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Beg, Borrow or Steal book review

 

Beg, Borrow or Steal is the third book in the Rome, Kentucky series by Sarah Adams and I think my favourite so far. This time around we follow Emily, the oldest Walker sister, whose nemesis and fellow second-grade teacher is now her neighbour Jack. And to make matters worse after accidentally sending her romance manuscript to her school’s principal he is the best person to help her get it back. 

As I previously mentioned I think this may be my favourite Sarah Adams book yet for so many reasons. I especially connected to Emily as a character and just loved the plot and story that we follow. 

I loved seeing more of the characters we met in previous books, both those who live in Rome and just create the chaos that is small town life and the couples who we have previously followed in this series. It is really nice to be able to continue to see these characters relationships develop after their books have finished and that was particularly true for Annie and Will in this book who I had previously loved reading about so was really happy to see more of especially in the way that we did. 

One character who I get excited to see in every Rome, Kentucky book is Mabel and this one was no exception. She both meddled and gave the wisdom that I expected and loved to see. Mabel will definitely be a character I will be sad to say bye to after the last book. 

I anticipated enjoying reading about Emily’s story ahead of starting this however I didn’t expect to love it in the way that I did. Emily was a character that I really connected to both as an eldest sister and who she was outside of that. There were a few unexpected moments when reading that I was just like that is me and I love finding new books like that because of how long after reading they stick with me.

As an entirely new character I also really enjoyed learning about Jack. He was a character that I found to be interesting and I really enjoyed reading his and Emily’s interactions along with how their relationship evolved and what that meant for how they treated each other. I do think that their relationship is probably up there with my favourite romances of the year. 

Something else I loved about this book was that both our characters were not only fans of books, they were both authors. This made the plot so interesting to read because I just wanted to see more of the author journey or how both having this experience would impact the story. Emily was also a romance author which was just perfect and added to my enjoyment of the story in ways that only happens when a romance features books. 

I cannot wait for Madison’s book even if I wish it wasn’t the last one in the series. I have a really strong feeling from the hints we’ve gotten over the last 3 books and my history with Sarah Adams that I will love it. 

Overall I couldn’t rate this book anything but 5 stars and am so glad to have read it. This might have been my ideal Rome, Kentucky book and I can’t wait for it to be released so I can get my hands on a copy, reread it and then quite likely annotate it, with how much I loved it and connected to Emily. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Headline Eternal for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review. 

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