Planes, Reins, and Automobiles

Title: Planes, Reins, and Automobiles

Series: Catching Feelings #2

Author: Kate Watson

Narrators: Stephanie Rose & Logan Anare

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Well, if you want a book that will take you through the entire roller coaster of emotions, look no further.

I was excited to read Oliver's (Fletch) story, especially after meeting him in the first book. He is grumpy personified. As we get to know him (and his family), it's a wonder that he isn't more grumpy and past the point of redemption. His family got on my last nerve.

Poppy is the perfect Pollyanna. She is sweet, but under the exterior, she is hiding a world of hurt. 

Things I loved:

💕 the banter

💕 forced proximity

💕 the rental car

💕 he sees her

💕 the way Oliver cares

💕 secret identity

💕the depth of the story

💕 the depth of the characters

There were several unexpected events in this story, and they enhanced the story so much. I can't wait to start the third book in the series.

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):   

She's sunshine. He's frostbite. They've got 1,600 miles to go before Christmas—and he's about to discover his new enemy might be his anonymous online soulmate.

Oliver Fletcher has one goal, and he's not happy about it: get home for his brother's wedding. After extreme weather cancels every flight, his only option is to share the last (and smallest) rental car with the last (and most infuriating) woman he could ever want to be stuck with.

Poppy Lewis is everything Oliver isn't—joyful, optimistic, and prone to random acts of kindness. She finds the perpetually cynical ex-athlete totally maddening. Their only truce is found online, where Oliver (GreenArrow11) trades secrets with his anonymous confidante (GracieLou).

But Poppy IS GracieLou. And as the cross-country journey forces them together through storms, car troubles, and not enough hotel rooms, Poppy discovers her new enemy might be her anonymous online soulmate. But when her career as a sentencing advocate collides with Oliver’s family tragedy, the truth she’s been hiding could destroy everything.

Oliver demands justice; Poppy champions compassion. As their disastrous road trip pushes them closer, Oliver must confront the truth: the woman who drives him crazy might be the only one who can stitch his broken heart back together.

It'll take planes, reins, and automobiles to get them back home to their families. But once the secrets are exposed, will they ever want to see each other again? Or never want to be apart?