By Giovanna Fletcher
3.5/5
Always With Love is the long-awaited sequel to the beloved
Billy and Me, Giovanna’s first book. Billy and Me follows Sophie who works at a
little tea shop in the village of Rosefont Hill as she meets world famous actor,
Billy Buskin, and discovers the highs and lows of dating an actor. Always With
Love begins with a trip to LA for the pair to meet Billy’s family, but shortly
after the couple face many bumps and struggles as Sophie travels back to
England alone.
I really enjoy Giovanna’s work; she has a very honest style
of writing that is both humorous and sensitive. I really enjoyed Billy and Me
when I first read it though it wasn’t my favourite of hers so I was really
excited when I learned there would be a sequel. However, I didn’t love Always
With Love as much as I loved Billy and Me. I feel the book could have been
considerably longer and gone into a bit more depth in some areas. I did like
Sophie’s character development as we often caught her alone and not attached to
boyfriend Billy. She really questioned her choices and made some decisions for
herself which was nice to see. I wasn’t as keen on Billy in this book; I thought
he was rather selfish at times and was purposely trying to cause tension and
make things harder for the pair. It was lovely to be introduced to Billy’s
family as we got to know Sophie’s family quite well in Billy and Me. I really
loved Lauren’s character, she is the sort of person I would love to be friends
with and I enjoyed how much she admired Sophie despite only knowing her a short
while.
I would really recommend Giovanna Fletcher’s book, especially
Dream A Little Dream! They’re really fun, romantic reads with a slight edge as
they are Adult Fiction not YA. Her characters are relatable and as Giovanna is
an English writer, her books are set in the UK which I really like.
