The Reunion (Amy Matayo) – Review

Posted 24 March 2020 by Katie in Contemporary, Novella, Review, Romance / 0 Comments


Title: 
The Reunion
Author: 
Amy Matayo
Genre: 
Contemporary Romance
Series: 
#4 Love in Chaos
Publisher: 
Independent
Release date: 
23 March 2020
Pages: 
110

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About the Book

It’s been quite the year for the Hayes/Gamble family, but now things are looking up. When you’ve survived a tornado, a concert shooting, and being stranded on a deserted island, what else can possibly go wrong? After all, isn’t that the rule—three strikes, and you’re out?
 
That should totally be the rule.
 
Dillon Hayes has dreamed of her wedding day since childhood. Now, after months of planning, the chapel is booked, the invitations are sent, and the dress is ready and waiting. In only a few days’ time, Dillon will become Mrs. Liam Gamble in front of God, Tennessee, and everyone she loves.
 
But when a rare blizzard dumps piles of snow on Nashville and the entire southern region three days before the wedding, all that planning goes up in, well…snow. Businesses close. Flights are grounded. Roads are nearly impassible. Even the chapel now has a gaping hole in the middle of the roof and a giant mound of white powder blocking the aisle.
 
Dillon can feel her dreams dying one by one…and there’s nothing she can do to stop it. A year filled with one mishap after another can wear a person down. But what Dillon soon discovers is this: the death of one dream isn’t necessarily the end.
 
Sometimes it can lead to an even better beginning.

Excerpt

Dillon

I glance down at my phone again, trying to be discreet. It’s early Friday afternoon, exactly five days before my wedding, and I kinda forgot to order the cake. I mean, I ordered it. I told the bakery that I wanted one and I went there a few times to eat samples and I remember saying I needed a cake big enough to serve two hundred people because that’s the number my mother gave me. And I gave them my wedding date and paid a small deposit. I remember all of this.
    I just don’t remember telling them what kind to bake.
    I chose lemon. I think I chose lemon.
    But then Teddy told me he wouldn’t come if I didn’t pick chocolate, and I’m already making him be a bridesmaid, so I figured I should comply with his request, at least for one tier. I told them chocolate on the bottom layer. But then my grandmother reminded me she’s allergic to chocolate. So, I called them back, and just as they answered, my doorbell rang. It was Liam stopping by to tell me he was heading to Springfield, Missouri to attend a benefit concert with Teddy and Chad. I hung up on the bakery and kissed Liam for quite a while because three days was a long time to go without seeing someone you love, and I was a little bit sad about it. After that, I’m blank.
    I don’t remember calling them back.

Review

If you’ve enjoyed Amy Matayo’s Love in Chaos series, this is a must read! All the characters are coming together again for Dillon and Liam’s wedding and muddling their way through the unexpected curveballs thrown their way. As a special treat, we get to spend time in each of the six characters’ POVs (which is actually necessary for the telling of the story, not just an indulgence on the part of the author!). All the snarky, tongue-in-cheek banter, plus three guys who make devotion to your girl look downright sexy (which it totally is). And let’s not forget we get to find out what Dillon’s making Teddy wear to the wedding!

What’s more, it’s a timely reminder that disasters and uncertainty don’t need to knock us off our feet permanently. Sure, adjustments may need to be made and disappointments acknowledged, but human nature is nothing if not resilient. And when the dust settles, often we’re left with the things that were most important all along.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. This has not influenced the content of my review, which is my honest and unbiased opinion.

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About the Author

Amy Matayo 2018Author Amy Matayo is an excellent speaker, mathematician, seamstress, chef…and liar. She’s decent at writing books but not much else. Then again, the book thing makes her marginally cool and a whole lot intimidating.

Not really. Not even her kids are afraid of her.

She graduated with barely passing grades from John Brown University with a degree in Journalism. But she’s proud of that degree and all the ways she hasn’t put it to good use.

She laughs often, cries easily, feels deeply, and loves hard. She lives in Arkansas with her husband and four kids and is working on her next novel.

Connect with Amy:  Website  |  Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram

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