Loved this so much!! I couldn't put it down I was so engrossed in this story and their lives. This was so good.
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This was a feel good, gentle, entertaining read. The characters were well rounded and sympathetic - a perfect holiday book (whether you're going away or staying at home!)

This is the first time that I have read anything from this author, and if this book is anything to go by, I will be reading lots more.
Well written story, characters you love and want to know.

I really loved this book. The cover really draws you in and the story makes you stick around. Really well written characters that I really enjoyed.
Would recommend and read more from the author.

I enjoyed this story! It was nothing too memorable for me but in the moment I enjoyed it for what it was. I had a bit of trouble connecting with the characters so that may have caused the issues for me. But the ending really picked up for me and I enjoyed how it all wrapped up.

Thanks to NetGalley for an arc of this book. Below is my honest review.

Emma believes is average. She is of average intelligence, average looks, etc. She isn’t anything special except for her ability to arrive late and mess everything up.

Emma forgets to give her best friend a Valentine’s Day card from her boyfriend, Jonathan, before Mel leaves for work in the morning. This ruined Mel’s Valentine’s Day. She didn’t get the instructions for a once in a lifetime special night. Lots of whining and complaining ensue. (Ugh, really? She wasn’t told how important it was. And it slipped her mind. If it was that important SAY SO. Text a confirmation. SOMETHING)

To make it up to Mel, Emma pays for them to have a romantic dinner. Not only that, Emma plans to take Mel on a girls trip to Edinburgh for Mel’s 29th birthday. However, Mel is clear that if Emma messes up one more time, Mel is done. Friendship over.

Then MEL DUMPS JONATHAN FOR WANTING CREDIT FOR THE GRAND GESTURE. He wanted a medal or something. Seriously? Mel is the absolute worst.

Emma’s grandpa passed a few months ago and she is worried about her grandma. Her grandparents had booked a coach trip from Leeds to Edinburgh to celebrate their 50th. They did almost the same trip for their honeymoon, but that time was on a Harley. Emma volunteers to go with her. When is it? It ends right in the middle of her girls trip with Mel. Mel is … surprisingly understanding and volunteers to go, too. She wants to make that a girls trip and forget about grandpa. Unsurprisingly, Mel dislikes people who are older.

What could possibly go wrong?

I mostly enjoyed this one. Emma was fantastic, as was her grandma. Mel though…if you haven’t caught in yet, I didn’t like Mel from the start and she never won me over. She tried to be better towards the end but she was just too selfish and rude for me.

The coach is filed with a variety of people, all decades older than Emma and Mel. Some are delightful, some are ornery, some are rude, and some are incredibly kind and thoughtful. The tour guide, Robin, was a strong side character.

My favorite parts of this book were when Mel realized she isn’t a disaster and when grandma was on the island. Grandma showed how cool she was in her youth. Both of their good deeds were well crafted.

The book really improved in the last 25% or so. I wish I ended up actually liking Mel, but otherwise I’d give this a whirl if you want to read something low key and not stressful.

The Coach Trip by Izzy Bromley provides a delightful reminder that life is all about the journey.

Emma has inadvertently ruined Valentine's Day for her best friend Mel and is determined to make it up by promising to give her a birthday weekend to remember in Edinburgh. But while visiting her recently widowed grandmother, Emma learns of a coach trip that her grandparents were meant to take to celebrate their golden anniversary. Offering to step in as her grandmother's companion, Emma double books herself for the birthday weekend. Taking Mel along on the trip seems to be the perfect solution, but can the two friends put their biases aside to enjoy the journey with a bunch of senior citizens, or will they never see eye to eye with the strangers with whom they seemingly have nothing in common?

The Coach Trip was a delight from beginning to end with its uplifting message and a cast of characters you will not soon forget.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for an ARC.

Loved this book. My first book from this author. Made me a total fan with this book. would read this again and again.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a free ARC of this ebook.
The Coach Trip is a light hearted story of 2 twenty-something young women accompanying one of their grandmother’s on a coach Tripp to Edinburgh via a number of northern cities.
It’s an easy read, pleasant enough with enough humour to keep the story uplifted. It wasn’t particularly to my taste, so I wouldn’t be tempted to read it again but I’m sure it will find favour with a lot of other readers.

This looks so sweet! Will be sharing a full review and thoughts soon, but the perfect post Vday book to read. Love a good single fugal story with a relatable heroine and love the centenarian aspect as well! Makes my miss my grandparents so much!