A review by transportedlfl
The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane, by Jeannie Chin
4.0
June wants to revitalize her town to save her inn. Clay moves to town and plans to open a bar on Main Street in honor of his best friend from the army. Their visions clash. They argue a lot with heat that spells chemistry. This is a great opposites attract romance in a great small town.
One of the reasons that June's family inn is struggling is that her mom was hit with many medical bills after having a stroke. The description of the medical debt and unending additional bills struck such a nerve with me. I related to June so strongly, and I cried.
This book was much deeper than I expected. It has themes of grief and pain, of struggles and stress. Both June and Clay had mental health struggles, and I would have liked to see those addressed more explicitly with therapy. But the book also had a beautiful romance between two characters I liked and respected. I found myself rooting for both throughout.
Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. These opinions are my own.
One of the reasons that June's family inn is struggling is that her mom was hit with many medical bills after having a stroke. The description of the medical debt and unending additional bills struck such a nerve with me. I related to June so strongly, and I cried.
This book was much deeper than I expected. It has themes of grief and pain, of struggles and stress. Both June and Clay had mental health struggles, and I would have liked to see those addressed more explicitly with therapy. But the book also had a beautiful romance between two characters I liked and respected. I found myself rooting for both throughout.
Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. These opinions are my own.