A romance between a city girl and a country boy with a mix of grumpy and sunshine vibes from the start. The drama with their exes is both shocking and funny, with karma and fate playing a part. The main female character's dad evokes both love and hate, while her mom is a beloved character.

I absolutely loved this book! The cover is stunning, and the romance is adorable. I also appreciated how the story tackled some difficult topics with care.

I enjoyed this book, I loved how it dealt with some hard situations that people face through life.

Cover is absolutely gorgeous!

This was a really easy book to read, but I didn’t really click with it. I felt bad for the MF character a lot of the time but that’s about it.

I feel like the relationship was so rushed… like he was saying I love you and wanting her to move in within two weeks of knowing her…

I feel like there was so many inconsistencies. First one I noticed is that she said her brother never left a note… then there was a note?? And the relationship with his brother?? Who was never actually in the book, just mentioned that he was gay but slept with her a lot..?

I just didn’t feel a connection with any of the characters. It was so rushed and I cringed so much with the kitten references. It was gross.

This was just disappointing and I’m glad it’s finished

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this in exchange of my honest review

This book was pretty crazy and I couldn't be more grateful that it's so short! Love the FMC and her parents working out the tension and grief from her brother's suicide. It's great to see the family bond and their relationship evolve through the story. Unfortunately, the negatives in this book overweigh the positives. The number of times "Until Adleigh" was repeated in the story to emphasize on the title was just so unnecessary. The MCs relationship together felt super forced and toxic, and I felt that all the more during the epilogue.

I loved this book so much! And the cover is absolutely beautiful! The romance was so cute and I really loved how some tough subjects were handled.

~Colter & Adleigh~

~ Superstar FMC x cowboy MMC
~ Small town setting
~ Grief rep*
~ Past relationship drama

After Adleigh runs away from her LA life when she finds her fiancé cheating on her, she returns to her home town to rebuild some family relationships. Colter is feeling jaded after his ex also cheated on him. When Adleigh realizes Colter lives next to her parents, they aren’t able to get away from each other, even if they want to.

I often struggle with liking FMC’s and that was a big struggle for me in this book. I didn’t really connect with her and I found her pretty annoying during all of her interactions with the MMC. I know that there was suppose to be tension and angst between the two but I often felt that they were too toxic together.

While I didn’t really enjoy much of the romance pieces, I did enjoy seeing the growth of Adleigh’s family and working through their grief together.

*Note: this book does mention (previous) suicide of a MC’s sibling. Please read with care ♡

What a good romance read. I enjoyed the characters, the plot, the writing, everything about it. And look how cute the cover is.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

“Until Adleigh” follows our FMC, Adleigh, who heads back to the small town where she grew up after catching her fiancé cheating on her. There, she meets Colter, who she is instantly attracted to. Over the next several chapters, the two protagonists continuously find themselves together and become increasingly interested in each other.

I would have loved to see a few chapters at the beginning showing some behind-the-scenes of Adleigh’s band as well as her relationship with her fiancé. While I can empathize with her when she walks in on her fiancé and bandmate together, I think it would’ve hit harder if we were privy to the smaller aspects of her relationships with them.

While I don’t mind a shorter book, I would’ve liked to see, in the first half, more scenes that progress the MCs personal agendas and conflicts. They each had significant trauma and backstories that sounded interesting, and I wish we would have gotten to see those sooner. As I didn’t finish the book, I can’t say for sure how these work out, but without very much leading into it or moving it forward, I think it will end up feeling rushed or incomplete.

I wish the characters had been more fleshed out as they felt a little two dimensional. And, this is just a personal issue, but I was not a fan of the way the characters talked. I believe it was meant to kind of mimic a small town slang, but it felt very stilted. Also, the nickname “big boy” just rubbed me the wrong way and I couldn’t get over it.

Overall, I liked the premise of the book, but felt very underwhelmed. As I didn’t finish the book, I can’t speak to the second half. Some of the things I mentioned may actually be included in the last 55% (feel free to let me know if they are). Unfortunately the writing style in regards to dialogue/thoughts was not for me. If these don’t bother you, definitely give this book a try as you may very well enjoy the plot and spice it offers!

Thanks for the Arc read NetGalley.

This book though was not it for me. It was short a novella being under 300 pages, it helps to be a quick read and all so it was an easy go-through.

Our main character Adleigh is what can be assumed to be a country singer whose fiancee cheats on her with the band member. She wants to escape so she moves to her small hometown. She is estranged from her family dealing with drama regarding her relationship with her father. When she arrives in town she meets Colter a damaged country boy next door going through a breakup. Romance and drama happen, they end up happily married and have four kids.

The characters are given complex backstories and trauma but it was not fleshed out in the way it should have been. It wasn't given enough to make me believe that it was affecting them in that way to have them behave the way that they were. The writing was low level and language in the dialogue felt forced. They're supposed to be southern but it felt unbelievable (this is coming from someone who lives in the south and had lived in the deep South during childhood)
There was a slight mention of the female main character's relationship with her brother and it felt weird. Coter had anger issues that were not a "hot portrayal" A brief bit of spice but it was not detailed enough to make reading it only for the spice worth it. (it's something I read often)

With all this bein said, it did have it's cute moments and could benefit from being more fleshed out and becoming longer book. When it comes to cover art, Adleigh is described as having a multitude of tattoos yet when shown on the cover art she does not have any.

A small-town romance that is full of emotion and passion. Adeleigh is a rockstar who goes back home to escape her cheating fiance and Colter is a grumpy cowboy who is used to the small town life. Apart they are damaged/broken but together everything fits into place.

I love it when characters who are total opposites have undeniable chemistry. And that is the case with Adeleigh and Colter. When she comes back to town wanting to forget all the heartache that her ex-fiance has caused, she meets Colter. He is a cowboy who is a big ole grump. They both have had cheating exes but that seems about the only thing they have in common. But when they talk sparks fly. They break down the walls they have put up and that vulnerability just adds to their passionate chemistry. Things get spicy and I love it. Colter had me wishing for my very own cowboy.

What I was drawn to most was watching the healing process. Adeleigh's grief and guilt that came with losing her brother took a toll on her and made her push so many people she cared about away. Colter was there for her to remind her of her inner strength and championed her healing whenever he could. Colter is a grump for a reason, but Adeleigh quickly makes him realize the importance of opening your heart to give beautiful experiences a chance to happen.

I reckon this book ain’t for me..
Lived in TX for over 15 years and never heard anyone talk like the folks in this book. That part is annoying. Constant “until Adleigh” throughout the book made me want to scream “yes, yes I get it!”
The plot isn’t much. Rockstar gal, farmer guy who both have been cheated on and this is their story.

Thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review

This story had all of the makings of a book I would love. However, it ended up falling flat for me which was disappointing.

Music star Adleigh heads back to her hometown after 6 years away after the death of her brother (she left without saying goodbye to her parents and only left a note) due to the fact that she found her fiance and bandmate cheating on her. The male main character, Colton, is the guy next door and your sterotypical southern grumpy neighbor that Adleigh meets when she returns. Colton has also been cheated on with his very long term girlfriend.

The biggest issue for me throughout the story was that their arguments felt incredibly juvenile and I felt they both needed to work on themselves due to these complex traumas before entering any sort of relationship (not to mention the incredibly short timeline in which Adleigh was home). Honestly, towards the end of the book the fighting and then making up almost two seconds later gave me whiplash.

Ultimately, everything felt way too rushed (insta-lust right to love). Also I hated that there were supporting characters popping in for a few pages here or there and then disappearing again (some of them could have been really great) and the way the southern dialect was written really bothered me. It felt excessive.

Despite all of that, there were nice moments with her parents and I enjoyed the small town gatherings. Lastly, I enjoyed the epilogue and seeing how things wrapped up for the two of them.

If the book was longer, I really think it has the makings of a great love story and would allow for things to be flushed out further.

I want to say thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing for the chance to read Until Adleigh with an ARC release.

I struggled with this one. I am not sure if it was the pacing specifically but it felt slow to me. I really had to push through, which is strange for a book of this size.

There were parts of the story I felt got lost or werent fully developed. This made it difficult to resonate with the characters the way i had hoped. The constant “southern words” got annoying and felt a little stereotypical to me (as someone born and raised in TN).

Unfortunately it fell short for me.

Also the efile is strangely set up and it made it incredibly difficult to get through what should have been a much quicker read for me. I didnt hold this against the rating however, but wanted it to be known.

Thank you to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for making this available to me in exchange for an honest review.

DNF.

It is unusual for me to DNF a book - especially romance. There are a great many things I look past in romance books because I just love the genre so much. Alas, this was not the case here.

Firstly, the formatting was weird. That may have been due to my device or some other outside influence. Therefore, I didn't remove any star ratings for that. It's just a mild irritation I wanted to bring up.

And now, onto the actual reason I DNF'd this 70 percent in.

The entire storyline was so incredibly confusing. There is a huge element of lust at first sight, which I suppose works in an 18+ romance novella. However, the author seemed to be trying to cover a lot of very complicated elements and conditions with very little space and as few words as possible. There was so much happening and so little explanation as to what or where or why. We have someone parentyfying their own child after she discovers her brothers's dead body at like 18. We have said child doing nothing but judging and being cruel to her parents. We have the MMC watching the FMC out his window whilst she is skinny dipping in his pool because 'his brother let her use the pool, so why wouldn't he?' She didn't ask to use the pool, and then the MMC started waxing lyrical about consent - whilst watching her naked. Oh, and the MMC is the half-brother of the guy the FMC lost her virginity to who is also now gay? There was a not very well-done addiction storyline, an even more badly done family trauma storyline, and possibly the worst chemistry I have ever seen between two characters.

But I digress.

This could have been really good. The premise of the story is excellent, and despite the weird formatting and some repetitive elements, I actually enjoyed the writing style. I think that, with a little more troubleshooting and more detail (AKA, turn this into a full-length novel and spend a lot more time working on it), and the author could have something really special. The MMC has all the traits of a phenomenal book boyfriend, but we needed to see more and know more about him. A man being grumpy with no explained reason is just a man being a douche and getting away with it. I would have loved to see the storyline more fleshed out - the story idea needed that. It's a good idea and deserves so much more than a novella.

2 stars.

I feel like this has the foundations of a great story. The bones are there but it feels like it could go further.

I liked the fast, easy read. The characters were likable but not as interesting as I would have liked. I lost focus and needed to force myself to keep reading at times.

I did enjoy this book, it was a fun novella to read. I loved the banter and the emotions that these two had to work through, and I ADORED the epilogue. It was nice to see that these characters overcame their traumas. Some of the repetativness of the writing and words used was a lot. I also felt like their were two third act breakups, which is a lot considering its under 300 pages.
Overall, I enjoyed it!

Thank you to Alyssa Milani and Netgalley for this book. I loved the READ NOW option.

Review for this will be up tomorrow on my bookstagram - @bookish_starry_skies.

I love how the plot was written, love the characters played I'll read it again one of my favorite...

I really liked this book. It was a fun and cute romance book. I liked both of the characters and I felt like the way the relationship developed was very realistic. The way many different subjects were discussed made the book feel so real and that had as a result for me to feel close to the characters. This is a cute and wholesome kind of small town romance but also a rockstar romance since the main girl Adleigh is a rockstar. I would recommend going blind. You do not need to read the summary since you learn everything along the way.The problem that i faced with this book was mainly the language and there were moments that it felt a bit cringy but honestly i was simply looking for a fun little read so for me it was perfect. I would also recommend reading this if you are looking for a book to get you out of a reading slump. I did read this as an arc from Net Galley and as i said i enjoyed it very much.

An unforgettable romance that tugs at the heartstrings. The writing is exquisite, and the love story is both realistic and inspiring. Highly recommending it!