“Hazel Allen and Crew Smith agree to never get romantically involved ever and swear to be best friends forever.”
The Romantic Pact has been the first book I ever read by Meghan Quinn. As soon as I saw what it was about, I just needed to have it. To say I loved it is putting it mildly. I finished it yesterday and thinking about it still brings tears to my eyes. It's the perfect storm of a romantic story, an amazing backdrop, Christmas time and a grandfather who may be missing but is definitely not forgotten.
“My life has been missing you, too, Crew. My backbone, my strength, my courage. You carry the key to all of those.”
Crew is off in college having a good time with his friends and pursuing his dream of professional football. He's left everything else behind to pursue that dream, including the girl who was his best friend growing up, but his grandfather's death has him reassessing everything.
"Does she know that when she wakes up in the morning, she’s the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen, and when she walks into the room, I can’t help but smile?"
I adore Hazel. I love that she's the country girl, I love her attitude towards life. And even though she had it rough growing up, I love how she's still herself. She is quirky, she is smart-mouthed, she is upfront, and she has a heart of gold. I liked everything about her.
"You have a choice in life, this one life you get to live. You can follow expectations, check off the boxes, and accomplish what you or others believe is the path you need to choose. Or you can follow your passion."
Crew and Hazel are childhood best friends, and used to spend their Summers together at Crew's grandfather's farm. Life has pushed them away, with Crew off in California, part of a wealthy family, and Hazel staying at the farm as the working girl, but when Pops dies he makes they go together on a trip that was sure to be life-changing – just how much was up to them.
“Sometimes, easy isn’t the option, because you realize it’s the hard that will bring you joy and happiness.”
What follows is nothing sort of magical. Traveling together in the Romantic Road in Germany is sort of a metaphor for their relationship. It's the road they need to travel to realize how they really feel about each other, and to understand what really matters in this life and what's worth fighting for.
Pops is with them all the way in all the letters he left them, and in all the small details he added to their trip. Their shared memories of their childhood, and of Pops, got me smiling and crying at the same time. Their journey together was an emotional one, filled with special, magical moments.
"Don’t take for granted what’s right in front of you."
This is the lesson to be taken from this book. Both Crew and Hazel needed to realize what really mattered to them, and that sometimes home is not a place, but a person.
It's a truly magical book.
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A Swoony Read filled with Second Chances and Friendship!
Meghan Quinn as been one of my favorite authors since I read my first book by her (that book was The Virgin Romance Novelist). Ever since then, I have read each novel she’s published and have fallen in love with every single one of them. Meghan writes both humor and heart into every story she writes, and readers will not only feel an extreme amount of emotion for her characters but also laugh at their quirks and banter. She writes her characters realistically, sends them on journeys that readers can enjoy right along side them, and allows her readers to fall effortlessly in love with them. She’s an exceptional writer through and through.This book was on point. It’s no secret that I’ve had a hard time reading romances these last couple of months (my lack of romance reviews really shows this) but for some reason, I absolutely NEEDED my fix and went with and author I knew wouldn’t disappoint- hence the reason I chose to read this one when I’m obviously “romanced out”. This is a delightful, charming, and HEART SQUEEZING read. I felt EVERYTHING within this book and my heart felt so full! Crew is the kind of man that women DREAM about (especially when he gets his head out of his butt) and Hazel is just plain DIVINE! I loved their friendship. I loved their love story (even though it took some time for them to both realize what kind of relationship they needed from each other). And most of all, I love how Meghan made this book feel like FAMILY MATTERS. This couldn’t be truer especially in times like these.It’s pretty clear that I loved this one and I know many readers will agree. You should definitely grab a copy of this novel when you get the chance. It’s the second book in the Kings of Football series but CAN STAND ALONE. I haven’t read the first book (3 books, 3 different authors but SAME series) and can attest to the fact that it can stand on its own. I am looking forward to Ilsa’s novel though as I have heard amazing things about it too!𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Laura Fabian Alaniz
A beautiful and sentimental story
Reviewed in Mexico on December 22, 2020
