LOVE LOVE LOVE

this is one of the best small town/friends to lovers books that i’ve ever read. it was such a cute, quick, and well-written read. i highly recommend adding this to your tbr for when you need a cozy, feel-good read!

thank you so much to NetGalley and Avon + Harper Voyager for the arc! i loved this one so much

This is a second chance romance set in Arkansas. Ben and Mylie were best friends 10 years ago, both wanting something more but too afraid to admit it. Ben left to go back to Chicago and never looked back. Now 10 years later Ben is back. Things have changed a lot. Mylie has her own business and life in Arkansas, and Ben has a prestigious job waiting for him. Not in Arkansas. Will Ben leave and never look back again breaking Mylie’s heart for the second time? Or will they figure out a way to stay together this time.

Not sure about this one. The dialogue was just so cringe and it just took way too much build. Too slow of a start. Just not for me.

4⭐
1.5🌶️

Spring Fling tells the story of a second chance at love in small town Arkansas. Miley and Ben were neighbors and best friends during middle and high school, but their relationship stagnated and they drifted apart when Ben went to college and Miley stayed in town. Now, they are both successful - Miley is running a thriving business selling fishing lures and Ben just completed his doctorate.

Ben comes back to Clay Creek to sell his mom's house in anticipation of accepting a job offer on the East Coast, but he and Miley quickly give into their feelings despite not knowing how long they have until he leaves.

Along with the romance, there's a suspensful subplot involving their high school bully.

Annie England Noblin nails the small town vibe- from all the moms showing up to bring Ben casseroles and pictures of their single daughters, to Granny calling everyone out on their nonsense. And the bingo scene and Sadie Hawkins dance makes me feel like I'm in Stars Hollow, just with less snark

Spring Fling was a quick enjoyable read that sucked me in pretty quick. It's perfect for a day on the beach or quiet afternoon on the porch

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the chance to read this ARC in return for an honest review

I loved this sweet dual POV, small town, friends to lovers romance. It was cute, quick and easy to read. Granny was my favorite character! I recommend this cozy feel good book.

Spring Fling is a sweet, easy read about two childhood friend’s reuniting after 10 years apart. I enjoyed the story but it was a little slow for me. It couldn’t hold my attention like other books do.

There wasn’t a part of this book that I didn’t like, it was so cute and a quick, easy read too. I could feel the yearning between the main characters seeping off the page and I yearned with them. I loved the main characters, the plot line, both POVs and the pacing. I’m a sucker for a Spring/Summer book and this was perfect. No notes.

This was a story about two childhood friends, Mylie has lived in the Ozarks all her life and built a full life for herself there in her adulthood too. Ben moved there in grade school, from Chicago, and moves back to go to college. When it’s time for him to keep his promise to his deceased mom and go through the old house in the Ozarks, both him + Miley get a second chance to reunite as friends and to see what they could be.

Tropes:
* small town
* Dual POV
* Friends to lovers

Notes:
* I love Granny!!!!
* The questions game callback, my heart
* Sweet, heartwarming, feels good

I loved Miley, being the strong and independent woman, and taking care of younger sister and Granny. Granny was a freakin gem!!! I don’t know much about fishing and thought this might be a negative for me in the book, but it wasn’t at all.

I highly recommend adding this to your TBR list for a cozy, feel-good, Spring read.

Thanks to Net Galley x Avon + Harper Voyager Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own!