I am no lover of small town romances (this is why book lovers reigns for me), but Tarah has converted me for her writing alone. Savor It is fairly character driven (think happy place) but still clips along at a great pace and is so meaningful. This book teases out some of the things we love and love to hate about the hallmark industry while delivering such a realistic group of people. Tarah talks through heavy subjects without emotionally manipulating readers - her MCs are both growing and changing but never abusing each other while doing it, which is my biggest pet peeve (Colleen Hoover). Communication is key - and goes a long way in the intimacy department. This is Tarahs "spiciest" book yet, but never feels worthy of an eye roll. I am a sucker for books that focus on what it means to be known and the difference between alone and lonely. On not letting others decide what your time is worth doing, that what you love isn't frivolous. I wish I could share some of the beautiful lines on these topics, but I'll wait until the release date. Funny feelings is still my favourite because I LOVE an unapologetic crass woman, but this book is a near tie.

I enjoyed the small town aspect of this, the healing relationship between Fisher and his niece/goddaughter, and the vulnerability demonstrated by both Sage and Fisher. I do think the pacing is off; it was very slow to start and even when some pieces started coming together, it wasn’t terribly interesting. This book was very adorable in its own way! the characters were extremely lovable, and the cover of this novel is beyond gorgeous. I did feel at times that i was reading a lot of nothing? i felt it was very rushed at times. I would of LOVED to know more about Indy, Fishers niece and her backstory. I don't find she was mentioned enough at all in my opinion. I would of loved to see more bonding moments/connections between her and Fisher and more of growth. Not much happened in this book until the very end and i find it came very rushed and all at once. There was a lot going on with side characters that I don’t think was necessary. I like some solid banter between characters and instead, their conversations were mostly long and serious. I guess there’s something to be said for creating a depth to the couple’s relationship but it was part of what slowed down the pace. Around the 60% mark, I just got really bored and started counting down the minutes until I could be done. So, it was ok but forgettable.

This was my first Tarah Dewitt book, and overall I really liked it! It took me a bit longer to read than normal, but that didn’t diminish the story at all. I think it just took a bit longer to hook me. Even though it took me a bit to get into, I really loved the characters, the setting, and the plot! The people, the animals, the interactions were all just perfect, and the ending was very satisfying!!

Legitimately typing this while still wiping away tears. This has been one of the most beautiful and wholesome romance books I’ve ever read. The little life lessons spread throughout were so heart warming and didn’t feel at all corny. I cared so much about Sage and Fishers story and INDY!! Ugh I want a whole book about Indy! I love them all so much and I cannot express how much joy this story brought me. I’ll be thinking about them for a long time. 5/5 ⭐️

I enjoyed the book but feel like I missed some key things? Maybe skip the fire incident and more of Indy and her mom’s backstory, along with adding the trivia quiz and cooking contest?
Why a playlist at the beginning without the songs being more interwoven on the book… some recipes thrown in would have been better - I really want an Earl Grey and blackberry scone! I would have like to read more about what the menu was to be and how he set up for small town folks instead of New York crowd.
I wasn’t expecting it to be Sage’s journal she gave Fisher, I thought it would be the coconut and banana men’s shirt (and she had the robe) that Mrs Munty made? I also thought in the beginning he stayed behind while she went to the library to buy it as an apology. It would have been hilarious if he came over one night after midnight wearing them and giving her to robe instead of a sandwich.

Very fine but nothing that will stick with me. Others who are more into small towns and having a shit-ton of animals may enjoy this more.

This was my first Tarah Dewitt novel and will NOT be my last! Her writing style is so beautiful it’s almost like reading poetry. I loved the small town setting and the close knit community of Spunes. The banter and chemistry between the two main characters was so well done. I also loved the deeper messages of grief, loss, forging your own path, and never taking the little things in life for granted. This book was a beautiful reminder that the little things are really the big things.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fisher’s life has gone off the rails. Suddenly out of the restaurant he’s worked at for years and parenting a teenage girl, the last thing he needs is a temporary move across the country to a nosey small town. But what if it proves to be the reset he desperately needs?

Savor It by Tarah Dewitt was a nice change of pace compared to the books I’ve read lately. It was a rom-com without feeling overly jokey and handled some difficult concepts with tact that flowed easily in the story. If I had one qualm, I will say some of the sex scenes did seem a bit out of place but over all it was a worth while read.

Tarah is one of my favorite authors. I love the pacing of her stories and how deep they can get. Savor it was no different.
I really enjoyed it and loved the growth of their relationship.

Tarah Dewitt can write about grass growing and I’ll read it! Savor It was such a great story. Small town romance, neighbors, dual POV (a personal favorite), and perfect banter!

Highly recommend if you’re into small town romances. Tarah nailed it.

Thank you so much to St Martin's Griffin for the advance copy!

This is my second book by Tarah DeWitt and after falling in love with her characters in Funny Feelings, I knew I would enjoy her other books!
Did this one hit the same way - not right away but in the second half it really took off!

"It's been a privilege to fall in love with you, Sage."

Tarah made me want to visit Spunes, OR and go to the restaurant that Fisher helped set up.

I absolutely loved Sage!! She has been one of my favorite female characters that I have read recently. I just love her resourcefulness, her strong will and especially her relationship to those in the community. Her and her brothers crack me up and felt so believable. I also love how she took in Indy and was able to relate to her as they both lost their mother at a young age.

Fisher Lange was such a fish out of water (no pun intended) and she made him feel comfortable in the town. And I love how he came to her rescue when she was faced to face with her former long time boyfriend. It also was beautiful to see how Fisher's relationship with his niece Indy grew from the start of the book to the end.

I am not a fan of slow burns but I know that we have to have slow burns in romances. I think where I struggled is I accidentally read two slow burns in a row so I think that was part of my issue. Comparing though to the book prior to this, the relationship between Sage & Fisher was so much stronger and playful. They just seemed like they just had such fun time together and were just so attractive to each other. They both knew each were it for them but it was too late and Fisher had to go back to his life on the East Coast.

I love that this was a dual POV so we did get to see both sides!

If you are looking for a chef from the city & a teacher from a small town entangled in a summer fling - check this out!

4.25

I will not be giving feedback on this title due to the continued media boycott of St. Martin's Press and its imprints. Once the boycott demands are met, I will post my full review of the title on social media and Goodreads.

Every book by Tarah DeWitt has been amazing! The characters, place, and storyline were so good, and I didn't want to stop reading.

5/5 stars!!!
This book was absolutely perfect. First of all, this book started off so strong with how our main characters Sage and Fisher meet. It was so funny and throughout the entire book I was laughing so much and had the biggest smile on my face. Everything about the small town was done so well, from the side characters to the animals I was invested!!! A romance book is great when I feel the connection between the characters but it’s even BETTER when I’m also invested in the story as a whole and their lives individually. Tarah Dewitt just knows how to make characters feel so real!

The growth that Fisher and his niece go through in this book was so beautiful to read about and watch unfold. When you first meet him, he’s so unsure of himself and battling the mindset he used to have on life to now. Especially with the added expectation to be a good guardian to his niece and wanting what’s best for HER. Then we have Sage who is going through her own silent battle of having to hear and see her ex of 5 years get engaged to someone so suddenly. When they both come together, it is such a perfect build up of friendship to something more. The tension between them guys… I was screaming into my pillow!!!! They really bring out the best in one another and help each other see things through a different perspective. I think what I loved most about them is they helped one another grow individually so that later they could also grow together. Sage and Fisher have the most unselfish kind of love I’ve ever seen and it makes my heart ACHE to think about it. It just made it that much more sweet when they finally come together. They also just know one another SO WELL, from tiniest things to the big. It just made me so feral and want a love like theirs so bad.

In all, I could rave about these characters forever and all the themes Tarah Dewitt touches on throughout this book that I thought was done exceptionally well but I don’t want to spoil anything. Please go and read this book when it comes out, I beg of you. These characters mean the absolute world to me and really made me look at the perspective I have on life and reflect on it. Thank you Tarah Dewitt for writing these characters, it has been an honor to be able to love them:’)

I tried my best to savor it (pun intended) but trust me when I tell you, you’re going to want to devour this one.

Thank you to netgalley for giving me the ARC in exchange for an honest review 💗

This is a newer auto buy author for me and she does not disappoint. i tell everyone i can get to listen to me to read these stories!
this was a phenomenal story that hit home in some ways for me and i loved it

I absolutely savored reading this book. I absolutely fell in love with Sage and Fisher ( and the animals and Indy, okay I love every character).

Tara Dewitt’s writing is almost lyrical. Her words capture you and weave themselves in to your heart. It starts slow as they develop their friendship but once they’re open about their feelings it’s full throttle which I definitely didn’t expect to love so much.

Can’t wait to read more of Dewitt’s books.

4.5 ⭐️

Sage and Fisher have my whole heart! Not that I didn’t already know I’d love this book, because honestly I love anything Tarah writes, but this book was a warm hug from start to finish!

Fisher and Sage were just so special. They were both on journeys to finding out who they truly were and what they wanted out of life. The way Tarah was able to write their journeys was just so beautiful. They were both dealing with grief in their own ways and watching them come together was literal magic. It was heartbreakingly beautiful, romantic, and funny. They didn’t try to change each other. They just met each other exactly where they were, and accepted exactly who the other one was. And honestly it can’t get much more beautiful than that. The growth of these 2 throughout this book was perfect.

I couldn’t ask for more in a small town romance. I not only fell in love with Sage, Fisher & Indy (Gary too), but every other character as well! I can’t wait to see what’s next!

♾️♾️♾️/5⭐️
Oh wow.
Laughed, cried, got excited, heartbroken and healed all within this book.

I think I might love this one a little bit more than Funny Feelings (and that's a lot).

Tarah's writing is absolutely amazing and the whole book feels like a warm hug to my soul. Everything from the little animals, to the nyc chefs is so so so well constructed and it all just fits and makes sense.
She brings important messages and special moments in such light, but meaningful ways, I absolutely love.

I feel like I kinda am Sage in some ways but wanna be like her when I grow up (idk how to make it make sense). She's so strong, so sweet, so honest and so unapologetically her. She still has wounds and insecurities but is trying her best to live everyday with her head up and her priorities straight. Underneath it all, just wants to be happy and loved. For me at least she was so relatable and I just wanted to hug her.

Fisher. Oh my. So lost in life, but so emotionally available and open my heart hurt for him and his uncertainties. Such an awesome man, trying to navigate life with the cards he's been dealt. Losing his job, gaining a niece to look after, moving from the biggest city in the world, to nowhere, oregon. Is so lovely to witness his growth, right along with Indy, and to see them finally finding their people.

Sage and Fisher's love story was so refreshing to read. Just two people, coming together by fate (?) and trying to navigate adulthood, new feelings and past wounds while helping each other grow, and just being there for each other day in, and day out, in the biggest or smallest ways.

As always, Tarah crushed it! And I feel so honored to have been able to get an ARC of this book!

Thank you so much NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A really lovely, tension-filled rom-com with realistic, complex characters and a dreamy setting in small-town Pacific Northwest.

I looooovveeed Sage and Fisher's love story—it had delicious tension from the first interaction, a fake dating trope, overprotective brothers, a farm setting, a steamy scene in a library—I mean, what more can you ask for?

I appreciated how much attention and care Tarah Dewitt put into creating full-formed characters grappling with grief, chasing dreams, and figuring out how to live in the moment.

PHENOMENAL!!! Thank you NetGalley, Tarah Dewitt and St. Martin's Press for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

OH MY HEART!! This book is absolutely amazing! Words cannot express how much I adored it! What a sweet, heartwarming and beautifully written contemporary romance that will truly touch your soul. Be sure to keep your tissues close by because you will definitely need them🤧. I found myself shedding tears of both sadness and joy, but it was also incredibly swoon-worthy, keeping me laughing and smiling throughout. "Savor It" delves into the intricacies of love, exploring the profound impact of losing a loved one, facing career burnout, and the unpredictable nature of life. It sheds light on how life often disrupts our plans, reminding us to cherish the moments of joy amidst the challenges we encounter. The author has masterfully crafted a touching story with rich depth, portraying characters grappling with real life struggles and raw emotions. Dewitt's handling of these themes showcases precision, respect, and compassion. While this is my first read by Tarah Dewitt, I am already a huge fan! I savored every moment of this book, and it will linger in my thoughts for a long while.

Sage Byrd, a lifelong resident of Spunes, Oregon, finds solace in her coastal town's simplicity, her quirky hobby farm animals, and the tight knit community. However, after a five year relationship ends and her ex, Ian, swiftly moves on, Sage seeks redemption and a chance to prove herself at the town's annual Festival of Spines. Enter Fisher Lange, a former acclaimed chef from New York City struggling with loss and a dwindling passion for cooking. Sent on a summer sabbatical to Spunes with his niece Indy, Fisher's clashes with the locals threaten his chance for renewal. A strategic pact with Sage emerges: she'll bolster Fisher's image while he becomes her competition partner. As their partnership blossoms into something more, Sage and Fisher navigate emotional healing, unexpected romance, and the fleeting nature of summer.

In summary, I was completely captivated from beginning to end! I wholeheartedly recommend this book without any reservations, and it unquestionably merits infinite stars!!!♾️💫💫💫💫💫