Oct
After reading ‘Say Hello, Kiss Goodbye’ by Jacqueline Middleton last year, I knew I wanted to read more books by this author. So when I got the opportunity to read ‘The Certainty of Chance’, I couldn’t say no. And when I got the time to start reading, I dived right in.
In ‘The Certainty of Chance’ we meet Madeleine Joy. Madeleine is on her way to Paris when her flight got cancelled due to the volcano eruption in Iceland. Traveling from the US, she is now stuck in London.. on her own without any friends or family nearby. And it’s almost Christmas. After the year she’s had, this couldn’t be more frustrating. Fortunately for Madeleine, she meets cab driver Julian Halliwell, an optimist and London lover. Although stuck in London is not what she had planned for Christmas, spending time with Julian proves very enjoyable. And soon Madeleine is getting to know London more and more. And maybe.. this is the place she is supposed to be.
This was definitely a very enjoyable read. It’s a clean romance between two characters I enjoyed getting to know. Madeleine, a hardworking girl who used to love Christmas but lost her best friend. And Julian, a music journalist who tries to see the best in everything after his life changed drastically a little while ago. The romance definitely was fun and sweet. It missed a bit of chemistry in my opinion.. but the setting all made up for that.
The setting of London, my favorite city in the world, was definitely very enjoyable. After only having been in London two times, I loved getting to travel to this city again. And boy did it made me wish I was able to go again soon. I loved how Julian was a Cab driver, and the way he showed Madeleine around.
My favorite part about this book? Definitely the setting in London and it being Christmas time, but also the fun fact Madeleine and her best friend loved ‘The Holiday’ and ‘Love Actually’ and wanted to visited the places in London those movies where shot. That could totally be me! Love that!!
The only down part for me in this book was the pace at times. Some chapters just went a bit slow and could have been a bit shorter for me. But overall a very fun, romantic, Christmas read.