Third Time Lucky by Pippa Croft

Third Time Lucky, is the third and final novel in the romantic trilogy by Pippa Croft. It leaves off pretty much where the last book finishes - with Lauren receiving a call about Alexander and rushing to his aid.

The book then moves on to tell the story of the last term at Wyckham College and it's time for the two of them to consider what will happen to them both when term finishes.

As per the last two books, there isn't much studying being done and far too much sex - in fact I think this book has far more sex scenes than the last two put together! It's not classed as an 'adult' novel, but there are definitely enough hot sex scenes, it gives 50 Shades of Grey a good run for their money.

Aside from that, there are also the usual trials and tribulations in the world of Alexander and Lauren - the up's and the downs and the interferences. Also, Lauren's parents pay a surprise visit to Falconbury to check out the person who is taking their daughter away from them.

I have to be honest in this review and say that the only reason I continued reading was to find out the ending - was she going to stay with Alexander in England or go back to the US for good. And actually, I was quite disappointed with the outcome.

I hate doing plot spoilers but I feel like I have to here so if you don't want to know the end, look away now!

**PLOT SPOLIER**

I felt that the ending was an afterthought. It went on for too long and Alexander returning and Lauren turning down the job offer was meant to be a surprise, or a shock - which it really wasn't. By that point I'd actually given up caring what happened to them and felt that the ending was a bit of a cop out by the author. She obviously hadn't made up her mind what was going to happen, but as it is a trilogy, it has to have a definite answer. And the answer was that Lauren was going to go travelling as she wasn't ready to settle down, and would keep Alexander in mind for when she returned. The couple then left to have sex again!

I was very disappointed as I would have liked it to have been the fairy tale ending. I wanted something definite to happen that would make Lauren sure that she was going to stay with Alexander forever and that she would find a job in England and for the story to have the romantic ending I was hoping for. But sadly, no that wasn't the case.

And now the trilogy is over, I have to say that I don't think I would read it again. I enjoyed the books and they provided light reading, however I don't think they are either romantic novels or adult novels. I would recommend these books to those people who are looking for something light to read - perhaps summer holiday reading.