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courtnetto's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book took me a while to get into but my goodness, once into it I was hooked and just couldn’t put it down. The book follows Izzy and Lucas as they try to work through their feelings for each other but also trying to individually save the hotel after the first floor collapses when they are setting up for Christmas. They do this through reuniting lost rings with their owners, after the first person to be reunited with their lost ring gave them a whole £50,000! At the beginning of the book it is revealed that Izzy writes a card to Lucas declaring her love for him in which she writes to meet her under the mistletoe. Only when she gets there, she sees him kissing her roommate Drew which infuriates her!
It is soon revealed that this card never made it to Lucas and was instead given to the wrong person as Mandy, the receptionist, has difficulty reading Izzy’s handwriting and she thought the card was for Louis. Which then causes more confusion as Louis thinks Izzy was declaring her love for him, so he begins asking her out on dates… Lucas then later hears Izzy on the phone to her friend where she is talking about her and Lucas’ sex life but also mentions briefly about Louis. Lucas had been running Izzy a bath and quickly became disheartened to the point he left… Izzy then realises he has gone and is on a mission to find him so she goes back to the hotel when Mr Townsend tells her that he’s done a good deed as Lucas wanted to go home. She then drives to the airport to try and find Lucas, only to find he has already gone through his gate, so her last resort was to give him a message over the tannoy which worked as he came running back out to greet her.
It’s such a nice love story, really portrays how you never truly know how someone feels about you unless you tell them.
It is soon revealed that this card never made it to Lucas and was instead given to the wrong person as Mandy, the receptionist, has difficulty reading Izzy’s handwriting and she thought the card was for Louis. Which then causes more confusion as Louis thinks Izzy was declaring her love for him, so he begins asking her out on dates… Lucas then later hears Izzy on the phone to her friend where she is talking about her and Lucas’ sex life but also mentions briefly about Louis. Lucas had been running Izzy a bath and quickly became disheartened to the point he left… Izzy then realises he has gone and is on a mission to find him so she goes back to the hotel when Mr Townsend tells her that he’s done a good deed as Lucas wanted to go home. She then drives to the airport to try and find Lucas, only to find he has already gone through his gate, so her last resort was to give him a message over the tannoy which worked as he came running back out to greet her.
It’s such a nice love story, really portrays how you never truly know how someone feels about you unless you tell them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
maddireads13's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
bringmybooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
GAH isn’t it so nice to just KNOW in the depths of your soul that you can read any book an author writes and it’s going to be “like a lot” at minimum but most likely LOVE?
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
Here for this, honestly. I want it as a movie ASAP because this setting absolutely screams “I should be a film.” Not to mention how much fun you could have with all the hijinks these two pull on one another and the TENSIOOONNNNNN, oh man. Yes. Let’s do it.
Seriously, though, I loved the heck out of this. I loved having both of their POVs, and even though miscommunication is really and truly not my favorite thing, I could just about get behind this one and I had so much fun with the overall premise I didn’t even care.
These two had off the charts chemistry, and it was the perfect amount of “enemies to lovers” which is more like “annoyances to grudging respect to friends to lovers” which is even more of my favorite than enemies to lovers.
love it love it love it love it can’t wait to reread via audio!
(also I'm obsessed with Poor Mandy)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
laurataylor's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent