coral reviewed Book of the Month by Jennifer Probst
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4 stars
I received this as an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this one! The heroine is believable; the love interest is (minor spoiler, here) a genuinely great guy and not some controlling jerk; the side characters are great; and the love story hits several fun tropes along the way. It doesn't hurt that the Outer Banks is one of my favorite places on earth and home to more than a few important memories, along a whole spectrum of emotion.
It always feels a bit uncomfortable reading a romance book about an author, though, because it makes it harder to really bury yourself in the fiction--or maybe that's just me. I waste brain cycles wondering what's autobiographical, in a way I don't if the book is about a scientist or a teacher or a real estate agent. Which is probably unfair. Still, this one made me …
I received this as an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoyed this one! The heroine is believable; the love interest is (minor spoiler, here) a genuinely great guy and not some controlling jerk; the side characters are great; and the love story hits several fun tropes along the way. It doesn't hurt that the Outer Banks is one of my favorite places on earth and home to more than a few important memories, along a whole spectrum of emotion.
It always feels a bit uncomfortable reading a romance book about an author, though, because it makes it harder to really bury yourself in the fiction--or maybe that's just me. I waste brain cycles wondering what's autobiographical, in a way I don't if the book is about a scientist or a teacher or a real estate agent. Which is probably unfair. Still, this one made me extra uncomfortable because the whole premise is that the author needs to Go Through It in order to write her book, which is a love story. I feel like I'm seeing something I shouldn't, even when it's lampshaded for me like it is here.
If that's not a problem for you, and you like f/m romances that share both characters' perspectives (one chapter from hers, one from his, all in third person), this is a fun read that offers several laughs, written with love for a beautiful place and the creatures who share it.