Zoe Folbigg

A year after the kiss that brought them together in a snowy train-station doorway, Maya and James are embarking on another journey – this time around the world.

The trip starts promisingly, with an opulent and romantic Indian wedding. But as their travels continue, Maya fears that 'love at first sight' might not survive trains, planes and tuk tuks, especially when she realises that what she really wants is a baby. Trouble is, James doesn't feel the same.

Meanwhile Maya's best friend Nena is struggling with the reality of being a new parent, little knowing that her friend risks losing the love of her life over her dreams of motherhood.

Can Maya and James navigate their different hopes and dreams to stay together? Or is love at first sight just a myth after all...

I didn't know this was part of a series and found it extremely difficult to follow along because of that. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it much more if I had read the first book beforehand.

*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*… (mere)

The Postcard is a sequel to The Note which was published in 2017. At first I just wasn't connecting with the book as there were too many characters and I didn't get the relevance of all of the different threads, then all of a sudden - wham - I was hooked!

It's difficult to pinpoint why this was - I think the turning point was when the main characters, Maya and James, went off on their travels.

This is a follow-on story, however, The Postcard was a great read on its own and there were snippets about James and Maya's back-story throughout. I liked the different points of view as it was wonderful to see Maya's friends given some time to develop their stories, too. I found the novel really gripping and author Zoe Folbigg cleverly left the threads of each of the different stories on a cliffhanger, so that I needed to know what was going to happen next. I ended up falling in love with this book as it took me through many beautiful places with oodles of hope, humour and trepidation.

Overall, a fantastic escapist read!

Thank you to Zoe Folbigg and Pigeonhole for giving me the opportunity to read this book. This review is my own unbiased opinion.… (mere)

A year after the kiss that brought them together in a snowy train-station doorway, Maya and James are embarking on another journey – this time around the world.

The trip starts promisingly, with an opulent and romantic Indian wedding. But as their travels continue, Maya fears that 'love at first sight' might not survive trains, planes and tuk tuks, especially when she realises that what she really wants is a baby. Trouble is, James doesn't feel the same.

Meanwhile Maya's best friend Nena is struggling with the reality of being a new parent, little knowing that her friend risks losing the love of her life over her dreams of motherhood.

Can Maya and James navigate their different hopes and dreams to stay together? Or is love at first sight just a myth after all...

I didn't know this was part of a series and found it extremely difficult to follow along because of that. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it much more if I had read the first book beforehand.

*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*… (mere)