Main Characters
- Eileen / Elsy
- Anders
Publisher’s Summary
Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going to her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures—no matter what.
But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel…
Because it is.
This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story.
Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending.
Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place—a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book.
Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.
A Novel Love Story Book Review
I picked up this book for two reasons: the author and the gorgeous cover. I’ve absolutely loved Ashley Poston’s The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics, and while I enjoyed this one too, it didn’t quite connect with me as much as the others.
The cozy atmosphere and heartfelt character growth were wonderful, but this story falls slightly short of Poston’s best works. The middle felt a bit repetitive, and I wished for more depth in the side characters’ interactions to add drama and richness. That said, the leads had great chemistry and witty banter, which kept things engaging. Elsy’s personal growth and the focus on her friendships were standout moments that made an impact. While it doesn’t quite match The Dead Romantics or The Seven Year Slip, it’s still a charming and enjoyable read.
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Book Quotes
In my next life, I’d like to be a bookstore cat. Sunlight and books and naps.
― Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story
If you loved something—someone—sometimes you had to let them go. And if they loved you, too, they’d come back. Love—true love—always came back
― Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story
I’m just tired of sacrificing myself all the time,” I replied. “I sort of felt like the Giving Tree, chopping myself smaller and smaller, and I guess I finally realized, if I keep this up, I’d be nothing but a stump in the end.
― Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story
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