Tess Jarvis lives her life by lots of rules. Mainly how she and her flatmate should treat the guests who come to their flat for parties! One thing Tess doesn’t bank on is becoming pregnant. Not only that but the father is none other than her best friend Jim.

As Tess comes to terms with her pregnancy and finds herself with a lot of growing up to do, care she and Jim destined to be best friends forever or is there more to their relationship that meets the eye?

One Thing Led To Another is Katy Regan’s debut novel. One Thing Led To Another is based loosely on Katy’s own experience of having a baby with a friend. It tells the story of Tessa and Jim who are friends who occassionally sleep together. Unfortunately Tess ends up pregnant and the story begins….

I really enjoyed One Thing Led To Another. Usually when books say they are hilariously funny they usually aren’t but One Thing Led To Another had me laughing out loud a few times. I thought the plot was new and unique compared to other chick lit books and thought Katy’s execution and writing style was brilliant.

I loved Tess and Jim’s easy friendship. I felt they complemented each other as well as being able to take the mickey out of each other. I thought Tess was a well-written character and I enjoyed the easiness of the first person narrative. I also liked the way Jim wanted to be a father even if it was a total surprise. I also liked how Katy portrayed Tess and Jim’s relationship. It was real and Katy kept us guessing throughout the entire novel. One of the characters said they were like Ross & Rachel on Friends and that’s exactly - EXACTLY - what they were like.

I enjoyed all of the minor characters, too. Vicky and Gina, Tess and Jim’s other best friends, I liked how they each had their own troubles and managed to resolve them. Tess’ mum and dad, it was great to read about a father and daughter who are incredibly close. Then there’s Laurence who was quite irritating. I knew there was more to him that met the eye.

I thought Katy wrote about Tess’ pregnancy very well and found the novel just kept going along at a briliant pace. The ending was brilliant and for the last few chapters I was rushing to finish it to see if just maybe we would get the ending I was hoping for!

That’s where the novel differs from Katy’s experience, the ending but I’m not complaining! I also enjoyed the paragraphs at the beginning of each chapter telling us about other women and their experiences of having a baby. It was definitely an enjoyable and engaging debut and I sincerley hope Katy Regan is writing a second novel.

Rating: 5/5

Read Chloe’s review here.

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