Scarlett O'Brien (get it?? get it??) loves the movies. Her life in Stratford-Upon-Avon is a bore, with her conservative, popcorn-machine salesman of a father, and DIY-obsessed fiance. Why can't her life be more like her favorite movies, especially those starring Hollywood's rom-com heroes, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Richard Gere, and Johnny Depp?
When she gets the opportunity to house-sit in the posh, Notting Hill section of London for a month, Scarlett finds some things that are missing in her life--like her long-lost mother, and true love, in the form of her new next-door-neighbor, the adorably named Sean Bond (Sean Connery and James Bond...get it?)
Craziness ensues, and the story flows along at a good pace--the requisite cliches are accounted for: the gay man who befriends Scarlett early on, the new love interest who's been burned before, the circumstances that allow our heroine to grow up a bit and realize what's important in life. There's "top of the Eiffel Tower" angst, a last-minute wedding reprieve, and, of course, more cheesy movie quotes than you can shake a stick at.
Overall, I enjoyed "FNHWL...A". It's stock full of cliches, but it's supposed to be, isn't it? The heroine believes in a world of happily-ever-afters, and of course, she gets one in the end. Scarlett's an enjoyable heroine, Sean's almost too perfect as her new love interest, and the rest of the supporting cast is just there to get us from point A to point B.
I'd recommend picking this one up at a used book store. Not worth full price, but a good afternoon read.
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