Book Blurb:
Tabby has to find a job. she wants a place she can call home. She needs to find Solid Ground again.
Little does she know taking an evening walk at the beach with her dog will lead to the beginning of a brand new adventure.
Despite her dad complaining about Nymeria destroying his avocado trees, finding ways to kick her when she's already down, or her past is finding ways to complicate her present, Tabby is determined to land on top. First, She's got to figure out how to get out on her own, follow her passions and possibly find love along the way.
Tropes:
*High
Gravity ALC *Indie Author *Strangers to More *guarded hearts
*Barrista FMC
*Green
Flag book boyfriend *State Challenge California (Repeat) *Cute animal side kick
*pop culture references *Curvy FMC
Trigger warnings: Toxic family (DV mentioned )
Thoughts:
Tabby (FMC) has to leave Colorado to return to California after the sudden end of her relationship. Arriving back home to live with her parents she truly feels she has reached rock bottom... or at least she hopes this is the lowest times can get for her... thankfully she has her best friend Nymeria (her dog).
Tabby's parents are less than understanding about... well everything. Shortly after arriving she manages to find a job right away (and she's a very hard worker) her father finds things to gripe about... mainly her dog destroying his property... She needs her own place like yesterday, but she also needs some time to save money.
Trying to get out of the house... because who needs that kind of negativity in their lives she finds herself at a renaissance fair where she falls for a handsome stranger... well her shoe was stuck and he caught her while she was falling, that counts right?
Tony (MMC) is a green flag book boyfriend seriously he is a true sweetheart caring, stable, wealthy, he likes her for herself flaws and all even though she is at a low point in her life and he is there for her to help boost her spirit and encourage her to follow her dreams... doesn't hurt that he is bilingual and super handsome, he also is a girls dad (older daughters).
We go through Tabby's journey as she navigates working long hours at the coffee shop, working on herself and finding out who she is as a person and what she wants in life... does that include a man so soon after her last relationship imploded? ... what she does know is she needs a place of her own ASAP!
Tabby's home life after returning to live with her parents is less than ideal and brings up childhood issues where her father becomes increasingly verbally agressive towards her and she worries that her mother is dealing with even worse treatment, she is talked down to by her father, her sister and quite frankly she has had enough... she's tired of walking on eggshells to be supportive of her father's immature and quite frankly appalling behavior towards everyone around him.
Tabby and Tony grow closer together over the course of this book and it's sweet to see them together opening up and letting down their walls. The narrator did a great job with the characters and this was a truly cute and cozy story. My heart went out to Tabby having to deal with her toxic family I truly wouldn't blame her for not wanting to deal with them again.
I did find a few situations could have been handled differently during the course of the book (but it could have just been a me thing) one of them being that Tony had given her no reasons not to trust him but she immediately thought the worst case scenario and didn't even want to let him speak... come on girl this guy is amazing at least hear him out before you jump to conclusions.
I also would have appreciated an epilogue to finish things out (this also could possibly be a me thing) it felt like a few plot points could have been wrapped up better. This book leaves our leads in a happily for now situation.
Thank you to the author and High Gravity for this ALC!
Have you read this one? What did you think?
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