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Return to Cherry Blossom Way by Jeannie Chin
5.0
May Wu desperately needed to leave hicktown Blue Cedar Falls to pursue greener pastures in New York. In doing so, May left behind the love of her life, Han Leung
Han had dreams of following May, but those dreams were dashed when his father passed leaving Han to run the family restaurant.
Thirteen years later, both May and Han have each forged new lives. Han is the co-operator of a Chinese take out and May is a successful travel writer who has pretty much shunned her hometown. But May is forced to return to Blue Cedar Falls for research on a blooming story that has potential to be a cover feature on the magazine she writes for. That’s when May runs into Han and the sparks re-ignite the embers hidden in their hearts.
Return to Cherry Blossom Way is the second book in the Blue Cedar Falls series. Though is is possible to read as a standalone novel, I would recommend that the first novel, Inn at Sweetbriar Lane, be read in advance as a lot of the narrative in Return to Cherry Blossom Way refers to the past histories of many of the characters in the first novel.
The story follows a second chance at romance between former sweethearts in a small town. But it is much more than a romance since family relationships come into play. The Wu family and the Leung family dynamics are on display and their interractions to me were so relatable.
The characters are well developed and I liked each and everyone of them. I especially like Han as he still had his dry humor, but he also shows his softer side in this novel. I had to warm up to the other main character, May since she had that New York chip on her shoulder in the beginning. I did enjoy the minor character of Elizabeth the youngest of the Wu sisters as she still retained that quirky style of hers from the previous novel. And as fate would have it, the third book in the Blue Cedar Falls series will showcase Elizabeth. I can’t wait.
Overall, Return to Cherry Blossom Way was a very enjoyable and entertaining read. It is the perfect and must read novel for second chance romance fans and own voices readers. Five stars.
I received a finished paperback copy of the novel from Forever (GCP.) The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
Han had dreams of following May, but those dreams were dashed when his father passed leaving Han to run the family restaurant.
Thirteen years later, both May and Han have each forged new lives. Han is the co-operator of a Chinese take out and May is a successful travel writer who has pretty much shunned her hometown. But May is forced to return to Blue Cedar Falls for research on a blooming story that has potential to be a cover feature on the magazine she writes for. That’s when May runs into Han and the sparks re-ignite the embers hidden in their hearts.
Return to Cherry Blossom Way is the second book in the Blue Cedar Falls series. Though is is possible to read as a standalone novel, I would recommend that the first novel, Inn at Sweetbriar Lane, be read in advance as a lot of the narrative in Return to Cherry Blossom Way refers to the past histories of many of the characters in the first novel.
The story follows a second chance at romance between former sweethearts in a small town. But it is much more than a romance since family relationships come into play. The Wu family and the Leung family dynamics are on display and their interractions to me were so relatable.
The characters are well developed and I liked each and everyone of them. I especially like Han as he still had his dry humor, but he also shows his softer side in this novel. I had to warm up to the other main character, May since she had that New York chip on her shoulder in the beginning. I did enjoy the minor character of Elizabeth the youngest of the Wu sisters as she still retained that quirky style of hers from the previous novel. And as fate would have it, the third book in the Blue Cedar Falls series will showcase Elizabeth. I can’t wait.
Overall, Return to Cherry Blossom Way was a very enjoyable and entertaining read. It is the perfect and must read novel for second chance romance fans and own voices readers. Five stars.
I received a finished paperback copy of the novel from Forever (GCP.) The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.