emileecarpenter 's review for:

Chasing Shelter by Catherine Cowles

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

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When Ellie Pierce moves to Sparrow Falls to start her life over, she doesn’t expect to end up living next door to the town’s sheriff and broody, single dad Trace. The problem with that is Trace sees more than Ellie wants him too and he slowly infiltrates her walls to see what is truly going on. When Trace and Ellie’s past secrets come back to haunt them, Trace tries to take it all heads on. With every passing moment and soul scorching touches, Ellie is starting to realize just how much she may actually like the single dad next door. With danger lurking, Trace has to decide how to keep it from forever ruining his life and his new life with Ellie. 

I absolutely adore this couple as well as Keely. I loved how they both knocked down each other’s defenses. Reading about Ellie and Keely’s relationship was so beautiful and I love how Ellie made Keely feel. Also, the special moments between Keely and her dad were so adorable, I teared up. Lolli was one of the funniest people in the story, as always and I hope she does end up giving Walter a chance. I also really enjoyed the snippets of Kyle and Fallon’s relationship throughout the years. I have no doubt their story will break me in all the best ways possible. 

Some tropes include: neighbors to lovers, single dad, touch her and d!e, funny grandma, found family, romantic suspense and more. Some possible TWs: mentions of alcohol and substance abuse, m*rder, threatening behavior (against FMC and MMC), toxic family behavior (FMC) and losses of parent(s). There are more I’m sure I’m missing so please look into it if you’re worried.