It was the title that drew me to this book. I was once described by a friend as having the "hopeless romantic" trait so I was curious to see what the book was about and how the characters were presented. The novel revolves around hopeless romantic Laura, showing us that living your life in a romantic dreamworld is more trouble than it's worth.

I loved Laura, I did see some of myself in her. Some of her actions I could see myself doing exactly the same if I was in her situation. When she met Dan I was over the moon that she was finally having a romance that she had wanted, however as it continued it seemed that he only wanted her for one thing. Deep down she knew this too and knew she would forever be his backup even though he swore to her she was the only one for him. As things went from bad to worse in her life (mainly because of him) she decides to escape to Norfolk where she meets Nick.

This was another character that I loved. He just seemed sweet and genuine. I also thought that she gave him a rather hard time but because of what had just happened with her and Dan I couldn't blame her. However it did frustrate me slightly as I really thought that she should've cut Nick a bit of slack. She didn't because she was pushed to be someone else by her friends. Speaking of her friends, you only really saw a lot of Paddy. He was another great character to have. He was funny and sensible, he kept the balance. I preferred him to Jo as she didn't seem to be a good friend to Laura, especially when it came out about Dan. The most supportive character of the book was Mary. She always managed to say the right thing and was a delight.

There was something about the story that reminded me of Open House by Jill Mansell which is another amazing book. I loved the setting and how certain characters met. The novel had a couple of twists and turns which only added to the drama of Laura's life which just kept you reading on to see if everything would turn out well for her. This book was simply incredible and it kept me gripped on each page. The writing was brilliant and brought tears to my eyes at the more emotional scenes. Fantastic work by Harriet Evans.