{"id":70885,"date":"2023-06-29T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70885"},"modified":"2023-06-27T23:16:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T03:16:40","slug":"release-arc-review-someday-landmark-mountain-2-by-willow-aster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70885","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Someday (Landmark Mountain, #2) by Willow Aster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Someday by Willow Aster is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Oh my heart, this is the most beautiful, swoony and emotional second-chance-romance! I was blissfully sucked into Theo and Sofie\u2019s book, and I absolutely loved their heartwrenching story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Buy now on Amazon<\/strong><\/a> (available in KU)<\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

From childhood best friends to high school sweethearts\u2026to a relationship so broken it seems impossible to fix\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve loved Sofie Copewell for as long as I can remember.
\nShe was all I ever wanted.
\nWe said\u00a0someday<\/span>\u00a0we\u2019d have a family together and raise them on our ranch in Landmark Mountain.
\nShe<\/span>\u00a0<\/em>was my home. My forever.
\nI spent my whole life chasing her, hanging on her every word, and lighting up when she smiled at me.
\nAnd I never had a single doubt that she felt the same way.
\nUntil she left and didn\u2019t come back\u2026
\nFor eight years.<\/span><\/em>
\nNow she\u2019s returned, and I\u2019m resentful and want answers.
\nAnswers to why she left without a goodbye, taking all our dreams with her.
\nBut as angry as I am and as much as I fight it, the electricity between us is still as strong as it was before.
\nAnd when I get the answers I\u2019m looking for, I realize that she never stopped loving me either.
\nI want to believe our\u00a0someday<\/em><\/span>\u00a0is now, but can I trust her not to leave again?<\/p>\n

Someday<\/span>\u00a0is book two in the Landmark Mountain series, but each book can be read as a standalone.<\/em>
\nThe content warnings for\u00a0Someday\u00a0<\/span>are the discussion of child and domestic abuse, and the death of a parent.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 beautiful second-chance stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

Oh my heart, this is the most beautiful, swoony and emotional second-chance-romance! I was blissfully sucked into Theo and Sofie\u2019s book, and I absolutely loved their heartwrenching story.<\/p>\n

Note – This is the second book in the Landmark Mountain series, featuring Theo and his siblings, but it can easily be read as a standalone.<\/p>\n

Theo and Sofie grew up together and were the best of friends. Their childhood friendship became teenaged sweethearts and they fell in mad, wild, all-consuming love. They were each other\u2019s whole worlds, planning a life together with marriage and kids, knowing that they\u2019d be together forever. And then suddenly it was over. Sofie left town, leaving just a note behind, and there\u2019s been no word from her since. Now, eight years later, the death of her father has brought her back to Landmark and back into Theo\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n

The feels are intense from the very beginning. Sofie is happy to finally be back in Landmark, but she\u2019s wrestling some huge demons. She knows that Theo won\u2019t be happy to see her, but she\u2019s desperate to reconnect with him and make amends for leaving him the way that she did. Theo\u2019s world fell apart when Sofie left, and it rocks him to his core when she suddenly reappears. He\u2019s angry and hurt, and sad at all that they\u2019ve lost, but he can\u2019t avoid her forever in such a small town, and he needs answers.<\/p>\n

I cannot put into words, the emotion I felt watching Theo and Sofie come back together. First, there\u2019s the epic anticipation that comes with the longing stares and blatant heartache every time they are together, wondering what tore them apart, then excitedly watching them confront each other with all of the heartache, anger and confusion that they\u2019re feeling. The emotion is intense, every interaction between them is intense, but there\u2019s also an easiness to it. They know each other so well, they are soulmates, and the closeness that was always between them is still there, as is the love for each other, and I loved seeing glimpses of the connection that they still so clearly share.<\/p>\n

When Sofie\u2019s secrets are revealed, my heart ached for her, and my heart ached for Theo as they finally talked about it and dealt with it all. It opens the way for Sofie to pour her heart out, and that\u2019s when the feelings really start to come!<\/p>\n

\u201cMy love for you was everything,\u201d I tell him. \u201cIt kept me moving forward, kept me from falling apart\u2026\u201d I clear my throat and lift my shoulders, gaining a little bit of courage. \u201cMy love for you is what made me think I could make Landmark my home again.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The romance in this book is beautiful. There\u2019s so much emotion, so much intensity, it\u2019s swoony and heartfelt and honest, and I was completely swept up in it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou love me?\u201d
\n\u201cYou really think I ever stopped?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Neither Theo nor Sofie have been able to move on from each other. They are soulmates in every way, and I loved watching them fall back together so easily and so completely. But there is still that element of fear there as they rebuild trust, Theo wants it so badly, and Sofie is once again all in as she works for his heart. It\u2019s a beautifully honest journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I haven\u2019t given you a reason to trust me in a long time,\u201d she whispers, \u201cbut I promise I won\u2019t give you a reason to regret letting me back in\u2026if you decide you can.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And oh holy damn, they are so freaking hot together! Insatiable, and only all too eager to make up for lost time, this book is as spicy as it is heartfelt, and it\u2019s all win for romance junkies like me.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re the exception, Firefly,\u201d he said, pulling me closer to him again. \u201cWe\u2019re this good because it\u2019s true. And it\u2019s easy and wonderful because the feelings between us have already lasted forever and they always will.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Along with the romance is a wonderful character romance. Sofie, in particular, has a difficult road ahead of her, but she dives into her past, desperate to deal with it once and for all, and the courage she shows in sharing her secrets and working to move past it and build a better life is so gorgeous to see. Theo is right there with her through all of it \u2013 sharing her pain, supporting and encouraging her, and loving her through it all, and I just adored them both. We get to see a lot of Theo\u2019s family, which I loved, the inhabitants of Landmark are fantastic as they eagerly welcome Sofie home and support the young couple, And we\u2019re introduced to the heroine of the next book, which will be Wyatt\u2019s story, and is sure to be a good one!<\/p>\n

I devoured this book, completely caught up in the characters and their story, and unable to put it down. There is drama, but very little angst, and I loved watching Theo and Sofie get the happy ending they so desperately deserved.<\/p>\n

Absolutely beautiful \u2013 5 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Landmark Mountain<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Unforgettable (#1) <\/strong>(Jamison & Scarlett)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Someday (#2)<\/strong> (Theo & Sofie)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Irresistible (#3) <\/strong>(Wyatt & Marlow)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Falling (#4) <\/strong>(Callum & Ruby)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Stay (#5) <\/strong>(Sutton & Felicity)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Willow Aster is a\u00a0USA Today\u00a0Bestselling author and lover of anything book-related. She lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband, kids, and rescue dog.<\/p>\n

Connect with Willow:<\/p>\n

Website\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Goodreads\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Twitter\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Tiktok<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Bookbub\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Pinterest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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