After attending a friend’s wedding in New York, James Thompson is eager to go home, even though no one will be waiting for him at the gate. He has no expectations for his trip back to Charleston other than long lines, security, and bad airplane food. But when an annoying–albeit hot–stranger cuts him in line, James is determined not to be a pushover for once.For Mika “It’s Mee-kuh, not Micah” … Micah” Bailey, today’s just another day of boring work travel. That is, until his flight gets delayed, and some irritating (but handsome) guy keeps hogging all the good power outlets. Which means war. In the middle of an airport. In New York. What could go wrong?
Eventually, they declare a truce, and as they get to know each other, their attraction overwhelms them both. Terrified of what he’s feeling, Mika suggests a no-strings hookup, but serial-monogamist James wants more. If they don’t fight for what’s right in front of them, their romance might be canceled before it ever takes off.
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‘New Heights’ is the short story of James Thompson, travelling back from New York after attending his friend’s wedding. Eager to return to his quiet life, James encounters one last hurdle on his way back home – an annoying yet attractive stranger who cuts him in line. The timing of James’ decision to finally start standing up for himself almost leads him down the unexpected road of knocking boots in an airport bathroom.
Quinn Anderson’s “New Heights” is the definition of short and sweet. It’s not large, bombastic or bold by any means, but it is comforting. It’s a cosy, warm story, short enough to read when you have some down time or when you need a little pick-me-up, a classic story of two people working through their differences to try and make something out of the overwhelming attraction that they feel. If you’ve ever been in such a scenario then you know it can be difficult enough, but to make matters worse, protagonist James and love interest Mika have to deal with it in a god damn airport. It’s this little dose of misfortune and bad timing that gives “New Heights” a touch of reality that makes it that bit more relatable.
Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Sarah –
I have to confess that this is the first book by Quinn Anderson that I haven’t fallen in love with. The premise is great – two very different strangers meet in an airport while waiting for a delayed flight. It’s the story and the characters that I struggled with.
Sadly, I didn’t really enjoy either James or Mika as characters. I felt like so much energy went into making them opposites that they stopped feeling like actual people. I struggled to have any sympathy for either of them. The miscommunication between James and Mika was infuriating after a while. I understood the attraction between them, but the timeline is too short to build any real chemistry and I really struggled to believe in the HFN (happy for now).
I’m leaving this review short. The book didn’t work for me, but I hate writing a negative review for an author I usually love. This might be a blip, or it might just be me.
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of New Heights by Quinn Anderson to read and review.
That was the most creative and original meet-cute I’ve read in a very long time! I loved the way these two can’t resist their attraction and keep coming back together. Their exchanges gradually become more endearing as they learn each others’ soft spots, and I really enjoyed the alternating pov’s as we see both how each character is feeling and how they view the others’ perspective.
Quinn Anderson is a really wonderful author. All her stories are unique and interesting and I’ve laughed and smiled my way through the books I’ve read 🙂 and I’ve purchased her backlog so I can read the ones I’ve missed.
I’m going with four stars on New Heights because it was creative, well written, and just made me feel good… I wouldn’t mind another story about Mika and James.