A review by life_full_ofbooks
Weekends with You: A Novel by Alexandra Paige

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was a NetGalley that I wanted to read and was denied and I finally remembered to get it from the library. This is one of the best romances I’ve read in a while because it’s so unique in how it’s presented. 

When Lucy Bernstein realizes her job as an assistant florist at Lotus, a boutique florist shop in London, is paying enough to make the increase in rent on her flat, her best friend encourages her to move into the warehouse flat she shares with 6 other people. Lucy is wary of living with so many other people, until she meets Henry Baker, one of the flatmates. She then finds out Henry travels for work 28 days out of each month and on the one weekend he has at home is Warehouse Weekend, where the 8 flatmates rotate picking things for all to do for the weekend to catch up with Henry and spend time together. Much to Lucy’s surprise it is perfectly possible to fall in love with someone you only get to see 12 weekends a year. 

I absolutely adored how this story played out. Each chapter takes place over a Warehouse Weekend and through Lucy’s internal monologue we see how her life unfolds over the year. It sounds like it wouldn’t be a very a comprehensive book, but it really is. It was the perfect escape from my life in Florida and while I listened to this in two days, I felt like I spent a year in London. This is Alexandra Paige’s debut novel and I’m super excited for her next one. With a debut this innovative I think it’s safe to say she is well on her way to having a fantastic writing career.