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danchuchie's review against another edition
4.0
It was my first time reading a Devney Perry’s book. I was intrigued as I kept seeing a lot of people praising it on GoodReads and TikTok.
Synopsys:
The story begins when Georgia moved into a small-town in Montana with her four-year-old daughter, ready to leave a big city that has nothing there for her except heartbreak. She moves into a farmhouse, left to her in a will. Jess Cleary has been taking care of the farmhouse for over 20 years and when he found out the one place he had always felt safe was being given to a stranger, he didn’t like it and made sure that Georgia knew he didn’t like her.
However, as time moves on, Jess realizes that Georgia is nothing like he thought she was and he made it his life mission to make her his. However, both of her lives' experiences get in the way of her relationship, each of them pulling in different directions at different speeds. Invading someone else's personal space is never easy, especially not when one is too guarded and the other too protective.
Review:
To say that this book was a rollercoaster of emotions is an understatement. And I’m not referring to the content of the story.
The story was well thought out and it wasn’t always focused on their romance, although they do appear together in every chapter. Instead, the author allowed other subplots to develop at the same time without taking away the shine of the main characters but also without being too overbearing with the side characters and subplots.
One thing about having a character, especially a male character, who is a law enforcement officer, is that it gives you a wide variety of storylines that you can follow and, damn, did the author follow almost all of them. Due to the length of the book, it didn’t become overwhelming; instead it really blended with the storyline.
I liked how the personality of the main characters was well established and they had their flaws, making them more realistic – yes, even if I wanted to punch them sometimes.
Jess was definitely a police officer, and I’m not saying this in an offensive way. He was super protective of both Georgia and her daughter and quickly adopted for himself the role of the person that should be taking care of them, regardless they wanted it or not. He was stubborn and often believed himself to be right, always taking care of things for Georgia instead of with Georgia. However, that is how he has been his entire life for the people around him and eventually realizes a relationship cannot be made out of someone’s domination and other’s submission.
Georgia is power mom and it should be recognized. From early on, she had to adopt this strong, dominate personality and she had to be stubborn and fight for her and her daughter ‘cause no one else would be doing it. However, it led her to create a whole bubble around her, not allowing people to see inside. She had to learn how to allow Jess inside her heart and her life, not pushing him away.
From what I gathered, this was the first novel that the author wrote and, without being mean, it shows. I don’t mean it in a bad, insulting way – as you can tell from my rating, I actually enjoyed it very much – but there were a few things that I didn’t particularly liked.
Georgia’s personality did piss me off a bit. She was little to no understanding with Jess most of the times. Not only did Jess never have a serious relationship before, neither was he a father. Expecting Jess to act like the perfect partner and the perfect father after only knowing him for a few weeks and months was not only unrealistic, was a bloody fantasy.
Sure, Jess was overwhelming at times. He didn’t allow Georgia to breathe; pushing her limits over and over again because he knew she would retreat, would distance herself from him as soon as she felt him too close. He was right, but it also allowed their relationship to become very explosive in the beginning. As someone who doesn’t allow people to get close to her, one of the worst things someone can do is pressure me to the point where I feel like I can’t breathe. I think he could’ve pushed Georgia without giving her such a pressuring toll.
I do feel like their relationship developed a little too fast. Then again, they’re in their 30s. They’re not teenagers or young adults anymore, they both have stable jobs, a developed career, personality and know what they want: to settle down. However, I do feel like there was barely any time between the stages of a serious relationship. In one chapter, they were in one stage and the following chapter they were in another. Not only did it felt overwhelming, it felt unrealistic.
However, Devney Perry is an excellent writer and she develops her stories like no other. I loved the way she told the story and, although Georgia did piss me off a little bit and the ending felt rushed, I feel confident that she has improved since this book was published and has perfected her storytelling.
Synopsys:
The story begins when Georgia moved into a small-town in Montana with her four-year-old daughter, ready to leave a big city that has nothing there for her except heartbreak. She moves into a farmhouse, left to her in a will. Jess Cleary has been taking care of the farmhouse for over 20 years and when he found out the one place he had always felt safe was being given to a stranger, he didn’t like it and made sure that Georgia knew he didn’t like her.
However, as time moves on, Jess realizes that Georgia is nothing like he thought she was and he made it his life mission to make her his. However, both of her lives' experiences get in the way of her relationship, each of them pulling in different directions at different speeds. Invading someone else's personal space is never easy, especially not when one is too guarded and the other too protective.
Review:
To say that this book was a rollercoaster of emotions is an understatement. And I’m not referring to the content of the story.
The story was well thought out and it wasn’t always focused on their romance, although they do appear together in every chapter. Instead, the author allowed other subplots to develop at the same time without taking away the shine of the main characters but also without being too overbearing with the side characters and subplots.
One thing about having a character, especially a male character, who is a law enforcement officer, is that it gives you a wide variety of storylines that you can follow and, damn, did the author follow almost all of them. Due to the length of the book, it didn’t become overwhelming; instead it really blended with the storyline.
I liked how the personality of the main characters was well established and they had their flaws, making them more realistic – yes, even if I wanted to punch them sometimes.
Jess was definitely a police officer, and I’m not saying this in an offensive way. He was super protective of both Georgia and her daughter and quickly adopted for himself the role of the person that should be taking care of them, regardless they wanted it or not. He was stubborn and often believed himself to be right, always taking care of things for Georgia instead of with Georgia. However, that is how he has been his entire life for the people around him and eventually realizes a relationship cannot be made out of someone’s domination and other’s submission.
Georgia is power mom and it should be recognized. From early on, she had to adopt this strong, dominate personality and she had to be stubborn and fight for her and her daughter ‘cause no one else would be doing it. However, it led her to create a whole bubble around her, not allowing people to see inside. She had to learn how to allow Jess inside her heart and her life, not pushing him away.
From what I gathered, this was the first novel that the author wrote and, without being mean, it shows. I don’t mean it in a bad, insulting way – as you can tell from my rating, I actually enjoyed it very much – but there were a few things that I didn’t particularly liked.
Georgia’s personality did piss me off a bit. She was little to no understanding with Jess most of the times. Not only did Jess never have a serious relationship before, neither was he a father. Expecting Jess to act like the perfect partner and the perfect father after only knowing him for a few weeks and months was not only unrealistic, was a bloody fantasy.
Sure, Jess was overwhelming at times. He didn’t allow Georgia to breathe; pushing her limits over and over again because he knew she would retreat, would distance herself from him as soon as she felt him too close. He was right, but it also allowed their relationship to become very explosive in the beginning. As someone who doesn’t allow people to get close to her, one of the worst things someone can do is pressure me to the point where I feel like I can’t breathe. I think he could’ve pushed Georgia without giving her such a pressuring toll.
I do feel like their relationship developed a little too fast. Then again, they’re in their 30s. They’re not teenagers or young adults anymore, they both have stable jobs, a developed career, personality and know what they want: to settle down. However, I do feel like there was barely any time between the stages of a serious relationship. In one chapter, they were in one stage and the following chapter they were in another. Not only did it felt overwhelming, it felt unrealistic.
However, Devney Perry is an excellent writer and she develops her stories like no other. I loved the way she told the story and, although Georgia did piss me off a little bit and the ending felt rushed, I feel confident that she has improved since this book was published and has perfected her storytelling.
amandah's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked that this book wasn’t a basic romcom story but it was a hair predictable. It lost ⭐️ for the grumpy/sunshine trope being far too “grumpy”.
thatbooktrovertkait's review against another edition
2.0
I disliked this so much. I loved the idea of a single mom moving to a small town and falling for the sheriff. Too bad the sheriff, Jess, is a total bully. He’s a jerk to her when she shows up then decides he was wrong and she’s his. He doesn’t even give her the option, just decides he’s her man now. After she repeatedly told him no.. of course she caves. Gigi started off so strong but then just stopped arguing with him because what would it even do.. Jess always gets his way.
Ugh I’m so hesitant to read the rest of the series.
Ugh I’m so hesitant to read the rest of the series.
talia_redhotink's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first book by Devney Perry. I picked it up because of its gorgeous cover and because I'd been seeing it everywhere. I was also told there would be a hot cop, so you know, why not?
The story was interesting, and I liked the suspense element of it. I liked hte main characters, the fact that the heroine was a single mom, and also the writing style was easy and nice. The last star fell because the hero wasn't as rounded as I would have hoped for him to be.
The story was interesting, and I liked the suspense element of it. I liked hte main characters, the fact that the heroine was a single mom, and also the writing style was easy and nice. The last star fell because the hero wasn't as rounded as I would have hoped for him to be.
agirlacatandbooks's review against another edition
2.0
This was ok. He’s the town sheriff and she’s a nurse who just moved to a farmhouse where he was the caretaker for.
My main problem with this book was Jess. I didn’t like how “alpha male” he was. He walked all over Gigi, and didn’t let her make decisions for herself. There were so many red flags that I though this book was going to go in a different direction, but thankfully it didn’t. He would snap at both Gigi and her daughter, and that in itself was just not ok with me. He was not a good character. This also seemed like instalove.
The plot was pretty interesting. I’m all into the fight crime/drug mystery. I did not expect the villain to be who it was, which was cool.
Overall I generally love small town romances, and single mother/father trope. This one wasn’t the worst I’ve read, but was hoping for more. I will be reading the second book in hopes that it’ll get better?
My main problem with this book was Jess. I didn’t like how “alpha male” he was. He walked all over Gigi, and didn’t let her make decisions for herself. There were so many red flags that I though this book was going to go in a different direction, but thankfully it didn’t. He would snap at both Gigi and her daughter, and that in itself was just not ok with me. He was not a good character. This also seemed like instalove.
The plot was pretty interesting. I’m all into the fight crime/drug mystery. I did not expect the villain to be who it was, which was cool.
Overall I generally love small town romances, and single mother/father trope. This one wasn’t the worst I’ve read, but was hoping for more. I will be reading the second book in hopes that it’ll get better?
peixotodust's review against another edition
2.0
If I read this series first, I would have never picked up another Devney Perry book again.
The story had potential and if it had made more sense, have more fluidity, it would have been a really good plot. However, the main characters just ruined the book for me.
Jess is an absolute asshole. The way he controls Gigi, his constant anger issues and just manipulation?! It makes Gigi seem absolutely weak. And she’s supposed to be this stubborn woman, yet she always goes along with his stupidity. Ugh I’m just so annoyed at them.
The story had potential and if it had made more sense, have more fluidity, it would have been a really good plot. However, the main characters just ruined the book for me.
Jess is an absolute asshole. The way he controls Gigi, his constant anger issues and just manipulation?! It makes Gigi seem absolutely weak. And she’s supposed to be this stubborn woman, yet she always goes along with his stupidity. Ugh I’m just so annoyed at them.