The Great Geek Escape by Sue Roberts is a perfect book to read while on vacation or on the beach this summer. 
It’s a light, sweet romance with heartwarming characters and a beautiful setting. The author’s description of the Greek scenery and food are amazing. They created the perfect image of a relaxing holiday spent with family and friends.
Samantha “Sam” lived in England and was a host for the Wake-Up Britain! TV show. After wrapping up the last show before summer break, she meets some co-workers to celebrate. While there she meets a guy, but the next morning when they are leaving the hotel she discovers he is married and it is all caught by the media. The scandal hurts her reputation and all the jobs she had lined up for the summer drop her for a more popular host. She decides to visit her sister and family in Greece since the media is stalking her in England. She loves the relaxing atmosphere of Greece and meets Spyros, her sister’s neighbor, who takes her sightseeing. Then she runs into Aaron, her first love, who left her behind to travel the world. Soon the summer break is over and her reputation with the public has recovered enough that she can return to her job. But her heart is not into her work as usual, and she misses Greece and her family.
This was a cute story, but I never did find much humor in it. I never came to like Sam’s character, she came off as being selfish and immature. We never really got to know the hero in the book, which was disappointing because the book was written entirely in the first person from Sam’s view. While I loved all the descriptions, I found the grammar to be awkward which made it frustrating to read. The ending seemed rushed and the chemistry between Sam and Spyros was never felt until the end. I would have liked to see more interactions between the two of them before the epilogue. Overall, it was a light summer book to read but I do not think I would read it again.
Book Info:
Publication: May 28, 2021 | Bookouture |
Sun, sea and a sizzling romance… the perfect holiday, right? Wrong.
After a work party gone disastrously wrong, Samantha suddenly finds herself jobless and jilted. So when her sister invites Sam to stay at her little whitewashed farmhouse on a Greek island, Sam leaps at the chance to escape. Before long, she’s trundling up the cobbled driveway, almost colliding with sexy neighbour Spyros.
It isn’t all sunshine and smiles though. For every afternoon spent lounging by the pool, cocktail in hand, there is a morning spent adjusting to life with boisterous six-year-old nieces. When Spyros invites Sam to explore the island with him she’s tempted, but with his carefree, live-for-the-moment attitude, he couldn’t be more different to Sam with her five-year plans and high-maintenance hair. One drink, as friends, couldn’t hurt though? Over glasses of fruity Greek wine and honey-sweet baklava, can he – and the other charming locals – help city girl Sam to appreciate the simple pleasures the Greek life has to offer?
Just as Sam is considering ditching her designer gear for good though, she runs in to an old flame from home, and suddenly her London life comes hurtling back. Can her smooth-talking ex convince Sam to return to the concrete jungle, or will the lessons she’s learned from her Greek escape persuade her to stay?
