Rating: 3đ
Planes, Trains, and Hurricanes by Eli Easton is based loosely on one of this authorâs favorite movies with comedic actors Steve Martin and John Candy, âPlanes, Trains and Automobilesâ.
Both have unexpected road trips at its core and new relationships that form as part of the plot.
Eastonâs is a sweet instant love story that happens at Christmas during a road trip racing to escape a Hurricane bearing down on Florida and the east coast.
One manâs an engaged uptight medical businessman trying to get to his wedding, and the otherâs a social worker trying to see a mother whoâs sick to say goodbye. Both in New York City. Or there bouts.
The premise is cute and the characters are straight up Easton adorable. But the quickness of breakdown in Joe Blankenshipâs life, from engaged overworked medical executive to âmadly in loveâ running after the social worker whoâs convinced him to give up everything.
It feels more like a mid life crisis than a real life romantic moment. Itâs a hurricane. They run around a Six Flags type of theme park while fleeing it , smh! Then itâs crisis mode and pressed into relief and more crisis related events.
No relationship really but sex and high emotions that just donât make me feel like this isnât anything but intense events and pressure piled into each other. For me, the author didnât make the connection between the two men viable past the hurricane.
If the author had made the relationship between the two men more realistic , then maybe leave out running around doing crazy stuff while a major hurricaneâs impact on their car ride and the world around them. Make that clear and direct, because the events that happen just take the men and their trip out of any kind of realistic scenario until Easton decides to plunge them back in again.
Itâs fun, itâs not. Itâs a break, itâs a disaster. Itâs a roller coaster of a narrative that has not a lot of substance.
Planes, Trains, and Hurricanes by Eli Easton is a cute Christmas story but not my favorite from this author. Read it because youâre a fan or you like holiday stories.
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Blurb:
Joe knows where he is going in life. But one crazy road trip just might change everything.
Joe Blankenship knows where heâs going. Heâs on track to marry the bossâs daughter and become heir apparent to a multi-million dollar medical supply business. The financial security he never had growing up is within his grasp along with a glitzy Manhattan lifestyle. All he has to do is get to New York by Christmas Eve for his engagement party.
Joe didnât count on getting grounded in Florida thanks to a hurricane. He couldnât have anticipated having to rent a broken-down car for the long drive north. And he certainly never foresaw being stuck with a passenger like Remy Guidry, a sweet-natured Cajun boy, social worker at a childrenâs home, and free spirit. Remy is the opposite of everything Joe has worked for. But he just might teach Joe, not only the spirit of Christmas, but whatâs truly of value in life.
Planes, Trains, and Hurricanes is a Christmas road trip, forced proximity, opposites attract romance.
Buy Link:
Blurb:
Joe knows where he is going in life. But one crazy road trip just might change everything.
Joe Blankenship knows where heâs going. Heâs on track to marry the bossâs daughter and become heir apparent to a multi-million dollar medical supply business. The financial security he never had growing up is within his grasp along with a glitzy Manhattan lifestyle. All he has to do is get to New York by Christmas Eve for his engagement party.
Joe didnât count on getting grounded in Florida thanks to a hurricane. He couldnât have anticipated having to rent a broken-down car for the long drive north. And he certainly never foresaw being stuck with a passenger like Remy Guidry, a sweet-natured Cajun boy, social worker at a childrenâs home, and free spirit. Remy is the opposite of everything Joe has worked for. But he just might teach Joe, not only the spirit of Christmas, but whatâs truly of value in life.
Planes, Trains, and Hurricanes is a Christmas road trip, forced proximity, opposites attract romance.
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 