A review by romancingthereader
Between the Pines by Amber Palmer

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I love when a book lives up to the hype... and I had seen this book EVERYWHERE. ARC readers were going crazy, so I dropped everything on my TBR and picked Between the Pines on release day. 

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Between the Pines by Amber Palmer

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Black Springs Ranch character series. Book 1.

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: E-book on Kindle. 🆓️ on KU

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Cowboy romance

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Second chance, hidden identity, ons, caretaking, he's loved her all along, small town romance.

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Josie escapes Texas only to find a hot grumpy bartender with a heart of gold in a small Tennessee town. But she can't trust her own judgement. A year later, Lincoln shows up on her family ranch to work with her father. But it soon becomes clear he's there to get her back.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: When I tell you the FOMO is real, I mean it. It seems like everyone applied for this ARC and I clearly missed it. And when the rave reviews started rolling in, I knew I had to read it ASAP.

And I motored through it... gobbled up every page like a romance-hungry hippo. It was all gas no brakes, and pure vibes. I loved it.

There's something about a man who pines for a woman and comes after her. I love when the FMC is a mess, and the MMC is just patient and teasing. Linc was the definition of a man written by a woman - sexy bar drinking, adorable two-stepping, and oh lord, the tension. I loved how this book was structured too - Amber Palmer wrote their five-day romantic beginnings so well that when the "1 year later" hit, I audibly gasped.

Loved every single second of this book, and can't wait for more in this universe.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 3.5/5 🌶🌶🌶