Review: Such a sweet romance!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
I was interested in this book the moment I saw the cover and read the blurb. I definitely wasn't disappointed. I really liked the characters and the plot was sweet and heart-warming. I liked that there wasn't much angst and it was more of just a love story.  This is always a nice reprieve.I liked Summer and I felt like she was a fairly strong character. She has just graduated college and come home to help her dad run his successful farm after her parents have divorced and her mom is gone doing her own thing. Summer holds a lot of anger and resentment towards her mother and this has changed her outlook on love and relationships. I can understand why she would feel this way since she has put her parent's marriage and relationship up on a pedestal so to see if fall definitely alters her whole world and perspective. Meeting Ford definitely makes her question everything.I also really enjoyed Ford's character as well. He is so laid back and very much about living for now. He doesn't make plans and he wants to make sure he lives his dreams. I liked that he was hot and brainy. I'm a sucker for hot nerds and Ford was just that. He is also very ambitious and I really liked that but I felt like his ambitions blinded him a bit and made him a little narrow minded. He is so busy worrying about regrets regarding his dreams that he may ended up regretting decisions he makes about love. He never anticipated meeting someone like Summer.I really liked Kasey, Summer's childhood friend who is like a brother to her. He also becomes friends with Ford and I loved the way he helped both of them find each other. As an outsider, he could see the potential for great love between them and he wanted to see them both happy. I also really liked Summer's dad and her "Uncle" Frank. They were supportive and protective of Summer and they saw the good guy in Ford. They were also pretty entertaining, especially Frank. He gossiped worse than a bunch of old ladies in a hair salon and it was hilarious.It's obvious Ford and Summer are attracted to one another the moment they first meet. Ford isn't looking for a relationship and neither is Summer so it would seem like the perfect fling for both of them. Ford is all about having some fun and living for the now. Summer is a bit more of a planner and always looking to the future so she is a bit more hesitant about starting anything with Ford. In the spirit of starting over, she is convinced to try and just have a little fun with Ford and not think so much into life. I think falling in love was impossible to avoid because their connection was so much more than physical. They both opened each other up to new possibilities and really helped each other grow for the better. They had incredible passion and I really liked the way Summer opened herself up to Ford and put her heart on the line to ask him to stay. Ford has never wanted to change his plans before Summer and I could tell he was truly conflicted with the decision he had to make.Overall, this was a very enjoyable read. I really liked the writing and I was definitely swept up in the romance between Summer and Ford. I enjoyed the fact that there was no drama between the two of them and there was no sordid past either. They were two people just afraid to make a commitment for their own reasons until they walked into each other's lives.