This book had my attention from the moment I first saw the cover. I love cherries and those look extremely appetizing!

The book opens with Hope, and her ten-year-old daughter Tink driving. You learn they are driving away from a traumatic incident and experience but you don't know the details. They arrive at Hope's aunt Peg's house, which also happens to be on a cherry orchard/farm. So begins a story of new beginnings and secret pasts, accompanied by farm work and cherries.

This story was very engaging and I was intrigued by the first chapter. I think that the author did an excellent job of hooking the reader in and slowly unraveling the story. It's certainly a women-centered story that is about growth. I loved Tink's character. Her tenacity and personality were endearing. Her love for her mother is clear, but the tough exterior she has is evidence of her rough upbringing. I liked the food aspects of this book and there are even recipes at the end!

I didn't love the romantic aspects of this book though. I felt they were predictable and "easy". I'm just more a fan of complicated romances I think personally. But it did fit with the over-arching new beginnings theme of the story.


Content Warnings: Domestic Abuse, Depression.