Book Review - Flying Home For Christmas by Helen Whitaker

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Title: Flying Home For Christmas

Author: Helen Whitaker

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date: 12th October 2023

Rating: 4 Stars

When her Christmas Eve flight home to London is grounded by a snowstorm, Thea is desperate to make it back to her family. The only flight available is first thing the next morning, so she books a night's stay at the closest hotel.

But there's a problem: there's only one room, and someone else has beaten her to it.

Logan is tall, gorgeous and charming - and determined to get home for Christmas too. The solution? They're going to have to share . . .

One thing's for sure: it's going to be a Christmas to remember.

Loved the meet cute between Thea and Logan, as they both end up booking the same top price hotel after being stranded at Portland airport due to weather cancellations. 

Naturally as this is fiction they after sharing a ride to the hotel, discover they have managed to double book the same hotel, and end up spending the evening together while they pass the time to the point where the airport reopens. 

However they soon go their separate ways for the holidays, but keep in touch only for more and more coincidental meetings to happen in the New Year. 

Despite the title this wasn't an overly Christmassy book in fact the majority of the story takes place in the year after the first Christmas. And thus it could easily be read at any time of the year. 

I loved getting to know Thea and Logan. Logan I especially loved his job in the same was as I hated Thea's boss. There is a lot of miscommunication throughout, and it's really touching some of the moments with Thea's family. 

I loved her voice notes to her Nan.  

This was an enjoyable story, from an author that made me very curious to visit Portland, as it's not a place I've ever read a book in before, but could really get the vibe of the place from her words. 

Thank you Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.