I’ve been in a one-sided love affair with this author since I discovered her and read Loving Cara. Throughout that series (Love Under the Big Sky) I had a hard time putting those stories down once I picked them up. It was only a matter of time before I came across a story of hers that would fall flat for me. It’s inevitable, no matter how much I love an author, that some of their stories won’t speak to me the same way their other stories do. That’s not to say this isn’t a good book. It is actually a great story, but when I hold it up to those other stories it pales.

While I found Finn to be a strong male lead and very swoon worthy, I didn’t feel we were given enough of his back story…what makes the man tick. In fact, I felt I knew more about his brother and brother-in-law than I knew about Finn by the end of this story. This didn’t stop me from loving him, but it did stop me from fully connecting with him.

There’s a lot more history on London, but not any sort of deep dive that goes beyond the few months before the story starts. So again, I didn’t feel the connection with London that I would have liked. Which also made me not as forgiving when she’d get upset with Finn. I ended up understanding her reasons for the times she got frustrated with him, but the first time it really happened I thought she was being a bit of a diva since I didn’t understand her enough.

There was great chemistry with Finn’s niece Gabby and London, but they didn’t get near enough time together for my taste. I’m hoping they’ll have more scenes with each other when Gabby’s dad gets his story told.

There are a few big scenes that end up, in the long run, being more anticlimactic than the big adrenaline rush they seem at first. Some things wrapped up too quickly, others dragged on too long. I guess what I’m saying is the flow seemed off.

Again, hard to explain, but this is still a good book. I still wanted to keep going back to it throughout the day and looked forward to the times I was able to sit and read. It just wasn’t up to the standards I set in my mind when it comes to this author. I hope it was just a fluke because I plan to continue reading this author and I’m looking forward to Quinn’s story.

This review can also be found at All In Good Time.

Read in 2019 but was unfortunately a DNF, so this isn't counting towards my goal but is on my 2019 shelf.

I didn't get very far into this and as such don't feel overly comfortable reviewing what I read. I will say though that I didn't find the plot gripping enough to pull me into the story right from the off. I didn't much care for the tone of the book to begin with either, and that put me off from really delving straight in and absorbing it just like I thought I would when I first bought it. I am, of course, endlessly disappointed at the fact that I didn't enjoy this - because the synopsis sounds right up my street, the cover is divine and it is by a massively popular author. My disappointment is real, but I don't doubt that other people will enjoy this - I suspect it just wasn't my cup of tea! If it sounds good to you, give it a go because you might just find a favourite.