3.79 AVERAGE


Started as a 4

This started out strong. I loved the characters, and I was totally immersed in the reading experience. About halfway through it started stuttering and getting...shallow, maybe? The last half was maybe a 2, so averaging to a 3.
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clareverwoerd's review

4.0
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

bookcasey_champ's review

5.0
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad 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: Yes
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love love love this book!!! Bea is mad at the world (rightfully so after being screwed out of a promotion). She finally takes her life back into her own hands and does what she wants, like eat pie and drink beer for breakfast in the small town of Credence, CO. Add in a hot cop in that small town and you've got the best sexual tension! This book is so swoony and steamy. Save a horse, ride a cowboy would describe it perfectly!! But I also love that Bea takes her life back and falls in love while doing so. I did not want this to end. Go do yourself a favor and read it!
emotional funny hopeful 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: Yes

There are many admirable things about this book. I can appreciate the character development of Beatrice and the way she finds herself when she allows herself to live without the judgement of others. I can also appreciate the overall support from the love interest even when things do not go the way he hopes at times. Still cringing at the overuse of the word "panties" but overall a decent romcom. 
funny hopeful lighthearted

I can’t get over the way Bea and Austin met. It was laugh out loud funny and I loved how Bea kept up her I don’t give a sh*t rule breaker attitude even though she was a nervous wreck on the inside. I loved their banter and how they got to know one another. I don’t read many age gaps but I feel like the author did a good job portraying the thoughts of an age relationship. While I don’t really like the way Bea handled a certain part of the relationship I was happy with how it ended.
lighthearted
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

veronica_chamaedrys's review

3.0

 A decent book


She has the “fuck forced standards” attitude but still keeps commenting on how the pie she has started eating more often is getting on her waistline and stuff?
The flirting is instant and kind of fun. She’s absolutely in her head that she “shouldn’t do anything with the cop because he’s 25 and she’s 35.”

I understand the authors decisions but I'm not sure I liked the execution as much as I had hoped.