Nov
I was super excited when I was approved to read an ARC of ‘Nothing’s Ever Easy’ on Netgalley. This is my first book by Amanda Lee Dixon, and the first book in the Nothing’s Ever series. And did you see this cover? Love it!
In ‘Nothing’s Ever Easy’ Lily James returns to her home town when she receives the news that her mom isn’t doing well. It has been fifteen years since she last been in Peak Valley. Fifteen years, since she last saw Warren McKnight, the guy that she thought she would spend her life with. But unfortunately things went horrible wrong, and Lily had to leave without a word. Now she has to go back and risk everything.
Since Lily left, Warren has become the new Sheriff in town and he tried hard to forget about Lily. Since his father was the last Sheriff, and a horrible guy, Warren tries to erase his dad’s legacy. It’s a busy job, especially when a horrific murder happens in the little town. And when Lily returns after fifteen years, things might get even busier.
‘Nothing’s Ever Easy’ was first of all a fun read. I enjoyed getting to know Lily and Warren, and there was enough mystery in this book to keep me hooked to the pages. The romance between Lily and Warren was also nice enough, and I enjoyed the rekindling of their relationship.
But unfortunately I also had some troubles with this book. There was a lot going on in this book, and I feel like a lot of what was happening was kind of rushed in the end. For example the murder in this book. The book starts with a murder, and Warren is working to find out the murderer. Then another murder is committed, which was kind of important for this story, and all of a sudden we read the murderer is caught. But we never learn who the murderer was. This definitely felt odd to me. Why write about two murders, and end up without telling what was going on? This didn’t work for me at all.
Also the romance between Lily and Warren left me with a lot of questions. I enjoyed their relationship, don’t get me wrong. But they re-start their relationships after fifteen years apart rather sudden in my opinion. Was there never anyone else? Why did a Sheriff never find out what happened to his high school girlfriend? He just seemed to have accepted the fact that she disappeared. I don’t get it. Especially since Warren apparently still things about Lily a lot.
Although this story kept me hooked, in the end I just felt like this book left me confused and with a lot of questions. I definitely think there is a lot of potential in this read, that’s why I give it 3 stars but it just didn’t really work for me.
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I received this book in exchange for my honest review. Opinions are my own.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
