readingwithwrin
Written on Mar 15, 2020
Thank you to Revell and Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
Like others have said Carlson's books seem to be hit or miss for me, and this one was a big mix of...Read more
My rating 2.5 stars
Thank you to Revell and Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
Like others have said Carlson's books seem to be hit or miss for me, and this one was a big mix of the two.
Dillion makes a quick decision one day after being left to wait at a restaurant by her longtime boyfriend to break up with him, and quit her job and move home.
Once at home though things don't exactly go as she was hoping they would. Her mom is now also living her grandpa again meaning that Dillion doesn't currently have a room and has to sleep on the couch.
Which brings us to the trailer that her grandpa remembers he has, and while it does need to be fixed up, he knows Dillion can do it.
So that's exactly what Dillion does and along the way, she meets several people in town and reconnects with old friends.
Overall I liked parts of this book. Dillion's grandpa was so nice, as well as her childhood friend. I loved the two girls that she helped teach how to swim and their uncle. Reading about how Dillion took the initiative and fixed up the trailer mostly on her own was interesting. It did surprise/annoy me that she didn't think about making sure the trailer itself was safe and just immediately started caring about the interior only. Caring about the structure itself seemed a little bit more important to me than interior designing but that's just me. Dillion herself though and her mom got on my nerves. They both acted like only there way was the right way and that got old.
Having said all that the vast majority of this book was sweet and I know a lot of people will enjoy it this one just wasn't for me.
Thank you to Revell and Netgalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
Like others have said Carlson's books seem to be hit or miss for me, and this one was a big mix of the two.
Dillion makes a quick decision one day after being left to wait at a restaurant by her longtime boyfriend to break up with him, and quit her job and move home.
Once at home though things don't exactly go as she was hoping they would. Her mom is now also living her grandpa again meaning that Dillion doesn't currently have a room and has to sleep on the couch.
Which brings us to the trailer that her grandpa remembers he has, and while it does need to be fixed up, he knows Dillion can do it.
So that's exactly what Dillion does and along the way, she meets several people in town and reconnects with old friends.
Overall I liked parts of this book. Dillion's grandpa was so nice, as well as her childhood friend. I loved the two girls that she helped teach how to swim and their uncle. Reading about how Dillion took the initiative and fixed up the trailer mostly on her own was interesting. It did surprise/annoy me that she didn't think about making sure the trailer itself was safe and just immediately started caring about the interior only. Caring about the structure itself seemed a little bit more important to me than interior designing but that's just me. Dillion herself though and her mom got on my nerves. They both acted like only there way was the right way and that got old.
Having said all that the vast majority of this book was sweet and I know a lot of people will enjoy it this one just wasn't for me.