"He wasn’t Thayer, he never could be, some loves are only once in a lifetime."
I went into this book series because the first book was so good and left me in the air with so many questions. There are so many things that went wrong on this one, although I feel like this story can be read as a standalone, I highly encourage everyone to read The Confidence of Wildflowers. I wanted to love it but I simply couldn't, I didn't find the purpose behind this book because by halfway I knew there was no conflict, no plot, no real meaning behind Thayer and Salem's relationship.
Both male characters are painfully perfect, they are easy going and Thayer easily forgives Salem with no hassle.? I also don't understand how Salem's mom is sick in this book and requires help sitting up or standing up yet when the three of them are in the car and it says "my mom reaches over, turning off the ignition" just... I mean, it doesn't tie to the illness portrayed in the story for her to make such a move so freely and effortlessly. The fact that the story never gave a background on how Salem has money yet only worked at her mom's shop and was able to be a stay-home mom, and forgiven by Caleb too. The story felt very repetitive with tons of unnecessary quotes that I found inspiring at first, but annoying after.
I noticed that in Salem and Thayer's relationship they never really argue or disagree on anything, and Thayer is unbelievably available at all times for her which is not realistic. Can a five-year-old have the word "definitely" in their vocabulary? Because I don't think so yet Salem's kid does. The amount of Diet Coke that Salem drank is so unhealthy that I felt the author could've erased the car crash and used a trip to the hospital from the build up consumption of Diet Coke lol
Anyway, this wasn't it for me.
Rating: 2
Author: Micaela Smeltzer
Genre: Romance
Format: Ebook
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