Monday, May 26, 2025

The Goodbye Bride

Title: The Goodbye Bride

Series: Summer Harbor #2

Author: Denise Hunter 

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Christian Fiction, 

Source: Library

My Review:

The Goodbye Bride is the second book in the Summer Harbor series, but can easily be read as a standalone novel. 

Read for:
👰amnesia trope

👰small town

👰runaway bride vibes

👰second-chance romance

👰Lucy's character growth

At the beginning of the story, Lucy seemed flighty and hard to like. With her amnesia, it was hard to know what you were supposed to think of her and her relationship with Zac. Why did she leave him, and why didn't he come after her? However, as the story progresses, it does make sense. More communication between the two could have saved them a lot of heartache.

★★★⋆/5

Synopsis (Goodreads):  

She only remembers loving him. But he can’t forget the way she left.

Following a concussion, Lucy Lovett can’t remember the last seven months of her life. She doesn’t remember leaving her fiancé Zac Callahan weeks before their wedding or moving to Portland, Maine. And she sure doesn’t remember getting engaged to another man. All she remembers is loving Zac more than life itself.

It’s taken Zac months to move on after Lucy left him with no explanation. He’s thrown himself into his family’s farm and his restaurant business in Summer Harbor. Now Lucy’s back, vulnerable, homeless, and still in love with him. She needs his help putting the pieces together, but letting her back into his life is a risk—and the stakes are high. If he follows his heart he’ll win back the love of his life. But if her memory returns he’ll lose her all over again.

8 comments:

  1. The amnesia trope can be tricky sometimes. It's usually hit-or-miss for me. I read this one not long after it was released and remember enjoying it. Great review, Cindy!

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  2. The lack of communication causing misunderstandings that could all be solved with a chat always annoy me.

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  3. Back in the day I used to love this series. I think this one was even adapted as a Hallmark flick though it was very different and in this case, the book was better. :)

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  4. Miscommunication is the one trope that really bothers me. I do enjoy Denise Hunter's books, but she has a huge backlist I need to get to. Nice review, Cindy.

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    1. Carla, I have quite a few I need to read of hers as well. I have been slowly catching up :)

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