Review: Valencia and Valentine

Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Noooooooo! I did not want it to end!!!! I fell in love with the story and wanted more. Have you ever felt this way about a book? Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause did just that to me. I love this quirky story with so many surprises. The end is beautiful and touching. It was a treat to read this charming novel.

Valencia is a debt collector because she thinks she needs to punish herself for something she did when she was a teenager. She has OCD and is socially challenged. She falls in love with a man from New York who calls every day to speak to her about his debts but always ends up socializing with her. Her therapist suggests that she conquers one of her top three fears: Fear of Flying. After many considerations, she eventually plans a trip to New York to meet with James for her thirty-sixth birthday. When she tells him that she is coming to meet him, everything falls apart and she thinks that she is going crazy.

Mrs. Valentine is very eccentric. Her husband died fifty years ago and she loves to tell the tale of how she met him and how their love story was so special.

Throughout the book, Valencia and Mrs. Valentine never meet in person but appear to be neighbors. The end reveals everything and it is beautiful! Valencia and Valentine is the first book by Canadian author, Suzy Krause. She created a very special story. You need to read this book!

A big thank you to Thomas Allen & Son for sending me a copy of this whimsical book. Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause will be available at your favourite book store on June 1, 2019.

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