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ezatt's review against another edition
1.0
everyone in this book was boring and lacked personality. Jess and Alex never said or did anything that made me believe in their relationship
anxiouslyreading33's review against another edition
2.0
I was just not a fan of this. Instead of talking to each other the guy would get drunk and sleep with one of thier friends. and because he did that she would go on blind dates it was ridiculous
violetheart34's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
k_lenn's review against another edition
4.0
This was pretty cute! A great option if you're looking for something simple to relax with during the holidays :-)
shannonw19's review against another edition
4.0
Jess and Alex meet while sharing a house in London with Becky (who inherited the house and who knows all of the tenants), Emma, and Rob at Scottish chef. Becky has one rule - no hanky panky among the roommates. Alex and Jess immediately hit it off as friends. The book follows them through their friendship, other relationships, misunderstandings, and eventually, back to each other.
I liked this book. It was charming and cute. Jess works in publishing. She's sweet and a good friend. Alex quit being a lawyer to become a nurse. His ex dumped him because she wanted a certain standard of living. Emma and Alex share some friends with benefits sex and it confuses and upsets Jess. Eventually, they work things out.
My favorite part of this book was when Jess and Alex would take walking trips around London. Rosie Curtis has a knack for describing location and I always felt I was along on the walk. If you are looking for a fast, holiday romance, this is the book for you.
I won this book from Goodreads and received no compensation in exchange for this review. The opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
I liked this book. It was charming and cute. Jess works in publishing. She's sweet and a good friend. Alex quit being a lawyer to become a nurse. His ex dumped him because she wanted a certain standard of living. Emma and Alex share some friends with benefits sex and it confuses and upsets Jess. Eventually, they work things out.
My favorite part of this book was when Jess and Alex would take walking trips around London. Rosie Curtis has a knack for describing location and I always felt I was along on the walk. If you are looking for a fast, holiday romance, this is the book for you.
I won this book from Goodreads and received no compensation in exchange for this review. The opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
shirleymak's review against another edition
3.0
TWAS FINEEEEE. it was a cute story but I honestly wish it went faster. Felt like it dragged on a bit and would get really slow.
karissalevan's review against another edition
2.0
If you want a cute, fun holiday romance.. well this is NOT it. It was not “Christmas-y” or “winter-y” at all, it was barely a romance.
There was no chemistry between the main “couple”, it was slow and boring, and the time jumps were unnecessary and made you feel disconnected from the plot. I was also so annoyed with hearing how constantly “tired and exhausted” everyone was from their jobs/school. Really missed opportunity to focus on taking chances and starting over in a new career in your 30s. Instead it sounded like they just complained the whole book.
The synopsis was also very misleading, “living with the man of her dreams… and the woman of his.” Alex and the other roommate slept together a few times and were literally never dating at any point! The entire book stretched over the course of a year just because Jess made a big assumption and then just treated Alex like a friend for the whole book while she dated someone else!
This book was trying to be One Day In December, but utterly failed.
There was no chemistry between the main “couple”, it was slow and boring, and the time jumps were unnecessary and made you feel disconnected from the plot. I was also so annoyed with hearing how constantly “tired and exhausted” everyone was from their jobs/school. Really missed opportunity to focus on taking chances and starting over in a new career in your 30s. Instead it sounded like they just complained the whole book.
The synopsis was also very misleading, “living with the man of her dreams… and the woman of his.” Alex and the other roommate slept together a few times and were literally never dating at any point! The entire book stretched over the course of a year just because Jess made a big assumption and then just treated Alex like a friend for the whole book while she dated someone else!
This book was trying to be One Day In December, but utterly failed.