Since You've Bean Gone

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Since You’ve Bean Gone
By Lainey Davis

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-5)
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥 (0-5)

What I’m Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 This whole amazing collaboration between authors to make the Farm 2 Forking series—Bedd Fellows Farm and Fork Lick, New York. The next books will be written by Liz Alden, Karen Grey, Erin Mallon, and Ember Leigh.
🤩 The book reminded me why I prefer first person dual POV. I love knowing both characters deeply, feeling the inner turmoil, deep thoughts, and growth.
🤩 An emotional support sheep named Baabara Streisand. And, some super fun town names.
🤩 Angsty second chance romance—oh my heart.
🤩 The captivating plot is the reason Lia Thorne is back in town. And that need to know how and why she left town in the first place.
🤩 Secret pining, forced proximity, and naughty thoughts.
🤩 Amazing Crohn’s Disease representation—so much heart while keeping the romcom humor (the dung diary).
🤩 Farm life is interesting and funny.
🤩 Cabin life—Ethan Bedd is total book boyfriend material—caring, loving, supportive, and so stinkin’ hot.
🤩 Sibling fun and forgiveness.
🤩 Gran—she’s amazing and funny and so, so sweet.

What I’m Wishing/Dizzy About:
💫 A little love triangle situation. I like it this way, where the one character (non-MMC) is not a very good person. But I wish the love triangle could have been gone a bit sooner.
💫 The slow burn was beautiful, but I did wish for a little more time with them as a true couple. Update: The bonus scene helped me feel more like I got enough of them together as a couple.
💫 Molly and Alex—I’m so looking forward to their story and the rest of the series.

Oh my goodness, ewe have got to read Since You’ve Bean Gone by Lainey Davis! This heartfelt, cheeky, pun-filled romcom was such a fun start to the Farm 2 Forking series! Lia Thorne ghosted her high school boyfriend, Ethan Bedd when she left for college without a word. Now she’s back to help him save the family farm. Can she mend fences and melt his hardened heart too?

When his grandfather passed, Ethan was left to run Bedd Fellows farm with a mountain of debt and a beloved, mischievous sheep to look after. Lia and Ethan are like oil and water with past hurts and Lia’s secretive past barring the path to a happy reunion. I love the Bedd family and Baabara was hilarious! Once they lay their cards on the table, Lia and Ethan are an unstoppable team. The way he jumps into his second chance to care for her and she breaks down his grump barricade melted my heart like butter! This quick, lighthearted, authentic, steamy love story was berry entertaining! If you love a big found family love story with a meddling gran and pesky farm animals, add Since You’ve Bean Gone to your TBR!

I just read Lainey Davis last book Against the Grain last month and I loved it. So I was so excited when I received this book. This book made me smile I mean who wouldn’t laugh when grandma’s sheep is called Baarbara. I loved the character and their banter. I loved how Lainey wrote compassionately about Lia’s Crohn's disease. Her books always focus on characters with a disease and the profound influence it has in the life of this person. It's really refreshing to read books like that. This book was fun and sweet and I can't wait for the next book and to read more from Lainey Davis. I would definitely recommend this book!