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Love Your Life
Ava goes to a writing retreat in Italy to finish her novel. The guests use aliases and keep the details of their lives to themselves. As Aria, she falls for a man called Dutch. They’re Ava and Matt again when they get back to London, and they have to find out what they’ve agreed to without knowing much about how the other person lives.
From the publisher’s blurb
“they discover just how different their personal worlds are”Read the full description at Dial Press
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What makes it funny?
Ava likes to rescue abandoned furniture and books. Matt likes a room without clutter, and Ava can barely sleep in his because it’s so cold. His feelings about Harold, her beagle, may prove harder to negotiate than the temperature.
The comedy at work
At the retreat, the rules keep ordinary irritations out of the courtship. Kinsella lets the couple get attached before either has had a chance to reject the other over a dog or a decorating choice. By the time those details come up, neither can dismiss them as easily as a bad match on a dating app.
Try this if…
The getaway gives the couple a start; the book spends its comic energy on making space for someone else at home. It’s a good match for readers who like romances about the compromises that begin after two people have decided they want to be together.
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Sources & further reading
- Dial Press: book description
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- Publishers Weekly: book review
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