Score: 4/5 Bookmarks

Steam Rating: 🍆/5

Thank you to the author and Booksparks for sending me a review copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review.

Life on Loan by Ashley Farley was such a sweet and hopeful read. Who doesn’t dream of escaping their daily life sometimes to reinvent or find themselves? Throw in a dash of romance, a new location to discover, and a pinch of drama and you’ve got yourself a wonderful book!

Friends, Lena and Olivia, are both going through some personal difficulties in their lives and agree to switch houses for a month. Lena goes to Olivia’s condo in Charleston, and Olivia heads up to Lena’s isolated river house to get away. They’re both doing some soul searching and trying to work out what they want their futures to look like.

Part of the book takes place in Charleston, which I’d just visited for the first time recently, so I really felt like I was there…walking along Rainbow Row, visiting the shops downtown, and sipping cocktails in the rooftop bars.

Each chapter switches between characters and keeps the pace feeling fresh and the pages turning. This is a perfect vacation read (or one to read if you’re in need of a vacation). Grab yourself a copy by clicking the button below.

Synopsis:

It’s a surprising second act for two women who decide to rewrite their lives in this enriching novel of friendship and starting over from the bestselling author of Only One Life.

After thirty years, college friends Lena Browder and Olivia Westcoat have met again by chance at an unexpected crossroads: an airport lounge in Atlanta. Lena is running away from home and her demanding family. Olivia is trying to find her way after a painful divorce. With their old selves in the rearview, they toast to a new beginning—and it starts with a spontaneous dare.

Agreeing to trade houses for a month of rediscovery, Lena will stay in Olivia’s Charleston condo. Olivia’s retreat? Lena’s isolated river cottage in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Two perfect getaways. Thirty-four days to reset.

With fresh new perspectives and the renewal of a heartening friendship, Lena and Olivia find their passions, reinvent themselves, and reclaim what they’ve lost. When unexpected romance blooms and careers take new detours, it’s also a time for courage and risk. Now they’ll have to make hard choices to follow through on their promise for a second chance and finally have the lives they dream of.