BLOG TOUR: Wilde Like Me by Louise Pentland

I am so pleased to be on the blog tour today for Wilde Like Me by Louise Pentland. Louise is a huge YouTube star and this is her first fictional book and it is brilliant. I think Wilde Like Me has the right balance of humour, reality and feel-good vibes, it is sure to be a big hit this year! 

'Does anyone else out there feel like me?'
Robin Wilde is an awesome sing

le mum. She's great at her job. Her best friend Lacey and bonkers Auntie Kath love her and little Lyla Blue to the moon and back. From the outside, everything looks just fine.
But Robin has a secret.
Behind the mask she carefully applies every day, things sometimes feel...grey. And lonely. After 4 years (and 2 months and 24 days) of single-mum-dum, Robin realises it's time to get out there and Change. Her. Life!
A little courage and creativity go a long way, and exciting new opportunities are soon on the horizon- maybe a man, maybe the chance of a lifetime.
Robin Wilde is about to embark on quite an adventure...

Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre

Pages: 391

Louise Pentland has created a fantastic character in Robin Wilde and I defy you not to love her! I think this book has the potential to be the start of a series but I am not sure if this is the plan. Robin is a single mum to Lyla and she is still getting used to this demanding role. On the outside she presents a calm, happy, in control persona but every now and again things get a little too much and she can feel like she's sinking. I think parents of young children will identify with Robin, that feeling we all have now and again of not doing a good enough job or the demands of trying to juggle too many things at once. Robin is offered a great work opportunity which involves travelling to New York, initially she is terrified but she soon realises that this is her chance to further her career and provide a better future for her and Lyla.
Wilde Like Me is very well paced and I loved the interlude where Robin goes to New York, it was a turning point in the book and the change of location kept it exciting. There is a lot of humour in the book that again is very easy to empathise with. I enjoyed Robin's interactions with the other parents at her daughter's school and these are situations that will be familiar and laughable to many readers.
Louise Pentland has written a fantastic fictional debut, I'd love to follow Robin on more adventures as there is so much more you could do with this fantastic character. Wilde Like Me would be a great book to take on holiday or one to read in the sunshine with a few glasses of wine!

Many thanks to Bonnier Zaffre for inviting me to take part in the blog tour, Wilde Like Me is out now!