"A book with a great hook; this debut's set-up is comedy gold"
Of the many books birthed in the pandemic, Lily Lindon’s Double Booked is perhaps one of the funniest. Dubbed a queer romcom, the book is also a coming-of-age story for those who’ve outgrown their teens and are well on the way to adulthood. It makes Double Booked a refreshing take on self-discovery, a subject normally the preserve of the very young. We follow Gina as she takes on another self, George, in an attempt to live two different lives. Alongside the funnies is plenty of fizz. There’s an infectious energy to Lindon’s writing and every pages brims with real-life chat/goss/angst/love. As an editor working in publishing and someone who honed her comedic chops at Cambridge’s famous Footlights, the author is somewhat ‘double booking’ herself – and it’s paid off wonderfully.
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Funny, emotional and enjoyable.
Double Booked follows Gina as she navigates what it means to be bisexual while being in a long term relationship. I loved Doug, he was sweet and considerate and the matching calendars really made me chuckle, as my husband puts everything on his!
Gina becomes George when she joins a lesbian group and then struggles with her double life, there is a lot of indecisiveness and hiding parts of herself from others. This was a little frustrating at times as you just want her to be herself.... Read Full Review
Amazingly funny even when dealing with difficult decisions. A very unusual take on how to deal with modern life
What an amazing and funny book! The title refers to the different lives Gina/George has. Gina is engaged to Doug and due to marry whilst George is preparing to become part of a lesbian pop group. They are the same person. If that sounds a bit complicated, the writing style is smooth and deals with serious issues and happenings easily and with humour. The novel flows seamlessly through the different events that help Gina/George decide what she really wants to do with her life - and it is very funny even whilst dealing with the problems she experiences. It reads partly as a diary so the reader always understands exactly what Gina/George is feeling and thinking. Her sometimes chaotic planning only adds to the story.... Read Full Review
I adored this book!
I adored this book! Right from the opening sentence the author had me hooked, and I found myself speeding through it in just a few days. The writing style was light and breezy, and really honest, and I found myself staying up late to ‘just read the next chapter’!
Lily has a talent for writing in a way that makes you feel like you can empathise with each character and understand their different struggles. The story line was fresh and different to anything I’ve read recently, and I genuinely couldn’t guess how certain storylines were going to go.... Read Full Review
Gina is about to marry her boyfriend.
George is about to join a cult lesbian pop band.
Gina and George are the same person.
No wonder Georgina is DOUBLE BOOKED
A fresh, timely and genuinely laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about a sensible young woman in a long-term relationship who realises she's bisexual.
Georgina is a sensible 26-year-old with a routine:
1) schedule dates with long-term boyfriend,
2) teach piano to inept children, and
3) repeat until dead.
Perfect.
But when one night she deviates from her usual timetable and sees the indie lesbian pop band Phase, Georgina realises:
1) she longs to play her own music again,
2) she wants to be just like them, and
3) their drummer is really hot...
Scared of losing her happy straight life, but feeling a new sense of belonging in the gay scene, she does what any rational person would do: she splits herself in two. She'll be Gina by day, George by night. It's going to take painstaking scheduling, a versatile wardrobe, and an ambiguous haircut, but maybe Georgina really can have both?
Double Booked features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Humorous Fiction, General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Recommendations, Debuts, LGBTQ+ Fiction, Audiobooks of the Month
Double Booked is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook (Epub), Audiobook
Double Booked was written by Lily Lindon and published by Aria an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Double Booked has 416 pages
£15.29
