There’s nothing like a second chance romance to get me really excited about the time I can curl up with my Kindle and dig into a good book, but when you throw in a small town, well I’m pretty much guaranteed a good time. And Homegoing was definitely an engaging read. Bethany and Liam are former high school sweethearts who haven’t seen each other in ten years, but when Bethany’s father dies they’re forced to deal with each other.

From the start it was clear they both were still attracted to one another but both of them were angry. Really angry and rightfully so. Mostly. I liked both characters…individually, but it took some time for me to warm up to them together even though they did have solid chemistry from the beginning. I just didn’t see it at first but Janae Keyes did a good job of slowly showing them fall for each other as adults. And I appreciated that it was a deep and caring love brought about by small gestures. The ‘everyday stuff’.

The one thing I didn’t like and it is the reason I dropped a star was…Liam’s reluctance to leave their small town. It was totally unrealistic to expect that Beth should have to give up her career when he could just as easily do his job anywhere. And let’s not forget that he could have used some distance from his own baby mama drama. It was frustrating and I felt kind of disrespectful towards Beth and her accomplishments.

Other than that little problem, I really had a good time reading Homegoing.