Title: She’s the One
Author: Helena Hunting
In: Nightingale (Skye Warren)
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Contemporary romance
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Short story
Year: 2022
She’s the One is a great little short story based on one moment in time. Yet, even though it was quite short, it kind of felt like the beginning of something else. It was both well rounded and an enjoyable read, but felt like it could be the beginning of a greater novel. I believe that it sits in with the All In series by Helena Hunting, but I’m quite happy to leave it as a standalone short story.
Nolan and Pattie meeting, flirting, and then kissing happened at quite a fast clipped pace. It was fun to jump into the journey of finding someone and flirting in those first moments. Then, there’s the build up to both agreeing to go on their first date, all with the potential complications of Nolan’s brother and the intricacies of building the start of a relationship whilst watching a hockey game together.
It was a total cliche, but I did enjoy how Nolan takes advantage of Pattie’s sort-of-ex to engage more intimately with the woman he has his eye on. It’s such an obvious ploy, but I particularly liked that he owned up to this and consistently asked Pattie for permission / checked in with her thoughts.
All in all, this was a good and simple short story that I enjoyed. I don’t know if I have any driving need to revisit these characters, but it was a quick and enjoyable departure from reality anyway.
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