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Weekends with You by Alexandra Paige
4.0

I received a digital ARC of this book from Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

If we are talking star rating, I would give this book a 3.5 - 3.75/5 stars. While I enjoyed the story and the chapters being each month in a full year, there were things I was hoping would happen, that didn't, and I saw some parts of the ending coming early on in the book.

I enjoyed the main character, Lucy, her friendships and finding her way once moving into a new apartment with roommates. I loved that they dedicated the time once a month to spend getting to know/catch up with each other.

I wished that her romance with Henry wasn't as drawn out as it was, or there had been a bigger "shocking" situation when she surprised him in Amsterdam. I'm not sure I loved Henry for Lucy. I cried when the chef made his grand gesture and really wanted to see where that went.

I feel conflicted after reading this as I loved parts, and then others not so much. It really is one of those books that I can say I'm glad I got the opportunity to read it, but I don't know if this would be a book in my top-10 of 2024.