Thursday, March 25, 2021

Restless Things {a review}


It's release day for one of my most anticipated reads for March! 

That's right, Restless Things by Samantha Lovelock is now available. This is the third book in the Folkestone Sins series, but it is the first book that has Sunday and Payne as the main characters! That's right, they are getting their HEA. Or at least I'm assuming that's the case. I mean I haven't read Ruined Things yet, so I can't be certain, but I am hopeful.

note: If you have NOT read Fragile Things and Fractured Things, then go do so, as this series HAS to be read in order. 

If you know me, you know that I have been not so patiently waiting for this book since I finished reading Fractured Things. All the anticipation was worth it though. Except now I have a problem. I have to wait until JUNE for Ruined Things to be released. Excuse me while I go pout about it. (and sign up to maybe receive an ARC.)



The moment I noticed Restless Things appear on my Kindle, I immediately loaded it and started reading. How could I not? Thankfully I had just finished another book, so it wasn't like I abandoned my current read. Don't get me wrong, I totally would have, but it wasn't necessary.

Restless Things gave me just about everything I wanted, and now I need to process it all. I mean so much happened! Of course now I also have questions that I need answered. Is it June yet so I can maybe get answers? UGH. 


My only other complaint is that it was shorter than I would have liked. It is under 200 pages, and dang if it didn't feel like a novella. Sigh. It's fine. I'm fine.



If you've read Fractured Things, then you know the bombshell that was dropped on us at the end. WHAT? In Restless Things that gets revealed. With that revelation comes questions. And I cannot tell you my questions because it would cause spoilers. AHHHHHH! So there's that.

Then there is the relationship between Sunday and Payne. Which hello tension, nice to see you. Ooh the desire between these two. Dang. I'm glad they are getting their moment. I also like all the back story we are getting on them, as it brings more info to their relationship/friendship. They've been through a lot together.



Restless Things ends on a cliffhanger. Which should come as no surprise, it's how the other two books ended as well. I will say that my heart broke a bit, as I could feel the emotion in the scene. Darn being an emotional person.




Here is the teaser for the book. It gives you a little insight for what you'll get, while at the same time giving no spoilers. 🤣

Sometimes in ruin, we find our truth.

Sunday
Payne Emerson is the boy I grew up with. The one who kept all of my secrets.

My life was perfect, until that one fateful night it all fell apart.
And I became invisible.
When my brother died, my parents looked right through me. My lonely feet stumbled and I finally fell.
Nobody knows how deep the darkness within me dwells, nobody except him.
I'm afraid of the fire he ignites within me. Afraid it will burn through the walls I've built to shelter my bruised and wounded heart.

What if I can't find my way back?

I can't lose myself again.


Payne
Sunday Easton is the first girl I ever kissed. The one who holds my heart in the palm of her hand.

When her world collapsed, I tried to be there for her. We were young, I was powerless.
And I became invisible.
She confessed her sins and I kept her secrets, holding tight to her small hand in the dark. Now we don't talk about the heat that burns between us.
I'm the only one who truly sees her and I'm done pretending.

Will she ever trust me enough to let go?

I'll never let her disappear.



Dear Samantha Lovelock,

Please tell me that there will be more books set in Folkestone. I feel there are more stories to be told, and I'm not ready to leave.

Sincerely,
Me 






If you read the series, or if you have read it, please let me know! I'd love to discuss it with you.

Happy Reading,


Thank you to Wildfire Marketing and Samantha Lovelock for an advanced reader copy of Restless Things.
All thoughts about the book are my own, and a positive review was not required.


RESTLESS THINGS by Samantha Lovelock is now available! 

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About the Author
Samantha Lovelock is a sarcastic individual with a decent sense of humour, darknesses hidden in mind-closets that occasionally Jack-in-The-Box her unsuspecting ass, and a love and loyalty for her friends and family that runs deeper than any ocean. Her guy means the world to her, and so does her cat; sometimes even in that order. Her Mum is her hero, hands down. She proudly wears the crown of a Queen of Innuendo, and of Name That Tune, and has never met a cliffhanger she didn’t like. She lives in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies with her British cowboy and their Norwegian Forest Cat, Winston Churchill.   

★Amazon Author Page: http://samanthalovelock.info/Amazon