Meet Me at the Lake

Once I set myself straight and forced myself to not be a cynical bitch about the entire premise of the book (knowing someone for 24 hours and falling in love with them) I was able to enjoy it. This was my first Carley Fortune book and won't be my last- her writing is really beautiful and the story flows at a nice pace (I sometimes find contemporary romance to be a snooze fest without the rom-com aspect). The side characters were great which is something I love in a novel. After reading the authors note this went from a 3.5 to a 4 star read. Sometimes knowing a little background really helps put things into perspective. If you like Emily Henry, you'll definitely like this book. I'm not a huge EH fan, but I actually did enjoy this- especially as a beach read or palette cleanser from my heavier or more complicated fantasy books.