"You never know what's waiting on the other side - whether things work out the way you planned them or not. Everything will be all right in the end. And if it's not all right, it's not the end."

GENRE: Romance
RATING:4.5/5
FORMAT:eBook OR physical
Tropes:Ex-childhood best friends to lovers, small town, found family

Review:
Okay first, we get to continue in the Oaks Sisters series AND second, we get a ex-childhood best friends to lovers in one book with Fable and Theo? AHHHHH

Oh what a lovely book. We get to dive into the story of Fable and Theo, which is such an emotional filled journey. Fable is going through grief after the loss of her grandfather and is trying to find what she is meant to do in her life while living in her late grandfather's A-frame that is slowly crumbling. Meanwhile, Theo is back in town as a Vet and wants to settle down for good after escaping the place he thought could never be home.

Both of their stories are so emotional in different ways. Slowly throughout the book, we get to know both of our MCs and watch how they ended up where they did today. Learning about Theo's past and how hurt he was growing up helps us understand who he is now and learning how Fable and him grew up together and what caused them to drift apart was such a wholesome and emotional story.

In a way, they both have something that they need from the other and can only give it to each other by learning to trust one another and being vulnerable, which is HARD for them (& really for all of us as humans, let's be honest).

I dont know if this review makes sense as I dont want to give away any spoilers, but essentially, this book is about finding who you are and learning to forgive yourself for your past mistakes. It's about learning to trust yourself and your choices. It's about being okay with falling in love and trusting people again. And oh, what a lovely journey it is!

Oh and I always love it when one of our MC (or both really) love reading and we get to dive into books in our books! I think this one is perfect for those of us who love our emotional Romance with a lovely, emotional & wholesome journey for our MCs. I was provided a free advance reader copy and I’m sharing my honest thoughts.