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amym84's review against another edition
5.0
Waiting on You is the third book in the Blue Heron series. This time it's Colleen O'Rourke that gets the spotlight and I'll admit I never really thought that Kristan Higgins would venture away from the Holland family. I'm very happy she did however because I found Waiting on You to be better than [b:The Perfect Match|17738218|The Perfect Match (Blue Heron, #2)|Kristan Higgins|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1368430597s/17738218.jpg|24817721].
Colleen is known as the fun and outgoing bartender / part-owner of O'Rourke's. She gets along with most everyone and has quite a successful track record of set-ups and marriages between the people of Manningsport. If only her own love life were as simple. Ten years ago her heart was broken by Lucas Campbell her first love, her only love. She doesn't want to go through that again....ever. So she contends herself with everyone else's love life that is until Lucas returns to Manningsport to be there for a family emergency. They both realize that maybe there's still some unfinished business between them.
Probably one of my favorite romance tropes is the return of first love. Kristan Higgins always does a great job with giving the full background story while we work through the present daydilemma of our couple actually becoming a couple.
The chemistry between Lucas and Colleen is right there from the start even after ten years of separation. I liked that niether Colleen or Lucas denied their attraction to one another. It was their circumstances that made them hesitate. Colleen is happy, for the most part, in Manningsport. She's built a good life for herself and her family and friends are there. Lucas, on the other hand, was not originally from Manningsport. He moved there with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin his senior year in high school. He's orginally from Chicago and for him, his furture dreams were leading him back to Chicago one way or another. Colleen was a surprise to him, but he started to see her as part of his future too. As often with young love, it's very volatile and Lucas and Colleen broke up in a sad way. Being back in Manningsport in the present doesn't mean he will stay. He's here for his family and once that's done, he intends to head back to Chicago. Colleen knows this and it's the reason she's reluctant to start something with Lucas again. She knows that she will want something permanent with him, she doesn't want her heart broken again. I really liked seeing them work their way around / towards each other again even through all the heartbreak of the past.
We get to see glimpses of characters from the previous two books in the series which I liked, sort of like we get to see their stories continuing in a way but in a secondary capacity. Higgins also manages, again, to balance out the sad heart broken parts with plenty of humor. She's also set up quite a few possibilities for potential leads in her next book. I'm very interested to see who will find their HEA next. So far, the Blue Heron series has been really good. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a great contemporary romance.
Colleen is known as the fun and outgoing bartender / part-owner of O'Rourke's. She gets along with most everyone and has quite a successful track record of set-ups and marriages between the people of Manningsport. If only her own love life were as simple. Ten years ago her heart was broken by Lucas Campbell her first love, her only love. She doesn't want to go through that again....ever. So she contends herself with everyone else's love life that is until Lucas returns to Manningsport to be there for a family emergency. They both realize that maybe there's still some unfinished business between them.
Probably one of my favorite romance tropes is the return of first love. Kristan Higgins always does a great job with giving the full background story while we work through the present daydilemma of our couple actually becoming a couple.
The chemistry between Lucas and Colleen is right there from the start even after ten years of separation. I liked that niether Colleen or Lucas denied their attraction to one another. It was their circumstances that made them hesitate. Colleen is happy, for the most part, in Manningsport. She's built a good life for herself and her family and friends are there. Lucas, on the other hand, was not originally from Manningsport. He moved there with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin his senior year in high school. He's orginally from Chicago and for him, his furture dreams were leading him back to Chicago one way or another. Colleen was a surprise to him, but he started to see her as part of his future too. As often with young love, it's very volatile and Lucas and Colleen broke up in a sad way. Being back in Manningsport in the present doesn't mean he will stay. He's here for his family and once that's done, he intends to head back to Chicago. Colleen knows this and it's the reason she's reluctant to start something with Lucas again. She knows that she will want something permanent with him, she doesn't want her heart broken again. I really liked seeing them work their way around / towards each other again even through all the heartbreak of the past.
We get to see glimpses of characters from the previous two books in the series which I liked, sort of like we get to see their stories continuing in a way but in a secondary capacity. Higgins also manages, again, to balance out the sad heart broken parts with plenty of humor. She's also set up quite a few possibilities for potential leads in her next book. I'm very interested to see who will find their HEA next. So far, the Blue Heron series has been really good. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a great contemporary romance.
beyondevak's review against another edition
5.0
Waiting On You was tremendous! It was beautiful and heartbreaking and funny and warm. It was silly and surprising and plain old wonderful! The characters were varied and so likable. (Although, the twins dad was a dink.) The story was well-rounded and attention-grabbing. Lucas and Colleen had quite a story.
Regarding the Characters:
I loved the tragic story of Lucas' background. It added layers to him and made me want to know him more.
Colleen was feisty, passionate about what she believed in, and hilarious. Did I say hilarious? Well, multiply that by ten and you would just about have it. (That meal that she cooked...hahahahaha!!! I could not stop laughing.)
Bryce was interesting. On the one hand, he was someone I wanted to totally see for the hotness factor, but on the other hand, he was a nice pushover/mama's boy. But thank goodness for Paulie.
Speaking of Paulie, I liked her. She was strong physically but there was so much more to her. She was wise to be so inexperienced. Her heart was good and she had a sincerity about her.
The twins' mom was funny and then some. The whole menopause angle was a hoot and a holler. Hahahaha...
Suzanna...aww. Adorable!
The hairy guy from the art class was noteworthy in a not so good way. Yuck-o!
This second chance story was sweet. I'm so glad I had a chance to read it. I could say more, but instead I will encourage you to read it for yourself. It's worth a look.
Rating: 4.5/5
Recommend: Yes
A complimentary e-copy of this title was made available by the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. The words I have shared are my own. I was not required to give a positive review.
Regarding the Characters:
I loved the tragic story of Lucas' background. It added layers to him and made me want to know him more.
Colleen was feisty, passionate about what she believed in, and hilarious. Did I say hilarious? Well, multiply that by ten and you would just about have it. (That meal that she cooked...hahahahaha!!! I could not stop laughing.)
Bryce was interesting. On the one hand, he was someone I wanted to totally see for the hotness factor, but on the other hand, he was a nice pushover/mama's boy. But thank goodness for Paulie.
Speaking of Paulie, I liked her. She was strong physically but there was so much more to her. She was wise to be so inexperienced. Her heart was good and she had a sincerity about her.
The twins' mom was funny and then some. The whole menopause angle was a hoot and a holler. Hahahaha...
Suzanna...aww. Adorable!
The hairy guy from the art class was noteworthy in a not so good way. Yuck-o!
This second chance story was sweet. I'm so glad I had a chance to read it. I could say more, but instead I will encourage you to read it for yourself. It's worth a look.
Rating: 4.5/5
Recommend: Yes
A complimentary e-copy of this title was made available by the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. The words I have shared are my own. I was not required to give a positive review.
nina_rod's review against another edition
5.0
Love Kristan Higgins and her heartbreakingly pathetic characters. She manages to make me tear up and crack up at her amazing wit. I need to put everything she will ever write on automatic download with Amazon.
kdurham2's review against another edition
4.0
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One of a set of twins who own the main bar in town and hasn't found love as good as she had in high school until that same guy walks into her bar for many reasons. The ups and downs of their reunion were great, I loved that it wasn't easy for them to reunite and they were working out things throughout the book, but they still had other things going in their lives beyond their budding relationship.
One of a set of twins who own the main bar in town and hasn't found love as good as she had in high school until that same guy walks into her bar for many reasons. The ups and downs of their reunion were great, I loved that it wasn't easy for them to reunite and they were working out things throughout the book, but they still had other things going in their lives beyond their budding relationship.
rachelslacey's review against another edition
4.0
This was my second Kristan Higgins book, but my first of her newer series where she writes in 3rd person, and I really enjoyed it. The beginning was a little confusing to me, maybe because I started with book 3 of a series. There were just so many secondary characters, and I couldn't keep them all straight. But her writing style really is infectious; I was totally pulled into Colleen and Lucas's lives and their world. The book is over 450 pages long, and I actually really loved that, because by the end, I felt like I had really been invested in their happy ending. I can't wait to go back and read the rest of the series!
erinnejc's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable novel, but I found I didn't connect with Colleen and Lucas like I did the Holland sisters and their men. It may have simply been all the extra characters and stories going on that distracted me from Colleen's story.
It was a good story though, and I look forward to more of Kristan Higgins novels.
It was a good story though, and I look forward to more of Kristan Higgins novels.
bearskybear's review against another edition
5.0
Not always a fan of Higgins' books, but Waiting On You had me laughing out loud, something that rarely happens.
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
Another great read from Kristan Higgins in the Blue Heron series. I’ve loved Colleen O’Rourke as a secondary character in the previous books so it was really enjoyable getting to read her HEA. Years ago Colleen fell in love with and lost Lucas Campbell. But with Lucas back in town for a family emergency they are both confronted with deep feelings they didn’t realize they were still harboring. A really sweet story about rediscover your first love. I can’t wait to see what comes next from Ms. Higgins and the wonderful town of Manningsport, New York!