Great read! Many laugh out loud moments!

The setting is London! Characters are a politician, a sex health doctor, strippers, a gay nurse, a man with HIV, and more. They embrace each other's differences. You can't help but feel for all of these characters. Serious moments are well balanced with humorous ones.

Susie Tate's Anything But Easy is Hilary, romantic and witty, not to talk of wholesome. I laughed all through the first three chapters and I could not put the book down.

I have to say that I definitely look forward to more of Ms. Tate's books.

A most interesting novel.

Anything But Easy by Susie Tate is an excellent read. Focusing on ornery, uninhibited, uber caring, self-described sex doctor, Kira and uptight politician, Barclay, the pairing seems like a match made by a Mt. Olympus deity wanting to make a joke. Kira has crushed on Barclay’s public persona for a long time. When circumstances put them together...readers will find out just how well oil and vinegar can mix. Although the majority of this book is lighthearted, the medical credentials of Dr. Tate clearly shine through the eyes of Barclay’s brother, Henry, a heterosexual character struggling to deal with his HIV and the workplace stress Kira must deal with. Fans of the author have waited a very long time for this book. The wait has not been in vain! So buckle up and enjoy. I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley. Most highly and happily recommend.

ARC provided for an honest review from Netgalley.



Oh my God.
This book was love at first word. I have always been a fan of Susie Tate's writing as it has the power to transport you to Faraway Britain,from where ever you might be and this book was no exception.
Kira had always been a well loved character in the previous two books of the series and I had always been curious about her.
Let me tell you the author has done her character complete justice. From the first page itself I was in peals of laughter.
Kira's character is extremely well written and she is humorous, quirky and over anything else so damn lovable and strong. Barclay is the perfect partner for her and his character development is a thing of beauty. He is the perfect Yin to her Yang, calm to her storm.
The entire books just flows from page one.
Kira becomes a part of you and you cannot help but shed tears when a sad part comes.
In short I loved loved loved this book. I devoured it in 5.5 hours flat in one sitting because I couldn't bear to put it down.
I have to say that till now Limits was my favourite book of the author with a close competition by Beg,Borrow, Steal but Anything but Easy definitely blows both of them out of the water as my favourite.
I am definitely buying a hard copy for my shelf on 13th September.

Thank you publisher and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.

When I saw this e-arc on NetGalley, the cover got my attention. The description sounded funny so I was intrigued to read this arc. I started right away with reading because I was eager to get to know the personages and the story.

Kira likes Barclay when she sees him on television; they however meet each other when Barclay comes to her work to thank her for her help with his brother. He offers her a job to keep working with his brother which she declines because she doesn’t want to work private. Even when he raises the salary, she refuses. Not after he begs her to help his brother, she accepts his offer, but still refuses to get paid. This was something I liked, a personage who doesn’t wants to be bought.

What I didn’t like in this book were the personages. I thought Kira is unprofessional, irritating and at many situations tacky. About 50 pages before the book ends Barclay finally admit he misses her and does something about it. The description sounded as it would happen shortly after the beginning and not almost at the end, which makes this story in my opinion, in no way other than other stories.
This story is told from Kira’s as well as Barclay’s point of view which is a nice way to get the both personages well.