the_tea_collector22 's review for:

Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer

4.5

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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4.5 stars rounded up- I don’t tend to score romance so close to a 5, but this one is truly good. It’s got great quippy dialogue, wonderful and real side characters, a sizzling romance, and so much heart. The BRACA-1 & rediscovery of self that Alison goes through, along with her emotional journey, was so real and tangible. As someone who has also sat in a cancer clinic and felt both incredibly relieved to not have cancer but so guilty for being luckier than the others in the waiting room & still being sad about surgery needed- let’s just say I related to Alison on a level I did not expect. The book is both incredibly cute and amazingly grounded. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.