Love in Bloom

Love in Bloom I have such mixed feelings about this one and that always makes it SO difficult for me to rate and review! First off, I absolutely loved the main characters in this book. Dan and Emma are absolutely adorable together. I loved watching their relationship develop and “bloom”, how well they loved each other, and their sarcastic banter made me literally lol on several occasions. Definitely reminded me a bit of the banter between myself and Kris, and I loved it! I also loved that the characters were far from perfect and had their flaws. It made them feel more relatable and genuine. Watching them come back together after deep struggles was inspiring and beautiful. They went through a lot of similar things Kris and I have had to wade through in our relationship, and seeing them fight for each other the same way Kris and I have, even when things got really messy, was so special and sweet.❤️ I also loved how the community all came together and how Emma’s grandparent’s farm, which she inherited, built such a foundation for the town and many others who traveled from near and far to take part in what the community and farm had to offer. I won’t spoil it and explain why, but I really did love watching it all unfold. Some may have conflicting feelings behind the WHY of it all, but as someone who suffers from chronic health issues, I personally thought it was so beautiful. ❤️ Also, as a granddaughter of grandparents who had/have a farm, this book brought back a lot of really sweet memories, especially of my late Grandpa. 🥹 Cue the tears and pass the Kleenex. 🥹❤️‍🩹 What I didn’t care for was the intense spice in this book and how descriptive it was. It didn’t hit until about 60% in, but once it hit, whew buddy, did it get spicy! 🌶️🥵 That’s just personally not my cup of tea. I don’t mind a few simple scenes here and there in books, but the erotic and descriptive scenes in this book were just not for me. There was also quite a bit of crude language in this book, which is also not my cup of tea. Again, I don’t mind some language, but I thought it was a bit excessive in this book. Those things aside, it was a really beautiful story of love, family, generational pain and trauma, loss, community, realizing that mistakes don’t equate to failure, forgiveness, and learning how to come back together and really fight for what you believe in. I’m struggling so much on how to rate this, because the story itself I loved and it really spoke to me, but certain things just really rubbed me the wrong way. I think I’m going to go for a 3.75 on this one, bumping to a 4 on Goodreads. 7/10 on Bookclubs. It could have easily been a 5 star for me without all the smut and language, so that was a bummer. Overall, good book, great story, just could have done without certain things. If you don’t mind very descriptive spice and foul language, I recommend. 🫶

Really cute small town romance. Absolutely enjoyed it