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A review by meli_thebookworm16
Felix Navidad by 'Nathan Burgoine
4.0
4.5⭐
Funny, witty, emotional (for all the right reasons and with very low angst levels, thank goodness!), sweet and all the good things a holiday novella is supposed to be, without falling for the most obvious clichés. I personally LOVED what Nathan Burgoine did with the and there was only one bed trope. Witty and very much realistic.
Talking about realistic, and I mean realistically beautiful, it has one of my favorite descriptions of how falling in love really feels:
“Some people don’t mouth-drop, word-stop, you know,” Danya said. “They don’t lock eyes and have the world tremble at their feet. They work together for years. Or they go to the same bar for months or volunteer together. They’re friends, or friends of friends, or even just acquaintances. And they get to know each other.” Danya waved his hand. “Movies would have you believe falling in love is always like diving into a pool. Sudden, shocking. But some people wade in, and they don’t even realize they’re swimming until they finish a lap.”
This latest visit to the Little Village has easily become my favorite.
Funny, witty, emotional (for all the right reasons and with very low angst levels, thank goodness!), sweet and all the good things a holiday novella is supposed to be, without falling for the most obvious clichés. I personally LOVED what Nathan Burgoine did with the and there was only one bed trope. Witty and very much realistic.
Talking about realistic, and I mean realistically beautiful, it has one of my favorite descriptions of how falling in love really feels:
“Some people don’t mouth-drop, word-stop, you know,” Danya said. “They don’t lock eyes and have the world tremble at their feet. They work together for years. Or they go to the same bar for months or volunteer together. They’re friends, or friends of friends, or even just acquaintances. And they get to know each other.” Danya waved his hand. “Movies would have you believe falling in love is always like diving into a pool. Sudden, shocking. But some people wade in, and they don’t even realize they’re swimming until they finish a lap.”
This latest visit to the Little Village has easily become my favorite.