mooncricketjp's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely recommend.
So, at first, I liked the story and the characters but had a hard time just reading it (I wouldn’t say it was boring, but it just didn’t grab me) until the last 40%. All the angst came out but it was actually so awesome to find it wasn’t between the hero and heroine of the book but still a great part of the story. Loved it!
So, at first, I liked the story and the characters but had a hard time just reading it (I wouldn’t say it was boring, but it just didn’t grab me) until the last 40%. All the angst came out but it was actually so awesome to find it wasn’t between the hero and heroine of the book but still a great part of the story. Loved it!
theanachronismreads's review against another edition
4.0
cute
Deals well with mental health issues, and the whole thing is about coffee. What’s to lose?
Really- it’s great. Haley and Beck are a fun couple and the artisan details and third wave coffee just take it over the top.
Deals well with mental health issues, and the whole thing is about coffee. What’s to lose?
Really- it’s great. Haley and Beck are a fun couple and the artisan details and third wave coffee just take it over the top.
kgc8's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I picked up this book without being familiar with the books it spins off from (Sarina Bowen's True North series) and it can be read as a standalone. The characters are thoughtfully depicted, and so is how mental illness and an abusive relationship can affect many members of a family differently. The MMC is a domestic abuse survivor, which is not very common in romance books, and lent an interesting perspective. While I appreciate that therapy is a key part of resolving some of the couple's challenges, the end of the book is rushed. By the epilogue 6 months later suddenly everything is fine and everyone is well-adjusted and forgiven.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
cherryredsreads's review against another edition
4.0
This is my first book I have read from Author Sarah Mayberry and I totally enjoyed it and now a fan.
This book is sweet and totally the perfect start to the Busy Bean Cafe Series.
This can be read as a standalone but believe me, all the books in all these Tre North/Busy Bean Series are must reads! I wish these worlds really existed!
Haley & Beck story was full of emotions.
They have a bunch of back and forth with finding their happily ever after.
Beck & Haley make it work and find what they both been missing with one another.
I enjoyed reading and seeing characters from the other series as well as new ones.
This book has many relatable topics that I feel were handled well when it comes to mental illness.
Love, romance, humor & a happily ever after are what you get when you read this book!
I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
Go One Click it!
4
This book is sweet and totally the perfect start to the Busy Bean Cafe Series.
This can be read as a standalone but believe me, all the books in all these Tre North/Busy Bean Series are must reads! I wish these worlds really existed!
Haley & Beck story was full of emotions.
They have a bunch of back and forth with finding their happily ever after.
Beck & Haley make it work and find what they both been missing with one another.
I enjoyed reading and seeing characters from the other series as well as new ones.
This book has many relatable topics that I feel were handled well when it comes to mental illness.
Love, romance, humor & a happily ever after are what you get when you read this book!
I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
Go One Click it!
4
jjnb95's review against another edition
I listened to this on audiobook and the narrators are so mismatched. Aiden Snow does the MMC and he's good, but I did not enjoy the FMC. Once the characters started sleeping together it just wasn't believable or fun. The sex scenes were juvenile.
bjhaseman16's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
iggyebab's review against another edition
4.0
I really loved this story about a younger sister finding herself in front of her major crush, her sisters ex.
Haley has always lived in her sisters shadow. Her sister was high strung and vindictive. The whole family catered to Jess.
Beck felt lucky to have escaped Jess. When Haley wanders into his orbit he knows he needs to keep far away from that whole family. But after one kiss, he cannot stay away.
I appreciated that these two had history that was not their own. They often took a few steps back and misstepped trying to navigate. I liked that Haley stands up for herself with her parents.
It’s not a perfect book but having an older sibling who often needed rescuing and cheerleading, it was nice to see how that shapes a character on the page.
Haley has always lived in her sisters shadow. Her sister was high strung and vindictive. The whole family catered to Jess.
Beck felt lucky to have escaped Jess. When Haley wanders into his orbit he knows he needs to keep far away from that whole family. But after one kiss, he cannot stay away.
I appreciated that these two had history that was not their own. They often took a few steps back and misstepped trying to navigate. I liked that Haley stands up for herself with her parents.
It’s not a perfect book but having an older sibling who often needed rescuing and cheerleading, it was nice to see how that shapes a character on the page.
minxreads's review against another edition
Literally so boring that even skim reading wasn’t even cutting it