No-one ever has sex on holiday by Tracy Bloom.

I’m sure this is a hilarious book to some but it was just plain stressful to me! I have a 4 year old daughter, so I know how difficult trips can be with kids and how sex goes out the window with kids. I thought I would be laughing at how relatable it is... but I wasn’t.

It was a quick read, a bit tricky with the English accent coming through the writing. But I was able to deduce the meanings from the conversations most of the time.

I received an ARC copy thanks to #netgalley

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This is a fun light read perfect for the summer and if you need a quick laugh or 100. I admittedly was a little bit lost because this is a series read but I didn't let that deter me from appreciating the characters and the story told. I'm going to be honest the thought of going on vacation with 6 friends and our kids makes my anxiety spike. LOL, I am way too much of an introvert for that but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy reading about it.

I'll definitely have to pick the rest of these books up and start from the beginning. All in all, a fun read with some slight predictability but enjoyable nevertheless.

Thanks very much to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy of this ARC. All opinions are my own.

Lovely feel good read. It was well written and flowed well. I enjoyed it very much. The plot was good and interesting. Hard to put down

Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for the digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This was such a fun read! I didn't know it's part of a series but it can easily be read as a stand alone too. This book is just perfect for when you're on a sun bed on a Holiday destination. It's about 3 couples who take their young children on their first Summer Holiday abroad. Think Spain, budget airlines, buffet restaurants and hen parties and you'll get the picture. While all the couples crave some much needed fun and relaxation they will soon find out that a Holiday with small children is pretty hard work! And besides all the practical hassle it's a challenge not to loose yourself or each other.
I must say that this is a particularly entertaining read when you are a parent of young children yourself. There is plenty to relate to. The struggle is real! ;-)

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this one. I'm still really enjoying this series. It's light and funny, and a quick read. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

Following on from No One Ever Has Sex at a Wedding, the friends head off on a package holiday together. They meet up with a hen party and a ditched honeymooner. What could possibly go wrong…?
Abby wants to go out partying rather than spend time with her husband and child. Daniel has high expectations as he is used to luxurious holidays not package deals. Katy and Ben are trying to keep their own children entertained but also help desperate bride-to-be Cassie and dumped non-groom Olly.
This was an hilarious book but there was also some sadness. I could identify with Abby’s feeling of losing her identity even though I hated her behaviour and thought she was selfish especially as she reveals that her parents abandoned her on their holidays to enjoy themselves.
The style of writing is easy to read and light hearted. The events are extreme and VERY funny. I would go as far as saying this is the perfect feel good holiday book, expecially as it is sure to make you feel better about your own holiday chaos!

A great beach read! Laugh out loud moments and scenarios were great! I highly recommend reading this book.

A fun read. I had trouble getting invested in Braindead and Abby (my fault because I've missed a couple of books in this series), but it was great to see all the characters again. A bit ridiculous at times, but what good rom com isn't?

This book was an average read. I had been expecting more but it was still an ok book. It was humorous and brought a smile to my face.
Writing style was of average quality
An ok book

This was my first book by Tracy Bloom, and though it was a cute and entertaining summer read, it wasn't really for me. That being said, I'm sure this will appeal to a lot of readers who are looking for something light and, at times, humorous.

I love Tracy Bloom always a fun read. Great beach read of thinking you’re going on a relaxing holiday with the kids. Ha, no way would Tracy Bloom let that happen. Light hearted but too true and the same thine. If you are a parent you can understand.

Synopsis;
Katy, Ben and their four close friends are about to embark on a family holiday to spain for the week. The couples think they are prepared for what this holiday will have to offer but they soon find they were completley wrong and in for a drama filled, not so relaxing week away. They bump into a honeymooner spending his honeymoon alone after being jilted and a group of Hens who cause mayhem from the get go. This soon turns into be a unforgettable holiday filled with laughs, tears, frustrations and no sex!

Review:

No-one Ever Has Sex on Holiday is the 5th instalment in the series by Tracy Bloom. This book works perfectly fine as a stand alone as this is the first read for me. I have to say however, it definatley won't be the last!

From the get go the book was light hearted, down to earth and humerous, I was cracking smiles right from the start. The jumps between the characters were easy, the story flowed and once I began to read I generally struggled to stop.

I found the characters to be very believeable and I felt I could relate to them as they seemed like 'real' people. This book does a fantastic job at bringing the light how tricky relationships and family life can be, it shows that children aren't easy and having children is not a decision to be taken lightly as it can be straining at times. It definatley got me questiong if I was ready for that kind of commitment.

No-one Ever Has Sex on Holiday was a relaxing and enjoyable little read that definatley puts you in the holiday mood despite the dramas the characters face. thankfully I have one booked!

This was a nice light-hearted summer read that would be perfect for the beach or summer vacation.

Six best friends go on a summer vacation to Spain for a week with their kids. The couples are hoping for some sun, sex, and alcohol. But with their kids tagging along will they get their wish? It's safe to say, most likely not! All the couples think they are so prepared for this fun family holiday, but little do they know that a shock is coming their way - and not just from their kids. Will these best friends have the relaxing vacation they wished for? Just read and see for yourself!

This is book 5 in the No-One Has Ever Had Sex Series and should be read in order so you can follow along with the characters. All in all, this was a quick light summer read. I thought it was good but not great and a little predictable at times, also I just had a hard time connecting with the characters.

*Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC, all opinions are my own.

Thank you netgalley for letting me have a copy of this book.

Had me hooked from page 1. Katy goes on holiday with her husband, two children and two other families, hoping for a relaxing family holiday. After meeting a hen party on the plane and then a man on his honeymoon who was jilted 4 weeks before his wedding things take a turn in an unexpected way.

Read this book to find out how the holiday ends.

Good, funny and well worth the read.

This was a cute book- it certainly made my last vacation (holiday) look tame! I love books set in England ( and Spain in this instance) the English humor is so good! It was an easy read, just enough depth of character so you got where they were coming from but not bogged down. In their whole backstory. I enjoyed this easy summer read!

I haven't read and other books in this series, with that being said I was not a fan. In theory in sounded like a fun book, but I couldn't get into it.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

Thank you to Net Galley for sending me a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

I decided to read this one because it looked and sounded like it would be an easy, girly read. I didn’t have any expectations as I’ve never read anything by this author before but I was pleasantly surprised. The book made me laugh out loud throughout and I loved the characters. Katy was a great main character and very easy to associate with.

I didn’t realise that this book is part of a series but it’s stand alone it made perfect sense to me having not read any of the others.

Overall a great read if you fancy something light and funny.

You will find there’s times I have five star post after post and go to town on jumping around excitedly. Following the Laura Briggs gush (last rom com post), I moved into this, the absolute end game in Summer reads-a comedy about a group of friends heading off on holiday with all their kids. I don’t have much time to review this (eyes dart conspiratorially about the place, searching out the kids who are stirring upstairs, but in the same way there are times I get book cravings, there are times I feel the need to blog (gush, dream about) books that people HAVE to read!

In this instalment of the epic series (which I haven’t actually read in order and there are still more for me to read but I’ll get there!) the group are all heading off to Spain. With a range of kids in tow, they know that this isn’t going to be the chilled out holiday they used to have when they were child free, but don’t quite expect things to go this much off kilter!

With comic moments that made me actually snort out loud (I think Tracy Bloom is one of the few authors out there that makes me do this with each book!), this book sooo hit the spot! The lovely, huggable Braindead trying to get his head around why the other half is letting loose (in the hugest way) when she could be doting on their child, while another member of the group is wishing he could click with the baby thing as much as his husband. There are some epic new additions to the cast, the hen trying to escape all notions of a wedding while the people on said hen decide they want to go WILD (!), and the lovely Ollie who had been dumped before he reached the alter being standouts in the ‘oh I love them so much!’ stakes! I am posting it now because with less than a month left of the hollers, I feel everyone should get going and give this book a read for the ultimate in books you won’t want to put down, whether you’re poolside or at home. Excellent, excellent, excellent! Thanks so much to Netgalley and Bookouture for the book in return for an honest review.

Rating: 5/5

No-one Ever Has Sex on Holiday by Tracy Bloom was fun from start to finish and I breezed through this one pretty quickly. Three couples whom we know very well and what happens on the plane and in Spain when they go on holiday. This is the first book of Tracy bloom that I have read and it is hilarious. I could not stop laughing throughout the read. Katie and Ben are now my favorite funny ones.

I have read a couple of Tracy’s books and I really enjoyed them. I read the synopsis for ‘No-one Ever Has Sex On Holiday’ and it sounded like just the kind of read I need at this moment in time. A funny, escapist, light hearted sort of read. It was definitely all that and more. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it but more about that in a bit.
I soon took to the story and to the characters. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first page, I just knew that I wouldn’t be able to put the book down and the story would be addictive. So it proved to be. I couldn’t put the book down. The book wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. The book seemed to develop a hold over me and if I put the book to one side for any reason, then I risked breaking that hold. I also feared missing out on some little nugget of gossip or some scandal if I stopped reading. The pages seemed to turn that quickly that it was almost as if they were turning themselves and I seemed to reach the end of the book all too soon, which I wasn’t happy about. I don’t mean that in a negative sense but I was enjoying the author’s writing style, the characters and the storylines so much that I just didn’t want the book to end.
‘No-one Ever Has Sex on Holiday’ is brilliantly written but then I wouldn’t expect anything else from Tracy Bloom. Tracy has a way of enticing you into the story and before you know what is happening, boom you are addicted to the story. Tracy dangles enough bait in front of your nose to encourage you to keep reading- not that I needed any encouragement. I also find that Tracy has a way of making you feel as though you are part of the story yourself. That’s how I felt at any rate. I found that I was chuckling away to myself practically all the way through the book as I imagined the events that Tracy was writing about. It was just the tonic I needed.
Reading ‘No-one Ever Has Sex On Holiday’ was just what the doctor ordered. I mean that in the sense that it did more to cheer me up than any medication or counselling ever could. In fact, I am still chuckling away as I imagine the shenanigans that the different characters got up to.
In a nutshell, I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘No-one Ever Has Sex On Holiday’ and I will definitely be recommending the book to other readers. I can’t wait to read what Tracy comes up with next. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a well deserved 5* out of 5*.