Many thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press | St. Martin's Griffin for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Second chance romance set in a small town... what's not to love!! I loved the characters and the farm animals gave you some LOL moments. Great mixture of sweet and spicy and characters that you were rooting for to be together.

I loved absolutely everything about this book. Sage and Fisher’s romance was so sweet. They overcame so much especially with Fishers new role as his niece’s guardian. Tarah Dewitt is an auto buy for me.

Sage Byrd has lived in the small town of Spunes her whole life. The kind of town where everyone knows everyone, and everyone knows everyone's business. So when an abandoned building is suddenly being renovated and newcomer Fisher rolls into Town, the people notice, and they don't love what they see.
Fisher needs Sage's help to get his project off the ground and Sage could use Fishers help in a couple areas as well. The two characters find themselves in a position where they can help each other out and what unfolds is a sweet and comical summer romance.

This was an adorable and very funny book, the witty dialogue caught me off guard a couple times and I found myself going back and rereading paragraphs.
I loved the dynamic between the small town personality vs the big city ones, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one.

“Savor It” by Tarah DeWitt is a charming small-town story about second chances and life's unexpected paths. The setting was picturesque and vibrant, with wonderful characters that you loved/rooted for (including animals!). The chemistry between Sage and Fisher was fun to read!

This book was a great summer read that I highly recommend!

Savor It by Tarah DeWitt is a small-town romance with grumpy/sunshine vibes, slow burning, friends to lovers romance. It was an emotional and charming story with heartfelt moments. Fisher is dealing with the loss of his sister and now taking care of his niece. It is affecting his job as a chef and needs to find his new normal. Which is how he finds himself in Oregon consulting on a new restaurant.

Sage was caring and cheerful, however, due to her ex of years now engaged and feeling others pitying her, she is determined to move on. Fisher is struggling with life right now. He is grumpy and stressed. He is trying to help open a new restaurant in a small town but is having issues with some of the locals. Sage needs help and believes she can help Fisher. So, they agree to help each other. Their story is a slow burn romance and I loved seeing them come together. Their journey touches on grief, family and love and I enjoyed it very much.

Happy reading!

This was my first book by this author, and I will definitely be going back for more! It was sweet, spicy, and so dang good. I loved watching this romance play out, and found it so easy to root for this characters. A great romance for summer!

Add this to your list of great summer reads! This is the perfect staycation or beach book with its small town vibe in coastal Oregon. It’s complete with nosy neighbors, quirky rescue animals, a dreamy chef, and of course a town festival. No small town book is complete without a festival! And this festival is part of the reason Sage and Fisher start their fake dating which is a reason to love it even more.

Fisher rolls into Spunes, Oregon with his teenage niece and while both are grumpy about it and don’t want to be there, they eventually find their way not only with each other but with this crazy town. Sage of course helps with her assorted farm animals and free spirit ways.

I loved both Fisher and Sage and all the time they spent together preparing for the festival games. They have great banter and crazy tension. And when you need some comic relief there is a small farm of rescue animals which includes Gary the Goose!i

5 stars - A MUST READ!!!

This is the first book I've read by this author (I have Funny Feelings on my shelf - it is definitely getting moved up) and I LOVED it. About as perfect a romance as you can get (at least for this reader.)

Loved the setting, loved the main characters, loved the cast of characters, loved THE ANIMALS, loved the slow burn and highly believable romance, loved the focus on each character improving themselves FOR themselves FIRST before falling into a romance - absolutely loved everything.

The narration really elevated this book even more - Karissa Vacker & Zachary Webber need to narrate every romance book I read for the rest of my life. They made a great pair and did a really great job of acting out the dialogue and adding to it. HIGHLY RECOMMEND not just for the characters they read, but for other characters that lived in town. The narration of the town meeting was next level. Cannot love this audiobook more than I did!!

Also, can we talk about this cover??? What a beauty and it's perfect to go with this amazing book. Do yourself a favor and get this on your preorder list for May 2024! Highly recommend!

I was very kindly given a gifted copy of the audiobook by @macmillanaudio as well as an e-copy from St. Martin's Griffin & Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Review Date: 05/06/2024
Publication Date: 05/21/2024

Mostly pleasant, suitable for late night reading during stressful times. Though the side characters were more interesting than the leads.

I absolutely loved this Stars Hollow town and our two love interest, the animal loving, advise giving, green thumb, Sage Byrd and the culinary genius, trying to do right by his niece, Fischer Lange. The quirky characters of this town and the brotherly love of Sages older brothers. I lol'ed when Gary the goose imprinted on Fischer's niece, Indy and got a little teary-eyed when summer ended. But most of all I really just want all the recipes to the meals that Fischer made. I really hope Tarah DeWitt continues to write for the remaining Bryd siblings, because I know Ellis and Wren, and Silas' stories will be devastatingly beautiful if written.

this was such a cute little grumpy/sunshine romance book that had the perfect levels of everything!! the banter, the tension, the laughing, and crying, it was all there and tied together with a little bow and it was such a cute book! i loved the characters and their chemistry together was incredible. i loved them and this book so much. overall 4.25/5⭐️

This is my first Tarah DeWitt novel.

Small town, Hallmark feel.

The story itself was enjoyable, a deal struck between to people that leads to wanting more.
It was cute and sweet, but lacking.

It was good, not necessarily memorable.

This was very much about grief and self-discovery, but I would say this book lacked a bit of excitement. It was hard for me to connect with this because of the lack of engaging dialogue and depth in the characters and plot. I did really love the amount of communication between the main characters, but overall, I think the book wasn't very gripping.

Loved the small town setting, but sometimes felt more invested in side characters compared to the two leads

It took me three months, but I did it. I finished.

And it’s not that this book was bad — in reality, it was <i>good.</i> It was. Tarah’s writing is beautiful and she comes up with some of the <i>best</i> lines: “<i>I thought being with Fisher would be like cut flowers in a vase. Something lovely I let in, even knowing it couldn’t last forever. The problem is, I messed up and planted him here in all my places. I gave him my dirt, my heart, my home, and now he’s been uprooted again and I’m left with the upturned mess of it all. </i> MY HEART!!!

The problem I had with this book was the pacing. I never felt like I had time to enjoy each place the characters were in. The slow burn was INCREDIBLY slow, though I will admit the emotions I believe I was supposed to feel between the two characters were <i>felt</i>.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the ARC. ✨<i>Savor It</i> released May 21, 2024.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book, it’ll definitely be in contention for my favorite romance of the year. This small town romance in Spunes, Oregon was so so charming. The town felt like its own character in the story. The main characters had a genuine connection that was complicated by very real circumstances out of their control. I felt like the conflict was handled realistically and the couple acted with maturity in the mark of a truly great romance novel. I loved the cooking scenes (my only complaint may have been wanting more of them). I will absolutely be recommending this to my audience.

I wish I could give feedback but I am still participating in the boycott of St Martin's Press. I look forward to them doing more to work with influencers of color and diversify the representation in these fields.

I really enjoyed this book - page turner that kept me entertained from the beginning. From the first pages I could feel that author has a plan for this story and every action had been well thought.

I’m giving 4 not 5 starts because I couldn’t dive in fully first 20% in this book, besides that it really amazing storytelling and romance.

This was seriously one of the cutest books, and I was swooning the entire time I was reading it. Everything I could have wanted in a small town romance wrapped up in the perfect spicy summer package. There was so many unique parts about this book from his job and reason for coming into the town, to her obsession with all the animals. I adored it and have been raving about it to all my friends.

My first Tarah book, but definitely not my last.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.

📍 Read if you like:
• Summer Romances
• Grumpy/Sunshine
• Fake Dating
• Small Town Settings
• Dual POV

Ahhh this book has been so highly praised from so many of my bookish friends, and there’s a solid reason to it. I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into this book, but oh my, it was exceptionally phenomenal.

I absolutely loved the small town setting in this book and Fisher & Sage were amazing characters. The chemistry between the two was 💋chefs kiss💋

I did a combo of the ebook and audio, both were phenomenal picks. You honestly can’t go wrong with the way you read/listen to this book. I loved every moment of it, it was very heartwarming!

I loved the writing of this story and the themes between grief and healing. This book was splendid! While it didn’t give me the five star feeling, I absolutely loved this cute story!

Thank you so much NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for the review copies in exchange for my honest review!