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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
Here's the deal, as other reviewers have noted: this isn't a romance. There is romance, but the steamy stuff happens off the page and the plot of this book doesn't revolve around the romantic interests. It is, however, a cute book with a sweet story that takes place in a small town straight out of a Hallmark movie. The story is told from four perspectives: Conner: a beloved grandson of the town's eccentric millionaire (re: the Outsider), Jessica: the girl who let her dreams take a backseat to family, her father, Ross, who is hot, ill, and in his 40s, and the girl's high school nemesis, Nikki, (who is, of course, jealous) who's just as cranky and bitchy as she was a decade before.
The wide range of viewpoints, I think, is where this book missed its mark. The chapters are relatively short and offer brief glimpses into each person. For the most part, there's not enough to become emotionally invested in anyone and the characters don't evolve a whole lot. While likeable enough, they're kind of flat. The book, while likeable enough, is also kind of flat.
3.5 stars
NetGalley provided the review copy, opinion is my own.
The wide range of viewpoints, I think, is where this book missed its mark. The chapters are relatively short and offer brief glimpses into each person. For the most part, there's not enough to become emotionally invested in anyone and the characters don't evolve a whole lot. While likeable enough, they're kind of flat. The book, while likeable enough, is also kind of flat.
3.5 stars
NetGalley provided the review copy, opinion is my own.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
emotional
lighthearted
fast-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:
Complicated
funny
hopeful
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:
No
This was a really fun book! I felt like the male/female romance took a backseat to the relationships of the people in the town, and I honestly loved that. I loved watching people come together in the small town and just enjoy being around one another. This was my first book by Lacie Waldron and I would definitely read more!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
lighthearted
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
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found this book to be ok. The romance takes a backseat to the quest, which I was a little disappointed about. At times I was confused with the multiple POV's and third person narrative.
This just was t as good as I wanted to be. It definitely wasn’t a romance book (as it was marketed), but more just chick lit, which was fine, but not what I was expecting. It also just felt like there was constantly too many things going on to fully care about any of them. Mainly, if I have to read one more description of how quirky Jess and her outfits were, or how Carter would eventually be going back to Atlanta (as if the book wasn’t set in Georgia anyways), I don’t know what I would’ve done. The premise was cute and it was mildly entertaining, but definitely not what I wanted it to be.