Honeymoon for One takes place in Canada and England, and I could hear the different accents, especially in the way Robin speaks, which definitely added to the pleasure of reading. The majority of books I read are set in the United States and I always forget how much I love when one isn’t. Fighting for what you want and deserve doesn’t seem to come naturally to many of us, and Robin and Neve’s journeys will probably sound familiar to more than a few readers. They’re not perfect, they make mistakes, they cling to their denial, and I couldn’t help but root for them, I wanted to see them both (and the people around them) happy, I wanted them to get a break and feel loved and understood. Rachel Bowdler doesn’t make things easy for her characters. On the other hand, Neve’s stubbornness made me want to shake her repeatedly yet her fears are entirely understandable. She’s extremely sweet and funny and quirky and I’m sure she’ll live in my mind for a while. I was wrong and she grew on me, bad puns and all. She felt whiny and gullible and a pushover.
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