A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston: Review

I have to admit that sometimes I have a difficult time rating a story. I absolutely fell in love with the last publication by Poston so I was very anxious to read this upcoming book.

It’s definitely a love story with a little bit of fantasy characteristics but it was unique and compelling. Check out my full review below.

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
Publisher: ‎ Berkley (June 25, 2024)
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593640975

OVERVIEW:
Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures—no matter what.

But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel…

Because it is.

This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story.

Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending.

Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place—a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book.

Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Review

Sometimes I do have a tough time rating a book. I can see both sides of what the author was trying to do and in this instance, I’m not sure I liked it as much as I wanted to.

I absolutely fell in love with her Dead Romantics book and I try not to compare books. But this one did not hit me in the same manner as her other work did.

Becoming completely engrossed in a book where you become a part of it was a tough concept for me. The first part of the book was trying to comprehend the main character’s development while telling us a story that she already knew, but we didn’t know the story at all.

While she knew she was in a “book“, it took me a bit to move past that. The second half of the book was really what I was looking for in terms of developing a relationship with her love interest which led to an amazing ending. That really saved the book for me.

Poston is a creative and inspiring writer and for those of you that love a slight fantasy concept, this is a wonderful Romance story for you.

A Novel Love Story is intriguing and beautifully developed with interesting characters. It’s unlike any other story you’ve read before.

3.5 STARS!!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.