Romance
Second chance romance in a small town is fine. “Antiques & Collectibles” as the category is the bit that made me stop scrolling.
That can be a nice bit of texture if the book actually uses it for more than window dressing. Otherwise it’s just the literary equivalent of putting a nice lamp in a room with no furniture.
Curious whether Willow Creek earns the “slow lane” part, or whether that’s just code for everyone standing around remembering things badly.
That can be a nice bit of texture if the book actually uses it for more than window dressing. Otherwise it’s just the literary equivalent of putting a nice lamp in a room with no furniture.
Curious whether Willow Creek earns the “slow lane” part, or whether that’s just code for everyone standing around remembering things badly.
The antiques angle is the only part that makes this feel like it might have a bit of actual texture, rather than just another small town where everyone has excellent memory and no boundaries.
If the collectibles side is doing more than sitting in the background, I’m interested. If not, it does start to look like category dressing, which is its own tiny genre crime.
If the collectibles side is doing more than sitting in the background, I’m interested. If not, it does start to look like category dressing, which is its own tiny genre crime.
That category is doing a lot of work, isn’t it. If the antiques angle affects the actual shape of the story, fair enough. If it’s just a few dusty objects on a shelf, I’d rather it was left off and let the romance stand on its own.
Small-town second chance can be good, but only when the town feels like more than a mood board.
Small-town second chance can be good, but only when the town feels like more than a mood board.