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A review by thebookhan
Home Is Where You Are by Melissa Grace
3.0
at first, this story was really cute—and it still is—but by 50% into the book, i was ready for it to be at its end. not because i thought it was bad, but because it felt like nothing was really happening.
the entire song felt like you were climbing up a mountain. by the time you reached the bridge, you were standing on top of the world, soaking in the panoramic view.
home is where you are is about a recent divorcee, liv, and her struggle with herself, her body, and her dreams. having given up her own dreams for her ex, she is left with a business that she loves, but isn’t passionate about, and a bitter taste on love in her mouth. well, until she is (quite literally) dragged to a concert at a local venue by her best friend, ella, and ella’s daughter grace. there she meets the frontman of the band they’re to see, jaxon slade.
this book had an interesting way of making me feel like the relationship was moving a hundred miles an hour while the plot was at a near standstill. but, i am not a fan of insta-love and this was very much an insta-love situation. so maybe that was on me and not the book. i have a passion for slow-burn that nothing else can match.
the thing i remember being so painful about grief was that for so long, it felt like my entire world stopped, but everyone around me kept going on as though nothing even happened.
i liked how melissa included real-world problems. having had three miscarriages myself, it was easy for me to relate to liv and her fears and doubts within herself. i feel like its human nature to doubt yourself to start with, but when your body has failed you in the way it should have thrived for you, it’s easy to feel like you’ve done something wrong—like losing your baby was somehow your fault. i related to this aspect of the story heavily and it pulled at my heart string immensely. and then to be left by your husband because your body had failed you…i couldn’t imagine.
“wait, what?” jax looked over at me, confused. “i thought everyone liked donuts.”
i also liked that she added a cute little quirky inside “donut” joke between jax and liv. but…it became so repetitive that i started to be annoyed by it. my own husband and i make silly jokes like it all the time, which is why it made me smile—the first time it was put into the story. but as i continued to read, i dreaded seeing the word “donut” on the pages. it just became so repetitive and excessive. i would have enjoyed it much more if it had stayed with the first instance and maybe they made more jokes like it, but not the same joke over and over.
overall, i think this was a three star read. the plot could have used a bit more development and the jokes could have been switched up some, but overall it was a cute story and i will continue with the series.
the entire song felt like you were climbing up a mountain. by the time you reached the bridge, you were standing on top of the world, soaking in the panoramic view.
home is where you are is about a recent divorcee, liv, and her struggle with herself, her body, and her dreams. having given up her own dreams for her ex, she is left with a business that she loves, but isn’t passionate about, and a bitter taste on love in her mouth. well, until she is (quite literally) dragged to a concert at a local venue by her best friend, ella, and ella’s daughter grace. there she meets the frontman of the band they’re to see, jaxon slade.
this book had an interesting way of making me feel like the relationship was moving a hundred miles an hour while the plot was at a near standstill. but, i am not a fan of insta-love and this was very much an insta-love situation. so maybe that was on me and not the book. i have a passion for slow-burn that nothing else can match.
the thing i remember being so painful about grief was that for so long, it felt like my entire world stopped, but everyone around me kept going on as though nothing even happened.
i liked how melissa included real-world problems. having had three miscarriages myself, it was easy for me to relate to liv and her fears and doubts within herself. i feel like its human nature to doubt yourself to start with, but when your body has failed you in the way it should have thrived for you, it’s easy to feel like you’ve done something wrong—like losing your baby was somehow your fault. i related to this aspect of the story heavily and it pulled at my heart string immensely. and then to be left by your husband because your body had failed you…i couldn’t imagine.
“wait, what?” jax looked over at me, confused. “i thought everyone liked donuts.”
i also liked that she added a cute little quirky inside “donut” joke between jax and liv. but…it became so repetitive that i started to be annoyed by it. my own husband and i make silly jokes like it all the time, which is why it made me smile—the first time it was put into the story. but as i continued to read, i dreaded seeing the word “donut” on the pages. it just became so repetitive and excessive. i would have enjoyed it much more if it had stayed with the first instance and maybe they made more jokes like it, but not the same joke over and over.
overall, i think this was a three star read. the plot could have used a bit more development and the jokes could have been switched up some, but overall it was a cute story and i will continue with the series.