A review by justkarlah
An Irresistible Harvest by Rebecca Goldie

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I feel like the book description is missing something, because it advertises a warm, cozy book about love (and it does have some of that!) but it had me feeling anxious and stressed out for a major part of it.

Hannah as a character is a people pleaser, who easily lets people walk all over her because she's too scared to stand up for herself or make a scene. I can relate to her having trouble voicing her opinions and voicing what she wants in life, but it got to be so stressful reading about her life and the constantly wrong choices she kept making! Like she didn't learn over and over again that she's her own person until the very end. It was so hard to keep wanting to root for her, but I'm glad she got her happy ending, at least.

Ethan was sweet and sounded like a very caring man at the beginning of the book. I liked his character for the most part, especially since he was so patient and understanding with Hannah.

The town sounded like a wonderful place to live, if a tad bit lonely, and the supporting characters were very important to the main characters. This was probably my favorite part of the book.

I thought I was going to be reading about a cute farmer falling in love with a city girl, but instead I went on a rollercoaster of emotions and a manipulative ex that made the ride a lot less enjoyable, unfortunately.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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