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The Lock In
The Lock In: The laugh-out-loud story of friends, flatmates and long-lost flings | Phoebe Luckhurst
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Do you fondly remember messaging your crush on MSN after school? Miss those shoes that never recovered from the sticky floors of your hometown nightclub? And can't stand your spare-room housemate after lockdown?! Then escape with this summer's most feel-good read! _______ 'THE YEAR'S MOST ORIGINAL ROMCOM' ELLE 'David Nicholls for millennials' i 'Made me smile, laugh, cringe and inwardly cheer' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Found myself wincing and laughing with familiarity' EMMA GANNON 'Hilarious' Evening Standard, 'Best New Books in 2021' 'Funny and compelling from page one!' LUCY VINE _______ Ellen and Alexa have survived hangovers, dodgy landlords and most of their twenties together. But can they survive this? One Saturday morning a flooded kitchen leads best friends Ellen and Alexa into their attic. But when Ben - Alexa's date from the night before - walks in, the handle breaks, and all are trapped. While Ellen nurses her hangover, she watches her best friend fall for this gorgeous stranger. Only to come to the horrifying realisation that she knows him from somewhere. Frantically searching her memories, Ellen wonders: is Ben really who she thinks he is? And more importantly, what on earth is she going to do about it . . . ? _______ Fans of Beth O'Leary, Mhairi McFarlane and Dolly Alderton will LOVE this oh-so relatable tale of friendship, love, house-shares and what can happen behind locked doors . . . AS SEEN IN GRAZIA 'The Lock In is a dream read: an immaculately plotted romcom which vividly captures both late teenagehood and twentysomething houseshares' i 'I cannot recommend this book enough!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'A funny, joyful hug of a book! A nostalgic, pitch perfect ode to the awkwardness and hilarity of yearning teenage years and house sharing in your twenties' Cressida McLaughlin 'Immensely readable, witty and well-crafted . . . a very millennial tale of love, loneliness and friendship' i
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jamield1911
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Mehso-so

Have you ever had someone tell you a story that they think is hilarious and interesting, but it's not funny or entertaining at all?
And when they're telling the story, they take forever to get to the point and just go around the houses explaining their really lame story?
That's what reading this book was like.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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kezzlou85
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Pickpick

The plot is a slow and steady one leading to an ending that fits perfectly well with the story. I loved the twist of Ben and Ellen knowing each other though I did figure out the truth of what had happened. I loved Alexa most of all. Ellen was a bit whiny and Jack a bit weird. The writing is well done and keeps it modern with the twitter mentions. Anyone who has rented has probably met a landlord like theirs so its also very relatable #Netgalley 4*