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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
very much giving lifetime original movie but after finishing TOG it was just what i needed.
I absolutely loved this one and could not put it down! The pacing was impeccable, the family dynamics were complex, interesting, and relatable, and I adored the friendships between the different constellation of characters. So so good!
4 stars!
i’ve seen this everywhere lately, so i went in to it with high hopes - and was not disappointed. This was brilliant! This is my first Paige Toon book & it certainly will not be my last.
I wouldn’t describe this as a romance book so to say, even though it is a love story, there’s so many factors and players to this beautiful story that you’ll find yourself rooting for everyone. This was one of them books where you won’t be able to put it down until you find out what is happening!! and what’s gonna happen!!! I never would’ve guessed where it was going! it was the very definition of ‘bittersweet’, i would recommend going in blind, that’s how i read it & it was brilliant that way!
An overarching theme of this book was family, especially between sisters & brothers and i thought it was done brilliantly. I loved seeing Wren & Bailey reconnect over the summer
i’ve seen this everywhere lately, so i went in to it with high hopes - and was not disappointed. This was brilliant! This is my first Paige Toon book & it certainly will not be my last.
I wouldn’t describe this as a romance book so to say, even though it is a love story, there’s so many factors and players to this beautiful story that you’ll find yourself rooting for everyone. This was one of them books where you won’t be able to put it down until you find out what is happening!! and what’s gonna happen!!! I never would’ve guessed where it was going! it was the very definition of ‘bittersweet’, i would recommend going in blind, that’s how i read it & it was brilliant that way!
An overarching theme of this book was family, especially between sisters & brothers and i thought it was done brilliantly. I loved seeing Wren & Bailey reconnect over the summer
After I read this book, I heard a great interview with the author, who explained her books are "emotional romances," not rom-coms, which I thought was a great distinction. I love sadness and melancholy and heartbreak with my romances. LOL. And maybe a little bit of laughter.
I'm giving this book 4 stars because I enjoyed reading it, wanted to know what happened and appreciated the side story on mental health and depression among farmers. But what truly elevated the book for me personally is the Indiana setting. I'm originally from Indiana, and this is primarily why I picked up this book. The author's father was an Indy car driver (Vern Schuppan in the 1970s, from Australia). He also later ran an Indy Lights team and the author lived in Indiana for a while. Because of this, she chose Indiana as the setting, and, despite the fact that she's British, she nailed the Southern Indiana rural setting and farmlands and highlighted several recognizable places in Indy that she personally loves (the Rathskeller, Slippery Noodle, duckpin bowling, Mass Ave., Broad Ripple). That elevated the story for me.
As for the story itself, the book centers on Wren, who grew up in the UK but was born in the U.S. Her mother is British; her father is American. When Wren was about 5 and living with her parents in Phoenix, Arizona, her father left them to marry another woman, with whom he had another child with. Wren's mother went back to England with Wren. Therefore, Wren doesn't really know her father, spending a few weeks a year with him and her new stepmom (Sheryl) and half-sister (Bailey), who is six years younger. She never really felt a part of their family and resents what her father and stepmother did.
When the book opens, Wren is losing her fiance, who has fallen in love with another woman. Heartbroken, a few months later she decides to head to Indiana for two weeks to visit her dad, stepmom and sister. While there, she meets the handsome younger brother (Anders) of the farmer next door (Jonas). Anders is an Indy car engineer, but he visits often because he and his parents, also still on the farm, worry about Jonas suffering from depression. Anders and Wren have chemistry, but he is holding her at bay for some reason. I also heard the author caution that this is a "slow burn romance," which I think is apt. Most of the book is about "will they or won't they."
Besides the romance, the book touches on mental illness, families reconnecting (or not), the harsh realities of farming, the beauty of rural Indiana summers, and the fun of Indianapolis. If you like slow-burn romances, and especially if you have Hoosier connections, pick up this book. Paige Toon has written at least 15 adult romances, but this is her first one published in the U.S.
I'm giving this book 4 stars because I enjoyed reading it, wanted to know what happened and appreciated the side story on mental health and depression among farmers. But what truly elevated the book for me personally is the Indiana setting. I'm originally from Indiana, and this is primarily why I picked up this book. The author's father was an Indy car driver (Vern Schuppan in the 1970s, from Australia). He also later ran an Indy Lights team and the author lived in Indiana for a while. Because of this, she chose Indiana as the setting, and, despite the fact that she's British, she nailed the Southern Indiana rural setting and farmlands and highlighted several recognizable places in Indy that she personally loves (the Rathskeller, Slippery Noodle, duckpin bowling, Mass Ave., Broad Ripple). That elevated the story for me.
As for the story itself, the book centers on Wren, who grew up in the UK but was born in the U.S. Her mother is British; her father is American. When Wren was about 5 and living with her parents in Phoenix, Arizona, her father left them to marry another woman, with whom he had another child with. Wren's mother went back to England with Wren. Therefore, Wren doesn't really know her father, spending a few weeks a year with him and her new stepmom (Sheryl) and half-sister (Bailey), who is six years younger. She never really felt a part of their family and resents what her father and stepmother did.
When the book opens, Wren is losing her fiance, who has fallen in love with another woman. Heartbroken, a few months later she decides to head to Indiana for two weeks to visit her dad, stepmom and sister. While there, she meets the handsome younger brother (Anders) of the farmer next door (Jonas). Anders is an Indy car engineer, but he visits often because he and his parents, also still on the farm, worry about Jonas suffering from depression. Anders and Wren have chemistry, but he is holding her at bay for some reason. I also heard the author caution that this is a "slow burn romance," which I think is apt. Most of the book is about "will they or won't they."
Besides the romance, the book touches on mental illness, families reconnecting (or not), the harsh realities of farming, the beauty of rural Indiana summers, and the fun of Indianapolis. If you like slow-burn romances, and especially if you have Hoosier connections, pick up this book. Paige Toon has written at least 15 adult romances, but this is her first one published in the U.S.
3.5 stars.
Wren discovers her fiancé is in love with someone else, and she decides to leave and spend the summer with her father in Indiana. She didn’t keep in touch with him after her parents divorced because he had a new family, and they weren’t very welcoming to her. But over the summer, she gets to know them and they her.
Anders is very standoffish and grumpy. He was still heartbroken over losing his wife four years ago, but he had an undeniable pull toward Wren. He fought it, but he couldn’t hold out forever.
This was different than the whole ‘one MC (usually the FMC) catches their partner cheating’ trope. In this instance, he didn’t try to hide it and was honest about his feelings. Yes, I felt bad for Wren, but she wasn’t all that heartbroken, and I liked that they both agreed that there just wasn’t that spark between them any more.
Most of the story is told from Wren’s POV, but it’s Anders’s POV that brings the emotional pain. The big twist that I wasn’t expecting. I was shocked, and I felt so, so bad for him. He was such a good guy, so kind, caring, and sweet despite his grumpy attitude. He didn’t deserve that treatment from a certain someone.
It took me a while to really get into this story, but once I did, I ended up liking it. These two slightly broken souls found healing and love from not only each other, but the people around them too. This was my first book by Paige Toon, and I look forward to reading more.
Wren discovers her fiancé is in love with someone else, and she decides to leave and spend the summer with her father in Indiana. She didn’t keep in touch with him after her parents divorced because he had a new family, and they weren’t very welcoming to her. But over the summer, she gets to know them and they her.
Anders is very standoffish and grumpy. He was still heartbroken over losing his wife four years ago, but he had an undeniable pull toward Wren. He fought it, but he couldn’t hold out forever.
This was different than the whole ‘one MC (usually the FMC) catches their partner cheating’ trope. In this instance, he didn’t try to hide it and was honest about his feelings. Yes, I felt bad for Wren, but she wasn’t all that heartbroken, and I liked that they both agreed that there just wasn’t that spark between them any more.
Most of the story is told from Wren’s POV, but it’s Anders’s POV that brings the emotional pain. The big twist that I wasn’t expecting. I was shocked, and I felt so, so bad for him. He was such a good guy, so kind, caring, and sweet despite his grumpy attitude. He didn’t deserve that treatment from a certain someone.
It took me a while to really get into this story, but once I did, I ended up liking it. These two slightly broken souls found healing and love from not only each other, but the people around them too. This was my first book by Paige Toon, and I look forward to reading more.
3.75
I enjoyed the story but not a huge fan of the writing style. The ending was very heartwarming!
I enjoyed the story but not a huge fan of the writing style. The ending was very heartwarming!
As far as a night stand book; only reading a few pages at a time, it’s a 5 because there’s nothing to remember really. As an overall novel; it’s boring, cheesy, and lacks character development. If you need a mindless half attention read for a trip or something before snoozing it’s okay.
read this one in one sitting. easy, likable, engaging overall. definitely a sort of mindless read but a cute little love story. nothing particularly spectacular though
This was beautiful and heartbreaking all rolled into one and wow !!
Definitely need to read more by this author bc this book had me absolutely hooked, I didn’t wanna put it down and I loved the story and characters so much
Definitely need to read more by this author bc this book had me absolutely hooked, I didn’t wanna put it down and I loved the story and characters so much