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Love You, Mean It by Jilly Gagnon
320 pages | Published by Dell
The Set Up: After her father’s death, Ellie has moved back to her hometown to run the family deli. When she finds out a local property owner is going to be brining in a trendy new food store, she’s sure it will mean the end of her family business. When Ellie meets with Theo, the property owner’s son, at the location to try and plead her case, a construction site accident has her claiming to be his fiancé to go with him to the hospital. It’s a wild lie, but one that Theo thinks can be beneficial to them both if they stick with it a little longer.
This was a light and easy read. Theo, his family, and their world felt very inspired by the Huntzbergers—Gilmore Girls fans will know. Theo was very Logan, but minus entitled party boy phase.
Full transparency, I almost DNFd because of the early amnesia plotline. It seemed unnecessary and bit too wacky, but luckily it was dropped pretty quickly.
I really struggled to like Ellie for a lot of the book. She had a huge chip on her shoulder and read as very judgy as she constantly assumed Theo was insulting her based on class. I did really enjoy Ellie’s extended family. They brought a lot of life and humor into the story, especially her grandma.
Really I could have used a bit more depth to the relationship between Ellie and Theo. The steamy scenes never felt earned to me.
Overall a lighthearted rom-com for the Team Logan girlies.
Thanks to Netgalley & Dell for the advanced eBook!
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