Book Review - Up The Seine Without A Paddle by Eliza Watson

Up The Seine Without A Paddle by Eliza Watson

My rating: ★★★★★

Goodreads: 4.17/5

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Up the Seine Without a Paddle is the second book of The Travel Mishaps of Caity Shaw series. Being an event planner herself, Eliza Watson is the perfect person to write about the highs and lows that arise throughout the series.

Up The Seine Without A Paddle is available as an Ebook or Paperback.

Synopsis 

What do you do when the City of Love doesn't love you?

Caity Shaw takes on Paris and her next event planner job with a bit more confidence-which is immediately shot down when she's forced to take responsibility for a six-year-old brat. They're kicked out of a famous museum, and she goes from being a glamorous event planner-for a funeral directors' group-to a reluctant au pair. Just what she doesn't need as she struggles to regain self-esteem whittled away by an emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend.

Declan, Caity's hot Irish coworker, helps her maintain her sanity and sense of humour when she is repeatedly thrown out of places in Paris. He also perpetuates her facade as an experienced planner, a goal she'll never achieve if she's spending her days at puppet shows. Caity and Declan spend evenings exploring Paris and researching her Irish grandmother's mysterious past, uncovering secrets that could tear Caity's family apart. Declan reveals his own secret, which might bring Caity and him closer, despite her attempts to keep an emotional distance from the charming womaniser. However, the only way to help Declan open up and heal might be to confide in him about her past.

Caity finally has faith in herself-can she learn to have faith that others won't judge her mistakes?

My Review 

Revisiting Caity and her travel mishaps has been a true delight, this book leads on from the first book (Flying by the Seat of My Knickers) expanding on Caity’s tears and triumphs. 

Eliza has captured the highs and lows of all the characters, covering some difficult subjects in a very sympathetic way. I have once again fallen in love with the quirky main character, as she is tries to re build her self-confidence and patch her life back together. 

This book is a lighthearted, easy quick read, packed with friendships, families, grief and all the mishaps that happen whilst Caity works as an event planner/ reluctant Au pair. I won’t say much more as I may give the story-line away. 

I would advise anyone who is considering reading Up The Seine Without a Paddle to read Flying by the Seat of my Knickers first. It gives a lot of introduction and background on the characters and this book follows on perfectly making for a very enjoyable read with a cliff hanger ending.........

I’m now going to add to my tbr pile, book three in the series, My Christmas Goose is almost Cooked. As I need to know what happens next!