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A new mom reinvents herself and finds her happily-ever-after in this heart-filled romance about family, second chances, and growing into your own skin.
I'll admit that I usually never have high expectations for rom-com novels. While I generally enjoy them, I find the tone and storylines to be much the same and not memorable; however, Laura Piper Lee's debut, Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair, is a dark horse, surprising me with how much I liked it!
New mama Hannah Tate is in need of a big change. Recently downgraded from girlfriend to ex-girlfriend and fired from her job, Hannah and baby Bowie head off to her parents' cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains for a little respite. However, she soon finds herself helping her parents renovate the cabin in hopes of turning it into a profitable Airbnb. When Hannah catches the eye of the handsome guy next door, it looks like flipping this cabin may not be the only thing on her horizon ... could love also be in the cards?
I don't often find anything amusing enough to laugh out loud, especially when it comes to books, but Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair literally had me doing it. This witty novel filled with southern charm and aphorisms was genuinely funny, and it read as a breath of fresh air. Hannah's mama and stepdad are Georgian gems and had me in stitches with their hilarity and antics, while Hannah wasn't short of comical quips herself!
I found this novel to be evenly paced, and thought that the plot points flowed nicely from one to another. I didn't become bored while reading this book, and even found myself surprised by a storyline or two. Author Laura Piper Lee kept me on my toes, as I was never quite sure which crazy, winding road Hannah Tate was going to choose to go down next!
There were a few tropes that I did not care for, and some things that wrapped up a little too neatly for my taste, but in all, this was a really solid romance read! (Content Note - There is a fair share of foul language, in addition to some crude jokes, and some steamy open door bedroom scenes.)
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