SAVOR IT is delectable and divine! I absolutely loved living in Spunes, Oregon and getting to know Sage and Fischer. The author does a brilliant job of blending humor and wholesomeness yet underneath there's such emotional depth to the characters and story. Sage is known as being "too nice." She rescues animals no one wants, buys from locals stuff she doesn't need but just because she wants to support them, but also it simply makes Sage feel good. Being an parentless by age 12, Sage knows first hand how short life can be, so as result her motto isn't necessarily to hurry and push herself but to make the small things in life feel big. She is content being single in life until she meets Fisher, the handsome chef, next door, and quickly realizes she wants someone to share her excitement with in life. (And after meeting Fisher, I would be the exact same!) They agree to a summer pact that will help each other out with the added bonus of a fling until Fisher heads back to his life in New York, and Fisher soon questions whether what he thought he wanted in life is truly what he wants at all.

The chemistry and connection between these two!! I enjoyed their personalities and how they play off each other, their playfulness, how honest they are with each other, and how they help each other grow. I loved every minute of reading this book and wish this book was twice as long as I wasn't ready to say goodbye to this world...maybe there will be a sequel of Wren and Ellis getting back together?? Looking forward to reading whatever this author grants us with next!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review.

Tarah Dewitt continues to be one of my faves. This book made me laugh, cry, and was the reminder I needed to slow down and experience life as it comes. As the books says, "sometimes courage is just quietly trying again."

Oh, and baby goats. BABY GOATS, Y'ALL.

She's Sage, our small-town, "good-girl," cares-too-much, never seen a rescue animal she can't care for heroine. Her ex of five years is getting married, and although she's very good at being content in her life on her own, girl needs a win. If only someone would come to be her partner for an extremely specific and kind of hilarious yearly festival her town throws...

Enter Fisher, a Michelin-starred chef that's recently lost his fancy NYC job and gained custody of his niece after his sister's passing. His boss sends him to rural, extremely small-town vibes Spunes, Oregon (not Forks, Washington!) for a summer sabbatical to get his head together.

Of course, it just so happens the house he's renting for the summer is across a meadow from Sage's house. Pirate-looking chef, meet the small town girl of your dreams you never saw coming. YES, CHEF.

Dewitt's characters are so lovely and sexy and kind. They treat each other with care, and are considerate in both their speech and silence. Communication is always so good in her books. Fisher and Sage getting to know each other is like peeling back and onion, but with the most gentle of fingers. They are a testament that people can be complicated and experience grief and pain, but that it's possible to put yourself back together or rebuild something new and precious, with time and care. One of my favorite lines is "He didn't fix me, and I didn't heal him, but we loved each other wholly." I love that these two recognized the trauma and "baggage" in each other, and took steps to heal individually, but loved the whole of the other regardless of their own perceived short-comings. That wounded people aren't defined just by their wound, and have so much love and compassion to give. Even the side characters in the book are fleshed-out and have their own stuff going on, but their experiences lend credence to the advice they give in the books. Just absolutely love her character work.

Tarah, of course, always gives us a wonderfully engaging love story, but it always has to make you think a little, and that's what really makes me connected to her stuff.

Wrap this all up in a relationship that has a ticking clock, and I was obviously hooked. Perfection. I could not love this book more.

Somebody is going to have to sedate me because I am currently in tears over a goose...and I promise that after you read this book, you will be too. Tarah DeWitt has delivered an absolutely incredible romance story that will have you kicking your feet, squealing in delight and feeling a deep sense of validation. I have never related to a romance novel more and this is exactly the kind of book that reminds me why I love reading so god damn much. Not only does this story deliver rom-com style humour, well-developed side characters, a dream-worthy hobby farm filled with all different kinds of creatures and adorable small town antics...it also gives the reader a love story that is intensely raw, relatable and beautiful down to it's core. I found myself in the words of both Sage and Fisher and I just know this book is going to stick with me for a very long time.

Small town with quirky residents and their own politics provides a rich context for a NY chef and small town girl to find their way to romance. Cute and a bit of steam with multiple subplots make it a highly entertaining and sometimes emotional read.

Tarah Dewitt does it again. Not only is she the kindest author i’ve ever met, but her books are absolutely fantastic. Her books are so real. I love these characters and how mature they are and how they communicate and how perfectly imperfect they are. Fisher and Sage (now i know what it’s like to read my own name puns hahaha) are so precious to me. I wish fisher was here to cook for me because gosh darn it I want to try some of his food. I want to meet gary the goose. I want to experience this fun loving life in Spunes. Indy, Fisher, Sage, Wren, and everything about them and their experience is just so beautiful.
Anyways please read her books. They all are just something you don’t want to miss out on. Savor it is beautiful and I am forever thankful I had the pleasure of reading it.
Thank you St. Martin’s Griffin for this opportunity.

there really isn't anything like a cozy, heartwarming, small town romance. this book had the funniest moments & moments that pull at your heartstrings and you just can't help but love sage & fisher. so so cute i highly recommend!

Breathtaking. Emotional. An absolute masterpiece.

Tarah Dewitt’s trad debut sparkles with witt, humor, poignancy, and heart. She has created a world that leaves you breathless and Spunes, Oregon is a small town that definitely leaves a mark.

Sage is so achingly relatable you almost have to look away from the pages. Fisher is wounded but has so much love to give. And when these two come together it is magic! And the side characters — explosive in their own right! (We get swoony moments between our main characters and some secondary as well that will have you expiring from the romance of it all!)

And can we talk about Tarah’s ability to write not just romantic love stories, but the way in which she tackles self-love stories and journeys? It feels unmatched. And that’s not even touching on her descriptions that require you to still yourself to take it all in.

This book is beyond great storytelling, it’s memorable and indelible.

(And someone get me a Gary the Goose t-shirt please?!)

*tap tap tap IS THIS THING ON?!? 🎙️ I'm finally able to talk about it. Let's talk about it.

Because Holy Forking. Spunes. I've been sitting on this bad boy piece of information for weeks. This goddamn masterpiece is Tarah DeWitt's best work (and that's coming from ME- Funny Feeling's #1 hype-woman). To read a Tarah DeWitt novel is like coming home… 🫶🏼 She wrote this novel like the rent was due. She threw everything she had into Fisher "YES CHEF" Lange. I read it in less than 24 hours, but make no mistake, I still managed to Savor It. 🤭🥁 I wake up every day thanking whatever deity that possessed Tarah to write small town romance (or even write/publish. PERIOD.) because wow. That's about as coherent as my thoughts are currently... Possibly a better review closer to pub date (Sorry about this, Tarah. lol)

The quintessential small town romance that ticks all the warm and fuzzy boxes with a healthy balance of humor and gravitas. The two main characters are incredibly relatable and you instantly feel for them. What I loved most about this book is that DeWitt didn’t shy away from characters with serious emotional backgrounds; it created so much depth and history. A slow cooked stew, if you will, and I savored every second of it.