Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me the wonderful opportunity to listen to the audiobook of this novel ✨

Oooookayyyyy this is not what I was expecting in the slightest. Disclaimer: bear with me I’m writing this review with a pounding headache brought on by this book… Firstly, I am not a big second chance romance gal, yet I always try to read them again and again with an open mind (bonus points that this is one I finished); however, this book did not deliver. From the beginning, I could tell that this was going to have Hallmark movie vibes and come to find out that some of the author’s books have BECOME Hallmark movies. I love that for her!! Congrats! But goodness me, this book read like it is supposed to be a movie and not a book. Hopefully that makes sense, but the book lacks inner monologue and reeks of dialogue, yet funnily enough I felt like the two MC’s didn’t have enough conversation to warrant them getting into a relationship (when they were teens AND adults). And don’t get me started on the reasoning behind their breakup… if you decide to read this book, I PRAY that it doesn’t bother you nearly as much as it bothered me because after THAT they have absolutely NO reason to be in a relationship. Yes. I said what I said.

I feel like my review has been quite harsh, but the book is cute and fast-paced and I know that a lot of people could read this and enjoy it a lot. All love to this author and God bless!

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Zondervan Audio for the audio ARC!

5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

🎧 AUDIOBOOK REVIEW 🎧

I love Denise Hunters writing so much! I loved this audio I lived the narrator. I loved this story. Small town second chance romance. Shelby and Grays story was beautiful.