{"id":77144,"date":"2024-11-24T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=77144"},"modified":"2024-11-25T03:52:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:52:23","slug":"review-were-made-of-moments-cole-creek-1-by-molly-mclain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=77144","title":{"rendered":"Review: We’re Made of Moments (Cole Creek, #1) by Molly McLain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

A second-chance romance set five years after a summer fling, this slow-burning love story between co-parents is a sweet read.<\/p>\n

Just a note – this book does have a prequel novella – Moments With Him<\/a> – that shows Jesse and Hayden\u2019s backstory. You don\u2019t HAVE to read it, and most of what happens is repeated in pieces in this book, but it\u2019s a super-quick read and definitely helps provide the context up front.<\/p>\n

Jesse and Hayden were in their late teens when they met in the small lakeside town of Cole Creek, where Hayden lives and Jesse spends her summers. Over a number of years they became friends, and when Jesse finally visited after breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, they both dove into a short-term fling, knowing that their lives were heading in different directions and it would be a no-strings hook up. But they spent an incredible two weeks together. It\u2019s months later when Hayden has returned home and reunited with her ex-boyfriend, Lane, when she learns that she\u2019s pregnant (these are the events of the prequel novella).<\/p>\n

Five years later, Jesse and Hayden are successfully co-parenting their delightful four year old son, Jett. Their worlds revolve around their little boy, who they both love fiercely, and they\u2019re doing the best they can to create a good life for him. Hayden is now engaged to Lane, though they are having some issues, and she finds herself thinking more and more about her baby daddy. While Jesse never really moved on from Hayden. She\u2019s the love of his life, though he\u2019s never told her that.<\/p>\n

It’s a good set-up, and I was excited to see how this story was going to play out, but I have to say, it was frustrating seeing these two obviously so in love with each other, but Hayden staying in a somewhat toxic relationship, and neither of them actually admitting their feelings to the other. I get that they were in a difficult situation, trying to keep things friendly and amicable for the sake of their son, but they can both see it, and it\u2019s a really slow build before anything actually happens.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s sort of a love triangle, because Lane is definitely in the picture, but also not, because Lane is a douche, and it\u2019s very clear where Hayden\u2019s feelings lie. Which is a bit of an issue that I had with this story – Hayden is clearly having feelings for Jesse while she\u2019s still with Lane, and they do get a bit flirty with each other, which felt wrong. While I understand that she never thought anything could ever happen with Jesse, that\u2019s beside the point, she stays in her relationship WAY longer than she should. And Lane is just a dick. Why is she still with him? It\u2019s more for nostalgia, for what she once dreamed their life would be, and again, it was frustrating.<\/p>\n

But never fear! Hayden finally comes to the realisation that she\u2019s not living a life that makes her happy, and she goes all out to fix it. And I was so impressed with how she handled it all. I won\u2019t give spoilers, because it\u2019s best to just dive in, but I loved watching her make active, positive changes to improve her life and get herself where she wants to be, and she keeps her son central to it all, which I really loved.<\/p>\n

The romance is a slow burn, but when Jesse and Hayden finally get their long-awaited chance together, it\u2019s sweet, easy, natural and functional, and super steamy. This little family belongs together, and they embrace the changes coming their way openly and honestly, and it\u2019s so sweet watching them finally get their HEA.<\/p>\n

It took me a really long time to get through this book \u2013 even on audio. I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s what kept me from getting completely invested, or if it was my frustration with the beginning of their story and how long it took them to come together, but I didn\u2019t love this book as much as I was hoping. It\u2019s still a cute read though, and the first in a series, with Jesse\u2019s two brothers (one a grumpy introvert, one a light-hearted joker) also getting books.<\/p>\n

Still a good read \u2013 3 stars.<\/p>\n

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Cole Creek<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Moments With Him (#0.5)<\/strong> (Jesse & Hayden prequel novella)
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We’re Made of Moments (#1)<\/strong> (Jesse & Hayden)
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More Than a Memory (#2)<\/strong> (Aidan & Olivia)
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Measure of a Man (#3)<\/strong> (Jinx & Rachel)
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