bloomsbookshelf's Reviews (62)

lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Honestly I thought this would be a throw away book just to add to my GoodReads reading challenge, but I actually ended up enjoying it 😂

It’s short and sweet and it’s not conventional, which I liked! 

The spice was okay. Solid 2/5. Nothing super special. I thought the book was really sweet for what it was though! Nice introduction to Ruby Dixon for me 😍
hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

I liked this book, it was a nice “second chance” love story, and I enjoyed that it showed how marriage can have good and bad times, but that after so long together, Matt and Abbie still wanted to be together and work things out. 

It wasn’t particularly fast paced, and the storyline’s that normally propel the story forward were a bit lacking for me, (I am a fantasy reader though, so that could be why). But all in all very heartwarming. 


(Spoiler) 

Kinda made me upset though that the whole reason for their marital issues were the fact they couldn’t have kids. And then they just ended up accepting the fact they couldn’t? Understandably that’s what some couples do and go through, but it seemed off that they wanted kids so badly, then Matt turned around and said “actually, I never really wanted them. I just wanted you to be happy”. Like…???? Idk. Wasn’t the ending I really wanted to be honest…

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medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes