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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Suicide
Young is such an excellent writer. She really makes you fall in love right along with her characters.
I actually didn't finish this one 'cause I didnt quite connect with the characters.. the female lead didnt leave an impression on me and so did her love interest.. might give it another go and re-visit it some time soon though.. the writing wasnt terrible, I believe.. (i cant remember much). I like the idea of her finding this new place to find "something" along the process of returning these love letters she found.. I guess I was hoping that the "something" (or someone really) wasnt so.. in-your-face-kinda-type of style. Like, right off the bat, the readers know right away that this is her and that this is him and that they're it. It feels too... fate-y(...?)
Since we were given both Jess' and Cooper's perspective, I kinda felt that.. we knew too much I guess..? I suppose that doesnt really make any sense but what I was hoping for was some kind of mystery, to stay in one perspective, be it hers or his. I wanted to go through a journey with Jessica, as she searched for the one thing she wanted and kind of watch her grow and learn and whatnot, without really knowing anyone else's thought but hers. Maybe the author DID want the readers to go through a journey with both her characters and I just stopped way to early for that. But, in my opinion, the switching made me feel like I was.. too much too often in their heads, I felt.. (ironically) disconnected..
Anyways, maybe its just me and I dont know what I'm talking about..
Since we were given both Jess' and Cooper's perspective, I kinda felt that.. we knew too much I guess..? I suppose that doesnt really make any sense but what I was hoping for was some kind of mystery, to stay in one perspective, be it hers or his. I wanted to go through a journey with Jessica, as she searched for the one thing she wanted and kind of watch her grow and learn and whatnot, without really knowing anyone else's thought but hers. Maybe the author DID want the readers to go through a journey with both her characters and I just stopped way to early for that. But, in my opinion, the switching made me feel like I was.. too much too often in their heads, I felt.. (ironically) disconnected..
Anyways, maybe its just me and I dont know what I'm talking about..
First Read 2017: 4.5 stars
Second Read 2019: 4.5 stars
Third Read 2020: 4.5 stars
Second Read 2019: 4.5 stars
Third Read 2020: 4.5 stars
Probably a 3.5. Good start to the series. I'm definitely interested in how everyone else in the town ends up!
Rating~ 3.5- 4 stars
“If you’re destined for true love, you’ll find it on the boardwalk…” ~Hartwell legend.
Dr. Jessica Huntington while working on her shift as a prison doctor finds letters love letters addressed to the man of the writer’s affections, she feels a connection to the writer. Her heartbreak and story bring out a flood of emotion in Jessica.With her upcoming vacation and her best friend unavailability, she decides to go to Hartwell the town which was once home to the writer of the letters.
Cooper Lawson, bar owner and according to some panty melter extraordinaire. After his divorce and the betrayal of two people he loved and thought he could always trust, Cooper has stayed far away from forming relationships. He is instead focusing on his bar and his family. All of this of course changes when he meets a tourist he finds completely fascinating.
Jessica was a very empathic and caring person not just because she was a doctor but it was more of a innate quality of hers. Jessica is used to keeping everyone from getting too close which has never been a problem before until she meets Cooper and the citizens of Hartwell. Jessica’s vacation brings her not only peace but also makes her realise how empty her life had been until now. Cooper is extremely intrigued by not only Jessica’s personality but her intelligence and her self confidence. I really enjoyed how he went around trying to convince Jessica to give them a shot.
The moment I met Cooper Lawson felt exactly like that hot shower after a very long, cold storm. ~ Jessica
Jessica and Cooper were cute together. Attracted to each other from the first moment the met, their relationship progressed slowly. They felt a connection to each other from the moment they laid eyes on each other on a rainy evening. Their relationship was at times sweet and other times passionate. The only point of contention between the two was Jessica’s inability to confide in Cooper about her family and her past. Drawn to Cooper as she is, Jessica has to decided whether or not to take a chance to open up to him, this guy who has effortlessly stolen her heart.
It felt like like fate had bought me there in the guise of Sarah’s letters.
And I’d fallen in love on the boardwalk. ~Jessica.
Quibbles: I just thought jessica’s past/her secret could have been done better.
The writing was engaging as was the plot and the various threads coming together. I think it was a pretty good start to the new series and I’ll definitely be coming back for more.
I have a love/hate realtionship with the town and it’s people in small town romances but Hartwell as with Jessica won me over. I loved the town, and to quote Jessica it was idyllic. I loved all the characters that we got introduced to, the secondary characters who I hope will get their own books had such great personalities. I really want Emery to get a book, she was one of the characters that intrigued me the most with her shyness and love for books. I can’t wait to read Vaughan and Bailey’s story which comes out next year. Anyone who likes small town romances and likes Jill Shalvis series’s would really enjoy this one!
ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
“If you’re destined for true love, you’ll find it on the boardwalk…” ~Hartwell legend.
Dr. Jessica Huntington while working on her shift as a prison doctor finds letters love letters addressed to the man of the writer’s affections, she feels a connection to the writer. Her heartbreak and story bring out a flood of emotion in Jessica.With her upcoming vacation and her best friend unavailability, she decides to go to Hartwell the town which was once home to the writer of the letters.
Cooper Lawson, bar owner and according to some panty melter extraordinaire. After his divorce and the betrayal of two people he loved and thought he could always trust, Cooper has stayed far away from forming relationships. He is instead focusing on his bar and his family. All of this of course changes when he meets a tourist he finds completely fascinating.
Jessica was a very empathic and caring person not just because she was a doctor but it was more of a innate quality of hers. Jessica is used to keeping everyone from getting too close which has never been a problem before until she meets Cooper and the citizens of Hartwell. Jessica’s vacation brings her not only peace but also makes her realise how empty her life had been until now. Cooper is extremely intrigued by not only Jessica’s personality but her intelligence and her self confidence. I really enjoyed how he went around trying to convince Jessica to give them a shot.
The moment I met Cooper Lawson felt exactly like that hot shower after a very long, cold storm. ~ Jessica
Jessica and Cooper were cute together. Attracted to each other from the first moment the met, their relationship progressed slowly. They felt a connection to each other from the moment they laid eyes on each other on a rainy evening. Their relationship was at times sweet and other times passionate. The only point of contention between the two was Jessica’s inability to confide in Cooper about her family and her past. Drawn to Cooper as she is, Jessica has to decided whether or not to take a chance to open up to him, this guy who has effortlessly stolen her heart.
It felt like like fate had bought me there in the guise of Sarah’s letters.
And I’d fallen in love on the boardwalk. ~Jessica.
Quibbles: I just thought jessica’s past/her secret could have been done better.
The writing was engaging as was the plot and the various threads coming together. I think it was a pretty good start to the new series and I’ll definitely be coming back for more.
I have a love/hate realtionship with the town and it’s people in small town romances but Hartwell as with Jessica won me over. I loved the town, and to quote Jessica it was idyllic. I loved all the characters that we got introduced to, the secondary characters who I hope will get their own books had such great personalities. I really want Emery to get a book, she was one of the characters that intrigued me the most with her shyness and love for books. I can’t wait to read Vaughan and Bailey’s story which comes out next year. Anyone who likes small town romances and likes Jill Shalvis series’s would really enjoy this one!
ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I adore Sam Young. Admire her as an author, the way she weaves words together... Perfection.
I connected to Jess in ways that are hard for me to explain without posting possible spoilers. Let me just say this... It broke me to learn her secret and healed me at the same time.
I can't wait for Bailey's story.
I connected to Jess in ways that are hard for me to explain without posting possible spoilers. Let me just say this... It broke me to learn her secret and healed me at the same time.
I can't wait for Bailey's story.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
DROPPED 25%
So, so boring. Doctor with a crisis flees to a small town in search of something she immediately finds in a dark, handsome, potentially angsty towner. It's boring only 80 pages in and life's too precious to lose time in bad books.
So, so boring. Doctor with a crisis flees to a small town in search of something she immediately finds in a dark, handsome, potentially angsty towner. It's boring only 80 pages in and life's too precious to lose time in bad books.