The Year of What If
by Phaedra Patrick
The Year of What If by Phaedra Patrick was published by Head of Zeus in December 2024. My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to take part on the book tour.
Synopsis
The Year of What If . Can the future be rewritten? On the verge of her second marriage, Carla Carter knows she’s finally found the one. She and her fiancé, Tom, met through Logical Love, a dating agency she founded for the pragmatically minded, and she’s confident that, together, they will dispel an old family curse claiming Carter women are unlucky in love. But Carla’s highly superstitious family insists she visit a fortune teller before her big day, and the tarot cards reveal that a different man holds the key to Carla’s happiness–someone she met while travelling during a gap year, twenty-one years ago. This startling information spurs Carla to trace and revisit the ex-boyfriends she met during that time before she walks down the aisle. From Barcelona to Amsterdam, Turkey to Paris, will Carla find her perfect match? And can a face from her past help Carla rewrite her entire family history, forever?
My Review
This is the first novel I have read by Phaedra and it was just what I needed on a wet and incredible windy weekend as Storm Darragh wreaked havoc everywhere , plus I had also succumbed to the cough and cold that has been doing the rounds !!!! So armed with a pot of lemon and ginger tea and a box of tissues I went back to bed to indulge in this lovely, light hearted, though at times emotive read.
The idea of tracing ex boyfriends from twenty-one years ago , following on from a tarot card reading , just before she is due to get married for the second time opens the door to some interesting reunions and insights into her family history as well as her own past .
It is an easy read that I started, and finished, in a day which also had me wondering what my past liaisons were doing now, many decades later !!!!!! Phaedra’s style of writing is very natural and the chapters move forwards seamlessly as she ticks off her exes one by one whilst making her way around Europe.
A lovely unchallenging read when you just need to cosy down and not stress the brain.
Phaedra Patrick is the bestselling author of several novels, including The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, which has been translated into twenty-five languages worldwide. Her second novel, Rise and Shine Benedict Stone, was made into a Hallmark movie. An award-winning short story writer, she previously studied art and marketing and has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organizer and communications manager. Phaedra lives in Saddleworth, UK, with her family
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