Spring Strings by Lily Morton

“Spring strings?”

“It’s this place in the spring. It has strings that tie you to the land, so you never want to leave. You looked like you were feeling them, leaning there with your face up to the sun like a cat.”

I do love some Lily Morton!

Her books can be over the top and she is fond of instalove, and there are times when I really want both those things and she never fails to fulfil that craving.

I enjoyed Malachi and Cadan’s story, the prompt for this called for a grumpy/sunshine romance, and this might be more of a grumpy/snarky sunshine romance. Malachi wouldn’t be your typical sunshine kind of character in the beginning, but I do think he was sunshine when he was spending quality time with Cadan!

Cadan had a right to be grumpy, and my biggest complaint about this book is that it wasn’t long enough and didn’t explore Cadan’s financial situation and the shit Gerald was pulling. I would never want Cadan’s mother to feel guilt about what happened, but I also hate that she wasn’t informed about what a dick her ex-husband was, what if she started a relationship with him again? Goodness, she is a grown woman and should have all the information!

The third act breakup in this also felt very forced and I think it could have been left out, a little conflict about financial decisions being made without communication might have worked better. Shoutout to the Maisy though, she was the real MVP!

A quick and fun read though, it’s also put me in a real Lily Morton mood!

Synopsis:

Malachi Booth is a supermodel. He’s used to moving about the world, sleeping with whoever takes his fancy and watching the money roll in. The last place he expects to find himself is on a run-down farm in Cornwall, but a bad bout of bronchitis means that he’s stuck there. The only compensation for this dismal state of affairs is that the farmer is very good looking, even if he’s the grumpiest person that Malachi has ever met. 

Cadan Landry’s farm has been in his family for hundreds of years but that doesn’t make it any easier to make ends meet. As a consequence, Cadan could be called grumpy. Most men would consider a supermodel collapsing at their feet while dressed in the skimpiest pair of briefs ever made to be a sign of good fortune. Cadan just resents the fact that the young man is taking up space in his cow field. 

These two men are from different worlds, but can they ever meet in the middle? 

From bestselling author Lily Morton comes a novella about snarky models, misconceptions, and finding a home in the most unlikely of places.