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In The Weeds by B.K. Borison

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lindsaymck's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Take me to Lovelight Farms!

Beckett and Evelyn’s grumpy/sunshine dynamic was expected, but his softness and all the layers hidden under his tattoos and grunts was better than whatever I could’ve imagined for him. His love language of helping other people, even at the expense of his own happiness - from taking over a farm job (and giving up his dream of being an astronaut) when his dad was paralyzed to going to trivia nights that overstimulate him with his sensitivity to noise - shows just how important it is to him to put those he loves first.

With Evelyn, there is some seeeeeerious miscommunication, or rather a complete lack of communication, on both sides about how much they each want to be together. She is figuring out that a life with him is everything she has wanted and been missing and yet doesn’t share that with him. He never wants her to leave, but never asks her to stay. I loved Luka’s 4am pep-talk in the fields as Beckett was stress-planting!

I think having sisters makes a man a better person and that is true of Beckett. His encouragement of his sister’s art by letting her tattoo him is the sweetest, as is him becoming a foster dad for animals in need. (What a cute way to end the book with that!) Beckett’s character was really developed, perhaps even more than Evie’s.

When he calls Evelyn “honey” … I melted every. single. time.

Something about this book that will stick with me is the focus on Evelyn *finding her happy.* The mindfulness of finding your happy is a beautiful way to live and something that I will bring into my own life.

“It’s okay if it takes you some time to find it again. And it’s okay if you find it just to lose a bit of it here and there. That’s the beauty of it, yeah? It comes and goes. Not every day is a happy one and it shouldn’t be. It’s in the trying, I think.”

I clear the cobwebs out of my throat. “Trying to be happy?”

“No.” He shakes his head once. “That doesn’t work. Trying to be happy is like—it’s like telling a flower to bloom.” He crosses his ankles and drags his palm against his stubble. “You can’t make yourself be happy. But you can be open to it. You can trust yourself enough to feel it when you stumble on it.”

wandaka's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is so heartwarming and these characters are so precious! So excited to read Layla’s story next!!!

zarirose's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sedwards89's review against another edition

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4.0

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noori's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

It’s not bad but it’s not my cup of tea. I just don’t enjoy reading about a relationship that starts from a one night stand.
I hope this is the worst book out of the four because I’ll read the whole series.

pages_and_papercrafts's review against another edition

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4.25

What a pleasure to return to the small town where Lovelight Farms maintains their tree farm. I enjoyed getting to follow the grumpy/sunshine relationship of Beckett and Evie while they were given a second chance to work toward finding their happy. I was a bit less invested in their relationship than the one of Stella and Luka in the first book, but still an absolutely beautiful story with a captivating writing style!