The No-Show – Book Review

Quick Review:- A funny but emotional romance story that will make you love all the characters

Rating:- 4/5

Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job. Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth.

These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They’ve all been stood up on the same day, the very worst day to be stood up–Valentine’s Day. And, unbeknownst to them, they’ve all been stood up by the same man.

Once they’ve each forgiven him for standing them up, they let him back into their lives and are in serious danger of falling in love with a man who seems to have not just one or two but three women on the go….

Is there more to him than meets the eye? And will they each untangle the truth before they all get their hearts broken?

Three women who seemingly have nothing in common find that they’re involved with the same man in this smart new rom-com by Beth O’Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare.

Three women, Siobhan, Miranda and Jane were waiting for one man–but all three get dumped by this man on the most important day–the Valentine’s Day. All three women have different personalities and jobs with no connection to each other. Siobhan is a successful life-coach, Miranda is a tree surgeon while Jane is a volunteer at a local charity shop. One connection they have between them is that they are all dating the same man.

Here’s the thing, you think this man, Joseph Carter is dating all three women, at first in reader’s point of view. He dumped all three women on Valentine’s Day but as he felt bad, he treats them special and tries to make up for his mistake. Should we hate him for using all three women? Should we hate him that he is taking advantage of these women?

The story is told in Siobhan, Miranda and Jane’s POV each talking about their experience in dating Joseph Carter. They are all in love with him, not knowing that he cheating with all three of them in the background (maybe…).

That’s what I thought initially. But the great twist at the end, changed the whole perspective of the story that actually changed Joseph Carter a serial dater to a loyal boyfriend (you can figure)

I didn’t really like the romance part but I really liked the twist at the end–it was so completely unexpected. Plus Jane is my most favorite character that I really rooted for Jane.

This is the second book I have read from this author and I cannot wait to read more books from this author as I enjoyed reading her books. Worth four stars.