Looking for Captain Poldark by Rowan Coleman

Four strangers, united by their shared love of POLDARK, come together on a trip to Cornwall in search of their hero...

Lisa has sworn off love and relationships after a really bad experience, but lately she’s been tempted to take a chance on a more exciting life. First she meets other fans of the TV show Poldark online. Then she proposes a very special road trip to Cornwall, in search of where their favourite show is being filmed.

But can four strangers find friendship, as well as a certain sexy hunk on their trip south?

 Publisher: Ebury/ Penguin UK | Genre:  Contemporary Fiction | Source:  Purchased| Rating: 4.5 Cups

This one was one of those random impulse buys that turned out to be such a great find.

 

Here’s what’s going on. There’s been some catastrophes in Lisa’s life that’s left her a bit fragile and afraid. She’s more or less put her life on pause until she gets a wild and random idea to travel to Cornwall to find Captain Ross Poldark and tell him, or rather Aidan Turn the actor who plays him, what he has meant to her. Not wanting to journey alone, she opens the invitation to the other Poldarlings, members of an online Poldark fan group. Now Lisa finds herself traveling with three strangers from the internet, each with their own problems. As the journey progresses, Lisa soon discovers that there’s more to life than being afraid.

 

This was such an amazing short story about growth and self-discovery.

 

Lisa’s been wounded and it’s made her leery and afraid of everyone and everything. She’s decided to go on this journey with strangers from the internet and it wasn’t easy for her. Several times, I thought she was going to throw in the towel but, rather than giving in, each hitch made her stronger.

 

I don’t want to give too much away about the other three passengers Lisa’s traveling with because this is one of those books you need to discovers things as you go, but I will say they all had their own share of serious problems. It’s through the problems of the other passengers that Lisa learned how to let go of her fear and let others in.

 

While this one does have some heaviness to it, it’s funny and light too. I think the author did such an amazing job at balancing the scale. Yes, Lisa’s anxiety is practically bouncing off every page but Abby, second passenger Lisa picks up, is nice counterbalance. The things Abby said had me laughing on several occasions.

 

Seeing as this was a Quick Reads book, I knew it was going to be short (print version is only 79 pages), but I felt it was well rounded. I mean, yes I would have loved for it to have explored a bit more of the ending and what came next, but, for what it was, I was satisfied with it.

 

Each chapter opens with list that includes what track was playing on the radio during that part of the journey and I have to say, the soundtrack of the book rocks.

 

Overall, I really enjoyed watching the characters let go of their fears and connect with each other. Like all good journey’s this one had a few ups, downs, and surprises along the way. Whether you’re a Poldark fan or not, I think you should give this one a go.

 

 

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