Welcome to the Review Tour for Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge by Ruth Logan Herne, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Author: Ruth Logan Herne
Series: Wishing Bridge #3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 2, 2020
SYNAPSIS
Being a supermodel isn’t just hard.
It can be a killer, so when international sensation Jazz Monroe answered a friend’s call for help, she’d just taken a hiatus from the job that made her a very rich woman and almost took her life. Outwardly Jazz was everything anyone would want to be. Beautiful, confident, rich and famous, and often seen on the arm of some of the world’s most eligible bachelors, Jazz knows the truth she hides. Her self-confidence is an act and the eating disorder that plagues her refuses to let her rest.
But then she and her old friend Thea are called to help a friend and fulfill a pledge they’d made a dozen years before as high school seniors. If any one of the three ever needed help, the others would come running. Last December, Kelsey made that call and her two old friends, the other members of the “Soul Sisterhood”, responded. They’re here now. Thea is practicing medicine, Kelsey has married the hero deputy that saved her life and Jazz is finding the hints of peace that have eluded her for nearly two decades. She settles into the little town, helping out at a local diner, waiting for the sky to fall.
It doesn’t. Instead, the sun begins to shine, winter fades to spring, and surrounded by new and old friends, Jazz begins to believe in herself. She loves the small town, the kindness of the locals, the warmth of the family diner and the special attention from two very different and distinct men makes her think new thoughts. Thoughts of family and picket fences and settling down.
But an unexpected attack on a wood-edged path reignites her fears and insecurities. Now she’s looking in shadows again, doubting herself and others. In Manhattan, locked elevators and a staffed entrance desk kept her safe from intruders.
Wishing Bridge has nothing like that. Here, she lives life at ground level, with no bodyguards watching out for her. But when a local contingent makes it their job to keep her safe, Jazz learns not to sell the small town short. Folks here mean what they say because that’s the kind of town Wishing Bridge is.
As Jazz rediscovers the most important things in life, she realizes that happiness isn’t about where you are: it’s about who you’re with. And who you love.
Join Jazz, Kelsey, Thea and the rest of the Wishing Bridge cast as they band together to help the town and one another because together– in Wishing Bridge– they can make anything happen.
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My Review 💖
It has been awhile since I've truly struggled to get through a novel and I hate to admit this, but Finding Peace in Wishing Bridge was a major struggle for me. This book is part of the Wishing Bridge series, and I haven't read the first two books yet, so maybe that was the problem, but I struggled to connect to the characters, to sympathize with their situations, and to feel apart of their quaint community.
Sweet little Emerson was one character that I did click with, his sunshine attitude glowing off the page, and bringing such brightness to a dark situation, and honestly kept reading to find out what happened to him, as well as Jazz and the whole stalker situation. I toiled with this novel, picking it up and putting it down, just not as vested as I wanted to be, but I knew there would come a moment when it all clicked, and thankfully it finally did.
The ending truly did redeem this novel for me, and I finally felt that kinship to the characters that I had craved all along, though I do have to say I was underwhelmed with how the stalker situation played out. I would've loved to have seen more action but in saying that the ending was quite satisfying, and I did close this book with a smile on my face.
Despite this book being a struggle for me, it did pique my curiosity to read the other books in the series so I can delve more into the wonderful town of Wishing Bridge, and see if not having more back story was the reason for my disconnect.
My Rating: ★★★
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*I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author and/or publisher through JustRead Tours. All views and opinions are completely honest, and my own.
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