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A starry second chance romance thatโs not to be missed.
Format: Kindle
Iโll admit I was super excited to read this and at the same time apprehensive too because I absolutely loved โWritten in the Starsโ and didnโt want to set it up on a pedestal of unfair expectations. Not sure I was completely successful on that front โบ๏ธ.
So Margotโs story is a second chance romance with Olivia, her high school best friend who ended up marrying the quarterback jock. 11 years later they meet and interesting things happen. Margot is one of those caustic but heart of gold characters that Iโve adored from book one. I loved there was more of that in this book and it was a nice juxtaposition to Oliviaโs character thatโs basically kindness and generosity personified.
Bellefleurโs writing definitely does the word โrom-comโ justice, as the story is packed with plenty of pining and humor. That cat scene being the most memorable of the lot. I also loved the pacing of this book. Second chance romances often tend to yank readers back and forth between timelines, causing reading-whiplash. But in this book, thereโs none of that and the story progresses with enough background to keep you engaged and focused.
That brings me to communication tropes. Love-โem or hate-โem they are the backbone of angst inducement. This book felt like one ginormous communication trope. Ironically, Margotโs character actually bemoans how she hates it when characters donโt communicate, which I thought was quite tongue and cheek by Bellefleur given how this book flowed.
Thereโs lots of sexy scenes in this book and while I loved reading them, it also felt like thatโs all that was happening. Margot and Olivia werenโt really talking until the very end. So even though I liked the pacing for the majority of the book, the end was like a train hurtling down the track sans brakes. So much was happening, threads being closed with a grand gesture looming, my heart was racing and I even started reading faster which didnโt help my feeling, that it was rushing to the end.
The epilogue was great and I really loved getting glimpses of Elle and Darcy throughout this book. Overall while it may not have the tingly charm of โWritten in the starsโ, it is a great read that closes out the series nicely.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022
