Ashlee (bookswithnopictures)'s Reviews > The Fall Back Plan

3.5 stars
Jolie put Harvest Hollow in her review mirror as quickly as possible. She had the brains and the scholarship to escape her roots and took advantage of both. Ten years goes by and a bad breakup later has her reevaluating. She decides to take Harvest Hollow by storm and payback all the jerks from her past by flaunting her success in their faces. Meanwhile, Lucas has turned a new leaf. He's now the sheriff and his delinquent past is long forgotten. By everyone except for Jolie.
Jolie and Lucas equally have baggage that allows for them to understand and support the other. Brooklyn and Mr. John allowed both MC's to show a softer side. This was an easy book to binge on a lazy Sunday.
Thank you to the author for the gifted copy. All thoughts are my own.

Why it wasn’t a five star:
What I struggled with mostly is Jolie's personification. I cannot stand when a grumpy woman is labeled "prickly". Maybe because I'm not Suzy Sunshine myself, but a reserved or guarded man would never be labeled that way. It would be something sexy like brooding or disagreeable. I also wish Melanie had either leaned more into a spooky vibe or adjusted the mystery to something a little more tame. Either way would have been more my style but the conclusion was satisfying.