Hi everyone! Today I’m going to be reviewing Love And Other Great Expectations by Becky Dean.
Rating: ✯✯✯✯
Love And Other Great Expectations follows the protagonist, Britt, who has always dreamed of playing soccer, until an injury ends her dream. When she’s offered the chance to compete in a scavenger hunt in England for a grand prize of $100,000 she jumps at the chance, and soon meets Luke, who she invites to join her on her quest. Soon the two are travelling across the UK to classic novel locations – but will Britt succeed in her quest and secure the money (and her future), or will one of the other three competitors win?
The scavenger hunt was definitely the highlight of the book for me. I loved all the clues and reading Britt attempting to solve them (with the help of Google, of course). I haven’t read nearly enough classic literature so I was pleased when I still managed to decipher some of the clues! This was so much fun and would’ve been even more fun if I had knowledge to solve all of them – so if you read a lot of classics then this will be the book for you!
Of course, one of the main features of the scavenger hunt was it being set in the UK. I loved reading about all the different cities Britt and Luke visited, and it was even better having experienced some of those places myself (London and Bath). I love books with a travel aspect and this was no exception – reading Britt discover more of the UK was such a great experience!
I also really loved the adventures the scavenger hunt took Britt on. Each clue alluded to a location as well as a task that would have to be completed when they got there, and each of these were so much fun! It’s hard to pick just one but I think my favourite would have to be the quest involving the knights – I’d love to do something like that one day!
The characters were also really brilliant. Obviously I loved Britt, who was hilarious and kind, and Luke, who was really caring and clever, but Al (Britt’s chaperone) also really stood out to me. I loved her dry, sarcastic sense of humour as well as the way she looked out for and supported Britt. Britt herself was actually a really relatable character for me in that she struggled with being open with most people, which is something I’ve always struggled with.
The romance was also superb. I really enjoyed the deep connection Britt and Luke developed and their growing feelings towards each other. I was urging them to get together really early on and I was so happy when the two finally got their moment! They were honestly so well suited for each other and I’d love to see a sequel detailing their time at UCLA.
I also really liked the character development, which was honestly something else in this! Britt came such a long way from the beginning of the book – she learnt so many new things about herself on her journey and it was really lovely to see. I also loved that she figured out what she’d like to do in the future, which the scavenger hunt also helped with!
Overall, I would recommend Love And Other Great Expectations for anyone looking for a quick, summer read that will sweep you up and be entirely unputdownable. I’d also recommend it to any fan of contemporaries, as this had all the elements you’d like to see in the genre and executed them really well.
Have you read Love And Other Great Expectations yet? Will you be adding it to your TBR? Let me know in the comments!
I hope you enjoyed this review!
Ceri
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We both read Love & Other Great Expectations. We really enjoyed the scavenger hunt aspect and learning more about Britain. Great review!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed those parts too – they were probably my favourite! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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It’s so funny we both posted reviews for Love & Other Great Expectations on the same day! We agree with you. We really liked the book and the scavenger hunt aspect. We also found Al to be such a great character.
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Haha that’s such a weird coincidence! I’m so glad you agree, the scavenger hunt was so much fun. Al was definitely one of my favourites too! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Brilliant review Ceri!!! This book sounds like a fun, intriguing and nice read!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
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Thank you! It definitely is, I highly recommend it. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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njdhsahgsadgh CERI HIIII!! I’VE MISSED READING YOUR STUNNING POSTS SO MUCH AND I’M REALLY SORRY FOR BEING SO BEHIND ON THEM ALL 😭😭 i swear i shall catch up soon though!! ALSO DID I EVER MENTION YOUR REVIEWS ARE THE ABSOLUTE BEST AND READING THEM HONESTLY MAKES MY DAY OK?? this book sounds FABULOUS OBVIOUSLY, plus the cover looking gorgeously stunning DEFINITELY HELPS MATTERS! and did you mention a treasure hunt based off of CLASSICS?? THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DREAM EXCUSE ME I MUST SOB 😭 also omg i’m absolute trash for book with ALL THE SETTING DESCRIPTION AND THIS SOUNDS FABULOUS THANK YOU
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Aw thank you so much for catching up on all of them, you didn’t have to but I really appreciate it ❤ ❤ and thank you! I love all of your reviews too, they're always so amazing. Yes omg I love the cover of this one so much, it's so cool – and the scavenger hunt was actually perfect, it was everything I didn't know I needed and I loved it! The setting was honestly amazing too, I loved seeing so many different parts of the UK. Thank you so much for reading and leaving such a long and sweet comment, I really recommend picking this one up and hope you enjoy it if you do ❤
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I haven’t read the book but I did enjoy the movie! I love a good scavenger hunt in new cities!
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Ooh I didn’t know there was a movie, I’ll have to check it out! I love a good scavenger hunt too, they’re always so much fun. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Great review! I’ve been meaning to read this after hearing wonderful things about it, and I’m definitely adding it to my list now.
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Thank you! I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Aww, this sounds like such a fun read! I think it’s great that the author uses the UK as the setting for the scavenger-hunt. I’m glad there’s great character development as well. Great review Ceri!
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Oh it definitely is, I’d really recommend it! So did I, it was so much fun – particularly having visited some of those places myself. Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Scavenger hunts are a ton of fun, so I love that this book incorporated a hunt successfully. The hints and clues sound like they are dropped really well, and the overall narrative sounds like a fun read! ❤
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Oh they truly are, definitely on the hunt for books with more now haha! They definitely were, thank you so much for reading and commenting ❤
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This sounds like a really sweet read. I love the cover and the scavenger hunt aspect of the book sounds like great fun!
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Oh it definitely is, I’d really recommend it! I love the cover too, it’s so cute, and the scavenger hunt definitely kept me hooked. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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This book sounds so much fun, I’d love being able to solve the hints in the hunt too!
Corinne x
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Oh it definitely is – and solving the hints was so much fun! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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This sounds great, thank you for the review. I’m adding to my TBR list. Hopefully I will get to it soon 🙂
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I really hope you enjoy it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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This sounds like such an entertaining read; I think this would be great to enjoy over the summer!
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It definitely is, it’s the perfect summer read! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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This book sounds like one I would enjoy, I am going on holiday soon so will put this on my list, I love reading but have neglected it in recent times so I am going to use the holiday to get back into it. Great post!!
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Ooh I’m so glad to hear that, I really hope you enjoy it! I hope you have a fabulous holiday – good luck with getting back into reading it during it. Thank you so much for reading and commmenting!
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The cover of this book defiantly caught my eye! It sounds as though this is a great, quick read which is what I love sometimes. Thank you so much for sharing another great, in-depth review, I’ll for sure be checking this out for myself as I love the sound of it! Xo
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Same, it’s so pretty! Oh it definitely is, quick reads are exactly what you need sometimes. I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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AHHH THIS BOOK LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! also that cover is SO cute!!! can’t wait to read this and I adored your review!! ❤
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Ohh it definitely is, I’d really recommend it! I love the cover so much – I really hope you enjoy this, thank you so much for reading and commenting ❤
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