Book Review – The Fall Risk by Abbie Jimenez

A Sweet Quirky Story.

I loved Seth and Charlotte, they were extremely likeable. Each of them had their own chapters to tell their back stories. The humour had me chuckling and the romance was perfect. I loved the way things worked out at the end, and it was very satisfying for a short story.

Ms Jimenez seemed to have the odd habit of using question marks when there was nothing being asked. I found that a little annoying, but despite that The Risk Fall really is an entertaining read.

The storyline and excellent plot is this:

Two good neighbors make the best of a bad Valentine’s Day in a funny and improbably romantic short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just for the Summer.

It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and Charlotte and Seth are notlooking for romance. Armed with emotional-support bear spray, Charlotte is in self-imposed isolation and on guard from men. Having a stalker can do that to a person’s nerves. Just across the hall and giving off woodsy vibes is Seth, a recently divorced arborist. As in today recently. Heights, he’s fine with. Trust? Not so much. But when disaster traps them one flight up and no way down, an outrageously precarious predicament forces a tree-loving guy and a rattled girl next door to embrace their captivity. Soon their defenses are breaking away. Considering how close they both are to the edge, Charlotte and Seth could be in danger of falling—in love.

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She slid to a halt where the stairs used to be, panting.

Charlotte looked over the ledge.

“Izzy!” “I’ve been calling!” the woman said. “You were supposed to meet me twenty minutes ago, you didn’t answer, and your location wasn’t moving, I thought you were . . . where the fuck are your stairs?!”

Charlotte blew out a breath. “I’m sorry. I got distracted, I didn’t see my phone. I didn’t mean to scare you.”

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What was most disturbing was that, given all her detective skills, she still couldn’t locate the one person we needed her to be able to locate. Two months ago, George had violated his probation by failing to report to his officer. When they went to his house, he had moved. To where, nobody knew.

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Seth took off the boot to get in the water. He did not take off his shirt.

“I can’t believe you’re still wearing that,” I said from my side of the kiddie pool.

“You haven’t unlocked this level yet,” he said.

“How do I unlock the level?”

“You know how to unlock the level.” He grinned.

God.

He was perfect. The pool changed my brain chemistry. I couldn’t believe he’d done it. The most thoughtful, sweet Valentine’s Day—not for Valentine’s Day—gift I’d ever received. It was all I could do not to crawl over to him on my hands and knees and kiss him right there where he sat.