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This was a lovely slow burn romance book told from the POV of Jess and Alex.
Jess is 29 and has recently moved to London for a new job opportunity, she can’t afford to pay the extortionate rental prices there, so she rents a room in a house with new housemates.
After arriving at the house and being introduced to everyone, she notices Alex, the male nurse who is sharing her floor with her and thinks Yummy!
There wasn’t insta-love so much as an insta-connection, but Jess is fully aware of the house rules that have been set for everyone, and one of those, is NO RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HOUSEMATES.
So that’s that!
But is isn’t quite, Jess and Alex bond as friends and often go around exploring London and all of it’s hidden gems, but Alex is secretly seeing one of the housemates Emma, much to Jess’s dismay, and because she has been ‘friend-zoned’ decides to try her hand at online dating, to which Alex is a little crestfallen as he secretly likes Jess.
Although this is called We met In December, it is not a Christmassy book as the book spans a whole year between the characters, and throughout gives a will-they-won’t-they vibe.
But I will say that the snippets about Christmas and the way that the author describes London at that time of year, really got me into the Xmas spirit.
Jess is 29 and has recently moved to London for a new job opportunity, she can’t afford to pay the extortionate rental prices there, so she rents a room in a house with new housemates.
After arriving at the house and being introduced to everyone, she notices Alex, the male nurse who is sharing her floor with her and thinks Yummy!
There wasn’t insta-love so much as an insta-connection, but Jess is fully aware of the house rules that have been set for everyone, and one of those, is NO RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HOUSEMATES.
So that’s that!
But is isn’t quite, Jess and Alex bond as friends and often go around exploring London and all of it’s hidden gems, but Alex is secretly seeing one of the housemates Emma, much to Jess’s dismay, and because she has been ‘friend-zoned’ decides to try her hand at online dating, to which Alex is a little crestfallen as he secretly likes Jess.
Although this is called We met In December, it is not a Christmassy book as the book spans a whole year between the characters, and throughout gives a will-they-won’t-they vibe.
But I will say that the snippets about Christmas and the way that the author describes London at that time of year, really got me into the Xmas spirit.
As you all probably already know by now, I am a sucker for a Tarryn Fisher book, she writes the most messed up characters, and they all have depth to them.
Why did i pick it up? - HELLO ...Tarryn!!!!! I would pick up her grocery list and read it if she let me lol.
In this book Ms Fisher has collaborated with Willow Aster and created a world where the Women are in charge, in fact Men are on the verge of extinction!
Think of this book as a little like a reverse take on the Handmaids Tale and you will be nearly on the right track.
Men are no longer in charge, in fact there are barley any of them left, this is why they started the "End Men" 12 men who's sole job is to save the world, their sole purpose is to repopulate the Regions.
The rich people can afford to buy Folsom for a day, however the poor are not so lucky, they must rely on a national lottery to have their numbers pulled out, and to have the opportunity of maybe becoming pregnant by one of the End Men, if you do, well your life will change for the better, you will become a celebrity, coveted by others.
Folsom actually hates being and End Man, although he gets to have meaningless sex with strangers all the time, it isn't as fun as it sounds, he is unhappy, empty and lonely.
Gwen's number finally comes up! She gets to have the chance at something she has always wanted, a child of her own, she has seen Folsom in the fancy magazines and on the TV, and now she finally gets the chance to actually meet him, not only to meet him, but to potentially bare his child.
Only she finds much more than a man looking to have mindless sex with her, she sees the person underneath, she sees the injustice of what is happening to him, and she does her best to save him.
By looking at the blurb of the book, and the picture, you probably will already have guessed that there is going to be sex in the book, this is necessary to the story, you can't have a story about men having sex with people, to not have sex in the book.
I loves me some smexy times in my books, but if lots-of-lovin' isn't really your thing, then maybe look in the other direction, but you will be missing out on a great read, I can't wait to read book 2
Why did i pick it up? - HELLO ...Tarryn!!!!! I would pick up her grocery list and read it if she let me lol.
In this book Ms Fisher has collaborated with Willow Aster and created a world where the Women are in charge, in fact Men are on the verge of extinction!
Think of this book as a little like a reverse take on the Handmaids Tale and you will be nearly on the right track.
Men are no longer in charge, in fact there are barley any of them left, this is why they started the "End Men" 12 men who's sole job is to save the world, their sole purpose is to repopulate the Regions.
The rich people can afford to buy Folsom for a day, however the poor are not so lucky, they must rely on a national lottery to have their numbers pulled out, and to have the opportunity of maybe becoming pregnant by one of the End Men, if you do, well your life will change for the better, you will become a celebrity, coveted by others.
Folsom actually hates being and End Man, although he gets to have meaningless sex with strangers all the time, it isn't as fun as it sounds, he is unhappy, empty and lonely.
Gwen's number finally comes up! She gets to have the chance at something she has always wanted, a child of her own, she has seen Folsom in the fancy magazines and on the TV, and now she finally gets the chance to actually meet him, not only to meet him, but to potentially bare his child.
Only she finds much more than a man looking to have mindless sex with her, she sees the person underneath, she sees the injustice of what is happening to him, and she does her best to save him.
By looking at the blurb of the book, and the picture, you probably will already have guessed that there is going to be sex in the book, this is necessary to the story, you can't have a story about men having sex with people, to not have sex in the book.
I loves me some smexy times in my books, but if lots-of-lovin' isn't really your thing, then maybe look in the other direction, but you will be missing out on a great read, I can't wait to read book 2
Grab snacks, and anything else you might need before diving into this one, go to the loo before, you have been warned!
This one will keep you on the edge of your seat, I shouted 'oh no' more than once reading this!
It starts out a little slow, but then the pace kicks in, and you are running full force for the rest of the story.
Tom and Rachel are married, however they are slowly breaking down, their teenage son died in a car accident, and the blame and hurt are slowly creeping into their marriage, and neither of them really know what to do.
On top of the guilt for their sons accident, their 13 year old daughter was involved in a mugging and although she says she is ok, her swollen face from where the mugger punched her, makes the guilt rear it's ugly face once more.
A family friend offers the family to get away and stay in a lodge that he has in a remote place in Scotland, and although Tom isn't really up for it, they agree as it will give them to have time as a family together, as Tom has recently moved out of the family home to give him and Rachel some space to sort things out in their own heads.
The lodge is amazing, all mod-cons and fancy-pants, with a great big gate to stop other people from coming in.
They have a fab evening and all got to bed as usual, but then they hear a window being broken, and when going to investigate, Tom sees 2 masked men walking around downstairs!!
Tom, Rachel, Holly and Buster the dog have to try and find a way out of the house and to safety, but how can you do that when you are in the middle of nowhere, with no phone signal, and gates the that are supposed to keep people out, are the ones keeping you in?
A thrill-a-minute read, strap yourself in!