A review by chaptersofchase
The Co-op by Tarah DeWitt

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Tarah Dewitt, you're the best!
Thank you, St Martin’s Press, for the gifted copy of The Co-Op {partner} 
 
Genre: Romance 
Trope: Second Chance 
Format: 🎧📖 
Pub Date:  10.20.2022 
Pages: 352 
Star Rating: ☆☆☆ 
 
“Because when I’m not what works for people at that time in their lives, when I’m not a convenient version of me, I always manage to lose them.” 
 
While this slow-burn romance was not for me, I will instead focus on what did👇🏼 
 
I love LaRynn’s character and related to all of her internal battles on so many levels. She desperately wants to be loved and accepted for who she is but has been left disappointed by so many people in her past when she finally lets the walls down on who she is. It’s always nice to find characters in books that you relate to on a personal level and I’ve found that in Dewitt’s last two novels. 
 
Also, as someone who has experienced the grief that comes with losing a grandmother and then losing her grandmother’s home - I was brought to tears as LaRynn recalled hearing her grandmothers voice or seeing her standing at the garden gate when she came to visit. Those are memories that you hope to hold onto for forever. 
 
 
Read if you enjoy: 
💍 Marriage of convenience 
🏠 Forced proximity 
🫶🏼 Navigating grief 
🌊 Small, costal town 
😄 Fun banter 
 
While The Co-Op was not the romance I had hoped to experience (like in Savor it). There were still some really good takeaways from the story and, without a doubt, I will continue to read whatever Tarah DeWitt writes. 
 
 
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