When I read the last page of this book my first thought was "Ok, this was nice" not really what I was expecting from a romance novel.
Let me start from the beginning :)

Delilah is a character that you like right from the start. Her casual attitude, her snarky comments, her tattoos... She is a representation of everyone who wanted to leave their old life behind, but alas, the old life wants you back.
Then there is Claire, the cute single mom who forgot to love herself more but she is trying, she is really trying to open up more :) her two best friends, Iris and Astrid are sure here to remind her of that.

Their story was nice, I can't say that it was something exciting. This is the first book I have read from this author, I haven't read her previous work so, unlike the other reviews I can't comment on her transfer to the adult romance genre, but I can say that the writing was good and the story didn't have any plot holes so that as a fact is great. But even with the great banter in some points and cute moments with Clair's daughter Rosy, the story felt as if I had already read it. Like I have already seen this movie just with different characters and that took out a bit of the enjoyment for me. I missed the chills ...
Then, there was the part with Josh, Claire's ex-husband where from the first introduction you could feel where his character development was headed and Claire's reaction at the first scene with him was a bit overreacted, but then again those are her trust issues and she had them for a good reason, so that is something to work on, for both of them...

I love the choice of Delialh`s profession. Photography is an art that speaks so much volume and Delilah uses it as a way of expressing herself and her POV is wonderful.

The world-building felt a bit uneventful, other than their stories. Except for the part regarding Delilah's story, we learn about Claire mostly through Delilah, while Claire's character was mostly occupied with the present life, which was fine since we get to see two different perspectives of the small town that for some is a lovely home, while for the others a place near to hell.

All of their moments together were cute but as I said, I didn't feel the excitement for them.

Spoiler

My heart went to Astrid, she was the one that had a family member that did care for her in her own way but in reality, she was alone and her feelings were hidden so well that it makes you wonder how strong you have to be to carry that hurt inside yourself and fool everyone that you are ok. Opposite of Delilah, who was openly distant from everyone due to, as we learn by the end, misunderstanding and presumptions in her teenage years, after her father died.

Would I recommend it? - Yes, I would. This bоок had good writing and a good story, it just wasn't vibing with me.
Will I read the next in the series? - I'll give it some time for now...maybe at some point.