~**~ Release Blitz for Love is Never Lost (The Modern Fairytale Collection) by Katy Regnery w/ Review ~**~
Sometimes, the journey is the love story.
From New York Times bestseller Katy Regnery comes a new twist on the beloved American legend, "Rip Van Winkle."
Sometimes, the journey is the love story.
On the night of his high school graduation, Ripley Van Winkle—local quarterback, prom king and all-around big man on campus—swan dives off the top of the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse. . . and lands on jagged pile of rocks. Suffering massive brain trauma, Rip isn’t expected to live, but he somehow manages to beat the odds: most of his physical injuries heal, though he remains in a deep coma for the next twenty years.
When Rip awakens two decades later, he will need to relearn his body’s most basic functions, in addition to catching up on twenty years’ worth of history, progress and change.
Something called the “internet” has the answer to every question you could ever dream of asking, and people are reliant on mobile telephones smaller than a Walkman. His high school girlfriend is married with children, and he has an eighteen-year-old sister who was born while he was “sleeping.”
As Rip struggles to find his place in this strange, new world, one presence in his life will become both a beacon and guide: his childhood friend, Katrina Van Tassel. But Trina has a challenging adult life of her own, and there’s no guarantee she has space in her life (or her heart) for her one-time high school crush . . . Rip Van Winkle.
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Love is Never Lost is part of the ~a modern fairytale~ collection: contemporary, standalone romances inspired by beloved fairy tales.
The Vixen and the Vet (Beauty & the Beast)
Never Let You Go (Hansel & Gretel)
Ginger's Heart (Little Red Riding Hood)
Dark Sexy Knight (Camelot)
Don't Speak (The Little Mermaid)
Shear Heaven (Rapunzel)
At First Sight (Aladdin)
Love is Never Lost (Rip Van Winkle)
***4 Stars***
This was a quick, sweet read that not only brought ‘Rip Van Winkle’ to life in a more contemporary setting, but also pulled in a bit of a Sleepy Hollow feel that had me getting lost in the story and wishing I could have spent more time with Katrina and Ripley and their friends and family.
I kinda adored Katrina. Getting to meet her as a teenager and experiencing all that she was dealing with had me empathizing with her, so seeing the woman she grew into was quite satisfying. She was always strong and determined, but not everyone saw it, as is typical in highschool, but she truly shined as an adult. Ripley took me a little longer to warm up to. I didn’t not like him, but he was the BMOC in highschool and didn’t always follow his heart. But seeing him work through some things and having a few epiphanies before his accident had me warming up to him. After waking up, well, it’s hard not to love the man he became.
Their journey to their HEA was a rough one in a lot of ways, but it was an enjoyable ride in the end. Rip and Trina both go through a lot, before and after his accident, and I really liked watching as they reconnected each time. They had a flow that worked for me and I love how their HEA played out in the end.
I’ve read quite a few of the author’s Modern Fairytales and have enjoyed how she’s made them her own while not changing it up entirely, and she’s done a great job here. There are triggers, there are situations that may be uncomfortable for some, but they are all handled well and necessary for the evolution of the characters. My one thing about this book is that, while I did enjoy it, I feel like I needed more. That there were certain situations that I really wished I’d been able to experience that would have made all that Rip and Trina went through deeper. It’s hard to explain without spoilers, so I just have to leave it there. But overall, this was a great read and the non-epilogue was a great way to wrap things up.
~ Copy provided by Elle Woods PR & voluntarily reviewed ~
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