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maggiestraveledbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Another beautiful and steamy book by KN!! This book is set concurrently to Bohemian, which I definitely recommend reading first.
What I loved:
•Main characters with depth and actual flaws!!!
•Realistic romantic roadblocks
•Big Sur whimsy setting
•Small town shenanigans
•Honest communication and openness
What I didn’t:
•I selfishly wanted a little more development at the very end
CW: BDSM sex scenes, past relationship abuse (gaslighting)
What I loved:
•Main characters with depth and actual flaws!!!
•Realistic romantic roadblocks
•Big Sur whimsy setting
•Small town shenanigans
•Honest communication and openness
What I didn’t:
•I selfishly wanted a little more development at the very end
CW: BDSM sex scenes, past relationship abuse (gaslighting)
samr09's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed this, I like a small town and a big mountain man. However the ending was a bit unrealistic, it must cost a fortune to live like that and how can Josie keep up her career for only six months of the year? Anyway, fantasy and whatnot.
thedudereads's review against another edition
5.0
Taking Walter for a walk
This book was good. It nicely pairs with Bohemian. You get to complete the other side of the best friend find love saga.
This book was good. It nicely pairs with Bohemian. You get to complete the other side of the best friend find love saga.
mrose21's review against another edition
1.0
So I didn't realise this was linked to Bohemian which I also 1 star rated that.
The writing of this book is weird. The characters are awful. Just so weird. I can't really write what was wrong with them, they're just not people I like.
I can't add anymore. Blergh
The writing of this book is weird. The characters are awful. Just so weird. I can't really write what was wrong with them, they're just not people I like.
I can't add anymore. Blergh
lisamh68's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this story. Sounds like Big Sur is off in the boonies but it really isn't. Beautiful place and nice place to get stuck in.
sarm's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
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? No
3.5
stephaniek219's review
5.0
Gabe and Josie are the most unique and interesting couple I’ve read this year. Josie is purple hair, tats, leather & big city. Gabe is man-bun, lumberjack plaid, Viking giant, forest hiking, small community.
The story unfolds with all their opposite stuff highlighted at every turn, from how they love (or not) to how they live. Even how their relationship unfolds. First hot and fast, then a slow smolder that builds intensity. <—my favorite part!
And that’s why the ending to their beautiful story is absolute perfection for them. They simply couldn’t be any other way.
*I highly recommend reading Bohemian first, to avoid any Lucia&Cal spoilers. You’ll love it! I promise!
The story unfolds with all their opposite stuff highlighted at every turn, from how they love (or not) to how they live. Even how their relationship unfolds. First hot and fast, then a slow smolder that builds intensity. <—my favorite part!
And that’s why the ending to their beautiful story is absolute perfection for them. They simply couldn’t be any other way.
*I highly recommend reading Bohemian first, to avoid any Lucia&Cal spoilers. You’ll love it! I promise!
joskypay's review
5.0
I have been sitting here just in a daze trying to gather my thoughts to make a coherent statement about this book. I just absolutely adored it! Typically I read as an escape. I can't do much myself physically so reading takes me out of my life and into someone else's for a while. A little vacation from me. This author writes SO well that I didn't escape in this book, I BECAME Josie. I don't want to give out spoilers, I think its best when you go in cold on a book like this, (really I don't even like reading blurbs, I mean you have to in order to see if a book is for you, but I don't like to) but I went through so much of what Josie went through in my own life. She is stronger and far more amazing than I'll ever be, but I could picture making all the choices she made because I knew where she'd been. How? Because I'd been there, and I'd felt that, even before she could put it into words I was relating to how she felt. I've never had such a deep connection with a character. She'd say something and in my head I'd be like OMG SAME! Because of that feeling, this book took me to a whole different level.
And Gabe! SO many parallels to my hubby! Not the man bun lol but alot of the same feelings and insecurities. When you are trying to forge a relationship with competing stubbornness(es) and insecurities, its hard. Every day used to be a struggle, a compromise. This author captured that struggle beautifully and with such honesty. We all want that happy ever after, but this author was real about it and about having to fight every day sometimes to make it work. This was incredibly emotional for me, and I have a feeling it will stay with me for some time. Thank you for this amazing journey through this deeply thoughtful, sweet and sometimes dirty romance. Its definitely a story you won't want to put down but at the same time you don't want it to end!
And Gabe! SO many parallels to my hubby! Not the man bun lol but alot of the same feelings and insecurities. When you are trying to forge a relationship with competing stubbornness(es) and insecurities, its hard. Every day used to be a struggle, a compromise. This author captured that struggle beautifully and with such honesty. We all want that happy ever after, but this author was real about it and about having to fight every day sometimes to make it work. This was incredibly emotional for me, and I have a feeling it will stay with me for some time. Thank you for this amazing journey through this deeply thoughtful, sweet and sometimes dirty romance. Its definitely a story you won't want to put down but at the same time you don't want it to end!