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airygreen's review against another edition
2.0
Okay. So this book actually had a lot of potential. The story is good (grieving widdower meets comminmentphobe police officer) but there war so much wrong with it. This book was SOOO long but nothing happened, and then suddenly it happened all at once. In the meantime we were introduced to 20.000 people, who where related, had nothing to do with the story and had similar names (there is Julian, and James and Constantine and Cale) I kept mixing them up the whole time, because they had no major role.
The relationship between the MCs was complicated and frustrating.
The relationship between the MCs was complicated and frustrating.
hsira's review against another edition
4.0
Silas snd Everett
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.
Everett (29) is on his way to O'Leary to help his grandfather who broke his leg, when he swerves his car to avoid a man in the road and gets into a car wreck. He cannot find any evidence of the man and thinks he saw the ghost of his late husband who died a little over a year ago. While he was walking along the road, Silas, who is a local police officer, sees him and pulls over. They strike up a friendship. The tension comes from the fact that Silas (38) has always been opposed to relationships and Evan is still grieving his husband. He feels disloyal even talking about him. Silas understands because he lost his brother in a car accident 12 years prior along with his brother's best friend Molly. Other plot points are that a camper has gone missing and then soon after a park ranger. The turning point is when Everett and the elderly owner of some land are taken by a local man who has clearly lost it. Shane was in love with Molly and had inadvertently caused the accident that killed her and so was his brother. It turns out he is the man who killed the other people and he's going to kill them. Everett and the other prisoner fight back and Shane is shot and killed. I wish shows up quickly thereafter and they both realize the preciousness of life.
While the plot is somewhat trite (except the serial killer aspect) the characters are really good and this is an excellent story about the process of grieving and moving on.
The audiobook is well done. Iggy and Alex do a great job as always.
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.
Everett (29) is on his way to O'Leary to help his grandfather who broke his leg, when he swerves his car to avoid a man in the road and gets into a car wreck. He cannot find any evidence of the man and thinks he saw the ghost of his late husband who died a little over a year ago. While he was walking along the road, Silas, who is a local police officer, sees him and pulls over. They strike up a friendship. The tension comes from the fact that Silas (38) has always been opposed to relationships and Evan is still grieving his husband. He feels disloyal even talking about him. Silas understands because he lost his brother in a car accident 12 years prior along with his brother's best friend Molly. Other plot points are that a camper has gone missing and then soon after a park ranger. The turning point is when Everett and the elderly owner of some land are taken by a local man who has clearly lost it. Shane was in love with Molly and had inadvertently caused the accident that killed her and so was his brother. It turns out he is the man who killed the other people and he's going to kill them. Everett and the other prisoner fight back and Shane is shot and killed. I wish shows up quickly thereafter and they both realize the preciousness of life.
While the plot is somewhat trite (except the serial killer aspect) the characters are really good and this is an excellent story about the process of grieving and moving on.
The audiobook is well done. Iggy and Alex do a great job as always.
rachshead77's review against another edition
5.0
This book is mostly about second chances and fear, fear of surviving, fear of forgetting, fear of commitment and part whodunit, it takes place after events in The Date but it can be read as a standalone.
Everett (Ev) moves to town to look after his grandpa who has a broken leg, he has a crash on the way into town which is when he meets Silas (Si) the town police officer, the connection between the pair is pretty instantaneous,but the fear, guilt, misunderstandings and stubbornness get in the way.
The title for the book is apt and could be a metaphor for falling in love, or could be the waterfall that has woken up Ev's passion for painting again something that had been missing for some time.
I enjoyed reading this book and I want to get tea towels with some quotes embroidered on it. This town has endless possibilities with its quirky residents, I can't wait to find out more about what happens in O'Leary, New York, next.
Everett (Ev) moves to town to look after his grandpa who has a broken leg, he has a crash on the way into town which is when he meets Silas (Si) the town police officer, the connection between the pair is pretty instantaneous,but the fear, guilt, misunderstandings and stubbornness get in the way.
The title for the book is apt and could be a metaphor for falling in love, or could be the waterfall that has woken up Ev's passion for painting again something that had been missing for some time.
I enjoyed reading this book and I want to get tea towels with some quotes embroidered on it. This town has endless possibilities with its quirky residents, I can't wait to find out more about what happens in O'Leary, New York, next.
lmb50's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ash_reads_romance's review against another edition
3.0
Ultimately this novel tried to be too much. Too hallmark. Too angsty. Too mysterious. Too dramatic. Had it just focused on the romance between Ev and Silas it could have been a beautiful cathartic story of love developing after grief, but instead it's a bit of a muddled mess. The mystery plotline is completely superfluous. The characters and setting are completely lovely but this novel needed more of a narrow focus on its heart, Si and Ev's love without all the tangents.
ttess_23's review against another edition
4.0
This book explored grief and loss in a way I haven’t read in these series before and it was beautiful. Si and Everett were meant for each other but I appreciated the slow burn into passion and later, love. It was the perfect amount of sweet small town love that tugs at my heart.
nicole_reads_everything's review against another edition
2.0
Okay read.
First, I'll admit, I've never particularly enjoyed the 'small town' trope. I've heard of small towns like these, but as somebody who grew up in a small town, the overly nosey, gossipy, frankly creepy involvement in everybody's lives was not my experience. This book wasn't as bad as many I've read, but it generally has me rolling my eyes. There were SO many secondary characters I couldn't keep them straight, and there were at least three couples the author was obviously setting up for future books, which I think is kind of a tacky practice--why don't you focus on getting us to care about the couple your writing about instead of trying to shove in characters for future books?
Second, I'm not generally a fan of the dead lover trope, as it's so very rarely done well. I actually appreciate the fact that the author did try and address the complexities of Ev's past relationship, but they fell into one of the traps I loathe which is feeling like they need to diminish the intensity/love/passion of the previous relationship so as not to ~overshadow~ the current one. I fucking hate this. You don't have to made Ev's relationship with Adrian to be lacking in passion and connection to justify him moving on. Frankly, it was a major turn-off. And it felt even more off because this was right alongside what we're told is Ev's overwhelming grief for Adrian, but I never felt like we really saw this, we were just told. It all felt very forced.
Third, I honestly just wasn't really feeling the connection between Ev and Si. Felt like it developed too quickly, and I just wasn't invested in their story. Si is supposedly afraid of commitment but jumped straight to forever. Neither of them gave the other a break, and the chemistry just wasn't there. I seriously cared more about the Hen/Diane side-story, which is not a great sign.
Forth, the mystery was not great. Super obvious, the pacing was atrocious, and the ~climax~ had me rolling my eyes.
First, I'll admit, I've never particularly enjoyed the 'small town' trope. I've heard of small towns like these, but as somebody who grew up in a small town, the overly nosey, gossipy, frankly creepy involvement in everybody's lives was not my experience. This book wasn't as bad as many I've read, but it generally has me rolling my eyes. There were SO many secondary characters I couldn't keep them straight, and there were at least three couples the author was obviously setting up for future books, which I think is kind of a tacky practice--why don't you focus on getting us to care about the couple your writing about instead of trying to shove in characters for future books?
Second, I'm not generally a fan of the dead lover trope, as it's so very rarely done well. I actually appreciate the fact that the author did try and address the complexities of Ev's past relationship, but they fell into one of the traps I loathe which is feeling like they need to diminish the intensity/love/passion of the previous relationship so as not to ~overshadow~ the current one. I fucking hate this. You don't have to made Ev's relationship with Adrian to be lacking in passion and connection to justify him moving on. Frankly, it was a major turn-off. And it felt even more off because this was right alongside what we're told is Ev's overwhelming grief for Adrian, but I never felt like we really saw this, we were just told. It all felt very forced.
Third, I honestly just wasn't really feeling the connection between Ev and Si. Felt like it developed too quickly, and I just wasn't invested in their story. Si is supposedly afraid of commitment but jumped straight to forever. Neither of them gave the other a break, and the chemistry just wasn't there. I seriously cared more about the Hen/Diane side-story, which is not a great sign.
Forth, the mystery was not great. Super obvious, the pacing was atrocious, and the ~climax~ had me rolling my eyes.