My daughter smiled and rolled her eyes at me the other day as we were getting into my car. I was getting ready to listen to my audio book during our hour long drive back to her college dorm.
"Mom", she said. "Why do you read romance? Do you really believe in all that happily ever after stuff?"
The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins is the perfect example of why I enjoy reading romance books. The Perfect Match provides a slice -of - life look into the lives of the Holland family. Blue Heron vineyard is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. The vineyard has been owned and operated by the Hollands through several generations. I loved how four generations of the Holland family are portrayed in the novel; from Grandmother Goggie to teenage niece Abby. Lots of laugh- out- loud family conversations. Goggie made me laugh each time she and Honor visited the retirement home for movie night. Great honest and witty dialogue between Goggie and her peers.
The Perfect Match also deals with several family issues such as caring for an elderly relative, teenage angst, pressures at work, dating and the desire to be married and have a child.
Our heroine, Honor Holland is the marketing manager for her family's vineyard. Honor is 35 and her biological clock is ticking very loudly. She's been in a relationship with Brogan Lane for 17 years. Honor wants a baby and asks Brogan to marry him. Instead of accepting Honor's proposal, he dumps her. Goggie arranges a blind date for Honor with a friend's nephew, Tom Barlow, with disastrous results. Tom, a college professor with an interesting past and an almost step-son, needs a green card to stay in the United States.
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The Perfect Match--Series: Blue Heron, Book 2 Unabridged Audio Book
Written by: Kristan Higgins
Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
Length: 12 hrs and 12 minutes
Great narrator, excellent job with expressing the emotion in Honor's voice. Loved how the narrator switched effortlessly to Tom's British accent and the teenage defiance in Charlie's tone. The audio is over 12 hours long which made it great listen during my work week commute. I never noticed the traffic!
Who will be Honor's Perfect Match?
Will photographer and sometime boyfriend Brogan realise that he loves Honor?
Does Tom have feelings for Honor? If they marry will it be for love or for a green card?
Or will Honor live at the Vineyard with her little dog Spike?
This is the first book by Kristan Higgins that I have had the pleasure to listen to and read. I synched my Iphone to my Ipad and alternated listening and reading to the story. I read the story through to its conclusion. Great contemporary read which will leave you smiling and will remind you to cherish your family. Am planning to purchase Jack's story In Your Dreams when it is available at the end of the month.
Reviewed by Susan Gorman.
"Mom", she said. "Why do you read romance? Do you really believe in all that happily ever after stuff?"
Our heroine, Honor Holland is the marketing manager for her family's vineyard. Honor is 35 and her biological clock is ticking very loudly. She's been in a relationship with Brogan Lane for 17 years. Honor wants a baby and asks Brogan to marry him. Instead of accepting Honor's proposal, he dumps her. Goggie arranges a blind date for Honor with a friend's nephew, Tom Barlow, with disastrous results. Tom, a college professor with an interesting past and an almost step-son, needs a green card to stay in the United States.
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The Perfect Match--Series: Blue Heron, Book 2 Unabridged Audio Book
Written by: Kristan Higgins
Narrated by: Amy Rubinate
Length: 12 hrs and 12 minutes
Great narrator, excellent job with expressing the emotion in Honor's voice. Loved how the narrator switched effortlessly to Tom's British accent and the teenage defiance in Charlie's tone. The audio is over 12 hours long which made it great listen during my work week commute. I never noticed the traffic!
Who will be Honor's Perfect Match?
Will photographer and sometime boyfriend Brogan realise that he loves Honor?
Does Tom have feelings for Honor? If they marry will it be for love or for a green card?
Or will Honor live at the Vineyard with her little dog Spike?
This is the first book by Kristan Higgins that I have had the pleasure to listen to and read. I synched my Iphone to my Ipad and alternated listening and reading to the story. I read the story through to its conclusion. Great contemporary read which will leave you smiling and will remind you to cherish your family. Am planning to purchase Jack's story In Your Dreams when it is available at the end of the month.
Reviewed by Susan Gorman.
Nice review, Susan. Great that you were able to listen to it, and read it.
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ReplyDeleteLoved the characters in this story.
Switching from the audio on my Iphone to the book on the Ipad was easy..even for me!
I enjoyed your review Sue. My son would siege control of the audio system if I put a book on during a drive. I often alternate between listening while I draw to reading on my kindle. I have enjoyed other Kristin Higgins book and will have to download this one.
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