Friday, October 20, 2023

The Sweetheart Crush by Miranda Liasson - OPTIONAL

The Sweetheart Crush (Blossom Glen #3) by Miranda Liasson, 354 pages. Entangled Publishing, 2023. $16.

Language: PG13 (25 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: R; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: ADULTS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

30yo Vivienne got out of Blossom Glen after high school, only returning when she failed as a photographer. But now she’s finishing her new degree and has nearly all the money she needs to leave again—hopefully for good this time. As Vivienne is on the cusp of leaving again, her one-time best friend Logan returns, tempting her to stay as history repeats itself.

The biggest obstacles of the relationship between Vivienne and Logan are Vivienne and Logan, and it is so easy to make the same decisions they made over a decade ago. The story is cheesy and the pitfalls can be seen from the first few chapters, but the story is still good. Like Vivienne, readers are encouraged to make the difficult choices that will lead to greater happiness rather than fall back on the seemingly easy answers that lead to what others say will bring success. Not everything works out perfectly, but happiness is not dependent on perfection.

Vivienne and Logan are implied white, and Robin is implied Black. The mature content rating is for alcohol use, innuendo, nudity, mentions of condoms, and implied sex.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen 

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