Scan barcode
A review by iam
Accepting the Fall by Meg Harding
4.0
This was super sweet
Accepting the Fall is a second chance romanceabout Zander, a marine-turned-firefighter after finding out he has a daughter, and Cole, a kindergarden teacher. They originally met as teens on a military base in Germany while their parents are stationed there, a meeting that left one of them heartbroken and the other with regrets. As the setup suggests, they meet again when Cole becomes Zander's daughter's teacher.
Their romance is very sweet with little drama and the story is made out of many small threads that make up their lifes outside of the romance.
That includes Savanah, Zander's five year old daughter, who has her own struggles, closely tied up with how Zander is still trying to figure out how to be a single dad after the girl was put on his doorstep with a bag and a note from a one-night-stand years ago. Additionally, Zander is still dealing with the effects his asshole father's upbringing has on his relationships with other people, as well as fitting in with his new job.
Cole in the meantime has friends, family, lots of babies (dogs, cats, cows, horses and more) but he has his own baggage too, a boyfriend who's "safe" but not much more, divorced parents who won't tell him what's wrong even when there's obviously something going on, bad memories that keep coming up and of course the man who broke his heart seventeen years ago suddenly being back in his life...
Accepting the Fall is a very lovely read with low angst and low stakes in general, which makes it very pleasant to read with its calm atmosphere, lovable characters, and just so many nice little details of everyday life that keep it fresh and engaging.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Accepting the Fall is a second chance romanceabout Zander, a marine-turned-firefighter after finding out he has a daughter, and Cole, a kindergarden teacher. They originally met as teens on a military base in Germany while their parents are stationed there, a meeting that left one of them heartbroken and the other with regrets. As the setup suggests, they meet again when Cole becomes Zander's daughter's teacher.
Their romance is very sweet with little drama and the story is made out of many small threads that make up their lifes outside of the romance.
That includes Savanah, Zander's five year old daughter, who has her own struggles, closely tied up with how Zander is still trying to figure out how to be a single dad after the girl was put on his doorstep with a bag and a note from a one-night-stand years ago. Additionally, Zander is still dealing with the effects his asshole father's upbringing has on his relationships with other people, as well as fitting in with his new job.
Cole in the meantime has friends, family, lots of babies (dogs, cats, cows, horses and more) but he has his own baggage too, a boyfriend who's "safe" but not much more, divorced parents who won't tell him what's wrong even when there's obviously something going on, bad memories that keep coming up and of course the man who broke his heart seventeen years ago suddenly being back in his life...
Accepting the Fall is a very lovely read with low angst and low stakes in general, which makes it very pleasant to read with its calm atmosphere, lovable characters, and just so many nice little details of everyday life that keep it fresh and engaging.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.