This review was commissioned by Harper Collins.

Every family has secrets; some dark, some upsetting, some that are so silly it’s not clear when they come to light why they’re even a secret in the first place.

From the moment we meet Hope, Peg, and Tink it’s obvious that everyone, even Tink at 10 years old, has something to hide something deep that we will soon be dying to know. The secrets are not what stands out to me in this book; for me it is seeing Tink open up, Hope feel she can trust, Peg thaw her heart that was the most beautiful part of this journey in ‘The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season’.

I love a good romance but some stories about the power of family bonds and the secrets that drive us apart are the love stories are the ones that I set down with a sigh at the end and say, “I needed that”. This beautiful book was one of those.