Audiobook Review: Booked for the Holidays by Liz Maverick

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4 months ago

Synopsis:

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year.

When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

As Hanukkah unfolds, Abi and Dov cozy up in his grandmother’s brownstone apartment working their way through his writer’s block and untangling plot threads. Before long, the novel starts taking shape … and so does their simmering attraction. Will their own story end once the book is written, or is this just the first chapter?

Review:

It’s not the run up to the festive season without a Liz Maverick audiobook and Booked for the Holidays is my favourite so far. It had the best narration, story and characters out of the three I’ve read.

I love that Booked for the Holidays didn’t try to do too much. It was a short story that took place across less than a week and while that seems quick for two people to fall in love, they did literally spend every minute together. I didn’t actually love the romance parts of it though, I felt like they were better suited for friendship that could blossom into a relationship. However, none of the random sexually objectifying from Liz Maverick’s other festive audiobooks made it into this one, so that’s a win.

The plot of Booked for the Holidays was also the strongest of the three. I loved that it wasn’t primarily about romance. The main focus was Dov fulfilling his promise to his late grandmother to finish her final book. I also really enjoyed all of the baking, which is related to the books. Such a lovely way to celebrate his grandmother’s life.

If you’re a hardcore romance lover, this probably isn’t the book for you. Even though it’s only 3 hours long, it’s a slow burn. Kinda. As I said at the start this book takes place over less than a week so that’s not really a slow burn but they don’t show romantic interest in each other until near the end. So not a ton of romance going on. It is very sweet though and there’s a very cute dog.

Booked for the Holidays has easily won the title of ‘best festive audiobook I’ve listened to this year’.