Review - 'Passion on Park Avenue' by Lauren Layne


Passion on Park Avenue is a fun, breezy romance about Naomi moving into the fancy apartment building she had once lived in during her youth and coming face-to-face with her childhood nemesis Oliver. He had tormented her when they were both children, but has now grown into a gorgeous, kind man.

The main conflict of this story is Naomi's grudge against Oliver for his younger transgressions and her wanting to show him that she's finally made it. Sure, Naomi's grudge is overblown and silly, and she comes across as rather petty for having held onto it for so long. But overlooking that, this book hits all the right notes as a lighthearted summer read.

This first book also introduces us to Naomi's friends, who will each get their own romantic stories coming up in the series, so I look forward to reading those once they are released.

Readaroo Rating: 3 stars

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