K.R. Rainbolt's Reviews > Sunset by the Sea

It's hard to find a place to start with my love for this book. Gisele Briseia has crafted an amazing story, one filled to the brim with some of the most beautiful world building I have ever read. I can't state enough how much I loved getting lost in the Golden Isles, and all the characters that make them up.

Rose, the main character, is searching for herself after the death of her father. And to help her do this, she ends up going back to Nora, the place where she feels most safe. There she stays with her aunt Vi, an absolute spitfire of a character that ALWAYS had me cracking up. I seriously loved her so much, from the kind way she always talked to Rose to her jabs at the new Mayor of Nora.

In terms of Romance, we get to meet the first of Roses LIs pretty early on, and Will is nothing if not a grumpy to her sunshine. He's a little standoffish, with his dad being the Mayor (the same one trying to mess up Nora for the townsfolk), but I love nothing if not for a little forbidden romance. He a bit rough around the edges, but that just makes me crave the grovel I know is coming that much more.

Onto my favorite character from the ragtag group, that would be Milo. Milo really stole the show for me from the moment he stepped onto land (literally). He's got the BIGGEST golden retriever/sunshine energy and I cannot get enough of him. To say I'm ready to see his interactions with Rose and Will once the romance really takes off is an UNDERSTATEMENT.

This was a gripping read that had me turning the pages well into the night, only to realize I'd reached the end. If you haven't picked this one up yet, then please do. You won't regret it!