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A review by spryfrog
Forgive and Forget by Charlie Cochet
1.0
I've read Charlie Cochet before and enjoyed her THIRDS series, so I was surprised to see this cute, non-military offering and figured I'd give it a try. I love me some coffee shop stories, and pie's even better. On the first page, you know this is a goofy, cutesy book that's wading in tropes and owning it. I'm perfectly willing to dive into a tale of getting bonked on the head leading to temporary amnesia. Sure, I'll buy it - it's a romance novel. The book isn't taking itself too seriously, which is cool with me.
However, about a third or probably closer to halfway through I just lost interest. The dialogue, the characters, everything was just a little...too on the nose? Too straightforward? Coming off Hailey Turner's fourth installment of the Soulbound series, picking up Forgive and Forget felt like a step down in complexity and characters. Which it is. I think that's just a fact that's neither here nor there. There's nothing wrong with a simpler setting, cast of characters, and plot, but I wasn't able to find it satisfying here. I skimmed the second half to check out the end and called it a day.
In summary, that's what I'm rating it one star. Not because it was god awful, but because it couldn't hold my interest.
However, about a third or probably closer to halfway through I just lost interest. The dialogue, the characters, everything was just a little...too on the nose? Too straightforward? Coming off Hailey Turner's fourth installment of the Soulbound series, picking up Forgive and Forget felt like a step down in complexity and characters. Which it is. I think that's just a fact that's neither here nor there. There's nothing wrong with a simpler setting, cast of characters, and plot, but I wasn't able to find it satisfying here. I skimmed the second half to check out the end and called it a day.
In summary, that's what I'm rating it one star. Not because it was god awful, but because it couldn't hold my interest.