Close to You

by Andrea Renee Cox

It's always tough to write a book review when I liked parts of the story but found a couple of pretty significant things that I didn't care for.

What I liked:
Louis was a fantastic character that was well developed, entertaining, and quite funny. I especially enjoyed the sneakiness to this man. It was all meant in good fun, and it added creativity and spunk to the story.

The premise was adorable. I liked that the plot took the characters to beautiful locations all over New Zealand.

What I disliked:
There was a line that seemed to be a hint at lesbianism, which is something I never expect to be in Christian fiction books, because it goes against the faith the genre was built upon. The line was, “Her sister couldn't have stunned her more if she'd announced she was leaving Grant for the nanny.” It's insinuations such as this one that can destroy an otherwise charming tale.

Also, I was surprised at how sarcastic the entire book was. A little sarcasm can be nice, if used sparsely and in the right moments, but this story was swimming in it. It was difficult for me to see the build-up of the romance, because nearly everything the lead characters said to or thought about each other was laced with sarcasm, until the final three or so chapters.


I was not compensated for this review.