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My Review:Title: 50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover
Author: Kelly Siskind
Series: Bower Boys #1
Published by: Montlake Romance
Release Date: September 6, 2022
Format: eARC
Pages: 331
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Source: NetGalley
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2022 COYER Fall, Lenoreo's 2022 Netgalley and Edelweiss Challenge
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My rating:
Blurb:From Kelly Siskind comes a slow-burn romantic comedy about one man’s creative attempt to win back his high school sweetheart after a change in fortune gives them a second chance at love.
Growing up, I had it all—my art, close friends, a gorgeous girlfriend who owned my heart—but then my life exploded.
Turns out my father was laundering money, and my whole family got shoved into witness protection. No notice. No chance to explain. I was ripped away from beautiful, blue-eyed Delilah Moon, shattering both our worlds.
A decade later, fate has given us a second chance.
The cartel my father worked for has been wiped out. I’ve returned to my hometown, determined to win back the love of my life. But Delilah is engaged.
Or…is she?
I’m almost positive she’s lying about her fiancé to protect her heart. Which means I need to up my game.
I’ve made a list of fifty ways to prove we’re meant to be. Except Delilah’s barely looking at me, never mind swooning. I have a feeling my disappearance scarred her more than she’s admitting, and no one in town will tell me what happened…
I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — I totally didn’t reread the blurb before starting this book, and completely forgot the hook for this story! It had me sucked in and emotionally invested right from the start.
E was absolutely adorable. His whole character, and the romance between E and Delilah reminded me of one of my favourite authors, so needless to say I was sucked in. There was something so real about him — real emotion, obviously, but he was also awkward and had a childish sense of humour at times, and I don’t know…just a real hero. I LOVE those. I wouldn’t necessarily call him a beta boy, but he was awfully close (be still my heart). I loved his growth throughout the story. While I don’t see his start as selfishly as he does, I still appreciated how he was able to take in a bigger perspective of everything that happened because of 10 years ago.
Even though we only get E’s POV, I still fell in love with Delilah. I will admit that I did not guess her secret quite correctly, and it was hard waiting so long to get that answer…just as hard for this reader as for E. But even though you could see her jagged pieces, she wasn’t completely broken. I appreciated that she had clawed back parts of her life, and E didn’t “fix” her by coming back. He helped give her that final bit of peace she was missing, but she still had a solid fulfilling life on her own.
They were pretty cute together. I loved getting the memories from their past so you could understand how deep their relationship was 10 years ago when everything happened. And then it was so satisfying to see them get back first their epic friendship, and eventually more. They made my heart happy.
I love when a small town becomes its own character in a story, and I can definitely say that the townspeople of Windfall added their own flavour. And I ADORED the varying personalities of the Bower Boys, and can’t wait for all of their stories.
My depression is pretty strong right now, so I will admit that I think this book would have hit even higher if I’d been in a better frame of mind…which is saying something.
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