Jodi Thomas never disappoints. Her writing is thoughtful and well composed. I look forward to reading her books.

I loved this book and this series. Such heartwarming and suspenseful story. The story or Andi & Danny was so fun to read. I cannot wait for the next book.

It's always good to visit Someday Valley and Honey Creek. This book has several story lines going on, and the action mostly takes place in the small town of Honey Creek. There are three romances to follow and some suspense. While I liked the book overall, and will read it again, to me it wasn't one of the best in the series. There seemed to be a lot of yelling, rather than conversation.

I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher Kensington Books/Zebra via NetGalley, and voluntarily read and reviewed it.

Jodi Thomas’s The Wild Lavender Bookshop, the second in the Someday Valley series, is another great book. The story line follows three unexpected couples in this small Texas town. All six of the people involved have surprises in their backgrounds and things to overcome. Thomas also brings some social and historical issues into focus through the stories of these characters. And just for fun, some of the people from the previous book make brief appearances. All in all, a very satisfying read. Strongly recommended.

Since I discovered Jodi Thomas I have thoroughly enjoyed reading each of her new books. They're full of romance (not my usual genre), but also suspense and action. I love Honeycreek and the characters there. It was fun meeting new characters, especially Andy. What a spitfire! This is a wonderful book that will make you keep turning the pages.

Return to Honey Creek near Someday Valley, Texas. Noah O’Brien runs the bookstore and rents an apartment upstairs and Cora Lee Buchanan also has one there. They find themselves falling for each other. Cora and her sister Katherine are siblings who spend a lot of time trying to live their father Bear’s life. But he has a secret life that no one knows about. Andi Delane arrives in town to find out about the will of her father she never knew and to find a safe haven from the danger she is in. Many changes will occur for the residents of the town and for Andi also!


Thanks to Jodi Thomas and Kensington Books Zebra

This book held my interest somewhat. I did become bored when I was about half way through. I did like the ending. Jodi Thomas is one of my favorite authors.

This was an ok book. I felt the male characters were too woosy and not real. I did enjoy the storyline but just not something I would read again.

This book didn’t exactly match up to its description, in my opinion. This is a generally kind and comforting story, but rather predictable. It was fun to see three different love stories told in parallel, but in all cases, they may not have gotten the rounding out they deserved.

Round up to 3.5

This is one of those books that is a sweet, charming and easy read. A book that will make you smile and warm your heart. I enjoyed reading about the couples, found all the characters quite endearing and although is is a bit predictable it is still fun and a real feel good type of read which we all need sometimes.

Loved the small town in Texas feel and I could just imagine the setting and the characters in my minds eye. A fun and warm read so read it if you need a bit of a perk up as that is what it does. It will make you smile.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A sweet romance that tended to be a little on the predictable side but still good. It was also a fairly quick read. But then I'm a sucker for books set in bookstores.

The storyline is excellent and the characters are interesting and well described.. Would recommend this book.

Thank you to Jodi Thomas, NetGalley and Kensington Books–Zebra for the arc of this book. ,

Three unlikely couples and romances are at the center of “The Wild Lavender Bookshop”, by Jodi Thomas, a story full of love, magic, and sweet whimsical moments.
I loved finally meeting the lost sister, Andi, and watching the tough detective show inadvertently her softest hidden side.
I’d already forgotten how I enjoyed the interaction between the half-siblings and missed having more of it.
The romance with Danny is fun, full of surprises and strained and difficult until the end.
Lonely and invisible Noah has his perfect match in Cora, the sweet teacher with a resolute personality.
Bear’s and Eliza story about a mature love is also rewarding and comes to a satisfying epilogue.
I enjoyed the reading and the message of hope and love.
While these peculiar characters meet and connect in unique circumstances and situations it’s as the universe is telling that there’s someone for everyone.

This book was suggested as a book for those who love authors like Robyn Carr, but for me it fell very flat. Rushed romances, super elementary writing style, and characters without a lot of substance. The ending felt disjointed.

What a heartwarming story. I loved this book so much! I highly recommend this book! Once again Jodi Thomas does not disappoint!!

Nice quick easy read, struggled a little as I haven’t read the others in the series but on the whole a lovely read.

This was a good quick read. It had action, hiding from drug criminals, small town feel, and a love story of course. I found the Noah and Cora story a little weird, but it did end happy. I would read more from this author. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley

This is a new to me author. But I feel in love with the characters and setting. I wanted to set inside this book.

A small town in Texas provides romance for three couples. A wide variety of issues and complications keep one turning the pages, including suspense and danger. Entertaining ways to get to their happily ever afters. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy. My review is voluntary. I do hope there will be a third book of Someday Valley.

This book was set back in the sweet little town of Honey Creek which I first encountered in Thomas' book "Breakfast at Honey Creek Cafe". I enjoyed being back in the town and seeing the Sheriff is grown up but still in the town.

However, this book held a lot of misses for me. I'm not sure if it's because I am reading books out of order or if it just falls flat but I struggled with all of the story lines. There are 3 "couples' points of views shown and each one of them felt rushed, not realistic, I didn't connect with them, or all of the above.

Give it a chance for yourself as so much of reviews are personal opinions.

Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC for my honest review.