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illidia316's review
5.0
I say the same thing every time I read a book by Tess Thompson - she is one of my favorite authors, and this is yet another homerun for her.
This is the second book in the Emerson Pass series, and it’s just as amazing as the first one. This book is set in current time, but it brings in a lot of the lore and history from the first book. This book also mentions some of the people/companies in the Cliffside Bay series, which I really love.
The characters in this book are just as amazing as all of her characters are. It’s a very emotional book - there is a lot of tragedy, but there is a lot of happy moments as well.
I cannot wait to see what Tess Thompson comes out with next!
This is the second book in the Emerson Pass series, and it’s just as amazing as the first one. This book is set in current time, but it brings in a lot of the lore and history from the first book. This book also mentions some of the people/companies in the Cliffside Bay series, which I really love.
The characters in this book are just as amazing as all of her characters are. It’s a very emotional book - there is a lot of tragedy, but there is a lot of happy moments as well.
I cannot wait to see what Tess Thompson comes out with next!
jennznalu's review against another edition
I was bored and the author dropped out of the event I was attending. Didn't see the point in finishing the book after that.
nutreads's review
5.0
This was the second book in the Emerson Pass series but the first set in present day. While the first book in the series revolved around the founders of Emerson Pass and this book is centered around the later generations of those founding members.
Brandi Vargas is the Sugar Queen, she owns the local bakery and has been heartbroken since she sent the love of her life, Trapper, away to fulfil his dreams 10 years ago. During those 10 years Trapper lived the life as a professional hockey player but after an injury he is now retired and has decided to come home to Emerson Pass. He has never stopped loving Brandi and is determined to win her love again. What Trapper doesn't know is that Brandi has a secret and she is scared she will lose Trapper all over again if she tells him.
This book was everything I wanted and more of a second chance romance. Brandi and Trapper were tugging at my heart strings right from the start and pulled me along all the way to their happily ever after.
I am so excited to see where this series will go!
Brandi Vargas is the Sugar Queen, she owns the local bakery and has been heartbroken since she sent the love of her life, Trapper, away to fulfil his dreams 10 years ago. During those 10 years Trapper lived the life as a professional hockey player but after an injury he is now retired and has decided to come home to Emerson Pass. He has never stopped loving Brandi and is determined to win her love again. What Trapper doesn't know is that Brandi has a secret and she is scared she will lose Trapper all over again if she tells him.
This book was everything I wanted and more of a second chance romance. Brandi and Trapper were tugging at my heart strings right from the start and pulled me along all the way to their happily ever after.
I am so excited to see where this series will go!
astrodon's review
2.0
This book started out with a good premise, but there was just so much added in that was unnecessary. I did not like the really long journal entries from the past, it felt very shoe horned in. It just felt like the story was going to end nicely then some other conflict pops up. The mother of the main character was so unlikable, and extremely cruel.
CW: Miscarriage
CW: Miscarriage
dcgw's review
3.0
Dnf as although she weaves a good story with great characters, the sexual aspects plus blaspheming meant I could not comfortably continue to read it. Disappointed, looked like it may have been a good story.
emlickliter's review
sad
medium-paced
4.0
The Sugar Queen (Emerson Pass Contemporaries #1) by Tess Thompson – I spent a large chunk of this book internally yelling at Brandi to just tell him the truth and waiting for it all to blow up. Man her mom is a piece of work. If you are in sad avoidance mode…this may need to stay on your tbr pile for a while longer, but it was a really sweet second chance story. This is a really sweet community full of nosy matchmakers, so I can’t wait for book 2. Happy Reading!
alstrath's review
5.0
It's back to Emerson Pass in Book 2, but to the modern-day Emerson Pass where the descendants of Alexander and Quinn Barnes and friends from Book 1 now reside.
Chapter 1 begins with a bang - no slow easing in, scenery descriptions etc - just a plain, honest confrontations of two high-school ex-sweethearts ten years after a messy break-up.
After the confrontation we learn more about Brandi and Trapper - their pasts; their families and the modern day Emerson Pass.
The story moves fast and touches on sensitive topics which are central to the development of the story.
I enjoyed the 'flashbacks' to the first book that link with this book. The references to well-loved characters from "Cliffside Bay" are also fun.
Although this is a second book in a series, it can be read on its own as book 1 is not essential to the story, but I would recommend having read book 1 (& the "Cliffside Bay" series) in order that some things make a bit more sense and of course to experience the magic that they portray.
Chapter 1 begins with a bang - no slow easing in, scenery descriptions etc - just a plain, honest confrontations of two high-school ex-sweethearts ten years after a messy break-up.
After the confrontation we learn more about Brandi and Trapper - their pasts; their families and the modern day Emerson Pass.
The story moves fast and touches on sensitive topics which are central to the development of the story.
I enjoyed the 'flashbacks' to the first book that link with this book. The references to well-loved characters from "Cliffside Bay" are also fun.
Although this is a second book in a series, it can be read on its own as book 1 is not essential to the story, but I would recommend having read book 1 (& the "Cliffside Bay" series) in order that some things make a bit more sense and of course to experience the magic that they portray.
illidia's review
5.0
I say the same thing every time I read a book by Tess Thompson - she is one of my favorite authors, and this is yet another homerun for her.
This is the second book in the Emerson Pass series, and it’s just as amazing as the first one. This book is set in current time, but it brings in a lot of the lore and history from the first book. This book also mentions some of the people/companies in the Cliffside Bay series, which I really love.
The characters in this book are just as amazing as all of her characters are. It’s a very emotional book - there is a lot of tragedy, but there is a lot of happy moments as well.
I cannot wait to see what Tess Thompson comes out with next!
This is the second book in the Emerson Pass series, and it’s just as amazing as the first one. This book is set in current time, but it brings in a lot of the lore and history from the first book. This book also mentions some of the people/companies in the Cliffside Bay series, which I really love.
The characters in this book are just as amazing as all of her characters are. It’s a very emotional book - there is a lot of tragedy, but there is a lot of happy moments as well.
I cannot wait to see what Tess Thompson comes out with next!
vickylou's review
2.0
This was an odd read. It started off as something so very similar to another book... which was OK.
I think I just didn't get it. They were both so unfinished as people... the ensemble cast around them seemed to be a tick-box exercise.
I skipped over the letters, wasn't really interested in the past.
Her mother was just awful... and from what I can tell, was for Brandi's whole life. I hope she never talks to her again. And Huck? I guess he is being set up for a PTSD storyline... but what a complete prick.
So, it wasn't awful, I didn't not like it... but, for me, it was basically a just about OK read. Boring, slow and predictable... although the closed doors stuff was very refreshing!
I think I just didn't get it. They were both so unfinished as people... the ensemble cast around them seemed to be a tick-box exercise.
I skipped over the letters, wasn't really interested in the past.
Her mother was just awful... and from what I can tell, was for Brandi's whole life. I hope she never talks to her again. And Huck? I guess he is being set up for a PTSD storyline... but what a complete prick.
So, it wasn't awful, I didn't not like it... but, for me, it was basically a just about OK read. Boring, slow and predictable... although the closed doors stuff was very refreshing!
lsmoore43's review
5.0
THE SUGAR QUEEN OF EMERSON PASS by Tess Thompson
This is the sweetest book I have read in a long time. Tess Thompson does such a great job of bringing out the feelings in her characters. The raw emotion. The laughter and the tears. There are many tears in this book. Finding and keeping your one true love is a feeling that never gets old. Being that one person who someone loves enough to move the world for is something special. That is exactly what this book does. The love between Trapper and Brandi is so strong it can withstand almost anything. Even years of being separated. It’s a pure love that was born when they were just kids. There are some tragic events that will leave you wondering how they did it. But mostly there is a love that can weather anything.
Brandi has love Trapper her whole life. Her mother however didn’t approve so when Brandi found herself facing the future she thought Trapper would be better off without her. Sending him on his way to college and a career as a professional hockey player was the best thing she could do for him. She had no idea how hard it was going to be facing her life alone, without her other half there.
Trapper loved Brandi more than anything. He didn’t want to leave her but she told him she didn’t love him. He had no idea what was happening to their world. He went and did what he had to for ten years. Then her retired from professional hockey and moved back home to Emerson Pass. He wanted his girl back. He wanted a life with her no matter what.
Secrets tend to get in the way of true love sometimes. Can they overcome the secrets Brandi has and have a life together? Can the town survive anymore tragedies? Things have a way of happening in Emerson Pass. Good and bad.
This is one part of a paragraph from this story that touched my heart in such a way.
“In the years to come, remember to cherish each other and celebrate the miracle of your love. What was lost has now been found again. During squabbles or misunderstandings, try to remember what it was like before you made your way back to each other. As you grow older, keep the passionate teenagers you once were alive. Sneak down to the river together. Kiss in your truck. Dance barefoot in the kitchen. Lie in the summer grass and watch a cloud float by while holding hands. Revel in the small, simple moments of life, knowing how blessed you are to have found true love.”
This is a huge 5 star book. A high recommendation.
Thank you Tess Thompson for this ARC. This is my own true review. I loved this book!!
This is the sweetest book I have read in a long time. Tess Thompson does such a great job of bringing out the feelings in her characters. The raw emotion. The laughter and the tears. There are many tears in this book. Finding and keeping your one true love is a feeling that never gets old. Being that one person who someone loves enough to move the world for is something special. That is exactly what this book does. The love between Trapper and Brandi is so strong it can withstand almost anything. Even years of being separated. It’s a pure love that was born when they were just kids. There are some tragic events that will leave you wondering how they did it. But mostly there is a love that can weather anything.
Brandi has love Trapper her whole life. Her mother however didn’t approve so when Brandi found herself facing the future she thought Trapper would be better off without her. Sending him on his way to college and a career as a professional hockey player was the best thing she could do for him. She had no idea how hard it was going to be facing her life alone, without her other half there.
Trapper loved Brandi more than anything. He didn’t want to leave her but she told him she didn’t love him. He had no idea what was happening to their world. He went and did what he had to for ten years. Then her retired from professional hockey and moved back home to Emerson Pass. He wanted his girl back. He wanted a life with her no matter what.
Secrets tend to get in the way of true love sometimes. Can they overcome the secrets Brandi has and have a life together? Can the town survive anymore tragedies? Things have a way of happening in Emerson Pass. Good and bad.
This is one part of a paragraph from this story that touched my heart in such a way.
“In the years to come, remember to cherish each other and celebrate the miracle of your love. What was lost has now been found again. During squabbles or misunderstandings, try to remember what it was like before you made your way back to each other. As you grow older, keep the passionate teenagers you once were alive. Sneak down to the river together. Kiss in your truck. Dance barefoot in the kitchen. Lie in the summer grass and watch a cloud float by while holding hands. Revel in the small, simple moments of life, knowing how blessed you are to have found true love.”
This is a huge 5 star book. A high recommendation.
Thank you Tess Thompson for this ARC. This is my own true review. I loved this book!!