Dr. Nora Stuart has not had a good year. She was hit by, of all things, a bug truck and woke up to find her boyfriend flirting with a colleague over her hospital bed. But none of that touches the Big Scary Even that happened last year when Nora was attacked in her home. She decides to leave Boston and heal both her body and her heart on the Maine island where she grew up. She arrives home to find her teenage niece living with her mother since her sister was in jail out west. Moving back in with her frosty New England mother is exactly what she expected, horrible. Being back home has stirred up all sorts of memories from her childhood. Her father, who went MIA, her less-than-affectionate mother, the scholarship that she fought for and won, but left her a pariah at school. The thing about small towns is that nobody forgets anything. Especially the Fletcher brothers, whose lives were changed when Nora won the scholarship. Will Nora be able to heal and find peace in the community she once called home?
I absolutely adore Kristan Higgins. Her novels are smart and funny and wildly entertaining. I love the character of Nora Stuart from almost the very first word, but even I could tell that she was a fish out of water in her hometown. She did have one friend from high school that welcomed her back and I loved to watch their friendship blossom. Her with Poe was also fun to watch, Nora really is a great aunt. Then there is her relationship with Sullivan Fletcher. There is one scene, involving her mom's parakeet that had me laughing out loud. Mostly because of Sullivan's reaction to the whole thing. AND, there is Nora's obsession with Harry Potter I absolutely loved that as I am listening to the Harry Potter series via Audible right now. It seemed appropriate. In the end, things worked out exactly like I expected (even with a few revelations) and I was okay with that.
Bottom Line - Kristan Higgins is a familiar author and her books make for comfortable reading. Even though the formula is the same, the characters are developed and interesting and it is easy to fall in love with all of them. Now That You Mention It is exactly the kind of book that you want to read during Christmas vacation.
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- Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins
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- Pages: 416
- Publisher: Harlequin
- Publication Date: 12/26/2017
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