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Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee
4.0

*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Hannah Tate is wearing many (many) hats: she's a new mother to sweet baby boy Bowie, devoted girlfriend to her rock star baby daddy, supportive best friend to a lesbian powerhouse lawyer, hygge inspired interior decorator, worker bee in a company she hates, and responsible daughter for her mother and step-father. However, in a painful domino cascade, almost everything that Hannah holds near and dear to her heart slips through her fingers. Suddenly, she's a single mother with no place to live and no home-- forced to move back in with her historically immature parents and trying to figure out her next moves in a tiny mountain town.

HANNAH TATE, BEYOND REPAIR is definitely Hannah's story of growth and acceptance-- it's nuanced and real, and I firmly believe that every reader will find something to relate to in Hannah's journey. The romance is spicy and fun, but it definitely takes second place to Hannah's story.

Some things I didn't love: the names G-Ma and Big Daddy for Hannah's parent's grandparent names. It was pretty cringe and may have gone over better if there had been an explanation for why Daryl wanted to be called Big Daddy rather than something like... grandpa? There was also a LOT of reference to Hannah's lactating breasts. Like, a lot. My job literally entails helping women breastfeed and even I felt like it was a little over the top-- it seemed like all Hannah wanted to think or talk about were her leaking nipples for the first half of the book.

Things I did love: Hannah. She was a hot mess express, but was also genuine and incredibly well written. I also loved her friends and family (weird grandparent names aside), her interior design skills, and the beautiful scenery of Georgia.

Overall, I really enjoyed HANNAH TATE and think it would be a great fall, feel good read!