this was such a sweet romance! i loved the friendship that violette and rowan had, and their relationship when they were young was cute. their banter was better than the banter from the first book! they were the perfect amount of playful and flirty with a simmering tension. i adored the second chance romance they had once violette moved back to their hometown (although i think her holding onto a grudge for something that happened in high school was a bit much lol). and rowan was so sweet with her daughter hollie! i definitely think this dragggged on a bit in the middle, there wasn't anything really happening plot wise, but i appreciated emotional growth these two had by the end of the book. a fun addition to this series!