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The Layover by Lacie Waldon

k_h_83's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

rnshack's review

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4.0

4 stars.

Well this was wonderful. I really loved Ava and Jack and I loved this look inside a flight attendants life style.

I will say that it dragged a bit and took some time to get started in the beginning but I flew through this and loved my time spent with all of the characters. Oh, and I especially loved Gen. What a wonderful character and so fun to have in your life.

I could keep reading about these characters for many more chapters. Will definitely be picking up more of Lacie Waldon’s books.

anna343's review

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adventurous lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sashavulakh's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5

atrunkey's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ritaslilnook's review against another edition

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3.0

That was okayishly cute.

More than a romance, this book is about a woman trying to find herself and figure out what kind of life she wants to live.

Aviana Greene, or Ava, has become a flight attendant due to her parents’ nomadic lifestyle. For ten years, that was the only reality she knew - fleeting relationships, restlessness, no roots. After getting engaged, she decides to quit flying, mostly because her fiancée wants her home. To celebrate the new trajectory she has chosen to take, Ava works for one last flight. However, her joy comes to a halt when she finds out Jack Stone, a co-worker she absolutely despises, is working the same flight she is and the worst part is… he flirts with her, is nice to her, as if he doesn’t remember the humiliation he put her through before.

When their plane encounters mechanical problems, the crew finds themselves stuck in Belize for a weekend layover. Could be worse, right?

This is the typical cheesy, predictable, funny, enemies to lovers romance you expect from the summary. Nonetheless, it is still relevant how Waldon approached Ava’s loss. You don’t need someone you love to die to feel like you lost them - much less when it is yourself.

While there, Ava realizes her life is not taking the turn she truly desires, no matter how hard she wanted to believe it was. Is she truly in love with her fiancée? Does she really hate Jack Stone? Does she frankly love herself?

This book is a one-sitting read. Sometimes Ava got on my nerves because she is way too indecisive, but it’s understandable, it’s part of her character development to make a choice, the right one.

Although, I must point out that the emotional cheating in this book is quite heavy even if this is a rom-com of sorts.

I rated this book four stars at first because it made me smile a lot and had a beautiful ending, but after much consideration, I think three is a fair score. I’ll tell you why on the link below because I do consider this might be a spoiler.

SpoilerI don’t understand how she fell in love with Jack Stone during a weekend. He is loveable and charming, yes, but she was convinced she was in love with her fiancée a day before she started desiring Jack. I’m not saying Alexander, her fiancée, was in the right making her quit, but it was something they had agreed on. Even if it wasn’t professed as love right away, it sure did feel like she was more enamored with him than her soon-to-be husband. Color me shocked.


This book was okayishly good.

Happy reads,
Rita

lmaci's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really liked all the stuff about the world of being a flight attendant but didn’t really care that much about the love story. Idk how they ended up together when she was so mean 

plong23's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ronjalex's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75