Book: Into the Woods

Author: Jenny Holiday

Thank you NetGalley and Hachette Audio for an advanced audio copy. 

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Into the Woods is a great romance book that has everything I love in romance books. This should be a book that I loved, but for some reason, I just fell short of loving it. 

As I write this, I am getting more confused about why I didn’t love this book. It has two great leads and an intriguing story, but I cannot pinpoint what stopped me from falling in love with it. 

Gretchen is about to turn 40, and she continues to ask herself if this is all there is in life. She plans on giving up on dating and just focusing on the next stage of her business, which is expanding her dance studio and adding different classes. 

Teddy just had a very public meltdown with his band’s breakup. He is struggling to find his identity and wants to go solo but is having a hard time writing. 

Both Teddy and Gretchen agree to work at a summer camp for arts. They both find new inspiration with the kids at the summer camp and also become friends, and we get to watch that quickly grow into more. 

I wanted to see Gretchen drop her walls and fully let Teddy in, but it just took forever for that to happen. Gretchen and Teddy are both such great people that you couldn’t help but want the best for both of them. 

Final Score: 4/5