Witty, hilarious characters in the backdrop of the sites featured in J.R.R. Tolkien's famous "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movies in New Zealand! I don't know how to describe this book, it was funny yet the author didn't shy away from reality either. A real delight. 
 The Writing: 
 How should I began? The very minute I open this book, I was laughing and enjoying myself tremendously. This rarely happens for me. I mean I do love most of the books I read, but usually I need to get through the first 20-50 pages of a book to really get a good feel for it. You know, understand what is happening or to fall in love with the characters. This wasn't the case with Kara Isaac's book. 
 The book is written in third person with two POV's. As you read the book you really feel like you are inside Allison's and Jackson's heads (in a good way). 
 While reading the book you can tell which POV you're reading from. I find this to be very important when having more the one POV. Because if I didn't know if a certain person is telling the story because it is too similar to the other person, I find the book to be very confusing. So both of the characters enjoy and do different things (as they would in real life). 
 The Characters: 
 So as I said there are two POV's in the story. 
 The first one is Allison Shire. (don't you just love her name?) 
 Allison Shire has a PhD in English and is a huge Tolkien fan. She found out that her husband was already married to a wife before Allison married him. =0 (no, not a spoiler, it is right on the back of the book). So Allison leaves him and uses her PhD to give Tolkien tours in New Zealand. 
 And then we have Jackson Gregory. (Hmm, his name reminds me of someone, but who could it be? :) 
 Jackson Gregory's girlfriend leaves him for his biggest business competitor. And Jackson happens to have some big debts he wants to pay off. So he will do whatever it takes to get his very wealthy great-uncle to invest in his next scheme. $D However it just so happens that what he has to do is convince his great uncle that he is a die-hard "Lord of the Rings" fan by spending three weeks on a Tolkien tour.... Except, well, Jackson is not really a fan of "Lord of the Rings".... =0 
 The minor characters in this book are everything. All I can say, is without them, then I'm not sure how this would have worked out. They help make the book funny by putting the main characters in, let's say.... awkward situations. 
 The Plot: 
 The plot of this book is very interesting. It is even more interesting on how the author tied a literary theme very tightly around this plot. And not just any kind of literary theme but a Tolkien one. 
 So we have a big fan of "Lord of the Rings" (Allison) and a not so big fan (Jackson). Allison being Jackson's tour guide notices right away that he is not the big fan he claims to be. And Jackson is doing whatever it takes to not get found out, then to make sure Allison doesn't tell on him. Because remember Jackson really needs this money from his great uncle. 
 Oh! And this book is also contemporary romance! Except wait one minute! Allison is kind of married! M-A-R-R-I-E-D!!! That complicates things just a little. ;) 
 The Biblical Points in the Book: 
 this book mostly goes into how God can fix the impossible. The main characters have a lot of very bad problems. One of the minor characters mentions how God helps us through the big problems that seems impossible because that is when we usually give up trying to fix it ourselves. 
 The book is not preachy and actually I would like to have more biblical points in the story. 
 The Setting: 
 The setting in this book is very important for the plot. It is set in New Zealand in different film locations of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". So having some knowledge about the books and movies will help you understand a lot of the references of the book. 
 I myself have so far only watch both "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit". I haven't read the books yet, except for The Hobbit. Even so I was able to understand a good 90% of the references. 
 What I Didn't Like: 
 1. Nothing ever happens but Allison has thought that Jackson look "sexy". Jackson was still wearing his clothes and I know that the saying just means he looked "good". But I just never like the word. 
 2. (view spoiler)[ So did Allison's mom get divorced? That was one place I was a little confused on. Because later on, Allison tells her friend that the Shire's don't believe in divorce. But didn't her mother get divorced? (hide spoiler)] 
 Who Would I Recommend the Book to? 
 Hardcore Tolkien fans, trust me, you'll love it. The not so hardcore Tolkien fans who have at least seen the movies, trust me, you need some Tolkien knowledge to understand the book, but you don't have to be a hardcore fan to love this book. Romance lovers, who like I said have at least seen the movies. 
 Even though this book can be a standalone it does have a companion novel with new characters, this book is called Can't Help Falling and I posted a review here.