Name: Hooked on You
ISBN: 9780785238096

Kathleen Fuller

When her grandmother injures herself sliding into third base, Riley McAllister must return to her small hometown to help run the family yarn store in this sweet, lighthearted romantic comedy.

Hooked on You

She never wanted to come back. He never wants to leave. The town of Maple Falls has plans for them both. Riley McAllister is living the dream in New York City . . . if the dream means being a struggling mixed-media artist, part-time food delivery driver, and having a carefully curated social media to hide all of the above. She refuses to admit defeat and move back to small-town Maple Falls, but when her grandmother breaks her leg sliding into third base during a softball game (she was safe, by the way), Riley reluctantly agrees to go home and help the woman who raised her—while secretly hoping she can convince Mimi to sell her house and yarn shop and move in with a good friend. Then Riley can return to her new life in NYC, on her own and for good. But Mimi has her own plans, which include setting Riley up with local baseball star Hayden Price, who returned to Maple Falls after an injury ended his major league career. Now he works at his father’s hardware store, coaches the church softball team, and worries about the declining town. It’s not the life he dreamed of having. With a little meddling and a lot of kindness from the town, Hayden and Riley find themselves unexpectedly falling for each other as they discover the true meaning of home. Welcome to Maple Falls, where everyone knows your name and your business. “A sweet, refreshing tale of idyllic small-town life, family, and unexpected romance, Hooked on You is the perfect read to cozy up with on a rainy day.”—Melissa Ferguson, multi-award-winning author of The Cul-de-Sac War Sweet and delightful small-town rom-com The first in the Maple Falls romance series. All books will be standalone but will help shape the community Book length: 78,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

sydney

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           I received an arc through netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really like that this book was in three points of view, having someone outside of the love story was very interesting. Their love story was a very cute slow burn but I do wish it was explained a bit more. I would of liked to see more of them in the three weeks that the book just skipped past. I also think that the epilogue would have been better if it was their wedding or just after it instead of the proposal.

The ending was very surprising and unexpected but I loved it. It was so cute of her to just suggest marriage and then for her to get a little ring out of yarn. 

The grandmas relationship with riley was fantastic and I really liked the reveal at end but I wish that we got more hints at it throughout the book. I know that the author hinted at it once or twice but I would have liked a bit more.

Honestly I though hayden’s character was kind of boring but I still liked him. He was a really nice guy who had problems but he was mainly there to be the love interest and I’m fine with that.

Sarah Hayes

Thankyou to Netgalley and Thomas Nelson Fiction for allowing me to read an advanced reader copy of Hooked on You by Kathleen Fuller! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Fuller's writing style was easy to read and get into. There's a real flow to the story because of this. 

The romance was adorable, probably too cutesy for me but an enjoyable read regardless. 

 I did skim a bit because the ARC came as a pdf file on my Netgalley app and that isn't user friendly enough for me. This is at no fault to anyone however. 

Thank you once again for the ARC to Hooked on You by Kathleen Fuller.