A review by thereadingraccoon
From the Jump by Lacie Waldon

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Book Review: From the Jump by Lacie Waldon 

From the Jump is an adult contemporary romance about a rule follower that decides to start saying “no”, taking more risks and ends up falling for her friend.

Liv Bakersfield (note: not one of my favorite romance character names) is fed up with the uninspiring graphic design jobs given to her by her firm when she impulsively says “no” to a bone broth campaign. She is promptly put on leave by her boss to work on her “personal issues” but she spontaneously decides to join her college friends on their trip to South Africa instead. Once there she finds herself in close quarters with Lucas Deiss her attractive but emotionally distant friend of over a decade. In both South Africa and back at home Liv will be forced out of her comfort zone and into breaking some of her own self-imposed rules all the while falling for a man that she never considered a possibility. 

I really enjoyed this novel about a woman taking risks in her life with both career and love. Lucas was a dreamy male main character that was aloof without being mean or emotionally stunted. I appreciated how their childhoods caused them both to play it safe in their lives but still left space to fall in love with a friend they knew and trusted. 

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️