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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a0352<\/p>\nGenre:<\/strong>\u00a0Romance, Fiction, Contemporary<\/p>\nPublisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Viking<\/a><\/p>\nFormat I read it in:<\/strong>\u00a0Uncorrected Proof<\/p>\nRating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHave you ever imagined running away from your life?<\/p>\n
Well Birdy Finch didn\u2019t just imagine it. She did it. Which might\u2019ve been an error. And the life she\u2019s run into? Her best friend, Heather\u2019s.<\/p>\n
The only problem is, she hasn\u2019t told Heather. Actually there are a few other problems\u2026<\/p>\n
Can Birdy carry off a summer at a luxury Scottish hotel pretending to be her best friend (who incidentally is a world-class wine expert)?<\/p>\n
And can she stop herself from falling for the first man she\u2019s ever actually liked (but who thinks she\u2019s someone else)?<\/p>\n
My Thoughts:<\/h4>\n
\u201cThe Summer Job\u201d was such a wonderful read. It pleasantly surprised me. I am really hoping that someday it gets made into a movie!<\/p>\n
Birdy decides to do something utterly reckless. She accepts a summer job at the highland Scottish hotel as a wine expert. The catch is \u2013 she is pretending to be her best friend, Heather. And although Heather made it perfectly clear she will not be accepting this job, so she can spend more time enjoying Europe with the man she just met, she has no clue Birdy is doing this.<\/p>\n
Birdy is useless when it comes to wine knowledge, but she\u2019s going with the \u201cfake it \u2018till you make it\u201d attitude. What doesn\u2019t help is that this hotel is actually at a loss and desperate for a good Sommelier to save their summer and their business. Basically, \u201cHeather, the Sommelier\u201d is their best hope, and instead, they get noobie Birdy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, I was astonished by the audacity of Birdy\u2019s decision, even though I can understand why she did it. She needed a place to live and Heather was not going to accept it anyway, so what\u2019s there to lose (apart from obviously, Heather\u2019s reputation and her reputation and dignity). I was not okay with her pretending to be someone else, but she would never have been accepted otherwise. Once I judged Birdy for this for a small amount of time, I decided to move on and enjoy the story, as it promises to be quite interesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the time went by, I started to root for Birdy, and I felt her pain of carrying that secret with her. <\/h4>\n
Especially when she started catching feelings for the handsome chef, James. Without revealing anything else, I will just say this book is such a pleasurable read. It has a weird sense of nostalgia in it, to the summer days when we would do summer jobs and all the adventures and memories those summer sunsets would bring. If you\u2019ve ever watched \u201cHigh School Musical 2\u201d, you might know what feelings I am talking about. The hotel staff felt like a large family and the way they cared about each other was heartwarming. A funny and feel-good romance story \u2013 one of those gems that are good for the soul. I warmly recommend it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a0352<\/p>\n Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Romance, Fiction, Contemporary<\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Viking<\/a><\/p>\n Format I read it in:<\/strong>\u00a0Uncorrected Proof<\/p>\n Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Have you ever imagined running away from your life?<\/p>\n Well Birdy Finch didn\u2019t just imagine it. She did it. Which might\u2019ve been an error. And the life she\u2019s run into? Her best friend, Heather\u2019s.<\/p>\n The only problem is, she hasn\u2019t told Heather. Actually there are a few other problems\u2026<\/p>\n Can Birdy carry off a summer at a luxury Scottish hotel pretending to be her best friend (who incidentally is a world-class wine expert)?<\/p>\n And can she stop herself from falling for the first man she\u2019s ever actually liked (but who thinks she\u2019s someone else)?<\/p>\n \u201cThe Summer Job\u201d was such a wonderful read. It pleasantly surprised me. I am really hoping that someday it gets made into a movie!<\/p>\n Birdy decides to do something utterly reckless. She accepts a summer job at the highland Scottish hotel as a wine expert. The catch is \u2013 she is pretending to be her best friend, Heather. And although Heather made it perfectly clear she will not be accepting this job, so she can spend more time enjoying Europe with the man she just met, she has no clue Birdy is doing this.<\/p>\n Birdy is useless when it comes to wine knowledge, but she\u2019s going with the \u201cfake it \u2018till you make it\u201d attitude. What doesn\u2019t help is that this hotel is actually at a loss and desperate for a good Sommelier to save their summer and their business. Basically, \u201cHeather, the Sommelier\u201d is their best hope, and instead, they get noobie Birdy.\u00a0<\/p>\n At first, I was astonished by the audacity of Birdy\u2019s decision, even though I can understand why she did it. She needed a place to live and Heather was not going to accept it anyway, so what\u2019s there to lose (apart from obviously, Heather\u2019s reputation and her reputation and dignity). I was not okay with her pretending to be someone else, but she would never have been accepted otherwise. Once I judged Birdy for this for a small amount of time, I decided to move on and enjoy the story, as it promises to be quite interesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n Especially when she started catching feelings for the handsome chef, James. Without revealing anything else, I will just say this book is such a pleasurable read. It has a weird sense of nostalgia in it, to the summer days when we would do summer jobs and all the adventures and memories those summer sunsets would bring. If you\u2019ve ever watched \u201cHigh School Musical 2\u201d, you might know what feelings I am talking about. The hotel staff felt like a large family and the way they cared about each other was heartwarming. A funny and feel-good romance story \u2013 one of those gems that are good for the soul. I warmly recommend it.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lizzy Dent (miss)spent her early twenties working in Scotland in hospitality, in a hotel not unlike the one in this novel. She somehow ended up in a glamourous job travelling the world creating content for various TV companies, including MTV, Channel 4, Cartoon Network, the BBC and ITV. After publishing three young adult novels, she decided to write a novel that reflected the real women she knew, who don\u2019t always know where they\u2019re going in life, but who always have fun doing it. The Summer Job is that novel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Social Media: \t\t<\/p>\n Like<\/span><\/span> Loading…<\/span><\/p>\nMy Thoughts:<\/h4>\n
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