A review by sami_leigh
Juniper Hill by Devney Perry

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

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
🌶️/5

Memphis and Drake had brought life to my home. Laughter and noise that I hadn’t even realised I’d wanted.

“I’m not a charity case, Knox.”
“I cook for you because it’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 I’d rather cook for you than anyone else.”

“You are…you are a dream,” he breathed. “I gave up on those.”
“Me too.”

She’d given me her best days. I’d give her mine. 

🏞️ First person dual POV
🏞️ Second in a series following the Edens 
🏞️ Forced proximity
🏞️ Single mum leaves New York, & her family’s fortune, for housekeeping job in a small town 
🏞️ Small town chef resents the woman his sister is forcing him to rent his garage loft to
🏞️ Each has secrets from the past that threaten their future 
🏞️ Meddling family
🏞️ Some on-page spice
🏞️ Banter 👌🏻
🏞️ Protective MC; part grump, part cinnamon roll, and his relationship with Drake 🥹
🏞️ He falls first 
🏞️ 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
🏞️ 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 
🏞️ Epilogue 

⚠️ Parental abandonment, toxic relationship (past & family), pregnancy, kidnapping, dementia (brief mention).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Minor: Dementia