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Description: Dahlia Delaney’s marriage just imploded, her friend group picked a side (not hers), and her fancy San Francisco life now fits into a single suitcase. Armed with a broken heart, a freelance marketing gig, and one blurry childhood memory of her abuela’s garden, she impulsively hops on a flight to Valencia, Spain, to reconnect with distant family—and maybe herself.
But Valencia isn’t just sunny plazas and sangria. There’s her chaotic new job at a quirky expat bar, a family she barely knows but who embrace her like she’s always belonged, and a brooding American bar owner who’s frustratingly attractive and entirely too familiar.
As Dahlia stumbles through language mishaps, clashing cultures, and late-night paella with new friends, she begins to realize that the fresh start she came for might turn into something even better—if she can let go of the life she planned and embrace the one unfolding around her.
Genre: Fiction - Contemporary/Romance
Why I Picked This Book: I love starting over books and I loved the idea of a Spanish setting.
My Impression: I have mixed feelings about this one. I adored the setting and the author did a fantastic job of making it come alive. I loved the side characters and the whole huge welcoming Spanish family. The author's writing style pulled me in immediately and at the beginning I liked Dahlia as she dealt with a divorce (not unwanted but definitely unsettling), the betrayal of friends and the struggle with relearning what she wanted as an adult.
As the book went on I liked Dahlia less and less. Her struggles with her changing circumstances and dealing with her relationships with her friend group post-divorce came off as very authentic and relatable but the more I got to know Dahlia the less I liked her. She just struck me as a bit whiny and pretentious. As well, I never connected with Liam. The man must be beyond dreamy to make up for his rudeness that never quite made it to delightful banter for me. As well, anytime Dahlia and Liam were together I liked each of them less.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. This was my first book by this author and I loved her writing style and her way of making the setting and characters come alive. I wish I had enjoyed my time with the main characters more but overall, the reading experience itself was a winner.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Definitely! I really enjoyed the book even though I didn't like the main characters.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you like escapism starting over books, I'd definitely give this a try.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Definitely! I really enjoyed the book even though I didn't like the main characters.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you like escapism starting over books, I'd definitely give this a try.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
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