I have enjoyed previous books by the Author but I failed to connect with this one.

It felt a bit too fluffy chick lit to me with little to no substance to the story so I failed to finish it.

Really enjoyable read. Good characters and a Good story. Well worth a read. Think others will enjoy.

A good read but not as good as some of the other books by Linda Green
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review

Such an emotional and beautiful book.

The characters felt so real and were well fleshed out. I think this is a wonderful look at relationships.

I read this in one sitting which is unusual for me!

I've been meaning to read this book for a while. But after finally getting around to reading it and loving parts, I'm glad it lived up to the hype I was lead to believe.

I didn't like a couple of the characters, 1 did end up warming up to me lol, but really despised the other. It was a lovely story about love, lost and second chances. Alfie is a character all on his own with his little antics and getting people to fall in love with him. Jo is a lovely single mum with a load of emotional baggage and an ex partner who is the father of her son. Dan is the balloon man who makes Jo and Alfie laugh and has secrets that makes it hard for Jo to get closer to him.

Read this book to read their story and find out what happens.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. An entertaining read - on the chic lit side but a little darker than usual. It was interesting to have the POV switch as its quite rare - particularly as the POV switch was also a flashback. I do think Dan could have been a bit more fleshed out as an adult. The relationship is developed nicely though.

I really enjoyed this book, what happens when you have a baby with your boss and then you split up but still have to work together. Loved the characters, especially Dan who Jo meets with her toddler son Alfie. The book is told mainly from Jo's point of view but also Dan as a child has a voice. This part of the story explains why Dan reacts the way he does in parts of the book. Richard her boss and the father of her child is a bit of a nightmare but Jo knows how to deal with him. A great book with a fair few bits of humour in it.

this book gave me a break from murder and serial killers for a while. a predictable chick lit book but enjoyable. my first Linda Green book. thank you to Netgalley and Quercus books for a copy of this book to read and review

Excellent read, I stayed up far longer than I should just to find out what happened!

I'll readily admit that I wasn't exactly blown away by this book to begin with, as I found it packed full of the usual romantic fiction cliches and had hoped for something different. Girl (Jo) with baggage (Richard) meets mysterious guy (Dan) who also appears to have baggage. You know right from the start that this is going to end with a relationship and a happy ending, so you half want to skip straight to the end and cut out the predictable middle bit. However, to give Linda Green her dues, I thought Ten Reasons Not to Fall in Love was actually written really well. I found myself getting quite invested in the two main characters, and coming to love toddler Alfie's cute ways.

(view spoiler) To begin with I didn't think this worked and felt that Dan's chapters could have been limited or cut down significantly, however it wasn't until the end of the book that I realised how it all fit together, and actually it was effective. I did feel there was too much detail about Jo at work; yes, Jo works with her obnoxious ex who is the father of the child and we needed some context, but I did feel these bits could have been bypassed in places, as all the reader wants to know is whether Dan and Jo are going to get together!

I whizzed through this book because actually it was a very easy read with two very likeable main characters. The concept wasn't anything ground-breaking or particularly special, but it was definitely an enjoyable read. I'll be looking out for more from Linda Green!

Dawn MacPherson O'Toole's review Aug 10, 2017 · edit
really liked it

Thank you netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed Linda's most recent books, while my eyes were closed and after you've gone, so was one intrigued to read this which was a step away from the emotional thrillers.

Jo is a single mum to Alfie, returning to work leaving Alfie with her old fashioned mother and to top it all her boss is her ex and Alfie's hands off Dad. Enter Dan, who has his own story and what follows is a laugh out loud but poignant love story. It was just a beautiful read and I loved it.