Series: My Life Next Door
Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick
Rating: 5/5
Genre: contemporary
You know those times in your life when you just need the cheesiest novel you can imagine? Read this. It's fluffy and cute. It has adorable romance, characters you want to wrap in a hug, a dramatic rising action, and a perfect ending. It's basically chocolate ice cream for the soul.
It follows the story of Samantha who watches the neighbors, the Garretts, to escape from her own prderly life. Her obsessive, politician mother overshadows every aspect of her life, and so Sam watches the disorder and family chaos of the Garretts with longing. It's the perfect escape story, and when she finally goes over there she begins to fit into their life.
The Garretts are a large family and this massive addition of characters is what makes it so special. All the Garretts, from Joel down to Patsy are perfect and memorable (and George, I love that kid). All of them are quirky, special and have a story. And the relationship that blossoms between Jase and Sam is...enchanting, lovely, and heart-warming. The way they go from friends, to hesitant couple just finding their way, is beyond perfect. It's the cherry on top of the ice cream. Their relationship goes through bumps, but the way they manage to solve everything is, so cute. Also, the way they explore sex and take their time is so precious, I thought I would swoon with happiness.
All the characters are flawed, but they are so appealing. The book just sucked me in and as the main action of the story happened, I thought I would explode with worry. The perfect amount of family/relationship drama was added, before ending with a resolution that made me feel fuzzy with feelings. This is chick-lit I would read again. And again.
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