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A review by so_brookeish
Savor It by Tarah DeWitt
5.0
Holy moly, Tarah Dewitt can’t be stopped!
I fell in love with Tarah’s writing with her debut, indie published novel, Rootbound, the month it released (a nit so humble brag, im dang proud to have watched her career take off) and I haven’t been able to stop reading her words since! I've read all of her works multiple times and can say with absolute certainty that 'Savor it' is without a doubt my new favorite book of hers, and that’s saying something as I’ve loudly championed every other book written by Tarah!!
Its taken me a week to write this full review because my initial reaction was "No words, no notes, read the dang book everyone!" but i'll do my best to put out into the world how this book made me feel!
Let's start with the plot: Sage Byrd (my new fictional bestie) has lived in the costal town of Spunes, Oregon her entire life and quite frankly its a dang good life. She is beloved, she runs a quaint, if not eclectic hobby farm, and she has some beautiful friendships.. but after her relationship of 5 years with the town golden boy ends and he immediately gets engaged, Sage needs a win.
Spunes hosts an annual summer festival, a summer competition that is the perfect opportunity to prove to the town that she's doing great and they can all stop pitying her.. but first, she needs to find a partner.
Fisher Lange (my new fictional book boyfriend) was a hot-shot chef until the shocking loss of his sister left him numb, grieving, and responsible for a niece, Indy. With Fishers grief comes an apathy towards cooking and he looses his Michelin star as well as his job. Fisher finds himself in Spunes with Indy, taking a much needed sabbatical, and consulting on a new restaurant opening in the small town!
Unfortunately for Fisher, small towns can be hard to settle into as an outsider and after clashing with the townspeople and then kissing his new neighbor, dating rumors begin to fly. Sage sees and opportunity to fix Fishers image AND secure herself a partner for the competition.. what's a little mutually beneficial deal between new neighbors anway!?
This book is so heartwarming and I think might just be Tarah's softest book yet, in the best way! My heart was a tear stained puddle by the end of this story. Fisher and Sages love is healing, steamy, emotional, supportive, revelatory, and just plain lovely to read about! The puns are fantastic, the jokes and innuendos are hilarious and endless, the relationships all the way around are heartwarming, and the one lines had me dying to get my hands on my pre-ordered physical copy asap so I could annotate to my hearts content!
The characters are where this book shines! Sage is a homebody, she's grounded, settled, a little self deprecating, a bit of a people pleaser, and the one the everyone comes to for advice because she loves deeply, immensely, and she shows it. Fisher is on a mission to figure his life out, and as he is healing, and confronting the hard things he's incapable of falling in love with sage, with the town, and with his passions again. Fisher shows you over and over agin how much and how deeply he loves Sage, it so moving you feel it, their love literally leaps off the page and weaves its way into your chest!
All this to say- 5 stars and easily a top romance of the year for me (literally to no ones surprise!) its going on my forever favorite shelf as soon as it gets here. I believe what makes reading so lovely and unique is the way books can make you feel seen. Tarah did that for me with this one.
PS- the audio was FANTASTIC!! Karissa Vacker and Zachary Webber did a phenomenal job at this dual narration. I couldn't get enough of it!
Read this if you love:
-Forced Proximity
-mutually beneficial arrangement
-a "just for the summer" romance
-Single guardian
-hot chef
-quirky animals
-caretaking
-steamy romance with plenty of hot on page intimacy
-training for a competition
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martins for for advanced ebook as well as Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening copy!
I fell in love with Tarah’s writing with her debut, indie published novel, Rootbound, the month it released (a nit so humble brag, im dang proud to have watched her career take off) and I haven’t been able to stop reading her words since! I've read all of her works multiple times and can say with absolute certainty that 'Savor it' is without a doubt my new favorite book of hers, and that’s saying something as I’ve loudly championed every other book written by Tarah!!
Its taken me a week to write this full review because my initial reaction was "No words, no notes, read the dang book everyone!" but i'll do my best to put out into the world how this book made me feel!
Let's start with the plot: Sage Byrd (my new fictional bestie) has lived in the costal town of Spunes, Oregon her entire life and quite frankly its a dang good life. She is beloved, she runs a quaint, if not eclectic hobby farm, and she has some beautiful friendships.. but after her relationship of 5 years with the town golden boy ends and he immediately gets engaged, Sage needs a win.
Spunes hosts an annual summer festival, a summer competition that is the perfect opportunity to prove to the town that she's doing great and they can all stop pitying her.. but first, she needs to find a partner.
Fisher Lange (my new fictional book boyfriend) was a hot-shot chef until the shocking loss of his sister left him numb, grieving, and responsible for a niece, Indy. With Fishers grief comes an apathy towards cooking and he looses his Michelin star as well as his job. Fisher finds himself in Spunes with Indy, taking a much needed sabbatical, and consulting on a new restaurant opening in the small town!
Unfortunately for Fisher, small towns can be hard to settle into as an outsider and after clashing with the townspeople and then kissing his new neighbor, dating rumors begin to fly. Sage sees and opportunity to fix Fishers image AND secure herself a partner for the competition.. what's a little mutually beneficial deal between new neighbors anway!?
This book is so heartwarming and I think might just be Tarah's softest book yet, in the best way! My heart was a tear stained puddle by the end of this story. Fisher and Sages love is healing, steamy, emotional, supportive, revelatory, and just plain lovely to read about! The puns are fantastic, the jokes and innuendos are hilarious and endless, the relationships all the way around are heartwarming, and the one lines had me dying to get my hands on my pre-ordered physical copy asap so I could annotate to my hearts content!
The characters are where this book shines! Sage is a homebody, she's grounded, settled, a little self deprecating, a bit of a people pleaser, and the one the everyone comes to for advice because she loves deeply, immensely, and she shows it. Fisher is on a mission to figure his life out, and as he is healing, and confronting the hard things he's incapable of falling in love with sage, with the town, and with his passions again. Fisher shows you over and over agin how much and how deeply he loves Sage, it so moving you feel it, their love literally leaps off the page and weaves its way into your chest!
All this to say- 5 stars and easily a top romance of the year for me (literally to no ones surprise!) its going on my forever favorite shelf as soon as it gets here. I believe what makes reading so lovely and unique is the way books can make you feel seen. Tarah did that for me with this one.
PS- the audio was FANTASTIC!! Karissa Vacker and Zachary Webber did a phenomenal job at this dual narration. I couldn't get enough of it!
Read this if you love:
-Forced Proximity
-mutually beneficial arrangement
-a "just for the summer" romance
-Single guardian
-hot chef
-quirky animals
-caretaking
-steamy romance with plenty of hot on page intimacy
-training for a competition
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martins for for advanced ebook as well as Macmillan Audio for the advanced listening copy!