Book Review: Room for Love by Sophie Pembroke

This is the first book I've read by this author, and I really enjoyed it. The story was well thought out and the characters felt real. Real enough for me to get mad at Carrie from time to time for her stubbornness. :) Yes, it follows the typical chick lit formula complete with happy ending, but why else would we read it? 

I actually like this book enough to say that I think it would make a really cute rom-com, especially because it has the element of the necessary evil villain. That Anna bloody Yardly was definitely something else, if not evil. Glad to see her antics didn't get her anywhere. 

But yes, great read, great for the beach or a summer vacation or staycation. :)

I will definitely read more from this author!

From the GoodReads website, "When wedding planner Carrie Archer inherits the crumbling Avalon Inn where she spent her childhood summers, she knows she’ll do whatever it takes to make it home. With no money for renovations, that means finding investors if she ever hopes to turn the Avalon into a dream wedding venue.

But Carrie has been left more than the inn—she’s also inherited its occupants, including three senior citizens, a single-father chef with childcare issues, a panicky receptionist, and one very gorgeous gardener.

So when her cousin Ruth declares her intention to get married at the Avalon on Christmas Eve, Carrie finds herself juggling decorating with dance nights, budgeting with bridge games...and sabotage with seduction."