Welcome back everyone, I hope you enjoyed my review of Second Chance at the Ranch as much as I enjoyed reading it.
I chose to participate in today’s Book Tour because it sounded like such a sweet and sad story that I just wanted to know what happened!
Story overview
Felicity starts this story waiting to speak to her manager to get some time off just after the new year. Given that she works in a department store, this is when sales are rife and it’s super busy.
Felicity’s dreading having to ask for time off since the new management isn’t people focused. Surprisingly, she manages to get time off, but only because her grandmother had just passed away.
Meanwhile, as the day continues we learn about her now ex-boyfriend. She’s kicked him out of her apartment and is mentally preparing for the trip to her Scottish hometown of Heartcross.
While Felicity travels home she’s wracked with heartache on account of Fergus, her childhood sweetheart. However, we don’t have long to wait to see what kid of reception she gets from him. Since she unexpectedly runs into him within hours of getting home in the middle of a blizzard.
Their greeting is even colder than Felicity imagined it might be. But then again, she did run away more than 8 years previously. And this it the first time they are seeing each other since then.
My thoughts
At this point, reading about how cold Fergus is towards Felicity. It had me wondering what she could possibly have done to him that was so awful that he held onto his grudge that long. Throughout the book I was wracking my brain to try and figure it out. In response to my patience I was slowly drip fed the answers I was starving for. And boy was I surprised!
I was treated to a lot of heartache, quite a few arguments, tension between friends, a runaway child, disaster and a community spirit that left me emotionally exhausted. With an ending that felt like it really brought the story together.
At times you can reach the end of a story and it feels like the author has rushed a relationship, just to get the happily ever after. But this one didn’t feel like that, which is great.
Instead, it felt like the natural progression of friendships that finished things off in the perfect way. Without being over the top JUST to get that happily every after. Because of this I’m super eager for the sequel Foxglove Farm to come out!
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this review, on Friday I will be reviewing The Earl’s Irresistible Challenge by Lara Temple.
Continue to read further down to find out about the author and any extra giveaways available.
Author Bio
Christie Barlow is the author of A Year in the Life of a Playground Mother, The Misadventures of a Playground Mother, Kitty’s Countryside Dream, Lizzie’s Christmas Escape, Evie’s Year of Taking Chances, The Cosy Canal Boat Dream, A Home at Honeysuckle Farm and Love Heart Lane. Her writing career came as somewhat a surprise when she decided to write a book to teach her children a valuable life lesson and show them that they are capable of achieving their dreams. The book she wrote to prove a point is now a #1 bestseller in the UK, USA & Australia.
Christie is an ambassador for @ZuriProject raising money/awareness and engaging with impoverished people in Uganda through organisations to improve their well-being as well as Literary Editor for www.mamalifemagazine.co.uk bringing you all the latest news and reviews from the book world.
