Cowboy, Take Me Away by Juliana Smith: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

Brimming with Southern charm and irresistible cowboys, Juliana Smith is back with another YA feel-good romcom in the Willow Creek series.

"I just want you, Felicity. Heartbroken or perfectly happy, however I can get you, I want you just as you are."

Felicity "Flick" Hart knows exactly how romance is supposed to happen. After years of devouring love stories, she's ready for her own: the butterflies, the first kiss, the happily-ever-after. So senior year becomes Operation: Break the Firsts. First date. First love. First heartbreak, if necessary. The biggest thing holding her back is her close relationship with her lifelong best friend, Knox Turner.

Unfortunately, Knox has spent most of his life in love with Flick.

When Flick asks for help navigating the dating world, Knox agrees to be her "relationship coach," which somehow involves fake dates at fall festivals, getting lost in a corn maze together, and way too many moments that feel dangerously real. But while Flick is busy searching for the perfect romance, the lines between practice and reality start to blur.

As Flick struggles with her absent mother's supposed return, and Knox wrestles with expectations from his close-knit farm family, both are forced to confront what they truly want—and whether they're brave enough to risk the friendship they've always relied on.

Between pumpkins, haunted houses, and years of unspoken feelings, Flick may finally discover that the love she's been searching for has been beside her all along.

The Author

Juliana Smith is an author in a small town in Alabama. When she is not hanging out with her book characters, she is with her family. Juliana writes heartfelt, tender romcoms with high tension and yearning and low angst. She can usually be found in a Chic-fil-a drive-thru or listening to Star Wars theory podcasts, often at the same time.

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Book Review

Cowboys, relationship coaching and falls vibes? Yes, please! Honestly, I don't usually choose to read YA romance much, but I love Juliana Smith's writing and I have to say, this series has been really good, and this one was no exception. The chemistry between Flick and Knox was really sweet and I couldn't help but enjoy the relationship coaching. I also really appreciated that it wasn't afraid to touch on some harder topics like parental neglect (with mentions of drug/alcohol use, without details). With that being said, while this is certainly a YA romance, I would personally say it would be best for older/more mature teens just because of some of those topics, but also due to some make-outs that while going no further than that, are not something I would hand my newly13-year-old either. I would say it would be fine for most readers 16+ or so, but very much dependent and individual maturity (and tolerance for language). 

Cowboy, Take Me Away is a closed-door YA romance with kisses only and minor language. 


You can purchase your copy here: https://link.amazon/B02Hve0jf