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The Man of Her Dreams
'Romantic, funny, sweet and sexy' MARIAN KEYES
'The funny, clever, deeply romantic, sinfully sexy, devastatingly heartbreaking, perfectly uplifting book of your dreams' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
'A very swoony, sexy, warm read' CESCA MAJOR
Is he too good to be true?
Meet Theo. Handsome, sexy, funny. kind. And he can cook.
He's literally the man of Esme's dreams. But Esme's sensible enough to know that you can't just manifest your perfect boyfriend then have him turn up on your doorstep.
Or can you?
All your favourite authors love SARRA MANNING!
' A VERY special book. GORGEOUS, real believable and BEAUTIFUL ' - Marian Keyes
'Wonderful - romantic, sexy, moving and impossible to put down' - Louise O'Neill
'Sexy, heartfelt, funny and fresh' - Laura Jane Williams
'Epically romantic yet utterly relatable' - Holly Miller
'Beautiful' - Lindsey Kelk
'The funny, clever, deeply romantic, sinfully sexy, devastatingly heartbreaking, perfectly uplifting book of your dreams' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
'A very swoony, sexy, warm read' CESCA MAJOR
Is he too good to be true?
Meet Theo. Handsome, sexy, funny. kind. And he can cook.
He's literally the man of Esme's dreams. But Esme's sensible enough to know that you can't just manifest your perfect boyfriend then have him turn up on your doorstep.
Or can you?
All your favourite authors love SARRA MANNING!
' A VERY special book. GORGEOUS, real believable and BEAUTIFUL ' - Marian Keyes
'Wonderful - romantic, sexy, moving and impossible to put down' - Louise O'Neill
'Sexy, heartfelt, funny and fresh' - Laura Jane Williams
'Epically romantic yet utterly relatable' - Holly Miller
'Beautiful' - Lindsey Kelk
359 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2023
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About the author
Sarra Manning
42 books1,935 followersSarra Manning is a teen queen extraordinaire. She spent five years working on the now sadly defunct J17, first as a writer and then as Entertainment Editor. She then joined the launch team of teen fashion bible Ellegirl, which she later went on to edit and has consulted on a wide range of youth titles including Bliss, The Face and More.
Sarra is now editor of What To Wear magazine. She's also been a regular contributor to ELLE, The Guardian, ES Magazine, Seventeen, Details and Heat and wrote the Shop Bitch column for Time Out. Sarra lives in North London with her dog Miss Betsy
Sarra is now editor of What To Wear magazine. She's also been a regular contributor to ELLE, The Guardian, ES Magazine, Seventeen, Details and Heat and wrote the Shop Bitch column for Time Out. Sarra lives in North London with her dog Miss Betsy
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December 20, 2023
We absolutely adore Sarra Manning’s stories. Her writing is utterly captivating and creates such vivid imagery. Not only that, but her characters also have such depth and intrigue surrounding them, ensuring that every single book we pick us by this Author has us falling in love with her characters, they become our friends.
’Maybe meeting Theo would have been nothing but a brief chance encounter if Esme had been as closed off and suspicious as she usually was.’
We fell in love with the quirky Esme and her imagination, seriously though, who hasn’t wanted to manifest your perfect boyfriend at one point in their lives. Or need we say it…book boyfriends! Also, our imagination is one of our best sources of entertainment, so we completely felt that important connection with Esme.
At the crux of the story is our Esme feeling unloved, what with one hell of a messed-up family as well as having been treated appallingly by her ex-husband. Life really hasn’t been kind where it matters the most. But Esme is a grafter, she’s always had to be, she has a big heart but is understandably vary of letting anyone in. Super romantic, sweet, funny, and heartbreaking, this really is a story that tugs at your heartstrings yet makes you feel hopeful too. We were compelled and believed every moment of the story of Esme Strange.
’That’s why I know this isn’t real, because if it were real, I’d never have let you get close and you wouldn’t have wanted me to.’
We will never stop reading Sarra Manning, after discovering her stories back in 2011, she’s a guaranteed one-click Author who never fails to keep us entertained as we laugh, well up with tears whilst our hearts are brimming with emotions. The end, oh lordy….it was highly emotional, slightly scary, incredibly sweet, and wonderfully romantic!
August 15, 2023
I am a long time Sarra Manning stan, her books got me through my teens, twenties and glad to say I’ll be still be reading what she puts out at 30!
I love that all the characters feel believable and relatable.
Also great to see a Grace & Vaughn cameo!
I would say the pacing slowed down towards the middle mark and found my attention wavering. Luckily this doesn’t last too long and you’re lured back in.
An emotional and captivating read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton.
5/5 ⭐️
I love that all the characters feel believable and relatable.
Also great to see a Grace & Vaughn cameo!
I would say the pacing slowed down towards the middle mark and found my attention wavering. Luckily this doesn’t last too long and you’re lured back in.
An emotional and captivating read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton.
5/5 ⭐️
August 20, 2023
Sarra Manning has done it again. Clever, original and heartbreaking, The Man of her Dreams is a perfect romcom.
Esme has trust issues - and who can blame her? Her parents have never shown much interest in her or liking for her, splitting up when she was 16 and dumping her on her resentful older sister, Allegra. As a result Esme grew up fast, working full time when her friends were heading to uni, buying a flat in her early twenties, married at twenty three, divorced at twenty five. Her marriage was brief but the effects long lasting. Esme is better keeping everyone at arms' length, it's better that way. She prefers her men imaginary, the product of her over active imagination. So the last thing she wants to do is be a bridemaid for Allegra's bridezilla of a sister in law -especially as, thanks to covid, Seren and Isaac have actually already got married and she has already suffered through one hen party. Worse, hen party number two contains crystals, mood boards and manifesting, in Esme's case her perfect fantasy man.
But even wisdom tooth extraction won't get Esme out of the full night out, which is how she finds herself exiting a taxi and colliding with an angry cyclist, falling and banging her head and heading to hospital rather than a Chelsea nightclub.. The hospital is overcrowded and Esme has to share her cubicle with Theo - a man who has a strange resemblance to her fantasy man from his accent (Mancunian) to his job as a bar owner. When she bumps into Theo at the bus stop, she ends up offering to share a taxi with him. The more time she spends with Theo the more perfect he is - but is he too perfect? Can he really be the man of her dreams? And just what is it she's not getting?
This is a gorgeous hug of a novel, funny, sexy, warm, poignant and satisfying. Highly recommended.
Esme has trust issues - and who can blame her? Her parents have never shown much interest in her or liking for her, splitting up when she was 16 and dumping her on her resentful older sister, Allegra. As a result Esme grew up fast, working full time when her friends were heading to uni, buying a flat in her early twenties, married at twenty three, divorced at twenty five. Her marriage was brief but the effects long lasting. Esme is better keeping everyone at arms' length, it's better that way. She prefers her men imaginary, the product of her over active imagination. So the last thing she wants to do is be a bridemaid for Allegra's bridezilla of a sister in law -especially as, thanks to covid, Seren and Isaac have actually already got married and she has already suffered through one hen party. Worse, hen party number two contains crystals, mood boards and manifesting, in Esme's case her perfect fantasy man.
But even wisdom tooth extraction won't get Esme out of the full night out, which is how she finds herself exiting a taxi and colliding with an angry cyclist, falling and banging her head and heading to hospital rather than a Chelsea nightclub.. The hospital is overcrowded and Esme has to share her cubicle with Theo - a man who has a strange resemblance to her fantasy man from his accent (Mancunian) to his job as a bar owner. When she bumps into Theo at the bus stop, she ends up offering to share a taxi with him. The more time she spends with Theo the more perfect he is - but is he too perfect? Can he really be the man of her dreams? And just what is it she's not getting?
This is a gorgeous hug of a novel, funny, sexy, warm, poignant and satisfying. Highly recommended.
April 24, 2025
I enjoyed the light and easy story, but it didn’t really grab me or connect me with the characters like others of her work
December 25, 2023
"The Man of Her Dreams" by Sara Manning was a bit of a letdown for me, earning 2 stars. The story had potential, but it just didn't come together as I'd hoped. The characters and plot both felt flat, lacking depth and excitement. I almost didn't finish it, which is rare for me. If you're a big fan of Manning's work, you might still want to give it a try.
I would like to thank the publisher for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley. As always, my opinions are entirely my own.
I would like to thank the publisher for providing me with an ARC through NetGalley. As always, my opinions are entirely my own.
November 10, 2023
This is a book about Esme,a girl who has been hurt by family and a married when young husband.
She is independent and strong willed yet as the book shows she also has a very fragile side and wants to believe in love.
Due to a freak accident in enters Theo , handsome,kind and caring who makes her dare to trust in love again.
As Esme becomes more unwell following the accident I could feel myself say please go back and get checked.
I don’t want to put spoilers on here but this book is romantic,funny,sexy and a little bit of magic thrown in
The ending was one of the best I have come across
Thoroughly enjoyable
She is independent and strong willed yet as the book shows she also has a very fragile side and wants to believe in love.
Due to a freak accident in enters Theo , handsome,kind and caring who makes her dare to trust in love again.
As Esme becomes more unwell following the accident I could feel myself say please go back and get checked.
I don’t want to put spoilers on here but this book is romantic,funny,sexy and a little bit of magic thrown in
The ending was one of the best I have come across
Thoroughly enjoyable
October 28, 2023
Thank you to NetGallery for offering me this ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.
I must say this book really reinstated with me because I have an overactive imagination and so does the main character. I have to admit the whole time you wanted to turn to the next page and find out more about them and find out if they are going to end up together.
The book is about a couple who have met through extraordinary circumstances and the whole time while reading I was thinking is this real or a hallucination because of how unusual the two of them were and how quickly it went from 0 to 100 but not in an overly pushy way and not in a fake way but rather in a more ‘mutual pain’ bonding then and bringing them together.
I don’t want to bring too many spoilers together but the author has written the book in such a way that you aren’t the only who ends up wondering if the male main character is made up all the while leaving you hopeful that he isn’t because of how sweet and caring their story is together.
The ending was out of this world, the book took you to the highest places and then brought you all the way down to earth and then back up again. Honestly the twists and turns just made you want to read more and a little part of me hopes that there will be another book in this series.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is a dreamer and who believes in happy endings. Despite it being an ARC I have decided to buy the hardback book for myself as well when it comes out.
I must say this book really reinstated with me because I have an overactive imagination and so does the main character. I have to admit the whole time you wanted to turn to the next page and find out more about them and find out if they are going to end up together.
The book is about a couple who have met through extraordinary circumstances and the whole time while reading I was thinking is this real or a hallucination because of how unusual the two of them were and how quickly it went from 0 to 100 but not in an overly pushy way and not in a fake way but rather in a more ‘mutual pain’ bonding then and bringing them together.
I don’t want to bring too many spoilers together but the author has written the book in such a way that you aren’t the only who ends up wondering if the male main character is made up all the while leaving you hopeful that he isn’t because of how sweet and caring their story is together.
The ending was out of this world, the book took you to the highest places and then brought you all the way down to earth and then back up again. Honestly the twists and turns just made you want to read more and a little part of me hopes that there will be another book in this series.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is a dreamer and who believes in happy endings. Despite it being an ARC I have decided to buy the hardback book for myself as well when it comes out.
January 31, 2025
“Not now, but later, you will find someone who loves you the way you deserve to be loved”
February 23, 2025
I love Sarra Manning but this book was meh
August 17, 2025
Does Manning even like men?
Esme is a thirty-three-year-old who loves much of her life. She enjoys her job, she has a nice home, and sees her nephews and niece regularly. While she also has a tumultuous relationship with her parents and sister, it’s her short-lived marriage and divorce that have particularly knocked her, leaving her closed off and hard-hearted. After one thoroughly eventful day, she meets a man who perfectly matches the many scenarios that exist in her head. Yet, while she’s having an excellent week with him, there’s a nagging doubt at the back of her head.
Not to begin at the end, but Manning does manage to resurrect some life into this story in the epilogue. It was, however, a rocky road to get there.
This narrative references Covid/lockdowns/pandemic/face masks in the same vein as that person who can’t stop telling everyone about their gap year. Okay, we’ve got it; you can stop now.
Also, the ad nauseam repeated attacks on men- white, middle-aged men in particular- and the crowbarring of allyship and sex-positive dialogue (p131, 132 & 149 for some excellent examples) add nothing to the story. ‘Men are bad.’ is actually a sentence in this book (p258). Evidence is provided so the reader can see this, but the flashing neon sign of explicitly stating it undermines the subtlety, making it seem like Manning thinks her readers are infantile and won’t understand otherwise. Again, we’ve got it; you can stop now.
However, outside of this, the story is fine. It’s an interesting enough view of one woman (self-centredly) working to be there for others, whilst knowingly pushing herself to achieve more in her career and personal life. Esme acknowledges that this is challenging, but also embraces that it doesn’t take a lot to make a big change; in this case, the right person can be everything. She has limited empathy or nuanced consideration for others, but, again, that magic epilogue does manage to pull the plot strings to balance this.
It’s an odd reading experience because, whilst one does sympathise with this poor soul, her actions (or lack of them) make her, fundamentally, unlikable, so that sympathy feels somewhat misplaced.
Esme is a thirty-three-year-old who loves much of her life. She enjoys her job, she has a nice home, and sees her nephews and niece regularly. While she also has a tumultuous relationship with her parents and sister, it’s her short-lived marriage and divorce that have particularly knocked her, leaving her closed off and hard-hearted. After one thoroughly eventful day, she meets a man who perfectly matches the many scenarios that exist in her head. Yet, while she’s having an excellent week with him, there’s a nagging doubt at the back of her head.
Not to begin at the end, but Manning does manage to resurrect some life into this story in the epilogue. It was, however, a rocky road to get there.
This narrative references Covid/lockdowns/pandemic/face masks in the same vein as that person who can’t stop telling everyone about their gap year. Okay, we’ve got it; you can stop now.
Also, the ad nauseam repeated attacks on men- white, middle-aged men in particular- and the crowbarring of allyship and sex-positive dialogue (p131, 132 & 149 for some excellent examples) add nothing to the story. ‘Men are bad.’ is actually a sentence in this book (p258). Evidence is provided so the reader can see this, but the flashing neon sign of explicitly stating it undermines the subtlety, making it seem like Manning thinks her readers are infantile and won’t understand otherwise. Again, we’ve got it; you can stop now.
However, outside of this, the story is fine. It’s an interesting enough view of one woman (self-centredly) working to be there for others, whilst knowingly pushing herself to achieve more in her career and personal life. Esme acknowledges that this is challenging, but also embraces that it doesn’t take a lot to make a big change; in this case, the right person can be everything. She has limited empathy or nuanced consideration for others, but, again, that magic epilogue does manage to pull the plot strings to balance this.
It’s an odd reading experience because, whilst one does sympathise with this poor soul, her actions (or lack of them) make her, fundamentally, unlikable, so that sympathy feels somewhat misplaced.
July 16, 2023
I love Sarra Manning and her books so much, and ‘The Man of Her Dreams’ is no exception.
Esme Strange leads a ‘rich inner life’, one she’s built for herself and falls into when real life doesn’t cut it. That is until she meets Theo, her literal dream man. Then reality doesn’t seem all that bad.
I feel like all of Sarra Mannings books are written for book lovers and people who wish to be hopeless romantics but are too busy being slapped in the face by reality.
Esme can be added to the list of FMCs Manning writes that are strong, capable and yet fully flawed - where you just can’t help but root for them, even if they aren’t always in the right.
On a personal level, I got a little giddy feeling seeing Skirt magazine mentioned, along with a small nod to Grace and Vaughn. All hail the Sarra Manning universe.
This book was beautifully written, romantic, sexy and gives a good ol’ hard tug on the heart strings.
Huge thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the ARC.
Esme Strange leads a ‘rich inner life’, one she’s built for herself and falls into when real life doesn’t cut it. That is until she meets Theo, her literal dream man. Then reality doesn’t seem all that bad.
I feel like all of Sarra Mannings books are written for book lovers and people who wish to be hopeless romantics but are too busy being slapped in the face by reality.
Esme can be added to the list of FMCs Manning writes that are strong, capable and yet fully flawed - where you just can’t help but root for them, even if they aren’t always in the right.
On a personal level, I got a little giddy feeling seeing Skirt magazine mentioned, along with a small nod to Grace and Vaughn. All hail the Sarra Manning universe.
This book was beautifully written, romantic, sexy and gives a good ol’ hard tug on the heart strings.
Huge thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for the ARC.
November 12, 2023
Didn't work for me. I love Sarra Manning and bought this on release date - London, with Love and Rescue Me have been two of my favourite reads in recent years so I was super excited for this. But I hated hated hated it. The concept wasn't to my taste and the execution incredibly frustrating. Wayyyy too long and the whole read was just very depressing.
November 16, 2023
“I've already said, you've been in my head for years. Like a fantasy boyfriend. A sweet smorgasbord of all the qualities I'd want in an ideal man.”
The Man of Her Dreams is everything you could want in a romcom. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, sexy, warm, romantic, and uplifting. It’s a hug in book form that soothes your soul, makes you believe in love, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Esme Strange doesn’t believe in forever and has closed herself off to love ever since a messy divorce eight years ago that ripped her heart out. But her friends and family are encouraging her to move on, so during a hen party she creates a vision board of her perfect man to keep them from nagging her all night. Then she suffers a head injury on her way to the second venue and ends up in hospital being treated for the nasty gash to her head. While there she meets Theo and there’s an instant attraction. What’s more, he seems to be her vision board brought to life. Esme’s head-over-heels, but she’s known for her rich imagination and her friends and family all think Theo is yet another fantasy boyfriend, making Esme begin to doubt what’s real and what might be in her imagination. Could Theo be too good to be true? Or is luck finally on Esme’s side?
I absolutely adored this entertaining and refreshing twist on the usual ‘girl meets the man of her dreams’ story. Sarra Manning is an author I can always rely upon to deliver a fantastic romcom, but this was the best I’ve read yet. In a masterclass of storytelling she had me hooked as she expertly spun the threads of this cleverly crafted, swoon-worthy romance to perfection. It’s chaotic, crazy, utterly charming, and completely unputdownable.
Esme is a fantastic protagonist. She’s snarky, disorganised, and a daydreamer who creates fantasy boyfriends with elaborate backstories that she has filthy fantasy sex with (giving you an idea of how spicy this book can get at times). She’s understandably jaded when it comes to love and relationships but seems to be finding it hard to let go of her failed marriage despite it ending eight years ago. I loved her and found her funny, relatable and very easy to root for. Then there’s Theo, the kind, sweet, thoughtful but incredibly sexy love interest. They do have the kind of relationship that is absolute goals: it’s mutually respectful, filled with open communication, understanding, support, care, they fancy the pants off each other and have red-hot sex. It all sounds too good to be true but good men and good relationships DO exist, and it was great to see Esme finally have her time. But Manning is shrewd, sewing little seeds of doubt into our minds about whether or not Theo is real. Obviously, you’ll need to read the book to find out the truth, but I loved the mystery and unreliability of not being sure if this was real or all in Esme’s active imagination.
Dreamy, sensuous, sweet, heartwarming and hilarious, The Man of Her Dreams is a gripping must-read romance.
The Man of Her Dreams is everything you could want in a romcom. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, sexy, warm, romantic, and uplifting. It’s a hug in book form that soothes your soul, makes you believe in love, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Esme Strange doesn’t believe in forever and has closed herself off to love ever since a messy divorce eight years ago that ripped her heart out. But her friends and family are encouraging her to move on, so during a hen party she creates a vision board of her perfect man to keep them from nagging her all night. Then she suffers a head injury on her way to the second venue and ends up in hospital being treated for the nasty gash to her head. While there she meets Theo and there’s an instant attraction. What’s more, he seems to be her vision board brought to life. Esme’s head-over-heels, but she’s known for her rich imagination and her friends and family all think Theo is yet another fantasy boyfriend, making Esme begin to doubt what’s real and what might be in her imagination. Could Theo be too good to be true? Or is luck finally on Esme’s side?
I absolutely adored this entertaining and refreshing twist on the usual ‘girl meets the man of her dreams’ story. Sarra Manning is an author I can always rely upon to deliver a fantastic romcom, but this was the best I’ve read yet. In a masterclass of storytelling she had me hooked as she expertly spun the threads of this cleverly crafted, swoon-worthy romance to perfection. It’s chaotic, crazy, utterly charming, and completely unputdownable.
Esme is a fantastic protagonist. She’s snarky, disorganised, and a daydreamer who creates fantasy boyfriends with elaborate backstories that she has filthy fantasy sex with (giving you an idea of how spicy this book can get at times). She’s understandably jaded when it comes to love and relationships but seems to be finding it hard to let go of her failed marriage despite it ending eight years ago. I loved her and found her funny, relatable and very easy to root for. Then there’s Theo, the kind, sweet, thoughtful but incredibly sexy love interest. They do have the kind of relationship that is absolute goals: it’s mutually respectful, filled with open communication, understanding, support, care, they fancy the pants off each other and have red-hot sex. It all sounds too good to be true but good men and good relationships DO exist, and it was great to see Esme finally have her time. But Manning is shrewd, sewing little seeds of doubt into our minds about whether or not Theo is real. Obviously, you’ll need to read the book to find out the truth, but I loved the mystery and unreliability of not being sure if this was real or all in Esme’s active imagination.
Dreamy, sensuous, sweet, heartwarming and hilarious, The Man of Her Dreams is a gripping must-read romance.
November 14, 2023
I am at a stage with Sarra Manning that it’s an automatic pre-order for me every time she releases a new book … but. But. Her turnaround of late years has been prodigious, but her work suffers from under-editing-itis. It’s particularly apparent in this book, which has all the nuts and bolts of a really good, gritty, pastel-iced gunpowder cupcake … but.
Esme (because no one. In romance. Can have. A real. NAME.) has a traumatic backstory, because no one writes books about stable, emotionally-regulated people. (Fair.) She married an emotionally abusive failing actor in her early twenties, after an emotionally neglectful childhood. Her divorce was messy, her relationship with her sister fractured, that with her parents non-existent. She’s closed herself off from a ‘real’ relationship, until in one night she simultaneously participants in a hen party manifesting sesh and suffers a head injury. (I won’t even get into the medical side of this, because it’s mostly okay except when it’s not. I’ve seen worse.) This head injury causes her to hallucinate her ‘ideal man’ and mistake it for successful manifesting.
I do like this concept, especially the way it ends with a Sliding Doors-style repeat meet-cute with the real Theo (now called Johnny). For all its problems, Sliding Doors remains in its concept one of my favourite movies. I have possibly quite a niche penchant for stories that focus exhaustively on the run-up to the perfect romance (Timer is another excellent example, as is most of Maeve Binchy’s work). Because – in romance, the HEA is a given. That fallback allows for all sorts of heinous happenings to occur beforehand, because the HEA will heal them all. For me, you don’t even need the onscreen HEA; just knowing it will come after ‘The End’ is enough.
And that’s what gets me about this book. Because I was way more invested in Esme’s relationship with her mother and her sister than I ever was in this flash-in-the-pan romance with Theo. Of course, this is framed by my preference for long, long-drawn-out UST as well. But the information about Esme’s ex-husband, her childhood, and her fall-out with her sister are info-dumped at random, ill-paced intervals rather than being integrated mysteriously throughout. I know Manning CAN do this because she HAS done it. It’s just … not quite there, this book. It’s underbaked. It needed a few more goes in the proving drawer. Manning – going by Instagram – doesn’t seem to allow for this time in her process. Which is understandable from a financial standpoint but frustrating from a reading one.
Esme (because no one. In romance. Can have. A real. NAME.) has a traumatic backstory, because no one writes books about stable, emotionally-regulated people. (Fair.) She married an emotionally abusive failing actor in her early twenties, after an emotionally neglectful childhood. Her divorce was messy, her relationship with her sister fractured, that with her parents non-existent. She’s closed herself off from a ‘real’ relationship, until in one night she simultaneously participants in a hen party manifesting sesh and suffers a head injury. (I won’t even get into the medical side of this, because it’s mostly okay except when it’s not. I’ve seen worse.) This head injury causes her to hallucinate her ‘ideal man’ and mistake it for successful manifesting.
I do like this concept, especially the way it ends with a Sliding Doors-style repeat meet-cute with the real Theo (now called Johnny). For all its problems, Sliding Doors remains in its concept one of my favourite movies. I have possibly quite a niche penchant for stories that focus exhaustively on the run-up to the perfect romance (Timer is another excellent example, as is most of Maeve Binchy’s work). Because – in romance, the HEA is a given. That fallback allows for all sorts of heinous happenings to occur beforehand, because the HEA will heal them all. For me, you don’t even need the onscreen HEA; just knowing it will come after ‘The End’ is enough.
And that’s what gets me about this book. Because I was way more invested in Esme’s relationship with her mother and her sister than I ever was in this flash-in-the-pan romance with Theo. Of course, this is framed by my preference for long, long-drawn-out UST as well. But the information about Esme’s ex-husband, her childhood, and her fall-out with her sister are info-dumped at random, ill-paced intervals rather than being integrated mysteriously throughout. I know Manning CAN do this because she HAS done it. It’s just … not quite there, this book. It’s underbaked. It needed a few more goes in the proving drawer. Manning – going by Instagram – doesn’t seem to allow for this time in her process. Which is understandable from a financial standpoint but frustrating from a reading one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2024
I'll need to reread this at some point.
December 15, 2023
We absolutely adore Sarra Manning’s stories. Her writing is utterly captivating and creates such vivid imagery. Not only that, but her characters also have such depth and intrigue surrounding them, ensuring that every single book we pick up by this Author has us falling in love with her characters, they become our friends.
’Maybe meeting Theo would have been nothing but a brief chance encounter if Esme had been as closed off and suspicious as she usually was.’
We fell in love with the quirky Esme and her imagination, seriously though, who hasn’t wanted to manifest your perfect boyfriend at one point in their lives. Or need we say it…book boyfriends! Also, our imagination is one of our best sources of entertainment, so we completely felt that important connection with Esme.
At the crux of the story is our Esme feeling unloved, what with one hell of a messed-up family as well as having been treated appallingly by her ex-husband. Life really hasn’t been kind where it matters the most. But Esme is a grafter, she’s always had to be, she has a big heart but is understandably wary of letting anyone in. Super romantic, sweet, funny, and heartbreaking, this really is a story that tugs at your heartstrings yet makes you feel hopeful too. We were compelled and believed every moment of the story of Esme Strange.
’That’s why I know this isn’t real because if it were real, I’d never have let you get close and you wouldn’t have wanted me to.’
We will never stop reading Sarra Manning, after discovering her stories back in 2011, she’s a guaranteed one-click Author who never fails to keep us entertained as we laugh, well up with tears whilst our hearts are brimming with emotions. The end, oh lordy….it was highly emotional, slightly scary, incredibly sweet, and wonderfully romantic!
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October 17, 2023
A difficult relationship with her warring parents, an older sibling she has never clicked with, and a disastrous marriage that only lasted two years have all taught Esme that is is better not to rely on others for your happiness. Eight years on from the acrimonious divorce that broke her, Esme cannot bring herself to trust men, relying on escaping into her daydreams - the only place where the ideal man actually exists.
After going through a traumatic wisdom tooth extraction, Esme is feeling grim when she has to pretend to be cheerful at yet another hen night, but something about this one is different... she finds herself opening up about her 'dream man' and wishing for him in a new age crystal ceremony.
When later that night she gets into a accident and has to go to hospital to have a head wound stitched together, she meets a man who might just be what she has been looking for all along. Theo is handsome, sexy, kind, and seriously hot. He really is 'the man of her dreams', and he is attracted to her too. Has Esme somehow manifested her Mr Right?
I absolutely loved this twist on the boy-meets-girl rom-com from Sarra Manning, who is rapidly becoming one of my favourite romance writers. Esme feels she has been let down by her family and the men in her life, and finds it very difficult to allow herself to let her vulnerabilities show. She spends a lot of time day dreaming about the perfect man, and knows exactly what she wants him to be like, so she is astounded when Theo drops into her life in a most unexpected way.
As the story progresses, and Esme gives her heart and soul to Theo, Manning tells their tale with oodles of seriously emotional heft and bags of humour. It goes without saying that the course of true love does not run smooth, but Manning flips all the ususal tropes in the most original and affecting way, and then throws in the most delicious ending to bring everything full-circle to a truly wonderful conclusion.
Themes of family, heartache, and second chances run through this gorgeous book. It is definitley a slow-burn tale, but Manning keeps you fully invested in Esme's journey from start to finish, and leaves you with a heartwarming finale full of hope. I adored it.
After going through a traumatic wisdom tooth extraction, Esme is feeling grim when she has to pretend to be cheerful at yet another hen night, but something about this one is different... she finds herself opening up about her 'dream man' and wishing for him in a new age crystal ceremony.
When later that night she gets into a accident and has to go to hospital to have a head wound stitched together, she meets a man who might just be what she has been looking for all along. Theo is handsome, sexy, kind, and seriously hot. He really is 'the man of her dreams', and he is attracted to her too. Has Esme somehow manifested her Mr Right?
I absolutely loved this twist on the boy-meets-girl rom-com from Sarra Manning, who is rapidly becoming one of my favourite romance writers. Esme feels she has been let down by her family and the men in her life, and finds it very difficult to allow herself to let her vulnerabilities show. She spends a lot of time day dreaming about the perfect man, and knows exactly what she wants him to be like, so she is astounded when Theo drops into her life in a most unexpected way.
As the story progresses, and Esme gives her heart and soul to Theo, Manning tells their tale with oodles of seriously emotional heft and bags of humour. It goes without saying that the course of true love does not run smooth, but Manning flips all the ususal tropes in the most original and affecting way, and then throws in the most delicious ending to bring everything full-circle to a truly wonderful conclusion.
Themes of family, heartache, and second chances run through this gorgeous book. It is definitley a slow-burn tale, but Manning keeps you fully invested in Esme's journey from start to finish, and leaves you with a heartwarming finale full of hope. I adored it.
September 20, 2023
Absolutely loved this. It feels like a standard romcom to start with, disorganised Esme had her heart broken in a messy divorce and has vowed never to let a man get close to her again. She has her friends, her own business, an acrimonious relationship with her sister but gets to see her beloved niblings - fairly standard set up, and nothing wrong with that. Esme spends an evening at a holistic hen do vision boarding her ideal man (who sounds pretty lush). The same night she is hit by a bike, ending up in a hospital admission to get her head injury looked at. She has to share a cubicle with a stranger- and hello! There he is, tall, dark, handsome, broken nosed James Stewart lookalike. Could the universe have delivered him in super record time? Esme finds herself trusting Theo (the hospital stranger) in ways that she thought she never could again, opening up about the divorce, other relationships, the situation with her own family, and much much more. Theo is pretty wonderful, listens without judging, gives her space to talk or be still, and when the two of them admit that they both fancy the other one - wham bam and thank you mam. As days pass, and Esme goes back to work, or sees her friends, she finds herself opening up more with them, being honest with her mum and sister, and enjoying the freedom. She's also questioning the timing about meeting Theo and whether she has manifested him somehow. I had a few theories about what was going to happen but am happy to confess that I didnt guess the actual reason for Theo appearing quite so fortuitously. A lovely read - a solid 4.5 stars from me (rounded up to 5)
February 12, 2024
You can always rely on Sarra Manning to write a quirky and unusual take on the romance novel. Esme is having a really bad day – having a wisdom tooth removed would be enough to floor most people. Do as advised, take strong painkillers and sleep it off. Unfortunately, she has promised to attend a new-agey hen do where as a bit of a laugh she allows herself to be nagged into creating a ‘vision board’ of her ideal man. Through no fault of her own, she ends up in A&E with a head wound after an altercation with an angry cyclist. Imagine her surprise when she meets Theo while waiting at the hospital. He ticks all the boxes, and she can’t believe her eyes – is he a figment of her pain-addled imagination?
You know you are reading something special when you’re a third of the way through before you come up for air. Esme is a wonderful character despite (or maybe because of) her jaundiced view of men and relationships – her experience simply does not allow her to trust them or their motives. Her parents’ disfunctional marriage, and her treatment at the hands of her ex-husband, have made sure that a new relationship is the last thing on her mind. She has always had a rich imaginary life, which is why she thinks she has conjured Theo up, but has she?
The author has assembled a great cast of supporting characters, and there is a lot of humour to lighten the mood. Not giving anything away, but the ending is spot on – the perfect conclusion to this highly enjoyable story. I am a big fan of Sarra Manning’s writing and this was no exception. I look forward to whatever she writes next. Thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a digital copy to review.
You know you are reading something special when you’re a third of the way through before you come up for air. Esme is a wonderful character despite (or maybe because of) her jaundiced view of men and relationships – her experience simply does not allow her to trust them or their motives. Her parents’ disfunctional marriage, and her treatment at the hands of her ex-husband, have made sure that a new relationship is the last thing on her mind. She has always had a rich imaginary life, which is why she thinks she has conjured Theo up, but has she?
The author has assembled a great cast of supporting characters, and there is a lot of humour to lighten the mood. Not giving anything away, but the ending is spot on – the perfect conclusion to this highly enjoyable story. I am a big fan of Sarra Manning’s writing and this was no exception. I look forward to whatever she writes next. Thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a digital copy to review.
April 29, 2024
I'm a huge fan of Sarra Manning's work. After the Last Dance, a novel set during the last days of WW2 is one of my favourite novels, so when she publishes a new title, I will invariably buy it.
If I'm honest, it took me a while to get into The Man of Her Dreams. The story centres around a lonely young woman living in North London. Esme lives alone but has the company of her very vivid imagination. Married – and divorced – young, Esme is still reeling from the hurt dished out by her ex when she suffers a nasty accident on a night out with her friends. In the hospital, she meets the man of her dreams, but while their relationship develops, everything isn't as it seems with Esme.
The plot of the story is tightly wound, incorporating descriptions of the walls Esme has erected around herself after her divorce, as well as the complicated relationship she has with her older sister and their narcissistic parents.
I enjoyed the plot and the premise of the novel, but at times I was surprised by the sharp contrasts in story-telling. There are some very vivid sex scenes, for example (if you don't enjoy hot-to-the-touch romance books, stay away) which, in my opinion, came out of the blue (excuse the pun). Perhaps the bumpy narrative is meant to mirror Esme's mental and physical state, but I found it at times a little jarring.
However, having said the above, The Man of Your Dreams is an excellent holiday read. I enjoyed it on the long flight back from Orlando to my beloved London, preferring to read rather than watch a movie (or two).
If I'm honest, it took me a while to get into The Man of Her Dreams. The story centres around a lonely young woman living in North London. Esme lives alone but has the company of her very vivid imagination. Married – and divorced – young, Esme is still reeling from the hurt dished out by her ex when she suffers a nasty accident on a night out with her friends. In the hospital, she meets the man of her dreams, but while their relationship develops, everything isn't as it seems with Esme.
The plot of the story is tightly wound, incorporating descriptions of the walls Esme has erected around herself after her divorce, as well as the complicated relationship she has with her older sister and their narcissistic parents.
I enjoyed the plot and the premise of the novel, but at times I was surprised by the sharp contrasts in story-telling. There are some very vivid sex scenes, for example (if you don't enjoy hot-to-the-touch romance books, stay away) which, in my opinion, came out of the blue (excuse the pun). Perhaps the bumpy narrative is meant to mirror Esme's mental and physical state, but I found it at times a little jarring.
However, having said the above, The Man of Your Dreams is an excellent holiday read. I enjoyed it on the long flight back from Orlando to my beloved London, preferring to read rather than watch a movie (or two).
August 24, 2023
3.5 stars
I have never read a Sarra Manning before and when I stumbled upon The Man of her Dreams on Netgalley, I thought it appeared to be quite fun judging from the cover and the short but interesting premise. It has quite a great start and the writing isn't unnecessarily complicated. Though some of the humour was not my style, I did enjoy it. The cast of characters in this book was pretty funny and though some fell flat (to me), I liked most of them. Esme was actually a pretty fun main character to have and I enjoyed reading from her point of view a lot.
I did find the pacing of the book to be a bit erratic. At first, it started off pretty okay but by the time I got to the middle, it had slowed down considerably and I was essentially just scanning the pages (barely). And I wouldn't lie; without spoiling, I was about halfway through the book when I figured out the mystery of Esme's 'Man of Her Dreams'
Though I may not have enjoyed this book as much as I wanted to, reading The Man of Her Dreams has piqued my interest in Sarra Manning's writing and I do want to give her other books a try.
Thank you Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an e-ARC!
I have never read a Sarra Manning before and when I stumbled upon The Man of her Dreams on Netgalley, I thought it appeared to be quite fun judging from the cover and the short but interesting premise. It has quite a great start and the writing isn't unnecessarily complicated. Though some of the humour was not my style, I did enjoy it. The cast of characters in this book was pretty funny and though some fell flat (to me), I liked most of them. Esme was actually a pretty fun main character to have and I enjoyed reading from her point of view a lot.
I did find the pacing of the book to be a bit erratic. At first, it started off pretty okay but by the time I got to the middle, it had slowed down considerably and I was essentially just scanning the pages (barely). And I wouldn't lie; without spoiling, I was about halfway through the book when I figured out the mystery of Esme's 'Man of Her Dreams'
Though I may not have enjoyed this book as much as I wanted to, reading The Man of Her Dreams has piqued my interest in Sarra Manning's writing and I do want to give her other books a try.
Thank you Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with an e-ARC!
November 13, 2023
On the surface, Esme's life is a success. She has a great job as a copywriter, owns her own home and has plenty of friends. But she's struggling to come to terms with her failed marriage and she often escapes by disappearing into an imaginary world containing her perfect man.
After the hen night from hell, which involved crystals, mood boards and too much alcohol, Esme collides with a cyclist and suffers a nasty bump to her head.
Whisked off to A&E, she meets fellow patient Theo. From his job to his accent, he's everything she pictured in her daydreams. Did the power of her desire manifest him into being?
Esme and Theo start dating and he appears to be the perfect man. He makes sure she takes her painkillers, comforts her when he awful sister Allegra shouts at her and supports her through her often manic life. Most important of all, she can always count on him to be there when she needs him most.
But when Esme returns to the hospital to have her stitches taken out, the consultant drops a bombshell that turns everything she thought she knew about Theo on its head.
But even if Theo isn't the man she thought he was, perhaps that's not such a bad thing?
Saucy, funny and emotional, this is a feel-good romance with fabulous characters and a juicy twist.
After the hen night from hell, which involved crystals, mood boards and too much alcohol, Esme collides with a cyclist and suffers a nasty bump to her head.
Whisked off to A&E, she meets fellow patient Theo. From his job to his accent, he's everything she pictured in her daydreams. Did the power of her desire manifest him into being?
Esme and Theo start dating and he appears to be the perfect man. He makes sure she takes her painkillers, comforts her when he awful sister Allegra shouts at her and supports her through her often manic life. Most important of all, she can always count on him to be there when she needs him most.
But when Esme returns to the hospital to have her stitches taken out, the consultant drops a bombshell that turns everything she thought she knew about Theo on its head.
But even if Theo isn't the man she thought he was, perhaps that's not such a bad thing?
Saucy, funny and emotional, this is a feel-good romance with fabulous characters and a juicy twist.
November 22, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. I love Sarra Manning's books because tend to straddle women's fiction and the romance genre. I love the exploration of her heroine's inner and outer lives, their relationships with their sisters, friends, and families, and their work. This makes some of her characters "flawed" (or unlikeable to some readers), but it is just people doing their best in their specific circumstances, with all their contradictions. And they are written so well that you tend to root for them.
Esme, the FMC, is this novel is one of those "flawed" characters. She thought she had it all, until her husband left her. Her relationship with her family is a landmine. Enter Theo, a man she met in the hospital after an injury. Shitty tattoos aside, Theo is practically the man of her dreams. He listens without judgment, he cooks, he knows what she wants in bed. Meeting Theo has given Esme hope for love but it also lays bare the faults and doubts in her life - how she sees herself and how her family and friends see her. Can this relationship last? Is he too good to be true?
I thought the pacing of this book was alright and that ending was satisfying and swoony. Definitely right into the romance category.
Esme, the FMC, is this novel is one of those "flawed" characters. She thought she had it all, until her husband left her. Her relationship with her family is a landmine. Enter Theo, a man she met in the hospital after an injury. Shitty tattoos aside, Theo is practically the man of her dreams. He listens without judgment, he cooks, he knows what she wants in bed. Meeting Theo has given Esme hope for love but it also lays bare the faults and doubts in her life - how she sees herself and how her family and friends see her. Can this relationship last? Is he too good to be true?
I thought the pacing of this book was alright and that ending was satisfying and swoony. Definitely right into the romance category.
August 10, 2023
Book Review 📚
The Man of Her Dreams by Sarra Manning - 4.5/⭐
I'm not usually sold on Rom-Coms as they can be so cheesy and predictable! But The Man of Her Dreams was absolutely superb. It's not my first Manning book where I'm blown away by her work and it certainly won't be the last.
Esme comes across as completely relatable in her love life and there's so much understanding to what she's gone and going through. Manning portrayed her amazingly and her character development throughout the book was sensational. I enjoyed all the characters introduced in The Man of Her Dreams.
You really start to feel an overwhelming amount of emotions as you work through the story, Esme watching everyone around her achieve everything she has ever wanted. It really pulls at your heart strings. But there's also happiness, fun and laughter! It's a great book with fantastic characters and unbelievable description.
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for allowing me to read this ARC - this is an HONEST review from my own personal opinion.
The Man of Her Dreams by Sarra Manning - 4.5/⭐
I'm not usually sold on Rom-Coms as they can be so cheesy and predictable! But The Man of Her Dreams was absolutely superb. It's not my first Manning book where I'm blown away by her work and it certainly won't be the last.
Esme comes across as completely relatable in her love life and there's so much understanding to what she's gone and going through. Manning portrayed her amazingly and her character development throughout the book was sensational. I enjoyed all the characters introduced in The Man of Her Dreams.
You really start to feel an overwhelming amount of emotions as you work through the story, Esme watching everyone around her achieve everything she has ever wanted. It really pulls at your heart strings. But there's also happiness, fun and laughter! It's a great book with fantastic characters and unbelievable description.
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for allowing me to read this ARC - this is an HONEST review from my own personal opinion.
August 27, 2023
Dream, a dream of a five-star read. This was just fab and watching Esme as she goes on her journey was delightful, there just are not enough Esme’s in the world, and I know its not real, but I really, really hope Karma comes for her ex-husband to such an extent that he has to live under a rock, but that’s just my opinion. Theo is just too good to be true, but we all need someone like that in our lives, someone to take care of us, when we aren’t able to ourselves. The pace in this story, is just brilliant, you get the flow, and it keeps you hooked, you feel for Esme as her life falls apart, but when the story comes to a conclusion you just simply adore it. This is a really original story, that has enough heart and twists to keep you going, as well as some amazing bridezilla moments that bring some amazing levity to the story at moments where it could have gone dark, Esme is a great character, she isn’t always likeable, and her story hasn’t always been a good one, but she is someone you can understand and really root for, most of all she is human, and you will love her story.
November 3, 2023
DNF at 48%
First of all I would just like to thank NetGalley, Sara Manning and Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC of "The Man of Her Dreams” in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately this book was just not for me. I didn’t enjoy the writing, the characters felt flat and two dimensional, and the dialogue was slightly cringe-worthy at times.
To be perfectly honest with you, someone spoiled the ending for me before I began reading and I’m actually quite glad that was the case. Purely because I’m really not a fan of the trope that 90% of the book consists of.
So yeah, not really much else to say about this. It was definitely a let down for me because the concept sounded so nice.
However this is purely personal preference and I know most people who’ve read it so far have really enjoyed it. So please don’t let this review dissuade you, it’s merely my opinion.
“The Man of Her Dreams” comes out soon, on the 9th November in the UK📚
First of all I would just like to thank NetGalley, Sara Manning and Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC of "The Man of Her Dreams” in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately this book was just not for me. I didn’t enjoy the writing, the characters felt flat and two dimensional, and the dialogue was slightly cringe-worthy at times.
To be perfectly honest with you, someone spoiled the ending for me before I began reading and I’m actually quite glad that was the case. Purely because I’m really not a fan of the trope that 90% of the book consists of.
So yeah, not really much else to say about this. It was definitely a let down for me because the concept sounded so nice.
However this is purely personal preference and I know most people who’ve read it so far have really enjoyed it. So please don’t let this review dissuade you, it’s merely my opinion.
“The Man of Her Dreams” comes out soon, on the 9th November in the UK📚
October 27, 2025
i have absolutely no idea why this book doesn't have a cover nor a reading process ready to be tracked here on goodreads, but oh well...
this was my first sarra manning book and i think it was quite alright. the writing style was fairly easy to read and simple as well (it was definitely aimed to be on the more humorous side, though i did find it too much sometimes), so it wasn't that difficult of a read.
in the book, we follow the story of esme, who ends up trying to manifest her dream guy at a hen party. after having an accident, said dream guy surprisingly shows up in her life—and the real question is whether he is real, or too good to be true. i did really like the idea of this novel, since it also plays into someone living their fantasies and liking to dream, and i found that esme was in many ways a little relatable. i also felt bad for her since she was treated really badly by most of her family.
i gave the book three stars since i was able to figure out the plot pretty much halfway through, so the ending / the big revelation was not really surprising to me. i did however like the ending since it had some kind of "coming full circle" moment and was actually quite happy! i have another book by this author on my tbr and i'm curious how i'll come to like that one!
this was my first sarra manning book and i think it was quite alright. the writing style was fairly easy to read and simple as well (it was definitely aimed to be on the more humorous side, though i did find it too much sometimes), so it wasn't that difficult of a read.
in the book, we follow the story of esme, who ends up trying to manifest her dream guy at a hen party. after having an accident, said dream guy surprisingly shows up in her life—and the real question is whether he is real, or too good to be true. i did really like the idea of this novel, since it also plays into someone living their fantasies and liking to dream, and i found that esme was in many ways a little relatable. i also felt bad for her since she was treated really badly by most of her family.
i gave the book three stars since i was able to figure out the plot pretty much halfway through, so the ending / the big revelation was not really surprising to me. i did however like the ending since it had some kind of "coming full circle" moment and was actually quite happy! i have another book by this author on my tbr and i'm curious how i'll come to like that one!
November 9, 2023
A dreamy book that had me guessing throughout.
Esme is a dreamer, her imagination runs wild all the time and almost feels real to her. She is a bit lost after divorcing from her toxic ex and decides to create a vision board of her perfect man as part of a hen do.
Later that evening she hits her head and low and behold she meets this perfect man at the hospital, but then he keeps appearing, but is he just a figment of her overactive imagination?
I really liked Esme as a character, she was flawed, but she was fun. The premise drew me in and left me moving back and forwards trying to decide if it was a dream or not.
I will say her family and majority of her friends aren't the nicest and I frequently found myself wanting to shake them. The ending felt a bit sudden, I needed more of a resolution, but overall it was an enjoyable read and I found myself chuckling to some of Esmes quirks.
Esme is a dreamer, her imagination runs wild all the time and almost feels real to her. She is a bit lost after divorcing from her toxic ex and decides to create a vision board of her perfect man as part of a hen do.
Later that evening she hits her head and low and behold she meets this perfect man at the hospital, but then he keeps appearing, but is he just a figment of her overactive imagination?
I really liked Esme as a character, she was flawed, but she was fun. The premise drew me in and left me moving back and forwards trying to decide if it was a dream or not.
I will say her family and majority of her friends aren't the nicest and I frequently found myself wanting to shake them. The ending felt a bit sudden, I needed more of a resolution, but overall it was an enjoyable read and I found myself chuckling to some of Esmes quirks.
November 11, 2023
I feel like I grew up loving Sarra Manning’s writing - sobbing at ‘Guitar Girl’ at thirteen, blushing at ‘Unsticky’ (one of my all time favourite books) at seventeen, and devouring everything she has written throughout my twenties - and so I put this book on pre order the very day it was announced and eagerly read it the moment it dropped on my kindle.
The novel follows Esme, a 33 year old woman with a beautiful imagination, strained relationships with her family, a divorce in her wake, and a healthy cynicism about the power of crystals for manifestation. When a good-vibes-only hen do becomes a gaping-head-wound hen don’t, Esme ends up in hospital meeting… you guessed it… the man of her dreams!
Unpredictable, relatable, heartbreaking and oh-so-sexy, this novel is hard to say much more about without spoilers, but prepare to laugh, cry, and struggle to put it down!
The novel follows Esme, a 33 year old woman with a beautiful imagination, strained relationships with her family, a divorce in her wake, and a healthy cynicism about the power of crystals for manifestation. When a good-vibes-only hen do becomes a gaping-head-wound hen don’t, Esme ends up in hospital meeting… you guessed it… the man of her dreams!
Unpredictable, relatable, heartbreaking and oh-so-sexy, this novel is hard to say much more about without spoilers, but prepare to laugh, cry, and struggle to put it down!
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