Did not enjoy this one, it read too young for me and the characters were unrelatable and annoying. The prose was choppy and the romance was unbelievable.

Penny, a reserved woman in Wales, contemplates her unfulfilled dreams of travel and adventure as she turns fifty. After her non-committal boyfriend breaks up with her, an unexpected meeting with an airline stewardess leads her to apply for a cabin crew job. She's chosen and undergoes transformative training. As Penny embraces her new role, she discovers passion in her job, forms valuable friendships, and explores Europe, even finding hints of a new romance. The book underscores the idea that it's never too late to pursue dreams and make significant life changes, regardless of age or societal expectations.

I found the writing to be a little dry for me. I stopped reading at about 8%. DNF

***********************I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley*********************************

Apologies for the delay in this review, i have been battling ill health.

Great story, lovely setting, enjoyed the charcters and the story very much. I thought it flowed really well and it was a really good read.

I really loved this book. Helga Jensen's Fly Me To Paris came to me at the right time. An easy read, meaning you can sink into it and just enjoy the story. I thought it was a charming tale and I will read more from Helga in the future.

A fun romcom with a middle-aged love interest.  I easily sailed through this one on a breezy beach afternoon.  So many laughable situations and characters I loved.  This author will be on my radar for future reads! Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with an ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

It seems that I am in the minority when I say that this book didn't work for me. On so many levels.

Let me just say that this book was not romantic, hilarious, nor uplifting.

Penny is supposed to be in her 50s, having just found out her boyfriend of 10 years is leaving her for another woman. A chance encounter with a customer in the dress shop where she works leads to an exciting new career and new opportunities for her.

The main characters are incredibly childish. I am over 50 and I just couldn't get past Penny's childish inner monologues. Matteo wasn't any better with his wishy-washy attitude and spoiled daughter, whom I also didn't care for.

I enjoyed the premise of the book, a late-in-life career move, becoming a flight attendant, making new friends and having new adventures. I enjoyed that aspect of the book. But that couldn't redeem any of the characters being written as if they are in their 20s.

This was a no for me, but if you can look past it all you may enjoy a quick, clean read.

It was different to read about an older character, especially since I'm used to reading YA/New Adult fiction. This was a deep story, so it was one that I feel will be enjoyed by all kinds of readers.

A great summer read to take on holiday.
Nice to find a love story about a couple that are more mature but very young in heart.
Just loved it.

Oh yes who doesn't love Paris!! Penny is a older protagonist who I adored. She gets a job as cabin crew and has a few quite hilarious run ins with pilot Matt and it isn't long before sparks begin to fly. I loved that this story has older main characters as most books have characters no older than there 30's. It was a pleasure to read about more mature adults who I think are more fun and relateable. I read this whole book with a big smile on my face even during the hard times Penny faced because I had a feeling something better would be just around the corner and I was right. Penny also has a job at a dog shelter and if you know me you know that I can never resist a dog or dogs. Fly Me to Paris is a real uplifting story that made me happy and is a hoot to read.

What a wonderful book this is. Helga writes from the heart and this book is set in Paris, the city of romance. A lovely, light summery read.

Sweet, cute!

To be honest, the first part of this book was a little slow for me, but once past that, I finished it in no time! Penny is felt by many to be past her prime at 50, but she is just off a 10 year relationship that she thought would last but didn't. Working at a job she mostly enjoys but often doesn't, when a chance meeting with Carys turns into a discussion on becoming a flight attendant, she figures why not go for it?

When Penny arrives for training, one of the awkward events of the day is a meeting with Matt, clearly an obnoxious captain, as he is nothing but rude to Penny. As time goes on, he keeps popping up in her orbit, and it frustrates Penny every time....until it doesn't. Penny, against all odds, starts to feel an attraction for Matt. Is he really as rude and obnoxious as he seems? I don't write spoilers so I won't tell you what happens, but I will say I did enjoy it very much. It was very nice to read a story about people who aren't twenty-somethings with their high school sweetheart!

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

Just what I needed a great book to get snuggled up to and start my day in the garden under the sun. Fly Me To Paris by Helga Jensen was a romantic, hilarious beautifully written book set in busy Paris the city of Love. It's a lovely quick read. Once you start to read this book I wanted to go back to Paris and see more of this wonderful city.
Helga Jensen had a fantastic ability to create characters who are so real and believable. She made this book come alive and an enjoyable read. I did not want it to finish.................My happy Book I ended up just sitting there rethinking it and just wanted more.

I highly recommend this book. Its a beautiful read form the start till the end! I loved it and will be reading more from this author.

Big thank you to Hera and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

Penny Thomas is a good hearted soul. I felt guilty because she’s a better person than I am.
At fifty her life changed when the rotter she has been in a relationship with dumps her. I wanted to throw him over a cliff at how he treated her.
Then Penny makes a bold move and applies to become an airline steward.
Romance rears again, but of course, there are complications.
Personally, I would have left Becky in the lurch, but then I’m not that nice.
I can Identify with Penny because we’re the same age and I dream of doing something different too.

Thank you NetGalley and Helga Jensen for sending me an arc of this book. All opinions here are mine.

This book is incredible! Penny is a 50-year-old woman who sees her life unravel after a heartbreak. In the meantime, she realizes that the life she leads is not the life she dreamed of and ends up meeting Carrys, the flight attendant who is everything Penny ever wanted to be.

Soon, Penny decides to change the course of her life and live her dream: to be a flight attendant and see the world. This part is incredible, I learned a lot about training the crew on board an airplane, how the processes work and much more. Also, Paris is an amazing place, so it was super fun and exciting to accompany Penny on this adventure.

I really liked the book's message about never being too late to live our dreams, to change course and live new adventures, even when the world tells us that this is no longer possible, that we are too old or without perspective of a better future.

I highly recommend this reading!

This was a real feel good read book. I loved how Penny the main character was 50 and she really changed her life by becoming a cabin crew member. Her tales of training were lovely. You had broken love and new love . A great ending. Nice descriptions of Paris . Dolly the car sounded fun . I loved it

Thank you NetGalley, Helga Jensen and Hera for the copy of Fly me to Paris. This is my personal review.
Penny just isn’t living the life she had envisioned for herself. She felt stuck and needed a change, especially after getting dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to train and become a cabin crew member. This begins an adventure and new life she needs.
I enjoyed this book a lot, the characters are wonderful. The author did a wonderful job of bringing the story to life for me.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

Another book by Helga Jensen that I’ve lived reading.

It had a beautiful setting, felt as if I was in Paris, and the characters were relatable, with their issues.

The story made you think that it’s not too late to make a fresh start, regardless of your age.

Paris was described so perfectly as well as what the cabin crew do aboard a flight with difficult passengers.

I highly recommend this book.

💭Thoughts :
- Reading this book made me feel good and uplifted.
- It’s an enemies to lovers trope, it’s my favorite trope. (It also includes slow burn romance)
- It’s also my favorite genre which is chick lit romance
- I enjoyed the vivid depictions of Paris and introducing me to new culinary experience like the “Galette” dish.
- made me realize that it’s never too late to achieve your dreams like penny. Also sometimes life can take you on a completely different journey to the one you thought you were destined for.
- The author does an excellent job of portraying the emotions that come with a breakup, from the initial shock and sadness to the eventual acceptance and realization that it may have been for the best.
- I really like the character development for penny, by the end she’s evolved into a stronger and more empowered version of herself.
✅Overall, it is a delightful heartwarming read that will leave you feeling good and inspired. It covers various themes like love, loss, self-discovery and the significance of seizing opportunities.

Cautious introvert Penny leads a quiet life in Wales. She has a secure but unchallenging sales job and a long-term boyfriend who doesn’t want to commit. Having turned fifty, she reflects on what her younger self would have imagined from life: mostly travel and adventure. When her boyfriend unceremoniously dumps her, she wonders if it’s too late to embark on that life she’s always dreamed of.

A chance encounter with an airline stewardess gets her to apply for a cabin crew position. To her surprise, she’s selected and begins her training. Through the process, she learns to challenge herself and kickstarts her life, one filled with work she loves, new friends and plenty of travel across Europe… and even a possible new love interest on the horizon.

This is a light, fun romance about changing your life and embarking on new adventures … no matter your age.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy - all thoughts are my own.