Although well writen this is a rather unbelievable tale of a rookie journalist chasing around Europe to get the story she hopes will be her big break. If you can suspend belief a bit this is a good, escapist holiday read.

An enjoyable light hearted tale. What really made this book special were the lovely descriptions of the European cities. The author has the ability to transport the reader from one city to the next with ease. The story itself had its share of romance and adventure

It's an interesting book, but with almost too much going on. Some of the 'plot' is definitely far fetched. I didn't find a rapport with the main character.
Thanks to Net Galley for a free copy of this book

Overall I enjoyed the book. The Aussie characters were refreshing and the crazy plot was enough to keep it interesting. Sarah is miserable after her long term boyfriend dumps her without much warning and leaves her with a mortgage to pay on a writers salary, She wangles the opportunity to pursue a celebrity story, with Nick the agency photographer and ex-one-night stand. Cue: love interest. The story takes her all over Europe. Since she has never left Australia before she makes every tourist mistake in the book, as well as every rookie journalist mistake. This ignorance, together with headstrong stubbornness and recklessness, drove me crazy. On the one hand Sarah is resourceful with sharp instincts, and on the other hand she was stupid and thoughtless. While it was meant to be funny, it didn't quite make sense for me.

The book kept my interest throughout as Sarah and Nick travel in Europe trying to get a story for their magazine. Sarah is recovering from her partner suddenly leaving her in Australia with a large mortgage,and trying to overcome her dislike of Nick, her photographer , whilst trying to get the scoop which will secure her future as a journalist. .They become embroiled in a dope smuggling ring as they chase a well known musician accused of murder. Well written and leaves the end open for a sequel.

The story was a little bit far fetched. It just felt too predictable and I wasn't the biggest fan of the main character - although I sympathised with her situation I felt like she was more like a caricature of a women getting over a breakup.

This is a perfect summer holiday read. You find yourself really willing Sarah to succeed. A great little page turner that is both inspiring and empowering. I really enjoyed it.

A good, entertaining, easy read. Sarah is chasing a story across Europe in a bid to make her name known. She has lied her way into this assignment and needs to get a story to keep her job. This is a lighthearted funny story that is a quick and easy read.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Sarah is a beauty journalist who persuades her boss to send he abroad for an investigative piece. Sarah 8s accompanied by
Nick the photographer and the dynamic between them is an enjoyable element to the story
We get to visit a variety of cities throughout Europe as the trail Sarah is following heats up. And whilst she’s not an experienced investigative journalist she does achieve results!
An enjoyable book with a slightly darker side which adds to the story considerably.

A kick-ass heroine here in a really nicely written fun story. So our heroine is exiting - still - a bad relationship with a not so good guy, when she finds herself travelling for her work - being a journalist.

Except that her boss doesn't really think she is suited to the job as her previous career experience (despite her degree) had been in beauty therapy ie hair-dressing, and that was her current writing slot at the mag.

She gets sent abroad to investigate with a really hot camera man and things take the usual course. But are complicated by the rock star she manages to befriend and various shady activities. Nothing goes right, but works out well in the end.

Based in Australia, it makes a nice change of dialect for me, and brings back memories of my visit there too.

Surprisingly better than I’d expected from the opening chapters. Whilst Sarah seems flighty and vacuous, things develop once she’s in search of her story. Moved along at a fair old pace, so the descriptions of the locations were scant but this didn’t really detract from the story.

A fast paced read with an easy style that really became more enjoyable as the story progresses. 4*

This a rather amusing chick lit stroke thriller. Sarah Burrowes is a journalist for a gossip magazine. When the magazine get a hot tip on a story of a musician and murder, Sarah is determined to be the journalist covering the story as she knows and met the musician, Chris Ford on a girly night out. Hereby follows a madcap journey around Europe to hunt him down and get the story. There is a hint of romance and story a little unbelievable as an inept and immature Sarah becomes a Jane Bond!!
#HotPursuit #NetGalley

Sarah has been dumped by her boyfriend. She is dragged out by her friends to drown her sorrows, which is where she gets chatting to someone that she kind of recognises. This someone turns out to be a famous pop star that later that night goes on the run after being accused of murdering his band mate.

Somehow, Sarah’s boss agrees to let her cover the story – except she has to work with Nick the photographer. This is Nick, who Sarah once had a one-night stand with and is also best friend of Sarah’s ex.
Neither Sarah nor Nick are happy about being thrown together and having to tramp all over Europe in search of the pop star but they suck it up and get on with the job.


This was a very far-fetched story but if you can suspend belief this is a light-hearted easy read that does exactly what it says on the tin.

Sarah is a journalist who meets Chris on a night out. She doesn't realise he is a rockstar. A story has broke and because she had a connection with him, she persuades her boss to promote her to full journalist status so she can be the first to scoop the story of him being accused of killing his best mate in the band. Across Europe she goes with her photographer, Nick - a past one night stand and also the best friend of her ex. The story had me gripped and the romantic energy between Nick and Sarah sparked off the page. Sarah brings down the drug cartel (sometimes a little far fetched.) If you can expend disbelief in a few places, this is a fun book with a great romantic spark and keeps your interest. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

The story was a little bit far fetched but not unenjoyable. The whole narrative feels like it's written in the style of a 1920s detective, using very short sentences throughout.
A good cat and mouse chase through Europe and like I said not unenjoyable. A good read in the end.

Firstly, thanks to netgalley and Pantera Press for the opportunity to preview this fun read.

It's light and fluffy and if that's your bag, you'll love it. For me, not so much. It opens with the main character drowning her sorrows in a bar with some friends after being dumped by her other half who has left her mortgaged to the hilt and in debt. She works for a magazine and after meeting a member of a band who then purportedly goes 'on the run' she wangles the journalism job of tracking him down for the big story.
There then follows a dash across Europe with a photographer who just happens to be the best friend of her ex....it was all too easy for me and although it was at times a humorous read, it just felt too fluffy. and predictable.

An easy holiday read.

A fab fun story with lots of very interesting characters that kept me hooked until the end perfect to take with you on a holiday!

I raced through this book I found it enjoyable fast paced and good fun. The main character is relatable and muddled her way through her career and life but does know what she wants and so goes for it. The crime solving was a bit silly but I took this as a romance with crime on the side and so let it go when the landlords /cartel were considerate to just try and scare her off or drug her to sleep rather than kill her.
A great summer read though for the beach or by the pool

I would like to thank Pantera Press and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Hot Pursuit by Rebecca Freeborn’ in exchange for my honest opinion and unbiased review .

I really struggled with this story. I did not find the plot very believable-
A girl/lady Sarah’s life is not going great, she meets a pop star who’s on the run who she thinks she can help him. Travels all over Europe with him in the while men are chasing them.
Sarah was a bit airy fairy. Not my kind of main character

This book was great and one for the beach. Fun characters and ended as you would hope.

I enjoyed the writing and would read more by Rebecca.