Review by Booklist Review
*Starred Review* Gia Gallo promised her best friend, Wendy Liu, a hitch-free wedding. Now, six days before the ceremony, an unexpected snowstorm shuts down the airport and leaves Gia stuck in New York City with Wendy's irreplaceable wedding dress. Getting herself and the dress to Wendy in Florida in six days seems impossible until the equally grounded Bennett Buchanan, the best man for the wedding, proposes a solution. If the two of them rent a car and drive, they can just make it. This raises an urgent question, however, given the considerable number of sparks igniting between them. Will Gia and Bennett survive the road trip without giving into either the temptation to indulge in a fling or the equally strong temptation to leave their respective travel partner by the side of the road? In the latest irresistible addition to her Bridesmaids Behaving Badly series, Holiday (It Takes Two, 2018) adroitly combines all the requisite elements of a great romcom scintillating, witty banter and incendiary sexual chemistry and a pair of protagonists whose emotional complexity and realistic flaws lend a welcome measure of gravitas to this brilliantly executed romance.--John Charles Copyright 2018 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Holiday's third Bridesmaids Behaving Badly novel (after One and Only) combines pure fun with surprising depth for a contemporary rom-com. After a massive storm in New York City derails model Gia Gallo's plans to transport her friend's wedding dress to Florida for the ceremony, she joins forces with the best man, philanthropic chef Bennett Buchanan, who's charged with delivering the wedding rings. Renting the last car available-an impractical turquoise Mini Cooper-the two set off for Florida on what might be the most important ride of their lives. Along the way, they wrangle with family estrangement and reconciliation, an eating disorder, relationship fears, and the desire to atone for the past, wrapping up with a thoroughly enjoyable happy ending. Gia is anything but the stereotypical vapid model, and Holiday's sensitive portrayal of her multifaceted personality (particularly her penchant for Polaroids) is deeply enjoyable. Bennett's riches-to-rags backstory tugs at the heartstrings, particularly when he and Gia make an unplanned stop to connect with his parents for the first time in more than a decade. Leavened with witty banter, Holiday's sweet-hot tale captivates. Agent: Courtney Miller-Callihan, Handspun Literary. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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