This is another one of those books that I feel should be on every teenage girls must read list. It is breathtakingly refreshing in it's honesty and real-ness. It has no filters and talks bluntly about sex and periods and the ins and outs of relationships.
Audrey, our main character (who has very long hair don't you know - that is literally the only detail we're given about her appearance) is a cynic about romance thanks to the humiliating end of her last relationship (spoiler alert: he's a dickhead) and the breakdown of her parents marriage (spoiler alert 2: Dad is also a dickhead) and has decided that - rightly so in my opinion - romance films are inaccurate, misleading and potentially dangerous.
She decides to get a job in local posh cinema Flicker to get out of the house and away from her morose, alcoholic mother and the people that knew her before Milo (aforementioned dickhead ex). There she meets valuable comrades in Harry and LouLou, as well as workaholic boss Ma (thankfully she gets a promotion and we see her less as time goes on).
Several people have warned Audrey about Harry and his womanising ways but she finds herself drawn to him while he wants her to believe in romance again. I loved the way their relationship developed and how they helped each other. I also loved that it wasn't perfect between them. The ending though? That was perfect, in real life there aren't good are bad endings because things don't really end and this book captured that beautifully.
5/5 stars.
Stef Out x
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