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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Dealing w a little anxiety and the stalking/unknown bad guy vibes made it a little worse. Also a mood reader and was starting to slide into a slump and it all combined in a not great way for me
fast-paced
Cute suspenful romance, devoured it, probably due to the fact that I needed to know what came next
fast-paced
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
No
I loved the 3rd book in the series, in comparison Obsession Falls was such a disappointment.
Features MC's in their mid to older 30's.
Josiah was the only bright spot in the book and made up for a lot other things. Your grumpy contractor fixing up houses and flipping them to rentals.
Audrey was annoying. She's supposed to be this dog obsessed lover, but she's a total idiot. The dog is untrained and she just keeps making excuses for him. Why let him off the leash if he obviously doesn't fucking listen to you. She does it constantly. And is always surprised he doesn't listen and runs the fuck away.
Her mom has a cat and neither of them are dog friendly, yet Audrey's solution is to have her dog on its leash all the time in the house. Yeah okay. That would never ever work. Especially a larger dog with as much energy as Max has. And this wasn't for a weekend visit to Mom's. This was for a semi-permanent living arrangement.
You could have had Audrey rent the house from Josiah from the beginning. I don't know why we needed this run around except to start off with shitty first impressions of her mom.
The book is way too long for what basic plot happens. And there's not enough spice to make up for the limited plot that's dragged out way too much. There's 2 extremely basic nondescript spicy scenes. Gave the vibes of practically zero flirtatious affection leading up, then in & out and done. The book almost would have been better off without them because they really didn't add anything.
You do get a feeling it's a series starter and is leading up to the next book and the ones to follow, but you don't even get to know the other Haven brothers at all. So the length isn't even due to an extended family introduction. There's only a couple scenes in which a few of the brothers meet up at the local bar. You don't get a lot of big family scenes, meet & greets or dinners for example. You don't even meet the brothers Reese or Theo at all. And the mom is only in one (maybe two) scene with Josiah and doesn't even meet Audrey at all.
The twist was unexpected, but mostly due to the fact some information isn't revealed until right before, so you literally couldn't have guessed it at all leading up to it. And suffers from so little characters being introduced. So your stalker is only one of a few options unless you go for a character completely unknown to every one.
And the dog Max had way too much focus and involvement in the book. Like WAY too much. I get it, the FMC is a shitty irresponsible dog owner who probably shouldn't have such a high energy mutt when she works all day and lives alone and has to pay for doggy daycare. And doesn't care at all for properly training her annoying ass dog. His role drastically should have been cut. I cared about Josiah & Audrey's relationship, not about the stupid dog.
The endingwas such a weird choice. Ending with some weird wedding planning, when Josiah- Mr I hate everyone, is satisfied with having a big involved wedding??? And Audrey who isn't shown to have a single fucking friend in the entire book until she meets her older coworker and hairdresser in town. A smaller family only affair would have been much more appropriate for the pair. And we dont even get to see the wedding or anything fun. The whole planning scene could have been cut and replaced with something much more meaningful that doesnt make Josiah come across as such a simp. Im sure the better HEA content is locked behind the newsletter sign up 🙄
Features MC's in their mid to older 30's.
Josiah was the only bright spot in the book and made up for a lot other things. Your grumpy contractor fixing up houses and flipping them to rentals.
Audrey was annoying. She's supposed to be this dog obsessed lover, but she's a total idiot. The dog is untrained and she just keeps making excuses for him. Why let him off the leash if he obviously doesn't fucking listen to you. She does it constantly. And is always surprised he doesn't listen and runs the fuck away.
Her mom has a cat and neither of them are dog friendly, yet Audrey's solution is to have her dog on its leash all the time in the house. Yeah okay. That would never ever work. Especially a larger dog with as much energy as Max has. And this wasn't for a weekend visit to Mom's. This was for a semi-permanent living arrangement.
You could have had Audrey rent the house from Josiah from the beginning. I don't know why we needed this run around except to start off with shitty first impressions of her mom.
The book is way too long for what basic plot happens. And there's not enough spice to make up for the limited plot that's dragged out way too much. There's 2 extremely basic nondescript spicy scenes. Gave the vibes of practically zero flirtatious affection leading up, then in & out and done. The book almost would have been better off without them because they really didn't add anything.
You do get a feeling it's a series starter and is leading up to the next book and the ones to follow, but you don't even get to know the other Haven brothers at all. So the length isn't even due to an extended family introduction. There's only a couple scenes in which a few of the brothers meet up at the local bar. You don't get a lot of big family scenes, meet & greets or dinners for example. You don't even meet the brothers Reese or Theo at all. And the mom is only in one (maybe two) scene with Josiah and doesn't even meet Audrey at all.
The twist was unexpected, but mostly due to the fact some information isn't revealed until right before, so you literally couldn't have guessed it at all leading up to it. And suffers from so little characters being introduced. So your stalker is only one of a few options unless you go for a character completely unknown to every one.
And the dog Max had way too much focus and involvement in the book. Like WAY too much. I get it, the FMC is a shitty irresponsible dog owner who probably shouldn't have such a high energy mutt when she works all day and lives alone and has to pay for doggy daycare. And doesn't care at all for properly training her annoying ass dog. His role drastically should have been cut. I cared about Josiah & Audrey's relationship, not about the stupid dog.
The ending
mysterious
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:
Complicated
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
3/5 "this book was cute but also maddening" stars
This is a book that begs the important question: "why the fuck are you letting your dog off its leash when it’s constantly so poorly behaved and is the premise for so many issues in your life!"Everyone in this book is absolutely incompetent. The boss and the mom especially. Some of that was wrapped up WAY too easily for my tastes. That said - it was cute and silly. Definitely more Lucy Score rather than Catherine Cowels.
This is a book that begs the important question: "why the fuck are you letting your dog off its leash when it’s constantly so poorly behaved and is the premise for so many issues in your life!"Everyone in this book is absolutely incompetent. The boss and the mom especially. Some of that was wrapped up WAY too easily for my tastes. That said - it was cute and silly. Definitely more Lucy Score rather than Catherine Cowels.
2,75/5⭐️
Plot wise very little happened and the book itself was way too long for that. And while I love pets in books, there needs to be a limit. Max was mentioned so much in so much detailed I really expected there to be a separate chapter from Max's POV.
Plot wise very little happened and the book itself was way too long for that. And while I love pets in books, there needs to be a limit. Max was mentioned so much in so much detailed I really expected there to be a separate chapter from Max's POV.
I'm a sucker for romantic suspense, and this series kept popping up, so I figured, why not? It's all about Audrey, the new girl in a small town, and Josiah, her grumpy landlord who's also doing some remodeling next door. Things get a little spooky for Audrey, and Josiah steps up as her protector.
I gotta say, the story was pretty engaging, and I totally didn't see the conclusion to the mystery. I was hoping for a bit more of a spark between Audrey and Josiah and maybe a little more spice.
Overall, though, I enjoyed it enough to keep going with the series. It's a solid read if you're into small-town vibes, a bit of mystery, and a grumpy/sunshine dynamic.
I also listened to the audiobook and I upped my review to 4 stars because Conor Crais, Ava Erickson, and Scott Rose did such a fantastic job. Their dual narration performance kept me engaged throughout the story.
I gotta say, the story was pretty engaging, and I totally didn't see the conclusion to the mystery. I was hoping for a bit more of a spark between Audrey and Josiah and maybe a little more spice.
Overall, though, I enjoyed it enough to keep going with the series. It's a solid read if you're into small-town vibes, a bit of mystery, and a grumpy/sunshine dynamic.
I also listened to the audiobook and I upped my review to 4 stars because Conor Crais, Ava Erickson, and Scott Rose did such a fantastic job. Their dual narration performance kept me engaged throughout the story.
So much of this was great! I'd like more spice but the romance was good. There was a lot of dialogue and it seems like the book would have been about 100 pages shorter but I'm guessing a lot of that was setting up characters for the next book.