(From Amazon.com)- Lawyer Cassie Constantine has no plans to stay in Florida. She’s here just long enough to sell her late husband’s vacation house, a tacky bungalow she’s always despised—then she’ll hightail it back to her gracious Boston brownstone. But the place needs more work than Cassie bargained for. What’s more, her widow status is like a target on her back and the elderly matchmakers around town manage to sidetrack her mission at every turn. Holiday is a landmine of golf tournaments, ballroom dancing competitions, shuffleboard and day trips. But the biggest obstacle of all? Richard Dillon, the stuffed shirt she’s paired with on the dance floor. Cassie had always considered herself uptight but Richard won’t take a walk on the beach without his socks and shoes! There’s one little problem—he makes her heart beat faster than the rhythm of the quickstep. Can Cassie and Richard let loose long enough to have a little fun?
My Initial Expectation:
My mom gave me this book for Christmas and, I'll be honest, it's not one I would have picked out for myself right away. I'm not too keen on reading romance books about people with grown children simply because I'm barely into my thirties and I want to save that kind of stuff for later on in life. However, I was excited because my mother knows me well enough to know that I'm a sucker for anything set in a place where palm trees flourish. I was intrigued by the flamingos on the front despite my conscious avoidance of them (long story).
Review:
The story was a little slow moving but the concept was interesting and at times I felt like I was reading in circles- Cassie wants to sell her house but she's attracted to Richard, Millicent gets upset that Cassie wants to leave, Cassie has fun dancing and falls farther for Richard, Cassie wants to sell her house but she's attacted to Richard, etc...
But that's where the scathing part of this review ends. Well, almost. I thought that Cassie's daughter could have protested a little more but the plot held together nicely when things got to the climax. A big thing with me is making not only the main plot, but the climax believable and I believed this book. I don't want to spoil anything (and I will if I keep writing) but if the plot sounds interesting, you should definitely check out this book. If you read it in winter like I did, you'll wish you were in Holiday, Florida.
Ratings:
(See rating chart on right)
Overall Concept- 3
Plot- 3
Loveability of Characters- 4
Cover Appeal- 4
Overall Rating-4
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