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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is something special. If you had told me I would fall in love with a M/F romance, set in a small town, written by a cis white man in present tense & single POV (a straight man’s), I would have laughed in your face. But joke’s on me I guess! Yep, I was deeply moved and fell in love with these characters.
This is definitely a romance but it is also very squarely about Colton’s struggle with his demons (grief and alcoholism). The prose is lush and evocative. The romance is deeply poignant (they were high school sweethearts and have both been married and divorced in the meantime) and we switch between the present and the past to get a real insight into Colton’s life and his connection with LouAnn. Plus, they are both around 40! Highly recommend.
This is definitely a romance but it is also very squarely about Colton’s struggle with his demons (grief and alcoholism). The prose is lush and evocative. The romance is deeply poignant (they were high school sweethearts and have both been married and divorced in the meantime) and we switch between the present and the past to get a real insight into Colton’s life and his connection with LouAnn. Plus, they are both around 40! Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Grief
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
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
I will be thinking about this book for a very long time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-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
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Excellent narrator - Charlie Thurston
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
I am glad I took a chance on this one despite not being a fan of southern things or country music or books written by men. But I am a big fan of books featuring redemption which this book had in spades. Some of the emotional weight was diffused by my picturing Travis Kelce as Colton Gentry. I feel like it was missing some chemistry between the two main characters but overall I liked them just fine.
“Sometimes on the grand cosmic scale, the certainty of joy must outweigh the mere possibility of catastrophe.”
4.5 Nashville chicken stars
“Sometimes on the grand cosmic scale, the certainty of joy must outweigh the mere possibility of catastrophe.”
4.5 Nashville chicken stars