I very much enjoyed the romance of this book, the small town charm, the supportive family dynamic, and the kindness the MMC showed to his new stepdaughter. This was a charming setting and sweet tale. There were a number of places where continuity errors threw me off (ex. FMC wearing a dress and then there being references to her shirt) but I’m hoping that’s an ARC problem — not indicative of the full book. The love is also very full on very quickly, which I object to less in a second chance romance like this but it still felt a bit abrupt. Overall, it was a fun quick read!

3 stars

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

It was a cute romance that gave a lot of sweet moments. It was super serious or super tense even with all the conflict they’re both going through in their lives. It was just a calm story about two finding each other at the right moment.

Get Lost with You follows Jillian Keller and Levi Bright, both of whom had moved back to their hometown of Smile. Jill returns as a divorced mother who is helping her brother run the lodge while living with her parents. Levi is coming home to help out his father (who is not super welcoming about this) after surgery and to continue his dreams of feeding people excellent food - just in his hometown instead of fancy restaurants. Levi and Jill almost had a moment the night before he left Smile when they were younger and both had crushes on each other, but Levi was very good friends with Jill's brothers and nothing ever happened. They run into each other in the small town and realize the feelings are still there.

This is a sweet second chance story, but everything was just that - nice and sweet. Jill's daughter was the most interesting character to me and I just wasn't into the romance. They get together quickly with very little drama (and the drama that occurs felt forced - like something was needed and so the author made a big deal out of nothing). The story is fine and would be great if you want to escape from stress and live in a quaint small town for a bit.

Book Review: Get Lost With You (2.5/5)

As someone who doesn't typically enjoy instant love stories, my rating of Get Lost With You reflects a personal preference for a slower, more natural development of romance. That being said, there were still elements of the book I found enjoyable, but overall, it didn’t quite meet my expectations.

One of the highlights for me was the depiction of the small town and its close-knit community. I really appreciated the way the love of the town was woven into the story, and it made me feel as though I could picture myself walking through its streets, experiencing its charm firsthand. The Lodge, in particular, stood out as an enchanting place I would love to visit. The author did an excellent job creating a setting that felt inviting and cozy.

However, the romantic development left me wanting more. The main characters rekindle their romance within just the first 15% of the book, and though they’ve known each other for most of their lives, I found it hard to believe that their bond could reignite so quickly. After being apart for 15 years, they’ve each grown as individuals, and it felt a bit forced to have them instantly reconnect in such a short time. For me, the pace of the romance was too rushed, which detracted from its authenticity.

While I can appreciate the setting and the themes of love and belonging, the instant romance just didn’t resonate with me. Get Lost With You had potential, but ultimately, it didn’t quite capture the type of slow-burn, deeply developed romance that I enjoy in my reading.

ARC Review: Get Lost With You by Sophie Sullivan ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 🌶️.5

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Get Lost With You is Sullivan’s 2nd book following the Keller siblings and their small town community of Smile, MI. Jillian Keller is a single mom who moved home amidst her marriage ending and found her footing working alongside her family at the Get Lost Lodge. Jillian is kindhearted and a beloved member of the close-knit, quirky Smile community. Her childhood crush (and her brother’s best friend), Levi Bright moves home after his father experiences a minor health emergency. The pair clearly have unresolved feelings for each other, and continually find themselves in each other’s orbit, reigniting their chemistry.

This is a great book for readers who love small-town vibes and romances that are sweet rather than spicy. The townspeople of Smile are easy to fall in love with, but the amount of characters and references to the town’s history takes a bit away from the romance plot. For me the stakes in this story weren’t very high, I kept waiting for a drama moment or a peak of tension but it never came. I enjoyed Jillian’s character, her fears and emotions were extremely relatable and I enjoyed her dynamic with Levi. Levi was almost too perfect, his dialogue came across like it came from a textbook called “How to be an unproblematic male 101.” He treated Jillian and her daughter amazingly, but he didn’t have any character flaws.

Get Lost With You releases February 11th 2025!

Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan is a heartwarming, second-chance romance set in the charming small town of Smile. Jillian Keller has worked hard to build a stable, fulfilling life for herself and her daughter after navigating some difficult years. She’s content running the family lodge with her brother and doesn’t need anything—or anyone—disrupting her routine.

Enter Levi Bright, the town’s prodigal son who’s returned after chasing his culinary dreams in the city. Now looking for something more meaningful, he’s ready to reconnect with his roots and bring his passion for food back home. When Levi and Jillian cross paths, old feelings they’d never fully explored come rushing back. But Jillian is wary of rekindling anything with Levi—especially since he’s her brother’s best friend, and her past heartbreak still stings.

Sullivan crafts a tender story of love, family, and the courage it takes to embrace second chances. Jillian and Levi’s journey is filled with sweet, swoon-worthy moments, yet it’s also grounded in real-life challenges and emotional growth. Get Lost with You is perfect for readers looking for a cozy, feel-good romance with a dash of heat and plenty of heart.

Sophie Sullivan transports us back to Smile and the Get Lost Lodge where the female Keller sibling, Jillian or Jilly, gets her shot at a lasting love. Still experiencing the hurt of her failed marriage. Jilly is not looking for anything remotely romantic. She is busy raising her daughter Ollie and helping her brothers bring the lodge to life and success. But then Levi Bright returns home, and her high school memories of her first ever crush return.

Levi has a strained relationship with his father since he left at a teen to pursue his culinary dreams, but he is determined to return home and continue those dreams in a different fashion. Sparks fly between the two, and they both are given the chance to overcome their reservations and take a chance at love.

There is much learning, healing, and relationship mending in this story of strong family bonds. The characters become the reader's family and friends they are so well developed. The setting jumps off the page and entices the reader to settle in and join the fun. With a second chance at romance, Get Lost with You is the perfect love story to sweep you off your feet. It is sweet, with a touch of spice, and it will make you want to return to Smile for many more stories to come. There is one brother yet to find his true love...

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I love that when I pick up a Sophie Sullivan book I always get what I've come to expect–super cute, no angst, feel-goos stories.

Small town, second chance romance slash unrequited love–but it turns out they were both crushing on each other back then? Yes, please.

I really enjoyed this one! Thanks so much for the ARC, SMP!

I love small town romances especially when it involves childhood crushes or brothers best friend.. and this has both 😍

~Jilly has been back in her hometown for almost 5 years now, making a life for herself and her daughter after divorce. Levi has lived his culinary dreams and is returning home to be closer to family after a health-scare with his dad.~

Jilly and Ollie are the cutest mother/daughter duo and adding Levi to their little family was PERFECTION! The hurdles they both go through are tough but I enjoyed seeing how they handle everything. I loved both of their families too. The fact that they all grew up around each other was so cute. Their dynamic was incredible!

Childhood crush
Brothers best friend
Single mom
Small town

*I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review with my honest opinion.*

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC of Get Lost with You in exchange for an honest review.

Jilly and Levi’s love story is legitimately so small town adorable it will make you want to pack up and move to remote upper Michigan to find your own happily ever after. Get Lost with You is Sophie’s second book in this series and can also be read as a stand alone if you haven’t read the first. If you are a fan of friends to lovers second chance romances, then it doesn’t get more romantic than Jilly’s reconnection with her high school crush, Levi, as she starts to rebuild hers and her daughters lives at their family lodge after her divorce.

If you’re looking for a romantically uncomplicated read that just takes you to a new level of feel good happy, then don’t waste a moment before sinking into these pages. You’d have to be severely jaded to not love the romance here. My only critique is that I was looking for a tad bit more angst or drama to deepen the plot line a bit. I’m all for the pining, slow burn, and making up for lost time, but I was just missing the added layer of complexity that could take the story a little deeper or make it a little more gripping. I think the author was getting there when Jilly’s ex husband came back into the picture, but that story fizzled out entirely. Like I said, not a huge issue, but that extra something could have really elevated this story to a 5 for me. But all in all, a truly enjoyable read that will have you putting Levi at the top of your favorite wholesome book boyfriends list. This is the second Sophie Sullivan book I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing and she is quickly becoming one of my favorite St. Martin’s Press authors!

"Exhaling, she opened her eyes and took a step toward the unknown, believing that no matter what happened, wherever this took her, loving Levi Bright was worth the journey. And the risk. Now, if she could just get him to forgive her and take her back".

Another beautiful romance that I have completed this year😍 and I loved every minute of it. After her traumatizing marriage came to an end, Jillian is now living her best life in her small town with her parents, best friend and three brothers by her side. Her main focus is just raising her daughter Ollie. But what happens when her childhood crush is back in town? Now Jillian seems to have her heart beating again like it did when she was in high school. Meanwhile, Levi is glad to be back in his hometown. Despite living out his dream as a chef, he has always felt like something is missing from his life. So, when he comes back to Smile and sees Jillian, he gets flashback to that almost first kiss when they were teenagers...and when the two reconnect after all these years, the two start to wonder if feelings are still there? The two start off as just friends at first, but as time goes on, and Ollie gets more close to Levi, things do start to speed up between Jilly and Levi. But, can Jilly handle falling in love again after everything that she has been through? Or should she be protecting her daughter and her heart?

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH. IT WAS SUCH A CUTE SMALL TOWN ROMANCE.

This book is the equivalent to drinking a hot cup of tea inside by the fireplace while its raining outside. It’s warm and cozy and sweet. All the residents of Smile are adorable and Levi is the picture perfect romance novel boyfriend.

Definitely a closed door romance though, so if you’re looking for spice, this isn’t the book for you.

An adorable small-town escape!

Get Lost with You is a delightful friends-to-lovers romance, with a second chance element. Levi is the ideal, stable love interest and his adoration for Jillian was so sweet. I really liked Jillian's evolution and the ensemble cast. It's a feel-good, lighthearted romance that makes you wish you lived in a quaint little town like Smile.

Special thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC.

My second sophie sullivan book & def not my last. Thanks NetGalley for the ARC

3/5 stars because it was a super cute little romantic book about a love cynic (reminded me alot of Meredith Gray and commitment) and a second chance for this couple / boy returns to hometown after gone for a while. Well written, super cute & lots of cheese !

This was a like, not a love for me. I think I might need a break from romances, because I definitely found myself skimming towards the end.

I just felt like there wasn’t ENOUGH of anything in this book. There wasn’t enough build-up to the romance. There wasn’t enough family. Jillian’s ex-husband appears briefly, but I felt like even that wasn’t enough of a plot-line. The whole thing just fell flat for me.

This is the second book in the Rock Bottom Love Series. I haven’t read the first one, and this one can definitely be read as a stand alone.

Overall, a decent romance, but not good enough to hook me.

I really disliked that the FMC's name was Jilly. And that the daughter's name was Ollie. "Jilly" felt so childish, and I cringed every time I read it.

Publication Date : February 11th,2025

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sophie Sullivan delivers a heartwarming second-chance romance filled with charm and small-town sweetness. Jillian Keller is a single mom who loves structure, while Levi Bright, a returning chef, brings the perfect spark to her life. Their chemistry is undeniable, but falling for her brother’s best friend isn’t without its challenges. With heartfelt moments, family bonds. this delightful story reminds readers that love often leads you exactly where you’re meant to be.

Thank You NetGalley and St.Martins Press
The publisher provided ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review


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I adored this one! I read Can't Help Falling in Love in the fall and was so excited to read another book by Sophie Sullivan. When reading it, I didn't realize it was the second book of the Rock Bottom Love series, but it worked perfect as a stand alone.

Our FMC, Jillian Keller is divorced and back in her hometown of Smile, MI, raising her daughter Ollie and helping her brother run the Get Lost Lodge. She is cautious and careful by nature, but now is even more guarded after her marriage fell apart and wants to just focus on Ollie, work, and her family. Her high school crush and friend of her brothers, Levi Bright, returns home to Smile after finding success in the culinary world but is feeling a void and wants a different pace of life with his family and old friends. Levi also had a crush on his friends' little sister and makes his intentions pretty clear once they run into each other when he was back in town. He was all in from the beginning, but can Jillian let down her guard to let him in? What about protecting her heart and her daughters?

I'm typically not a huge fan of the insta-love trope, but this couple changed my mind! This book wasn't explicit, but the tension and heat were palpable. Their chemistry was sweet, natural, and at times, swoon-worthy. I adored the Keller family, the town of Smile and all the supporting characters and was SO excited to find out this was the second in a series and I get to go back and read Presley and Beckett's story. Hoping for a third book for our third Keller sibling. Highly recommend for anyone on the mood of a sweet, second chance romance.

To be honest, this book was majorly disappointing. The most glaring problem is the fact that Jillian and Levi know nothing about each other. Their entire relationship exists on the basis of a crush from 15 years earlier. Here are some actual questions I asked myself:
Do they even know each other?
Will they ever talk about anything other than how much they liked each other as teenagers?
Since when do people agree to be boyfriend and girlfriend after one date where they talk about…nothing?
Needlesstosay, the chemistry and believability is lacking, making the story skimmable at best.

This was my second Sophie Sullivan book and it might be my last. I thought this was going to be a super cute little love story about Jillian and Levi, a second chance romance, right person - wrong time type situation. What I got was a way too sweet, little to no chemistry/tension and the cheese was cheesin.

Jillian, a 30 year old single mom, moves home after a devastating divorce. Levi, a 32 year old chef and best friends with her brothers, moves home after his Dad had surgery. They both had crushes on each other growing up, but nothing happened and now that they are back home, both single, they have a second chance.

I wanted to like this, I just needed more tension and it felt way too instalove, I would have preferred a slow burn. Which, I get they grew up together, but they were apart for so long, they were not the same people anymore. I also hated Jillian’s nickname, Jilly. Just gave me the ick. I did enjoy Ollie (her daughter) and the siblings bond. But otherwise, not a book for me.

Thank you to @netgalley & @stmartinspress for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Get Lost With You is a swoony, second chance love story by Sophie Sullivan - available on February 10th!

Some themes you’ll love:
🏡 Small Town
♥️ FMC has 9 year old daughter
🙋🏻‍♂️ Brothers’ best friend
👩‍❤️‍👨 Second chance

What I liked:
-Ollie (the daughter) - most child characters have dialogue that feels phoned in or just plain cheesy. I thought Ollie was realistic and kept moving the plot forward. She reminded me of real kids I know, and funny too!
-Jilly’s freak out in the third act was very real. All of the things she had going on that day? Justified!
-Jilly and Levi make a perfect pair. Their story is sweet and consistent, like their love ♥️

What I disliked:
-Smile, Michigan is unfortunately the worst name for a small town. I struggled with it every time I read it, which was often.
-the paragraphs got long at points and it was hard to tell which character was saying which lines. An audiobook might be the antidote to this issue…

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Sophie Sullivan for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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