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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I really liked Nora Goes Off Script and was really looking forward to this.
First disappointment was finding out that the book has about half of the chapters set in the summers of Sam's youth, showing her teenage relationship with Wyatt. I do not like when books do it, or maybe I just have never seen a book do it in a satisfying way. All these chapters could've been an email because they definitely didn't sell me on the chemistry between them or showed me why I should root for present day-Sam to (emotionally) cheat on her fiancé. Jack's whole crime was not liking the beach and caring about sun damage (the man is a doctor who treats cancer patients, but it's treated as if he's unreasonable.
Second disappointment was the complete meh of a love story. Grown up Sam and Wyatt also had no chemistry, or even interesting scenes.
Besides Sam's character motivations this book was well written and I was able to fly through it. If it had dragged I would've been even less happy with it, so thank god for small mercies.
First disappointment was finding out that the book has about half of the chapters set in the summers of Sam's youth, showing her teenage relationship with Wyatt. I do not like when books do it, or maybe I just have never seen a book do it in a satisfying way. All these chapters could've been an email because they definitely didn't sell me on the chemistry between them or showed me why I should root for present day-Sam to (emotionally) cheat on her fiancé. Jack's whole crime was not liking the beach and caring about sun damage (the man is a doctor who treats cancer patients, but it's treated as if he's unreasonable.
Second disappointment was the complete meh of a love story. Grown up Sam and Wyatt also had no chemistry, or even interesting scenes.
Besides Sam's character motivations this book was well written and I was able to fly through it. If it had dragged I would've been even less happy with it, so thank god for small mercies.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
Second chance romance.
Sam and Wyatt fell in love young and hurt each other. It's been 14 years since they've seen each other. Sam is now engaged to Jack. Her parents want her to go to the beach house for a week in the summer. But everything there reminds her of Wyatt, and now Wyatt is in town. The two reconnect and now Sam has a choice to make.
I loved this book. It's dual POV and past and present. It is written so well. I think it reads more as "womens lit" then romance.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eArc in exchange for my honest review.
Sam and Wyatt fell in love young and hurt each other. It's been 14 years since they've seen each other. Sam is now engaged to Jack. Her parents want her to go to the beach house for a week in the summer. But everything there reminds her of Wyatt, and now Wyatt is in town. The two reconnect and now Sam has a choice to make.
I loved this book. It's dual POV and past and present. It is written so well. I think it reads more as "womens lit" then romance.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the eArc in exchange for my honest review.
This was a super easy read. Not even 300 pages. Was a good palette cleanser for the next book I’m reading. Was a cute story predictable summer beach read.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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 the definition of summer romance. I want to take all of Annabel Monaghan’s sentences and bottle them up to read when I’m looking for a good book. Her writing is funny and beautiful and sad and captures the feeling of summer and second chance romance so beautifully. I enjoyed this so much and am looking forward to reading her other books. Was shocked the book ended there and wanted more Wyatt and Sam.