I loved this book! It was a great women’s fiction book about overcoming your fears and living your best life! I highly enjoyed it and felt very inspired after reading it! I hope readers will too!

I love the title and the meaning behind it! Nourse crafts a great and enjoyable story about a woman conquering her many fears and I was all for it. The book entertained me and I loved how the main character and her bestie started a company together and their friendship and working relationship was interesting. Fear is a real thing and I struggle with many. The story is relatable and well written. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

4.5 ✨️

First, it took me a while to get hooked on the story. But as the story went by, it made me feel like love is something worth taking risk for.

It followed a story of a girl who has a lot of fears and has a broken relationship with her dad. But since they are in the marketing agency business, they pitched their idea with the company who has launched an app that offers booking extreme adventures. But the app is for someone like the FMC, in order to conquer their fears and learn to overcome them.

While the adventures were ongoing, Sadie, the FMC, developed some feelings for Tripp, the MMC, to the point that she thinks it's a bad idea because they are working together and Tripp is her client. But little did she know, Tripp was also having feelings for her. But Sadie was too afraid to have something with Tripp because she is afraid that she might lose Tripp because Sadie can't overcome her fears and overthinking. But Tripp was not having it and told Sadie to trust him, as he always tell Sadie to trust him during the adventures/activities.

Sadie is like some of us, having boundaries and walls that are hard to break, trust that are hard to earn, and fears which we don't know if we can or would overcome. But sometimes, having someone, that would trust us and would always have our backs and believe in us would be enough to hold on to and learn how to come out of our shell and take risks.

To all having doubts, fears and walls/barriers, you don't have to rush taking them down. Conquer them when you feel like you can and when the right person/s come along to help you conquer them.

Highly recommend this book! I couldn’t put it down. I’ve never identified more with a character than I did Sadie. The portrayal of anxiety and catastrophizing was so relatable. I loved watching Sadie’s growth throughout the book and it served as an important reminder that it’s good to get outside of your comfort zone.

I enjoyed the interactions between Tripp and Sadie and the patience he had for her. This is a closed door (or tent) romance and isn’t spicy. Really enjoyed that there wasn’t a third act breakup.

The book did a great job of emphasizing all kinds of relationships, whether it be friendships, family, or romantic. Glad Liam redeemed himself as the book went on. Some people may find the mentions of cancer, death of a sibling, death of a parent, and childhood trauma to be triggering. Ava was a supportive friend and did a great job of knowing what support Sadie needed. Also, totally hope there’s a Ava/Seth book in the works because they seemed to have some chemistry.

Loved that Tripp named his cats after Taylor Swift and Law and Order characters! He’s a big softie who also happens to enjoy skydiving and extreme adventures.

this book was a soul and heart warming book. i loved how relatable Sadie was to many of us. her fears and overthinking went that bit further and took over her life that bit more and i thought that was described really delicately with the sensitivity it needed. often these things feel like they are added as a tick box in an almost stigma mocking way. with no understanding other than wanting to be "seen|" to include. i never felt this way. and so too was the support she gave and was given. it really did show how often the key to these things is feeling safe. noone catches over thinking or fears. nooone chooses it or doesnt work hard enough to just get over it or "do it anyway, youll be fine" its a safety thing, and when people allow and create that support and safety it really can be the key, or at least the backup this person needs to be brave.
sadies was a sweetheart and her and Tripp felt real. they were both a bit of the same people. they matched perfectly. and he was there for her to push her but then hold back when needed. it again didnt feel cliched.
i mean Sadie having to be the face of an adventure company might feel a little much,ha. but it fit perfectly with the plot and helped you understand and find those moments of emotional learning and leaning to the characters.
Sadies growth was a hopeful one. that she didnt have to but when she managed it with the right support then going outside her walls was possible.
the friendship groups in this book were also really great. they all felt important be it side or main characters.

4.75 ⭐

I requested this title because of the cover and the title. Plus the knowledge that this is a new to me author!

Andrea Nourse created a story featuring two MCs, Sadie and Tripp. Sadie and Tripp's first interaction, I would say their meet cute, is quite sizzling of attraction meaning Tripp cannot take his eyes off of Sadie. Granted she is pitching to his company, but it is the dialogue that captured me. Continuing into the story it was inspiring watching Sadie evolvement of her personality and look on life. Although I absolutely adored her lists of risks because sometimes that is needed! I did like Tripp too and his sisters.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was my first book by Andrea, and where have I been, so happy with this read. I saw so much of myself in Sadie—her fears, her anxieties—I kept thinking, “Same, girl. Same.” Take the Leap took me on an emotional rollercoaster in the best way possible. I was laughing out loud one minute and tearing up the next. And Sadie’s character growth? So well done. I loved watching her face all her fears and anxieties. This book genuinely made me want to be more adventurous. Highly recommend!