For the Birds - Review

𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕖 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 by Crissi Langwell

⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Breathe," she said. "He's just a man with a sexy voice, a cute ass, and a panty-dropping smile. You got this."

This second chance romantic comedy is a fun, delightful ride with a bit of spice and a plot twist that kept me on the edge of my seat. Cricket is a successful event planner who runs her own business. A year after her heart-shattering breakup with the love of her life, Sonny shows up out of nowhere. Thinking this was a chance encounter, Cricket fakes a relationship with a friend she had brought along as her date. What she doesn’t realize is that she’d be working closely with Sonny for the next few weeks, planning his boss’s anniversary party.

It’s the classic will-they-won’t-they love story of misunderstanding and hidden emotions. I just wanted to shake Cricket and tell her, “Listen to your sister!! He IS in love with you, stupid.” But Sonny’s casual attitude toward Cricket’s fake relationship doesn’t help the situation. And this is why I couldn’t stop reading. The tension, the heat, the side glances. You can’t help but hope that they will get a second chance together.

I wasn’t expecting the self-love journey Cricket goes on as she figures out her love life. Her story is one we’ve all been through. Discovering how to love yourself. Discovering how to move on. Not just from a romantic relationship but from losses that life throws at you. I related to Cricket’s need to hold onto inanimate objects, thinking they hold more than just a memory; her need to maintain her own concept of living because that was the only way of life. I could feel her pain, her frustration, her anger. It’s magic and the thing I love most about fiction. When words can hit you so deeply and move you to feel empathy.