Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend by Sarra Manning

Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend

“Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend” is the third adult novel by London author Sarra Manning.

Hope Delafield has led an easy life. Falling in love with her childhood sweetheart Jack, who she has committed half her life to. Hope enjoys her hectic job as a primary school teacher and together they have bought a flat.They are all settled so isn’t it only natural that the next stage of their relationship is that they become engaged? Well, that’s what Hope and their parents think but it seems that Jack has other ideas. In a rare moment of maturity Hope decides to host a dinner party and it is at this ill-fated dinner that she catches Jack passionately kissing her best friend, Susie.

It seems that her soul mate has fallen for her best mate.

Hope is distraught that the perfect life that she thought she had was a sham and she has to come to terms that Jack isn’t quite the wonderful boyfriend that she thought he was. Riddled with disappointment and rage, she tries to come to terms with Jack’s deception but with his constant pleas for forgiveness and declarations of love, Hope still finds it impossible to forgive and forget.

As they try to figure out what went wrong with the relationship, why Jack had the affair and to see if they are worth fighting for, they book themselves into couple’s counselling. As homework, they have to make up lists of why they want to be together and Hope realises a few things about herself and her own role in the couple and maybe the perfect life, she thought she had was all a fantasy.

I have to admit that never has a book left me as frustrated as “Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend”. Although I enjoyed the book, I found myself angrily turning the pages and willing Hope to wise up. I hated how she accepted Jack’s apologies and was willing to brush the episode under the carpet. But I loved her for her vibrancy and her quick temper. I especially enjoyed when she started her journey of discovery and finally she realised that she didn’t need to be in a relationship just so there would be someone around to change a light bulb. As she developed through the book, her confidence blossoming was a delight to read as she discovered her new identity, with the help of Wilson, the sexy photographer who was an added bonus to the book.

A wonderfully frustrating read that will have you addicted from the very beginning as we join Hope on her road to independence. Filled with bright, vibrant characters, that you will love and loathe in equal measures, “Nine Uses for an Ex-Boyfriend” makes for an insightful read but be warned this book is not for people who believe that true love lasts forever.

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