Whenever she had a confrontation with Nick first she teared up then flew off the handle, became agressive and shouted, it was as if there were two persons inside of her. Even with the recent loss and grief in her life (her beloved grandpa died recently), it was too much for me to comprehend how she teared up at almost every scene (“her eyes tearing up”, “swallowing back tears”, “wiping tears from her cheek”, and I could go on), it seemed that she had no other way to cope with life and handle her emotions than having an almost break down and crying.

Despite that the way she behaved in general and towards Nick left me baffled. Lissy should be a rational and intelligent young woman seeing as she is a respected academic PhD professor. Until about 1/3 I racked my brain, trying to find the culprit when I realized that it were the main characters: Lissy and Nick, who both separately on their own and then in their relationship towards each other irritated me.

But sadly the characters drove me up the wall almost as soon as their vacation came to an end and though I persevered and gave it several chances, after 70% I was just so frustrated with Lissy (and Nick) that I waved them goodbye.Īt first it wasn’t easy pinpointing what felt off and why I didn’t connect and enjoy Holiday Affair. The premise of Holiday Affair sounded like a delightful read: warm sandy beaches, sizzling hoiliday romance, a rational academic heroine and a roguish charming hero, I thought I’d just need a cocktail to feel like I was on vacation.

Holiday Affair by Annie Seaton