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Juniper Hill by Devney Perry

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witcheep's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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abidavisf's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Memphis and Knox, what I wouldnโ€™t do for them. Two beautiful characters, both as sunshiney as the other, who fit so perfectly together. I really enjoyed Juniper Hill. It was less suspenseful than Indigo Ridge, but a lot more heartfelt. It filled me with warmth and it filled me with sadness.

I truly want nothing but the best for both of these characters. It can be hard to portray such obvious chemistry in writing, particularly in a pretty short book, but Devney Perry achieved it. In stark contrast to Indigo Ridge, in which we got very few scenes of emotional connections and bonding between Winn and Griffin at the start, Juniper Hill saw Memphis and Knox opening themselves up to each other completely and it was just gorgeous to read and made it so much easier to believe how quickly they fell in love. A joy.

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alisoun's review against another edition

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3.0

Knox and Memphis (and drake) 

I hated everyone's names lmao 

This was fine and average.

Contemporary with grump chef and (kind of) boring FMC. Like I loved her as a mum but idk how that linked up with desrvied herself as being, pre becoming a mum. 

I didn't like how Knox was keen to get her pregnant asap after she had a traumatic emergency caeserean and PPH not 5-6 months ago. I kept thinking - no dude she needs more time to heal! Also did they have caesereans for all of their kids (peep the free epilogue). All I can think about was the accreta risk ๐Ÿ˜ญ I need answers! I usually love breeding kink and stories with kids etc. but I was dragged out of the story by my work brain lmao.

Contains: 
A good third act drama ngl 
3 spicy scenes 
Cooking! 
Single mum with a newborn - very cute scenes with Knox helping her! 

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sami_leigh's review against another edition

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funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ/5
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ/5

Memphis and Drake had brought life to my home. Laughter and noise that I hadnโ€™t even realised Iโ€™d wanted.

โ€œIโ€™m not a charity case, Knox.โ€
โ€œI cook for you because itโ€™s how I show someone I care. I cook for you because I love the look on your face after that first bite. I cook for you because Iโ€™d rather cook for you than anyone else.โ€

โ€œYou areโ€ฆyou are a dream,โ€ he breathed. โ€œI gave up on those.โ€
โ€œMe too.โ€

Sheโ€™d given me her best days. Iโ€™d give her mine. 

๐Ÿž๏ธ First person dual POV
๐Ÿž๏ธ Second in a series following the Edens 
๐Ÿž๏ธ Forced proximity
๐Ÿž๏ธ Single mum leaves New York, & her familyโ€™s fortune, for housekeeping job in a small town 
๐Ÿž๏ธ Small town chef resents the woman his sister is forcing him to rent his garage loft to
๐Ÿž๏ธ Each has secrets from the past that threaten their future 
๐Ÿž๏ธ Meddling family
๐Ÿž๏ธ Some on-page spice
๐Ÿž๏ธ Banter ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป
๐Ÿž๏ธ Protective MC; part grump, part cinnamon roll, and his relationship with Drake ๐Ÿฅน
๐Ÿž๏ธ He falls first 
๐Ÿž๏ธ Well established secondary characters; Winslow & Griffin (Book 1), Talia (Book 3), Eloise (Book 4), Lyla (Book 5), Mateo (Book 6), Anne & Harrison (Short story 4.5), Skip, Roxanne
๐Ÿž๏ธ MC growth; FMC navigating boundaries with toxic family and gaining confidence in who she is without them, MMC overcoming past relationship trauma, risking a relationship and trust 
๐Ÿž๏ธ Epilogue 

โš ๏ธ Parental abandonment, toxic relationship (past & family), pregnancy, kidnapping, dementia (brief mention).

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kam_be's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

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hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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sleeping_unicorn's review against another edition

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emotional
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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sambo_0103's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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mhope's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.75


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apolen's review against another edition

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5.0


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