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Secretly yours a novel6/29/2023 ![]() I think my main issue was that the pacing was slow and caused me to disconnect with both the characters, their relationship, and the narrative. ![]() I don’t know if it was that my expectations were so high, or if I just didn’t connect with the characters like I wanted to, but I didn’t have the same level of engagement as I have with other novels by this author. But now he’s back, and this is her chance to see if the older version of Julian is just as compelling as the younger version. Hallie fell in love with Julian in high school and hasn’t quite let go of that almost kiss in his family’s vineyards. In Secretly Yours, readers are introduced to Hallie Welch, a local landscape artist and business owner, and Julian Vos, a professor on leave who has come home to some peace and quiet while he writes a novel. Alas, while I did enjoy this book and plan to read the next installment in the series, it did not have the same level of magic as some of this author’s previous releases. I wanted this to have the same magic as It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker– which were both 5-star, A+ reads for me. ![]() ![]() I started and stopped this book multiple times before I finally finished it after the news from Harpercollins Union that they had reached an agreement and it was okay to post reviews for their books again. ![]()
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