The Winston Brothers

If you find the random travel quotes (that have nothing to do with the plot) at the beginning of every chapter are cute and charming, you'll probably like this book. If you find them cliche and confusing- well, you'll probably feel about it like I did.

“hot looks” made me eyeroll every single time it was in the book. There's a female character (not the MC) who is treated so poorly by the author, dissolved to a very flimsy charicture rife with misogyny. There's parts where I feel consent isn't really given or discussed appropraitely. I think most of the female characters are not treated as the sole people in charge of their thoughts or destinies.

The book also doesn't capture what living a small rural, mountain-y/somewhat southern place is actually like. I can't speak for TN, but it felt unrealistic, and I was not shocked to hear the author say she was not from TN. I will say that the interview at the end of this book (audioversion) with the author made me like her more, and I would give one of her books another chance. She seemed smart. (But why did the female voice actor in the audiobook sound like a rejected cast member of designing women? She legit sounded middle aged, not a young 22 year old)