When a City girl Felicity relocates to the country she lands with a resounding bump! She soon finds out that she has taken on more than she expected but the local community rally round to help. A heartwarming read.

Beautiful book. This is a new author for me but I’ve enjoyed this taste of her voice. Looking forward to more! Characters are solid, could use more originality or depth. Plot was promising and intriguing, could be refined a bit more. The love was very much a reach for the stars vibe- so cute!

This was an enjoyable read. Poor felicity goes through the wringer and ends up finding the best life for her. Jessie is swoon worthy from the beginning.

Enjoyable read. Loved learning Jessie and Felicity’s backstories.

Would have loved more about their love story!

I love a @scribbler_maxi book and this has been an utter gem to curl up and devour. Felicity has had her heart broken, she unfortunately has her exes wedding with his new wife all over glossy magazines.

On top of this, Fliss is in the countryside and has a farmhouse to renovate. Morrey has taken me on a journey through this one. I definitely need to meet a Jesse. What a gem!!

This is a book that will definitely have you laughing out loud. I couldn’t put this down and found that it definitely takes you on a journey.

This is full of characters you can’t help but love. Morrey has a real talent for making her characters seem real everyday people.

I’ve read a few books by this author. They definitely get better and better. This is a firm favourite of mine and I have no hesitation in recommending this.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

My Thoughts :
We meet Felicity, having been dumped by her Fiance and losing her job as an Interior designer all around the same time, she takes pity on herself and gets very drunk one night.
This results in her putting her flat up for sale and buying a Cottage in the country called Paradise Farm.
When Fliss arrives at the new Cottage, it certainly isnt Paradise as it stated in the name. It is very run down and needs a lot of work to make it livable.
Fliss gets to work on the Cottage by getting some wood from the local DIY shop, where she knocks her new neighbour Jesse over by accident.
When a storm damages the roof of the Cottage, Fliss has no option but agree to Jesse’s offer of help.
With the help of Jesse and the locals, they all get to work helping Fliss get back on her feet.
Will Fliss, being a city girl allow herself to love again or has she been burnt enough and is not interested in a country boy!?.
There was an obvious chemistry from the off between Fliss and Jesse and it was nice to see their relationship develop throughout the book and learn of their back stories.
Maxine Morrey has always been one of my go to Authors as I really enjoy her books and romantic stories, this one was no different.
Looking forward to more soon.

A heartwarming book about starting over in life. Fliss leaves her posh city life behind after a massive faux pax at work. In a drunken moment she buys a house in the country only to find it’s a fixer upper once she arrives. A massive storm topples a tree on the house and she has to accept a strangers help to build a new life. A true rom com. And a great one!

Reach for the Stars by Maxine Morrey is a good read, and I've had a great time while reading it. It's cute, it's funny, and about a struggling and stubborn fmc + mmc wanting to help and take care of her.

It’s about Felicity, a city girl who’s having the WORST time ever — like, her ex-fiancé is all over social media flaunting his new life, and she just lost her job... so she decides to buy a rundown farmhouse in the middle of nowhere on a whim. Life has already thrown a LOT on her way.

Enter Jesse Woods, a dependable, hot, helpful and super kind man that not only does he save her (literally, when her roof caves in), but he is also determined to show her the upsides of the small town life, the great people in the community that will surround her and he shows her that life can have ups and downs but it's worth rebuilding it after heartbreak, which is a lesson they learn together.

I loved Jesse's story, his kindness and Felicity's resilience. This book is sweet, filled with small-town charm, banter, and all the feels. The only thing I felt missing was maybe having Jesse's POV. I feel like that would've enrichen the story so much more, because he had a really touching backstory that I wish we could see it from his side, and watching them together with that same approach.

When Felicity attempts to drown the sorrow of seeing her ex-fiancé and his new wife’s magazine-worthy wedding all over social media, she makes a bad decision that ends in her losing her job. Force to renovate a run-down farmhouse that she purchases without seeing, she finds herself needing all the help she can get. Fortunately, the owner’s brother Jesse Woods, provides not only his handyman skills but a reason for Fliss to think that love is possible.
Whilst slow to start, Jess and Fliss do make for a sweet couple. I found Jessie to be an interesting character but didn’t feel that enough time was given to his development. A closed-door romance.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinions are completely my own.


Fun story with relatable characters. I smiled from the disintegrated hazmat suit to the Caro at the wedding. I don't think I felt this connect to a group of characters in a book like this in a long time

Felicity’s life has been tough. But when she lost her job, her fiancée uses their wedding to marry someone else surely it has to be the end of it. Far from the true. She ends in a little village with a property in a really bad shape. But meeting handsome Jesse can help find herself, made new friends and find the love of her life. A great story from a great storyteller, Máxime Morrey is awesome.

Reach for the Stars wasn’t a bad book. It has a lot of good points but, if I am completely honest, there was too much happening for such a short book.

This book is less than 300 pages but so much happens in that short page count. You have Felicity, who drunkenly buys a rundown house in the country after her ex gets married to someone else and, after a tree crashed on it during a storm, she is “forced” to move in with gorgeous Jesse and they fall in love. If the book had just been that basic story, it would have been fine but then Morrey adds in Jesse’s wife dying because of someone who then happens to be related to someone Felicity used to know, and it all gets a little bit convoluted.

I did like Felicity and Jesse together in the beginning but so much happens that I didn’t really care by the end. The part near the end where they constantly argued and broke up wore me down and when a story does that, it makes me lose interest in the main couple because I don’t see them lasting. It takes me out of it, to be honest.

Reach for the Stars was a fine read but it just didn’t hit the spot for me. I enjoyed the story at the beginning but I had lost interest by the end. Felicity and Jesse were cute but they couldn’t carry a whole story so when more and more started to get in the way of the relationship, I stopped caring.

I really enjoyed this novel, I loved the countryside setting, the quirky characters and the self-development and love throughout the story.

I haven't read as many of Maxine Morrey's books as I feel I should have, something I will remedy as soon as I can, as reading this beautiful book has made me see that I have been missing out on some gorgeous stories from this author!

New Years Resolution; read more Maxine Morrey!!

Reach For the Stars is a magical, heartfelt and utterly charming story full of emotion, love and friendship and I loved every page. Fliss is such a likeable character, I instantly liked her and started rooting for her from the first page, I thoroughly enjoyed her story of going from heartbreak and her life literally spinning out of control to love and laughter.

A definite need to add to the towering TBR for any romance reader!

First time read from this author and I wasn't disappointed.

I loved the storyline, the characters and the way the story unfolded.

After Felicity moves from the city to a new life and home in the country, a storm and a tree destroying her home makes her question her hasty decision.

Along comes strong and handsome Jesse Woods, offering help and a place to stay.

Sparks fly but can they each put their past behind them to start again?

A great read!!

This was a really cute read - it reminded me of a movie that I can not remember the name of for the life of me! Felicity's life is truly spinning out of control, and it just continues & worsens when she moves to the country and decides to renovate a farmhouse. Enter Jesse - a hard working country boy through and through. Together they make quite a pair! I really loved the growth that Felicity's character showed - it was more about her growth than just focusing on the romance which I really appreciated! Thank you to NetGalley and Maxine Morrey for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Reach For The Stars is a sweet story about a woman called Felicity who, because of the hard times she’d endured in life has become hardened to love and does not form strong attachments to anyone. She’s engaged, but they still live pretty separate lives. They split up, his fault, and she gets exceptionally drunk one night and buys a house in the countryside that needs some work. As she’s an interior designer, she thinks all will be quick and easy! When she finally arrives, she thinks that she has made a terrible terrible mistake!. Deciding she’ll be able to have a go at renovations, she goes to the local diy store and buys some wood. As she goes to leave, she knocks a man to the floor. He storms off!
She has lot of problems through the book still, but the book is a wonderful read with heart warming moments with such lovely characters that you can imagine being there with everyone! A beautiful read!
Many thanks to Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this arc copy via Netgalley.
#Netgalley, #TheBoldBookClub, #Scribbler_Maxi.

…Sigh… This book is chef kiss perfection. There is just something about Maxine's books that just hit every single one of my buttons. I was instantly, and I mean instantly, obsessed with this story. The first scene in this book is when Fliss accidentally knocks out Jesse with a 2x4 piece of wood. Those sparks, or should I say stars, were flying between these two right from that very first meet-cute. I love every moment of this story. We first meet Fliss when her life is a hot mess. While drunk, she buys an old house and some sheep, as one does when they have been drinking a lot. The problem is that the house that she bought is in shambles, and as she attempts to fix it, more things go wrong, mainly because a tree falls through her roof into her bedroom. There is just something about watching as a heroine's life implodes around them that is slightly addictive to me. I especially love it when the imploding is done through a series of disastrous and sometimes funny events. It makes for a really entertaining read.
The overall story is quintessential Maxine Morrey's charm. It was a lot of fun to read, and when I was finished, I felt light and fluffy on the inside. This is a feel-good romance with a sprinkling of realism. I loved the fact that it wasn't an overly heavy book. There are times when this bookworm just wants to sit down and read something that will put a smile on her face, and this book is that. I love the story's small-town feel, and the secondary characters and their side stories made the reading experience richer. Fliss and Jesse are fabulous MCs. Fliss is an independent, strong woman who isn't willing to accept favours or handouts. She has worked hard her entire life and doesn't want to feel like she needs to depend on anyone else. Fliss's character really has this fish-out-of-water trope-y experience. She is a city girl trying to figure out how to survive in this new country life she finds herself in. I loved watching Fliss let down those walls she built around herself. She does a lot of self-reflecting in this story, and it was great watching her find the things and the people who truly make her happy. Let me tell you, Maxine really knows how to write a fabulous hero. Jesse stole my heart. He is charming and gorgeous, and he sees through that tough, prickly exterior Fliss puts on. Jesse was the perfect match for Fliss. He is strong enough not to let Fliss boss him around and calls Fliss on her BS when the occasion arises.

The romance in this book is sweet and charming, and it had my heart pitter-pattering. Fliss and Jesse were great for each other, and their chemistry was believable and enjoyable. There was just something so addicting about their interactions. I found myself quickly turning the page to see what would happen next between them. Their love story was so fun for me because it has many of my favourite tropes, such as slow burn, opposites attract, fish-out-of-water, and forced proximity.

Reach for the Stars is an easy, breezy, sweet romance that I will read again and again.

I found this to be a super cute story about finding something better when you didn’t think it was possible. Our MFC was pretty funny and also a little annoying when she goes through making choices for herself. Our MMC was fine but you didn’t really learn too much about him outside of his occupation and that he’s a widower. I was left in a constant state of “and what else..” while reading this. I didn’t dislike it but I didn’t love it either. I thought the slow burn was sloooow. I have a love/hate relationship with slow burns and this one I just wasn’t super into it. I just needed more of everything to be stepped up a notch and this just left me feeling like I didn’t get everything that this story could have been.

Felicity has lost her job and has relocated from the city to the countryside in a rundown farmhouse. Things go from bad to worse when she ends up with a tree falling through her roof. After knocking him off his feet (literally), local man Jesse comes to her rescue and offers her a place to stay and help in fixing up her house. Felicity struggles to trust, especially men, so will she be able to accept this help and rebuild her home and her life.

When introduced to Felicity she is certainly at rock bottom and you can’t help but feel for her as things keep getting worse. Not only do you end up wanting her to get her life back on track as we see her overcome her struggles but also wanting her to realise that Jesse is one of the good guys and to let him in as the connection is obvious from the start.

This book definitely sits in the small-town romance bracket. Both characters were lovable with a fun banter developing between them, you can’t help but smile.

Full of romance and hope this heart-warming story is perfect.

I really enjoyed reading this one. It was very well written and I love the dialogue. Felicity is such a relatable character, as we have all been through tough times without knowing if there is an end in sight. I love how strong and independent she is and never wanted the help from Jesse when he decided to let her stay in his home while hers was being fixed. I would have liked to see a little more character development in this one, but it was overall a good read!