Picking Pismo by Emi Hilton – Review by Rosanna Ingram

Picking Pismo by Emi Hilton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When Claire returns to Pismo Beach following the death of her mother, her plans are to take care of her sister, Alexis, get affairs in order, sell the house, and return to Los Angeles with Claire in tow. A relationship is the last thing on her mind…until she meets Alexis’ orthodontist, David.
David has been divorced for a handful of years and is not in the market to open his heart up. However, there is something about Claire that brings to life something that has been dormant for years. Even knowing that Claire will be returning to LA in a matter of months, to two set out to date and see what happens.
But, as life is, things are not going smoothly. Alexis and Claire do not really have a relationship since Alexis lived in Los Angeles…so there are the ups and downs that come with forging a relationship with a teen sibling. Both Alexis and Claire just lost a parent, so there is a journey of grief and healing that must be taken. David has doubts and low confidence when it comes to relationships because of what happened with his ex-wife. With a time clock looming over their heads, and David’s past presenting challenges, can these two make a go at a real relationship?!?
This book was filled with so many emotions that the reader will feel right along with the characters. Grief and overcoming the mistakes of past relationships are aspects of life that many relationships must go through. I enjoyed the watching the relationships grow in this book – Alexis and Claire, Claire and David, and even David and Alexis. I was rooting for this couple to find a way to make it work despite the things that seem to be stacked against them. A good book from a new-to-me author!

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