I truly felt for Alexis—the things she went through in her awful relationship were heartbreaking. Meeting Daniel was such a relief; he was a true gentleman and absolutely perfect for her. However, I struggled with Alexis’s friends, who were far from supportive—except for Briana, who was the exception. Their behavior really took away from the story for me, making it hard to fully connect. Overall, it was an okay read, but not one I’d recommend, unfortunately. While there were moments of warmth and resilience, it didn’t quite hit the mark for me.

I like that there were layers here, that Alexis took time to see how her friends truly work, and time to grow to care for the people in the town, Wakan. There was not desire to reunite emotionally with her abusive ex, but she did want him to improve and send him to therapy. She cared for the townspeople who needed doctoring and needed help, including the woman in the abusive relationship.

In many ways this did feel quite Hallmark for the setup and I do have to say, one month later and this has not really stuck with me, most of it is gone from my memory?

I said in my vlog that I was really enjoying the writing and found it charming, and like the overall tone and vibes. I did really appreciate that the characters were laughing together and had banter and emotional chemistry in addition to the physical. I could truly believe in their connection to each other and I felt that this romance was good in the emotional development department. I called the book 'swoony and evocative' and I think that that is mostly due to Daniel.

Toward the end, Alexis had time to really reflect on what she wants, and to evaluate what is going on in her life, I appreciated that she took the time to think things through and to make changes. The big reveal/grand gesture was her declaration (very publicly and at an annual donor gala event) that the hospital would actually be starting an outreach program/clinics for the underserved communities and that she would be going out to lead one in Daniel's town. And her parents were totally okay with this?? I wanted a better resolution there, and a better handling of family boundaries. Maybe a talk with her mother since Alexis realized that her mother has been manipulated/abused as well.

There was also a hint of magical realism throughout, with small elements such as the B&B window changing and the town/B&B "wanting" Alexis to stay there, and I thought this was a fun element.

Alexis's parents really sucked, I was a bit annoyed at how seemingly unwilling she was to own her life and make her own choices?? Her not standing up to her parents was very difficult to take. I felt that Alexis was a layered character, and I sure as hell know that there are real life doctors who have zero sense, but some of the things that Alexis supposedly knows nothing about made me roll my eyes: never having used a broom? That she is seemingly stuck inside the house if the power is out? I do think that elements of a class difference are somewhat over exaggerated in romances to play up that element, but this made me roll my eyes a couple times.

I laughed multiple times, I thought sometimes this book verged on goofy, but still had fun overall.

The primary conflict being that both characters have jobs and responsibilities and yet live apart and it would be very difficult to make a relationship work was a realistic one, but I am glad ultimately it was Alexis who made the life change and not Daniel making sacrifices for her. This is sometimes not a conflict that I like because it makes me feel like one character has to make all of the changes for the other. I do agree with so many reviewers that Daniel was pretty perfect and definitely a great golden retriever boyfriend. I admired his patience, but I will say that I think he was a little too perfect. But I like the 'Opposites Attract' trope and here I felt that the characters clicked well.