First off, thank you to Bloom for the opportunity to read this arc.

I was unable to read this before the book was pulled from publication. As such I am unable to provide a full review. This book was pulled because of earlier reviewers identifying problematic statements made in the book.

I am providing a neutral review rating as such.

Thank you, NetGalley and publishers for this arc.
I was very much looking forward to reading this book and I was really enjoying the story. The author is a favorite of mine, but after all the drama and controversy with this book, I will not be reading it as of right now. I heard that the author will be revising the book and it will be out at a later date. I sure hope that she will have another book out. I will continue to read her books, but this one just left a bad taste in my mouth and after everything that’s going on, I would rather not read it at this time!

I unfortunately won’t be reading this one, it was one I was looking forward to however after seeing reviews online and the content the author kept in the book despite the publisher flagging it means I won’t be reading this or any of her future work

Just closing this out, since the book has been pulled.

Best of luck to the author and everyone at Bloom.

I loved every minute of this! The sweetest romance and interesting storyline behind it all. Definitely makes you want to continue the series. I wasn't expecting so many things to be left unanswered, but I also didn't know there would be more books in the series, so now it makes sense. I love that Sadie's sister mentioned being a fan of Elon Musk and following his guide, and that we got to see that actually mentioned in a book. Its sad to see all the hate this is getting.. we can talk about transgender rights and abortion rights in other books, things that I don't agree with, but then the second a book mentions Elon, something libs and dems don't agree with, we have to go and cancel the entire book? Makes zero sense. A very one sided industry unfortunately.

Sparrow and Vine was supposed to be my first read by Sophie Lark, and I was genuinely excited to explore her writing and add more of her works to my TBR list. However, after reading the negative reviews and hearing about the book, I find myself unable to read it or recommend it positively. The racist and insensitive remarks I encountered in the book make it impossible for me to endorse this book to others or give it a high rating. I sincerely hope the author removes this book entirely (not just edits it) and takes the time to reflect on her work, ensuring that she never writes something like this again. Consequently, I will not read any of her future works.

Nevertheless, Thank you Netgalley for giving me the ARC. Unfortunately, I was unable to post this comment on Goodreads.

i was unable to read this completely due to it being removed, but in light of recent news about the author it doesn't deserve more than one star anyway. i like to try to separate art from artists but in some cases that's just not possible and this is one of them.

Honestly, hearing all the negative information of this book really ruins it for me. I really hope the book gets edited but will most likely not be rereleased.

Really enjoyed this book and I liked reading about Sadie and monrore’s relationship it was very interesting

I do recommend for everything to read

This book was removed from NetGalley due to issues and I wasn't able to read it in time to leave a review. Due to this, I am typing this to avoid lowering my percentage. Based on other reviews, I will give this a 1 star because of issues in the book.
Thanks for giving me this ARC but unfortunately I wasn't able to read and review before NetGalley and Bloom removed it.

As the book has been pulled I am unable to post this review publicly. I will post a review here though and if that changes I will amend and repost.

While I found the story easy to get into the set up felt rather weak. For families that were supposed to be feuding with each other, the war between them all felt rather lukewarm. The set ups for the coming books with the other sisters and brothers felt very forced, "Hey hey! See that guy?! See that girl?! Look at em glare at each other! Oooooo there is gonna be drama!!!" and then...there isn't. And the romance between Sadie and Monroe didn't really have any bite to it, there wasn't a conflict between them other than, jump the others bones now? Or later? Meanwhile the vineyard is supposed to be falling apart and failing, except, well we are told it is, but is it? Doesn't really feel like it.

Overall the book was a quick read, but not entirely focused on anything in particular. I was more interested in if the grandpas had a history together than the main focus, and just what happened to the parents that they even had a "wedding that never was" moment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom for the eArc.

I don’t feel comfortable recommending this book due to its racist content, and the fact that the author went forward with releasing the book despite the recommendation of her editors and publisher to remove said content. Do better.

Thank you for access to this title. However, I was unable to read before the Publisher pulled the title from publication due to the racist and insensitive comments the author attributed to one of the characters. I have read many comments regarding the issue and the author’s response online and cannot in good conscience review and support this title.

This book and this author weren't for me, but may be someone elses cup of tea. I struggled with the writing style and the content in this book.

Because of the racist and insensitive remarks in here without any sort of resolution where there is an explanation of that problematic line of thinking, I can’t not in good conscience recommend this to others nor review it very highly.

This book was removed before I was able to read it but I’ve seen the discourse online about the contents. I hope Sophie takes the time to reflect and grow from this

I started reading this book, but then it was pulled by the publisher for problematic content. After researching the issues, I did not continue reading this book. From what I read, the plot and characters were interesting and I am disappointed over this situation.

Thank you for access to this ARC, however, I did not get to finish reading before the book was pulled and will be edited by the author.

** Please Note: Goodreads is not allowing me to leave a review for this. Which is strange. **

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Review:

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The family dynamic in it was intriguing between all the sisters of Sadie and all the brothers of Monroe. Plus their dads/grandparents/mom. I enjoyed watching Sadie and Monroe blossom together. I'm left with so many questions but I assume those will be answered in future books. I thought this was cute with a good hint of spice! Overall a wonderful read!

Thank you Netgalley for the ebook, however, was very disappointed in the racism that was displayed. Did not finish.