I absolutely loved Spring Fling! From start to finish, this book had everything I enjoy—an engaging storyline, a heartfelt romance, and just the right amount of angst between the main characters. The chemistry between them was captivating, and I loved how their relationship unfolded and worked out in the end.

Mylie was such a strong and inspiring female lead. I admired her determination in starting her own business and how she navigated life in her charming small-town community. The setting was warm and inviting, making me feel right at home with the characters.

Speaking of characters, Mylie’s family was a wonderful addition to the story. They were lively and well-developed, and I wouldn’t be surprised (or disappointed!) if we get to see future books featuring them.

Overall, Spring Fling is a sweet, captivating love story that left me smiling. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves small-town romance, strong heroines, and a heartwarming happily-ever-after!

A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. I truly enjoyed this book and appreciate the opportunity to read it early!

**2-Star Review: *Spring Fling* by Annie England Noblin**

*Spring Fling* by Annie England Noblin has a charming premise, but unfortunately, it falls short in execution. The story follows a group of characters navigating love, friendship, and personal growth during a springtime event, but the plot often feels predictable and lacks the depth needed to make it truly engaging.

The characters are likable enough, but they often feel one-dimensional, and their arcs don’t seem to develop in a meaningful way. The pacing is uneven, with long stretches of slow, meandering narrative that detract from the overall flow. The romance, while present, feels forced and rushed, lacking the emotional connection that could have made it more compelling.

While the setting and seasonal backdrop are enjoyable, they aren't enough to elevate the book. *Spring Fling* may appeal to readers looking for a light, easy read, but it doesn’t offer much beyond surface-level charm. It’s an okay read, but not one that will leave a lasting impression.

Rating⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice🌶️🌶️

This was so cute!! I love a second chance romance! Spring Fling is a low stakes, adorable, easy read. I enjoyed the characters and their chemistry was very sweet! Characters were easily likable and relatable. Plot was engaging and kept my focus. A refreshing and a fantastic palette cleanser!

Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Absolutely adorable second chance romance after a 10year break. Mylie and Ben were best friends since 6th grade. After graduation he split in the early morning hours for a new life in Chicago. Leaving Mylie heartbroken and never getting close to another male.
On Ben's mother's death bed he promised her he would spend some time in Clay Creek before selling his childhood home. Hoping to go in a sell the house asap and back to his life in Chicago.
But he never expected Mylie to be beautiful, grown up and alone.........You must read this book to find out all the good and bad things that happen.

This quote made me laugh so hard and I could see them doing it.

#Granny ducked just in time to miss Bernice’s right hook, but not fast enough to dodge Agatha’s shoulder. Granny knocked into the table behind her, sending bingo cards flying. Ben watched in horror as women, literal grandmothers, began to brawl. Bracelets and clip-on earrings came off, fists went flying. One woman, a rounder, plumper version of Bernice, swung her beaded necklace around like a pair of nunchucks."

Mylie lives in Clay Creek, Arkansas with her Granny and little sister Cassie. Mylie runs her own business a tackle shop. Ben currently lives in Chicago; but he moved to Clay Creek when he was a child. Ben and Mylie became best friends and lived next door to each other. After high school graduation Ben and his family moved back to Chicago. They both loved each other; but would not put it into words since they knew he was leaving town.
Mylie is preparing for the big annual fishing tournament when she finds out Ben is going to sell the house next door. They haven't spoken in years and Ben is now coming to town to get the house ready for selling.
Clay Creek is a small town where everyone knows your business. Mylie has never wanted to leave town, and Ben couldn't wait to get out.
Wonderful story of learning to love and just let go.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
Spice: 🌶️
Tropes: childhood friends to lovers; small town

I am so sad to say that this book was just not for me. It was straightforward and a breeze to read, but will not give you the stick to the ribs, unbelievably memorable feeling - which is okay!

Definitely pick this up if you want to read about a small town, it’s always been you romance. There’s a short third act breakup and a quick resolution for a happy ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for access to this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this was a very cute small town romance about Mylie and Ben, friends since the sixth grade who were always attracted to each other but never got the chance to find out what could have been after Ben moved away post-high school graduation. He's back to sell the family home and Mylie never left. I thought it had a lot of potential but the relationship wasn't as fleshed out as it could have been -- it was a bit of a leap to what was obviously a friendship where they had lost touch to the relationship between the two. I did like the premise a lot but much of the story was taken up by a random side story about her being threatened by a former employee. Overall I enjoyed it but thought it could have been improved in some ways.

Thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager via Netgalley for this ARC.

Mylie and Ben. Ben had been best friends since 6th grade, and after they graduated, Ben, and his mother moved back to Chicago. He didn't say goodbye to Mylie. He never expected to go back to Clay Creek, but when his mother was dying, she made him promise to go back one more time. She hadn't sold the house they lived in, so because he promised his mother, he went back one more time.
He was planning on selling the house, to move away for a job, because that was the only way to get the money for the move. When he arrived, and him and Mylie met, the attraction and what they had is still there.
Ben told her he was only there until the house sold, but the attraction was getting stronger. They decided, that they would date and see what would happen between them. Everything is going wonderful, and Mylie is helping her Granny raise her 14-year-old sister, and she has her own business., so she isn't planning on going anywhere. The day came when Ben got the official offer from the University, and he had a buyer for the house. I was holding my breath reading because I so wanted him to decide to stay. But you will have to read this wonderful story to find out if history repeats itself, and he leaves again without saying goodbye, or he stays, or she decides she has to go to him.
I received an ARC from Avon through NetGalley.

Spring Fling is the story of Mylie and Ben. Ben had left their small town in Arkansas after high school to attend college in Chicago. Mylie had always known that he was leaving, but she was upset that he actually did leave. He was her best friend. Mylie stayed in Clay Creek living with her grandmother and her younger sister, Cassie. She was running her own business and felt like her life was good. Ten years has now passed and everyone in the small town knows that Ben was returning to Clay Creek to sell his family home except for Mylie. They had fallen out of touch over the past ten years, but when Ben returned, he and Mylie were again drawn to each other. Ben was focused on selling the house and then moving to New England to begin a position as a university professor. Mylie kept telling herself that she would enjoy her time with Ben until he actually sold the house and again left Clay Creek. Ben and Mylie's time together grows shorter and shorter as they struggle with how they should move forward. Spring Fling is a cute friends to lovers story which includes other interesting people of the small town of Clay Creek.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to read the ARC oF Spring Fling in exchange for an honest review.

2.75 ⭐/1🌶️

Thank you netgalley for an Arc of this book in exchange for my review :)

This started as a pretty cute small town romance, very hallmark-y but the story itself just felt a little unfinished. The characters lost their chemistry very fast and i feel like they wont last long lmao. Im also not a huge fan of miscommunication so beware of that.

Thank you to NetGalley & Avon for this ARC! Definitely a fun small town from the local diner, to everyone knowing everyone, to the local raccoon that they all love. The childhood friends to lovers plot was so sweet and I really enjoyed all the flashbacks so you could understand all their history. A very sassy Granny made this extra fun. I did wish the plot focused more on our main characters than the local town troublemaker, but it looks was still very fun.

First thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Annie England Noblin for the opportunity to read this book.

I enjoyed the small town romance and the reconnecting after many years.
The main characters both had things I liked and disliked about them. Funny enough Mylie and Ben were both stubborn and had their set comfort zones which at times was so infuriating lol.
I liked the side characters and the tidbits they brought to the story, made the plot seem very homey.
Overall I thought it was a nice, cozy, small town read.

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley for review. My opinions are my own.

4/5 stars

I can’t tell you what drew me to this book. It wasn’t particularly well written. Some of the characters were a bit cliche. But I could not stop reading it.

I really enjoyed that the main character, Mylie, owns her own tackle shop. Not only does she own it, but she is the employer of half the men in her town - clearly a strong woman.

I did find Ben a bit annoying but happy he pulled his head out of his ass eventually.

This had to be a joke, right?

There is no way the author spent 60% of the book barely giving the main couple more than two paragraphs at a time and still expected me to believe in their happy ending.

By 98%, they still weren’t together—WTF? At that point, what was even the point? And don’t get me started on the supposed “fling” aspect… because where was it?

While a cute and promising concept, I think a lot of this book falls flat. Ben and Mylie just feel so wrong for each other. The crux of the book is that they both want different things in different places and one of them will have to sacrifice a lot more than the other to be together. This is a book couple I don't see lasting long after the end of the story, which is not how a romance novel should make you feel. Also, why did they like each other? I felt like there was no development of feelings or rationale behind why they wanted to be together other than they knew each other as kids.

The small-town setting was fun, but also made it feel soap opera-y at times, which was disappointing. The melodrama and crazy-quirky event after crazy-quirky event just felt so unrealistic.

Overall, this is a bit underdeveloped and forgettable.

So overall this was a pretty good book, however I really struggled with the lack of chemistry between the two main characters. Mylie and Benjamin were clearly better as friends, and probably should have stayed that eat. I loved the setting and flashbacks were very fun to read, but it was hard getting through a good chunk of the story. I would be interested to read more of this authors work as the world she built drew me in, I just struggled with the characters.

This is a cute story of the boy (Ben) and girl (Mylie) that live next to each other; yet neither on is willing t tell the other how they really feel about the other. There is definitely a wonderful and quirky cast of characters. It's a heartwarming story about the love of family, friendship and small town life. Clay Creek is the typical small town where everyone knows everyone else and there are no secrets. The one huge draw to Clay Creek Arkansas is the annual fishing tournament and the summer vacationers.
The story is told from two POVs, Mylie and Ben; it also goes between past and present. Ben moved here when he was in the 6th grade and has always had plan to leave as soon as he graduated. He leaves and he and Mylie try to keep in touch; but, time and distance get in the way. He does eventually comes back to town to sell his grandfather's house; will he realize that what he planned for and what he actually wants might be two completely different things? Will Mylie be willing to expose her heart and risk heartbreak to keep the only man she's really loved?

this was so good!!!! i loved the friends to lovers and the small town was so perfect. It was a little hallmark-y for me and I didn't expect that but it was still a sweet palette cleanser. It did drag at some points and the pacing was a little off at others but overall it was a cute little book.

I can’t quite decide on a good rating for this book, it was a fun and cute read but very hallmark-y. So if that’s what you’re looking for, I definitely recommend!

Oof. I don't even know where to start with this book. Mylie or is it Miley (seriously the author flipped between the two throughout) lives in the small Missouri town of Clay Creek with her grandmother and little sister. She is surprised to learn that the house next door is put up for sale and her high school friend Ben is returning to get it sold. She reconnects with Ben and the two begin a whirlwind romance.
I liked the town of Clay Creek and enjoyed all the personalities found there and I liked Mylie/Miley's relationship with her family, but that's about where the positive ended for me with this book. I felt zero connection between Mylie/Miley and Ben and don't believe they will be happy together in the long run considering their entire relationship is bad arguments. There was zero relationship development between the two and it felt like the author was relying so much on the fact that they knew each other in high school to make up for the fact that there was not a relationship developed. 10 years is a long time and people change and need to build a relationship on who they are now and not who they were. I also felt like the tone of the book did not match the cover or lighthearted "Spring Fling" title. There were several really dark plot points that don't fit the vibes of the cover and description.
The story itself probably could have gotten three stars out of me, but the incessant typos brought the book down to a two star book for me. In addition to the Mylie vs. Miley thing above, the same thing happened with the her friend Jodie / Jodi, to the extend that it flipped back and forth on the same page. There were also things like the fact the sister and her boyfriend 100% broke up because he cheated on her but at the end he was again referred to as her boyfriend with no explanation, or that Jodi/Jodie went from being described as having a long term boyfriend to being married with no wedding taking place. I also found several misspellings of common words that 100% should have been picked up by any sort of proofing software. It's just poor writing and and tells me the author isn't rereading her work or doing any sort of proofing. I know this is an "uncorrected proof" but the publisher should be embarrassed by the state in which this book was sent to early reviewers. Was this a rough draft? Did no one at the publisher read the book before sending out ARCs? I can see the occasional typo lingering around until it goes through copy editing (assuming these books go through copy editing), but the amount of issues are appalling. I am not a close reader, so for me to have caught all of this means there are probably a lot more.