3.5⭐️ this was not a bad book by any means but there were a lot of small things that detracted from my overall enjoyment of the book. For example, the names of all the animals were hard to keep track of. I also found the festival competition to be a boring plot line and the third act breakup lacked some tension. I also wanted more chef stuff. However there were some things I really enjoyed. I think many authors gloss over the trauma the child must have endured when writing a single guardian romance. Dewitt does a great job making Indy a complex fleshed out character. She was my personal favorite

"Savor It" is allll I have been daydreaming of lately and I read this 2 weeks ago! This story is sweet and heartfelt and gives the best small-town romance vibes. I have been wanting to give a Tarah novel a whirl, and Fisher and Sage did not disappoint!! You get the grumpy, lost, out-of-towner who can't help but fall in love with the girl across the meadow who is undoubtedly the type to save the notorious town rock. I felt nothing but utter joy & delight reading this and I cannot wait to revisit Spunes again <3.

Savor It by Tarah Dewitt

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This was a very emotional filled story. All though there was a lot of deep story development there was also a lot of fun banter, quirk and happy moments too. I really enjoyed how much we got to know all the quirky residents of Spunes. It was so nice watching Fisher and his niece’s relationship grow and strengthen. Sage was such a fun FMC who knew what she wanted. Their chemistry was sizzling. It was such a sweet summertime love story!

I received an ARC copy of this book and am leaving an honest review.

Tarah Dewitt did it again...she made me fall in love with fictional people. ❤️ Sage and Fisher were so well drawn, both their flaws and their beauty. Dewitt has a unique ability to tell a story about people I feel like I have met in real life, and yet there is still that ever-important tension that comes with really well-written romances. I genuinely cannot wait to read Dewitt's next book. She makes the reader feel like this kind of love might just be possible for everyone.

I absolutely loved this! "Savor It" was my first Tarah DeWitt book and it’s safe to say I’m obsessed. It was so sweet and tender, and I loved the characters so much. The conflicts and plot felt well-developed and it had a great balance of sweetness and spicier romantic scenes. The banter between the characters was so much fun and there were tons of little moments that had me giggling and kicking my feet. Can’t wait to read all of Tarah’s back catalogue!

Tarah deserves every single praise for this. Freaking PERFECTION. 10/10. This was just so so good. I couldn’t get enough of it and wanted a thousand more pages of this.

THIS BOOK!!!! I don't even know where to start because it was THAT good. Tarah DeWitt has a way with words and storytelling. Each book she writes just grips my heart and doesn't let go, and this one is no exception. In fact, I think it might be my favorite book she's written....maybe. Sage and Fisher!! Sage! And! Fisher! Both are such strong characters on their own, but when they come together and grow and learn and fall in love, OMG I was crying. It was the sweetest, most powerful story of love and meeting your people. The whole town of Spunes has my heart forever and forever, and I hope that we get more stories from Tarah about the small town (PLEASE GIVE US ELLIS & WREN PLEASE). The storyline was unique and entertaining and will tug at your heart strings. Indy, Fisher's niece, is the perfect sassy teenager. She made me laugh so many times, and honestly, it was SO sweet to watch her overcome her own struggles too. This book has my whole heart, and I can't wait to actually hold it in my hands.

This book is a romance but it’s also a love letter to small towns. Sage lives on her farm and loves her small town and everyone in it and she’s so unapologetically herself, even if others think she’s too nice or quirky she knows it’s okay to own it. She falls for the big city Michelin star chef in town only for the summer who is learning how to be a guardian to his teenage niece. The emotions around that and their struggle with grief made the story a little deeper than just a feel good romance. I appreciated the relationship between her and Fisher and her efforts to help him heal and overcome his preconceived notions about small towns. This book doesn’t have any third act miscommunication, the temporary separation is for completely valid reasons, which was a huge positive. This book was a very heartwarming slow burn small town romance.

Savor It is a wonderful read. I loved this one. If you love those small town with a little quirk then look no further. Sage is a sweetheart and loved by most in town with a band of protective brothers. Fisher is on hold with his career and trying to get his passion back. With his niece in tow he tries to get his friends new restaurant moving. The chemistry build between Sage and Fisher is wonderful. I love how Sage helps Fisher find what he is looking for. There are so many little moments that will put a smile on your face and make you fall in love with Sage and Fisher. I could not get enough of this one. Go click it today

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy of this book!

I've seen books written by Tarah DeWitt all over Bookstagram the last few years, and for some reason, I never gave her a try until now. To summarize my thoughts of this book in a few words: THIS is the type of romance novel the world needs right now. It's funny, relatable, swoony, and makes you want to root for everyone.

Some romance tropes featured in this book include:
-small-town
-single-dad
-fake dating

Spice rating: 2.5/5

This story involves Sage and Fisher. Sage is a teacher that has lived in a small-town her entire life. While she has experienced a lot of hardships and sadness in her life, she is more than content with her life filled with gardening and her flock of misfit animals. Fisher is a Michelin-starred chef that was hugely successful in NYC at a very young age, but quickly burnt out after the sudden death of his sister left him as the guardian for his teenage niece, Indy. Fisher and Indy head to the small town of Spunes, Oregon for the summer to repair not only Fisher's floundering career, but to hopefully come to terms with the uncharted waters that is Fisher and Indy's relationship. Fisher has no idea how to be the guardian of a teenager and Indy has no interest in seeing him as a father-figure.

Over the course of the summer, Fisher and Indy become [initially, reluctantly] embedded in the zany small-town antics of Spunes. Indy finds her place among friends her age, and Fisher becomes more involved with the town's golden girl, Sage, than either of them ever expected. What starts off as a fake-dating ruse very quickly turns into a friendship and even more by the end of the summer. The problem is, Fisher and Indy are only in Spunes for the summer. What will happen when it's all over?

As mentioned earlier, this is a sweet rom-com filled with imperfect, yet relatable main and side characters, and the whole reading experience was a joy. My only critique is that all of the main conflicts of the book had limited build up and overly-quick resolutions. I felt the emotions and tensions building, but before I could process my feelings on everything, the event or conflict was over.

I would LOVE to read more Tarah DeWitt in the future! I can just tell she is going to have a really successful career if she keeps going in this direction.

Loved it! Super cute story and checked all my romance boxes. Characters were all well written and likeable, and flew through reading it. Highly recommend.

I had no idea I needed a small town girl X chef romance in my life until I read this. This storyline really hits some deep points (burnout, past family trauma, death of loved ones) without feeling too terribly sad. Their story is one with a lot of healing and loving. I also think I left my heart with Gary and Indy

Perfect romance with a family history and a little bit of small-town drama thrown in for good measure. I couldn't stop reading this book. The family dynamics were heartwarming. I loved the details of their day-to-day lives and the colorful characters of the small town. This novel is a bit different from your typical romance novel and I liked that. All in all, this is a great book. Highly recommend.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Honestly I thought that I would love this book but I’m not sure I’m the target audience for it. It seems cute and fun but it just felt like there was something missing for me.

I’ve been trying for weeks to put my thoughts on this book into words, and I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s no way I could do it justice.

I’m tearing up (again) simply writing this review and thinking about the most prevalent themes, and especially Fisher and how much I see myself in him. If you take one read away from my account, I hope it’s this book.

✨Read if you love
- flawed and real characters
- chef who’s a guardian to his teenaged niece, is 6’5, has an ear piercing, and is grumpy
- teacher on summer break who loves so much, is sunshine personified, has a plethora of animals (and brothers)
- animal sidekicks
- small town
- steamy slow burns
- he gives her a nickname
- caretaking scenes
- crying

I know going in to a Tarah DeWitt novel is always going to stretch my feelings in way that are not always under my control, but Savor It took that challenge and raised it to an entirely new stratosphere. Fisher and Sage and their messy, perfect lives resonated so much with my own, and I find myself as always anxiously awaiting What Comes Next from DeWitt. I'm so grateful for the chance to have read an e-ARC, and will be starting it again soon, I'm sure. Geese mate for life, and I feel like Gary when I look at this story.

I have loved everything I've ever read from Tarah DeWitt- she has such a special way of writing captivating stories that are also so so funny.

Savor It is a sweet, small town romance that follows Sage, a local to her small town who is in the process of picking up the pieces of her life when her 5-year relationship falls apart and Fisher, a hotshot chef from New York City who recently became the guardian of his 14-year old niece. Fisher relocates to the small Oregon town to help his boss complete a new restaurant project and is met with plenty of resistance from the townspeople. Fisher and Sage create a unique friendship which soon turns into a mutually-beneficial, fake dating situation. Fisher gets the stamp of approval from the town in hopes it speed up his project and Sage is no longer viewed as the broken-hearted mess that she was once viewed as.

Savor It was adorable- I loved both of the main characters and I found the story to be so cute and entertaining.

Read if you like:
- opposites attract
- single guardian
- hotshot chef MMC
- small town
- fake dating

Thank you so much NetGalley and Tarah DeWitt for the early copy of this book!

I am convinced Tarah DeWitt can do no wrong. This is my fourth book of hers (yep, read them all), and every single one is such a lighthearted and swoony read filled with great humor. From pun-ny tops and eclectic robes to library lusting and midnight rendezvous, Savor It made my entire heart happy. And now, I also want to have my very own goose. Thanks, Tarah.

Things I loved:
~ Sage and Fisher's banter
~ The tension and eventual spice (Delicious!)
~ Dual POV for the win!
~ Sage's brothers
~ The humor
~ Fisher (Oh, Sagebyrd, how this man made my heart skip beats.)
~ The small-town charm and collection of characters (Giving me Stars Hollow vibes!)
~ The ending! Such a beautiful conclusion that stayed true to both characters. (I also may have cried through the last five chapters.)

The only thing keeping Savor It from being five stars for me was the pacing. At times, it caught me off guard.
Overall, Tarah can continue to have my money because I absolutely LOVE her books and know I can count on her to bring me into a world I don't want to leave with characters I want to befriend (or be? Who's to say?).

This was my first book from Tarah Dewitt and OMG. I will be reading her entire backlog now--I am obsessed with the feels this book gave me, her writing, her characters, all of it!

*IMMEDIATELY ADDS TOO MY LIST OF ALL TIME FAVE SMALL TOWN ROMANCES*

guys i can't even lie. i certainly judged a book by its cover with this one (because hello?! it's stunning?!) and was not disappointed in the slightest!!! THIS STORY WAS EVERYTHING TO ME!! big city, hot-shot chef looking for inspiration finds himself rediscovering his passion with the town's "golden girl" who also owns a farm and loves her town and loves everybody so fiercely i wanted to cry. these two are PERFECT to me and there were so many incredible quotes throughout that will forever stay with me. CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS ONE ENOUGH!

special thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me an ARC of "Savor It" in exchange for a fair and honest review!