Love Is In The Air

by Joanna Knowles

'I absolutely loved this book! It had me hooked and I found myself struggling to put it down!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Adorable escapism, highly recommend' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A strong plot, amusing friends you want and a sexy new interest. What isn't to like?'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Maya is DONE with men. Christmas Day was meant to be the happiest day of her a picture perfect New York wedding in Central Park. Instead, air hostess Maya is working the Christmas Day flight from London to New York a week after Michael dumped her and got engaged to someone else in THE most public way possible. It's already the worst day ever. So when the grumpy passenger in seat 28c, pushes all her buttons and then complains about her service, it's the final straw. Maya makes a swear off men for one year and focus on herself, writing about one (fun and sometimes terrifying!) challenge a month in her new blog Flying Solo. But that no-longer grumpy and actually quite charming passenger keeps appearing, both on and off her flights... And life is about to take off in ways Maya could never have imagined. The utterly heartwarming and uplifting romance debut from Joanna Knowles, this is perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Josie Silver.

Genres: Romance

352 pages, Paperback

Published November 29, 2023

Reviews

[Isa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Slow at some points, had to make myself read it and push through and hope the interesting part was coming soon.
Didn't like the blog entries that much nor understand how it would've gone viral and gain that much traction for the flight company. She tried to be witty, but is still mehhh in my opinion. And if she was trying to remain anonymous, she surely didn't try very hard as she hinted as to who her ex was multiple times, even name dropped people in her life and described her appearance and said which flights she would be working at.
Anyways... while I wasn't a fan of Maya, Theo was cute, I liked Theo. And her friends were pretty amazing and supportive.

[Rachel Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of Maya and Theo, who meet when he is a passenger on her flight to New York. They don't get off to the best start, but bump in to each other again. Maya has jut sworn off men for a year so would she give him a chance?

[Natasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!!

I highly recommend this book. Funny, romantic and real.

[Whitney Benamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️

This was a nice little chick lit.
A perfect reminder that love and friendships are found when you least expect them 🫶

[Kelsey Rhodes · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5 stars! This is a cute, quick romance read. Deep it was not but it was enjoyable. I would recommend for a simple romance to fill in between so other reads.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maya is a flight attendant and she regularly flies between the UK (where she's from) and New York City where she'll often spend a few nights before her schedule has her returning to the UK. Our first glimpse of Maya is when she's travelling on her first flight at Christmas after her ex-fiancé dumped her and now she has to deal with a rude, arrogant passenger on her flight. Unfortunately for Maya, she makes a sarcastic comment and the passenger makes a complaint to the airline about her.

When she finds out, she decides to write all her emotions and thoughts down in an attempt to get things off her chest. Her friend, Chloe, finds this and uploads it to a blog which takes off overnight and suddenly the airline wants to commission her to write regular blogs for their website.

Maya starts the blog with two promises - 1. to try something new each month; and 2. stay single for the next 12 months.

The story is cute and quite sweet. Maya's ex was not a great guy and was more interested in himself than he was in Maya so over the course of their 3yr relationship, he slowly chipped away at her confidence. When they break up, she starts to realise this and by having one new challenge a month, she starts to learn more about herself and regains her confidence.

Maya has some wonderful people in her life that help boost her when she needs it, so when her ex comes back to her, trying to wheedle his way back into her life she is able to push him away. But not before he makes life difficult for her.

The story is well written but I think it would have been better being told in a first person POV instead of third person, though this doesn't ruin the story in anyway. I always like a story that sees characters grow and I really think Maya grew a lot in this book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

[Anna-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4🌟
An easy read with a well built story surrounding Maya and her catastrophe (ish) of a life. Her blog writing actually felt very realistic and I enjoyed the travelling aspect of it, with different countries and different experiences involved. Especially enjoyed the idea that we should step outside our comfort zone and push ourselves to try new things!

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book! It had me hooked and I found myself struggling to put it down! The characters where fantastic. Maya was such a brilliant character, I really felt for her after all she'd been through. I desperately wanted her to get her happy ending. This book was just a pleasure to read and I enjoyed every single page. Definitely will be reading more from this author!

[Becka]

I was really looking forward to reading this but it just didn't make me feel anything.
I didn't feel any connection between Maya and Theo and found myself skimming the last quarter of the book just to see how it ended.

I really like the idea of the story but I just feel like there could have been more focus on the connection between the two MCs as it fell like they only met a handful of times!

[Frenchorchidea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh I am so happy to have read this book by Joanna Knowles!!! This book is an easy read, very fun with likeable characters, a super nice storyline, lots of travel and flights (if you love taking planes, this book is for you!), a lovely romance, and super nice friendships! This book is a page turner! I couldn't wait to see how this story would end! I recommend it!!!

[Rowan_books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Is In The Air by Joanna Knowles is great easy 4 star read. I really enjoyed how realistic this novel felt along with how adventurous maya was with going out of her comfort zone to travel to different countries. I was rooting for her throughout this entire book.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story! Maya was such a fun character and who doesn't love a grumpy but loveable mmc, which we get here with Theo. Adorable escapism, highly recommend

[Natasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow!!! I love this book.
I can relate to Maya.
Laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable.
The story line is very good.
I highly recommend this book.