Title: The Best Goodbye
Author: Abbi Glines
Published: December 1st 2015 by Atria Books
ISBN: 1501115383 (ISBN13: 9781501115387)
Series: Rosemary Beach #13
The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hiding something. Hell, she’d practically run away from me. There was something to that. I knew there was...
After ten years in the employ of a mysterious crime boss, River “Captain” Kipling is ready to leave his sordid past—and his cover occupation as an upscale restaurateur—behind him. The only thing standing in the way of his “retirement” is his commitment to launch a new restaurant in the resort town of Rosemary Beach. With his sister, Blaire, nearby, Captain can delay his dream of running a humble bar on the waterfront, but the unwanted attentions of his head server, Elle, have him itching to get out.
Until he notices Rose Henderson, the new server at the restaurant. All he knows about the pretty redhead with the cute glasses is that she’s a hardworking single mom from Oklahoma. But there’s something overly familiar about her laugh...something strange about the way she looks at Captain...
Cruelly separated as teenagers, ten years has passed
and Rose/Addy has finally tracked Captain/River down. Conscious that many
things have changed in both their lives she is cautious, focussed on
understanding if the man he has become is someone she can have in her life once
again. The stakes are much higher second time around, it's not just her heart
that will suffer if Captain the man, falls short of the boy she once loved.
Disguising her appearance Rose starts work as a server in Captains soon to open
restaurant. While he doesn't recognize her, things about Rose reawaken memories
from his past, reigniting pain he thought he'd moved on from.
Rose struggles with what she sees, and doubts whether
she can trust Captain again ... but then she gets glimpses of the boy from her
past causing her to second guess the emotions that are being reignited when
she's in his prescience. An unplanned encounter forces a key decision for Rose
and the two are soon both questioning whether the love they once shared could
ever be again, or whether the time apart and the life choices they made are too
much to move beyond.
I fell in love with both of these characters. They
each sacrificed so much for the other that all I wanted was for them to get
their second chance. The alternate point of view gave me insights into each
character, so I felt I got to know them and their perspective really well. The
flashbacks added real depth to the story and helped me to understand the
choices they were both making as the story unfolded. I was a little
disappointed with the ending, it felt like it just stopped. I would have liked
an epilogue to give a little bit more substance to the end of this gorgeous
story, particularly given the challenges the characters faced.
The Best Goodbye was a really quick read, perfect for
a lazy day where you just want to get lost in the pages of a book for a few
hours.
3.5 out of 5 stars
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| Photograph: Keith Glines |
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