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A review by stephsbooktalk
All I Want is You by Falon Ballard
4.75
Thank you so much to Putnam books for an advance copy of this!
This book will be out on September 24th, 2024.
"Do you miss being in a relationship?"
"With you? Yes."
If you don't already know I am a huge Falon Ballard fan. I absolutely adore each and every one of her books. So when she announced she had a holiday book coming out, I knew I would equally love it and guess what - I did! This was a super quick read under 300 pages and I felt that it moved rather fast. I like that there were breaks within the chapters that focused on Jessica and Nick's prior Christmases together. I have become such a fan of second chance romances this year! There is such an art of seeing people re-fall back in love with one another and what makes them get pushed back together. In this case we have two romance writers who are snowed in a lodge after a work ceremony. Like come on! This has all the tropes I love workplace, enemies to lovers, forced proximity and its like Falon knows a way to my heart.
It was apparent that Nick was very much still in love with Jessica from the start. Jessica was a little more apprehensive in even having any sort of conversation with him. I think more so because she knew that if she would let him in, in any sort of way she would fall back in to familiar habits. And that is pretty much what ends up happening as much as she was trying to avoid it. I am glad that Jessica and Nick used that time together to really dig into the root of why they broke up and all the feelings that come along with it.
"I think we both know you are the one who can't resist me."
I do not believe this was as spicy as Falon's prior book but this is not lacking in the intimate department. I felt like I could sense the love between Jessica and Nick especially when we did get those flashback moments. Falon is so good with those intimate moments. And one thing that helped out on the pacing of the book is the way Falon writes her dialogue. She is a master at the banter and flirtatious talk.
My minor complaint is that I wish it was a *tad* longer.
If you are looking for a cozy yet spicy, quick holiday romance set in a snowed in landscape - give this one a read!
This book will be out on September 24th, 2024.
"Do you miss being in a relationship?"
"With you? Yes."
If you don't already know I am a huge Falon Ballard fan. I absolutely adore each and every one of her books. So when she announced she had a holiday book coming out, I knew I would equally love it and guess what - I did! This was a super quick read under 300 pages and I felt that it moved rather fast. I like that there were breaks within the chapters that focused on Jessica and Nick's prior Christmases together. I have become such a fan of second chance romances this year! There is such an art of seeing people re-fall back in love with one another and what makes them get pushed back together. In this case we have two romance writers who are snowed in a lodge after a work ceremony. Like come on! This has all the tropes I love workplace, enemies to lovers, forced proximity and its like Falon knows a way to my heart.
It was apparent that Nick was very much still in love with Jessica from the start. Jessica was a little more apprehensive in even having any sort of conversation with him. I think more so because she knew that if she would let him in, in any sort of way she would fall back in to familiar habits. And that is pretty much what ends up happening as much as she was trying to avoid it. I am glad that Jessica and Nick used that time together to really dig into the root of why they broke up and all the feelings that come along with it.
"I think we both know you are the one who can't resist me."
I do not believe this was as spicy as Falon's prior book but this is not lacking in the intimate department. I felt like I could sense the love between Jessica and Nick especially when we did get those flashback moments. Falon is so good with those intimate moments. And one thing that helped out on the pacing of the book is the way Falon writes her dialogue. She is a master at the banter and flirtatious talk.
My minor complaint is that I wish it was a *tad* longer.
If you are looking for a cozy yet spicy, quick holiday romance set in a snowed in landscape - give this one a read!