Georgie Basset is the fun loving dog groomer of Dilbury, that funny little village on the border of Wales, and if you have read any other Charlotte Fallowfield books, you would have read all about this crazy little village.

But that is not where we begin our journey, nope! We start it in Mexico, where we find Georgie and her best friend Abbie Carter, after Annie fled from Dilbury, after Miller and the cake scandal...and despite Disaster Carter happening EVERYWHERE they go, from being a reject from the blue man group, mauled by a dolphin and being in a resort where everyone things you're a lesbian! Georgie finds something more than laughter at the situations they find themselves (or Abbie) in! She also finds Adonis like Weston Argent; retired Captain of Her Majesty's Royal British Army, and current personal trainer.

But after being cheated on my her ex Greg, Georgie is scared to enter a relationship, but she takes that chance, and trusts him....but is she making a big mistake?

OMG this book had me in stitches from the get go! Seriously! Charlotte Fallowfield absolutely kills it in this book! From the beyond ridiculous bad luck, to those cringe-worthy moments we can all relate too! And though I have said in the past that I'm not a rom-com fan! The author has proven me to be a liar, as this book is brilliant.

The plot to The Great Escape is light hearted, but in those serious moments, the author manages to change the mood of the book slightly, but doesn't destroy the flow of the storyline. And when it comes to the character's, Well! You love them all! But I think I love Bertie just that little more.

I give The Great Escape 5 (thousand) stars! Truly THE book of the summer! ( )

When The Great Escape, the second novel in the Dilbury Village series, starts we are at a tropical beach resort with Mrs. & Mrs. Carter. Yes, you read that right. Georgie is the dog groomer in Dilbury and Abbie is, well, Abbie of Never the Bride fame, aka Disaster Carter. And that’s all you’ll get from me. There are no spoilers here. And you can read the synopsis of the book up above. So I’m here to tell you that what you need to do is sit right down and Read. This. Book. Every single word. Now.

I hope this review convinces you to buy this book, but Charlotte Fallowfield is the one with the words. Anything I say beyond “Go to Dilbury now and never leave!” is superfluous. You’ll be oh so glad you did.

Another reviewer wrote, “I'll admit, Charlotte Fallowfield could write a shopping list and I'd be chomping at the bit to read it. She just *that* talented.” Oh yes, and if Charlotte Fallowfield is not going to write about 50 more Dilbury novels, I hope she does start publishing her shopping lists and any other little scraps she jots down. Yes, she is that good.

The Dilbury stories are about friends - their love and loyalty and their ability to stick by us and hold us up, no matter what happens. And, oh yeah, some seriously sexy guys, the kind that drive you to distraction and make you answer “Why hot?” when you meant “Why not?” Where are these men in my life?? I’ve been happily married for an eon (seems like) but I still want Miller and Weston (or Veston, as Daphne would say).

The Great Escape will make you sigh, cry, cry again, laugh out loud, snort, piddle, and dare I say fart? You’ll have your awww moment when Weston says, “To resist doing what? Kissing you like I need you to breathe.” You’ll have your serious snuffling moment when he opens up to Georgie and confesses what’s been going on with him. You can decipher ben nerf, ack rocket, and oh cwap, un bubble cwap for yourself, but trust me when I say you will never think of chocolate sauce and gummi bears the same way again. It was so disgusting, but I must be honest, my imagination was even more disgusting and I was laughing out loud looking for someone to share these passages with.

It is amazing how Charlotte Fallowfield can make something so full of crude, earthy (marvelous btw) humor also be so darn sweet. Not to mention letting us spend some time with Bertie the French bulldog.

Of course I read The Great Escape in one sitting. I took a couple of necessary breaks (well, not as necessary as some of Abbie’s lol) but once I started I couldn’t put it down. As with Never the Bride, as soon as I finished The Great Escape I wanted to pick it back up and start reading it again, not ready to leave Dilbury. In fact, as soon as I started The Great Escape I was overwhelmed with nostalgia to take a trip down memory lane for some Abbie & Miller time.

I received an ARC of The Great Escape in exchange for an honest review. I loved it, I loved it, I loved it, and you will too. I cannot wait for my third visit to Dilbury Village. Hurry up, Charlotte, or at least give us a shopping list or something in the meantime! ( )