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Autumn is just your average 20 year old, looking forward to going off to university as soon as she can. She's resigned herself to going to the local Uni, until the day that she receives a package from the esteem Windhaven Academy - school for Supernaturals. The thing is, as far as Autumn knows, she's never shown any sign at all of having a gift of any sort. So is completely torn when she finds out she's received a full ride. Her decision is made harder when one night, she meets the mysterious Wade, though he is also going to be attending Windhaven Academy, just not yet. After taking the plunge and moving in with her Dad at his big Ancestral home, things take a turn for the weird. Disembodied voices, cold pockets around the house, her Dad always disappearing, and is that a ghost? It can't be, because Autumn doesn't believe in ghosts... Things continue to get weirder as secrets about Autumn's past begin to surface, and they're not all secrets that she's going to like. Not knowing who to trust, or how to navigate this new life she finds herself in, will Autumn survive her first year at Windhaven Academy and what the universe has in store for her?

I am honestly, pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this novel. I wasn't holding out SUPER high hopes, but man, I was, I'll admit, blown away by the fervor at which I plowed through this story. I'm not going to lie, it's not the next winner of the most amazing literary book this year, but it was just a downright enjoyable story which had me feeling super nostalgic for shows like Buffy.

The story doesn't dive straight into the whole Windhaven Academy life style, which I loved, and the book doesn't necessarily really revolve around the Academy that much at all. It follows Autumn as she discovers that she may not be as average Joe as she believed herself to be. The mystery aspect of the story, well...aspects, as there are more than a few, were well thought out and executed. I will be honest though, I already know Wade's secret and pretty much worked it out from the beginning, though I don't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy, I do know what his power and his legacy is. The mystery surrounding Autumn though, I was pleasantly surprised at the revelation for it all. I had no idea what her power was going to be, OR the secrets that she was uncovering from her Ancestors or even the secrets from her childhood. So that was great. I really enjoyed what Andrews did with Autumn's story. I have a feeling about her Dad, but it wasn't revealed in this instalment so I'm not sure if I'm right or not. I'm being as vague as possible so as not to give anything away.

One thing that I did find a little bit weird, is how focused Andrews is on her character's gestures...particularly their eyebrows. Every single conversation or anything really, the characters eyebrows are mentioned, whether they're pinching together in worry, or tilted up at the end or raising into their hairline, or any number of other descriptors used. I found this to be a bit much, and kind of wish there was LESS emphasis on this aspect of the characters as now I find myself thinking way more about eyebrows than I probably should be. Also, Buffy is not old. I won't hear of it. Andrews obviously grew up watching Buffy, as did I, and I feel like it really shows in the dialogue and narrative of this story, which honestly, is absolutely perfect for me because Buffy will always hold a place in my heart, and I rewatch it as much as I can. Though seeing it referred to as being ancient really had me feeling old. I also love the little Dru and Angel thing that Wade and Autumn have going on. I adore it.

The characters are well written and I found they each had their own distinct voice and personality which is great and I always love to see. I saw in another review that they had a problem with Autumn talking to herself, I didn't, but I feel like it's because it IS very reminiscent of Buffy which is why I didn't mind it, because it made sense to me as someone who grew up with show writers who make their characters talk to themselves and give themselves pep talks now and then. I really like the character of Wade, but I'm not sure yet if I trust him, and I did find his and Autumn's relationship to be a bit insta-lovey, but I guess, if you feel it for someone, you feel it, and you can't help that. It just seemed a little bit full on for them having been together for such a short time. I'm really loving Cat and Colt, and I can't wait to see what becomes of the twins, especially because of that ending.

All in all, I really enjoyed this story, it had definite creep vibes at times which was an awesome surprise as I wasn't expecting it. As said above, I enjoyed this story WAY more than I was anticipating, so much so, that I have already pre-ordered the next three books on Amazon... Even though I still have a TBR pile that is over 300 books long...it was just THAT enjoyable for me. It has an engaging storyline, intriguing characters, and I honestly just loved the voice of the author. If you like a good paranormal/supernatural/PNR story, give it a go, it might surprise you too!

I received an arc in exchange for a review, thanks! When I read the description, I thought this might be an interesting read, as I often enjoy ya fantasy. However, it seem that this is another stock ya secret magic/magic school/supernatural series for, I would guess, tween to young teen girls. There were too many things that didn't hold my interest and I gave up about 20% of the way through.
Other reviewers have commented that the writing seems too young for the age of the characters, and I would agree; I found the relationship between the protagonist and her mother to be a prime example of this. The latent sexism is pretty annoying as well.
The biggest disappointment was that the writing seemed very disjointed and hard to follow, the continuity is sloppy, and the vocabulary is either repetitive (seems to be the way she conveys character emotion?) or just consistently bizarre - like the author is using words that only look like what she really means (for instance at several points a characters 'garnishes' a weapon???) - bad auto correct? - (this was the main cause of my dnf). I really want to see ya books that demonstrate good communication and language skills, even if plots are pedestrian.
It's sad that no one seems to have taken the time to edit or offer suggestions to the author, could have been improved a lot...(edit after posting - from what I can tell this is essentially self-published, so I guess there is no editorial oversight)

This book was very compelling! Anything with witches I am bound to enjoy and this was definitely the case with this book. It was such an easy and fast read also. I hope we learn more about the supernatural abilities in the second book.

"Nestled in the woods of Windhaven, Blackwood Manor waits to unleash a dark and deadly legacy...

When Autumn Blackwood shows up at Windhaven Academy for the Witching Stick Orientation, she hopes to find out what dormant powers she could possibly possess to have been accepted to the elite supernatural school. Instead, the academy is in chaos as everyone frantically hunts for two missing girls.

But as school begins with Autumn no closer to figuring out her powers, strange occurrences start to follow her everywhere. Even at home, Blackwood Manor keeps many secrets, and Autumn can’t escape its haunting past.

New friends urge her to learn more about her family’s history in order to unlock her powers and make sense of what’s happening at Blackwood Manor, but Autumn’s not so sure. Once an accident brings Autumn face-to-face with death, however, she realizes her gifts are tied to a legacy that can either save or doom them all...

Fans of Kelley Armstrong, Joe Hill, and Jennifer Armentrout will love The Windhaven Witches!"

Fall is all about the witches for me!

Secret Legacy is a paranormal fantasy, and while it wasn't perfect, it was an enjoyable read. It's evident from the reviews that there are a lot of strong feelings about this book, and I felt like I needed to give it a chance when I read the description.

Our main character, Autumn, mysteriously gets accepted to a special college that only accepts witches and those with paranormal powers on full scholarship, she thinks it's a mistake. But as she moves in with her father in the old family home and starts her schooling, strange events start to happen, and it begins the mystery of who Autumn is and what she can do. Just before she moves to attend school, she meets Wade, a mysterious new guy in town, and she's instantly attracted. For those that like instant love/love at first sight type of tropes, this book might be for you!

Overall, I was intrigued with the story and wanted to keep reading, but the plot points were all familiar beats to chosen one fantasy stories. There were many times in the book that it felt like the minor characters were there to support Autumn, and I wish we would have gotten to see more of them and had them fleshed out. I know this is the first book in a series, so hopefully we learn more about the other characters and get some answers to the loose ends and unanswered questions that remained at the end of the book.

Many thanks to the author and NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.

A three-star beginning but four-star ending. The beginning of the book was rather generic urban fantasy. A girl has an opportunity and finds out she has powers, but what kind? Halfway through the book after much resistance of the MC, she finally decides to do the right thing and read what her friends told her to read. After that, she became more bearable.

The thing that bugged me the most, besides Autumn's attitude, was the amount of movie/tv references. While I'm okay with including some, these were way too frequent and were often explained, which shouldn't be necessary. If the readers recognize the reference, great. If they don't, they're not pulled out of the story because they think "what the heck?".

The second half of the book reminds me of The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong, when Autumn goes to school and tries to figure out her powers. That's where the story is deviating from the generic urban fantasy path, which I like. So get through the first bit so you can read the fun bits. I'm really curious as to what's going to happen in the second book. At least we won't have to wait long.

After receiving a welcome pack to the supernatural school Autumn argues with her mum and takes off to the one place that calms her, the cemetery. There she meet Wade a new guy in town who has come to look after his dying grandfather. Autumn isn’t sure why or haw she was accepted into the school as she didn’t show any signs of supernatural powers but after moving back in with her father at the family mansion She finds strange things starting to occur. Her friends Cat and Colton are telling her half stories as is Dominic. Wade is encouraging her to find out what her powers are but he has his own secrets he is keeping from Autumn.
This was a great quick read that only took me a few hours to read. The characters were fairly easy to connect with even though there were and still are plenty of secrets that they all hold. It wasn’t an overly deep story but I am interested to see where the story goes and uncover some of the secrets still hiding.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review

Secret Legacy is your typical fantasy story. Girl finds out she has powers, everyone is keeping secrets from her, girl has to figure out who she is and hone her powers, and then somehow everyone’s fate is left in the hands of said girl.

And despite the clicheness of it, Secret Legacy was such a delight to read.

We start by being introduced to Autumn Blackwood, a seemingly mundane, 20 year old girl who lives in Mistwood with her mother. Upon receiving an acceptance letter from Windhaven Academy, an elite school for the supernatural, Autumn finds out that she might not be as mundane as she seems.

Sounds familiar? City of Bones, Ninth House, Harry Potter--actually, I’ve never read Harry Potter (sue me), but that’s what my friends tell me it’s about so eh.

Honestly, within 10 minutes starting the book, I was ready to type out a full blown rant about it. The first part of this book was a solid 2 stars and that’s because of...

BRACE YOURSELVES.

Insta-Love

🤭

I apologize for mentioning it. I’ll give you all a moment.

Second chapter. Autumn meets her love interest, Wade/Angel, in a graveyard and they fall in love.

Everyone (at least, this should be how y’all are reacting rn): Hey, Isabelle! Shouldn’t there be some like, I don’t know, something more in the middle of those two points? Like, shouldn’t they have gotten to know each other better?

Yes, yes there should be.

Between the obviously awkward and forced dynamic between Autumn and Wade, there was absolutely NO DEVELOPMENT for our two lovebirds. Which was such a shame, as their relationship actually gets good the deeper into the book I went. But unfortunately, I can’t let insta-love just slide without consequence.

And speaking of awkward things: the dialogue. The conversations that Autumn has with everyone in the first half of the book just feel so unnatural as if they were reading from some sort of script that was like, sitting right on their lap. And they were reading right off of it. And like it was the first time they’ve ever seen that script.

The characters themselves were perfectly fine, but not the best. Autumn makes for a solid protagonist, but definitely could be development a LOT more--hoping for that in the sequel! She was fun to read about and follow along her journey, and as we got to know her better, I actually started to like her. Autumn is an honest character, but she’s also smart. She knows what information she holds that is important and that could be used either against her or to her advantage; she won’t allow herself to be a victim, and I liked seeing that in her.

The side characters however, and by side I mean literally everyone else, only showed themselves when it was convenient for Autumn. She needs info on her past? The Gilbert twins. Autumn gets horny or needs someone to geek out with? Wade. She needs someone to guide her the right way? Dominic (I LOVED him though... wished we could’ve seen more of him). It just felt quite off in that regard.

And now that we’ve got that all out of the way, time to tear apart the plot mwhaha!

Unexpectedly, the plot was good. Like, REALLY good. Like “what the hell just happened I need to know more” kind of good. A far cry from what the first half of the book made me expect.

Sure, it’s full of fantasy tropes and is quite predictable, but at the heart of it is a still enjoyable plot line. I liked watching Autumn go through this journey of self discovery while also finding out more than what she bargained for. The little hints we get about her character are just enough that we’re satisfied but still are left wondering. The climax of the novel was also action packed and full of exciting scenes that I devoured.

Bottom line: Plot is basic, but still fun to read about.

Now, I don’t usually talk about this since every author has their own writing style since I can typically tolerate most of their “artistic liberties” or whatever it is, but I just felt like this needs to be said.

Throughout reading, I noticed that Andrews is extremely fond of writing certain things. I mean, she somehow is able to describe the same light in 4 different scenes all uniquely. While I praise her for that ability, it gets boring. Surely there are better ways to describe a room other than it’s light.

Oh, and also the classic trap authors fall into:

“She loosened a breath she didn’t know she had been holding.”

Not an exact quote from the book, but you get the point. Carissa Andrews really likes to stick to her safe bank of things to write about and phrases to use. My personal favourite being every time a character exits a car they go all BLACKPINK Lisa on me and kick it open.

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

Carissa Andrews falls into quite a few of these writer traps that I’ve noticed not just in books, but in my own and my friend’s writing. She describes the environment yes, but in all the wrong ways. We want to see Windhaven, how the houses are like, the streets, the people. We don’t want to see the same four colours of leaves described over and over again. It’s Fall (or Autumn haha), we get it.

I wish instead of writing about these superficial aspects of her world, she’d focus more on world-building. How does the magic work here? What decides who has abilities and who is mundane? Do mundanes and supernaturals coexist peacefully alongside one another? Do supernaturals have to hide their true natures around mundanes? These are the things I want to see expanded on, not how the light seems to seep through the tree branches everytime the characters are outside.

Overall, if you’re a fantasy fan I recommend you give Secret Legacy a read! You might not enjoy it’s tropes, but I hope you enjoy the plot as much as I did:)

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank You NetGalley, Publisher & Author for this gifted e-book.

Summary
Family Secrets Shrouded in Death. An Ancestral Home with Secrets of its Own. And a Legacy of Power She Can’t Escape.

When Autumn gets a full scholarship invite to the Windhaven Academy, an exclusive college meant for witches and other supernaturals, she thinks someone in the head office has clearly made a mistake. She’s a mundane human with no special abilities whatsoever. Or so she thinks.

Review
This is the Windhaven Witches Book 1
This was a fantasy book. Which to my surprise I really enjoyed.
It was a really fun book. Full of mystery, which that is what kept me reading.
Overall a very fun, exciting book I read.

Rating 3/5

Thank you Netgalley and IBPA for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

Autumn is a seemingly ordinary girl who gets a letter of acceptance into a supernatural school. She didn’t apply there and has no idea how they found her or how her tuition has already been paid for, but she decides to go for it, even though her mother wishes she would. It’s also hard for Autumn to leave behind Wade, a boy she’s just met but seems to already be falling for. She then moves in with her father, who lives in a very eerie old manor near her new school, and that’s when the creepy stuff starts happening. Autumn starts seeing people who aren’t there and hearing voices when no one is around. Some kids are disappearing around town and people suspect a supernatural being is responsible, because this has happened before many years ago… Windhaven is full of mysteries and Autumn seems to be more involved than she knows it. It’s up to her to find out her part in all of this, all the while trying to figure out if she has any powers...

Secret Legacy kicks off with something that is considered the 8th deadly sin in the bookish community: insta-love. The relationship between Autumn and Wade jumped from them meeting and not even offering one another their real names to them dating and talking about meeting parents in a span of 10 pages. However, from the insta-love was born quite a cute relationship, which was developed through the book with a surprising amount of chemistry. Would it still have been better to see a bit of this development before forcing that much intimacy on the characters? Yes, but this time I’ll excuse it.

We also start out quite aware of the story this book will provide us: the title gives it away. We know the main character is going to find out her family has a secret legacy; we know she’ll go to this supernatural school and find out she has powers; we know how this story goes, we’ve seen it before. Or have we? There are many aspects of this book that walk a very worn out path in the fantasy world, but the author also offers some nice twists to it.

As the story progressed, I grew very curious over what people were hiding from Autumn and why everyone but her seemed to know about it. There was an insane buildup to this mystery, and, at a point there, I was held captive by the pages – but it missed the spot. It seemed like there was a lack of plotline apart from Autumn’s bloodline, so the author just decided to keep stretching this mystery a bit further, then a bit further, until I just got tired and almost skipped ahead to get it over with. I would’ve rather seen more on the disappearances and get a little more action-packed scenes than dwell for so long on Autumn irritatingly being kept in the dark by everyone and trying (not very successfully) to figure stuff out about her family. There are some thrilling passages where Autumn snoops around her dad’s house, seeing creepy shadows under hidden doors and strange figures by lakes, not to mention hearing voices from the beyond, that kept me at the edge of my seat – I would’ve liked to see more of that.

Apart from the drawn out mystery, the other issue I had with the book was the complete lack of world-building. I don’t even have much to say on that because there’s not much to start with. We know there are normal people, and there are people with powers, but how are they chosen? Are they just born with it? Could someone develop powers or are they genetic? There also seems to be some supernatural creatures, but only one is mentioned and not much else is explained, are there others? Where do they live? Are they all dangerous? Also, how does this magical school work? What are the classes like? The teachers, the students apart from her friends… There are hallways that make you get lost – great! Let’s see her lose her way in one of them and encounter some evil creature, let’s see something happen somewhere other than her house.

The book ended in a cliffhanger of sorts – It got me curious enough to see the consequences of Autumn’s use of her powers and what will happen between her and Wade after… recent revelations. I only hope we get some insights into this magical world, some more action and further developed plotlines in the sequel.

It started off promising, but I simply couldn’t finish. There were too many cliches through the book regarding the characters and the plot line. Hopefully it will improve as the series goes on.

I really enjoyed this book and I’ll probably continue reading the series. I feel like the age range for this is around 12-14 depending on the maturity of the reader. I would say younger, but there is a mention of sex in it.

Reading this has been a simple and casual read and a nice break from more complex (is that the word?) books. I only wish it had more going on in it in terms of the plot and depth of the characters. I mean the MC is a 20 year old going to college but I kept feeling like it would have been better suited as a girl going to a special high school. I also was hoping there was more world building. I mean the whole world knows magic exists, I want to know how, why, and the politics of it! Do the non magical folk hate the magical?

All in all it was a good quick read, but just needed more. The plot was okaaay, I was hoping it would be darker and not so aggravating while reading the book. The MC doesn’t know what power she has and spends most of the book complaining about it and that others are keeping “secrets” from her. SPOILER ALERT (it’s not that big of a secret or really worth hiding)...
Thank you Net Galley and IBPA for giving me access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for the arc! I was attracted to this book due to the magical school element and of course witches! However it wasn’t really my cup of tea I DNF’d it about 20% into the book. I found it moved to quickly and was just a bit too unrealistic for me, ultimately I just wasn’t enjoying it. I will say the writing was nice so I would give another book from the author a try. If you like a really fast paced book, that comes across a bit more middle grade and doesn't have much world building than I think you may really enjoy this one!

I definitely have mixed feelings about this book. I'll be splitting this review into pros and cons, starting with the pros.

Pros: I am not usually a fan of suspenseful paranormal novels. However, this was pretty much at my perfect level of not so scary that I can't sleep, but a little creepy enough to add to the suspense. (Though admittedly, if this was a movie I would NOT be able to watch this aha).

Cons: There was a slight inconsistency with her age that bothered me initially as well as with her personality. However, leaving that aside I just found this book a little too predictable (though that did help me handle the creeps a little better ) I had guessed the majority of the plot points before even getting through the first 40% of the novel. The romance was also not convincing.

Despite the cons, I finished the novel and still wouldn't mind continuing the series, so that says something!

So this book has a lot of potential. I'm not sure if it's to show a sheltered, naive young lady or the true lack of skill from the Author, but this book is written in a way that could be fantastic...however lack of vocabulary, some flat dialogue, and inconsistencies in story or facts really detract from it being as high quality as it could be. Its captured enough of my attention that I would like to read more, hopefully the prose matures with the sequels.

**I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review**.

I wanted to love this book, and towards the end I almost did. It started off rough - the writing was juvenile and choppy and the backstories felt paper thin. The prose at times seemed to fall short of intended imagery, ending in piles of gibberish in both internal and character dialogue. The characters felt transparent; The main character, Autumn, is independent and off putting-ly not-like-the-other-girls, who suddenly loses autonomy as soon as a boy is involved. She makes several references to her bad history with relationships which is never expanded on, and when her Dad starts acting strange she blatantly ignores it. Wade, the requisite hot and mysterious boy who's new to town, is infuriatingly protective of Autumn and menacingly secretes testosterone if she's caught literally breathing the same air as another man. I love a good romance, but found myself thoroughly enjoying the book once he disappeared for a couple of chapters. The protagonist gives in every time he even questions her thoughts, as if they're not even her own. In 2020, this shouldn't still be a trope - but here we are. What’s more is that author could have done so much with the world-building and back story - some people are ordinary humans? Some are supernatural with a variety of gifts to choose from? The world-building felt lazy and confined to a small, dreary town and its Hogwarts counterpart. Finally, what drew me in initially as a 20 something graduate student was the description of a new adult paranormal romance touted with a college experience; and yet the author wrote it as if it were the first day of ninth grade.

Despite all of my gripes, the plot was promising and picked up towards the end of the book. I would continue to read the series as long as it resembles the second half of the book; the beginning was disappointingly slow and set up a premise that never delivered. I felt almost as if I was reading a second book by the time Autumn turned towards scouring public record for answers that (frustratingly) everyone knew but didn't feel like telling her. There was a lot going on in this novel and I applaud the author for her creativity, but she bit off more than she could chew for the plot of this first installment.

I am so sorry, but the book is really not working for me. When I first read the synopsis of the book, I was a tad bit curious, it made me recall American Horror Story: Coven, so I decided to give the book a shot. However, I felt like the book had too many cliches in it that would make me enjoy it.

First off, I'm not into Insta-Love stories. Sometimes they work when done properly, but my god, the way it was executed here, really made me want to pull the brakes and stop near the 10% marker on my Kindle. I really wanted to push into this story, up until 50%, I made it into chapter nine and ten where some mystery surfaced, but again, it wasn't hooking, or urging me to read more.

Literally, I wanted to find out, Autumn's sudden full scholarship into a school she didn't apply for (seems so Harry Potter-ish start,) and somehow she's all cool with jumping headfirst into a school she just wanted to get into, when her mom is all, "NO".

Then, this boy, Angel/Wade, which she met in the Cemetary, Hmm, oddly suspicious, but somehow for Autumn, it's like a simple chance meeting at a cafe. By that point, I really faltered with the plot. I guess, after reading similar themes of magical schools/mystery crimes, I was expecting more, and the book just fell flat for me.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

So let me start off this review with one word — ROLLERCOASTER. I love it when an author is able to pull me into another dimension, and I love it even more when they throw all these plot twists and surprises at me. There were a ton of moments where I had to take a minute to re-collect myself and my thoughts because my mind was in a whirlwind from certain situations and scenarios. I would also categorize this as a light romance/thriller kind of book. There were a lot of gasp and shock worthy parts in this book that I loved, and wasn’t expecting at all. It was so dark and twisty, and I was on the edge of my seat. It was slow in the beginning, but started picking up about a little more than halfway through. I am already dying for the next book because that’s how good the cliffhanger was. Seriously a phenomenal novel and author. If you like light romance, unexpected twists, and supernatural characters, then you’ll absolutely enjoy this book.

The book was alright but definitely YA. Kept me interested and the idea behind it all was cool. Really fast read. I only saw a few typos so that's always a plus.

Autumn is a 20 year old girl leaving with her mom while saving up to go to college. She’s always been attracted/interested in the supernatural even though she might be only human.

The story starts with Autumn being accepted to the prestigious school for the supernatural and her mom is not happy about it. But the thing is, Autumn DIDN’T apply! While trying to make a decision on going to a magical school when she’s not magical herself, she meets a super hot guy that gets her “nerdy” references. They have an instant connection. He becomes both a obstacle and the push for Autumn’s decision to accept her place at Windhaven Academy.

Autumn moves in with her dad to be close to the school and that’s when the strange stuff starts. Blackwood Manor is one of the oldest houses in Windhaven and comes with all kinds of secrets. As Autumn starts school and meets new people, secrets and weird things keep being thrown at Autumn and instead of going to her dad for help she follows the breadcrumbs her new friends are putting out for her to find the truth.

I really enjoyed the story. Once I got started, I didn’t put the book down until I finished it. All the scary stuff and mysteries kept me on my toes making up my own theories as the story developed. Some of the things I didn’t get at the start of the book were cleared up at the end, which is good to tie up SOME loose ends. This is the first book or the series so obviously there has to things left to further explore.

Something that I didn’t really like was how easily Autumn and Wade started having an exclusive relationship. From a couple of times hanging to full-on boyfriend/girlfriend was too abrupt for me. The other thing that left me wondering or wanting more was the relationship between Autumn and her mom. Besides the initial conflict of the acceptance letter, mom is completely dropped from the story. Wasn’t around to have concerns about the attachment to the new boyfriend, wasn’t there see Autumn off, no text back when Autumn text her, Hopefully that gets explained in the future or explored.

I’m looking forward to see where Autumn’s journey takes her. As people have mentioned, about a love triangle, I’m not against it but I may or may not have an inclination on who should be involved 😉

Safe to say that I’ll definitely be waiting for book 2 to see what happens next !!