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Review

4.5 hilariously smart romantic stars

I loved this book! It’s funny, clever, quirky and so much fun!

Janie is having the worst day of her life. She has lost her boyfriend, her apartment and her job and then, after experiencing a breakdown in the ladies room, she gets escorted out of the building by “Sir Handsome McHotpants”, the hot security guard that she has been ogling for weeks.

When she unintentionally runs into “Sir” (aka Quinn) again, he helps her out of a nasty situation and they start to develop a bit of a friendship. She has no idea what Quinn sees in her because she’s all kinds of awkward and spouts off random trivia whenever she gets nervous, which is all the time around him.

He was standing too close I couldn’t think with my brain when my body wanted to climb him like a tree.

The more stressful my situation is, the less I think about it, or anything related to it. At present, I thought about how the elevators were like mechanical horses, and I wondered if anyone loved them or named them.

When Quinn hooks her up with an interview for a new job they end up spending even more time together, and their friendship takes a turn when Quinn, in that smoothly calming way of his, makes it clear that he wants more than friendship from her.

“I want to touch you and kiss you, frequently, and I want you–” he shifted on his feet as though steadying himself then his hand reached out; he stepped closer and he cupped my cheek in his palm, “I want you to touch me.”

I loved the development of this relationship! The romance builds beautifully, and Janie’s hilarious inner monologue keeps the story from getting angsty. She doesn’t get whiney or annoying, she is very matter of fact about her situation and I loved watching her get swept up in all that is Quinn. She’s never been so attracted to anybody in her life and isn’t quite sure how to deal with it, and it was so funny watching it all unfold.

My head said no and my vagina said yes and my heart said I DON’T KNOW!! I’M EMOTIONALLY INHIBTED! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

Janie is a fabulous and unique heroine, and I loved her instantly. She’s highly intelligent and has no delusions about her awkwardness or nerdy weirdness, and I love that she doesn’t hide it. She accepts who she is, and she’s honest about her feelings and her expectations, and it just makes her all the more endearing.

And Quinn is all kinds of awesome. He’s very alpha and mysterious but he appreciates Janie’s quirkiness, and the way he pursues her is gorgeous! The head tilts, the little half smiles, you can see him falling harder and harder for her as he pushes her to make a go of things between them.

I returned his smile although I felt suddenly sober, my eyes inexplicably watery, “Quin…” I took a deep, steadying breath. “Quinn, you need to be a good guy. I need you to be a good guy.”
He nodded, his expression reacting to and echoing my sudden seriousness, “I know. I want to.” Quinn licked his lips as his eyes moved to my mouth. “I will.”

I love this book! It’s so freaking funny and I laughed out loud so many times while reading. Between Janie’s outbursts, the made up lingo (wendells and slamps) and the banter between the girls in Janie’s knitting group, there are so many funny moments. There are a few hiccups along the way as Janie figures out her feelings and defines her relationship with Quinn and some (not so surprising) twists, but it all unfolds beautifully, and I honestly loved every minute it.

I’m so excited to continue on with this series, and am happy that Janie and Quinn have another book up next – I need more!!!

I loved it – 4.5 stars.

P.S. I listened to this as an audiobook, and highly recommend it. The narration was fantastic!

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Knitting in the City

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