If you are a fan of shows such as One Tree Hill, Dawson’s Creek, or Pleasantville, you may enjoy this fun romance that has a touch of magical realism. 

Brynn is a newly divorced, 30 year old who has a roommate to share the bills as she is starting over. Her very handsome roommate, Josh, is not around that much because he works evenings and weekends as a bartender at a nearby club. 

When they both end up together in a small town, Brynn realizes that they’ve woken up in Carson’s Cove, the setting of a very popular teen tv show from twenty years ago. The show didn’t get the romantic ending the fans (and Brynn) wanted, so she is there to ensure the show gets its proper ending of Sloan falling in love with the popular dreamboat, Spencer. 
<< this is the magical realism part of the story>> 

In Carson’s Cove, Brynn is actually one of the main characters “Sloan” and Josh is the character of “Fletch”, the bad boy about town. The story goes from there. I liked the relationship between Brynn and Josh. I liked that the present day setting for the novel was in Canada (ie: mentions of Tim Horton’s and Orillia, ON) which was unique. I just found that it was a little too “teen” for me even with some seriously spicy scenes. There was a “B” storyline that concluded at the end of the novel that I really wasn’t into all that much, and I felt that piece went on for too long. 

I did like how the story concluded and overall, it was a creative story. It will have its audience for sure. 

Thank you to Dial Press and Netgalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.