Reviews - Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow

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Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow

Jessica Redland

4.06 AVERAGE

anna_laaa's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful tense fast-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

caitlin22's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Now I've stopped myself from crying, I'm ready to review this incredible book. At the author's suggestion, I've gone back to the first book in the series having read the third to see where it all began and I certainly was not left disappointed. I loved the relationship between Thomas and Sammie and even though I knew what was coming, it still caught me off guard and I shed a few tears. Sammie is just such a relatable character and I think that's why I fell in love with her so much. I see so many similarities between Sammie and myself and can also relate to her struggles with her relationship with her mum as I've experienced that firsthand with my dad. Overall, this is a beautifully written story and I for one, can not wait to catch up with the rest of the series.

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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: No

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georginainvisablestring22's review

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

now_booking's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective relaxing 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: Complicated

I really enjoyed this charming story of family and loss and love and just being the bigger person. The premise is that unlucky-in-love Sam is heartbroken that her cousin and BFF is marrying her (Sam’s) ex especially since she stepped aside to make it happen. That said being the nicest person in the entire universe she puts a good face on it but then her cousin finds and suddenly Sam finds herself an outcast from her family. This leads her to build an unexpected relationship with a grumpy old man finally find healing after a lifetime of hurts.

This book reminds me of if Virgin River met A Man Called Ove met that love triangle in Bridgerton Season 2. It’s such a lovely and soft book- I can’t quite say it’s a romance because while there is romance, it’s not the main point of the book. Perhaps this is more women’s fiction or sort of uplit. But even being soft, Sam goes through a lot of hardship and abandonment and hurt and loss and yet the author is so delicate with these really intense themes that you feel Sam’s hurt and pain but you’re not overwhelmed by it. Character-wise, Sam was a delight. She is truly the nicest person that ever did nice. But I definitely had issues with her relatives and how they let her mother’s reign of abuse go unpunished for YEARSSS!!! Sam’s mother was clearly the villain of this peace and I liked how that was resolved. I enjoyed Sam’s friendships and thought that overall the secondary characters in this were fantastic. This author is new to me and was recommended by a friend but I absolutely loved this book and am on to the next one in the series already.

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