Amy Lynch

One of my early reviews when I first started blogging was of Amy Lynch's debut Bride Without a Groom, which I found absolutely hilarious. When Amy asked me if I would like to be part of the blog tour for her second book, Does My Bump Look Big In This?, I didn't even have to think about it for one nano-second. Another laugh-out-loud episode in the life of Rebecca and Barry - count me in!

Does My Bump Look Big In This? starts with a little flashback of teenage Becky failing miserably at show more babysitting. I had tears of laughter rolling down my face as the effects of the poonami were revealed. I know we Brits do love a bit of toilet humour but anyone with even a smidgen of a sense of humour won't be able to contain their laughter. I'm laughing again just thinking about it!

Roll forward to Becky returning from her honeymoon and Barry, her husband, is already hinting for a baby. Becky is quite selfish so babies aren't really on her to do list at the moment. That is until she realises that she can get some extended time off work. So when she finds out that she is in fact pregnant, she feels far too ill to go to work but it's nothing that a spot of retail therapy won't cure. Poor Barry's credit card is about to get a hammering!

Amy Lynch's books remind me of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series as both have huge characters with extreme personalities. I can't for a minute imagine being friends with Becky, but that doesn't stop me finding her absolutely hilarious. There are so many laugh out loud moments in this book but there are also times when you want to give Becky a smack in the face, for example when sneakily drinking alcohol while pregnant. Just remember that it is after all a work of fiction, and good lighthearted, extremely funny fiction at that. I'm sure Becky and Barry's baby will look absolutely fabulous in that must-have tiara she bought...then again baby Costello might have different ideas.

This book is such good fun and, although I'd recommend reading Bride Without a Groom first to really get to know the characters, you could read this as a standalone, but I don't think you'd fully understand the enigma that is Becky Browne Costello. You will read this and weep! I haven't laughed so much in a long time - I had so many tears of laughter rolling down my face. Amy Lynch has once again written a book guaranteed to put a smile on your face - thanks so much for the laughs, Amy!

I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion. show less

What an absolutely laugh-out-loud, light-hearted read - chock full of trademark Irish humour and an amazing debut from Amy Lynch. This is a book to lose yourself in and not take too seriously as I can see that Rebecca could annoy a lot of people, but I thought she was hilarious. This book would make a great film!

Rebecca and Barry seem completely mis-matched but that is the beauty of their relationship as their individual traits complete one (slightly crazy) whole. Rebecca reminds me a bit of show more Elle, Reese Witherspoon's character, in Legally Blonde - she is so pink and bubbly and her heart is in the right place, even though her hand is in Barry's wallet. Rebecca is completely harmless but so superficial and selfish - as highlighted by Barry's business trip when she has no idea where he has gone, the location changes whenever she mentions it and I never got tired of it - I laughed every time!

It did sometimes wonder whether Rebecca really loved Barry or just wanted to be a bride. I think perhaps she got there in the end when she finally showed that she cared more about her relationship than her appearance.

All in all, this book was real good fun and I felt an important message came across - weddings can be elaborate and expensive but it's the marriage that's important. I'm really looking forward to more books by Amy Lynch.

I picked this up from Amazon when it was on promotion for free. show less

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