A review by piasbookshelf
Off the Hook by Julie Olivia
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Rating: 4.25✨
Spice: 2🌶
Thank you to the author & Good Girls PR for the eARC opportunity. Like always, this review is voluntary & honest.
Okay, wow. What a beautiful love story! This book has got grumpy/sunshine, age gap, SINGLE DAD & NANNY and ... Ex-Fiancé's older brother 👀 and it is a Peter Pan inspired story, focusing on Hook & Wendy. Add all of these up & I can wholeheartedly say this was such a wholesome & incredible read. And I just want to add that the found family trope in this book was absolute perfection & it had my heart feeling full & happy.
Wendy Darling is sunshine personified. She is one of those characters that you want to wrap up in a huge hug & tell her she is perfect the way she is & that she is loved SO MUCH. The way she brightened up any room she walked into, was friends with all the town folk of Never Harbor, she truly has a heart of gold. And that's not to say she was the PERFECT character, she had her insecurities, she had her troubles, but she had such sweet growth that I truly adored.
Jasper, I want one like him, where can I find one? The way he was a grumpy man but smiled only around her, it made me MELT. Also, his love languages? Gift giving and physical touch? I would be a puddle on the floor for him. But also, his growth & his journey while healing and grieving? To believe he was deserving of love & to realize he was more than enough as he was. Gosh, this man made me fall hard for him.
The Davies family stole my heart, some more than others. The town of Never Harbor was perfection & I cannot wait to visit it again with the next book in the series. Definitely give this romance read a shot! 🩵
Spice: 2🌶
Thank you to the author & Good Girls PR for the eARC opportunity. Like always, this review is voluntary & honest.
Okay, wow. What a beautiful love story! This book has got grumpy/sunshine, age gap, SINGLE DAD & NANNY and ... Ex-Fiancé's older brother 👀 and it is a Peter Pan inspired story, focusing on Hook & Wendy. Add all of these up & I can wholeheartedly say this was such a wholesome & incredible read. And I just want to add that the found family trope in this book was absolute perfection & it had my heart feeling full & happy.
Wendy Darling is sunshine personified. She is one of those characters that you want to wrap up in a huge hug & tell her she is perfect the way she is & that she is loved SO MUCH. The way she brightened up any room she walked into, was friends with all the town folk of Never Harbor, she truly has a heart of gold. And that's not to say she was the PERFECT character, she had her insecurities, she had her troubles, but she had such sweet growth that I truly adored.
Jasper, I want one like him, where can I find one? The way he was a grumpy man but smiled only around her, it made me MELT. Also, his love languages? Gift giving and physical touch? I would be a puddle on the floor for him. But also, his growth & his journey while healing and grieving? To believe he was deserving of love & to realize he was more than enough as he was. Gosh, this man made me fall hard for him.
The Davies family stole my heart, some more than others. The town of Never Harbor was perfection & I cannot wait to visit it again with the next book in the series. Definitely give this romance read a shot! 🩵