romancereadinglist's Reviews (417)

A book that should have been an article. 

This was cute, but not really for me. I didn’t ever get super invested in the characters and their relationship, and the cottage-core setting and fairytale references are just not my thing. 

I love a celebrity-normie romance, and overall this one is well done. It’s also a second chance romance, with a 10 year hiatus between the first chance and the second - and I loved seeing older characters who have been through A LOT. For the most part, the pacing and balancing of the two timelines worked really well. My main complaints: the ending felt a little rushed, and I felt like I needed a bit more fleshing out of the emotional depth of their initial connection to believe it could endure 10 years. The audio is excellent, and I think really helped my enjoyment of the book. 

My first time reading Ginny Moore, and I loved it! It’s a rake-wallflower setup, with a dash of friends-to-lovers (although let’s be real, there have been FEELINGS all along). Both the characters lack confidence - Ellie because of her horrendous  marriage and her curves, Henry because of his learning disabilities and bouts of depression - but they have a really special connection. The miscommunication and misunderstandings lasted a bit too long for my liking, but that’s my only quibble. I’ll definitely read more from this author! 

This was sweet and enjoyable, but I couldn’t quite get over how unrealistic the miscommunication/ separation that the plot depends on is in the age of email and Google.