Review: Lovely contemporary romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
I wholeheartedly loved reading this book! It was funny, sweet, entertaining, and just a great romance. I fell in love with the characters and the romance and the story. At its heart, A Risk Worth Taking is about figuring out what you want in life, and taking risks for the things you want, for the the things that make you happy. And if love is in the equation, if you find that one special person who means the world to you, then you should absolutely go for it."You're not living unless you're risking."The story is told through Summer and Ford's POVs. I loved reading both of their POVs, and I felt the author did a tremendous job moving between the two main characters. It was one of the most well done dual POVs I've ever read. The story flowed and connected very well, and the writing was fantastic.Summer Stafford moves back home to the farm after breaking up with her steady, stable, boring boyfriend to help support her father, because her parents are recently divorced, and the farm needs some help that Summer can provide. Summer has all this built-up anger within herself at her mother, because she feels it's all her mother's fault that her parents are divorcing. Summer has always thought her parents' love was the ideal, but finding out that it was all a lie is disappointing. She feels deceived, and is now skeptical about whether true love really does exist.Ford O'Neal is the new temporary hand at Summer's farm, and when the two meet, they connect. Ford is a bit different from your everyday guy. It's not just that his parents are hippies, or that he's an herbalist. He's thought-provoking and challenging and real. He makes Summer question things about herself she never thought about before."You should never settle. Life's too short. Do things that make you happy."I loved reading Ford's POV. I loved the way he thinks and his care-free, live-in-the-present view of the world. And when Ford and Summer finally get together, even though they know they can't last because Ford has to leave, it's not just Ford changing the way Summer thinks. Summer also changes Ford's way of mind. She's all he thinks about, and vice versa, and I could just feel them falling in love. It's romantic but bittersweet as well. Because even though they're falling in love, they can't be together once Ford leaves at the end of the summer."I thought you said love is a risk," I whispered, another tear escaping the edge of my eye.Ford caught it with his fingers and wiped it away before pressing a lingering kiss against the corner of my mouth. "It's a risk worth taking."Ford and Summer have both found things worth risking for, and they've both realized what they truly want in life. I can honestly say that I adored reading their journey together, of falling in love and discovering the world through new eyes because of each other. Their love is real and passionate, and it's wonderful how the author manages to make the reader connect so well with them. A Risk Worth Taking is a great contemporary romance that I highly recommend.Originally posted for the blog tour here: [...]