This was a good addition to the Speakeasy series. There’s a good chunk of time spent at the taproom which I liked.
Melody and Trevor met at a Brooklyn bar and had a connection but Trevor returned home to Vermont so nothing happened. Then Melody has family drama and runs away to Vermont. There’s a lot of running away in the World of True North books. They reconnect, but Melody is afraid of relationships. That’s where the majority of the conflict comes from.
Trevor has some familial drama as well. But I didn’t connect with him as much as Melody. Neither were very deep, but she had a little more going on.
My big issue was that Trevor had some stalker vibes. I thought he was going to be a nice guy with beta energy. But that stopped after the first chapter. He was incredibly pushy with Melody. He even got a little too physical-often stopped her from leaving. It just left a bad taste in my mouth. I don’t think it’s particularly problematic or a hard pass, but I didn’t like it.
Generally, it was a good book though.
Thanks for reading!
Holly