ABOUT THE BOOK
Eliza Woodhouse has everything a girl could want: a delightful little beachside flower shop, a loving family, and the best friend a girl could ask for. And while she suffers a chronic lack of romance in her own life, the bohemian beauty is a self-proclaimed matchmaker extraordinaire, as evidenced by her recent successes. Having found a fiancé for her sister and a boyfriend for her best friend, she is now taking her lovelorn new employee under her wing. Yes, life is working out quite nicely for Eliza. Until Parker Knightley walks back into her life.
After three years in Hong Kong, Parker is in town for his brother’s upcoming wedding to Eliza’s sister. They’ve all known each other their whole lives, and Eliza will never be anything but Little Liza Belle to her handsome childhood tormenter. So the fact that their siblings are getting married simply puts Parker one step closer to becoming the big brother he and Eliza have always joked about him being. But the more time they spend together, the more confused Eliza’s feelings become. Because she has come to the shocking realization that the role of brother is the last role she wants Parker to play in her life.
REVIEW
This is a cute contemporary retelling of Emma by Jane Austen. Eliza Woodhouse has helped both her sister and best friend find matches. This has gone to her head a little bit and she decides to 'help' a new young lady named Hailey find her future. She offers her a job in her flower shop and encourages her to go to college and move away from past interests. Eliza, herself, has no interest in marriage at least not until her old friend, Parker Knightley returns home. She's considered Parker a brother in the past, but things seem different this time around. Things get complicated though as she works to help her best friend Taylor with her wedding plans, and take care of her homebound father. And Parker seems to feel it's his job to criticize her efforts to help Hailey. Eliza must sort through her own emotions to sort out her motivations for helping Hailey, and her feelings for Parker. Eliza is a sweet character, a little less annoying than the original heroine, whose motives are pure, if misplaced. It was fun to watch her relationship with Parker develop as they both come to recognize their feelings.
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I've enjoyed Larson's other novels that give classic stories a modern spin. I'll definitely check this one out. Love the cover, too. It's super cute!
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