I thoroughly enjoyed reading Chloe's story, it's a raw and unpolished look at true love, and also grief. It felt so real and I completely fell in love with Chloe, she's a mess but she has a big heart. You can't help but think about those early days of a big romance where you feel your whole world has changed, and to then consider what would have happened if it had all ended so abruptly; this explores that grief and the loss of "what could have been", and I particularly felt the questioning that Chloe did about the romance, their experiences and of Jack himself as she's presented with other people's memories of him.
Chloe's own family were absolutely adorable and hilarious, her mum, dad and brother steal the whole show.
This is an uplifting read that offers you a chance to assess what's important in life and what we all want to leave behind after we're gone.

Thanks, NetGalley for giving me this book in exchange for an honest review.

Love almost is a story about a woman grieving about a love that almost was. Imagine the honeymoon phase of dating someone you're totally infatuated with. You're not head over heels in love, but something undeniable exists between the two of you. Then, imagine it suddenly being taken from you; the universe has made its decision on the course of your relationship before it had the chance to sink or swim.

That was the case with Chloe Roscoe when her boyfriend of five months Jack suddenly passes away. Her grief is intensified because neither of them was fully ingrained in each other's lives before his sudden death, so she has to deal with well-meaning loved ones questioning, or at times invalidating the intensity of the relationship.

I felt every bit of her grief throughout the story. There were times where I felt physical pain in my heart for here. But there were other times the story kind of lagged. That was a bit frustrating, but then again, the grieving process is slow right? I guess the slow pacing of this book reflected that.

Overall, I enjoyed this book enough to finish it, but I can't get past some of the needless bits in it that made it so slow. I do think the book would have had a greater impact on me had it been a bit shorter.

Love, Almost by Hayley Doyle is a great book about love, loss and moving on.

Chloe is happily dating her boyfriend of a few months Jack and hoping for a future together when Jack unexpectedly dies. After dating a few months, they moved in together but hadn’t said I love you yet. Jack’s family doesn’t know about her. This causes Chloe to question their relationship and whether she actually knew him.

Love, Almost is emotional and heartbreaking. The reader quickly is brought into Chloe and Jack’s happy romance to have it shattered by tragedy. Chloe is grieving and contemplating their relationship throughout the book. Chloe has to move on from the future she wanted while wondering if that future was ever going to happen even if Jack was still alive. Chloe turns to her family and friends. Some are trying to be supportive without knowing what to do while others think the relationship wasn’t serious so she should get over it. I liked how both sides were shown. Chloe is thirty six, so her family wants her to get married and have kids. Chloe is left wondering what she wants.

I recommend Love, Almost to fans of JoJo Moyes and Josie Silver.

Thank you Avon Books UK, Harper Collins UK Audio and NetGalley for Love, Almost.

Life can be cruel. When Chloe lost Jack five months into their relationship because of a tragic accident she wondered what her future would look like. She decides to live life for both her and Jack, working her way through adventures that they had planned together. Whilst incredibly sad I was glad that I had read it. Life can include sunshine again if you let it.

Love, Almost by Hayley Doyle was a book with all the feels, it was a book filled with likeable characters, Chloe and Jack were adorable albeit short lived as Jack dies.

Its written in a easy reading style and I was able to devour the book in a couple of sittings.

I would totally recommend this book to anyone who was after a light read, which will give you all the feels.

I am afraid I struggled with this book, and I blame myself for choosing it in the first place. I just found it depressing and I didn't connect with it.I see that I am in the minority, and am happy that others have enjoyed it more .

Wasn't my cup of tea, but I can see how people would love this book. I wasn't a big fan of the characters or the plot, but I am also not a huge romance reader.

Thank you, NetGalley and the author for an e-book copy of Love Almost in exchange for an honest review.

My Review
This book was very heartbreaking and heartwarming all in one. Apart from what felt like a slow start to me, I ended up really enjoying it. The whole story revolves around Chloe’s grief after her boyfriend of 5 months, Jack, was killed in an accident. I really felt for Chloe throughout, because although she only knew him for a short amount of time, she was the one who was with him for his last few months. I can’t exactly relate to what Chloe is going through, and I’ve read plenty of books involving loss and grief but this was very real and inspiring to see her find herself again.

Chloe is now living in London by herself, stuck in a secondary school teaching job that she’s not sure she really wants to do. We see her pick up the pieces of her life while trying to get over the man she thought was the one. She can still picture him in her life and tries to relive the memories they shared together to try and keep him near.

We learn about Jack’s character quite a bit throughout the book at the same time Chloe does. I really like how this is done and it also puts more emphasis on how little they actually knew each other. This is mentioned a lot through friends and family of Chloe as well. The majority of them were really unsupportive of her situation and at times this difficult to read.

I loved her colleague Simon! I didn’t expect him to be in it as much as he was. He had his own storyline that was entertaining and it was great to see his and Chloe’s friendship develop.

Overall, I would say it’s a really great love story that tackles grief really well. I expected there to be more of a romance with Chloe and Jack so that we could connect with them as a couple. But I ended up loving how the focus was more on Chloe moving on and finding herself.

Rating: 3.5/5

A lovely read about love, loss, friends and family. A sad story but there is some humour as well and a heart warming feeling.

Thank you to NetGalley for my copy.

Love, love, love a good chick lit, fans of PS I love you will love this for sure! Highly recommended

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon books UK.

We follow a unique situation of grief. In this book Chloe suddenly loses her boyfriend, but feels at odds with her emotions since she hadn't been that long with him, and so she questions how much of him she really knew and whether she's in a position to feel sad and grieving.

I liked the writing and the set up for this book, though I didn't really connect with the characters. There's not much more going on than Chloe remembering Jack and questioning her grief.

This book is a must for fans of The Notebook and similar slow burning love stories with no obvious ending. The characters were full of depth and colour and the locations vivid and tempting. A beautiful story with a satisfying ending

3,75/5

First of all, I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for offering me the chance to read Hayley Doyle’s book in exchange for an honest review.

The story follows Chloe who has just found out that her partner of five months has been in a fatal accident.

We get to experience her grief process throughout the book. Her (their) fridge was full of reminders and upcoming plans they had to look forward to and the premise of the story becomes a sort of bucket list to fulfill in order to find some connection, closure, both?

I enjoyed reading this book despite the sad setting of it all. A solid read for the genre!

Spoilers ahead!

What I disliked, or rather what annoyed me, was the reaction of her surroundings to these recasting news which we do not really understand why they are not supportive in the first place. Especially coming from her best friend, Beth. I could not read that character whatsoever and her own situation did not nearly explain her behaviour towards Chloe.

Also, Chloes mom.... agh... i must admit it was painful to read her responses at times. But at least she was more believable. I feel like I’ve met this kind of person before in constraint to Beths character.

Overall a good read!

TW: miscarriage, grief, death

Firstly I'd like to thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

This is a great book, the story of Chloe and Jack. I loved reading it and got fully engrossed in the characters and just wanted a good ending for Chloe.

A tender, emotional but uplifting read that I became hooked on. This is Chloe and Jack's story, just when she finds the perfect man something devastating happens, it is the story about grief and loss, I really felt for Chloe and hoped that she would be ok. I can never imagine her situation and never want to but it makes you cherish the ones close to you as you never know what is going to happen. It is such a fragile storyline but one that has been done really well. I laughed at parts, I cried at parts and I thought this story was told beautifully.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It started off a little slow for me to get into, however once I got going I could not put it down!

It centres on Chloe Roscoe and her love and loss of her boyfriend Jack. However it also touches on her own self worth and her feelings of hopelessness, not only at her situation without Jack but other aspects of her life - her career, her relationship with her parents and friends and ultimately trying to survive her grief.

Chloe’s adventures take her all over to find memories of Jack, and it’s only when she’s found peace with herself that she’s finally able to let go of their relationship yet still hold on to the memories. It’s an amazing read which shows that no one is truly gone in the eyes of someone who’s grieving. Doyle writes well and even gives Chloe’s speech a Liverpudlian twist so you read it in her accent, and you understand her emotions throughout. A great read!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Books UK for my gifted advance copy in exchange for an honest review

Love, Almost by Hayley Doyle, is the story of what happens when a happily ever after doesn’t end as you had hoped. It explores the grief of losing someone that you love too soon.

Chloe and her boyfriend Jack had been together for five months. They were planning their future and placed mementos on the fridge of all the things they wanted to do, and the places they planned to travel. They had just moved in with each other, her bags still packed, when Jack tragically dies in an accident. Chloe now must pick up the pieces of their life together alone, left with a fridge full of reminders of a future that will never happen.

Chloe soon finds out that although she loves Jack with all her heart, she might not know Jack as she thought. While attending his funeral she realizes that his friends and family is not aware of her or their relationship. Was their love mutual? What is her life to be without Jack? Were their plans meant to be? Will she be able to move on? To answer these questions and to heal, Chloe sets out to follow through with their plans, without him.

This is a beautifully written book of love, loss and moving forward. You’ll find yourself cheering for Chloe in her adventures, and hoping she’ll get the answers she (and we) need. Hayley Doyle has done a wonderful job with this book and look forward to reading more of her work.

“I reckon I love you, Chloe Roscoe.”

Special thanks to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and Hayley Doyle for sharing this incredible ARC  in exchange my honest review. ❤️️

A good read as a change from my psychological thrillers, well written with good characters and it did keep me involved in the story line although sad in parts.

I can recommend this book and thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for giving me the opportunity to read this.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Great book. I loved reading it. Very interesting and covers alot of information

I loved this book!

Within a coupld of pages I was completely hooked and just had to know what was going to happen to Chloe.

Chloe had only known Jack for 5 months when he is tragically killed in an accident. She had just moved in with him and seemed to be moving really fast in their relationship like she had finally found "the one" and then he is gone and she ends up questioning just about everything.

The story is sad and moving and made me smile and even laugh.

If you enjoyed the likes of PS I Love you and Me Before You you will most likely enjoy this book too.

I would love to read a sequel to this story.