First of all, I want to say how much the storyline was a beautiful take on the brutality of life, but how you can overcome your pain. It was truly inspiring to see Chloe move on with her life, even if she was so deeply heartbroken. She spent so little time with Jack, yet it’s easy to feel how much love she had for him. Most of the time in those types of storylines, the main character has many years with their love before losing them. This time around, I felt like it was a refreshing take on grieving and loving blindly.

This surely wasn’t my usual type of read.
Yes, I can see how it could be predictable for some people, but I liked it just like that.
To me, it was easy to connect with Chloe. I loved how she was so deeply emotionally connected to everyone and everything.

Doyle’s writing style wasn’t my favorite, but overall, I did enjoy her unusual way of using words.

I absolutely feel like Hayley Doyle should now be on everyone’s radar for lovely, emotional reads.

Thank you to the publishers of NetGalley for the ARC copy of this novel.

[My review of this novel will be posted approximately a week before the pub date on my Instagram page @jessiereadz]

What Chloe and Jack did have was special.and unfortunately ended way too soon due to a tragic loss. However, it was only five months and I had to wonder if Chloe created a more romantic picture at times as to what was rather than what actually occurred. It certainly caused her to stagnate and her mother was right when she said that she didn't take anything seriously nor really listen when people needed her like Beth or Si. He only reckoned not clearly stated his love. This was a true learning and heartfelt experience.

The ending saved this book from being a one-star book. The opening was very jarring. Then the book moved very slow and it was very boring. The book may have been better if it opened differently. I felt like I kept losing the plot. I lost it the first time around 25%. I disliked most of the characters in the book other than the Cloe and Jack's parents. I wanted to love this book. The acknowledgments at the end of the book made me want to like the book more. This book clearly meant a lot to the author.

What happens when the ‘happily ever after’ you’d imagined doesn’t go as planned? Written from a fresh perspective, Doyle explores love, loss and finding yourself after dealing with the loss of a soulmate.

Despite only knowing Jack for 5 months, Chloe is devastated when her boyfriend, is killed in a tragic accident. In an attempt to find happiness, she embarks on a quest to complete all the things they’d planned as a couple … alone. Through heartaches and laughter, Doyle will show that happily ever after doesn’t always mean a new man, but rather finding oneself amidst grief and choosing to continue to heal through strengthening self. Chloe’s struggle demonstrates that the amount of time someone occupies your heart is no indication of the depth of grief nor length of time one should spend grieving.

Not a typical romance, nor an ending readers will expect, Doyle has left room for us to get uncomfortable and question how important self-growth, self-awareness and self-love are in moving forward. Although this is an easy, well-written read about a difficult subject, I found the language detracted from the overall success. The swearing and Beth’s overuse of ‘babes’ was nauseating.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the gift of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Chloe meets and falls in love with Jack and is with him for 5 short months when tragedy strikes, however, what is odd, is no one has ever heard of her. I liked the premise of the book. The author did a wonderful job with Chloe and explaining her feelings and I loved reading of her travels! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed a lot about this book. I thought the premise was cute and really enjoyed the idea of star crossed lovers and being in love at first sight. I thought the characters were well developed on their own, but I did feel as if i didn't really get to know enough about the relationship of them together. It felt as if i was reading two separate books that occasionally overlapped. I just didn't really feel the relationship between Sam and Izzy build... I wish there had been more back and forth, rather than reflection on what had happened. However, it was still a cute read and i definitely enjoyed it.

Chloe met Jack 5 months ago and they think they're in love. Then a tragedy happens and everything changes

This is not a typical love story. What if you were in the first stages of love and all of sudden they were no longer there? Chloe takes us on a journey of love, grief, and self discovery. She’s not a perfect character. She’s flawed, but I was totally rooting for her. Her story really kept me coming back and I finished this book quickly. Loving not only her, but a pretty great cast of side characters.

Thoroughly enjoyable book. Well written and beautifully told story of the beginnings of real love, real possibilities and real loss. Chloe finally meets Jack and it is only the beginning! Even though they've only known each other for a few months, their romance is blossoming and moving fast until the unthinkable happens. So how does one deal with losing someone you are only just falling in love with? This book allows the reader to truly feel what the characters are going through. I really liked this book.

Chloe and Jack have been dating 5 months, they've just moved in together, taken a trip to Thailand and then suddenly he is gone, a tragic accident and she is left dealing with what is lost and what could have been. An enjoyable book touching on sad themes without being to heavy. However something was lacking, I enjoyed the book while reading it but I found myself having to force myself to pick it up. I also found the way chloe's speech was written with a scouse accent irritating, I say that as a fellow scouser. While it made it clear where she was from it made speech clunky to read.

Love, Almost is the story of Chloe whose boyfriend Jack dies in a tragic accident 5 months into their relationship. Chloe lives out all the plans they had pinned to the fridge in a hope to feel closer to him. However, when speaking to his family and friends no one knew she even existed which leads her to question if Jack felt the same about her as she did him.

This is such a well written book where you can relate to Chloe at every turn of the page. Following Chloe all over the world you get so sucked in that you keep hoping she’ll get answers too! I found it very frustrating that no one understood her grief as they’d only been together 5 months. Chloe shows if you know, you know. I found it very interesting that Jack maybe didn’t feel the same and would’ve loved to get answers to this! Hayley Doyle has done a fantastic job with this book and I will definitely be reading more of her work.

Trigger Warnings/Content Warnings for this book: Death/loss, grief, vehicle accidents

“Love, Almost,” is an adult fiction book centered around a woman named Chloe, who loses her boyfriend in an accident. The beginning of the story sets the scene and showcases how happy they are with each other and gives the reader a glimpse into what their relationship was like before his tragic and sudden death, and the rest of the book focuses on Chloe, her grief, and how she tries to do things that she planned to do with her boyfriend.

I really liked the plot of the book, and was very captivated during the beginning and the end, but when reading some parts in the middle of the book, I noticed that I wasn’t as interested. Despite that, I still think it’s a really good book that tackles grief very well, and would definitely recommend it.

Rating: 4/5

Really enjoyed reading this book, couldn't put it down, must admit its one that I would happily pick up again and read,
Overall I would recommend to anyone to read it, can't wait to get it on my page and let my followers know what I think about it!

Finished in one sitting, this was a fairly powerful read about finding your soulmate and then having to move forward after trauma alone.

I believe if you are looking for romance this isn't for you.

I enjoyed reading it, found a couple of the characters a little annoying and the flashbacks at time a little confusing.

Oh my goodness, I absolutely LOVED this story. It was such a moving portrayal of grief, particularly in a significant - but not particularly 'long' - relationship. I read it pretty much in one sitting, and I've already told my friends that they have to read it when it comes out!

As a scouser, I love the Liverpool connections in Hayley Doyle's books - Home Alone at the Phil is a must in Liverpool at Christmas time.

Anyway, back to the book. What struck me the most was how Chloe's feeling of grief at losing Jack were practically pushed to one side because of the of time she'd known Jack...but we as the reader knew that these characters reckoned they were in love with each other.

I loved the idea of the fridge and Chloe using that as a map of where to start in terms of her grief.

Wasn't a fan of Jack's ma!

Was a fan of Simon.

Overall, this is a story of how to work through grief and move on and not necessarily into the arms of another man, I felt that this was about Chloe finding herself.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book, this is my honest opinion.

Heartwarming yet a rollercoaster, Love, Almost isn’t a stereotypical romance.

Love, loss, and moving on are all written from a different than usual perspective. The short time frame of a 5 month relationship will either bring feelings of sadness of what could have been, or of a slight grateful glee that things will come to pass sooner and with less severity.

The tone of writing, the many swear words and comforts of the North make Hayley Doyle cemented as a new, lovely author I’ll keep my eye on in the future. (And previous books too!)

Beautiful unique take on love and moving on.

I really enjoyed this novel. I don't think I've ever read a romance with the same premise before.

We usually spend years with someone before they die but what if you only had a few months? You're not a widow and have you spent enough time to be their girlfriend? Are you even entitled to your grief.

Chloe has only known Jack a few months before he is involved in a horrible accident. She doesn't even know if he really loved her. But her grief is real because he was her future..

The characters in the book were just so well written, I loved every one of them. The dialogue at times was hilarious and I loved my journey with Chloe.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and would love to see a sequel. I really want to know what happens next to them all.

Many thanks to Avon books for this advance copy to review.

Chloe is deeply in love with boyfriend Jack of 5 months. Jack is tragically killed and her world is turned upside down, Chloe decides to work through the list of things they had planned to do together.

I really enjoyed this, I really dread the thought of carrying on without the one you love, I can't bare to think about it.

Very similar to P.S I love you, heartbreaking and worth a read.

When Chloe meets Jack she feels he’s the one. She’s never felt like this about anyone else and while on holiday in Thailand Jack asks her to move from her home in Liverpool into his home with him in London.
It’s all going so well, a new job at a school and ready for a night out to see one of jacks friends do his comedy show, until it’s not.
Things change in a matter of minutes leaving Chloe questioning everything about their relationship and if it was as real as she’d originally thought.

After reading and loving Hayley Doyle’s first book, Never Saw you coming during lockdown I was really excited to see she had another book coming out. Even more excited when I saw it on netgalley and was lucky enough to be gifted the book to read and review before its release.
I don’t even know where to start, I loved this book and read it in 24 hours. It’s full of love, heart ache, laughs and lots of Scouse accents which I could literally hear in my head as I read it.
Chloe is such a loveable character and I just wanted everything to go well for her. I like the way it ended, leaving you wanting more, imagining what comes next and not the ending you’d expect from a romantic story (not to give anything away).
I really look forward to future books, I’m loving the authors work and she’s rapidly becoming a new favourite.