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Incredible is not a big enough word
This is one of the best books ove ever read. I finished it about a month ago and I have thought about it every day since. Holly Bourne is unlike anyone els... READ MORE
Hilarious and relatable
So Thrilled for You explores motherhood, pregnancy, infertility and women that choose to remain childless and the stigma and emotions surrounded by these v... READ MORE
Essential first read of 2025
Holly Bourne’s So Thrilled For You had all of my attention from the first chapter.
This story about four friends navigating motherhood in their own ways -a... READ MORE
Holly’s Best Novel Yet!
I’m a huge fan of Holly Bourne and have been since a young teen. I feel like she is today’s Jacqueline Wilson and it’s incredible to see her adult novels a... READ MORE
Think again meets The Nursery..
Think Again meets The Nursery, A story about navigating life and friendships as an adult.
The book follows the lives of a group of four women who met in... READ MORE
Couldn’t recommend enough
When I say I adored this book, it is an understatement!! The depth and rawness this book has is incredible. Holly Bourne has truly outdone herself.
Another hit from Holly Bourne
Holly Bourne’s latest novel is another juicy page turner about a group of women who have been friends for a lifetime. Now that they are starting families o... READ MORE
Just Wonderful!
Holly Bourne perfectly captures the complexities of female friendship in this wonderful book that I absolutely raced through. All of the friends are strugg... READ MORE
A searing exploration of friendship and motherhood
Holly Bourne has a knack for writing contemporary fiction that just cuts through all the fluff and speaks to the deepest parts of womanhood. So Thrilled Fo... READ MORE
Synopsis
An intense heatwave. A high-stakes baby shower. Will it all end in tears?
Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions - but when Charlotte organises the baby shower of hell for pregnant Nicki, the girls are reunited.
Under a sweltering hot summer day, tensions rise - and by the end of the day, nothing will ever be the same. Someone started a fire at the house - and everyone's a suspect...
Is it Steffi, happily child-free but feeling judged by her friends? Is it Charlotte, desperate to conceive and jealous of those who have? Is it Lauren, who is finding motherhood far, far harder than she imagined? Or is it Nicki herself, who never wanted a baby shower anyway?
In the aftermath, the police put together the facts - but the truth will shock everyone. Even you.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN: 9781529301687
- Number of pages: 432
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm
- Weight: 300g
- Languages: English
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Friends reuniting for baby shower
This is an in-depth story told by four female friends from university, who are reuniting to celebrate Nicki’s baby shower. An exaggerated reflection of pr... READ MORE
Baby Showers + Arson!
Nikki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university, sharing the highs and lows of love, life, their careers, and everything in between.... READ MORE
Will resonate with women
So Thrilled For You resonated with me deeply, even though my baby days are long behind me, the days of struggling with fertility and early motherhood feel ... READ MORE
Entertaining and enlightening
First Holly Bourne book I have read. Entertaining and enlightening with four girls who were at University meeting up and organising a baby shower with unan... READ MORE
Just fantastic
Just an amazing book hands down. I’ve been a fan of Holly’s books since I was a teenage and have tried to keep up with all the releases she has had. When I... READ MORE
Ever thought about motherhood? You should read this book
I read this in one sitting over the weekend and am OBSESSED - I don't think I've ever read anything like it on motherhood and it was weirdly cathartic to b... READ MORE
Friends for life
To be honest when I started reading this novel I was very doubtful that I would enjoy it, as it felt as if it was targeted at a younger readership than for... READ MORE
Themes of love in all its guises, friendship and loss
Such a good book centring on four depictions of relationships with motherhood, coupled with distinct and realistic characters. Together these provide a str... READ MORE
Just amazing
Holly Bourne is a genius and this book is perfection. I stayed up wayyyyy too late to finish this proof, which was unwise, as I am deep in the trenches of ... READ MORE
You won’t be able to put it down!
Wow! The hype for this didn’t disappoint! I’ve really enjoyed finding out what happened to cause the baby shower of the century to turn into a flaming disa... READ MORE
Terrific!
There's a lot packed into this book!
Four women, friends since school, re-unite for a baby shower for one of them on a sweltering hot summer day. Now in... READ MORE
Gripping, tense and brilliant!
I didn't know exactly what to expect from 'So Thrilled For You' - the synopsis made me think it would be a tense thriller, but I actually felt it was a (st... READ MORE
Women are taught to get on with it, to not take up space and to always make choices that other people will approve of. Bourne makes us question all of the above!
Bourne explores motherhood, infertility, relationships, sexuality, the immense pressure inflicted on women to have children, as well as the relentless sham... READ MORE
Absolutely heartbreaking and phenomenal
Wow this book was amazing. From the first few pages, I was struck by how deeply human and real the narrative is. It provides uncompromising honesty, holdin... READ MORE
Female friendships and motherhood
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Maybe because I'm not a mother but it did absolute validate my d... READ MORE
Not a bad book by any stretch of the imagination, but given the premise, this did not exactly set in motion the 'wow' factor...
#netgalley #SoThrilledForYou #HollyBourne #Hodder&Stoughton
Written the in the ilk of Liane Moriarty or we might say with echoes of Lucy Clarke, Holly ... READ MORE
Not great
I've never read anything by Holly Bourne but like the sound of the story and thought I'd give it a go. I really enjoyed it up until about 80%. Although non... READ MORE
What a book…
o Thrilled For You
The Little Women have been friends since they met at university. By each other’s sides through thick and thin but now life seems to ... READ MORE
It'll all go down in flames
So Thrilled For You
by Holly Bourne
There's something exhilarating about a story that opens with a house in flames. Taylor Jenkins Reid's "Malibu Risin... READ MORE
Raw and relatable
I didn't originally plan to pick this up this month but once my pre order arrived, I could not stop thinking about this book.
I read this in less than ... READ MORE
This should be required reading
What. A. Book!
Holly Bourne is truly one of the greatest authors of our time, and ‘So Thrilled For You’ is her best book yet. Honestly, I think it shoul... READ MORE
Gritty
Friendship groups are complicated and beautiful and chaotic and this book covers so many aspects of the inner politics within them, the jealousy, the secre... READ MORE
You. Will. Enjoy. This.
Not many people are destined to tell stories, but Holly Bourne definitely is.
Already wildly in love with her YA works and other contemporary fiction w... READ MORE
Phew !!
Four women in their thirties - friends since Uni - all get together for a baby shower
They have grown apart recently and this could be the opportunity to... READ MORE
Ever thought about motherhood? You should read this book
I read this in one sitting over the weekend and am OBSESSED - I don't think I've ever read anything like it on motherhood and it was weirdly cathartic to b... READ MORE
This book will make you laugh, get teary eyed and cringe all in good measure
When I picked up So Thrilled For You, I was expecting drama, laughs, and maybe a touch of tension—but Holly Bourne delivered so much more. This book is a w... READ MORE
Eye-opening
Nicki, Steffi, Lauren and Charlotte have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, their lives have taken them in different directions, but a b... READ MORE
Massively entertaining and beautifully written
Nikki, Charlotte, Steffi and Lauren have been friends since University. Now in their 30s, motherhood is changing and challenging the relationship between t... READ MORE
Hectic and breathless
A rather hectic exploration of life for four university friends as they grow up and move on from living together to taking different paths post uni. It's a... READ MORE
Well-written but repetitive
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this ARC.
Nicki is pregnant and her friend Charlotte is throwing her a baby shower and gender reveal p... READ MORE
A fast paced book about the update and downs of friendship
I wasn’t sure what I would make of this book as I am totally the wrong age group for it. However, I could not put it down. There is a “who done it” side to... READ MORE
Perceptive read
This was an incredibly perceptive read about four very different women and the paths their lives have taken, it has a mystery element running through it bu... READ MORE
Dilemmas of modern women and the baby shower from Hell
Four once close friends attend the baby shower from hell, an activity that ends not just in tears but in devastation by fire. Pregnant Nicki has chosen to ... READ MORE
Friends reuniting for baby shower
This is an in-depth story told by four female friends from university, who are reuniting to celebrate Nicki’s baby shower. An exaggerated reflection of pr... READ MORE
Completely brilliant!
Completely brilliant! So brutally honest, it refreshing. Hilarious, yet also utterly heartbreaking. Holly Bourne, you have left me still chuckling away to... READ MORE
Horribly realistic baby shower gone wrong
This book is a well written exploration of the competing pressures experienced by a group of thirty-something friends told through the lens of a baby showe... READ MORE
Five stars!
So Thrilled for You by Holly Bourne is a captivating, character-driven novel that delves into the complexities of friendship, motherhood, and the emotional... READ MORE
Entertaining and enlightening
First Holly Bourne book I have read. Entertaining and enlightening with four girls who were at University meeting up and organising a baby shower with unan... READ MORE
Not bad, good ending
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book.
I quite enjoyed this but it wasn't as light a read as I was expecting. I liked t... READ MORE
Entertaining!
An amusing look into friendships and how or if they survive the passing of time especially when pregnancy and children divide them. Well written and told f... READ MORE
Every woman should read this
I LOVED this book!
When a baby shower ends in a massive fire ripping through the Surrey countryside. There are 4 best friends, hiding their own secrets ... READ MORE
In a world of liars, the honest woman is queen
There are pivotal moments in our lives: birthdays, graduation, weddings, gender reveal parties… When four old friends gather for a baby shower-cum-gender r... READ MORE
Unexpected twist
Female friendships are rarely straightforward—and So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne captures that messy, complicated dynamic so well.The story follows fo... READ MORE
I was expecting this story to be basic not bash everything that is basic and generic
Wow I was expecting this story to be basic not bash everything that is basic and generic. And for that I applaud Holly Bourne for giving well rounded voice... READ MORE
The story is good but the typos are unbelievable
I really am astounded at the number of typos in this book, it gives the sense that it was rushed to meet a deadline and then nobody bothered to proof read ... READ MORE
So thrilled for you by Holly Bourne
So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne is a fabulous entertaining look at female friendships, pregnancy and baby showers.
A heatwave, a disruptive baby and ... READ MORE
Awful
Worst book I have ever read. Would have given no stars if possible.
I Felt So Seen!
So Thrilled For You follows a group of friends and focuses on their experiences of motherhood. The central event bringing the friends together is Nicki's b... READ MORE
So Thrilled for You
In the midst of the worst heatwave ever to hit the UK, Nicki is having a baby shower. Not that she really wants it. Her old friend from university, Charlot... READ MORE
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