The Couple is a very unusual, unique and alternative take on the romantic love story. We are always used to everything geared up for boy meets girl, or girl meets girl or whichever takes your fancy. And those people embark on a journey of love. Basically two singletons looking for love. Well Helly Acton has turned that notion on its head. In this storyline the mere thought of being in a couple is frowned upon. So much so that a company has invented a pill to stop you falling in love. Now there were times during the story that I just couldn't get my head round the whole idea. It's meant to be like a parallel universe where instead of singletons getting bad press it's the couples who get it. But I may be blinkered in life and don't necessarily see that being single is a bad thing. I'm in a happy relationship and I've been happily single. And I've never felt left out or negative in either situation. But that little confusion aside I did actually like the concept. Acton's little twists on life were great. For example instead of Valentine's Day in The Couple they celebrated Bridget's Day. What a genius idea and one I could actually see working in real life. The main characters in The Couple are Millie and Ben. Chalk and cheese, opposite personalities but the chemistry between them was fantastic. It's obviously because Ben is Welsh. You got to love a Welsh person right?

Interesting to read other reviews where people didnt really warm to the style of the book - I wasnt rushing to get back to it which is really unusual for me, and I couldnt really keep up with who is who. I understood the premise of it but i felt too old for the whole concept of a love-free hook up website - and the idea of getting rid of love as a money making scheme made me feel uneasy. Im glad I got to give it aa try, but Im not the target audience, sorry