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A review by anatl
Accidentally in Love by Belinda Missen
4.0
A sweet and heart warming British rom-com about making a change in one's life. I was expecting an enemies-to-lovers rom-com, but I must stress that the real focus of the book was family, friendship and making a leap of faith by opening a new business venture and trying to pursue your dreams.
Katharine Patterson is a 35 year old gallery curator that is fed up with her life in London, she has a very unsatisfying relationship with John a workaholic lawyer who doesn't want to commit, and she is vying for a promotion that she ends up being by past (not for the first time) for by a lesser candidate, just because he is chummy with her boss. She decides to quit everything on strike out on her own as a gallery owner in her hometown. There she meets Kit, a handsome and talented local artist, who seems to insult here on every turn.
I loved reading about Katherine. Both her and the side characters are so well developed that I almost didn't realized that more than half way into the book there were barely three interactions with the male lead of story. I must say that at first Kit, her love interest, comes off as a bit of a douche. He is rude, arrogant, snobby and obnoxious to our heroine for no apparent reason, but somehow by their fourth interaction he apologizes and makes a complete turn around.
Kit it turns out has a good reason to be broody, and he and Katherine have a lot in common once they break through the ice. There is a lot going on in the book beside the budding love affair. There is the financial strain of opening a new business, the chinks in the friendship with her best friend who is more absorbed in her upcoming marriage, the family interactions with her brother, her Dad, his wife and making time in your life for art.
Overall, this novel makes for a very enjoyable light-hearted read with a strong female lead, witty banter and warm family interactions. Just keep in mind that the rom part is spread a little unevenly.
I would like to thank NetGalley and HQ Digital for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
#AccidentallyinLove #NetGalley
Katharine Patterson is a 35 year old gallery curator that is fed up with her life in London, she has a very unsatisfying relationship with John a workaholic lawyer who doesn't want to commit, and she is vying for a promotion that she ends up being by past (not for the first time) for by a lesser candidate, just because he is chummy with her boss. She decides to quit everything on strike out on her own as a gallery owner in her hometown. There she meets Kit, a handsome and talented local artist, who seems to insult here on every turn.
I loved reading about Katherine. Both her and the side characters are so well developed that I almost didn't realized that more than half way into the book there were barely three interactions with the male lead of story. I must say that at first Kit, her love interest, comes off as a bit of a douche. He is rude, arrogant, snobby and obnoxious to our heroine for no apparent reason, but somehow by their fourth interaction he apologizes and makes a complete turn around.
Kit it turns out has a good reason to be broody, and he and Katherine have a lot in common once they break through the ice. There is a lot going on in the book beside the budding love affair. There is the financial strain of opening a new business, the chinks in the friendship with her best friend who is more absorbed in her upcoming marriage, the family interactions with her brother, her Dad, his wife and making time in your life for art.
Overall, this novel makes for a very enjoyable light-hearted read with a strong female lead, witty banter and warm family interactions. Just keep in mind that the rom part is spread a little unevenly.
I would like to thank NetGalley and HQ Digital for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
#AccidentallyinLove #NetGalley