Book Review – 10 Blind Dates

Title: 10 Blind Dates
Author: Ashley Elston
Rating: ★★★★★
Read: December 18, 2019-January 1, 2020
Book Read in 2020: 1
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 327
Genre: YA contemporary
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Synopsis: Sophie wants one thing for Christmas-a little freedom from her overprotective parents. So when they decide to spend Christmas in South Louisiana with her very pregnant older sister, Sophie is looking forward to some much needed private (read: make-out) time with her long-term boyfriend, Griffin. Except it turns out that Griffin wants a little freedom from their relationship. Cue devastation.

Heartbroken, Sophie flees to her grandparents’ house, where the rest of her boisterous extended family is gathered for the holiday. That’s when her nonna devises a (not so) brilliant plan: Over the next ten days, Sophie will be set up on ten different blind dates by different family members. Like her sweet cousin Sara, who sets her up with a hot guy at an exclusive underground party. Or her crazy aunt Patrice, who signs Sophie up for a lead role in a living nativity. With a boy who barely reaches her shoulder. And a screaming baby.

When Griffin turns up unexpectedly and begs for a second chance, Sophie feels more confused than ever. Because maybe, just maybe, she’s started to have feelings for someone else . . . Someone who is definitely not available.

This is going to be the worst Christmas break ever… or is it?

Review: This book takes place between December 18 and January 1. There are scenes written for each day (like chapters), so I read it to match each day in December and January.

There were pros and cons to reading it this way.

Pros:
– it made for an extremely fun and unique reading experience
– I knew I would have something enjoyable to read every day
– I was also buddy reading this with my mom, so sharing the book was easy

Cons:
– IT WAS SO HARD TO STOP!!!!
– seriously every time I reached the end of the day I would say “rats”, because I was so desperate to keep going.

Ok now, joking aside. I truly loved this book. It was the happiest, fluffiest, most wonderful story. It’s engrossing and left me smiling for hours.