A review by scoodle42
Passport to Love by Lanette

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Gianna finds out the worst secret and it shatters her seven-year relationship. She and her three best friends agree to take a vacation to help her have some fun and move on, and then she meets Xander. Suddenly Xander and his friends are going on the trip too, and these guys are determined to show these girls a good time. But could it be more than a vacation?

I enjoyed Gianna and Xander. I like the ease and playfulness they had, the way they communicated. I like the chemistry and their passion was on point. Their journey had me invested, and I wanted to see what happened with them. 

However, the side quests with the rest of the friends (Khalil and Aria, Ashton and Leilani, and Nasir and Delilah) although romantic in their own way, often felt like a distraction from Xander and Gianna. They were only sporadic glimpses, so you couldn't invest in them because you didn't spend enough time with them, so they started to feel like chapters you go through just to get back to the "real" story. I didn't feel like I needed them if I wasn't going to get the full feel of them. I also think this could have used some more editing--errors and inconsistencies kinda took me out of the story at times. But solid story.