atakefromtwocities posted: " A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over, and discovers she doesn't need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. When Laura Co" A Take from Two Cities
A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over, and discovers she doesn't need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
When Laura Costello arrives in downtown Los Angeles, her life has somewhat fallen apart.
Her apartment building has caught fire, her engagement to her high school sweetheart has been broken off, and she's just been caught in a rare LA downpour and has no dry clothes.
But when she seeks shelter in Nina Hill's local neighbourhood bookshop, she finds herself introduced to the people who will become her new family. And as Laura becomes friends with Nina, Polly and Impossibly Handsome Bob, things start to look up.
Proving that - even as adults - we all sometimes need a little help assembling and re-assembling our lives...
Title : Adult Assembly Required Author : Abbi Waxman Format : Physical Page Count : 397 Genre : Contemporary Romance Publisher : Headline Books Release Date : May 17, 2022
Reviewer : Micky Rating : ★ ★ ★ ★
Micky's 4 star review
Headlines: Found family Quirky, eclectic characters Slow-burn
I enjoyed this story from Abbi Waxman that is interconnected to her previous Nina Hill book. That said, this can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. The story centred on a found family of boarders in a LA house owned by the generous Maggie. The house sharers were a strange but mostly lovely bunch, add in some pets, a garden and it made for a warm vibe.
Laura, the protagonist was recovered physically from a serious car accident but not recovered psychologically. This book gave a credible insight into panic disoreder related to PTSD while not detracting from the full characterisation of Laura outside of her mental health problems. Bob (insanely handsome Bob) was a gardener, landscaper who was so incredibly humble and unsure of himself. These two left everything unsaid, they were awkward and yet formed such a firm friendship.
This book took place over nearly a year and so any connections, friendships and more were tangible and not rushed. I really appreciated the bonds in this book, those between Laura and her friends and then Laura and Bob. This was something of a slow burn that almost took me to frustration but brought me back from the edge.
If you like quirky characters, pets and a lack of egos, this is a read I would recommend.
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