{"id":20492,"date":"2020-11-30T09:29:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/?p=20492"},"modified":"2020-11-30T09:29:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:29:14","slug":"the-flip-side-by-james-bailey-quick-hit-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/the-flip-side-by-james-bailey-quick-hit-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Flip Side by James Bailey |Quick Hit Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 id=\"review-copy-provided-by-the-publisher\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review copy provided by the publisher<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-flipside-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload_inited wp-image-20494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-flipside-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-flipside-398x600.jpg 398w, https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/the-flipside.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The Flip Side by James Bailey has so many elements of the best rom-coms &#8212; a memorable meet cute, the search, the airport dash, supportive friends, but the big thing its missing is an MC to root for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">After a disastrous wedding proposal, which also causes him to lose his job, Josh is back living with his parents. He&#8217;s decided to turn over his life decisions to the flip of a coin. (A concept I loved! It&#8217;s ridiculous, but that&#8217;s what makes it fun). While he&#8217;s cheering on a friend who&#8217;s running the London Marathon he meets a woman he has instant rapport and chemistry with, but doesn&#8217;t get her name. Having met in front of a Van Gogh painting, he calls her Sunflower Girl. Then the search is on\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">I could never decide if Josh was actually just a really thoughtless person who didn&#8217;t deserve the friends he had, or an affable, everyday guy who&#8217;s in an extended rough patch. At points the charm wears thin and it&#8217;s all a bit &#8220;woe is me.&#8221; I honestly didn&#8217;t know what Sunflower Girl (aka Lucy) actually saw in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>3 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Get The Flip Side at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therippedbodicela.com\/aff\/dailywaffle\/book\/9780063019393\">The Ripped Bodice<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6843\/9780063019393\">Bookshop.org<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780063019393?aff=dailywaffle\">IndieBound<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3mpkkd4\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-flip-side\/id1498433128?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1001lIr6&amp;ct=books_the_flip_side&amp;ls=1\">Apple Books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Looking for more romcoms and romances set in the UK, check out our reviews of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/10\/13\/3-new-totally-not-twee-christmas-romances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Twelve Dates of Christmas <\/a>by Jenny Bayliss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/03\/23\/if-i-never-met-you-by-mhairi-mcfarlane-book-review\/\">If I Never Met You<\/a> by Mhairi McFarlane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywaffle.com\/stage1\/2020\/07\/07\/dear-emmie-blue-by-lia-louis-book-review\/\">Dear Emmie Blue<\/a> by Lia Louis<\/p><!-- Start GADSWPV-3.6 --><center><div id=\"ga_29466488\"> <\/div><div style=\"text-align:right; width:300px; padding:5px 0;\">\r\n   <img class=\"lazyload_inited\" src=\"https:\/\/bcdn.grmtas.com\/images\/gourmetads-logo.jpg\" alt=\"logo\" style=\"float:right; border:none;\" \/>\r\n   <div style=\"width:auto; padding:4px 5px 0 0; float:right; display:inline-block; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:11px; color:#333;\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gourmetads.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Food Advertisements\" style=\"text-decoration:none; color:#333;\">Food Advertisements<\/a> by\r\n   <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/center><!-- End GADSWPV-3.6 -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review copy provided by the publisher The Flip Side by James Bailey has so many elements of the best rom-coms &#8212; a memorable meet cute, the search, the airport dash, supportive friends, but the big thing its missing is an MC to root for. 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