N is for Not

I’m doing folklore and book review posts to reach and please a larger audience. Previous years have shown select interest in both and to minimise blogging throughout the year, I’m focusing my efforts on April.

Focusing on an A to Z of my TBR (to be read) list, each letter will have books starting with that letter on my list, a book I’ve read and reviewed (with the review!) and one of my books matching the letter with a link about more info about the book.

If you’d rather check out my folklore post for today, go here.

My TBR

About the Book I’ve Read

Not Too Late by Samantha Bryant

Amanda Deaton left her hometown right after high school, looking for adventure. But now, thirty-five years later, her mom needs her, and this GenX nomad has come home. Bellevue, Kentucky has changed–they even have a Thai restaurant! And here where Amanda least expected it, a new kind of adventure might be looking for her.

Her yoga instructor, Chris, is hot. Like, making her stammer over her words, making her stare at him across a crowded sub shop hot. And wonder of wonders, he seems to be staring and stammering at her, too. But how does he know her high school nickname? Any guy that good-looking she would surely have remembered. 

But just like Bellevue, Chris has changed a lot. Turbo, the skinny freshman trackstar, sweet but entirely unmemorable, has grown into a gorgeous, caring, confident man with a thriving career and a grown-up daughter. What hasn’t changed is the torch he still carries for his high school crush. 

Chris has dreamed of a life with Amanda since he was fourteen years old. At age 54, Amanda has never really given away her whole heart. Could their timing finally be right? 

Check it out on Goodreads.

My Review

Such a beautiful love story. For Chris, it’s a second chance romance, but for Amanda it’s friends-to-lovers. So sweet how their perspectives of life and each other from 35 years earlier shaped the way the love story evolved for both.

I liked that Chris was still into fitness and was able to make a career out of it.

Amanda’s job is kind of perfect for her roaming personality.

The worldbuilding added to their story. None of the quirky side-characters overshadowed the main love story. And everything in the small town conspired to bring them closer together.

The aquarium scene was my favourite.

A book I didn’t want to finish as I loved the vibes while immersed in the story. The song titles for chapter headings made for a cool playlist.

“My mom always said it’s about finding someone to balance you – to be your ballast or your balloon, whichever you need.”

Highly recommended.

My Book

Faery Tales and Nightmares (Faery Tales #15)

I hope you enjoyed this. For more books I’ve read and reviewed, check out either my Pinterest board about reviews or my Goodreads profile. Alternatively, you can check out my reviews on BookBub. Have you read any of the books? Loved or hated any of them?

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*FYI, my reviews are my honest opinion and if something bothers me, I tell it straight. How else will anything change? My opinions are based on being a voracious reader and book buyer, not an attack on the author.*