Melody Carlson writes such fun books, that any time one of hers comes up on my potential reading list, I jump at the chance to read it. This fits that exact mold of being a fun read!
Mallory has inherited her grandmother's tourist shop and thinks about selling it until she finds that the buyer wants to tear it down and build a strip mall. That's something Mallory can't abide. The fly in the ointment is that the buyer, who is also a contractor, is Mallory's high school crush.
This book has all kinds of characters: the entitled people, clueless men, the supportive people, the unhinged people, and the true friends. Some of the funniest characters are Mallory's Aunt Cindy and cousins Valerie and Marie. They just KNOW that Granny meant for them to have the shop and that Mallory usurped it from them. When Mallory details all the repairs that needed to be done and at what cost, they slink away saying that Mallory can keep the shop.
Melody has such a unique writing style that brings the readers into the world she is creating through her words and makes them feel at home. With the undertones of this book being about home design and décor, the readers are doubly comfortable while reading this book.
The setting of the quaint coastal town and the also quaint tourist shop are only enhancers to the novel. Readers can easily imagine themselves in the thick of the action and enjoying the town's amenities.
This is a five star book with two thumbs up and a multicolored apartment to refurbish.
Revell Publishing provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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