Alexandra Paige's debut novel, Weekends with You, follows American expatriate Lucy Bernstein as she moves into a converted warehouse apartment in London. In the captivating adventures she shares with her seven flatmates, she participates in riveting activities, forms unbreakable bonds, and explores new love--platonic and romantic.
When Lucy has to move out of her studio apartment in London, her college roommate, Raja, invites her to move into a newly available room at her converted warehouse apartment. Raja assures her friend that her six flatmates will welcome Lucy with open arms, but Lucy is still anxious. However, all of Lucy's worries disappear when she meets Henry Baker, a flatmate she finds particularly handsome.
Henry is only in town once a month due to his job as a traveling music photographer, so Lucy knows her limited time with him is valuable. However, her budding feelings are complicated by the stress of his fleeting visits and her job at the Lotus, a struggling flower shop. Lucy longs to keep the shop running and to get closer to Henry, and eventually she must decide how much of her heart to put on the line for the Lotus and Henry.
Weekends with You is told through monthly installments over the course of an enthralling year, and its charming ensemble of characters quickly becomes Lucy's support system, her home away from home. As Lucy realizes the importance of platonic love, her romance with Henry blooms quickly but must grow beyond miscommunication and missteps. The flatmates' warehouse weekends create a heartwarming narrative about found family, new love, and the search for true belonging. --Clara Newton, freelance reviewer