When love is the last thing you are looking for

Synopsis

A cheeky chappy comedian

Charlie is most comfortable playing the funny man in front of boisterous crowds in London’s comedy clubs. But he’s about to be swapping his routine for wedding speeches. And his new acquaintance Sarah, thinks he is anything but amusing.

The woman who’s got it covered

Weddings are always a difficult time for widower Sarah, but you would never tell – she’s too focused on making the week of her best friends’ wedding as perfect as possible. She definitely has no time for the grumpy and surly Charlie, who it’s clear her friends are trying to set her up with.

And only one room left at the rental…

When a drunken invitation adds more people to the pre-wedding holiday house than Sarah organized for, she finds herself spending A LOT more time with Charlie than she intended. If only they could both let their guards down, they might find they have more in common than they think

My review

Sarah may be a young widow, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t over the moon that her best friends are getting married. She even made sure that the week leading to the wedding is organized perfectly, even if it’s taking place on the other side of the world, London.
The one thing she didn’t take in account is that there are more people invited to stay at the rented holiday house, making her spend too much time to her liking with Charlie, also one of the best friends of the happy pair.
Because Sarah and Charlie for sure don’t get along, as it’s already clear from the moment he is the one to pick Sarah up at the airport.
But the more time spent together, the more Sarah sees of the Charlie behind all the jokes… and the more they both realize to have a lot in common… 

There are stories with the trope enemies to lovers. There are stories with the trope heart – broken characters. There are stories with the trope of a character with a difficult past. And then there is this book, that has all the above, but also handles each above mentioned trope with delicateness and lightness. That make this book so amazing to read, as there are moments that will make you sad, but also moments that will make you laugh. 

Sarah is not an unknown character, as she has made several appearances in the previous chapters of this series. And I had my fingers crossed that she too would have her moment in the spotlight. Because she may not have had the spotlight before, but for the characters she has been of an invaluable importance. 

I could see where she was coming from, regarding love. Because she had it all, and lost it all way too soon. So can you blame her that she isn’t looking for love? Not only does she still feels like it she would betray her late husband, but she also knows that she couldn’t endure the pain that would come with the inevitable heartbreak. 

But even if she is afraid of love, she loves. And how she loves… she would do anything for the happiness of her friends, even if that never gives her a moment of peace. She would rather walk around like a headless chicken if that would give her friends an amazing time. 

And seeing her clash with someone like Charlie for sure was hilarious! Because Charlie has this laidback attitude, but he is also hot and cold. He goes from one emotion to another in a blimp.
I liked it how he was described as a social extravert, as that gives you the perfect idea of how Charlie is. When around people, he for sure is the life of the party, ready for more than one joke.
But once his funny mask is off, he enjoys the quiet and the calm. 

Of course his background makes him also wary of new people and wary of changes. And It saddened me to see how he felt that he has no stability, that everything can be taken away from him in a blimp.
And my heart for sure bled to read how he grew up, feeling like he had and still has nothing to offer… 

Seeing how Sarah slowly starts to understand Charlie was truly sweet. For some inexplicable reason (is it really although), they get each other. No matter how different they may appear to be, deep inside they share the same fears. And they find that kindred, scared, spirit and find that person they can open up to. 

But they also share the same likes and dislikes. Their inside jokes land and are understood by each other. It was great to see how they spend time together, how Sarah discovers London with her own and unique tour guide.
Also there we see how well they in fact match, as Charlie just knows what Sarah will want to see. 

In each book, there is a moment where things go downhill for some reason or another. And in this book, it truly broke my heart, as we see how fear is holding the both of them back, while in fact love should make you courageous again, to take that step, on matter how scare you are.  

But the ending of the book mended my broken heart, as it was just perfect for the characters, and was truly well – fitted! 

I truly loved this fourth chapter of a series I liked from Book 1. And maybe, just maybe, this may have been my favourite one!