Riley McCallister never planned to come back to Maple Falls; she'd planned to become a renowned artist in New York. Hayden Price never planned to work at his family's hardware store; he'd planned to become a major league baseball pitcher - which he did, for one pitch. When Riley's grandmother takes a hard slide at a church softball game and breaks her leg, Riley finds herself back in her grandmother's yarn store, planning to only be there long enough to get her grandmother literally back on her feet. Hayden, however, has adjusted his plans, and is looking forward to settling into Maple Falls, until he finds that his family may have different plans of their own. Can Riley and Hayden find a way to be content with their plans being changed?
After reading through a string of overly sappy romances, this novel hit many of the right notes for me. Riley, the self-proclaimed artistic loner, and Hayden, the popular athlete, were a great combination of characters. I loved that this wasn't a second-chance story, per se; Riley and Hayden never connected in high school, each thinking the other never even noticed them. I loved the Bosom Buddies, Riley's grandmother's collection of friends who bonded over knitting and crocheting and had been together so long as to be able to speak truth to each other, while also watching out for each other. I loved how the younger version of them, dubbed the Musketeers by Hayden, easily took Riley in, even through her resistance.
If you're looking for a Christian novel with strong threads of faith, this isn't the book for you. While the characters go to church, there are no conversations about God, or prayer, or the Bible. However, it is a clean novel, with themes of love and forgiveness, and how blood family is not the only kind of family.
I give this book 4 stars. I'm excited that this is a series, and I can't wait to see which characters get the spotlight next!
You can find Hooked on You HERE.
You can find the author HERE.
After reading through a string of overly sappy romances, this novel hit many of the right notes for me. Riley, the self-proclaimed artistic loner, and Hayden, the popular athlete, were a great combination of characters. I loved that this wasn't a second-chance story, per se; Riley and Hayden never connected in high school, each thinking the other never even noticed them. I loved the Bosom Buddies, Riley's grandmother's collection of friends who bonded over knitting and crocheting and had been together so long as to be able to speak truth to each other, while also watching out for each other. I loved how the younger version of them, dubbed the Musketeers by Hayden, easily took Riley in, even through her resistance.
If you're looking for a Christian novel with strong threads of faith, this isn't the book for you. While the characters go to church, there are no conversations about God, or prayer, or the Bible. However, it is a clean novel, with themes of love and forgiveness, and how blood family is not the only kind of family.
I give this book 4 stars. I'm excited that this is a series, and I can't wait to see which characters get the spotlight next!
You can find Hooked on You HERE.
You can find the author HERE.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
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