Have you ever finished a book and just kinda felt... nothing? This book was neither bad, nor great. It was simply a good book with unmet potential and a lot of cliches. That last one is not necessarily a bad thing!
I’m a sucker for a good second chance romance and Charlotte’s story seemed right up my alley. Charlotte has just lost her job in New York City and is left feeling a little lost. She makes the rash decision to return to her childhood hometown for the summer, unannounced. After her parents divorced when she was 10, Charlotte's mother fed her lies, convincing her that life with her father in that town was awful. She took that to heart and hasn’t returned in twenty years. Now she’s here and about to make quite the entrance. The only problem is the bustling town with the manicured lawns and cute store fronts was not the same Hope Lake she remembers. She also can’t remember her old best friend, Henry, but Henry never forgot her.
Before she even goes to sleep that first day we meet one teacher, one cop, one old best friend, one father/doctor, one hot doctor and a grandma. And there were more to come. It was just kind of a lot and because there were so many characters, I don’t feel like we ever really got to connect with any of them. I do think it’s fair to point out this is the second book in a series. This is advertised as being able to be read as a standalone but I think you end up pretty lost without the context I’m sure the first book provided!
Maybe I’ve just read too many great romance novels lately and become overly picky, but I just did not connect with this one the way I had hoped. It was a great light and fluffy read, perfect for those days you just want to read with no expectations!