{"id":26284,"date":"2025-01-14T12:13:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/wish-you-werent-here-by-portia-macintosh-review\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:13:46","slug":"wish-you-werent-here-by-portia-macintosh-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=26284","title":{"rendered":"Wish You Weren’t Here by Portia Macintosh #Review"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I am delighted to feature a laugh outloud romcom by Portia Macintosh. <\/i><\/b>Wish You Weren’t Here <\/i>was published on January 8th by Boldwood Books<\/b>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t get mad, get Ethan!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Lana has had enough. Her \u2018perfect\u2019 sister is getting
\nmarried. In Australia. On Lana\u2019s 30th birthday and no one seems to have
\nnoticed. To make matters worse, she\u2019s been given a list of rules she must
\nfollow so she doesn\u2019t upstage the bride. Well, rules are meant to be bent
\nright?<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s found a killer dress, now she just needs the most
\ninappropriate wedding date she can find. But where to start? All her attempts
\nat online dating are simply disasters, and not in the right way! Too
\nboring\/married\/easily intimidated! But then her drop dead gorgeous ex Ethan
\nsuddenly reappears in her life. With the power to make her dizzy with
\nexcitement she reminds herself why they broke up. Together they literally
\nattracted chaos until their relationship imploded. They couldn\u2019t make it work.
\nBut could Lana make this work in her favour\u2026 just for the wedding?<\/span><\/p>\n

However, when they arrive in Australia Ethan seems to have
\nforgotten he\u2019s only there to help cause bedlam. Instead he\u2019s off the charts
\ncharming, nothing like she remembers and not playing by her rules. She\u2019s here
\nfor revenge, not a rekindled holiday romance\u2026but Ethan has other ideas!<\/span><\/p>\n

A laugh-out-loud, fake dating romantic comedy from
\nmillion-copy bestseller Portia MacIntosh<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>My Thoughts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

This is a great romcom to start the new year with its laugh out loud moments. It really felt like the story took off when Lana set off on her trip to Australia. Her family are vividly described and you can sympathise with her over her treatment. They seem larger than life at times but as the story develops, you sense that their views soften and begin to shift.\u00a0 Through Lan’s eyes, you see snobbery and selfishness exposed. It is as if they have never really understood her or seen her properly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ethan is a wonderful foil to Lana. They share some hilarious moments but you feel that he sees her family set up through new eyes which leads her to reevaluate them and what they mean to her. The fake dating scenario sets up some great moments in the story. The wedding celebrations in the idyllic setting in Australia feel like a holiday escape and the characters who are assembled there are a rich cast and the main source of the fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short: entertaining characters and fun episodes
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About the Author<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Portia MacIntosh<\/b> is the bestselling author of over 20
\nromantic comedy novels. From disastrous dates to destination weddings, Portia\u2019s
\nromcoms are the perfect way to escape from day to day life, visiting sunny
\nbeaches in the summer and snowy villages at Christmas time. Whether it\u2019s
\nsouthern Italy or the Yorkshire coast, Portia\u2019s stories are the holiday you\u2019re
\ncraving, conveniently packed in between the pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

Formerly a journalist, Portia has left the city, swapping
\nthe music biz for the moors, to live the (not so) quiet life with her husband
\nand her dog in Yorkshire.<\/span><\/p>\n


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\u00a0Thanks to Portia Macintosh, Boldwood Books, and Rachel of\u00a0Rachels Random Resources\u00a0 <\/a>for copy of the book and a place on the tour.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out the rest of the tour!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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