Review: Am I Allergic to Men?

Am I Allergic to Men? by Kristen Bailey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Three and a half stars.

The fifth and final book in the series about the Callaghan sisters turns to the youngest, Lucy. Lucy, I'll be honest, has not been my favourite character in this series, she's loud, brash, sweary, promiscuous, and lacking in basic social niceties. A budding actress she makes do by working as a Disney Princess at children's parties, waitressing and tending bar. At thirty years old she's still living in a flat share/commune, no significant other, and no career.

Then a freak accident involving a costume, a hired bicycle and a collision with a double decker bus lands Lucy in hospital. She wakes with amnesia thinking she's only seventeen years old, with dreams of marring her boyfriend and having a couple of kids.

As Lucy struggles to marry up her memories of over ad ecade ago with today's realities she tries to reach out to people in her past to understand how she got to where she is.

For me the earlier books were more romance driven whereas the last 2/3 have been women's fiction. In this book we see how Lucy might see herself as a failure when compared to her sisters, but they value her for her honesty, her bravery, and her commitment. I have to say, I still don't really love Lucy but I do like her a lot more now.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.


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