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Estranged childhood friends unexpectedly reunite under bizarre circumstances and bicker their way to love in this bonkers romantic comedy.
Estranged childhood friends unexpectedly reunite under bizarre circumstances and bicker their way to love in this bonkers romantic comedy.
Ava Archer misses her best childhood friend most especially during the month of April. Ask any tax attorney, it's a lonely, grueling time of year. Luckily, Ava has just received a surprising and delectably absurd offer from her posh doppelgänger at work. She must pretend to be the aforementioned posh co-worker for one night at an extremely fancy party; a party so fancy, there exists absolutely no chance anyone will recognize her or suspect her ruse. . .
Desmond (Des) Sullivan is a thief. And not the heart-of-gold kind. He’s the steal-from-the-rich-and-give-
Infiltrate a dangerous secret society of the world's most elite billionaires while leveraging his estranged father’s resources and not blowing his cover? Sure. No problem. Or it wouldn’t be a problem if Ava Archer hadn’t just walked into the room, wearing a ridiculous wig, speaking with a preposterous accent, and pretending (badly) to be someone she’s not.
'Bananapants' is a full-length, contemporary romantic comedy filled with hijinks and shenanigans. It can be read as a standalone, but the parents of the main characters will be familiar to anyone who has read the Knitting in the City series.
My Review
Penny Reid's Knitting in the City was one of my all time favorite
series. This novel returns to that world and Bananapants focuses on the
"2nd generation" of characters: Specifically Janie/Quinn and
Fiona/Greg’s children.
Although Ava and Desmond grew up together and were close friends, they haven't seen each other in nearly 10 years since Desmond left to deal with his own personal challenges. Desmond (aka Raziel) is a thief and is on a mission to get documents back from a high profile client without letting him in on what he's doing. The client believes that he's a colleague, and that cover is nearly exposed twice when Ava enters the picture. First, she attends an event posing as a colleague and Desmond exposes her. Then, she's invited to meet with a "new client" and shows up at Henri's office where she's surprised that he's the client (and that he's been sending her gifts), and Desmond is surprised as he's there to break into the building and get the files he needs.
The two end up with a some heated discussions about the lost time together, Ava's feelings of abandonment when Des left, his feelings of shame and parent conflict due to his mental health condition, and expectations that they have from each other now that they're back in each other's lives. Their past friendship turns to more, and is encouraged by their families and parents.
Penny Reid managed the mental health discussion well, and was able to accurately portray the challenges that someone with bipolar disorder experiences without over exaggerating or minimizing the condition. Since this is in the KITC world, you also get mentions and appearances by some of your favs beyond the parents (Alex/Sandra, Dan/Kat, among others).
While this is a stand-alone, I would recommend going back to the KITC series if you haven't already read it (or maybe do a re-read), as it describes the original characters, personalities, and shenanigans that frame some of the narratives here.
Although Ava and Desmond grew up together and were close friends, they haven't seen each other in nearly 10 years since Desmond left to deal with his own personal challenges. Desmond (aka Raziel) is a thief and is on a mission to get documents back from a high profile client without letting him in on what he's doing. The client believes that he's a colleague, and that cover is nearly exposed twice when Ava enters the picture. First, she attends an event posing as a colleague and Desmond exposes her. Then, she's invited to meet with a "new client" and shows up at Henri's office where she's surprised that he's the client (and that he's been sending her gifts), and Desmond is surprised as he's there to break into the building and get the files he needs.
The two end up with a some heated discussions about the lost time together, Ava's feelings of abandonment when Des left, his feelings of shame and parent conflict due to his mental health condition, and expectations that they have from each other now that they're back in each other's lives. Their past friendship turns to more, and is encouraged by their families and parents.
Penny Reid managed the mental health discussion well, and was able to accurately portray the challenges that someone with bipolar disorder experiences without over exaggerating or minimizing the condition. Since this is in the KITC world, you also get mentions and appearances by some of your favs beyond the parents (Alex/Sandra, Dan/Kat, among others).
While this is a stand-alone, I would recommend going back to the KITC series if you haven't already read it (or maybe do a re-read), as it describes the original characters, personalities, and shenanigans that frame some of the narratives here.
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