Author: Kate Field
Publication Date: 6 February 2020
Publisher: One More Chapter
Reading Method: E-reader
Synopsis:
Seventeen years ago, Eve Roberts had the wonderful life she’d always dreamed of: a degree in archaeology, a gorgeous boyfriend, and exciting plans to travel the world with him, working on digs. But when her sister Faye died, the life Eve knew ended too. Faye’s daughter Caitlyn came to live with Eve, her boyfriend left, and she quickly gave up on her dreams.
Now approaching her fortieth birthday, Eve faces the prospect of an empty nest as Caitlyn is leaving home. Caitlyn gives Eve a set of twelve ‘Be Kind to Yourself’ vouchers, telling her that she has to start living for herself again, and that she should fill one in every time she does something to treat herself.
With her very first voucher, Eve’s life will change its course. But with eleven more vouchers to go, can Eve learn to put herself first and follow the dreams she’s kept secret for so long? Because life is for living – and as she well knows, it’s too short to waste even a moment…
Review:
I absolutely love the premise of this story. Enemies to lovers, second chance lovers… it sounds so good! I did struggle to stay interested throughout though. Eve’s passion was archaeology, before life took a turn and she had to abandon her freams for new dreams. The problem with this is there is so much talk about archaeology that it often made the story drag. We are also so focused on Paddy’s (Paddy is the aforementioned “gorgeous boyfriend”) shortcomings that I feel we don’t really get the opportunity to fall in love with him.
I did love the banter between Paddy and Eve. I liked being able to see her slowly hate him less. There were many twists in this story that I did not see coming, which is always a bonus!
Overall:
I enjoyed the story, but felt like it got bogged down quite a bit. If you love second chance romance then I would definitely recommend this to you!
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