Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider

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Synopsis:

It's Christmas Eve at JFK in NYC.

Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd.

Charlotte's flight is canceled when a blizzard blows in, and Anthony can't bear to go home. So, they set out into the city together, clutching a book Charlotte picks up in the airport gift shop: Ten Easy Steps for Getting Over Your Ex. For this one night, they'll focus on healing their broken hearts ... together.

Step-by-step, the two struggle to put the past behind them. But the snow is so enchanting, and the holiday lights are so beguiling, that soon their shared misery gives way to something else. Soon, they're not only over their exes --- they're falling for each other.

Then a subway ride splits them up by mistake. Will they reunite before Charlotte's flight leaves New York forever?

*I received this copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review* 

I loved this book! It was such a cute, fun, romantic read! I would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys romance novels as well as the movie Sleepless in Seattle. It only has nods to the movie so if you are thinking that it will just be a rehash there is no reason to worry.

The two main characters, Charlotte and Anthony, have recently had their hearts broken by significant others causing them to dread the holidays. They meet at the airport after Anthony has just been dumped and Charlotte suggests that they try to get over their Exs by following the steps in a self help book on getting over Exs. 

I enjoyed being along for the ride with these two characters as they attempted to get over being dumped. They are each wonderful in their own ways. Anthony is a romantic at heart who has big dreams for his future but is also grounded. He is very sweet, intelligent, and loves with all of his heart. He doesn't always react in the best of ways because he is upset over his breakup but I loved him all the same. Charlotte adds quite a bit of humor to the novel because of her British slang that no one around her seems to understand and her spontaneity. I really felt for her because she wants to feel like she belongs somewhere and is searching for that place. After having her heart broken, she is not sure that New York is that place. The city does not seem to look or feel the same because her sense of wonder has been lost. I appreciated the fact that the characters were very different (where they come from/backgrounds) but at the same time they were similar (likes/dislikes). 

It was interesting to see how Charlotte and Anthony interpreted the steps in the book as well as how they navigated everything. The author is able to show how each of them have a different perspective on things as well as what they gave up/ lost of themselves in the course of their relationships. It was a great way to highlight their personalities through watching the steps unfold over the course of the book.The author includes the steps at the beginning of each chapter and they are written in such a way that it really feels like you are reading the self help book along with them.

The author gives a glance at some deeper topics in each of the characters lives but doesn't delve into them because that is not the main focus of the book. These topics do, however, add depth to the book so that it is not just another simple, quick romance. I feel that this book is about what it takes to not only get over a broken heart but also finding out that we may wear rose colored glasses in relationships so that we are not able to clearly see when a relationship is not working. It is about finding that person that elevates you without taking away who you are as an individual.