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The Wake-Up Call: The addictive enemies-to-lovers romcom from the author of THE FLATSHARE

Autor Beth O'Leary
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 mar 2024

Considerăm că The Wake-Up Call este alegerea ideală pentru cititorii care caută o evadare caldă într-o atmosferă festivă, unde tensiunea romantică se împletește cu umorul situațional. Povestea îi aduce în prim-plan pe Izzy și Lucas, doi rivali declarați forțați să împartă tura la recepția hotelului Forest Manor. Decorul este unul fragil: hotelul se degradează fizic și financiar, iar singura speranță de supraviețuire dincolo de Crăciun stă într-o misiune neobișnuită — returnarea unor inele uitate în secțiunea de obiecte pierdute pentru a obține recompense salvatoare.

Notăm cu interes modul în care Beth O'Leary construiește dinamica „enemies-to-lovers”, o semnătură a stilului său care a consacrat-o odată cu The Flatshare. Dacă în The No-Show am explorat complexitatea întâlnirilor ratate și a secretelor, aici accentul cade pe proximitatea forțată și pe chimia care se naște din exasperare. Cine a citit Room Service de Amy Garvey va recunoaște aici farmecul unui hotel de familie aflat în dificultate și efortul colectiv al unor personaje excentrice de a-l reabilita, însă lucrarea de față se distinge prin ritmul alert al „cursei contra cronometru” pentru cele cinci inele.

Stilul este cel cu care O'Leary ne-a obișnuit: o proză ușoară, dar plină de inimă, care echilibrează momentele de comedie pură cu vulnerabilitatea personajelor. Este o explorare a modului în care prejudecățile profesionale se pot prăbuși în fața unui scop comun, demonstrând că, uneori, cea mai mare amenințare pentru inima cuiva nu este un inamic, ci un partener neașteptat.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781529418262
ISBN-10: 1529418267
Pagini: 415
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția Quercus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Această comedie romantică se adresează celor care iubesc poveștile cu rivali care devin iubiți și decorurile de vacanță pline de farmec. Veți câștiga o lectură reconfortantă, perfectă pentru relaxare, care demonstrează că solidaritatea și empatia pot salva nu doar o afacere de familie, ci și două inimi aparent incompatibile. Este motivul ideal să vă bucurați de umorul britanic contemporan într-o zi de iarnă.


Despre autor

Beth O'Leary este o scriitoare engleză de succes, celebră pentru capacitatea de a crea comedii romantice pline de substanță. Debutul său fenomenal, The Flatshare (2019), s-a vândut în peste un milion de exemplare și a fost adaptat pentru televiziune, consolidându-i poziția în literatura contemporană. Ulterior, a publicat bestselleruri precum The Switch, The Road Trip și The No-Show, fiind tradusă în peste treizeci de limbi. Locuiește în Hampshire și este recunoscută pentru stilul său cald și personajele extrem de recognoscibile, fiind comparată adesea cu nume mari ale genului precum Sophie Kinsella.


Descriere

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'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRY

They'll do anything to save the hotel, except work together . . .


It's Christmas at the Forest Manor Hotel, where the staff and guests are one happy family. Except for Izzy and Lucas - bitter rivals banned from working the same shift, for everyone's sake.

After struggling for years, the hotel may soon have to close its doors forever. But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, Izzy and Lucas are forced to work together to try to save the day.

But as their rivalry becomes something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there's more at stake here than the hotel's future . . .

'Heart-warming, touching, sharp and sexy' LIA LOUIS
'Gorgeous, evocative' CARLEY FORTUNE
'This is not just a great rom com, this is a Beth O'Leary rom com' GILLIAN McALLISTER
'An utterly delicious read' LOUISE O'NEILL

*THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

A Sunday Times bestseller w/c 24th March 2024.

Recenzii

The Wake-Up Call is absolute classic Beth O'Leary, a magical combination of beautiful, heartwarming love story with simmering sexual tension that keeps you turning the pages long after your hot chocolate has gone cold. The perfect book to snuggle up with this winter
The Wake-Up Call had me gripped from start to finish. It's packed full of warmth and chemistry and I couldn't put it down!
Beth O'Leary can do no wrong! I've loved each and every one of her books, and The Wake-Up Call is yet another gorgeous, evocative romance. Beth has a gift for creating complicated, tender-hearted characters and dreamy, whimsical settings that you never want to leave behind. Put this on your TBR immediately
Beth O'Leary never misses. The Wake-Up Call bursts with Beth's signature heart, wit, and charm, topped with sizzling enemies to lovers banter. Brimming with palpable warmth and depth of character, this one is for the hopeless romantics in all of us
The Wake-Up Call is just begging to be made into a Hallmark movie
A gorgeously funny 'will they, won't they' premise with a fabulous cast of characters
This uplifting rom-com is filled with humorous and heartwarming moments and endearing characters
This beautifully written enemies-to-lovers romance kept me hooked from the start. Wonderful
I adored The Wake-Up Call. It's got warmth and depth and so much humour. I was swept away
Heart-warming, touching, sharp, and sexy, Beth O'Leary just gets better and better
Beth O'Leary ticks every box in this wonderfully uplifting romance!
A brilliant, cosy romance perfect for readers wanting a bit of early noughties rom-com nostalgia. So sweet and so endearing!
Fizzing with fun, it's a masterclass in romantic comedy
Another showcase of romantic comedy at its best
Witty, clever and full of heart - Beth O'Leary has done it again with The Wake-Up Call. I adored this cast of characters and had so much fun with them. This is escapist fiction executed perfectly, I loved it
This enemies-to-lovers story is full of laughs - and chemistry!
The Wake-Up Call is utter perfection: it's everything I love about romance books in a seductive, funny, big-hearted and masterfully told story
A fiery and fabulous romance, the sparks fly off the page!
This is Beth O'Leary at the height of her powers. Hypnotically good, fresh, fun and moving, with one-liners that made my sides hurt, characters I want to take out to dinner, and one of the best endings I've read in some time. This is not just a great rom com, this is a Beth O'Leary rom com, and in my opinion there is no better writer out there
An utterly delicious read. Amazing chemistry, characters to fall in love with, and all that Beth O'Leary magic. Irresistible
A fiery, funny and sweet comedy of star-crossed lovers
Playful, warm, uplifting, and so very satisfying. O'Leary has a gift for taking the reader to a place so full of joy, we never want to leave. Just lovely
A gorgeous read that expertly and deftly takes us away from our everyday lives and plunges us into the fun, heartfelt and engrossing world of Beth O'Leary's talent. She is a master of her craft
If you're looking for a delightfully steamy, cosy, romantic, and chortle-out-loud read, grab The Wake-Up Call asap because Beth O'Leary gives us everything in this unputdownable rom com!
O'Leary once again puts a twist on classic romance in this heart-warming enemies-to-lovers trope
Beth O'Leary, the queen of complicated relationships, is back
O'Leary's ability to fuse witty banter with angsty tension will have you completely engrossed in this one
[T]his is a tender, humorous, romantic tale, featuring memorable, engaging characters. A big hug of a book, it's the perfect one to snuggle up with on those dark autumn evenings
Heartwarming
I was utterly captivated by Izzy and Lucas . . . The sexual chemistry was off the charts. Beth's best yet!

Notă biografică

Beth O'Leary is a Sunday Times bestselling author whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Her debut, The Flatshare, sold over half a million copies and changed her life completely. Her second novel, The Switch, has been optioned for film by Amblin Partners, Steven Spielberg's production company. Beth writes her books in the English countryside with a very badly behaved golden retriever for company. If she's not at her desk, you'll usually find her curled up somewhere with a book, a cup of tea, and several woolly jumpers (whatever the weather).