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Nov 14, 2017PinesandPrejudice rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
What a fantastic, heartwarming, rom-com book. I saw this on the silver screen, it was a movie in my head, you know, starring Olivia Holt and Tyrel Jackson Williams or other Disney/young actors. I would love a good movie set in DIA! Not gonna lie, I LOVED all of the Denver references. As a kid who grew up going to DIA--calling it my airport--I was stoked to have a clear picture of all of the scenery and setting and the conspiracy theories. I knew every painting and section that was mentioned. All of the gates and terminals were clear in my head. And ever Tattered Cover was mentioned! It was like being behind the scenes which was super cool. In terms of story itself, it was formulaic and predictable, but that's a rom-com. Stuck in an airport for 24 hrs with a young girl with baggage and a young cute man with baggage...oh yeah! And it's New Years Eve. You know what's gonna happen. But that didn't stop me from enjoying it. It was a comforting and satisfying read. One of my largest problems was Ryn's obsession with Lottie. I struggle with characters that are so dependent on other characters--there were points were I wondered if Ryn was bi and secretly in love with Lottie, that's how intense it got at some points. I understand that was the point of the story, but the whole time I was screaming at Ryn for being manipulated by Lottie--I wasn't sure if it was a healthy friendship in the first place. I think the grief was well portrayed but Ryn's obsession was weird and Lottie's controlling nature, and Ryn's willingness to go along with it was frustrating and somewhat disturbing at points. All in all, I really enjoyed this mac & cheese read. It's fun and set in Denver (which is biased of me but earns it lots of points) and a sweet love story between friends and a rather cute boy in the airport. It's the perfect set up and it's satisfying.