Romantic comedies: NetGalley
Genre: romantic comedy, women's fiction, travel
Seoulmates by Jen Frederick, January 25, 2022, Berkley
The No-Show by Beth O'Leary, April 26, 2022, Berkley
Siobhan is a life coach; Miranda is a tree surgeon; Jane is a volunteer for a local charity shop.
Comments: Lucia Giannetti was hotel manager for the Fielding Hotel in New York, but after hotel owner and former lover Tony Fielding disappears with millions of dollars, Lucy has to cover the lawsuits and debts with her own money.
Broken hearted, discouraged, and broke, she accepts a job at the Hotel Paradis in Rennes, France to renovate the 200-year-old hotel. The owner, Claudine, is looking for an American manager to attract tourists. Fixing the run-down chateau with help from only the six hotel residents/co-owners, and with few resources or funding, Lucy faces a daunting challenge.
I got a better idea of what it takes to update and run a large hotel, from clean linens, to painting the walls, repairing woodwork, plaster and plumbing, decorating each room, and then attracting and taking care of visitors.
It was an interesting reading experience, following Lucy and the residents/co-owners of the hotel through the process of creating a beautiful country hotel. Romance helped the story too, as of course, Lucy meets someone she becomes attracted to. A delightful read for the armchair traveler and those who enjoy romantic comedy and France.
I also liked the author's previous rom-com, Maggie Finds Her Muse.
Rom-coms to be read:
Seoulmates by Jen Frederick, January 25, 2022, Berkley
Genre: romantic drama, multil-cultural interest
About: When Korean adoptee Hara Wilson lands in Seoul to find her birth mother, she doesn’t plan on falling in love with the first man she lays eyes on, but Choi Yujun is irresistible. (publisher)
The No-Show by Beth O'Leary, April 26, 2022, Berkley
Genre: rom-com, women's fiction
About: Three women are unwittingly stood up by the same man they all consider their boyfriend.
Siobhan is a life coach; Miranda is a tree surgeon; Jane is a volunteer for a local charity shop.
Can't wait to see how each one handles this.
What are you reading this week?
Memes: The Sunday Post hosted by The Caffeinated Bookreviewer. Also, It's Monday: What Are You Reading, Mailbox Monday, and Sunday Salon, Stacking the Shelves
