The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle by Annie Rains #bookreview #contemporary #romance

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Title: The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle

Author:  Annie Rains

Publisher: Kensington Books 

Publication Date: May 21, 2024

Page Count:  332

My rating: 4 1/2 stars

About the book:

In a grown-up twist on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains pens a powerful, uplifting story of female friendship and resilience in a small Southern town, as former childhood friends overcome grief and begin to take new chances in their lives… with the help of a long-lost gift they were meant to share. Perfect for readers ofKaren Hawkins’ The Book Charmer or Heather Webber’s Midnight at the Blackbird Café.

Ten years after she left her hometown of Trove Isle, NC, Melody Palmer is back to receive an unexpected inheritance—her great aunt’s thrift store, Hidden Treasures. There, in a glass case beneath the register, Melody spies the long-lost charm bracelet she shared with her high school friends, Liz and Bri, and her younger sister, Alyssa. After a devastating prom night accident, it disappeared, and the girls’ friendship evaporated with it. Slipping the bracelet on her arm for safekeeping, Melody soon finds herself crossing paths with her former friends once more.

While Melody fled, Liz has stayed in Trove Isle, helping with her parents’ business instead of pursuing her photography goals. Guilt still weighs on her after that fateful night when they lost Alyssa. For Bri, the consequences were even more stark. After spiraling into self-destruction, Bri served four years in a women’s state prison and is about to be released—but can Trove Isle ever feel like home again?

Yet despite everything that’s changed, the promise that the bracelet once held—of adventures, achievements, love, and lifelong friendship—hasn’t quite faded. And together, they might yet find a way to reconcile their pasts and futures, one charm at a time . . .

The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle by Annie Rains is a contemporary story of friendship and healing but also with a touch of romance to it too. The story in The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle is told by changing the point of view between the characters.

It’s been ten long years since Melody Palmer left her hometown of Trove Isle, NC and she hasn’t looked back, until now. Melody gets a call from her great aunt’s lawyer that Melody has inherited her her great aunt’s thrift store, Hidden Treasures. Melody hopes to be in and out of the town quickly and is determined to sell when she runs into her old friend, Liz.

Ten years ago Liz, Bri, Melody and Melody’s young sister, Alyssa, were all the best of friends and swore their friendship would be forever. However, on their prom night the girls suffered a horrible accident that took Alyssa’s life leaving the rest devastated and struggling to deal with the loss. Now Liz fights her anxiety every day, Bri has ended up in prison and Melody only wants to run as far away as she can yet again.

Annie Rains is an author I’ve read many times before and always enjoy returning back to time and again. The Charmed Friends of Trove Isle immediately grabbed my attention with and I found this one hard to put down. I’m a softy for a character with anxiety so I immediately felt for Liz but the more I got to know Melody I also really enjoyed getting to know her too. This was one full of character growth that kept the pages turning and in the end I rated this one at four and a half stars.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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About the author:

Annie Rains is a USA Today Bestselling author of small town contemporary romance full of hope and heart. After years of dreaming about being an author, Annie published her first book in 2015 and has been chasing deadlines and happy ever afters for her characters ever since. When she isn’t writing, Annie is usually spending time with her husband and 3 children, bingeing Netflix, or reading a book by one of her favorite authors. Sign up for Annie’s newsletter to stay informed about new releases and sales: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/j4b9d8

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