Format: ebook
Rating: 4 Stars
How I Got It: Purchased
I absolutely loved Sweet
Thing so this book had a high bar to meet. And it was definitely a good
story, but it lacked some of the magic Sweet
Thing had. The characters are likeable, but the romance is a little fast
and fairly predictable.
Even though I said this lacks the magic of Sweet Thing it does have its own charm.
Ms. Carlino creates a beautiful world at the winery in Napa. I was easily
sucked into the world and can see how easy it would be to fall in love. And I
normally don’t enjoy books set in California (Alice Clayton being the major
exception). And in a lot of ways this reminded me of The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. I can’t really explain
why, but maybe it’s because both have women who are kind of reborn in a new setting.
All of the characters are well-developed and Kate has a
great group of friends. Hey, another found family book. Kate was enjoyable and
easy to connect with. I like that she wasn’t highly negative about herself, but
she also wasn’t obnoxiously confident. I wish I could have gotten to know Jamie
better, but he is very charming and loveable.
My only real issue was how fast the romance progressed. I
guess this is sort of a summer fling story, but it didn’t quite work for me.
Ms. Carlino did do a good job of throwing in a conflict that slowed down their
relationship which really saved it for me.
Even with my complaints I do plan on reading more of
Renee Carlino’s books and I do recommend her stories.
Thanks for reading!
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