Love Under Quarantine. Nicole Falls. 2020. 47 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.]
It’s hard to find anything wrong with a book when the author name-drops you — Mama, I made it. I’m biased, consider this my disclaimer that I absolutely recommend it.
That being said, I think Love Under Quarantine is a perfect way to round out the Luminous Cruise Chronicles. It features the mostly-unseen cruise staff and gives an interesting romance alongside a behind-the-scenes look at the ship’s crew during a pandemic.
Juliette is a cruise director who’s got a little more than something going on with the captain, Jenkins. They discreetly scratch each other’s itches, but she holds him at bay to spare herself from future, potential heartache. Instead, she’d rather keep it casual, getting it in when they’re together, and acting like she doesn’t care when they’re not. That can only work for so long, and the resulting tension pulls you in.
Jules & Jenk have a playful, flirtatious banter that is fun to read. While they have their serious moments, I would describe them as laid back and it really comes through in most their scenes. Other characters are best described as voices of reason and comedic relief. Jules and Odette kept me laughing, in between nuggets of sisterly wisdom.
Despite the setting of the story being a quarantined cruise ship — I mean that has disaster written all over it — Falls succeeds at inserting a heaping dose of humor into the various interactions here. From the ever-present and annoying Elvin being read constantly, to the nicknames Jules uses to avoid Jenkins’ real name, I was highly amused. Actually laughing out loud. That levity is something I’ve come to appreciate when the rest of the world is engulfed in a five-alarm fire.
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