Member Review
Review by
Carol C, Reviewer
I do like a good 'fake girlfriend' story and Ms. Hill has a great spin on it in her latest book. Abby is going home for the holidays and her ex will be at the house (I won't spoil it to say why but dang...) so she asks a total stranger to help her out. Nic, short for Nicky (loved that, you will understand when you read the book), steps in and they are off to fake everyone out for 10 days.
To me this story has a few threads running through it-the fake girlfriend relationship so Abby can keep her ex at arms length, the growing romance between Abby and Nic, but what really grabbed me was the dynamics of working class experiences, Nic, countered with the richer class of the Ex, Holly, and to some extent Abby's family. I don't want to give to much away, but as Ms. Hill expertly spins, no matter what upbringing, all families have issues, ok Nic more than most, but still Ms. Hill shows that everyone has problems. I loved that Nic could really put Holly in her place, yes I just wanted to slap Holly, but I think Ms. Hill wanted us to feel that way..smile...
One of the big loves I had for this book, among other things, was it is so full of rich dialog. I am a sucker for running dialog that fills a story, it gets me to relate to the characters even more because you just have their voices and direct interaction running in your minds eye throughout the story and Ms. Hill does this brilliantly. There isn't much angst in regards to the MCs, just a heartwarming holiday story, which can be read anytime of the year, of Nic just trying to make it through the holiday (again no spoilers, but me wiping away a few tears) and Abby slowly falling for Nic. .Oh and also, the bedroom scenes could melt the icicles off the roof <wink>.
I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, but would have written the same opinion if I had come across this author on my own.
To see my Amazon review, it is under CC-Heartwarming growing love
To me this story has a few threads running through it-the fake girlfriend relationship so Abby can keep her ex at arms length, the growing romance between Abby and Nic, but what really grabbed me was the dynamics of working class experiences, Nic, countered with the richer class of the Ex, Holly, and to some extent Abby's family. I don't want to give to much away, but as Ms. Hill expertly spins, no matter what upbringing, all families have issues, ok Nic more than most, but still Ms. Hill shows that everyone has problems. I loved that Nic could really put Holly in her place, yes I just wanted to slap Holly, but I think Ms. Hill wanted us to feel that way..smile...
One of the big loves I had for this book, among other things, was it is so full of rich dialog. I am a sucker for running dialog that fills a story, it gets me to relate to the characters even more because you just have their voices and direct interaction running in your minds eye throughout the story and Ms. Hill does this brilliantly. There isn't much angst in regards to the MCs, just a heartwarming holiday story, which can be read anytime of the year, of Nic just trying to make it through the holiday (again no spoilers, but me wiping away a few tears) and Abby slowly falling for Nic. .Oh and also, the bedroom scenes could melt the icicles off the roof <wink>.
I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, but would have written the same opinion if I had come across this author on my own.
To see my Amazon review, it is under CC-Heartwarming growing love
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