Review: Cute & Easy Holiday Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
** spoiler alert ** Holly is coming back into the only town in her life that she considers home. Growing up in a family that moved consistently, she doesn't have deep roots anywhere. The closest place she has is Stilton and her two best friends. Bree who's wedding she is coming home to either be Made of Honor in or stop the wedding and Luke, her mischievous partner in crime growing up. Holly maintained her friendship with Bree and has come home to be her made of honor but upon witnessing the ultimate betrayal by Bree's fiancé she has decided she needs to make her best friend aware before she pledges her heart to this man.Once Holly reconnects with Luke she is amazed at the new connection she feels to her former geeky and lanky boy friend. Luke is all grown up and in all the right ways. And the feeling is mutual. Their attraction is immediate and both are hesitate to jump into what they are feeling because Holly's life is four hours away in the city and Luke lives in Stilton and lives for his country town and farm. How can they reconcile their different lifestyles?! Luke is also determined to keep Holly from ruining their friends wedding. He keeps trying to convince her that her decision is not the best one for her friend.However Holly knows that she can not in good conscious do that to her friend and no matter what Bree's reaction to the news is she must have all the information before she goes ahead with her wedding. Bree's fiancé Alan is not pleased with Holly and is doing all in his power to keep her from telling Bree, claiming his indiscretion has shined light in his eyes making him away that Bree is all that matters to him. Luke begins to realize that Holly may be more correct in her character assessment of his best friend than he realized. Holly proceeds to break the news to her dearest friend and after much ado the wedding is still on. Deciding she has done all she can do to help her friend Holly is over the moon to begin a relationship with Luke and once again that feeling is mutual. Remaining a gentleman, Luke shows Holly a glimpse of the life she could have with him in Stilton.Now Christmas has come and gone and it's time to go back to realty and begin a long distance relationship. Quickly Holly realizes that that is not the life that she wants. The life she wants is with Luke. He has to cancel his plans to join her in the city for New Year's due to a family emergency and Holly is faced with the loneliness that has come from being kept apart from Luke. She decides to surprise him at home for New Year's instead. And it is more of surprise than either of them bargained for! Each has decided to leave their life for the other! Luke who couldn't be happier proposes and they are excited to start their life together.This was a quick and easy read. The banter between Holly and Luke kept a smile on my face. That said, it did feel quick and rushed. It takes place over a few days but the story had a lot of potential to be expanded and make more of a connection with the characters and the story in general. I definitely would have liked to have more to it.**Thank you to Netgalley for providing this ARC copy for review!