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A review by labalkana
Charmingly Yours by Liz Talley
4.0
Rosemary is from Morning Glory - the friendliest town in Mississippi. But now she's in New York and when she accidentally runs into an Italian guy before even arriving to her cousin's apartment, she's all in for something her mother wouldn't approve of.
While his mother already picked him a wife, a nice italian girl from a good family who's already planning the wedding, and his father bought him a Deli to run, Sal is pretty sure he doesn't want either of that. But he also doesn't know what he wants and lost the will to fight them.
And their little special night is an escape from their family's expectations, as they both know that the line's set. Whatever they are is over when she leaves...
A super light read with southern chick-lit vibes to it, lots of fun and many clichés - absolutely predictable - but also some little surprises and feels so authentic. For me it just had this unique, I loved.
That's mostly because of the characters. Rosemary and Sal are great, the Southern Belle and the flirty Brooklyn-Italian are both such originals. Their swoon-worthy moments and their awkwardness were such a joy, how he falls head over heels for the charming southern girl, old fashioned in such a unique way, was great and totally believable.
She and her southern sass are so adorable that I wanted to punch the stiletto-wearing, red lipped reality, when it hurt her by not playing fair. I also felt so sorry and felt her being miserable because her mother manipulated her into it. I absolutely loved the sweet girl showing her naughty side.
And charming Sal, who does all those swoon-worthy things but is trapped in a life he doesn't really want, told there was no romance, only the right thing to do. I started of thinking what a douche he is, for letting a woman he doesn't want plan a wedding he doesn't want. But with time, I got him and his history of bad decisions. And I loved the glimpses into the man he wanted to be, whenever they were together.
As much as this is a romance, it's also about personal growth. That and the "I love you"- "Take it back" kind of vibe was what made this truly special.
It ended exactly how I thought it would, that was the very first idea I had about where this would go. And I didn't like it. It's well done and makes perfectly sense, though. And a guy not knowing what he wants or where he belongs, finding the answer in a woman is just the perfect way to end this.
While his mother already picked him a wife, a nice italian girl from a good family who's already planning the wedding, and his father bought him a Deli to run, Sal is pretty sure he doesn't want either of that. But he also doesn't know what he wants and lost the will to fight them.
And their little special night is an escape from their family's expectations, as they both know that the line's set. Whatever they are is over when she leaves...
A super light read with southern chick-lit vibes to it, lots of fun and many clichés - absolutely predictable - but also some little surprises and feels so authentic. For me it just had this unique, I loved.
That's mostly because of the characters. Rosemary and Sal are great, the Southern Belle and the flirty Brooklyn-Italian are both such originals. Their swoon-worthy moments and their awkwardness were such a joy, how he falls head over heels for the charming southern girl, old fashioned in such a unique way, was great and totally believable.
She and her southern sass are so adorable that I wanted to punch the stiletto-wearing, red lipped reality, when it hurt her by not playing fair. I also felt so sorry and felt her being miserable because her mother manipulated her into it. I absolutely loved the sweet girl showing her naughty side.
And charming Sal, who does all those swoon-worthy things but is trapped in a life he doesn't really want, told there was no romance, only the right thing to do. I started of thinking what a douche he is, for letting a woman he doesn't want plan a wedding he doesn't want. But with time, I got him and his history of bad decisions. And I loved the glimpses into the man he wanted to be, whenever they were together.
As much as this is a romance, it's also about personal growth. That and the "I love you"- "Take it back" kind of vibe was what made this truly special.
It ended exactly how I thought it would, that was the very first idea I had about where this would go. And I didn't like it. It's well done and makes perfectly sense, though. And a guy not knowing what he wants or where he belongs, finding the answer in a woman is just the perfect way to end this.