Review: great book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed this book!It definitely started funny, although the entire book did not keep up that level of funny, there were quite a few laugh out loud moments.  That's always a plus for me.I loved the location.  I live in Northern California, near wine country, and have actually spent a lot of time in Sonoma County.  Although I enjoyed that this was set there, Redwood Cove really didn't ring true, specifically because there was snow at the coast - and that just doesn't happen there.  Not that this bothered me, just pointing it out.  In fact, I love the coast - any part of it, and I appreciated that the book was set there.The characters were great, story was sweet.  Lila definitely had some issues with her relationships in the past that needed sorting out, and she spent a lot of time doing that.  I enjoyed that.  Jake turned out to be great, even though that wasn't Lila's first (or second or third...) impression.  The supporting characters were enjoyable, notably Annie and Gram.  Gram was awesome.  I loved the parallel conversations she had with others.  Awesome!The POV was Lila's, and there were a few editing errors, but not so bad that they detracted from the story for me.I didn't realize until I finished that this story was completely "clean" - no sex, no cussing.  That is not important to me - I am good with both of those(!) - but I point it out for others.I highly recommend this book and look forward to others by this author.  A great way to escape into a story.