carter.  At the start, we get to meet each of the three ladies.  

Siobhan, is a beautiful woman, who was a workaholic, she started seeing Joseph, and when he doesn’t show up for their breakfast meeting, she walks away unhappy, as she had a bad past relationship previously.

Miranda, is a tree surgeon, and just started her new job climbing trees, and working closely with men who were hunks; she did look forward to meeting Carter for lunch, and he did not show up.  Miranda, despite her wanting to be with Carter, finds herself attracted to one of her coworkers.

Jane, used to work at Joseph’s work place, and remained friends with him, even though she left the job due a past drama.  Jane was very shy, a book reader, who loved to talk to Joseph about the books she reads; when she needs to attend an engagement party on Valentine’s day, she asks Joseph to be her fake date, and he doesn’t show up.  

They all forgive him for standing them up, and continue to date him.  We learn more about Joseph Carter, as we see him dating each of the women, coming across not only handsome, but a bit of a nerd; he also seems to express how he cares for each of them.  At first, I did not like Joseph, as he seemed to be a jerk, and a cheating womanizer. We get to appreciate all three women, their lives, and see how much they care about Joseph.

What follows is some surprising twists that we did not see coming, and as we begin to understand more, as the pieces fall into place.  To tell too much more will spoil it for you.  But Joseph will turn out to be a very nice person, who also must learn to deal with life and what happens.  I did enjoy the book, especially the last third of the story line that blew me away.  The No Show was well written by Beth O’Leary.

Reviewed by Barb

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