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asledge90's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really charming second chance love story!
The chemistry between Willow and Finn practically jumped off the pages!
Willow Haven is just trying to keep her life in order and her dad off her back!
Finn Thomas is back in town after years of being gone. And all he wants is another chance with the girl he has loved all his life.
And she is so mad at him! But their love wins out!
Gah seeing them make it to their HEA was great! But of course it wouldn't be a journey to an HEA with out a little drama and a little angst.
The chemistry between Willow and Finn practically jumped off the pages!
Willow Haven is just trying to keep her life in order and her dad off her back!
Finn Thomas is back in town after years of being gone. And all he wants is another chance with the girl he has loved all his life.
And she is so mad at him! But their love wins out!
Gah seeing them make it to their HEA was great! But of course it wouldn't be a journey to an HEA with out a little drama and a little angst.
lmrivas54's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those cute flirty stories with a strong southern flair. In this book, parents are called Daddy and Momma no matter how old you are, it’s full of “y’alls” and sweet tea and biscuits with gravy. A small town that was perishing but thanks to Willow Haven’s hard work, she was successful in bringing the town square back to life. Havenbrook was named after Willow’s family and through the generations, there has always been a Haven serving as mayor. Willow’s daddy is the current mayor, and as he only had four daughters, that tradition is now in peril. Willow is working for her father as a general assistant (read that she does all the work while her father plays solitaire in his computer), and she has worked hard for the past five years to bring businesses to the town, filled up empty spaces, spiffed up the streets and brought up the town finances.
On this day, she’s happy because she’s managing the start of a new business in the last remaining empty space in the town square. Even better, the new business will be a bar, very much needed in the town, since the lack of an entertainment and gathering place was bleeding people from their town. Since her father was out of town, she completed the arrangements before he knew about it. It was very well known he wanted to keep his town “clean” and he abhorred anything that would mar his 1950’s vision of what a town should be like. Willow knew it would bring prosperity so she sneaked that business in. The only problem was: it meant that the Walker boys were back in town after an absence of ten years. And one of the Walker boys broke her heart ten years ago when he left her without a goodbye or an explanation.
In the beginning, there was a lot of hate and cursing from Willow to Finn Walker. But when they saw each other for the first time in ten years, all the tingles and chemistry between them exploded again. Finn appeared truly sorry to have left her and he seemed to have missed her a lot. As the book progresses, you realize he had some suspicious push to leave town, and there was some connection with his mother being sick and needing a lot of medical care. He moved all the way to California, found a job and his twin Drew is a genius working the financial market, so they have done good. Now they came back to help their childhood friend Nola establish a bar in town.
As Finn and Drew work in the renovation of the place they bought, a lot of things were happening in town. Willow’s daddy arrived back home and formed a ruckus but the deed was done. So he threw a wrench in the works anywhere he could with the inspections and regulations. Rory, Willow’s eldest sister, who was a goody-two-shows and squealed everything to their daddy was secretly helping the Walker brothers decorate the place, and Finn was slowly but surely winning Willow back. There’s a cute detail, when Willow turned eighteen, they both went to get tattoos; hers was a bird and Finn’s was a willow tree. His nickname for Willow was also Willowtree. As the years of absence passed, on her birthday he was always in a bad way and he compensated adding more roots to his willowtree tattoo. This couple was meant to be and this book was a delicious journey to them renewing their love story.
The story was delightful and entertaining and overall, romantic. And I think it’s going to be a series from the way it ended. One of the other Haven girls is going to get her story, I’m sure! I also hope their daddy gets his comeuppance for being such a jerk.
On this day, she’s happy because she’s managing the start of a new business in the last remaining empty space in the town square. Even better, the new business will be a bar, very much needed in the town, since the lack of an entertainment and gathering place was bleeding people from their town. Since her father was out of town, she completed the arrangements before he knew about it. It was very well known he wanted to keep his town “clean” and he abhorred anything that would mar his 1950’s vision of what a town should be like. Willow knew it would bring prosperity so she sneaked that business in. The only problem was: it meant that the Walker boys were back in town after an absence of ten years. And one of the Walker boys broke her heart ten years ago when he left her without a goodbye or an explanation.
In the beginning, there was a lot of hate and cursing from Willow to Finn Walker. But when they saw each other for the first time in ten years, all the tingles and chemistry between them exploded again. Finn appeared truly sorry to have left her and he seemed to have missed her a lot. As the book progresses, you realize he had some suspicious push to leave town, and there was some connection with his mother being sick and needing a lot of medical care. He moved all the way to California, found a job and his twin Drew is a genius working the financial market, so they have done good. Now they came back to help their childhood friend Nola establish a bar in town.
As Finn and Drew work in the renovation of the place they bought, a lot of things were happening in town. Willow’s daddy arrived back home and formed a ruckus but the deed was done. So he threw a wrench in the works anywhere he could with the inspections and regulations. Rory, Willow’s eldest sister, who was a goody-two-shows and squealed everything to their daddy was secretly helping the Walker brothers decorate the place, and Finn was slowly but surely winning Willow back. There’s a cute detail, when Willow turned eighteen, they both went to get tattoos; hers was a bird and Finn’s was a willow tree. His nickname for Willow was also Willowtree. As the years of absence passed, on her birthday he was always in a bad way and he compensated adding more roots to his willowtree tattoo. This couple was meant to be and this book was a delicious journey to them renewing their love story.
The story was delightful and entertaining and overall, romantic. And I think it’s going to be a series from the way it ended. One of the other Haven girls is going to get her story, I’m sure! I also hope their daddy gets his comeuppance for being such a jerk.
darkness223's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a fun second chance romance, Brighton is a new Author to me and I cannot wait to try more I really enjoyed this book it was well written and I just loved Finn and Willow they were just so good together.This was a super read and I would definitely recommend it
booklovershangout's review against another edition
4.0
Brighton Walsh is a new to me author. I saw the blurb for this one and thought it sounded really good. I'm a sucker for second chances. I'm so glad I read it, because I think I have found me a new author to read. I can't wait to go back and read more from Brighton. I really enjoyed this story. The characters were sweet and sexy and I loved seeing them get to know eachother again and seeing their relationship progress. There were some swoonworthy moments and some really sweet moments. It was a surprisingly fairly low angst, beautiful story and I really enjoyed it.
tina_booklover's review against another edition
4.0
Willow is a hard working woman who does everything to bring more life into her beloved hometown Havenbrook. When somebody buys the old soda fountain to turn it into a bar, she can already picture the vibrant nightlife. But she didn't expect one of the new owners to be her ex-boyfriend Finn, who left her ten years ago without as much as a goodbye. And he seems to want Willow back.
Second chance charmer is a romantic novel about giving love a second chance. I really like the setting of the story, there is something about the southern States that I really like. I also liked the part where Willow stood up to her father, but I feel like that wasn't enough. There were no consequences for the behavior of her father, I think the author could have sent an important message here.
I felt like the ending was also missing something, I would have liked for Willow to become the mayor.
Otherwise, the book is a great read for in between.
Second chance charmer is a romantic novel about giving love a second chance. I really like the setting of the story, there is something about the southern States that I really like. I also liked the part where Willow stood up to her father, but I feel like that wasn't enough. There were no consequences for the behavior of her father, I think the author could have sent an important message here.
I felt like the ending was also missing something, I would have liked for Willow to become the mayor.
Otherwise, the book is a great read for in between.
lukka2008's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.0
weiffman's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
missjulia's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mamanug's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0