Roots and Wings by M. Mabie Review
4 Smooches
Synopsis
Welcome to Wynne, population 3,401.
No billionaires. No professional athletes. No celebrities.
In this small town, current events are pondered in mirrors at the local salon or around crowded tables at the diner, and there’s a new couple to gossip about. A rough and tumble woman who works in her dad’s garage, not yet ready to spread her wings, shows the new guy in town what it’s like to finally have roots.
It’s your run-of-the-mill, sexy, Astro van driving dentist meets smart-ass, bass fishing tomboy in a story of real-life romance.
Low on drama. High on love.
Pull up a chair and stay a while.
Review
‘I needed to kiss him. I wanted to yesterday, but today . . . it was crucial to my sanity.’
Roots and Wings is the first book in the City Limits series by M. Mabie. A huge departure from the angst and drama she is known for after The Wake Series. A light and easy read that focuses on the developing love of Vaughn and Mutt instead of any kinda of outside drama.
‘I was the daughter of a grease monkey who liked to fish. My hair was always a mess. I barely wore makeup, mostly because I wasn’t sure how to use half of the shirt. I wore boots, not heels. Jeans, not skirts. I drove a beat up Dodge truck. I wouldn’t even fuck me.’
The story was sweet and Vaughn was easy to fall in love with. Mutt was a slightly harder sell for me (and this is a personal preference of mine) because she is very tomboyish and I have recently found that books with female leads with those qualities are not my favorite. That being said I still really liked her and the more and more I read the book the more attached to her I got. While I didn’t personally connect with her I could appreciate all she has been through and how deeply Vaughn felt for her despite her being so vastly different than any woman he had been with before. The romance between them was a slow build but left you with a feel good feel in the end.
“The what is this, Vaughn?” she whispered. “It’s the beginning of everything.”
Overall, I enjoyed this sweet romance. M. Mabie is a beautiful writer and once again that showed through. If you are a fan of sweet love stories with a decent amount of heat than you will enjoy this, but if you crave gut wrenching drama then I want to assure you that you will not find any of that here. When she tells you that this story is “Low on drama. High on love.” that is exactly what it is. Don’t go in expecting any crazy plot twists or unforeseen problems but instead expect witting writing and the joy of watching two very different people fall in love.
~miranda
