Unabridged Audiobook
This is a sweet second chance romance book. It did its job at making you feel good. I enjoyed reading it and loved the narrator
Very nice! Will look for more books my Kim Nash in the future!
Wonderful, feel good book.
The beginning was actually really cute, and I was in the mood for a cosy small-town romance, so I thought I'd enjoy this a lot more than I did. Unfortunately, it got boring way quicker than I expected. Nelly was okay at first, but she became so frustrating as the story went on. Every time Jack was around, she'd throw herself a little pity party, constantly comparing herself to Natalia and worrying about how Natalia would react whenever Jack showed her any attention. She knew some of the things they were doing weren't exactly appropriate, but still kept doing them anyway. And while Natalia definitely fat-shamed her, Nelly never actually stood up for herself—she just skinny-shamed Natalia in her head instead. ️ Then, right at the end, Jack casually makes a comment about her weight by asking what she'd been eating, and she just laughs it off? So Natalia gets called out for it, but Jack gets a free pass? Make it make sense. By the end, Nelly's entire personality seemed to revolve around Jack. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen, but it was just them awkwardly dancing around each other over and over again. Not in a fun slow-burn way either—it was just kind of cringe. And "Nelly Bum" as a nickname...? Please. At one point I genuinely thought, "Did someone's grandma write this?" The dialogue, the characters, even the way everyone spoke just felt really dated. I looked up the author afterwards and saw that she started writing in her 50s. I'm not saying that's a bad thing at all, but the writing style definitely felt old-fashioned, and it just wasn't for me. I only finished it because it counted towards my reading challenge and I'd already read too much to DNF it.
Lovely little book, good pick me up!
Super fun listen! Loved the characters and the story.
Cute !
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