They don’t lie to each other unnecessarily, or conceal things for the sake of the plot. What sets this apart from other friends to lovers romances for me is honestly the communication between Hannah and Fox.

Hard to stay so resolved when they’re sharing an apartment though…

He’s got a reputation as a ladies man though he and Hannah have agreed to just remain friends. When the director of her newest project (and object of her crush) Sergei needs a location for his newest indie film, Hannah suggests Westport as a way to be closer to her sister and to spend a little more time in the town she was born in.Ĭomplicating matters is the friend she made all those months ago, Brendan’s relief skipper Fox. While her sister found love with local grumpy sea captain Brendan and remained in Wesport rather than return to LA, Hannah went back to Hollywood to continue trying to break into the industry - specifically into the soundtrack side of things. The story follows music lover Hannah Bellinger, who returns to the fishing town of Westport seven months after she and her sister arrived to spend the summer there. The requisite angst that I love so much always feels missing when it seems like every single issue can be resolved with a simple conversation, and every single issue feels like it boils down to simple jealousy.īut Tessa Bailey’s Hook, Line and Sinker has me reassessing my formerly harsh stance because wow did it deliver. Generally speaking, friends to lovers doesn’t really do it for me.

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