#BlogTour: Swimming For Beginners by Nicola Gill @Nicola_J_Gill @bedsqpublishers @RandomTTours #SwimmingForBeginners #NicolaGill #RandomThingsTours

Book Synopsis:

She’s good at avoiding things that make her uncomfortable, she’s chasing a big promotion at work, and she’s marrying a man whose five-year plan aligns perfectly with her own.

Children do not come into the mix.

This all changes, however, when a stranger in an airport asks Loretta to keep an eye on her sleeping six-year-old, Phoebe. The stranger never comes back.

Loretta knows that Phoebe’s life will change forever from that moment. But so will hers.

This strange little person in fairy wings will turn Loretta’s world upside down and cause her to question everything she knows about herself.

Dive into Nicola Gill’s heart-warming and relatable journey into the power of a child’s love and its ability to transcend motherhood.

My Review:

Swimming For Beginners is a heartwarming, hilarious read that I didn’t want to end.

Firstly I absolutely loved the two main characters Loretta and Phoebe so I really enjoyed following them throughout the book. It was lovely to watch their relationship develop and to see them slowly growing closer to each other as they learn how to adapt to living together. Some of these attempts where very heartwarming while others were absolutely hilarious and made me laugh out loud as I read.

I thought this book had a lovely pace to it and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me reading. Even when there wasn’t I found I just enjoyed hanging out with the characters. There are a few twists which kept me guessing, including a big one that I hadn’t seen coming. I loved the message in this book that it’s important to not take life too seriously and how love doesn’t have to be from blood relatives.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’m very excited to read more from her soon.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publisher for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Nicola Gill lives in London with her husband and two sons. At the age of five,
when all of the other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, she decided she
wanted to be an author. Her ballet teacher was very relieved.
When she’s not at her desk, you can usually find Nicola reading, cooking up vast
vats of food for friends and family or watching box sets. Occasionally she even
leaves the house…