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Book: 🌟🌟🌟💫 Spice: Closed Door

by Kayla Tirrell (April 23, 2024) – Many thanks to Kayla for the opportunity to read this very sweet second chance love story.

Macy and Nate met during their high school days at a pioneer reenactment camp vacation. They were two very different people. Macy was a city girl who was privileged and an only child, while Nate came from a big family, was homeschooled, and lived in a rural area where they grew their own vegetables. They started as friends, but their relationship soon turned into a love story. As they transitioned from a high school romance to a college love story, they planned their future together, everything seemed perfect until Macy broke up with Nate and cut all ties. 

Years later, Nate and Macy were reunited for the first time as members of Nate’s sister’s wedding party. They were forced to confront the truth behind what drove them apart and their unresolved feelings for each other. The story is told in a dual timeline that bounces between the present day and the beginning of their relationship. Macy and Nate are adorable characters, and the author does an excellent job of adapting her writing style between the timelines, making it easy to feel the young teens’ emotions in the flashbacks and the young adults’ feelings in the present day. 

Although this is a sweet, closed-door romance, the events at the core of the story are weightier. These events and their discussion in the present both occur off-page. I wish the author had included a bit more of it, but I understand the rationale behind her choice. Overall, this was a very cute and quick read.