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Where There's a Will by Beth Corby
5.0
So I got this picture as part of a subscription box (How Novel) so I didn't know what I'd get until it was here. Since I am not the biggest fan of Rom Coms, I was a bit suspicious from the start but I was soon completely sucked in and this book came to me at a time where all I wanted and needed was a book which would worm its way into my heart. And this is it.
It's about twenty-five year old Hannah who is a bit directionless. She wants to become an English teacher - out of convenience. She actually wants to become a writer but her self-esteem in that (and other departments) have recieved such a blow that she settles on teaching until she goes to an interview and is told that she is completely unfit for the job. With no plan B or other prospects on the horizon, She fears the reaction of her family and her successful sister.
Even worse, she will have to face her extended relatives as well because her grandmother's estranged brother, whom Hannah has never met, invites them all onto his grand estate. Hannah actually finds that she gets on well with Donald. Sadly, his absolutely gorgeous but rude PA seems to be more of a challenge. Soon after, Donald dies and at the reading of the will, he has a special challenge for Hannah: if she completes tasks he has set for her in the company of his PA Alec, there will be an undisclosed reward after.
Soon, Hannah finds herself doing things she never thought possible and enjoying herself, as well as getting to know Donald piece by piece through the letters he's left her. And then there's Alec, who seems to warm up to her the more time they spend together...
This book was absolutely wholesome. And weird. GOSH there were things in there that were so weird I laughed out loud. And there's pining. And so much space for Hannah to find herself and to develop the person she wants to be. There is space for her to write and experience and feel without any outside pressure and it is exactly what everyone needs in my opinion. The romance was absolutely lovely and I couldn't have wished for a better romantic development. Sometimes, the romance plot overshadows everything else but this was not the case here. There were so many things that were important and rightfully so. Hannah met new friends, defied her family, stood up for herself and it was an absolute joy to be able to go on this journey with Hannah.
I will treasure this book forever and if you don't know what to read one day? There is no way you can go wrong with this.
It's about twenty-five year old Hannah who is a bit directionless. She wants to become an English teacher - out of convenience. She actually wants to become a writer but her self-esteem in that (and other departments) have recieved such a blow that she settles on teaching until she goes to an interview and is told that she is completely unfit for the job. With no plan B or other prospects on the horizon, She fears the reaction of her family and her successful sister.
Even worse, she will have to face her extended relatives as well because her grandmother's estranged brother, whom Hannah has never met, invites them all onto his grand estate. Hannah actually finds that she gets on well with Donald. Sadly, his absolutely gorgeous but rude PA seems to be more of a challenge. Soon after, Donald dies and at the reading of the will, he has a special challenge for Hannah: if she completes tasks he has set for her in the company of his PA Alec, there will be an undisclosed reward after.
Soon, Hannah finds herself doing things she never thought possible and enjoying herself, as well as getting to know Donald piece by piece through the letters he's left her. And then there's Alec, who seems to warm up to her the more time they spend together...
This book was absolutely wholesome. And weird. GOSH there were things in there that were so weird I laughed out loud. And there's pining. And so much space for Hannah to find herself and to develop the person she wants to be. There is space for her to write and experience and feel without any outside pressure and it is exactly what everyone needs in my opinion. The romance was absolutely lovely and I couldn't have wished for a better romantic development. Sometimes, the romance plot overshadows everything else but this was not the case here. There were so many things that were important and rightfully so. Hannah met new friends, defied her family, stood up for herself and it was an absolute joy to be able to go on this journey with Hannah.
I will treasure this book forever and if you don't know what to read one day? There is no way you can go wrong with this.