Book Review: Love You From A-Z by Linda Corbett

It’s my pleasure to welcome Linda Corbett to Novel Kicks today and the blog tour for her novel, Love You From A-Z. 

Experience has told Jenna Oakhurst that Happy Ever After may happen in all the best stories, but Happy For Now is the best one ought to expect in real life.

Yet lately even that isn’t quite enough, so when a strange set of circumstances leads her to discover a mysterious letter in an abandoned storage unit, she takes the chance to embark on a journey into the unknown…just like the heroines from the storybooks.

Reaching out to the letter’s author, Henry Somners, changes Jenna’s world irrevocably and she starts to realise that the magic she believed in as a child might not be such a fanciful notion after all…

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Jenna believes that happily ever after belongs only in stories. It’s not something she expects to happen in real life.

When her boyfriend buys an abandoned storage unit, she discovers an unopened letter which leads her to Henry. This meeting will change her life in more ways than one.

This book sounded intriguing so I was excited to be invited onto the blog tour and couldn’t wait to get started.

From the start it’s clear to see that Jenna is a serious person and the more you get to know her, you realise that her former life experiences have been a huge contributor to that. I loved her as a character and loved watching her develop.

Henry. Oh, Henry. Is he too good to be true? I hope you will find out for yourself but I certainly wanted to jump in and give him a hug.

The supporting characters are wonderful, especially Snickers the guinea pig. Can I have all of them please? Evie and Kat were brilliant.

The plot moves along well and I got invested and pulled in very quickly. I loved Linda Corbett’s style of writing. I also love how she incorporated Jenna’s disability without it taking over the story. Jenna is shown to be so much more than her condition.

There are so many charming, warm, life affirming moments, as well as many times where I laughed out loud. This story and the characters are relatable. It reminds you to have faith, trust and to believe in love. Also, to not always take situations at face value – that you never know what people are going through.

If I ever get to the stage where I graduate the RNA New Writers’ Scheme, I hope it is with a novel that’s as enjoyable as this one.

This book was a lovely escape and would be a perfect companion to a sunny day and your beverage of choice. I loved it and look forward to seeing what Linda Corbett does next.

Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources, One More Chapter and Netgalley for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

About Linda Corbett:

Linda Corbett lives in Surrey with her husband Andrew and three permanently hungry guinea pigs.

As well as being an author, Linda is treasurer for Shine Surrey – a volunteer-led charity that supports individuals and families living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

For many years she also wrote a regular column for Link, a disability magazine, illustrating the humorous aspects of life with a complex disability and she is a passionate advocate of disability representation in fiction.

When not writing, Linda can be found papercrafting, cross stitching, or cuddling guinea pigs. Love You From A-Z is her first published novel.

Say hello to Linda via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Love You From A-Z was released on 24th June 2022 by One More Chapter. Click to buy on Amazon UK.

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.