I liked the plot line of this book from the start. It seemed fun and had a lot of potential. I also enjoyed getting to know the characters who reminded me a bit of the combination of people in the TV show, "Friends". I rooted for the match up of Lucy and Henry who were roommates along with six other young singles sharing a warehouse apartment.
Lucy, the new roommate at the warehouse, is instantly attracted to Henry, and it would seem he feels the same. The real problem is that Henry travels for his photography job and is only at the apartment one weekend a month making it hard for any real relationship to develop between the two of them. Still the spark is there.
On Henry's weekend home, one of the roomies plans weekend activities for the group. These "warehouse weekends" are high priority as well as a social time for the group to share together. Lucy and Henry deepen their attraction as they are brought together each month. They seem like a good match in spite of the fact that they lead different lives. Henry seems to back away after several months and his mixed signals confuse Lucy. This continues to be a theme for Henry, and I found myself along with Lucy, not really trusting him. The magnetism doesn't seem enough to sustain their relationship beyond these on and off weekend flirtations. This theme continues through several cycles, and I found myself liking Henry less and less as the story went on.
I'll leave other readers to form their own opinions, but I was left confused and conflicted by the lack of communication and directness of his character. With this exception, I did enjoy most of the story and found the writing to be quite good. I just wish Henry had ultimately been a better explained character and more trustworthy in the end.
My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this title. ( )

Weekends with You by Alexandra Paige
Contemporary new adult romance.
Lucy Bernstein loves working with flowers and making people happy with her arrangements. She dreams of displays and artful decorations that make a statement. At the flower shop where she works, Lucy is limited to the walk in bouquet customers but she can dream of more in the future.
Lucy moves out of her single room apartment and into a warehouse flat where her best friend lives. There are a total of eight roommates within the shared space and one weekend a month they get together for planned fun around London. Roommate Henry travels as a photographer and is only home for that one weekend each month but Lucy wants to get to know him better. Their chemistry so far is intriguing.

New adult is not my core passion.
Angst, on-again, off-again, severe lack of communication, love vs career building, roommates, and the fragility of new relationships. Stress!
Of course, resolution of all these things has me happy to be reading romance. I’m just glad I’m well past those uncertain and new path years.
The ending is worth slogging through the angst and drama.
Made family, friendships, new love, and finding your path.
3.5

I received a copy of this from NetGalley. ( )

Long Islander (NY) Lucy is living in London developing her skill as a florist working in a small two person shop. She loves her job but worries that the business might not make it. When she becomes one of eight twenty somethings sharing a warehouse conversion, she falls for Henry, who is somewhat of an enigma. The problem is Henry travels for his job as a photographer, returning to his room at the warehouse apartments only one weekend a month. He makes clear that in his travels he hopes to find a place to call home as London no longer has anything for him.

The book is well written with some sweet (no pun intended!) aspects and a unique plot line. However, I found the interaction between Lucy and Henry to be very slow moving with no real spark. That I was more interested in the information shared about the flowers and the monthly activities of the Warehouse Weekend than the relationship between the two would be lovers does not bode well for the romance aspect of this romcom. I looked forward to seeing what the group would be exploring on their planned weekends, but I cringed about the interaction between the two main characters. Other than admiring him physically, I couldn’t quite see what Lucy saw in him; he seemed quite emotionless; almost an automaton. But, who can explain attraction to someone even though at heart we know they may not be good for us?

I did like Lucy’s talent, ambition, and business acumen.

Thanks to @netgalley and @avonbooks for the DRC ( )