Write By Your Side (Golden Grove, #2)

by D J Van Oss

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I have to confess that many second chance romances drive me crazy. They have some unrealistic plot about how the one crushed the heart of the other when they were in high-school and 10 years later (why always 10 years?), they are still deeply in love but unable to forgive. Ugh!

D. J. Van Oss did not do that with this story. Though Sam and Ellie were “almost engaged” before they had their falling out, and though they have spent the past 4 years avoiding each other, the author did a great job in making it all seem realistic and not childish. Kudos to him for that.

I have also read other stories about writers, but never have I learned as much about the writing process as I did here. And in an interesting way that was very natural. I never knew there was such thing as a character thesaurus!

I have come to expect a fun sense of humor in books by this author, and was not disappointed. The story was quite humorous. The idiom wars that Sam and Ellie had, as well as the book ideas they tossed about were great. It had at least a few laugh out loud moments.

The characters of Sam and Ellie had a depth that went well beyond their physical descriptions. I felt like I got to know them, their hopes, dreams and insecurities. The secondary characters were also interesting. The emotions of the characters were expressed in such a way that I felt like I was experiencing them.

All in all, this was great story and one that I can heartily recommend.

I received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

This review was originally posted on Among the Reads