Lily Lindon - Double Booked
4.5⭐
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQIA+
Pages: 416
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Date Published: 9th June 2022
Huge thank you to lovely Aria Fiction for sending me this gorgeous copy to read and review.
Book Blurb:
But when one night she deviates from her usual timetable and sees the indie lesbian pop band Phase, Georgina realises: 1) she longs to play her own music again, 2) she wants to be just like them, and 3) their drummer is really hot...
My Review:
I loved the writing style, the narrative
Lindon created and the short chapters of this book, which all made this a very
addictive and flowy read. It was honestly so hard to put this book down. Although,
Double Booked can be quite slow-paced at times the writing style and funny moments make
up for that. Also, as someone who loves music, I appreciated the music side of
this story.
The story follows Georgina, who
is in a happy long-term relationship with her all-you-can-want-in-a-guy boyfriend.
She is teaching piano in a private school in London, has everything in her life
carefully planned and organised in her digital calendar and is happily
straight. That is until one evening, her friend Sophie asks Georgina to accompany
her to a gay bar where a new hot lesbian pop band is performing. When Georgina
meets the band, she starts questioning some of her life choices. Firstly, she realises
that she misses being in a band and playing her music, secondly, she realises
that she might be bisexual. These new revelations throw Georgina’s life into chaos
in which she decides to start living two lives, one as Gina and one as George.
However, her splitting her life in two not only causes chaos in her calendar
schedule, at also causes chaos in her relationships and friendships, whilst also
adding loads of lies, hiding and switching appointments on top of it…
What I loved about this book is
that Gina is a mature female in her late 20s exploring her sexuality. It is the
first book I read where that is the case, as most contemporary romance/ romcom books
usually have teens exploring and coming to terms with their sexuality but not
someone older and more mature. So, this was a breath of fresh air.
In terms of characters….Gina...
Gina…Gina…There were parts of the book where I just wanted to shake Gina to
some common sense but then at the same time hug her, especially when she is so
hard on herself, her appearance and her looks. She always seems to put herself
down and it was so hard to read at times. Although the growth of Gina in this
book is brilliant. By the end of the book, she becomes more confident in her skin
and more mature in her life choices, as well as realising that double life is
not that easy to manage.
However, it was hard to read when
she lied to Doug and kept secrets from him, especially since he was so
supportive of her and had been there for her for so long. She should have had
more respect for Doug who she loved for so many years. She should have told the
truth and been honest. Honestly, more communication with him would have avoided
too many awkward moments and hurt.
Overall: Very addicting and laugh-out-loud book, which sometimes had me shouting at the main character
(I was rooting for her, just saying). Such a great narrative and writing that
makes it hard to put it down. I think this book would be a perfect ‘get me out
of the reading slump’ book. Can’t wait to see what Lily Lindon writes next
(hopefully a sequel…) because I will be reading it.
About the Author:
Lily Lindon is a writer and editor living in London. She studied English Literature at Cambridge University, and was part of the Footlights comedy group. She was an Editor at Vintage, Penguin Random House, before joining The Novelry. DOUBLE BOOKED is her debut novel.
https://twitter.com/lily_lindon
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