On a Night Like This

                               

Title: On a Night Like This

Series: Winter Nights #3

Author: Liz Maverick

Published: Audible Originals, November 16, 2023

Time: 3 hours 34 minutes

Genre: Holiday Romance

After a broken engagement, Cher decides to leave heartbreak behind by signing up for a holiday house swap. For the next few weeks, she’ll ditch sunny California to spend her first Hanukkah in New York City, a time of snow-covered sidewalks, festive store windows, hot cocoa, and...cute neighbors?

As Cher is moving into her temporary new apartment, Eliot is moving his ex’s belongings out, and he soon finds himself offering to play tour guide. He’s nursing a broken heart too, and spending time showing the beautiful traveler around is exactly what he needs. There’s nothing more magical than jaunting around the wintry city together with no expectations...until he starts hoping for more.

With the holiday of lights—and the sparks of attraction—setting their hearts aglow, will they find a way to bridge the distance? And when the past comes calling, will their first season together be their last?

The thing I dislike most about this particular installment is how weird it is to call Sara, Eliot's ex. They were friends. Best friends. And he had an unrequited crush. It sucks, but that doesn't make her his ex. And the fact that he needed an entire year to get over the fact that they didn't have a relationship is so wildly incel of him. Which really sucks because otherwise this was an adorably cute version of The Holiday. And I still want to be invited to a Thieving Elvis party. I wouldn't say I love this series. It's cute, and I have enjoyed it though. And I would like the closure of getting that last friend's book. I can't remember her name, but she's the only friend in this little group that hasn't gotten her HEA. I thought we would have gotten her story this year, but we got an unrelated story. I guess I hold out hope for next year. 

Ratings

Stars: 3/5