Thanks to Netgalley & Avon/Harper Voyager for the E-ARC! Really enjoyed this one! The characters were cute & liked the setting. Definitely will read more from the author!

Lucy is a florist who moves to a flatshare with a friend and 6 strangers when her building is sold. One of her flatmates, Henry, is a photographer, and only comes home once a month. Whenever he is home, someone in the flat organizes a weekend activity so that they can catch up. Lucy develops a crush on Henry, and this is the story of their relationship. First of all, I loved the monthly organization of the book, and I loved the camaraderie between the roommates. My main complaint about the book is Henry's moodiness. I did not love him as a hero. Spoiler alert - I loved Oliver more!

I like the characters–they feel like a found family–but it feels like nothing is actually happening, and I was somewhat bored. I stopped at 8%. I can see this being three stars for the target audience.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC.

Solid debut! Set in London living in a converted warehouse with 7 other flatmates… oh to be in my 20s again and living with this mix of people and call them family. Lucy, a florist at a struggling independent flower shop, falls for flatmate Henry. Who has an odd photography job that only brings him to London for 1 weekend a month. This dude sucks at relationships and not because of the wondering cheating eye suck… dude needs to see a therapist and work through some stuff. I don’t know how Lucy survived him. I wasn’t pulling for him for the last 1/3 of the book but he does eventually show his heart in the only way he knows how that was pretty brilliant.
Thank you (or should I say “Cheers”) to Harper Collins and NetGalley for the ARC!

**This book will be published on 04/09/2024!**
I received this e-book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and the author/publisher for the copy!

Lucy is an American that works in a flower shop, The Lotus, in London. Lucy ends up having to move in with her former college roommate, as well as 6 others. In the spirit of getting together & catching up, the 8 of them get together & a roommate plans what they will all do for the weekend (Warehouse Weekends). One of the roommate is Henry, a photographer who only comes home 1 weekend a month because he is piloting a new program for his job. What he knows is that he won't be living in the flat forever, so as he travels each month, he is trying to find his new home. Lucy & Henry eventually start to enjoy each other's company when he comes home, only for it to fail what seems like every time he's home.

This book had an interesting concept and I found that I wanted to hear more about the roommate situation and Warehouse Weekends rather than the main plot. I did not enjoy Henry and wanted Lucy to end up with Oliver! He sounded like a dream, and Henry was just a jerk who didn't know what he wanted. Maybe that's just my opinion. There were parts in the story that were just so cringy that I was suffering from secondhand embarrassment for the fictional characters!!! If you enjoy slow burns and don't mind that the main guy the MC is falling for is kind of a jerk, then this is for you! ;)

I love a good romcom and was very excited to read this. The story started off great but I very quickly became fed up with Henry. Definitely not a likeable main character. I would've also liked to get to know each of the other roommates better and had more background from each one. They were all great! I did love the found family aspect and loved Warehouse Weekend. Such a cute idea!

“If he couldn’t see me, couldn’t see what this could have been, there was nothing more I could’ve done.”

This book wasn’t it for me, and truthfully it was hard enough just finishing it. I thought the premise would be cute, but I soon realized that the whole moving into this warehouse flat with seven other people plot really didn’t matter because the monthly installments that the book is written in is so focused on Lucy and Henry that the other roommates really don’t matter. You get a little bit of background on Raja since she was Lucy’s friend in college, and I think she helps Lucy navigate through some things, but besides Finn’s weekend we really don’t get much. We know about as much as Henry does with his one sentence updates. I wish there would’ve have been more of an effort made of Lucy getting to know and hanging out with the other roommates, outside of the designated weekend, so we can see her truly grow into their family.

As for the “romance” there was no way. Henry was a total wanker and frankly Lucy gave him WAY too many opportunities to be a decent human and put her first. I won’t go into spoiler details, but I just couldn’t get into it because I absolutely despised him. I had more interest in Liv and Finn’s secret cuddle sesh that we never learn anything about.

Overall, I’m giving it a 2/5. I appreciate Netgalley for allowing me the opportunity to read this book and I know a lot of people did enjoy it! It just wasn’t my cup of tea.

This was a decent debut, but not one that blew me away. It was cute, but it didn't grab me the way I hoped it would based on the premise. I thought the writing was good, but it just wasn't as captivating as I expected it to be.

This is a fun quick read; I especially loved the found family in this book (quickly becoming my favorite current trope in all books) and it is a book that evokes a particular time period in one's life. The late twenties are both exhilarating and, in looking back, exhausting and I feel like that comes through brilliantly in this book. The up and down-ness of the relationship between Lucy and Henry did get a bit tiresome after awhile (I think there was one break-up too many) but I think that is also indicative of this period in your life when you're finally figuring out what you want and who you want with you for the ride and everything is a bit of a mess.

While working as a florist, Lucy lives with seven others in a warehouse conversion. Each have their own careers
but make a point to hang out on the weekends. Main character is Lucy coming into her own as a florist.
I enjoyed the interactions between the flat mates and their weekend escapades.
#WeekendsWithYou #NetGalley

This book appears to be a light romantic read about a group of roomates in London who share a flat and become found family. The female main character, Lucy Bernstein, is a florist who dreams of a bigger life and falls for one of the male roomates, Henry, a music photographer who travels the world in a typical will they won't they romance trope.

Positives:
A quick read-I enjoyed the author's writing style.
Warehouse Weekends-one of the main themes of the book is that the roommates plan weekends together to catch up while participating in fun activities. The weekends were fun to read about and as a reader it was a good opportunity to get to know each of the individual roomate side characters. Each chapter was a month in which the warehouse weekend took place.
I liked the female main character and her growth in her career as a florist as well as her counterpart and boss, Renee. I actually wished the book focused more on this relationship than the one it did.

Negatives:
I could not stand the male romantic interest, Henry. He was selfish, toxic, immature, I thought he treated her terribly (as opposed to the side guy Oliver) and was NOT rooting for them as a couple which IMO was the main plotline of the novel.

So while it was a quick, fun read. Overall I just could not get behind this book.

Enjoyable read with a a meet-cute beginning. The monthly installments will keep you interested and invested in the outcome.

Budding florist, Lucy, moves into a 8 person London warehouse rooming group and is instantly smitten with Henry. Unfortunately, Henry is only home one weekend a month. Challenges, opportunities and misses combine to complicate and hinder fulfillment.

Quirky characters and situations abound in this debut novel. Alexandra Paige does a nice job of creating a family amongst roommates. The story is centered around revolving monthly weekend activities planned in turns by the roomies.

I enjoyed this nice escape to London with Lucy, Henry and their roomies.
Put the Pub date 09 Apr 2024 on your calendar!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this early read in exchange for my honest opinion.

Weekends with You was quite a charming read, although it relies on my least favorite trope — instalove. Henry and Lucy only get to spend one weekend a month together in person, and although Lucy and Henry do get to know each other better through phone calls, texts, and FaceTimes most of that is briefly glossed over and happens off-page. I was really intrigued by the dynamic between the two, but was also at one point was simply hoping that they wouldn’t end up together, because it seemed healthier that way. Still, this was a fun read and I loved reading about the group dynamics, and Lucy!

This book was pretty good. It started off strong. However, it grew repetitive very quickly. I found myself frustrated with the romantic storyline and more interested in the found family. The characters were great when all together but fell a bit flat individually. One thing that I found confusing was the main character is American, but her inner monologue (and dialogue with others, for that matter) is very British. I’m not sure if that was intentional but I found myself wondering about this quite often. I would’ve appreciated more backstory for Lucy and then maybe I could’ve felt a connection to her. Overall, the book was just interesting enough to keep reading but ultimately I think I was not the right target audience for the story.

Thank you Netgalley for this book to review!

I liked the premise, the writing and the dynamics between the characters.

However, Henry is insufferable. He leads the main character into a situationship AKA the plague of modern relationships. We should be avoiding this!! I had hope with Oliver's presentation that things would change and she would learn her value, but alas.

Other qualms are as a New Yorker, the main character does not feel like she's from there at all. And there was little information on her past so she didn't feel fully fleshed out.

Still a fun read overall.

Long Islander (NY) Lucy is living in London developing her skill as a florist working in a small two person shop. She loves her job but worries that the business might not make it. When she becomes one of eight twenty somethings sharing a warehouse conversion, she falls for Henry, who is somewhat of an enigma. The problem is Henry travels for his job as a photographer, returning to his room at the warehouse apartments only one weekend a month. He makes clear that in his travels he hopes to find a place to call home as London no longer has anything for him.

The book is well written with some sweet (no pun intended!) aspects and a unique plot line. However, I found the interaction between Lucy and Henry to be very slow moving with no real spark. That I was more interested in the information shared about the flowers and the monthly activities of the Warehouse Weekend than the relationship between the two would be lovers does not bode well for the romance aspect of this romcom. I looked forward to seeing what the group would be exploring on their planned weekends, but I cringed about the interaction between the two main characters. Other than admiring him physically, I couldn’t quite see what Lucy saw in him; he seemed quite emotionless; almost an automaton. But, who can explain attraction to someone even though at heart we know they may not be good for us?

I did like Lucy’s talent, ambition, and business acumen.

The premise of the book is phenomenal. Eight roommates who set aside one weekend a month to spend together, and 2 of them develop feelings for each other. I loved how each of the 8 friends had their own voice and personality. It did take me a while to get them sorted out, just for the fact that there are so many of them. However, they made the “Warehouse Weekends” super fun, if a bit heavy on the drinking. Henry, our mmc, works away and is only home in the flat once a month during these weekends. Lucy, our fmc, is a new addition to the group and works as a florist. They are attracted to one another, and spend each weekend he’s home trying to figure out if they are going to make a go at a relationship. Unfortunately, he always pulls back, determined to move away permanently at some point, while she wants to stay. The back and forth was a bit tedious, and he was not honest with her or careful of her feelings. I didn’t care for him at all. I pushed through to the end, which was abrupt and just one more instance of her giving him another chance. I wish more time had been spent on developing their connection and less time on details of the fun weekends. 3 stars for the solid writing and unique side characters, but unfortunately a mediocre main couple.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC! If I had to choose one word to describe this book, it would be cute! It had me kicking my feet and grinning and several points. I read this book in one sitting and cannot wait to read it again! I thought the characters were really enjoyable, I found the plot to be fun and the chemistry between Henry and Lucy to be enjoyable! Good February/Valentine's Day read.

Cute read I liked the idea of the story but at times did feel a little like it dragged. I liked the main character Lucy but didn't feel that much of a connection to the love interest Henry and wasn't very invested in that relationship. I enjoyed the side characters in the book and would read something from this author again I would also recommend to read this book while it was just ok for me might be just the book for someone else. I want to thank NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Weekends with You was a cute book that had quite the supporting cast to go along with Lucy and Henry's love story. Raja and the others brought a nice rounding out of the main characters - making them seem less just like people who are trying to find their love story, but people who are finding it while still having their identities.

This was a cute story - can we please have stories of all of the other Warehouse Weekend crew!?!!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book and give my unbiased review.