Love and Lists by Tara Sivec
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I love the Ellis family and their friends. They’re crass, they’re hilarious, and they love hard. Jump forward 15-ish years after the end of Troubles and Treats, and we end up in Gavin and Charlotte’s world where they have grown up together as extended family to become clones of their parents. Love and Lists isn’t so much a novel as much as it is over-the-top funny scenes to knock off goals to find ways to get Gavin and Charlotte together. I laughed out loud a few times and loved reading about Claire and Carter and the rest of their extended family.[September 2013]
Publisher synopsis
Love and Lists is the first book in the Chocolate Lovers spinoff – Chocoholics: The foul-mouthed offspring tell their stories.
Twenty-five-year-old Gavin Ellis has always had the love and support of his family ever since he was a little boy and couldn't stop talking about his penis. He's also always had their unsolicited advice and uncanny knack of embarrassing him at all costs. Now that he's an adult and trying to convince the love of his life to love him back, things haven't changed very much from when he was younger.
When Gavin's best friend Tyler suggests he make a to-do list of items that will ensure he wins the girl, Gavin is one-hundred-percent on board: after a few six packs.
After puking in the shrubs, a bad experience with Viagra, a Sex-Ed course gone wrong, and a slew of other mishaps courtesy of his family and friends, Gavin is pretty sure this list will be the death of him.
Sometimes, trying to make someone love you with a list isn't always the best idea.
Review published October 1, 2013