This was such a sweet, cute book. The characters were fun and it was interesting to see just one weekend a month - great concept! The relationships between all the characters was fun to read about - the banter between them all was enjoyable and realistic. I enjoyed this book. Thank you NetGalley & Avon and Harper Voyager for a digital arc of this title.

Weekends with You follows Lucy, the protagonist through year in her life, but dropping in on one weekend, that she spends with her flat mates. Each character is unique and has a unique connection to Lucy. The back and forth banter and missed steps by Lucy and she struggles to figure out what she wants offer a fresh take on romance. Life is never easy and romance is not always straight forward. Adding to the angst of finding the right person, is also the challenge of trying to figure out your place in the world.

The characters started to feel like friends, and I wanted to know more about each of them, their own struggles. If I have one element that I didn't like, it was that the time between weekends was unclear and I found myself trying to figure out when each 'weekend' was in relationship to holidays and other events. The authors rich descriptions of the flowers, and the events helped bring London to life, by the end of the book I wanted to take off for London and Ireland.

If I could change one thing, it would be to have more a a glimpse of what happened between these weekends, and how the roommates got along during those times. I have loved to have learned more about the moments between the weekends,

A great debut novel for this author and I look forward to reading more by her in the future.

I received an advance copy for my unbiassed opinion.

Lucy has to move since her landlord is selling her apartment building. Her friend Raja invites her to move into a warehouse apartment with her and 6 other roommates. The first day, she meets Henry and is intrigued by him. She is disappointed to discover that he travels and is only home one weekend a month. Henry is there for the Warehouse Weekends when each roommate takes turns planning special events and activities for the others. The interactions among the eight and especially between Lucy and Henry develop through the book as they move through the months of the year from August to July. Lucy's career as a florist and Henry's career as an on location photographer keeps them apart every month. I would recommend this novel for anyone who enjoys a touch of England and romance.

I started to feel warm and fuzzy inside and I knew I must be coming down with something.

Was that butterflies I just felt?

It’s not possible

This little soul sucker doesn’t even cry at funerals, did I really just cry over a fictional romance .

I did

Weekends with You

Alexandra Paige, what have you done to me? I’m not sure I will recover the book hangover I have fallen victim to. There will never be another book that I will connect with on the level I am at right now.

I finished about 10 minutes ago and I found myself flipping back to reread certain parts as I’m still in such shock.

I fell in love with Lucy and I was rooting for her through and through! I wanted to hug her, text her, pick up the phone and talk to her. I’d love to know if Lucy, is based on anyone in real life because I need to know her!

This book right here is a must read for all. No matter your preferred genre, everyone will fall in love with Weekends with You.

Teaser:

For fans of Beth O’Leary and Josie Silver, a heartwarming and romantic debut told over the course of one year in monthly weekend installments, about found family, new love, and the magic of London.

Flowers have always been the best communicators. They’ve mastered falling over one another in the perfect way to announce exactly what they need: sunlight, water, space. They do not rush. They do not bloom before their time. They do not take without giving in return…

They are nothing like the rest of London.

Between trying to keep her north London flower shop, The Lotus, afloat and falling for a flatmate, Lucy Bernstein is going to have to rethink everything she knows about “creative arrangements.”

Unwillingly becoming one of eight flatmates in a quirky warehouse conversion would have been difficult enough without any romantic entanglements, but when Lucy lays eyes on Henry Baker, the traveling photographer who only comes home twelve weekends a year, she knows her hands will be full with more than just posies. As each weekend progresses, Lucy also finds herself unexpectedly falling for all her new flatmates, along with this bustling but ultimately sweeter home.

Can Lucy learn from the flowers she tends to and bravely reach for all that she needs to bloom?

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Lucy enjoys her job and is ambivalent about her moving. She meets many neighbors who she grows to like. A nice read.

This was really cute debut rom-com with some classic tropes of friends to lovers, second chances, and who doesn’t love a found family. For me, this was 3.5 stars, rounded up. The eclectic group of friends brings a lot of extra to this story. I loved that it was told over a year with the focus on group family weekends. Understandably, Lucy & Henry are working on personal growth but at times I found the back and forth exasperating vs a slow burn scenario. I did enjoy this though, and thought it was a great first book. Look forward to reading more from her! Thanks so much to Alexandra Paige, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this e-arc!

Reviewed for NetGalley:

Lucy, an American florist living in a London flat with too many roommates to keep track of. A cute, building relationship with a British backdrop.

A sweet, quick read.

*****2.5*****
This book has a cute premise and is a fun, light read. I love the dynamics between the main character Lucy and her seven roommates at the warehouse she’s forced to move into upon losing her flat in London. I also like Lucy’s relationship with her boss, Renee, at the flower shop she works at. However, the story loses me with the romance, which is the main point of the book. I don’t care for Lucy and Henry as a couple, and the story became repetitive after a while with their going back and forth and with the roommates always going out and getting drunk. Overall, the book started out fun and exciting, but it lost me two-thirds or so through. I appreciate the free e-copy from the publisher and from NetGalley.

This is an interesting concept. Lucy is forced to move from a studio apartment to a bedroom in a warehouse apartment with 7 roommates (one being her BFF.) Upon arrival to move into her new home, she meets 2 of her new roommates. She has instant chemistry with Henry. He only is home one weekend a month.

It is constantly a will they/won't they throughout the book. I didn't want to put it down until I knew the answer.. The author made you feel different emotions for the FMC (swoony romance to hope to frustration to anger/dislike for the MMC. The roommates were an eclectic bunch who became family to one another. The descriptions are good throughout the book without a lot of metaphors and similies. I thought this was a good debut from an author I would like to read more from. I recommend it.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy.

Lucy is a London florist who moves into a warehouse flat with 7 (yes, 7) other roommates. She finds herself quickly falling for one of the roommates, but the circumstances are a bit tricky as he is a traveling photographer and only in London for one weekend a month.

I liked the themes of found family, London, and flowers. I also enjoyed the way that we spent the year with the roommates and get to see the feelings she has develop over the course of that year.

I do wish we got more of Lucy's and Henry's backstory to know why they were the way they were. It may have helped with understanding them better. Overall, I found this to be a fun and exciting love story and I can't wait to read more from Alexandra Paige.

I am trash for a photographer love interest, so when I saw Weekends with You was available, I snapped it up.

The premise is a lot of fun. Lucy moves into a flat with seven roommates, one of whom is the never present Henry, a travel photographer. Because he travels so much for work, he only stays at the flat one weekend every month. I though the relationship between Lucy and Henry was really cute. It was fun to watch their romance blossom over the weekends that they spend getting to know each other. Would definitely recommend this book to rom-com lovers.

Thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for granting me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to love this book, but it was just I feel it. It dragged in several spots which made it hard for me to keep going with it.

I love the premise of this book and wanted to enjoy it much more than I actually did. I found the characters irritating and immature, which was part of the point, I suppose, since navigating those strange post-uni years can be confusing and tough. I just wanted a little more umph.

Ah, the timeless allure of the emotionally and, in this case, physically unavailable man…

Lucy is a talented florist who has just moved into a house share and now has seven housemates. One of them is Henry, a handsome and elusive photographer. Lucy and Henry seem to share an instant spark but Henry’s only in the house one weekend a month. Can they make it work or are they doomed before they even begin to try?

This is a cute story with an entertaining structure with each chapter focused on month (specifically one weekend each month where all the housemates agree to spend time together).

Almost everything worked for me except for the love interest’s wishy-washy behavior. He definitely had me hoping Lucy would move on. Still, it’s a charming plot and I enjoyed the friendship and found family aspects. 3.5 stars.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

This was such a lovely read! Throughout the book, I kept coming back to the appreciation that there was no drama for drama’s sake. The love story between Henry and Lucy is something that I felt I could relate to as the draw of an adventurous, untethered career competes often with my love for home and roots. Alexandra’s way with words is beautiful, with her sweet banter, her sassy quips and illustrative imagery. It was a joy envisioning each scene as described on the page.

My only bit of critical feedback would be that the story seems almost too subdued. It almost felt like I was on a roller coaster that didn’t climax at the right moment or the right altitude.

That being said, I loved the uniqueness of the storyline and the structure. Seeing into the Warehouse affairs once a month was something special; it cut the crap out of any filler needed to keep the long storyline going. The transitions from chapter to chapter were economical and smooth, and the end was sweet and impactful.

Overall, I’d give this read a 3 out of 5 stars. While it wasn’t necessarily discussion provoking or ground breaking, I will be recommending this to all my friends and will be enthusiastic to see what Alexandra writes next.

I really enjoyed this more than I expected I would (after the first chapter or 2). I say that more in regards to the storyline than anything else. It started off a bit superficial - the story and characters. But it did get quite a bit deeper and was very enjoyable overall! If you like New Girl, I think it'll appeal to you as well. For a wide cast of characters, the author did a good job of developing each of them "just enough" where I could keep up yet didn't get lost in the minutia. Enjoy! :)

The concept of this book was great and it was what intrigued me when asked to receive an early arc. For most of the story I was in it, until the Amsterdam storyline came up. I thought Henry never really shared why he was so bothered by her showing up in Amsterdam, and his later actions made him insufferable. I was not rooting for them to get together because he did not deserve her. He was terrible at communication and by the end had not rectified anything except moving back to London. Perhaps the descriptions of them catching up over the time we don’t see in the book would have helped the reader see their relationship better. Instead Henry came off as a cad.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC of Weekends with You. I liked the premise of this book. It was a quick read and I did enjoy it. I liked reading about the lives of the characters but I would have liked more details of what happened in between the once-a-month weekend get-togethers. I also would have liked more details about the flatmate's interactions. Henry was a bit unlikable but Oliver seemed like a much better fit for Lucy as well as much more likable.

First I want to thank Net Galley and Avon Publishing for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This book was a good quick read and a decent debut but I wasn't crazy about it. The story line started strong in my opinion and I really liked the main character Lucy. Lucy finds herself needing a new place to live after her landlord raises the rent. She turns to her BFF Raj and moved in with 7 new roommates. I loved how the 8 of them had a monthly tradition called Warehouse weekends, where one roommate picked the activity for the month and everyone had to participate. I also loved how they were each other's family and despite their differences they all got along.

Next Lucy finds that she is attracted to one of her roommates Henry and while I did enjoy the chemistry that the author gave these two, I was not a fan of the back and forth on again off again stuff. A few times was fine, but I was like every other chapter there for a bit that Henry and Lucy were together and then not together. I feel that if this was spaced out a little more I would have given this book more stars.

While I enjoyed how the authored wrapped up most of the ending, there were a few things that I would have liked to have more detail. There was such a huge emphasis on the florist shop and how the owner was worried and pouring over invoices, but in the end she just gave Lucy the shop and said I want to retire. I felt like there was more to this story that kind of fell flat.

Overall, it was a good quick read that gave you the warm fuzzies in the end and throughout the book.

This is a very sweet will-they/won't they love story between Henry and Lucy. Sadly, there is not a lot of romance in this love story. More remarkable, however, is the lively world of feisty characters at the Warehouse, each of whom is creatively crafted by Paige. a very quick read.