Synopsis
from Goodreads:
Carl
and Marianne were high school sweethearts, loving the way only
teenagers can—with no thought to logic or pride, just a
bone-headed, optimistic frenzy of unicorns and hormones. That was all
they needed. Or so Carl thought.
Scared of being stuck in Lake Sackett, Georgia, like so many of her friends—without a real shot at a future or achieving her own dreams—Marianne panicked and bolted to college after stomping Carl’s heart into the high grass. But when she returns to Lake Sackett for the summer with her family after years away, she and Carl are drawn together like moths to a flame. As they rekindle their old romance and remember what it was like to be in love, they have to wonder: is this, finally, their real chance at happiness?
Scared of being stuck in Lake Sackett, Georgia, like so many of her friends—without a real shot at a future or achieving her own dreams—Marianne panicked and bolted to college after stomping Carl’s heart into the high grass. But when she returns to Lake Sackett for the summer with her family after years away, she and Carl are drawn together like moths to a flame. As they rekindle their old romance and remember what it was like to be in love, they have to wonder: is this, finally, their real chance at happiness?
Stats
for my copy:
Kindle edition, Pocket Star, releasing October 16, 2017.
How
acquired:
Netgally.
My
thoughts: This
is my first time reading Molly Harper, but I've seen her name here
and there. Browsing Netgalley one day the title caught my eye, and
when I saw the author's name I decided it was time to try her out so
I requested it, and a big thank you to the publisher for accepting my
request!
This
is a sweet second chance romance. Marianne is interesting and
self-deprecating. She hightailed it out of her small town to go to
college, and Carl was left behind with a broken heart. It's been many
many years since I was Marianne's age, but I could relate
to the feeling of needing to get away from the place where you grew
up. Lately my catnip is small town stories and/or cowboys. Carl isn't
a cowboy, but he had many of the attributes that those heroes usually
have, though I wasn't sure at first how I felt about him. Wearing
shirts with the sleeves torn off...he didn't exactly appeal to me.
But he quickly grew on me. Marianne has a lot of family and I had a
little trouble keeping track of them all, but I really liked her
brother Duffy and her cousin Frankie. I'm hoping that future books in
the series will feature them.
I'm
not generally a big fan of novellas, just because I like to get more
story than the shorter form allows. Marianne and Carl's new, or
resumed, relationship was a bit sudden, and I would've liked to spend
more time watching them get to know each again after being apart for four or so years. But I loved their
interactions, and I laughed out loud a few times.
A
quick and enjoyable read, and I'm interested now to see how much
deeper Ms. Harper goes into her characters in a full length novel.
She certainly seems to be popular, with over four thousand followers
on Goodreads! I'm glad I gave her try.
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