Daisy Does it Herself

I absolutely loved this adorable story! It was the perfect thing to read on a lazy Saturday morning and just escape for a while.

Daisy lives in London with her well-off boyfriend Phil and has been temping for a big firm with dreams of becoming a web designer. When she has a meeting with her boss, she convinced all her dreams are going to come true. Instead, Daisy finds herself without a job and after discovering her boyfriend with another woman, hops on a train to escape. She soon ends up in Derbyshire with no idea what to do next.

Fast forward a few days, and Daisy has met Alex, who lets her live in a room above his bookstore in exchange for her helping out. The story then follows Daisy in her efforts to save the store, and fight her feelings for Alex, and navigate her relationship with Phil.

Daisy was a wonderful character, who I could definitely see some of myself in. For such a short book, I really connected with Daisy and felt completely immersed in her story.

I genuinely don't have any faults for this story. I read it at the perfect time and I would highly recommend it if you want to read something easy, heartwarming, and have some pure escapism!

I cannot wait to read Gracie Player's next novel!

5 stars!

I've been excited about this book since I first heard about it, and it did not disappoint. The characters sucked you into the story and the story kept you turning pages as fast as you could. I devoured it in a day. I loved it.

This was just good old fun, heartwarming. Well needed in a crazy world right now. Daisy is loveable and so easy to root for, as were most of the characters. Well Done!

Heart-warming and funny - just what I expected and exactly as I’d hoped. Fans of Bridget Jones would love this one, as i did!

Daisy lives with her boyfriend Phil in London and works as a temp for a big company. She hopes and dreams to become a web designer (she has taught herself everything she knows) but on the day she hopes for an offer of steady employment she is let go. And when she arrives home heartbroken she finds Phil in the arms of another woman! Realizing she has nowhere to go as the apartment is Phil's and her mother only wants to see her married, she boards a train to... well, the end station in Derbyshire.

Meeting nice bookstore-owner Alex she finds a place to stay and when she finds out Alex might lose his dream - the bookstore - she gives her all to help him. Finding herself in doing so.

Enjoyed this book. Liked Daisy (even when she made some questionable decisions) and it has a happy ending. What more do you want? I think this is a debut novel and I look forward to reading more from this author. Also liked the British setting.

Absolutely lovely heartwarming story, just what you need to distract yourself from the real world at the moment. Daisy is a fun character, easily relatable and you root for her from the beginning. The story is cute and fun, the writing is good. An entertaining read.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Daisy Does it Herself by Gracie Player is a delightful little book. It's about a girl named Daisy who seems to be in a great place in life - a loving (rich) boyfriend named Phil and a possible promotion from her temp job. Then in one fell swoop, Daisy's life ends up in a state of upheaval. Wanting to get away, she gets on a train and goes farther than she intended to - Derbyshire. While there, she wanders into a bookshop cafe, where she meets Alex, the sweetest character. Daisy decides that she needs space from Phil and offers to work at the bookshop in exchange for room and board for one month.

What I loved most about this book was the personal growth that Daisy goes through. She started out very timid and grows into a person who knows her self-worth.

If you are looking for a short, sweet romcom to whisk you away from real life, Daisy Does it Herself is the book for you.

Really liked this book. Story was well. Written and characters very easy to relate to. Held my attention from the very beginning. Doesn't happen alot.. Story itself was funny ,with some romance thrown in. . I would recommend to my friends as a feel good story.

Disastrous day sets Daisy on path to greener pastures: sweet, positive😍

4-4.5🌟stars
🌄📚💕This was a lovely, sweet story that takes adversity and turns it into an exciting challenge, both for heroine Daisy and for the yummy, struggling bookstore owner she champions. It's a very feel-good plot with Daisy adopting the rhythms and admiring the quirks of the small Derbyshire community she ends up in by chance. The romance is simmering but sweet; Daisy is a character who ratchets up strength and self confidence through the course of the story; the Derbyshire secondary characters are each relatable, likeable and distinct; and the overall effect is a very enjoyable read.

Thanks to Books Go Social and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review and the opinions expressed are my own.

Daisy is a young woman who seems to have her life figured out. She has a successful boyfriend, they actually live together in a beautiful flat. She has a job she likes, she's sure she's about to be promoted. Everything is looking great... Until she gets fired and discovers her boyfriend with another woman.
Shocked, she ends up in a train that takes her far away, to a small town. There, she finds a new job, a nee career, new friends, and Alex.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I found it easy to relate to Daisy. Her new friends are likeable and easy-going. Alex is the perfect match, nice, handsome, generous, supportive and respectful.
I just hope this turns into a series, I'd like to see what happens with the rest the gang.

Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

Just loved it:
This is a sweet, light-hearted, feel good read. I really enjoyed the humor, quirky characters and crazy happenings.
A series of mishaps and misfortunes leads Daisy to a small rural village and Alex's doorstep. Alex and Daisy make a wonderful pair and I couldn't wait for them to finally become a couple. I also liked seeing Daisy grow and become more self assured and confident.
Another thing I absolutely loved about this book is that it featured people coming together to save the charming old, independent bookstore which are sadly a rarity in today's big store and digital era.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.

A perfect heartwarming read .... devastated when she is let go at work and then catches her boyfriend Phil with another woman Daisy gets on the next train to ....... a perfect little village where she befriends the local bookshop owner.
A lovely read which lifted my spirits

In one day Daisy’s life is upended. The promotion she thought she was going to get turns into her being let go. Her “perfect” boyfriend is found with another woman. With no idea what to do she boards a train, falls asleep and wakes up at the end of the line. In Derbyshire, Daisy meets Alex, who lets her live in the room above his bookstore in exchange for her help. Daisy is at a cross roads in her life and this change helps her not only find herself, but love in the process.

This is a perfect light heartwarming read for when you need a book that isn’t overly complicated and will make you smile. It will transport you to a cute village with a bookstore you wish was real. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy!

I want to thank NetGalley, the author and publisher for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

When Daisy's seemingly perfect life completely falls apart in a day, she escapes on a train with no intent of a solid destination. After falling asleep and being woken up at the last stop, she finds herself in a small town and stumbling into a local bookstore and the cute bookstore owner, Alex (talk about goals!). Here, she discovers a chance that could change the way she lives forever. But with a supposed fiancé back home, she has to make the decision to see if taking this new step is the change she wants.

This is a cute novel that is a quick and great read! I loved getting to know Daisy and Alex, along with the troubles that the bookstore is facing!

**I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was such a breath of fresh air! I love Daisy and following her fun adventure of finding herself and also finding love in the most random place. The story had me smiling the whole time and rooting for Alex and Daisy to wind up together! This was a great quick read!

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I loved reading this book. It was enjoyable as it was easy to follow and the storyline held your attention throughout. The characters were all appealing and were easy to relate to as they were down to earth realistic people. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting a feel good book to pass some time away.

This is a heart warming, clean romance book that uplifts the spirit of every reader.. On a bad day going horribly, terribly, wrong, Daisy flees from London into the unknown. She finds a bookstore, a dog, and a community. With nothing else to do and no money in her pocket, she decides to stay back and help at the bookstore.. The story build around Daisy's efforts to save the bookstore and her developing relationship with Alex. Although difficult for them, the commitment of Daisy and Alex to remain in integrity with their previous relationships is well portrayed. The challenges that help Daisy hone her social media and internet skills is sketched out well. While the plot is not new, the characters, the context, the setting, and the struggles faced by small independent bookstores around the world is real and makes the read interesting. Looking forward to read more from the author!

Daisy Does it Herself by Gracie Player is a contemporary romance. When 26-year-old Daisy's life in London comes crashing down around her, the only thing she can think of is getting away - far away. That's how she found herself stumbling off a train in England's picturesque Peak District - 150 miles from home, with no idea why she'd gone there and even less idea how she intended to get home. But as Daisy explores the gorgeous village of Upper Finlay, she glimpses the possibility of a different life. The Derbyshire Dales offer up new friends, new opportunities, and a distractingly dishy object of attraction in the form of local bookstore owner Alex (and his bumbling Great Dane.) When Daisy discovers Alex’s business is in trouble she steps in to save the day. But London's Calling - literally. The life Daisy ran away from is calling her back. Why then, is she so reluctant to heed its call?

Daisy Does it Herself is a wonderful look at a woman that has been belittled and talked down to for so long that she has come to believe herself mediocre. A really bad day, and a less than stellar relationship, land her in a used bookstore with a hunky owner, and a new look at life. The story is just as much about Daisy finding herself, making friends and exploring her interests, as it is about her choosing her future. The story is sweet, and has some unexpected plot points along the way. I really liked seeing Daisy decide what she wanted, and explore her passions, rather than just following the path everyone expected from her. I liked the way she developed friendships, not just the possibilities for romance. I would have liked to see some of the story from Alex's point of view. However, since he is fairly straightforward and honest about how he feels throughout the book it was not really needed, but there were some moments that I would have liked to see from his perspective.

Daisy Does it Herself is a charming read that is as much of a personal journey for Daisy as it is a romance.

I love, love, LOVED this book. If you're a fan of Jenny Colgan, you'll adore Gracie Player.

In one day, Daisy Monroe loses her job, her boyfriend-maybe-fiance, and her home. When she falls asleep on a train trying to outrun her troubles, she finds herself stranded in Derbyshire, where she meets Alex, the handsome proprietor of The Bookshop Cafe.

Using this opportunity to have a reset, Daisy dives in as The Bookshop Cafe's newest employee, honing her web design skills to save the struggling business and charming the locals as she finds her way back to the self she used to be.

Before long, Daisy must come to terms with the person she wants to be, and the person she wants to be with.

This is a pure, light, fluffy escapist read with all the joy in self-discovery one could want. I adored this book and will gleefully recommend it to anyone who needs a bit of happiness in their life!

This is my honest opinion about Daisy Does it Herself written by Gracie Player. Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC and; in exchange to that, I am writing my honest review for this book.

I want to write straight to the point. You may ignore the spoiler if there's any.

At the very beginning until the 80% reading progress, everything seems so great and awesome. I was glued to the book and can't stop giving my sympathy to Daisy even though I think at times she was being an idiot and miserable herself. Since the momentum of the hope and dreams was very promising from the beginning of the book, I was looking for more surprise element but there's not much of it. Towards the 81% reading progress, I found it blunt and the story was lengthened unnecessarily. Daisy could have saved so much of my time if she could just get things right by dumping Phil and continue her journey with Alex.

Overall, the book was saved by the happy ending and I am satisfied. I love it and would want all the readers to also appreciate it the way it is. Just forget about the blunt part and enjoy it.

The book deserves 4 stars of its rating and I would love to recommend this book to you all if you are in phases of finding a new journey in your life.

Really enjoyed this book. Steady paced, great characters, I was absorbed throughout. Will be reading more books by the author in the future!

This was a really fun and heart-warming book to fly through.

The story starts with the main character named Daisy getting fired and catching her partner cheating on her on the same day, which I've seen several times in contemporary books, and honestly, what are the odds? She gets on a random train, finds herself in a small town called Upper Finlay, and starts working and living at a local bookstore owned by Alex, who is apparently the hottest, kindest guy in the whole Derbyshire (funny how that worked out).

The whole book was full of conveniences and far-fetched situations, which isn't necessarily a bad thing in this genre, but the part that got me the most was that Daisy got there only with her purse and was perfectly fine with living there for a month with only getting a few things at the charity shop? Wow, respect. Also, the time-continuity didn't make much sense a couple of times, which is a personal pet peeve of mine.

All of that aside, this book was delightful and I'm not sorry in the slightest that I read it. I loved seeing that Daisy had her aspirations in the IT field despite her jerk of a boyfriend and her mother constantly undermining her. The descriptions of the idyllic small town felt vivid and I appreciated that they were a bit more accurate than small towns in books tend to be (there are mean people in small towns, too, haha). The romance wasn't really at the forefront for the majority of the book, which was a bit unexpected but I didn't mind that much.

At only 196 pages, the story was quite short and simple, but the world was actually a perfect material for a series, which could follow Alex's friends? I'd read that. :- )

Brilliant!

From the very first page to the last, Gracie Player did not disappoint! I love the idea of self discovery and how Daisy discovers herself. I thoroughly enjoy books of women getting to find themselves and this is a masterpiece.

Words cannot express the detail of appreciation I have for this book. You have to read it yourself.

A ten over ten!

After losing her job and discovering her live-in boyfriend with another woman, Daisy has nowhere to go and no idea what to do next. She boards a train in London and falls asleep, waking up at the end of the line in Derbyshire. There, she meets Alex, a handsome bookstore owner. He offers her a room for the night while she awaits the next train, which doesn't arrive until morning.

On a whim, Daisy decides to take a job at the bookstore while she decides what to do next. Could love be in the air for Daisy and Alex?

This chick lit is a delightful read, but it gets off to a slow start. The first few chapters are just exposition, since the story doesn't really start until Daisy reaches Derbyshire. It's worth skimming through the opening to get to the good part.

I received a NetGalley ARC, and this is my honest review.

I enjoyed this book very much. I LOVED the bookstore/cafe. It sounds like somewhere I could lose hours and hours of my day. I was of course rooting for Alex the whole time.

I love books that have bookstores in them, and this one was really good! It was a great romance with love, loss, and finding yourself in the chaos that is life.