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A review by cakt1991
Reunited on Dragonfly Lane: Includes a Bonus Novella by Annie Rains
3.0
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Reunited on Dragonfly Lane was another book I picked up almost solely because of the cute dog on the cover. And the pun in the blurb (“paws-ible?) warmed my heart and made me chuckle.
And given my past experiences with small-town romance, I felt like I enjoyed it well enough in comparison. It’s a fun, cozy story set in a picturesque small town, and in that aspect, it works. There’s a real element of community, and even jumping in with book 7, I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything in terms of that dynamic that may have been established prior.
I did find the romance itself a bit lackluster. On the surface it’s got a lot of potential, and a lot of that is due to them bonding over Comet, a dog with an injured leg. But in spite of them having a past romance together, I just never felt like there was anything substantial between them. They do have some qualities that made me at least like them somewhat and feel they had potential on their own, especially Chase, with his familial problems as he finds himself taking care of his nephew with his brother in jail. But I never got the impression that these two together made sense.
I understand Annie Rains is well loved in the small town romance genre, especially given her books are on the sweet side with no sex. However, despite some of those elements often working for me, they just didn’t this time. I do feel a more experienced reader of her work will enjoy this, given the largely favorable early reviews from people who are presumably part of her established audience.
Reunited on Dragonfly Lane was another book I picked up almost solely because of the cute dog on the cover. And the pun in the blurb (“paws-ible?) warmed my heart and made me chuckle.
And given my past experiences with small-town romance, I felt like I enjoyed it well enough in comparison. It’s a fun, cozy story set in a picturesque small town, and in that aspect, it works. There’s a real element of community, and even jumping in with book 7, I didn’t feel like I missed out on anything in terms of that dynamic that may have been established prior.
I did find the romance itself a bit lackluster. On the surface it’s got a lot of potential, and a lot of that is due to them bonding over Comet, a dog with an injured leg. But in spite of them having a past romance together, I just never felt like there was anything substantial between them. They do have some qualities that made me at least like them somewhat and feel they had potential on their own, especially Chase, with his familial problems as he finds himself taking care of his nephew with his brother in jail. But I never got the impression that these two together made sense.
I understand Annie Rains is well loved in the small town romance genre, especially given her books are on the sweet side with no sex. However, despite some of those elements often working for me, they just didn’t this time. I do feel a more experienced reader of her work will enjoy this, given the largely favorable early reviews from people who are presumably part of her established audience.