Review: Meet Me in Hawaii

Posted 9th April 2021 by Emma in Reviews / 1 Comment

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Meet Me in Hawaii by Georgia Toffolo
Also by this author: Meet Me in London
Series: Meet Me #2
Also in this series: Meet Me in London
Published by Mills & Boon on 18th March 2021
Genres: Chicklit, Contemporary, Humour, Love & Romance
Pages: 320
Format: eARC
Source: from Netgalley
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Where an ocean of love awaits
Malie Pukui doesn’t believe in happy ever after. After a tragedy caused her to flee her family and friends in Devon she found a fresh start in Hawaii. Here, working at a surf school, she can give back to those in need and try to overcome the greatest loss in her life.
Moved around foster homes throughout his childhood, Todd Masters has worked hard to be able to offer a brighter future to young disadvantaged children. Now he has his own charitable foundation working with a surf school in Hawaii, a job he loves, but he still can’t put his past behind him.
When Malie rescues Todd from the sea a spark ignites between them, and the two wounded souls find a common ground. But amidst the surf, sunsets and sizzling kisses, can Malie let go of her past and risk something she’d locked away forever… her heart.

I really enjoyed the first book of this series and I was looking forward to reading Malie’s book. This book gave me major summer vibes. With sun, sand and cocktails it’s everything we have all been craving since this pandemic started. If you need a summer escape pick up this book.

Malie is still grieving for her brother and for the life, her friends could have had. When Mallie was 18 she and her friends had a car accident. Malie was lucky and went away with a few scratches but not all of them were that lucky and Malie has always felt guilty about this. Malie also lost her brother to cancer many years ago. Malie has never dealt with her loss or her survivor guilt. All I wanted to do is give Malie a big hug and tell her to let it all out. I wanted to tell her it’s okay to feel this way but that she needed to live her life too.

Todd Masters is a delectable hunk of a man. Todd has worked extremely hard to get where he is and he wants to give back to kids who are facing similar situations to him. He wants to show these kids that there are opportunities for them. Todd and Malie have that instant attraction in their meet-cute, which was also a very funny scene.

This story is cute and romantic. It’s a perfect light-hearted easy read. I am really looking forward to the other 2 friends in this group getting their own books.

About Georgia Toffolo

Georgia Toffolo is a broadcaster and TV personality. She has been a firm favourite with the public right from the start of her TV debut, Made in Chelsea, all the way to winning over the hearts of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here fans by being crowned Queen of the Jungle in 2018.

With a combined social following of over 2 million, Georgia has been able to amalgamate the influencer world with her broadcasting career and has thus created a wonderfully loyal audience.

Since winning IACGMOOH, Georgia has been extremely open about her struggles with acne and has been a key figure in the skin positivity movement. She has proudly been a brand ambassador for Dermalogica since 2018.

Georgia turned her eye to fashion last year and has curated two sell out collections with fashion retailer Shein.

An ambassador for many British brands, both large and small, Georgia has also collaborated with Dyson, Baileys, Emma Bridgewater, Great British Racing, Foreo and Malibu amongst many more.

Her unique and enthusiastic personality was the perfect fit for animated classic The Grinch, where she voiced the character Mrs. Toffee Apple in the UK version of Christmas classic.

Most recently, Georgia has dived into the world of fiction by publishing her debut novel “Meet Me in London” with publishing house Mills and Boon. This is the first of an original series of four books following a group of lifelong friends and bringing personal anecdotes to life with humour and charm.

Georgia resides in London with her beloved Cavalier, Monty.

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