If You Like That, Read This! Chapter 3
If You Like While You Were Sleeping, read While the Duke Was Sleeping.
Romantic comedies rely on misunderstandings and mistaken identities, but perhaps no misunderstanding is greater than the one at the heart of While You Were Sleeping: a coma patient’s family thinks that Sandra Bullock is his fiancée, even though she very much is not. On paper, it sounds ridiculous, but because of Sandy’s overwhelming charm, it works.
Of course, as we all know, she ends up falling for the coma patient’s gruff, skeptical brother, as played by an in-his-prime Bill Pullman, and together the two of them spin rom-com gold. The whole movie is suffused in a cozy sense of 90s nostalgia that’s incredibly comforting, especially right now—watching Sandra Bullock fall in love with her fake fiancé’s brother and the rest of his hilarious family is so soothing that you’ll feel like you’re wrapped up in one of her giant, 90s sweaters.
But what if you’ve seen While You Were Sleeping a million times and still want more? Perhaps…dukes, carriages, and big fancy dresses, the likes of which Sandra Bullock’s character would never wear?
Well then, I have the book for you: While the Duke Was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan. It puts a historical romance spin on the story, and it’s supremely fun. Poppy is a lonely florist who spends her days working, caring for her young sister, and dreaming about the floral shop’s handsome customer, the Duke of Autenberry. When Poppy sees that a carriage is about to hit the duke, she springs into action and pushes him to safety. He falls into a coma, and a series of misunderstandings lead his warm, accepting family to think Poppy’s his fiancée. Suddenly, she’s part of the family…but that includes his arrogant half-brother, Struan Mackenzie. Much like Bill Pullman in WYWS, he’s extremely skeptical about his brother’s engagement…but unlike Bill Pullman, he’s Scottish.
While it may not have the 1990s fashion choices, While the Duke Was Sleeping is just as charming (and much, much steamier than While You Were Sleeping).
While You Were Sleeping available to purchase currently through: iTunes, Google Play and YouTube.
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