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rellimreads's review against another edition
4.0
Note: I’m binging the Wishful series and started The Christmas Fountain and quickly realized I missed a book somehow. I’m pretty set on experiencing books in chronological order – so I hopped over to Kait Nolan’s website to find that her Wishful and Wishing For A Hero series start to intertwine about here. (Technically, Make You Feel My Love is before See You Again, but I didn’t notice in that one.) Anywhoo… Nolan has this nifty spreadsheet on her website showing the order if you’re obsessive like me. Also of note is that this book was originally released in 2016 and titled If I Didn’t Care. I haven’t read that version, but she notes in the forward to Make You Feel My Love that she rewrote more than half the book.
Whew! OK. Judd, you silly loveable man. The first third of this book was necessary for background and plot, but infuriating. Judd has pretty much loved Autumn all his life – but after a horrible attack got it into his crazy 17yo brain that he could best support her by being just a friend. More than a decade later and he still hasn’t moved on from his teenage thinking. Much to the consternation of Autumn and the entire town of Wishful.
It’s hard to share without giving away spoilers, but I enjoyed the way Nolan mixed small town, friends to lovers, and romantic suspense. Judd’s current girlfriend can’t take the competition for Judd’s priorities any more (there’s no cheating), he’s named interim police chief, Autumn’s father is released from prison, and Judd’s left trying keep all the plates spinning before they crash down around him. Readers might want to know that with the mystery/suspense aspects this covers some darker subjects than the Wishful series: a history of abuse, a stalker, a kidnapping, and attempted murder. Despite having guessed the plot twist – the second half gripped me and wouldn’t let go.
I loved the HEA and the epilogue. I’m also happy that Nolan is giving poor Mary Alice (Judd’s ex) her own love story in The Christmas Fountain (Wishful #9). While I’m looking forward to Rowan & Nash’s book, Watch Over Me (Wishing for a Hero #2), I have to be honest that I’m particularly interested in Ethan, the US Marshal in his book, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. (I also may have decided Ethan looks like Timothy Olyphant from Justified – so there’s that.)
Another note: If you keep scrolling in the ebook after finishing the story – you’ll find a teaser that Nolan is going to be launching a Romantic Suspense line of books under the pen name Harper Jackson. Sometime in 2021 – after reading this, I can’t wait.
Whew! OK. Judd, you silly loveable man. The first third of this book was necessary for background and plot, but infuriating. Judd has pretty much loved Autumn all his life – but after a horrible attack got it into his crazy 17yo brain that he could best support her by being just a friend. More than a decade later and he still hasn’t moved on from his teenage thinking. Much to the consternation of Autumn and the entire town of Wishful.
It’s hard to share without giving away spoilers, but I enjoyed the way Nolan mixed small town, friends to lovers, and romantic suspense. Judd’s current girlfriend can’t take the competition for Judd’s priorities any more (there’s no cheating), he’s named interim police chief, Autumn’s father is released from prison, and Judd’s left trying keep all the plates spinning before they crash down around him. Readers might want to know that with the mystery/suspense aspects this covers some darker subjects than the Wishful series: a history of abuse, a stalker, a kidnapping, and attempted murder. Despite having guessed the plot twist – the second half gripped me and wouldn’t let go.
I loved the HEA and the epilogue. I’m also happy that Nolan is giving poor Mary Alice (Judd’s ex) her own love story in The Christmas Fountain (Wishful #9). While I’m looking forward to Rowan & Nash’s book, Watch Over Me (Wishing for a Hero #2), I have to be honest that I’m particularly interested in Ethan, the US Marshal in his book, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. (I also may have decided Ethan looks like Timothy Olyphant from Justified – so there’s that.)
Another note: If you keep scrolling in the ebook after finishing the story – you’ll find a teaser that Nolan is going to be launching a Romantic Suspense line of books under the pen name Harper Jackson. Sometime in 2021 – after reading this, I can’t wait.
jigsawgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Often, I find that the first book in a series is ok, maybe decent. This book exceeded all expectations. I picked it up to start reading, and did not put it down until the very end.
Autumn was a completely likable character. There was nothing about her to dislike. The writer made her likable without her being obnoxiously sweet. Her interaction with Mary Ann showed what a good person Autumn was to people. Autumn's father was even a good villian.
Judd was also really likable. He was a strong male character and was not domineering. I liked that he was committed to taking care of Autumn at all costs. I liked the closeness to his family and his commitment to his job.
It was kind of crazy that Judd was so COMPLETELY clueless about his relationship with Autumn. Not even about how he felt about her, or how she felt about him, but about what to do about it.
I thought this was a really intriguing romantic suspense. Some things seemed to be obvious. Then I would read a little further and feel like maybe things were not so obvious. Kait Nolan even had me wondering about someone who was mentioned in the book but never made an appearance.
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy of this book received via Booksprout.
Autumn was a completely likable character. There was nothing about her to dislike. The writer made her likable without her being obnoxiously sweet. Her interaction with Mary Ann showed what a good person Autumn was to people. Autumn's father was even a good villian.
Judd was also really likable. He was a strong male character and was not domineering. I liked that he was committed to taking care of Autumn at all costs. I liked the closeness to his family and his commitment to his job.
It was kind of crazy that Judd was so COMPLETELY clueless about his relationship with Autumn. Not even about how he felt about her, or how she felt about him, but about what to do about it.
I thought this was a really intriguing romantic suspense. Some things seemed to be obvious. Then I would read a little further and feel like maybe things were not so obvious. Kait Nolan even had me wondering about someone who was mentioned in the book but never made an appearance.
I am looking forward to the next book in this series. I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy of this book received via Booksprout.
smithsj123's review against another edition
5.0
I am a big fan of Kait Nolan books and love the small town setting of Wishful. Whilst her pure small town romance series is excellent, I am a big of romantic suspense... something with a little more angst and intrigue... and this series delivers.
You have a beautiful love story with a deeper mystery running through and a wonderful hero who loves deeply and will do whatever is needed to save his love (although she is strong enough to save herself - as Kait Nolan writes beautifully strong and capable female characters).
Great book, fabulous series.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
You have a beautiful love story with a deeper mystery running through and a wonderful hero who loves deeply and will do whatever is needed to save his love (although she is strong enough to save herself - as Kait Nolan writes beautifully strong and capable female characters).
Great book, fabulous series.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
mlcreads's review against another edition
4.0
Best friends since they were kids, Autumn and Judd were always meant to be together, but it took Judd a little while to admit his feeling for Autumn. This story is well written with lots of suspense and romance, and great characters. There are lots of emotions and I can't wait to read more of the series and I especially want to read The Christmas Fountain and see Mary Alice get here HEA, she deserves to find her true love.
crhbrault's review against another edition
5.0
Cute and predictable romantic suspense - will probably read further on the series
what_rachel_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Only chose this on Scribd because Jason Clarke was narrating. The suspense was alright what with the things the bad guy was taunting her with but overall it was middle of the road.
whitney0498's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book free for an honest review and I absolutely loved it. This book is a spinoff of the Wishful novels so you get to see some of the characters that you originally fell in love with in Wishful. I absolutely loved this book and I finished it in a day. I just couldn’t put it down until the last page and I immediately wanted more. Judd and Autumn you first meet in Know Me Well which if you haven’t read you need to read that one as well as this one. This book expands on what you see in the first book you see them in and if just makes you fall in love with. I loved seeing how strong their bond is to go through what they have gone through and still be so close and even with all they went through they still had a happy ending. I can’t wait to read more of this series absolutely loved it.
whitney0498's review against another edition
5.0
I have been provided with a copy of Make You Feel My Love by the author via Booksprout for an impartial review. This book was previously titled If I Didn’t Care and has since been updated and expanded. I absolutely loved this book. This book is the first book in the Wishing For A Hero series and is a spinoff of the Wishful novels so you get to see some of the characters that you originally fell in love with in Wishful. I absolutely loved this book and I finished it in a day. I just couldn’t put it down until the last page and I immediately wanted more. Judd and Autumn you first meet in Know Me Well which if you haven’t read you need to read that one as well as this one. This book expands on what you see in the first book you see them in and if just makes you fall in love with. I loved seeing how strong their bond is to go through what they have gone through and still be so close and even with all they went through they still had a happy ending. I can’t wait to read more of this series absolutely loved it.
elenajohansen's review against another edition
3.0
I thought I had caught up with all the Wishful novels I owned, I missed this one, so here I go.
It's not great, but it's not terrible.
As far as the romance is concerned, I feel the emotion, I feel the weight of the history between our lovebirds, but I'm thoroughly pissed off that everything about them is based on assumptions, misunderstandings, and miscommunication. Autumn opens the book by deciding to confess her feelings despite Judd being in a relationship, but backs down when she realizes (mistakenly) that he's about to propose to his girlfriend. She lies about what she meant to say (twice! when the first excuse doesn't hold up anymore she makes up a new lie!) and decides to leave town even though she doesn't actually want to, because it's better for both of them that way. Judd, on the other hand, has been hiding his feelings as well, telling himself it's for Autumn's good all these years, yet doesn't even tell her when his girlfriend (rightly) dumps him, just letting her assume he's still in a relationship.
So they're both stubborn idiots who would rather martyr themselves for the other than actually talk about anything until events force them to. Which means they're awful people in some ways, yet oddly perfect for each other.
As for the suspense plot, it starts out easy enough to follow, though it was obvious to me from the very beginning that Autumn's ex-con father was a red herring. I didn't catch on to the real culprit until he'd shown up a few times, but it wasn't because there were clues I saw to help me figure it out, it was simply because the cast of characters wasn't large enough to support multiple possible villains. Once I was sure it wasn't daddy dearest, there was only one other character it could be who didn't have a clear role to play elsewhere in the story--especially because a lot of the minor characters we already know from other Wishful books and are clearly not going to be sacrificed on the altar of being a villain in this one.
What bothered me, though, was just how little sense the ending made. It's easy to write off a stalker's behavior as delusional, and it's not always wrong, but his delusions didn't really gel with his demeanor earlier in the story, and basing those delusions on the plot of a novel the heroine has written, that we the readers don't have full access to and have to figure out via explanation by the heroine and third-party interpretation from other characters--honestly, it's a giant mess I couldn't untangle.
And the very, very ending, the "will you marry me?" that becomes "well let's get married literally right now because I organized the whole thing behind your back and everyone's already here"--way too rushed for me. A proposal would have been enough, thanks.
It's not great, but it's not terrible.
As far as the romance is concerned, I feel the emotion, I feel the weight of the history between our lovebirds, but I'm thoroughly pissed off that everything about them is based on assumptions, misunderstandings, and miscommunication. Autumn opens the book by deciding to confess her feelings despite Judd being in a relationship, but backs down when she realizes (mistakenly) that he's about to propose to his girlfriend. She lies about what she meant to say (twice! when the first excuse doesn't hold up anymore she makes up a new lie!) and decides to leave town even though she doesn't actually want to, because it's better for both of them that way. Judd, on the other hand, has been hiding his feelings as well, telling himself it's for Autumn's good all these years, yet doesn't even tell her when his girlfriend (rightly) dumps him, just letting her assume he's still in a relationship.
So they're both stubborn idiots who would rather martyr themselves for the other than actually talk about anything until events force them to. Which means they're awful people in some ways, yet oddly perfect for each other.
As for the suspense plot, it starts out easy enough to follow, though it was obvious to me from the very beginning that Autumn's ex-con father was a red herring. I didn't catch on to the real culprit until he'd shown up a few times, but it wasn't because there were clues I saw to help me figure it out, it was simply because the cast of characters wasn't large enough to support multiple possible villains. Once I was sure it wasn't daddy dearest, there was only one other character it could be who didn't have a clear role to play elsewhere in the story--especially because a lot of the minor characters we already know from other Wishful books and are clearly not going to be sacrificed on the altar of being a villain in this one.
What bothered me, though, was just how little sense the ending made. It's easy to write off a stalker's behavior as delusional, and it's not always wrong, but his delusions didn't really gel with his demeanor earlier in the story, and basing those delusions on the plot of a novel the heroine has written, that we the readers don't have full access to and have to figure out via explanation by the heroine and third-party interpretation from other characters--honestly, it's a giant mess I couldn't untangle.
And the very, very ending, the "will you marry me?" that becomes "well let's get married literally right now because I organized the whole thing behind your back and everyone's already here"--way too rushed for me. A proposal would have been enough, thanks.