Seven Exes: 'Made me laugh out loud... fresh, fast-paced and joyous.' BETH O'LEARY

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He could’ve told me to put hemorrhoid cream on his penis, while offering me anal, and I would’ve said yes because oh god, he’s so hot!” Clever, perceptive and screamingly funny, Seven Exes is a joyous commentary on the mores and mysteries of modern dating and how past loves can shape our future. Throw in some delicious nostalgia, some genuinely sexy love interests and Vine's mastery of female friendships in all their frank and messy glory, and it's a book you'll never, ever want to break up with. ' Lauren Bravo

Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologize/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read.' Lindsey Kelk Esther Adams is twenty-nine years old and is feeling the pressure to find “The One.” While bemoaning her fate with her best friends Bibi and Louise, Esther discovers a magazine article that identifies “The Seven Relationships Every Woman Has in Her Quest to Find the One.” Esther realizes that she has had all seven relationships and decides that one of them was probably “The One,” but she let him go. What ensues is Esther’s search for the seven exes and her attempt to find the right guy from among them. Funny, hopeful and agonisingly relatable, Esther is all of us. Lucy Vine writes with such compelling honesty, Seven Exes made me laugh, made me cry and made me want to call all my friends to tell them I loved them then call my exes to apologize/punch them in the nuts. Equal parts romcom and life lesson, it's a must-read. -- Lindsey KelkA sweary, panic-sweaty but ultimately rather endearing take on facing your demons — and realising that women’s magazine features should rarely be believed. Definitely don’t try this at home’ The Sunday Times Seven Exes made me laugh out loud. It's fresh, fast-paced and joyous. Lucy Vine's writing is so warm and funny - her books are the literary equivalent of an amazing girls' night out.' Beth O'Leary This is actually the first book by Lucy Vine I’ve ever read but I know given how much I enjoyed this—it certainly won’t be the last! Esther is approaching 30 years old and is upset that she hasn't found her perfect man who will love her no matter what. She's in a bar with her two best friends and finds an old magazine article that there are seven kinds of relationships and that one of them WILL provide the perfect man. She realizes that her seven past men fit these seven categories and that one of them must have been her perfect match that she allowed to get away. So she and her two friends come up with a plan that she'll find each of the past seven men to see if one of them was really her perfect match. Finding her soulmate isn’t as simple as she hoped it would be. Her quest brings lots of laughs and lots of tears to her life as she works her way through getting to know the seven men and it even makes her face up to her mistakes in the relationships. Riotously funny, charming, and nostalgic, Seven Exes is a truly optimistic look at turning 30 and all the mess that can come with. Superb! -- Laura Jane Williams

My one negative opinion about this book is that I thought that Esther was very immature for 30 and was too obsessed with having a perfect life with a perfect man. I am willing to say that my attitude of Esther is probably the fact that I'm well beyond 30 and don't remember how I was approaching life at that age. I did enjoy seeing her growth throughout the book and was rooting for her to find her happily ever after. I really enjoyed the importance of female friendship highlighted in this book. No matter what Esther was going through or how stupid she was acting (or how drunk she was), her two friends were always there to help her out. One of the freshest, funniest rom-coms I've ever read... with so much heart and depth. -- Daisy Buchanan It says a lot about the characteristics of those that get mad over other’s happiness (aka Esther), and it’s not great to be honest.To say I’m excited about this would be an understatement," said Crawford. "Lucy Vine has long been one of my favourite authors and I’m thrilled that she’s chosen S&S to launch this next stage in her career. Lucy has an enviable talent for capturing the remarkable everyday moments of womanhood and celebrating their joy and hilarity. Seven Exes is no different – it’s the perfect mix of romantic promise with an irresistible undercurrent of humour and friendship. Rom-coms and female-led fiction is really having a moment and it feels like the perfect time to relaunch Lucy into the space." The relationship between the three friends is the strength of the story. Their discussions are clever and funny. The book is definitely a romantic comedy, but it felt like a women’s fiction novel as well, with three women!