BOOK TOUR STOP x RANDOM THINGS TOURS: Date with Destiny by Lucy Vine

Ginny is about to turn 32. It’s a year she’s been thinking about for a long time. Sixteen years ago she crossed paths with a psychic who made some key predictions about her thirty-second year…

Three bad things: A heartbreak, a loss of independence, and a death.

Three good things: A life-changing trip, reconnecting with someone, and meeting her soulmate.

The issue is that Ginny is due to get married in a month… but it’s all nonsense, obviously. But when some of those pesky predictions start coming true she starts to wonder what might happen next…

"The trouble with spending half your life with six psychic predictions hanging over your head is that your friends never let you forget about it."

Lucy Vine just writes books that girls want to read — they’re full of real women, beautiful friendships, and such relatable chaos that makes it feel like it could’ve happened to you or your friends.

I fell in love with Ginny right away - her humour, her wit, her slightly chaotic energy, her brutally honest awkwardness and the way she doesn’t really believe in psychics but can’t help but wonder if these silly predictions could mean something. Her narration was fabulous, so easy to read in such a casual, conversational tone that felt like a friend telling us a story. The supporting cast of characters were beautiful too, amazing women with stunning, complex and loving relationships that just made me smile.

There’s some slow burning romance, a lot of self discovery, family drama and a dose of silly fun as we go through Ginny’s weirdest year on the planet yet, moving along at a brilliant pace that kept me hooked - bringing some very real feelings and dotting in some little romcom, storybook chaos along the way for something that was just so much fun.

A joyous story about love in all its forms and another magnificent release from Lucy Vine.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Anne at Random Things Tours and Simon & Schuster for inviting me to take part in this tour. I was gifted an advanced reviewers copy of this title in return for a review.

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