Book Review - Will They, Won't They? by Portia MacIntosh

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Title: Will They, Won't They?

Author: Portia MacIntosh

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 7th September 2021

Rating: 5 Stars

When life goes off track sometimes the only thing you can do is go back to where it all began...

Emmy Palmer is the star of Bragadon Forest, the biggest fantasy series on TV; adored by the public, living the life of glamour and luxury in London.

But when scandal breaks, Emmy must escape the city and return to her seaside hometown to lie low and wait for the storm to pass. And as tragedy strikes for her family, it is good timing to go back to her roots.

Emmy's agent decides it would be a good look to star in the community Christmas pantomime, but who else could be playing her leading man but her ex-boyfriend who she may or may not have ditched to move to London a decade ago...

As the show approaches, love and friendships blossom and the real question is - Will they? Won't they?

What a great character Emmy is, her exit scene from the fantasy show she is a star of is a rather memorable opening to the book, and seemed to be the  tip of the iceberg as to who she really is. 

There are all manner of interesting family dynamics at play, and I loved her auntie Vee who was hilarious and kept trying to get the pair of them into all sorts of situations. 

Then there is her estranged father, half siblings she feels she barely knows, an older sister who she doesn't seem to have the easiest of dynamics with.  Not to mention her old friends and old crush when she returns to Marram Bay for a bit. 

For fans of Portia MacIntosh you may be like me rather happy to see Marram Bay as the setting for most of this book, especially given it's a fabulous location at Christmas, and this book is set in the run up to Christmas, complete with a panto. 

I'd have loved it even more had we had snippets from the panto script, as I love a good panto - oh yes I do!! 

Although it is a familiar setting, it is a completely standalone book, so if you are new to this fabulous author then please don't worry. 

This was a joy to read, it kept me entertained at all times, and I really liked the character of Tel, who kept seeming to crop up around the place, and the interactions between him and Emmy are fabulous. 

This is such an enjoyable read and another hit from the always funny Portia MacIntosh. 

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