If I hadn't already thoroughly enjoyed "As Seen On TV', I'd have gone
looking for it after reading the author's opening comment of the
acknowledgements: "If you've gotten this far, it means you've read my
book. OH, My God." Somehow that made the author all the more a real
person to me, which is silly since, as an author myself, I know how real
I am. Oh, wait. (pinches self) Yes, authors are real.
Bad
attempt at a joke aside, this book was a great deal of fun, a
distraction from reality. Adina Gellar does come across as rather naive
initially, true, but she is genuinely likeable. Finn definitely sounds
like a winner. I mean, apart from managing the project Adina initially
wants to turn into a evil scheme, he worked for Habitat for Humanity and
wants to build low-income housing? Okay, too good to be true but all
true. Their cute meet might not be Hallmark movie worthy but it was easy
to envision the action as it played out on the pages, even to revealing
Adina's frustration as she slowly comes to grips with the fact Pleasant
Hollow doesn't fit the stereotypical Hallmark cliche of a small town.
Adina's efforts to somehow make it fit that cliche are actually rather
amusing, to be honest, especially since it's obvious Finn is amused by
both her stick-to-it persistence but doesn't feel offended.
In
true Hallmark fashion, of course, the two come together for that
happy-ever-after ending, although how they get there isn't easy and is
full of surprises. I doubt that saying this is giving away anything,
well, at least if you've ever watched a Hallmark movie. This is a
Hallmark movie turned on its head initially, then going Hallmark again,
if that makes sense. If you enjoy feel-good romance with more than a bit
of humor and people with real strengths and weaknesses, not to mention
families and friends they care about and that you will like, you will
thoroughly enjoy this book. It was fun, in short.
Thank you #NetGalley and #Forever for letting me spend some time with Adina and Finn.
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