A sweet and fun read. Perfect for summer by the pool or on the beach. Sweet, a little spicy. Endearing and fun.

I love a small-town romance and this one definitely delivers! This is my first Tarah DeWitt, and I will definitely be reading her other books. The setting of Spunes truly comes to life throughout the pages. The characters are well-developed and make you want to root for them. Fake dating is such a fun trope, and this is such a fun, spicy example of it!

One of the best reads!! It has all the aspects that make an amazing story. The characters were so relatable and it felt like I was reading a story about two real people as opposed to fictional characters. They had the best banter and the connection between them was so real and natural. The friendship and supportiveness, the romance, and oh my goodness the chemistry! I can’t say enough about this read. It touched my heart, had me crying, smiling, and definitely made me want to dive back in as soon as I was done.

Savor It by Tarah DeWitt was a cute easy read with an opposites attract trope. I enjoyed the story, but thought that the quality did go down a bit towards the end. The beginning really captured me, but I had to fight through towards the end. It was well written, but just lacked a little bit of spark at the end.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest and fair review.

the way this one is described as "spicy summer fun, small-town charm, and Big Feelings" is SPOT ON. truly the sweetest story, with characters that i fell in love with instantly. fisher gives grumpy, dejected chef energy, but underneath his grief over losing his sister and his michelin star, he has a heart of gold and brilliant talent and so much warmth. sage is all sunshine and adopted animals and a love for her small town, despite the ex lingering around causing strife. everything sage touches turns to gold and gets better, and of course, she gets her hands on fisher... and it's all a beautiful journey from there.

i loved my first read from tarah and can't wait to read more!

I really enjoyed this story. I really liked how they both helped each other grow where they needed while also falling in love with each other. It was a great book with perfect amount of steam. I thought it was really sweet how Sage could relate to Indy and was able to be a friend to her without clearly trying to overstep any boundaries. Teens are hard in more ways than one and her grief was handled with so much care in the writing that even I felt comfort. I love Sage as a character, and she might be one of my favorite females leads of the year. She was so herself while also still trying to be enough. I like how Fisher was there to tell her she was enough the way she was. I would also love to live in her house and fight gofers by her side.

I got a little distracted when I was finishing this ARC, so I’m a little late to the game, but this was great! I loved Sage’s vibe and Fisher was the perfect grumpy MMC! I always love grumpy/sunshine but when the grump comes from deeper reasons, it makes the story even better. It was a little slow for me at times, but I think because their banter was so enjoyable, when that wasn’t happening— I missed it! This was my first read by @authortarahdewitt and it won’t be the last!!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this ARC publication for an honest review.

This was my first Tarah DeWitt book, and I can immediately declare I am a fan! Savor It has some of the usual tropes: Mr. Grump VS Miss Sunshine, fake dating turning real, opposites attract, slow burn romance, friends to lovers, single dad (uncle raising niece), painful backstories of H & h both trying to find themselves, quirky characters in a small town...all that being said, the writing felt fresh, emotional yet sweet and humorous in all the right spots. I especially applaud the author for writing such realistic relationships from family, surrogate father/teenager, friendships, romance, ...and speaking of romance, our couple had an actual mature, healthy feel to the relationship even though both were dealing with some brokenness. Dare I say, they actually communicated...GASP! Unheard of, I know. ;)

Sage and Fisher absolutely captured my heart! I hope we return to this small town again...so many potential characters worthy of their own story!

4/5 ⭐
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ARC REVIEW!!! you guyyyyysssssss!!! this book was so so so good! this is my second tarah dewitt book, and i absolutely loved it! it was the perfect small-town romance with the right amount of witty banter and deep emotional connection. i absolutely adored how both of our main characters were on a healing journey of their own and found each other in the process.

we have sage and fisher, who are the most perfect pair. i seriously loved them so much together! the connection they formed together was beautiful and the way sage was with indy made my heart want to melt. the way both fisher and sage helped each other succeed in their own struggles was just so beautiful and i couldn't put this book down! i'm really hoping this gets turned into a series because i'd love to hear more about all of the other people from the town, especially sage's brothers!

read if you like:
💜small town romance
💜girl next door
💜grumpy x sunshine
💜single dad/guardian
💜fake dating
💜dual pov

thank you tarah dewitt and netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest review!

I really loved this book and instantly fell in love with both characters! They both felt relatable and authentic, especially the insecurities they were grappling with. Read if you love: dual POV, chef MMCs, Twilight references, a menagerie of animals, small town setting, grumpy x sunshine! I absolutely loved the playlist included with multiple Taylor Swift songs! 4.5⭐️

My first book by Tara. I so wanted to fall in love but it was just okay. I liked the characters but I felt like there could have been so much more about the small town and the festival.

'Savor It' was fantastic! There are so many great tropes packed into Fisher and Sage's story. This was my second read by Tarah Dewitt, and she is now an auto buy author for me.

Although this book focuses on finding love it also contains some heavy parts as well. DeWitt writes in a way that the heaviness in a story is overcome by the characters in a heartwarming way.

I found the chemistry between the main characters Fisher and Sage to be so natural. DeWitt's banter and writing style is top notch.

This book is not my typical beach read however the heartwarming and emotional story is perfect for any time of year.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from NetGalley and the publisher.

review: savor it by tarah dewitt ☀️🐔

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"You’re all the shapes made perfectly to hold me, and you’re all my favorite colors." 💕🥺

✨ MY THOUGHTS ✨

⚠️ cw: grief, death of a parent, bullying, fire/fire injury, car accident, & medical content⚠️ 

if you love carmy from the bear, gardening, painting your nails every couple of days, farm animals, hallmark movie small towns, lots of laughs, & a little bit of spice this book might be for me!! 

alexa play this is me trying by taylor swift 🎶

🌟 RATING: ★★★★★/5
🥵 spice scale: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (some detail but not too explicit)

@authortarahdewitt is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors!! i fr want to be safe when i grow up!! she's literally giving all of the cottagecore vibes!! this book genuinely made me experience a spectrum of emotions just such a great read! i honestly don't have enough words to explain why it's one of my new favorite books!! if i spontaneously get a canoe tattoo, y'all know why...✨😉🤍 if you're planning to go the audiobook route with this read, you will not be disappointed!!
#sarcasticbrunettereads #bookreview #romancereader

This book was very entertaining and fun to read. Every character had their own personalities and struggles. The plot was great everything wrapped up well. I found myself smiling or laughing throughout reading multiple times. Will be looking for more books by this author in the future.

Thank you to St. Martin’s press for the ARC and while it was a like, it wasn’t a love.

The story is set up for all the tropes I enjoy: small town romance, opposites attract, friends to more.. but somehow the plot didn’t seem to move along and I found myself not wanting to pick it up despite wanting to see the romance through. Although it was not for me, I can see how many would love and encourage you to make your own opinion! I’m definitely the minority reviewer!

I found this book to be very charming!

It features a small-town romance and a heartwarming theme of found family. Let's not forget a lil single daddy 🤪

The chemistry between Fisher and Sage was undeniable, and I loved how they bonded over their shared loss.

Fisher's character arc was also fun to watch(read??) as he navigates his journey of self-discovery and strengthens his relationship with his niece.

I'm particularly intrigued by the dynamic between Ellis and Wren 👀 and I'm eager to learn more about their history and the lingering loveeeee between them

This was a cute quick read. If you like small town grumpy-sunshine reads with a fair dose of personal growth, this will be right up your alley

Wow... I was Lucy enough to get an ARC of this and for some stupid reason put off reading it. Let me tell you it was so beautifully written that I'm kicking myself for not getting to this right away. Sage is without a doubt one of my favorite FMCs I have ever read. She is so raw and honest and ears her heart on her sleeve (also she's a HUGE animal lover and I feel that to my core)!!! Fischer was such a broken boy that your heart aches for him. Please do yourself a favor and dive immediately in to this masterpiece!

There is a lot going on in the story!
Definitely a very cute read with likeable characters.
I loved the small town aspect!

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I adored this book! Everything was so cute and the aesthetic was perfect.

They are so funny that it was completely amazing to read but it also break my heart at some parts.Fisher and Sage delivered everything I expected from them and the spice scenes were amazing!!

The small-town aspect was so funny and I wish I could live there!!

Thank you so much for this arc!