I requested to read and review this book because I remembered enjoying the last book I had read by Melissa Tagg (
Made to Last).
From the Start though was hard for me to get into. I ended up skimming the whole thing. On the negative side, I felt like there were too many descriptions, like when the former football player looked around the kitchen and mentally took in the white cupboards and bold blue walls and peninsula counter jutting from one wall and the beige furniture facing a corner fireplace. The description didn't personally add anything to my understanding of the forthcoming scene. I also felt like there were too many classic movie references, and I love my b/w movies! I understand the main character, a female romance writer, always making 1940s references, but the high school football coach calling a seventy-yard pass "smoother than a Bing Crosby ballad"? It didn't seem realistic for a whole town to talk that way. And then I also felt like the heroine and the hero had the same speech patterns--I couldn't "hear" them differently.
All that said, about halfway through I did get drawn in to the plot. The romance unfolded at a natural speed. It was sweet, enjoyable, worth reading. The subplots enhanced the storyline without making it less of a romance. By the end, I was really enjoying
From the Start.
Out of 5 stars, I would give
From the Start by Melissa Tagg 3.5 stars out of 5.
Favorite Quotes:
"And he was just standing there now, a thesaurus full of synonyms that added up to ridiculous amounts of handsome."
"It's okay to admit what you want. When you do, you might finally get brave enough to go after it."
I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.
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