by Sarah Hogle
Release Date: April 6, 2021; G.P. Putnam's Sons
From Goodreads:
Can you find real love when you've always got your head in the clouds?
Maybell Parish has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. But living in her own world has long been preferable to dealing with the disappointments of real life. So when Maybell inherits a charming house in the Smokies from her Great-Aunt Violet, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start.
Yet when she arrives, it seems her troubles have only just begun. Not only is the house falling apart around her, but she isn't the only inheritor: she has to share everything with Wesley Koehler, the groundskeeper who's as grouchy as he is gorgeous--and it turns out he has very different vision for the property's future.
Convincing the taciturn Wesley to stop avoiding her and compromise is a task more formidable than the other dying wishes Great-Aunt Violet left behind. But when Maybell uncovers something unexpectedly sweet beneath Wesley's scowls, and as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes the smallest steps outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards.
Rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'm feeling a lot of things. A LOT. And I'm missing so many words right now. I, legit, can't think of anything to say to describe accurately what I'm feeling toward this beautiful, heartfelt book.
Twice Shy is so wonderfully true and real and honest. I LOVE Maybell's kind, sweet and passionate heart. Her AU cafe. Her quirkiness. Her resilience. Her genuineness. Her romance-loving heart. Her unique... Maybell-ness. I love, love, love Wesley's quiet charm, caring heart and vulnerability. He's not your typical brooding, confident male love interest. And honestly? He's so much better. And I really, really adore Violet. She sounds like a rockstar!
I read this in one sitting, and I can honestly say I've never read anything quite like it. It was refreshingly heartfelt and real. I laughed. I cried. I swooned. I just fell in love wholeheartedly with this story.
Sarah Hogle is an amazing writer. I lost count of the number of times I had to stop reading (and stare dreamily at the walls) because Twice Shy hit me right in the feels. It's exactly the kind of book I see myself reading again and again.
“This is what you and I do. We take turns being brave.”
"My imagination will spend the next thousand years chasing the memory of this: Wesley. Real. It will never get it right because he is beyond imagining. Nothing beats real."
"We’re deluded enough that we don’t see why tomorrow shouldn’t be better, even if the last thousand days in a row have been bad."
Twice Shy is so wonderfully true and real and honest. I LOVE Maybell's kind, sweet and passionate heart. Her AU cafe. Her quirkiness. Her resilience. Her genuineness. Her romance-loving heart. Her unique... Maybell-ness. I love, love, love Wesley's quiet charm, caring heart and vulnerability. He's not your typical brooding, confident male love interest. And honestly? He's so much better. And I really, really adore Violet. She sounds like a rockstar!
I read this in one sitting, and I can honestly say I've never read anything quite like it. It was refreshingly heartfelt and real. I laughed. I cried. I swooned. I just fell in love wholeheartedly with this story.
Sarah Hogle is an amazing writer. I lost count of the number of times I had to stop reading (and stare dreamily at the walls) because Twice Shy hit me right in the feels. It's exactly the kind of book I see myself reading again and again.
“This is what you and I do. We take turns being brave.”
"My imagination will spend the next thousand years chasing the memory of this: Wesley. Real. It will never get it right because he is beyond imagining. Nothing beats real."
"We’re deluded enough that we don’t see why tomorrow shouldn’t be better, even if the last thousand days in a row have been bad."
I received an e-arc via Edelweiss+ to read and review. Quoted excerpt/s may change in the final print.
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