chloelouise_xiv's review
4.0
I’m soooo picky when it comes to romances but this one pretty much ticked most of the boxes for me.
I loved all the side characters (especially Jake and Ulysses!) and how much depth they had, I loved the genuine humour sprinkled throughout, and I loved the slight swerving of what would usually be the obvious cliches in a book - e.g the love interest having an artistic hobby but not actually being very good at it instead of them being a secret prodigy. The story was fun with enough drama to keep me hooked but not too much that I was rolling my eyes. Really enjoyed it.
I loved all the side characters (especially Jake and Ulysses!) and how much depth they had, I loved the genuine humour sprinkled throughout, and I loved the slight swerving of what would usually be the obvious cliches in a book - e.g the love interest having an artistic hobby but not actually being very good at it instead of them being a secret prodigy. The story was fun with enough drama to keep me hooked but not too much that I was rolling my eyes. Really enjoyed it.
katreadsalot's review
3.0
I enjoyed Zoey, the female main character, but I didn't think much of Graham, which made this a tough read for me. Too many "darlin's" I think.
maurganne's review
2.0
It's neither romantic nor sexy when a man handles anything resembling an emotion by hitting things and being cruel and thoughtless to those he supposedly cares about. A cute story ruined by jackassery.
dannycakez8808's review against another edition
4.0
This contemporary romance was a cute read! I am a sucker for the "Grumpy/Sunshine" romance trope. Our main character is a tourist headed to Alaska. While there she meets a local who can't stand the tourists. The story collides from there and was a delightful time.
malaka_ruiz's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
While I wouldn’t say The Tourist Attraction was a great book, I thought it was a cute but quirky closed-door rom-com.
Set in the beautiful Alaskan mountains, The Tourist Attraction focuses on a tourist going on her dream Alaska vacation and ends up falling in love with the town’s grumpy restaurant owner.
There are things that worked and didn’t work well in this book. While the MCs have a pretty decent character development, Morganthaler spends a lot of time on detailing the most minor of characters, appearing in only a chapter or two and later becoming a forgettable entity. Additionally, while I did think this book can be funny at times, the slapstick humor that Morganthaler utilized in The Tourist Attraction felt, at times, forced.
Nevertheless, the book isn’t bad and I would recommend it for readers who want a destination read that focuses on more quirkier characters. However, there is definite room for improvement.
Set in the beautiful Alaskan mountains, The Tourist Attraction focuses on a tourist going on her dream Alaska vacation and ends up falling in love with the town’s grumpy restaurant owner.
There are things that worked and didn’t work well in this book. While the MCs have a pretty decent character development, Morganthaler spends a lot of time on detailing the most minor of characters, appearing in only a chapter or two and later becoming a forgettable entity. Additionally, while I did think this book can be funny at times, the slapstick humor that Morganthaler utilized in The Tourist Attraction felt, at times, forced.
Nevertheless, the book isn’t bad and I would recommend it for readers who want a destination read that focuses on more quirkier characters. However, there is definite room for improvement.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Vomit and Car accident
katekate_reads_'s review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!! This was one of those reads that I never wanted to put down but also didn’t want to finish.
Open The Tourist Attraction and let it transport you to Moose Springs, Alaska for a few hours. You will love it there! A few things you’ll find in this small town:
- Zoe - a tourist who has been saving up to visit for years and has lots of plans
- Graham - a grumpy local who doesn’t want anything to do with the tourists
- Jake - a blind border collie who is a VERY GOOD BOY
- Ulysses - a moose who just loves the smell of freshly baked bread
- cinnamon rolls the size of your head
- alllllll the moments to make you swoon
Highly recommend and I can’t wait for the next book in the series! Thank you so much to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Edelweiss for the free book.
Open The Tourist Attraction and let it transport you to Moose Springs, Alaska for a few hours. You will love it there! A few things you’ll find in this small town:
- Zoe - a tourist who has been saving up to visit for years and has lots of plans
- Graham - a grumpy local who doesn’t want anything to do with the tourists
- Jake - a blind border collie who is a VERY GOOD BOY
- Ulysses - a moose who just loves the smell of freshly baked bread
- cinnamon rolls the size of your head
- alllllll the moments to make you swoon
Highly recommend and I can’t wait for the next book in the series! Thank you so much to Sourcebooks Casablanca and Edelweiss for the free book.
anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Apparently romance books set in Alaska just work for me? I loved this one and the witty banter between our two main leads. I loved seeing Alaska with Zoey! This was great on audio as well.
rrickman33's review against another edition
3.0
This book started out super cute, I loved the setting of Moose Springs, Alaska and all that came with it. The characters were instantly drawn to each other because Graham was hot and grumpy and Zoey was ~different~ to him. This cliché story line of a character being so “different and unique” is over done and was quite boring and repetitive.
I felt like this book dragged on and found myself speed reading/turning the speed up on the audio book (I did half and half).I’m here to say don’t do the audio book it was weird, the woman reading did a lower voice for Graham and it made me cringe.
Graham is a grumpy local who hates tourists and Zoey is a tourist he’s supposed to hate but like I said she was just SO unique he couldn’t help himself… she reads books! she budgets and struggles with money! How unique! Graham also was a weird character, he was such a misogynist sometimes, I almost stopped reading because of him.
I will only recommend this book if you enjoy super cheesy and predictable romances with no real character development. Basically this would have been a great Hallmark movie but didn’t really work as a book for me.
I felt like this book dragged on and found myself speed reading/turning the speed up on the audio book (I did half and half).I’m here to say don’t do the audio book it was weird, the woman reading did a lower voice for Graham and it made me cringe.
Graham is a grumpy local who hates tourists and Zoey is a tourist he’s supposed to hate but like I said she was just SO unique he couldn’t help himself… she reads books! she budgets and struggles with money! How unique! Graham also was a weird character, he was such a misogynist sometimes, I almost stopped reading because of him.
I will only recommend this book if you enjoy super cheesy and predictable romances with no real character development. Basically this would have been a great Hallmark movie but didn’t really work as a book for me.
eestots's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0