Romance

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes is a wholly original and unique story leading you to the realization that it is not necessary to always conform to the way the world functions. It tells you, it is okay to be different, as long as you are happy in the world you create for yourself. And, it does so through a lovely story centered around Laurie, her great-aunt Dot and some charming supportive characters that include – her friend June, boyfriend Nick, her brothers (in particular Ryan) and a few others.

I found the concept of Flying Solo quite alluring. Laurie’s great-aunt Dot has just passed. Dot having been unmarried, has no children of her own. And Laurie takes it upon herself to sort through Dot’s belongings and give them a dignified send off. As she & June go through Dot’s stuff, I was drawn into this amazing feeling of how your …

I had been looking forward to Book Lovers even before the start of the year. With a back drop of books and publishing, it’s setting seemed just perfect. As the author says in the book, Is there anything better than iced coffee and a book store on a sunny day? I mean, aside from hot coffee and a book store on a rainy day! This truly echoes my sentiment and hence the eagerness for this book.

Book Lovers is largely circling the tried & tested trope of small town romance that involves saving a local business and falling for a local guy in the process. At first, I was wondering if the book is trying to dispel this, or is it itself one of the same?

The book takes a magnificent start with Dusty’s novel Once In A Lifetime – that follows the same trope – becoming a runaway success. …