4.5 - Thank you so much to TBR and Beyond Tours & Amber Roberts for having me on this tour & the complimentary copy!

This book comes out October 8th.

This is my first Amber Roberts books but I knew of Roberts from her debut Text Appeal as it was everywhere on Bookstagram. I wanted to get into the fall season and this book is the perfect jump start but guess what - this actually takes place in December!! Hey the vibes are still there.

"My brain always shuts down when pretty people were involved, so it was probably an attempt at flirting gone terribly wrong."

I was pulled into this story right away and I felt like I could see myself a little in Lex! She loves her hometown and doesn't do well with change especially when it comes to people leaving her. I just loved her story from start to end. I loved her relationship with her best friend Natalie. They were so much like sisters and Lex was very codependent on Natalie just always being there for her. I am glad that the author dove deeper into Lex's relationship with her parents because that was such a strong theme throughout the book. And I was proud of her parents for recognizing that they needed to change & was willing to change.

James. Sigh. This stranger who comes into town and just turns Lex's world upside down. Their early relationship and how he just wouldn't let her go even when she acted not interested. I love how they had share complicated relationships with their parents and it truly was a bonding item for them. James overall just seemed like a really great guy who was supportive in anything Lex wanted to do in the present as well as in the future. And I don't think Lex in some moments could appreciate how great of a support person he was. The two of them together really made me smile.

"You can't live your life thinking you're an island. People are here for you, so let them be. Lean on someone else for once, please.

So how does graveyards and hauntings play a role in this book?! Well young Lex used to run a vlog with Natalie on the haunted areas but it turns out they were all fake just to get views. BUT James and his partner Julian who are in town to make a documentary on the haunting areas of Stowe and tap the two of them to help with it. Except James and Julian do not know that all the vlogs were fake. I thought that was a fun twist to the hauntings! And I did feel bad how it all came out and then the fall out between James and Lex.

There was a lot that happened in this book but it did not feel like it as I was reading it. The author was able to manage the storylines really well.

I just really enjoyed this & it made me want to go back to read Roberts debut book!

PS - I have visited Stowe, VT and it is absolutely gorgeous!!!

PSS -

FILMING A SEX TAPE in 2024!!!