The Start of Something - Miranda Dickinson

Genre: Romance

Release Date: Expected 3rd February 2022

Publisher: HQ

What are those flowers called?

Bethan is new in town when she sees the note in the window opposite. She's slowly picking herself up and trying to build a better life for her and her son but now she's doing it completely alone. For now, the only company she has is her colleagues from the Garden Centre and the people she sees from her window.

Lachlan spends a lot of time looking through the window too. Stuck at home after an accident brought his military career and the rest of his life to a grinding halt and filled it with physiotherapy appointments and lonliness. But now, something bright and colourful comes into view - some flowers on his new neighbours windowsill. And he realises he could use a little colour in his life...

The Start of Something is a beautiful story about trust and chance - this was the perfect meet-cute that really could only happen in a novel. A silly, love-at-first sight kind of story that is a perfect escape from the real world.

Bethan and Lachlan both had a strangely familar feel to them which made is so easy to engage with them, especially as we delve into the skeletons they've got hidden in their closets and the reasons they were so alone when we first meet them.

Now, this book is full of silly misunderstandings, teenage first love kind of vibes and so much cuteness - and while a part of me cringed how immature and quick their relationship was at times, once I'd settled in and embraced it, I had a lot of fun.

If you're looking for a dash of romance featuring a rather spectacular garden and utterly adorable rescue pets - you've found one!

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Miranda Dickinson, HQ and Netgalley for this ARC in return for an honest review.

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