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A review by midi
10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was provided this book as an ARC through NetGalley by Sourcebooks Casablanca ahead of the publication date and this is my honest review:
Alexis Hall is one of my favourite authors and I was very excited to receive an ARC for this book and, thankfully, I was not disappointed! As I wait to read more about Luc and Oliver, it was great to dive back into the same universe with Sam and Jonathan!
Jonathan Forest, the owner of a Bed & Bath stores franchise, is a grumpy, busy and hard working man that sees profits and efficiency as the most important things so when Sam Becker, man who cares too much and manager of one of his stores that is failing to meet sales, gets called to meet him in London for a talk, the situation doesn't seem to be good. Things happen, Sam has an unfortunate accident with a display shower and before he knows it he is pretending to have amnesia and living with his boss in order to try to save his whole branch from being fired, himself included. Turns out there is more to Jonathan than he ever expected though and that perhaps it is time to deal with his own issues as well.
These characters are flawed in their own ways but that's just what makes them human and so incredibly lovable and I could not put down the book as I watched them navigate through their own issues to come out at the other end better than they were before. Besides being incredible at writing emotional vulnerability and adults that feel relatable Alexis Hall also manages to write comedy in such a delightful way and it always manages to gets a chuckle out of me. I could not get enough of all the names for the Bed & Bath products mentioned throughout the book.
This is sure to be a hit as a holiday book when it releases to the wide public in October and I will probably re-read it at that time to help me get in the Christmas spirit!
Alexis Hall is one of my favourite authors and I was very excited to receive an ARC for this book and, thankfully, I was not disappointed! As I wait to read more about Luc and Oliver, it was great to dive back into the same universe with Sam and Jonathan!
Jonathan Forest, the owner of a Bed & Bath stores franchise, is a grumpy, busy and hard working man that sees profits and efficiency as the most important things so when Sam Becker, man who cares too much and manager of one of his stores that is failing to meet sales, gets called to meet him in London for a talk, the situation doesn't seem to be good. Things happen, Sam has an unfortunate accident with a display shower and before he knows it he is pretending to have amnesia and living with his boss in order to try to save his whole branch from being fired, himself included. Turns out there is more to Jonathan than he ever expected though and that perhaps it is time to deal with his own issues as well.
These characters are flawed in their own ways but that's just what makes them human and so incredibly lovable and I could not put down the book as I watched them navigate through their own issues to come out at the other end better than they were before. Besides being incredible at writing emotional vulnerability and adults that feel relatable Alexis Hall also manages to write comedy in such a delightful way and it always manages to gets a chuckle out of me. I could not get enough of all the names for the Bed & Bath products mentioned throughout the book.
This is sure to be a hit as a holiday book when it releases to the wide public in October and I will probably re-read it at that time to help me get in the Christmas spirit!