Blog Tour: Spandex And The City by Jenny T. Colgan

LOCAL GIRL SWEPT OFF HER FEET

Mild-mannered publicist Holly Phillips is unlucky in love.

She’s embarrassed beyond belief when the handsome stranger she meets in a bar turns out to be ‘Ultimate Man’ – a superpowered hero whose rescue attempt finds her hoisted over his shoulder and flashing her knickers in the newspaper the next day.

But when Holly’s fifteen minutes of fame make her a target for something villainous, she only has one place to turn – and finds the man behind the mask holds a lot more charm than his crime-fighting alter-ego.

Can Holly find love, or is superdating just as complicated as the regular kind?

When I first got asked to read this book as part of the blog tour, I found the premise utterly intriguing although at the same time, not quite knowing what to expect. I’m a great fan of Jenny Colgan’s previous novels. I think it’s no exaggeration to say that I love her and her books, (for this novel, she’s writing as Jenny T. Colgan.)

This book is something very different not only for Jenny but also in general.

Holly hasn’t always been lucky in love and is under pressure from her friend to find someone when we meet her at the beginning of the novel.

When something happens that she’s not expecting, she meets Ultimate Man, the resident superhero.

Also, in the ensuing chaos following their meeting, Holly ends up experiencing her fifteen minutes of fame.

Fame and a new relationship with Ultimate Man and his alter ego is full of the ups and downs you’d expect when dating a superhero.

This book pretty much had me laughing from the beginning and I got drawn into it immediately. I couldn’t put it down.

From the first few pages, it jumps right into the action which is something I especially loved about it.

It’s wonderfully different, romantic, quirky and has the warmth and humour I love from a Jenny Colgan novel.

Holly is a likeable, relatable character from the get go. The supporting characters are also terrific, funny and well-developed.

I do hope that there are more novels in this vein from this author.

Overall, a fantastic, fresh, light-hearted read. In my opinion, it’s appealing to people of varying reading tastes. It’s a great mix of superhero adventure and romance, and is perfect for when you’re lazing around in the summer sunshine (we hope!)

Photo Credit: Charlie Hopkinson

About Jenny:

Jenny Colgan is the author of numerous bestselling novels, including Christmas at the Cupcake Café and Little Beach Street Bakery. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café won the 2012 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance and was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller, as was Welcome to Rosie Hopkins’ Sweetshop of Dreams, which won the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2013.

Under the Jenny T. Colgan pen name, she has also written the Doctor Who tie-in novel Dark Horizons and Doctor Who short stories Into the Nowhere, Long Way Down and All the Empty Towers. Jenny is married with three children and lives in Scotland.

Spandex and The City was published by Orbit Books on 18th May 2017 and is available in most UK bookstores and online where sold.

Jenny can be found on Twitter: @jennycolgan  and on her website,  www.jennycolgan.com

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I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.