🌟 🌟 BOOK REVIEW🌟 🌟 💫 Thank you Avon & Harper Collin’s Publishers, Netgalley and Tessa Bailey for an advanced copy of Hook, Line and Sinker, a much awaited follow up to book 1 of Bellinger Sister series- “It Happened One Summer”. Book 1 of the series was a knockout so anticipation, especially after the cliffhanger of an ending featuring Hannah and Fox was sky-high. So did it meet the expectations? It did and how! The book features two characters who were more of a “supporting” cast in the 1st part. The immensely likable Hannah, who just moves to Westport to support her sister set up the bar in memory of their father, Henry Cross, has since moved back to LA to continue working on her project as an assistant for her crush/director when she receives an unlikely gift from the last person she expects to receive it from, the perennial Casanova Fox Thornton. Text conversation ensues between the pair and in a moment of impulse, Hannah convinced the team to relocate the shooting to Westport. Whether romance is kindled between the pair, will Hannah find a connection with her father’s roots in Westport, will Fox change forms the crux of the narrative. Straight of the bat, the book works fine as a standalone. More importantly, the tone of the book is completely different from the first book. This one is more for classical romance fans with a lot of words spent on the psyche of the individuals. The portions where Hannah realizes her connection to her father, Fox’s anguish while forcing Hannah away from him, the sexual undercurrent- especially Hannah’s turning down Fox the first time- are highlights. As mentioned, this is a completely different take on romance compared to book one- “Maybe humans couldn’t change, but nature could. Nature lived to change” - Watching Fox break his outer shell and Hannah’s transformation from a supporting cast to a leading lady are enough to ignore the minor flaws. A highly recommended read. #BookReview #HookLineandSinker #netgalley #bookrecommendations #tessabailey #avon #harpercollinspublishers #avonpublishing #bookstagram #booknerd #arc https://www.instagram.com/p/CahEUIeL32J/?utm_medium=tumblr
