I wasn't a huge fan of this one. For one, I didn't care for Hannah's character. While I empathized with her as a new mother myself, I had a hard time liking her - the entire time she felt so helpless with few redeeming characteristics. There were some parts that made me laugh out loud and I did enjoy the chemistry between River and Hannah, but I finished the book still wanting more. I'd definitely try another book by this author, but this one just wasn't my thing.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

✦ Small town romance
✦ Single parent
✦ Bi FMC

It is so rare for me to read a book and not stop every half hour or so for a break but I literally couldn’t stop reading this book.

The first 20% of the book was so heartbreaking to read. Hannah is such a lovely, sweet soul and reading everything she had to go through was rough.
All of the characters were so well written and it felt like I knew all of them. They all had such real personalities and relationships.

I loved Hannah and River together. I do wish that maybe this was a Dual POV book so we could have known River better but I understand that not knowing much about him was part of the story. I just loved these characters so much that I wanted more of them.

Overall, this book was incredible. I think this may be my favourite book I’ve read all year.

Perfect for fans of Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake, Astrid Parker Doest Fail and Maggie Moves On.

Laura Piper Lee's debut novel "Hanah Tate, Beyond Repair" is a fun-loving, laugh-out-loud, easy-to-read novel.
On the other hand, our main character Hannah Tate, is a little bit of a mess. Hannah's given birth to her beautiful boy, Bowie, a few months prior to the novel's beginning and she's feeling, what I would assume every new mother goes through at least once in the first few months of motherhood, a whole lot of "is this what my life is like now??". When Hannah finds an engagement ring in the bottom of her boyfriend's shoe, she thinks this will be what turns her life around. Which is exactly what happens.
Except her boyfriend doesn't propose. He breaks up with her.
This then sparks Hannah to move out, Bowie in tow, and move in with her mum and stepdad who live up a mountain, surrounded by forest.
The little AirBnB connected to her mum and stepdad's cabin is in dire need of an upgrade, and Hannah has always wanted to flex her interior design skills. However, the cabin is in such bad shape she would have no hope of completing a renovation on her own. Herein lies the introduction of the golden retriever-type man from next door, River. A fitting name for someone who lives in such a rustic environment, if you ask me.

With a cute cover, and the fact I'm in my renovation sub-plot era, I was very excited to read this one.
This novel brought all the feelings of rediscovering your place in your family as an adult, as well as discovering family doesn't have to be blood-related. There was a realistic approach that I appreciated with how Hannah went about her life and connected with her surrounding community.
There were however, a few things I wished were slightly different.
In parts, I felt the plot was not developed with the same depth as the characters were. I found the settings in some scenes confusing and was unsure when characters had come or gone from a place. These were rare incidents so it didn't bother me completely but it definitely brought me out of the immersive reading experience for a few seconds.
The cover is what caught my eye at first (judging a book by its cover, I know, blasphemy) so I had hoped the renovation of the cabin had a larger influence on the book. I don't want to spoil too much but I was a little disappointed it wasn't explored in more depth. It could have brought out a few more sweet moments between Hannah and River.
All in all, Laura Piper Lee has created a great story that I enjoyed reading and would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to pick up a light-hearted contemporary romance.
Thank you NetGalley and Union Square & Co for providing me with an early copy of this novel for review.

Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair, has everything I could've possibly wanted in a rom com:

- Hilarious, found-family side characters that had me laughing out loud

- Hot, charming love interest and 🌶🌶🌶 spicy scenes

- Beautiful descriptions of the Blue Ridge Mountains that made me want to buy a cottage in a small town, and go to an autumn festival

- A main character that's relatable, funny, imperfect, but ultimately strong and capable

Thank you to NetGalley and Union Square and Co for this Advance Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.

This was an excellent spicy romcom read. I loved the wittiness and the banter. It was very heartwarming, just an all around good read.

At the beginning of the book, Hannah is living with her boyfriend, father of her baby (Bowie, 2 months old). In the first quarter of the book, Hannah loses her job, her boyfriend breaks up with her (when she was expecting a proposal), and having nowhere else to go, she moves in with her mother and stepfather in the mountains outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The book then follows Hannah as she regains confidence, develops a crush on the hot neighbor, and works through her complicated relationship with her mother.

What I liked: The description of motherhood is so sweet and so spot on. Bowie is not an afterthought or a plot device to move along the story. Hannah's struggles as a new mom and her relationship with Bowie take center stage, which I loved. Hannah is a flawed character and watching her grow through the course of the book, which stretches out over almost a year, is also fun to watch. The book tackles some topics of anxious attachment style (although it's never called that), as well as sexism and maternity leave. Possibly a spoiler: the book also portrays a positive co-parenting relationship, although it takes the characters a minute to get there. I loved seeing non-traditional parenting options portrayed.

For whatever reason, I lost interest halfway through the book. I kept going, and it got better again, but the middle did lag a bit.

Otherwise, I do recommend, and a thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced read in exchange for an honest review.

I could so see this as a hallmark movie. I loved this!
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Heartwarming, relatable, compelling, funny, sexy.

Hannah Tate is in her 30s. She has 5 month old baby, Bowie. She just got fired. She thinks her boyfriend Killian, is going to propose, when in reality, they’re going to break up but she doesn’t know it yet. She moves back with Bowie to her mama’s house in Blue Ridge GA, where she meets sexy neighbor River.

Hannah Tate is a mess, and she’s aware of it. She’s trying to figure life out while learning to “co-parent”, deal with emotional baggage from her childhood, being all hot and bothered by this sexy neighbor, and embarking a new business adventure. Hannah knows her worth and knows not to settle.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
Thank you NetGalley and Union Square & Co for the ARC!

Hannah Tate’s just been dumped by her baby daddy and the man she thought she loved. She takes her baby and moves in with her mother and stepdad to renovate the empty apartment below their cabin and turn it into an Airbnb, with the help of the hot contractor next door, of course. This was a very sweet romance that had me laughing out loud in several places, as well as crying in others. Every new mom as well as anyone who’s ever had to start their life over needs to read this. Funny and smart and steamy and lovely all at once, this book is everything I want in a romance novel.

This book was a family oriented, spicy, small town dream

the storyline was adorable and warm, the feeling of finding your feet and finding your family just does something to me

it was beautiful and gripping in every way

half way through i thought it really could’ve finished there but in the end i was glad it carried on, that ending was like being tucked up in a blanket with a hot chocolate on a rainy day

i think there’s something beautiful about the way that Laura writes about motherhood and the way Hannah is with Bowie. it’s honestly beautiful and breathtakingly real

i think it’s the uk thing but the names for the grandparents just wasn’t for me but overall. this is a good one!

thank you to netgalley for this ARC - coming February 2024

Just a woman trying to find herself as she navigates new motherhood, a breakup complete with conscious coparenting and the drama that is her life! She packs up her little one and heads back to live with her mom and stepdad in the mountains of Georgia and helps them turn their Murder set of an Airbnb into something people actually want to stay in. Throw in a hot neighbor, matchmaking parents and a whole host of supporting characters in a small town and we have Rom-Com success! Guaranteed HEA!

I loved this almost forced proximity rom com. Was a little more slow burn-y than I usually like, but the delicious banter definitely made up for it. I loved that the unfortunate beginning of Hannah’s love map, played into how she deals with the hot carpenter; and River is definitely the kinda man any lady would like to start over with again. LOVED this.

Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair is swoon-worthy, hilarious, and heart warming. I found myself smiling through the hole book, and it was difficult to put down once I picked it up. A must read for fans of spicy rom coms!

i was lucky enough to get an arc of this lovely romcom and i was not disappointed! this book had everything i need in a romcom. a sweet new mom mc, a strong queer friend group, a sweet (slightly damaged) love interest who READS and has a CAT, interesting family dynamics, laugh out loud funny moments, and a sprinkling of spice.

i loved watching hannah grow throughout this book. watching her go from someone who didn't know her worth and put her desires in the back seat to a strong, confident, and self assured woman was so heartwarming.

the side characters were well developed and added so much to the story. i loved seeing the support she gave and received from her friend group. community was such a strong theme in this book, and i adored the community created here.

read if you love rom coms that delve into other relationships as well, small town romances, the single parent trope, queer characters, and laugh out loud funny moments. "Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair" will be out to the world February 13th 2024!

I LOVED this book, it is such a good read. I was in a reading slump for so long and so skeptical about starting this book because i didnt know if i would be able to finish it while in a slump, but this book officially ending my reading slump.
I don't usually like first pov books, but I really enjoyed this book, so much I didn't actually realize it was in first pov until I was already way into the book.
I loved the mom representation so much. The first half of the book describes what it's like to be a mom with an absent partner and I feel like moms everywhere need to read that to help validate their feelings.
This book truly had me so hooked with every word, Iloved feeling like i was growing with Hannah as she moved along and became more independent.

I also loved the bit on Kiara dealing with pre-eclampsia and the doctor ignoring her symptoms, I dealt with LITERALLY the same thing with my sister, so reading that makes me feel soo seen.

100% recommend reading this book. It's cute, it's spicy, it's wholesome, its real

I adored this! Fantastically dirty, heartfelt and wholesome. Strong recommend. Very slow start for me, just because I had to acclimate to the talkative writing style and character voice, but I loved it. I think it's a great story about figuring out how to be a real adult and a parent, as well as demanding what you need/want from a relationship. Great subplots, fun secondary characters and sweet queer rep.

CWs: birth trauma, homophobia.

I absolutely looooved this one! Blue Ridge mountains, a blonde guy who is good with his hands, and a treehouse house. This was one cookie that I absolutely loved devouring.

The beginning was hard for me to get through because Hannah deserved so much more than what her partner at the time was giving her. Wanting to break up but still have her live with him(and pay rent) just so that he could see his son without having to take care of him was a beyond crappy move. So I was very glad when Hannah kicks off the rest of the story by saying no and moving in with her parents to help them renovate and start their Airbnb.

I will say that I am biased towards this book because the Blue Ridge Mountains has my heart. But I will say, it was such a good read. Hannah learns how to build boundaries, how to run a business, and how to put herself first. All the while a man named River helps her renovate. I was convinced for a hot second that River wasn't his real name, but it turns out that his mother did indeed give him that name. River dislikes digital technology, doesn't have a TV, checks his phone weekly if at all, and contracts out renovations to Hannah's family for the price of attending her weekly family meals.

I enjoyed how the story approached their budding romance and how the author approached all the relationships in the story. Hannah's relationship with her mother, her stepfather, and her relationship with the new community she was becoming a part of.

I wasn't a fan of Hannah Tate because she had a lot of woe is me attitude. Also her baby daddy was a jerk and then she didn't fight her illegal firing. Idk I don't like hot mess reads but I tried this one out.

This was way better than I was expecting. It was hilarious and so full of joy. I love this new trend in romcoms where people act like full functioning adults who are emotionally available (somewhat) and if they aren't, they work through it in a healthy way.

This is a small town romance that highlights family dynamics as well. Community and the importance of happiness was a big thing as well. This is a very sweet story that I thoroughly enjoyed.