Seven Exes

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Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, Seven Exes is a truly optimistic look at turning 30 and all the mess that can come with. Superb!' Laura Jane Williams

I had soo much fun watching Esther and her besties (Bibi and Lou) comparing each ex to their past selves and discussing whether reconnecting would be worth it. I laughed, cried and (a couple of times) got irrationally angry —and in one particular scene got completely grossed out, but the bond of friendship and the unconditional support of the people you love was what really made this a standout read for me. Esther is approaching 30 years old and is upset that she hasn't found her perfect man who will love her no matter what. She's in a bar with her two best friends and finds an old magazine article that there are seven kinds of relationships and that one of them WILL provide the perfect man. She realizes that her seven past men fit these seven categories and that one of them must have been her perfect match that she allowed to get away. So she and her two friends come up with a plan that she'll find each of the past seven men to see if one of them was really her perfect match. Finding her soulmate isn’t as simple as she hoped it would be. Her quest brings lots of laughs and lots of tears to her life as she works her way through getting to know the seven men and it even makes her face up to her mistakes in the relationships. The First Love, The Work Mistake, The Friend with Benefits, The Overlap, The Missed Chance, The Bastard and The Serious One.

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There were a lot of pop culture things thrown in that I could have done without — Greta Thunberg and Beyonce in the same sentence about veganism and carbon footprints, Kanye West/Ye, quoting “stop trying to make fetch happen”, using “AF” and “STFU” outside of dialogue.

I absolutely loved Esther, who was such a relatable character and I loved watching her grow in confidence and learn to accept all the great things in her life (even if they don’t fit the dream version of her life she visualised as a teen.) The beauty of Lucy's writing is that you'll cry and laugh in the same chapter. With it tapping into 2023's dating culture... It feels both refreshingly modern and satisfyingly traditional in the same breath' Belfast Telegraph I absolutely loved every second of this and—given the lighthearted tone of the premise (which sounded fabulously Rom-com-y and reminded me of the movie What’s Your Number), I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of emotion and social commentary that we get to explore. It says a lot about the characteristics of those that get mad over other’s happiness (aka Esther), and it’s not great to be honest. Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologize/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read.' Lindsey KelkSeven Exes made me laugh out loud. It's fresh, fast-paced and joyous. Lucy Vine's writing is so warm and funny - her books are the literary equivalent of an amazing girls' night out.' Beth O'Leary He could’ve told me to put hemorrhoid cream on his penis, while offering me anal, and I would’ve said yes because oh god, he’s so hot!” My one negative opinion about this book is that I thought that Esther was very immature for 30 and was too obsessed with having a perfect life with a perfect man. I am willing to say that my attitude of Esther is probably the fact that I'm well beyond 30 and don't remember how I was approaching life at that age. I did enjoy seeing her growth throughout the book and was rooting for her to find her happily ever after. I really enjoyed the importance of female friendship highlighted in this book. No matter what Esther was going through or how stupid she was acting (or how drunk she was), her two friends were always there to help her out.