Review: Very sweet, entertaining holiday story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
Louis begins as a very cynical character, though it's easy to see why: Valentine's Day for a florist has got to be hell. Certainly, it is for HIM. He starts out with next to no sleep, spends hours preparing the bouquets, and then has to deal with something like twelve hours of insane customers. Having recently retired from 20 years of customer service, I can't help but empathize. Besides, I loathe the entire concept of Valentine's Day, anyway.What I was expecting to happen was for a handsome stranger to come in at the end of the day and sweep Louis off his feet. What actually DID happen was similar, but better. The handsome customer is actually a regular, and what's been going on between them for weeks is very sweet and endearing. The only issue I had with the story was in the transition from this revelation to Louis realizing what an idiot he's been and trying to make amends -- it was a bit too fast, considering the leisurely pace of the first half of the story.But the resolution was very nice, and the story is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon.