Stefanie Lockwood can repair anything, except her heart—that’s still recovering.
After a brutal assault leaves Steffi with puzzling memory lapses, she returns to her coastal Connecticut hometown to rebuild her life the best way she knows how: with her hands. But starting a remodeling business with one longtime friend puts her in the middle of a rift with another. Worse, being hired by her ex-boyfriend’s mother forces her to confront old regrets.
Public defender Ryan Quinn wasn’t shocked when his wife left him, but he was floored when she abandoned their daughter. With his finances up in the air, the newly single dad returns to his childhood home in Sanctuary Sound. The last person he expects, or wants, to see working on his family house is Steffi Lockwood—his first love who shattered his heart.
Although Steffi and Ryan are different people now, dormant feelings rekindle. But when Ryan’s concern for Steffi’s mental health prompts him to dig into her past for answers, will what he learns bring them together or tear them apart for good?
Kindle Edition
Expected publication:
October 30th 2018
by Montlake Romance
Series: Sanctuary Sound #1
Series: Sanctuary Sound #1
Genre: Contemporary
Kristine's Thoughts:
** I received an advanced readers copy from Montlake Romance via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!**
The Memory of You is the first book in the Sanctuary Sound series by Jamie Beck. It appears that the series will follow three lifelong friends. This first book was Steffi's story.
Steffi and Ryan were high school sweethearts but when Steffi went away to college she longed for more and "ghosted" Ryan to break up with him. Ten years later she found herself back in Sanctuary Sound, after a traumatic mugging, with a new business and doing a home renovation in his parents home. Ryan also found himself back in his parent's home with his 9 yr old daughter after his marriage to the woman he got pregnant while rebounding from Steffi ended.
What I liked...
I am always a sucker for a second chance romance so I liked the possibility of a rekindled relationship between Steffi and Ryan. The fact that Ryan had a daughter who was struggling with the break up of her family added a level of complexity to the relationship that made it all the more interesting. I adored the interactions between Steffi and Ryan's daughter. It was my favourite part of the book.
What I didn't like...
Although I appreciated the attempt to dive into a serious topic with what happened to Steffi, I felt that there were far too many other things going on in the story that took away from its impact. There were hints throughout the story as to what really happened to her (leaving the reader fully aware) but the heart of the issue really didn't take the forefront until the last bit of the book. It was such a serious event but I felt like there were way too many other issues and stories within the book that it didn't get the number of pages that it deserved. With a second chance romance, a divorce, a struggling 9 year old, a serious crime and an introduction to what I can only assume will be the characters from future instalments, it was far too busy and had way too much going on. Any one of the plots would have been enough for one book but all of them together was a bit much.
Final thoughts...
Although I found the plot busy I still enjoyed getting to know the characters from Sanctuary Sound and I feel like I need to know what happens to the rest of them. I have to admit that I wasn't really a fan of Claire in The Memory of You so I do feel like Beck has her work cut out for her in redeeming her which I have no doubt that she will. It is something I look forward to when I read Claire's story.
The Memory of You is the first book in the Sanctuary Sound series by Jamie Beck. It appears that the series will follow three lifelong friends. This first book was Steffi's story.
Steffi and Ryan were high school sweethearts but when Steffi went away to college she longed for more and "ghosted" Ryan to break up with him. Ten years later she found herself back in Sanctuary Sound, after a traumatic mugging, with a new business and doing a home renovation in his parents home. Ryan also found himself back in his parent's home with his 9 yr old daughter after his marriage to the woman he got pregnant while rebounding from Steffi ended.
What I liked...
I am always a sucker for a second chance romance so I liked the possibility of a rekindled relationship between Steffi and Ryan. The fact that Ryan had a daughter who was struggling with the break up of her family added a level of complexity to the relationship that made it all the more interesting. I adored the interactions between Steffi and Ryan's daughter. It was my favourite part of the book.
What I didn't like...
Although I appreciated the attempt to dive into a serious topic with what happened to Steffi, I felt that there were far too many other things going on in the story that took away from its impact. There were hints throughout the story as to what really happened to her (leaving the reader fully aware) but the heart of the issue really didn't take the forefront until the last bit of the book. It was such a serious event but I felt like there were way too many other issues and stories within the book that it didn't get the number of pages that it deserved. With a second chance romance, a divorce, a struggling 9 year old, a serious crime and an introduction to what I can only assume will be the characters from future instalments, it was far too busy and had way too much going on. Any one of the plots would have been enough for one book but all of them together was a bit much.
Final thoughts...
Although I found the plot busy I still enjoyed getting to know the characters from Sanctuary Sound and I feel like I need to know what happens to the rest of them. I have to admit that I wasn't really a fan of Claire in The Memory of You so I do feel like Beck has her work cut out for her in redeeming her which I have no doubt that she will. It is something I look forward to when I read Claire's story.
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