For me, this was the right book at the right time.

I’m not proud to admit that I can relate to Charlie Quinn and the fortress she’d built high around her heart in a lot of ways, and I hope her lessons stick with me long term.

If you’re looking for the inspiration to make changes and embrace being happy now, horrifying vulnerability and all, this is it.

“You don’t get the love without the risk of grief. You don’t get the laughter without the risk of silence. You don’t get the joy without the risk of loss.”

Thank you for this gift, Jamie Varon. May it find all the right people!

And thanks to NetGalley & Harlequin Trade Publishing | Park Row for access to the ARC!

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Workaholic, Charlie Quinn, was living in her ideal world filled with structure and routine until her 30th birthday turns her life upside down. After getting laid off from her job and broken up with, she returns to her hometown after years of avoiding a visit to her family. Charlie is cynical of life and love while her family believes in the Universe and that whatever is meant to be will be. With her life currently off the rails, her little sister challenges her to change her ways and open herself to new opportunities.

As Charlie returns to a familiar environment and shifts to a say-yes-attitude, flashbacks of repressed memories return to the surface. In an effort to protect her heart, Charlie closes herself off from change and spontaneity but once surrounded by her loved ones, she is forced to make decisions and confront the true feelings she had been avoiding.

I breezed through this read and enjoyed Charlie’s journey. I found her to be very relatable. Charlie has her flaws but don’t we all? The flashbacks to her repressed memories were well-paced and vital to her story and understanding her point of view. This is also a second chance romance but the forefront of the novel was the family dynamic and self-discovery.

Review (4.5 Stars rounded to 5). This book exceeded my expectations! Just when things seemed to keep getting worse for Charlie, she for sure hits rock bottom. Her journey to find herself as well as rediscover relationships with her family. I LOVE a second chance romance, and this was so well done and sweet. I can't say enough good things about this book.

this wasn't my favorite, I feel like the potential is there and I will be trying books by Jamie again, but this one fell flat for me

This was a big miss for me. I disliked the MC so much, that I found it imposssible to care about the book. I found the writing to be juvenile and pedantic and filled with references that will be out of date within the next few years. The pacing of the book was not great and I found myself only continuing on because I liked Charlie’s mom so much. This book has the potential to be better with lots of tweaks!