The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard: The perfect laugh out loud romantic comedy

· Raven Street Publishing
4.6
49 reviews
Ebook
310
Pages

About this ebook

The hilarious, feel-good, romantic comedy debut novel from No. 1 bestselling author Robert Bryndza.


‘Crime thrillers and romantic comedy, both—who knew?! Had me belly laughing just as hard as I bite my nails when I read his suspense novels. Bryndza is a multi-talented writer!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars.


Coco Pinchard has just turned forty, and is feeling fabulous. Her long-held dream to be a writer has been realised, with the publication of her debut novel, her son, Rosencrantz, is attending a prestigious London drama school, and her musician husband, Daniel, seems more in love with her than ever. Coco feels poised to enter an exciting new chapter in life.


When the New Year dawns after a hideous Christmas spent with her awful in-laws, Coco catches Daniel in bed with a younger woman, her novel flops, and Rosencrantz goes spectacularly off the rails.


As her once-happy life unravels, and any chance of an exciting new chapter recedes into the distance, Coco’s new iPhone becomes her confessional.


Through emails to loyal friends Christopher, a neurotic middle-aged socialite, and Marika, a slightly alcoholic schoolteacher, Coco begins to document her seemingly endless (and often hilarious) run of bad luck.


When Coco reaches the top of the local allotment list (after putting her name down nineteen years previously) she meets the drop-dead gorgeous Adam, and she's back in the world of dating as a single forty-something. Read the emails that tell the hilarious, feel-good tale of Coco picking up the pieces!


Fans of rom coms by Sophie Kinsella will be glued to the pages of this totally addictive page-turner!


Readers totally love The Not So Secret Emails of Coco Pinchard:


‘Joyful and fun!’ Reader review, 5 stars


‘Bryndza can turn his hand to both crime thrillers and comedy!’ Joanne Robertson, My Chestnut Reading Tree, 5 stars.


‘It’s exactly what it claims to be. Funny, feel-good, you will want to know more about Coco!’ Reader review, 5 stars


‘Robert Bryndza writes stories that make you want to pick up your E-Reader and just read all night long. It's some talent that can draw you in like that. On to Coco Pinchard #2!’ Reader review, 5 stars


‘A great book filled with laughs, brilliant characters, an engaging plot and a very clever use of emails as a writing style.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars


‘An utterly brilliant look into Coco's world through her eyes and an introduction to some wonderful characters.’ Reader review, 5 stars




Ratings and reviews

4.6
49 reviews
Jasmine
April 27, 2019
A down-to-earth and genuinely funny read. It is refreshing to follow a group of truly 'realistic' and relatable characters. I just wish that the ending could've been a little more detailed/planned, as it felt a bit rushed. However, this in no way made it any less of an engaging and laugh-out-loud kind of book, cleverly narrated through Coco's emails. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to continue with the sequel.
4 people found this review helpful
Caleb McLean
March 16, 2019
I don't usually write reviews on anything, but because I found this book so boring, here I am. This book is a complete waste of time and space, however small that space might be. DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS BOOK!
1 person found this review helpful
Midge Odonnell
May 9, 2019
You've Got Mail and if Coco Pinchard has your email address you will have a lot of it. This is no bad thing as her emails are full of snark and self-deprecating humour to describe the unravelling tragedy that is her life. From a teenage son in the throes of first love, a wandering husband, strife with the mother and sister-in-law and a career that is dead in the water. All that was missing was an overabundance of exclamation marks in her emails - or is that just me? I was pleasantly surprised by this book, I picked it up as I love an epistolary novel and I wanted something light and fluffy as a holiday read. What I actually got was a joyful look in to one woman's life with all it's frustrations and prat falls. Coco Pinchard is winning at failing but refuses to stay down for long. With her support network of Christopher and Marika you know that she is going to be okay but reading her frequent meltdown emails to the pair of them, and the odd one to her local newsagent and son, provided a great deal of pleasure. I didn't laugh out loud but I did do a lot of snorting in appreciation. One of the greatest sources of joy was her wonderfully named son, Rosencrantz Pinchard. I just couldn't get past that name and it made me smile every time it was mentioned. None of the situations she found herself I could relate to - apart from the inappropriate drinking and kebab snuggling - from my own life but it was so easy to imagine yourself in her shoes. The highlights of the book for me where the book pulping (very Alan Partridge) and the Edinburgh Festival. They may have been the highpoints but only in the way that Mount Everest is the high point of the Himalayas. It is chock full of knowing observations and genuine zest of living. The only thing this was missing was seeing everyone's replies to her emails - I so wanted to know what Christopher and Marika thought about some of the situations.
5 people found this review helpful

About the author

Robert Bryndza is the author of the international #1 bestseller The Girl in the Ice, which is the first in his Detective Erika Foster series.

The Night Stalker, Dark Water and Last Breath are the second, third, and fourth books in the series, and the fifth book, Cold Blood has just been published.

Robert's books have sold over 2 million copies and have been translated into 27 languages.

In addition to writing crime fiction, Robert has published a bestselling series of romantic comedy novels. He is British and lives in Slovakia.

You can find out more about the author at www.robertbryndza.com and on Twitter and Instagram @RobertBryndza

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