Book Review: Calling Romeo

 Calling Romeo by bestselling chick-lit author: Alexandra Potter

Juliet Morris, account manager in an advertising firm, was supposed to meet her boyfriend, Will Barracllough on their much awaited catch-up date; unfortunately, Will stood her up. It made her think of their relationship and if they can still bring back the love they used to have for each other.

After the disappointing no-show, pent-up emotions rose as she ventured Oxford Street under the cold rain – and then her new sheepskin coat got splashed with rain water by a handsome Aston Martin driver who drove away. All these bad luck happened on Valentine’s Day.

What made the matters worse, she was caught sniffing and crying in the Gent’s restroom at a charity ball by someone who happened to be her company’s major competitor on a big time car contract pitch.

After a moment of meditating, she surmised that she needed a break from Will. The next week, she found herself mingling and flirting with the very same man who splashed on her – Sykes, who was also her ad competitor. A weekend in Verona, Italy made her feel like a woman again. But when she came back to London, she didn’t expect Will to be as romantic as he had been when they were still newly dating years ago. Now she’s torn between Will and Sykes and afraid that she’ll screw up her future when she learned that her idea of the car advertisement is somewhat the same with her competitor. What should she do now?

Calling Romeo is a chicklit novel that focuses on strain relationships and finding a solution on how to secure your place under the sun. I had fun reading Juliet's story as well as her friend Trudy's struggles being pregnant and being a single parent. With the two ladies, I actually found Trudy a much stronger character as she is  firmer with her life after a devastating shrugg-off from the one who got her pregnant. I loved it when she refused to abort her baby and finally accepted her child.

Juliet's story is rather common among women who are caught up in a relationship where the men in their lives can no longer sustain the romance. When she finally had her life back, I was pleased to read that she decided not to back to er past but moved on with her future.

As Alexandra Potter said: Will and Juliet begin together, but throughout the course of the novel we watch as they go on two separate journeys. An awful lot happens to each of them on their journeys, they discover a lot about themselves—and each other—and for a while it looks as if they are heading in completely different directions. But as they say, the course of true love never runs smoothly, and ultimately they both end up at the same place.

My bookmark rating for Calling Romeo: 4 stars!