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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
I really appreciate a book where the only two footnotes are just to let the reader know the dog doesn’t die. That’s giving the people what they want.
This was in all seriousness such a nice book about grown ups getting their shit together. We love a redemptive arc.
This was in all seriousness such a nice book about grown ups getting their shit together. We love a redemptive arc.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
No
Oh I just loved this book! It’s going on my list of favorites for this year. Just absolutely beautiful.
This is a story about second, even third, chances. It’s beautifully written, it’s thought provoking, it’s hopeful, it’s a love story, and I absolutely loved the characters. I will miss them! They feel real to me.
Colton has had a few dreams in life that have come true and then lost those dreams.
We meet Colton at a turning point.
Colton is a rising country music star who just lost his best friend Duane in a mass shooting. He gets up on stage one night a drunkenly shares his thoughts on gun control. And this is in a crowd of country music fans, Colton is canceled before he can walk off the stage.
Twenty years earlier Colton had a different dream. He was a young football hero about to go off to college on a football scholarship. He was with his first love Luanne, she stuck with him when he was injured, lost his scholarship and lost his plans for the future. She’s the one who helped him with his second dream: becoming a singer.
But Luanne and Colton broke up as teenagers and haven’t seen each other since.
Twenty years have passed…Colton moves back home and runs into Luanne not long after. She has also returned to town to pursue her own dream: Luanne has a successful chef with her own upscale restaurant.
She saves Colton by offering him a job and he becomes her sour chef.
This book mainly takes place in three timelines: 2015ish which is their present day, 1990’s with Luanne, 1990’s when he met his best friend Duane.
I found the timelines kind of confusing at first because the Luanne timeline and the Duane timeline were only about a year apart. But I got used to it pretty quickly.
This author has written a beautiful story and I loved his style. He even warned readers that the sweet old dog in this book wouldn’t die in the story, do you know how much that meant to me?
This is a must read.
This is a story about second, even third, chances. It’s beautifully written, it’s thought provoking, it’s hopeful, it’s a love story, and I absolutely loved the characters. I will miss them! They feel real to me.
Colton has had a few dreams in life that have come true and then lost those dreams.
We meet Colton at a turning point.
Colton is a rising country music star who just lost his best friend Duane in a mass shooting. He gets up on stage one night a drunkenly shares his thoughts on gun control. And this is in a crowd of country music fans, Colton is canceled before he can walk off the stage.
Twenty years earlier Colton had a different dream. He was a young football hero about to go off to college on a football scholarship. He was with his first love Luanne, she stuck with him when he was injured, lost his scholarship and lost his plans for the future. She’s the one who helped him with his second dream: becoming a singer.
But Luanne and Colton broke up as teenagers and haven’t seen each other since.
Twenty years have passed…Colton moves back home and runs into Luanne not long after. She has also returned to town to pursue her own dream: Luanne has a successful chef with her own upscale restaurant.
She saves Colton by offering him a job and he becomes her sour chef.
This book mainly takes place in three timelines: 2015ish which is their present day, 1990’s with Luanne, 1990’s when he met his best friend Duane.
I found the timelines kind of confusing at first because the Luanne timeline and the Duane timeline were only about a year apart. But I got used to it pretty quickly.
This author has written a beautiful story and I loved his style. He even warned readers that the sweet old dog in this book wouldn’t die in the story, do you know how much that meant to me?
This is a must read.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Green light from Knox at the Popcast. I truly enjoyed this book from start to finish. The pace was just right…I couldn’t put it down but t never felt fast. And certain parts felt slow in the best way.
The character development was great and while not a lot surprised me in this book I loved seeing how it all came together. And it’s a great commentary on getting more than one chance in life and finding ways to make changes when the worst is thrown at you. I feel like the whole reason Colton loses his career is definitely political but the book never made it feel like it was trying to hit you over the head with the political statement…and yet it still gets its point across.
All in all just a great read!
The character development was great and while not a lot surprised me in this book I loved seeing how it all came together. And it’s a great commentary on getting more than one chance in life and finding ways to make changes when the worst is thrown at you. I feel like the whole reason Colton loses his career is definitely political but the book never made it feel like it was trying to hit you over the head with the political statement…and yet it still gets its point across.
All in all just a great read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, Pregnancy
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a fun romcom with unexpected themes and character development. I had a great time reading it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was lovely and delightful and made me feel hopeful about how your life can grow and shift and be beautiful even when it’s not what you expected it to be.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief
Minor: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting