is my book! And I'm tweaking this review a bit because I see The Layover in a totally different way now than I did before it released.
I love being a flight attendant, I truly do, and I'm sure I'll continue doing it for a long time to come.
But being lucky enough to become a published author has been the most amazing, terrifying, wonderful thing that's ever happened to me.
It's connected me with so many readers, broadening my world in a way that even sixteen years in the air couldn't do.
In other words, I'm giving this book five because it totally changed
my life,
And now it has occurred to me that nothing about this review is appropriately reviewish, So I'll admit that The Layover probably won't be lifechanging to you, Hopefully, though, it will be a fun escape for a few hours, Gen made me laugh multiple times, so maybe she'll do the same for you, And Jack well, Jack has EXCEPTIONALLY great hair, FINALLY, a reason to get ON a plane this SUMMER!
This is the book to pack along with your bikini and beach hat as you head to the beach or perhaps to Belize!
I wasnt planning to read this book, as most ROM COMs with flight attendants are so cliché!
Until, I heard that it was written by a flight attendant.
from MY airline!
Okay!
Ava Greene has just gotten engaged and is working her last trip.
She has managed to score ahour layover in Belize, which is usually only worked by flight attendants who have been with the airline longer than she has.
What a way to end heryear career!
Certainly a lot better than staring at the parking lot, or air conditioning unit at an airport hotel!
But then she discovers that she will be working the three day trip with her LEAST favorite flight attendantJack Stonea guy who witnessed the MOST humiliating night of her life! Ugh!
Over the next three days, she is going to second guess what she THINKS she knows about Jack, AND whether or not she is REALLY ready to clip her wings and start the next chapter of her lifeone that wont include flying.
This was a FUN “enemies to lovers” ROM COM with playful banter AND an insiders view into what it is REALLY like to be a flight attendantalthough glamorous overnights like these, are few and far between!
Best suited for romance readers who are youngs ands or young at heartand who prefer their romance rated PG!
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this book is severely underrated probably cause its not heavy on romance and has some cheating depending on how u see it.
but I very much so enjoyed my read, Man oh, man. I had high expectations for this book here, but sadly, it didn't live up to them,
First of all, this was very boring, . . most of the book was, Nothing really happens until they finally arrive in Belize and do fun activities and actually the two main characters talk with each other and get to know one another.
But before that Goshhhhh it was tiresome, Mainly because of the heroine, I just didn't like her at all, She constantly misjudges every single person she comes in contact with, Then after she finally realizes that hey these people are not what you think they are, you have only thought about them a certain way, but hey you don't KNOW THEM!!!! it was waaay to late for me to actually start to like her and find her funny.
nah.
One of the things I was very confused about was the actual fact that Ava has a whole damn fiancé throughout the whole book.
And he isn't the hero!!! The synopsis never gave me that little information so when I started this book I was like wait just a minute.
. . So please put she is engaged in the synopsis It's so misleading and leads to you to start having second thoughts and definitely search words in the book to find out if the ending is worth it.
I'm fine with the main characters having someone else at the beginning of the story but when the whole plot starts happening, she goes to work, she arrives in Belize, and she still HAS A WHOLE A FIANCÉ.
So of course I'm here wondering is she going to cheat
If you wanted to know before reading this book
She doesn't say a thing, To anyone. She isn't wearing her ring obviously so the miscommunication thickens, the plot can happen, and the problems arise throughout the whole book.
So it was a choice, not to say anything and that's just very eh, Jack, the hero, obviously does not know and you can see he does like her, But again Ava is very mean and she treats Jack so badly, all because of the big thing that happened two years ago.
A thing she doesn't really know the whole story so she casts him as a villain and that's why this is "an enemies to lovers romance", you know He has zero clues because the thing she thinks happened IS NOT TRUE.
So he is actually really nice, taking the mean words thrown at him, and wondering why the f u c k is she like this with him when every single person she works with says she's so nice.
My other issue was that this is clearly labeled as a romantic comedy, a romcom, Like every single contemporary romance with an illustrated cover releasing right now, But you all, this isn't it, I mean I laughed twice Some scenes were funny but I was not laughing until maybeinto the novel, Comedy How about yawning Besides the fact that everything was fade to black, I adored jack and enjoyed this one! I absolutely loved this.
This romcom had well developed characters, strong chemistry and all out fun, I loved watching these two doing really almost anything together, The sparks and tension could be felt by the whole room, The writing was brilliant and the romantic parts were really special, This debut novel was everything Id hoped it would be, It checked all the boxes and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good romcom, Read this book.
Thanks G. P. Putnam's Sons via Netgalley. This is a fun, slow burn romcom of the enemiestolovers trope, Written from the POV of Ava, a flight attendant, it was interesting to get some insight into her work life and experiences.
I enjoyed the characters and the setting, Excellent debut novel!
I'm now looking forward to reading BooksitelinkFrom the Jump, Ava greene has it all figured out, She finally has what she always wanted to settle down, She is used to moving around places since forever and now she is ready to give it all up, But before she quits her job as a flight attendant, there is one last trip she has to take,
Her supposedly last trip doesn't turn out anything as she imagined, What are the odds that she had to run into her nemesis Jack Stone, who always manages to bring out the worst in her.
But as their trip goes underway Ava rediscovers her love for travel and adventure while making new friends and finding in love.
This was such a cute novel, Ava and Jack are absolutely adorable, Their chemistry is electric and jumps off the pages, The whole setting and the adventures they go onto is stuff of dreams, It even called to my perpetuallylazystayathome heart, As a person who had to keep shifting places all my life I totally relate with Ava's need to put down some roots.
With constant travelling and moving around it becomes almost impossible to keep up with friends, I totally get it. But as lofty the idea of settling in one place seem like, I would still love to keep moving and discover new places.
I am glad Ava felt the same way, Also I am really happy to see that Ava didn't need a guy to show her how much she loved travelling and that she should stand up for herself, instead she did that on her own.
I fell in love with Jack, His kind and gentle heart, Specially the scene where he stops to ask Ava questions to know more about her, How attentive and respectful he was towards her is just amazing, I loved their relationship dynamics,
The plot was really simple but well executed, It was heart warming and enjoyable, All the characters were great, even the supporting characters, Especially Gen. She is a friend I would want, It was a cute, fluffy and feel good kind of romcom which would leave your heart warm and fuzzy, A sexy, dazzling debut, The Layover is a jet fuelpowered romcom that had me dreaming of sunsoaked beaches and a view from,feet.
Plus the delicious, slowburning romance, sizzling banter, and crackling chemistry Swoon, If youre an enemiestolovers fanor have even a speck of wanderlust in your heartThe Layover is the romantic escape for you! I was in the mood for a light weekend cute read and this one was great, apart from one small issue I had with it.
Ava is a flight attendant and is paired up on a flight to Belize, with her arch nemeiss.
Well kind of. Jack was partly responsible for the worst night of her entire life and when the plane has issues and they get stuck together in the beautiful island paradise, will she continue to hate him
I enjoyed this one.
It was fun and had some really witty dialogue and funny moments,
I liked Ava a character so I didnt quite understand why the biggest thing I didnt like in the book happened.
Its not really a spoiler because you literally find out about it in the first few chapters of the book, but Ava is engaged to be married.
And yes sure he is a total Jerk etc etc, But she is engaged to be married and it borders so close to cheating that it might as well be cheating.
Jerk or no jerk. It feels like her fiance was written as a jerk just to excuse her falling for another man,
However, if you ignore this part and go with the story and pretend that she is the victim in all of this it is quite an enjoyable read.
I just didnt like this one part of her story and character, She is such a strong character, it is hard to believe that she would let someone treat her like crap.
I liked the setting and the characters, Gen was probably my favourite of all of them, I wish I was more like Gen!
Ultimately it was a sweet story, a good romance, I loved the tension between the characters and the setting, I just wish that some things were a bit different, But it did the job at helping me escape the kids from lockdown for a few hours!
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