The Romantic Pact by Meghan QuinnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was so cute! I was provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
If you are looking for a holiday romance, look no further. This is a friends to lovers romance set around the holidays that is sure to put you in the spirit. Beware though, it will also pull on those heart strings and may have you shedding a tear or two before the end.
This follows Crew Smith and Hazel Allen who have been best friends after spending numerous summers at Crew's grandfather's farm. Crew has just finished out an abysmal football season and his head and life are a mess. His grandfather aka Pops passed away this past summer and Crew is feeling a lot of guilt for spending time training for football instead of spending the last few summers with Pops. He didn't even know Pops was sick until it was too late. Now home for holiday break, he finds himself on a plane to Germany on a trip pre-planned by Pops. Crew is pleasantly surprised when Hazel is his travel companion for the trip. Pops practically raised Hazel and considered her family. She helped him run his farm and she also took his passing hard. She is excited to reconnect with her best friend, but she is also hurt by the way Crew treated her over the past few years. Fortunately this trip, guided by Pops and his letters to them gives them a chance to reconnect, forgive, and maybe develop a new connection in their relationship. It also gives Crew a chance to find closure and really think about what he wants to do with his life.
I absolutely loved going on this trip through Germany with Hazel and Crew. I've always wanted to go to Germany, and right now it seems like I may never get there. I loved all of the stops they took on their trip from. If you ever have the chance to visit a German Christmas market, they are wonderful. I can only imagine how wonderful they are in Germany. At each stop they made their relationship takes another step from friendship to romantic, you just were never sure who was going to make the first move or when it was going to happen. Each of the characters had to face some pretty difficult life decisions and I really loved Pops' letters to them giving them the wisdom they needed to face the hard choices they had to make. I especially loved the part about expectation versus passion.
I really enjoyed going on this trip with Crew and Hazel. Not only did I get to visit Germany with them but much like Crew it made me think about my passions. It also jump started my Christmas spirit which has been really lacking. I highly recommend this!
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