My Review: I had a great time on the blog tour for The Philosophy of Love by Rebecca Ryan, I finished it in 3 sittings.

I feel that Alice’s journey is put together and presented is wonderfully, the realisation of her role in her relationship with Charles and the damage she carries from that. Subtle and real. We gently visit a woman who has been gaslight, controlled mentally, emotionally, and financially. The one day she is slung out of that life and placed what feels to her like a backward step.

Having lived in London for over 10 years, finding herself back in the little village not far from Durham in her childhood bedroom with no prospects is quite devastating.

I love how she is thrown together with Luke Priestly with whom she jointly won an Academy Excellence Award at School, he went on to excel in education.

There are so many LOL moments in this book. It’s told in 5 parts, each part representing a male in her life.

Her mum and dad are wonderfully loving, her Aunt M is so so funny.

She has a friend from Uni called Gabby who pops up on her phone from time to time, her little job at the dire Chinese Restaurant gives her Joanie and her little boy to connect and grow with.

There’s also a lot of community love and spirit that are touched upon. Luke and Alice are so so different. He doesn’t believe in love and she does. Yet, they embark on a friendship and bet. It’s so much more about the journey than who wins.

I recommend this as an easy to follow, fun with some live lessons and exploration read.

What is love? Is it something spiritual or wholly physical? Can our feelings be explained and quantified? Or are we all actually two halves of a whole?

Ask Alice and Luke and you’d receive vastly different answers.

Despite her world having been recently dismantled by a messy break-up, Alice would tell you that love is the most important – albeit ineffable – human experiences. But when she once again crosses paths with her old school nemesis, Luke, he challenges this. Luke is a scientist and he’s certain love can be measured and explained – just like everything else.

So the two decide to make a bet: they’ll each venture back into dating and if one of them falls in love, Alice wins, if not, then Luke does.

But can anyone win when you’re playing with emotions?

You can purchase the book here: The Philosophy of Love https://amzn.eu/d/dbF1FNl

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