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BOOKWORM REVIEW: French Holiday by Sarah Ready

 

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
SPICE: 🔥🔥.5

Merry DeLuca's life is currently a hot dumpster fire. The cherry on top of said fire is that her sister Angela is getting married to Merry's best friend Leo. The same Leo that Merry has been crushing on for years. 

When her grandmother offers her an escape plan, she immediately jumps at the opportunity to spend three months at a French castle and away from the newlyweds and her problems. Unfortunately for Merry, the castle turns out to be a one-bedroom chateau and she is sharing it with Leo's unbearable best man Noah Wright. 

Noah refuses to leave so they eventually come to a truce. A truce that eventually leads to friendship and something more.

This read was like taking a trip to the French countryside and witnessing two people navigate around the tension between them. I love taking the journey from enemies to friends to lovers, and with Sarah Ready integrating wonderful details about the backdrop in a well-paced story, this read went by so quickly for me. 

As someone who has pined for someone for a long time, I can totally relate to Merry's situation with Leo, but I was completely thrilled for her to find love with someone who loved her as fiercely. Sarah Ready did a great job of establishing the contrast between Merry's dry relationship with Leo vs. her sizzling chemistry with Noah even when they're at each other's throats.

I love the well-balanced mix of romance, comedy, and even a small side of mystery. This standalone read was such a fun, quick read. If you love enemies-to-lovers romcom with a wonderful backdrop of France, this is a great summer read for you.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Sarah Ready, Swift and Lewis Publishing, and NetGalley for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

Merry DeLuca has a problem—a big problem. Her sister just married her best friend and the only man she’s ever loved. Her life is rapidly spiraling down the drain and she doesn’t have an escape plan.  

So when Merry is offered a three-month holiday living in a romantic castle in the French countryside she leaps at the chance. Merry knows her French holiday will fix everything—there will be mouthwatering pastries, delicious (meaningless) flirtations, and languid strolls through vineyards at sunset. Her holiday will be perfect.  
 
At least, Merry believes that until she arrives and finds Noah Wright—the best man at her sister’s wedding and the worst man she’s ever known—staying in her castle.  

Famous travel documentarian by day and arrogant devil by night, Noah refuses to leave the castle. Which means that Merry and Noah are stuck together in France, in a crumbling castle, in a holiday where nothing goes right. Not for Merry and not for Noah.  

So they strike a truce—they’ll live as cohabitating friends for three-months, and then they’ll amicably part ways, never to see each other again.  

But the thing about friendship? Sometimes secrets are uncovered. Mysteries revealed. Hearts laid bare. And friendship can start to feel a lot like caring. A lot like love. It can even make you wish that the holiday never has to end.  

MEET SARAH READY

Author Sarah Ready writes contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her books have been described as “euphoric”, “heartwarming” and “laugh out loud”. Her debut novel The Fall in Love Checklist was hailed as “the unicorn read of 2020”. She loves to write fast-paced, emotionally compelling romances about quirky, smart women and the men who love them.

Before writing romance full-time Sarah had lots of fun teaching at an Ivy League. Then she realized she could have even more fun writing romance. Her favorite things after writing are adventuring and travel. You’ll frequently find her using her degree at a dino dig site, crawling into a cave, snorkeling, or on horseback riding through the jungle – all fodder for her next book. She’s lived in Scotland, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and NYC. She currently lives in the Caribbean with her water-obsessed pup and her awesome family.

You can visit her online at www.sarahready.com

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