Robin Alexander’s books are like P. G.
Wodehouse’s – the synopsis hardly matters. We only read them for the general
hilarity and silliness. The relationship between the MCs is always a nice bonus
– you feel like they really get the
other.
Caleigh Breaux took a job right out of college
wherein she was some sort of a roving HR troubleshooter for her company. Now in
her late thirties, she’s had enough of travelling and has got a job in Falcon,
Louisiana where her grandparents live. As she is moving into town, she
had a flat tyre, a helpful knight-in-jeans-on-a-bicycle (Blaze Sonnier)
and a moment of emotional overwrought-ness and breakdown. Blaze is not a
particular favourite of Caleigh’s grandmother who has something of a past with
Blaze and is bunch of unsavoury tales about her. However, Caleigh decides to
find out the truth behind the tales about Blaze herself, particularly after
watching Blaze’s infamous Bitch-Slap-Bunny moment. Blaze is dealing with her
own drama in form of her mother who’d once abandoned her and her sister,
Ronnie, but who has now reappeared, injured and seeking shelter.
As with all Alexander’s books, the romance starts fast (and
we are completely behind this concept) and there are all sorts of over-the-top
characters and situations. However, like Scaredy Cat, this one has more than just hilarity. This one is also about growing
up angst and forgiveness. While Caleigh and Blaze are amiable and odd, we are
not entirely sure we like their indifference and rather callous treatment of
Blaze’s sister, Ronnie, who is in the throes of a wildly awful menopause in
addition to being in a lifelong bad marriage. This means that we are not as
completely taken by this one as we are by many others by this author.
Neverthless, this is a good read with some truly laugh-out-loud
moments.
⭐⭐☆★
