Polly and Olly were never supposed to meet… Polly might spend her days searching for eligible matches for her elite list of clients at her New York dating agency, but her own love life is starting to go up in smoke.
I may not be a natural when it comes to love, but I do know New York’s fine dining scene inside out.
Even worse, she can’t stop thinking about the very person she’s meant to be setting her latest client up with… surely it can’t get any worse!
But then Polly bumps into oh-so-handsome Olly, who heads up a rival agency, and realises that perhaps all really is fair in love and dating war…
Zoe May is an author of romantic comedies. Zoe has dreamt of being a novelist since she was a teenager. She worked in journalism and copywriting in London before writing her debut novel, Perfect Match. Having experienced the London dating scene first hand, Zoe couldn’t resist writing a novel about dating since it seems to supply endless amounts of weird and wonderful material!
Perfect Match was one of Apple’s top-selling books of 2018. It was also shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Joan Hessayon Award, with judges describing it as ‘a laugh out loud look at love and self-discovery – fresh and very funny’.
As well as writing, Zoe enjoys walking her dog, painting and, of course, reading! She adores animals and if she’s not taking a photo of a vegan meal, she’s probably tweeting about the dairy industry. She is half Greek and half Irish and can make a mean baklava. Zoe has a thing for horror films, India, swimming, hip hop and Radiohead. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of handbags having spent several years working in fashion copywriting and could probably win Mastermind if this was her specialist subject!
Zoe loves to hear from readers, you can contact her on Twitter and Instagram at: @zoe_writes. Zoe’s Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/zoemayauthor/
She posts updates and blogs on her website, www.zoemayauthor.co.uk
A quick and light-hearted read. Polly is a likeable character, an aspiring young photographer who has lost her way a little. She is a little naïve and has been trying hard to launch her career to no avail and so tries to make a career as a matchmaker in New York, which it turns out she is great at.
Olly is a little odd to me, he meets Polly and has an epiphany and suddenly wants to change his whole life… does it ever really happen like that in real life? Is it sustainable? Maybe I am too involved in the story at this point? His character came across as a 20 something man who seemed quite brash and boastful. However, he is much older, and I would have expected him to have more life experience and more of an idea about love and romance, particularly dealing with a dating agency day in day out!
The ending felt a bit rushed for me; it ends on a ‘dreams come true’ note which is always a lovely ending but I felt I needed more information. I wish I knew more about the story with Derek and Olly as it seemed deeper than what was mentioned in the book. Also, what happened or was going on with Derek’s wife, I felt like there was more to her story which was hinted at and I expected to come in at the end, but it wasn’t there.
Overall it was an enjoyable read, the writing style was good and flowed well and it kept my attention well despite feeling a little disappointing at the end.
| Title | When Polly Met Olly |
| Author | Zoe May |
| Series | N/A |
| Format | eARC |
| Page Count | 269 Pages |
| Genre | Romance |
| Publisher | HQ Digital |
| Release Date | 7th January 2020 |
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