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Title: The Cheap Dates Club

Author: Lottie Brook

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: HarperNorth

Publication Date: 20th July 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

Two broke strangers.

Two broken hearts.

Two happily-ever-afters for the price of one?

Isla and Leigh are starting to think love is not worth it.

Until they both see an ad in the gazette for a new dating service, which vows to help skint singles ‘find love for free’ while giving back to the community. The dates on offer range from the classic meet cute (dog walking) to the less-than-cute (litter picking)… but when Isla is matched with Leigh, she’s surprised by how quickly sparks begin to fly.

Being a cheap date is nothing to be ashamed of. But will the price of Leigh’s past heartbreak – or a suave rival offering Isla a more lavish lifestyle – keep them apart? Sometimes, even low-cost romance is high stakes…

It was the title that attracted me most to this book, in addition to its very bright cover, as in a cost of living crisis, it makes sense for dating to be done in more unusual and less expensive ways 

Isla and Leigh though sceptical at first, decide to give it a go, and I loved hearing their dates and the newspaper's reporting of them. 

I can't say many people would be litter picking on a first date, it certainly would never occur to me but amazingly it did provide prompts for conversations, well nothing deep and meaningful but basic small talk.

I loved Isla and Leigh so much, the book is written with chapters dedicated to each of them, so we can see things from both sides, and I enjoyed getting to know them both. 

But easily my favourite character was Doris, from the care home that Isla works at. She's a breath of fresh air! 

I can't believe how fast I devoured this fabulous story, especially for an author i've never read, Which to me is mark of how much I was loving what I was reading. 

I'm definitely keen to read more from this author in the future. 

What a great book. 

Thank you to HarperNorth and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.