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Emergency Contact by Anthony LeDonne, Lauren Layne
5.0
medium-paced

Thank you to Blackstone Publishing for the ALC.

OH SO WITTY.

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The nods to Planes, Trains and Automobiles was absolutely at the forefront of this book and had my chuckling throughout. Not one thing going right in the midst of a divorced couple forced to hang out for the holidays is a romance combination I have never read and completely devoured. I love how unique this felt in the genre and it gave a sense of hope of reconciliation (in the right situations).

Reverse grump x sunshine was the most prominent factor and I liked the flipped script. Both Katherine and Tom had to come to terms with how their marriage declined and what were the truly important aspects of their lives. I feel like all of the traveling chaos allowed them to come together and realize what they both had been missing.

It’s a short book, filled with just enough holiday antics to call it a holiday romance and one I will definitely be recommending this year.

Overall audience notes:
- Contemporary Holiday Romance
- Language: a little strong
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: low
- Trigger/Content Warnings: divorce, car accident, loss of a parent (recounted)