First-Time Caller

"Book 1 Heartstrings - I love this slow burn. Strangers meet and become unlikely lovers. It’s wonderful to watch Lucie bloom in confidence and Aiden come out of his shell for her. Spicy at the end. "

"I love this book it so cute. And hopeless romantic meets a radio host who doesn’t believe in love but they end up falling in love. I can’t wait for the next book in the series"

"First-Time Caller is a cute premise that isn’t quite able to stick the landing. I genuinely had fun for the first 20% of the book, and then after that, I found myself floundering. There’s a bit too going on in the plot, which a good portion is set up for future books that we didn’t need quite so much of. We could have used a montage of bad dates, or used William OR Colin, but we didn’t need both. Her daughter, Maya, speaks like a millennial, and certainly unlike any 12 year old I’ve ever encountered. And the banter never quite felt natural. As far as chemistry goes, Lucie and Aiden waver, they never consistently felt like they were ramping up to anything. There were occasions where I could see it, but then it disappeared as soon as it made an appearance. The number one thing I feel the need to say about Borison’s writing is that it’s overbloated. I’m not sure who her editor is, but they’re doing her a disservice. She could be really amazing if they were even a little more aggressive. This reads like a first draft edited for grammar, and not for story flow. There was no reason for this to be almost 450 pages. The daughter and her ex don’t really give much, outside of the inciting incident. We could have given them up and used that story space in other ways that would have been more effective. Or we could have given up some of the more plodding story bits where Borison triple explains to make the side characters more effective."

"Funny and an easy read!"

"I enjoyed this book, I thought it was a bit slow and boring at times but really loved the ending and made me tear up a bit in some parts bc of the cute romantic details it has!"

"A sweet, scheming preteen daughter, two gay co-parents, a best friend who runs the coffee shop across the street, a romance show radio host whose chosen avoiding connection over the pain of losing someone he loves, and a woman whose spent her whole adult life caring for others and has forgotten how to go after the things that she wants for herself.<br/><br/>Different from the Lovelight Series by Borison, this first book in the new Heartstrings suggests that this new series will be equally as touching, thoughtful, and inspiring. The author's insights into human emotions, the ways our past hurts lead to our current walls, and what it takes to be brave enough to begin to break down those walls piece by piece are breathtaking and tear-inducing. The book explores the loneliness that many of us feel at times, what it takes to ask for what we want, the many important forms that love takes in our lives, and the rewards we reap when we allow ourselves to reach out, ask for help, and let ourselves be loved."

"All the rom-com feels in all the right ways."