The Garden (Lavender Shores, #2) (edició 2017)

I enjoyed reading this book as much as I did the previous one, although I will admit I needed to do some adjusting. It still has the charm of the previous book and the interesting and entertaining characters that come out to play, but this one is grittier, more serious than the previous book. There isn't an immediate insta-love feel, it really is more an insta-lust, which I, personally, like in books like this.

Gilbert is also a slightly darker, more complex character than Andrew and Joel were. Walden isn't quite as complex, but he's definitely no pushover either. Together they make a great couple and I loved watch their story unfold to their happy ending.

Set in the idyllic Lavender Shores, which actually isn't quite as idyllic as it seems in the first book, surrounded by a lot of complex and entertaining characters, this series truly is becoming a fast favourite of mine when I want to relax and be taken away by the storyline. I can't wait to continue reading the rest of them. ( )