"It's a trendy premise for Bianca Gillam’s debut romcom, which delivers many of BookTok's favourite tropes, including forced proximity, work romance, second chances, and enemies to lovers"
This book has a strong premise and title which I have no doubt will pull the gorgeous BookTok girlies in, and a full inventory of some of the most popular romcom tropes to keep them there, including forced proximity, work romance, second chances, and (always my personal favourite) enemies to lovers. It also ticks all the boxes of setting, travelling between glamorous US publishing, quaint European bookshops, and beautiful Edinburgh. On the romance/comedy scale, this book prioritises the former, prioritising charting the characters’ emotions. You don’t have to be knowledgeable about publishing to follow the book tour plot as the book prioritises the little moments of Andie and Jack’s shifting relationship more than going in depth to the book events. The story then becomes more about their past, when they were at university together, and the buried events which led them to distrust each other – which was darker than I expected, with an alternate take on the Bad Publicity title.
I’m excited to read what Bianca writes next!
| Primary Genre | Romance / Relationship Stories |
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Yesterday they were just exes.
Today they're a writer and a publicist... on tour in Europe... for a month.
When Andie lands her dream job as a senior book publicist, she's ready to take the world of New York publishing by storm.
Until her first day, when she discovers that her biggest author is Jack Carlson - the same Jack who ruined her life in university. Who she hasn't spoken to in five years. Who is not only still infuriatingly hot but incredibly successful. And whose campaign she definitely cannot mess up, if she wants to keep her job.
To make matters even worse, the central part of this career-defining campaign is a book tour. For a month, Andie will have to travel across Europe with the man who, if she were being totally honest, she'd like to hit with her car.
But she will not lose this opportunity, especially not because of him. One month on tour with Jack Carlson, visiting some of the most romantic spots in Europe. Deep breath. She can do this.
Bad Publicity features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Erotic romance, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes
Bad Publicity is available in Paperback
Bad Publicity was written by Bianca Gillam and published by Bloomsbury an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Bad Publicity has 367 pages
£8.09
