Date
published: 8-07-2013
ISBN: 978-1-61217-891-2
Contemporary
Sweet Romance
E-book
Reviewed by Helen
Obtained via
publisher
Nate hates
his weekly flights from Seattle to SoCal for his job, although he enjoys having
every Friday off work. Until the day he buys his gum from a different kiosk at
the airport and meets Annabelle. From then on he looks forward to seeing her
every Monday before his flight, arriving earlier and earlier to spend more time
with her, and engaging in quizzical and philosophical conversations. Then one
day she isn’t there anymore.
This is a
very sweet romance about two rather shy characters lacking in self-confidence,
but who have found a quirky and unusual kind of common ground where they are
both comfortable to get to know each other. It’s a fun story, very short, and
told only in Nate’s POV, but it works well in tracing the development of the
plot.
Readers will
enjoy Annabelle and Nate’s discussions, worry about him possibly missing his
flight or her potentially losing her job as their time together lengthens, and
be ready and expectant for whatever might happen next.
Obviously in
such a very short book (40 pages) detailed world building isn’t possible, but
readers get a glimpse of the airport and a more in-depth look inside the
characters. Although there’s no backstory at all, and it might have been good
to have some, in such a short word length it’s not possible and the book
functions well without it. We’re invested in the characters and that’s the main
point of a romance. A cute story, well worth putting on your cell phone for the
next time you’re stuck waiting in line somewhere. It’ll make you smile forget
how long you waited.
This is an objective review and not
an endorsement of this book.
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