bookish92's profile picture

bookish92 's review for:

The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis
2.0

Going into this book I didn't know exactly what I was going to think. I'll start out by saying that I'm a picky romance reader, so while this book wasn't for me, based on so many other reviews on here, a lot of people love it.
I'll start by saying that the setting was nice. The small town, a bakery that our female lead opens up. It was nice and comforting and what you'd expect from a small town romance.
I liked the idea of Ivy's storyline being included to add something extra to the romance plot, so starting out, I was interested.
However, the book fell flat for me pretty quickly. My main issue being that everything felt so rushed.
I never really felt connected to any of the characters because things moved so fast. Both with the Romance plot and with Ivy.
There were a collection of side character's like Shay, who felt really undeveloped, almost to the point where their inclusion in the book felt unnecessary. 
Overall while the setting was nice and the premise appealing. The rushed romance plot left me disappointed, as it truly didn't feel like they had any real connection.
But as I said, I'm very picky with romances and if you like fast paced small town romances, you may like this.

*I received this book via Netgalley*