Review: The 7 Rules of Moving On

• Title: The 7 Rules of Moving On

• Author: Jess K Hardy

• Series: A Mystic Hot Springs Novella

• Genre: Contemporary Romance

• Rating: ☆☆☆☆

• Release Date: 14th Feb 2022

**Thank you NetGalley and Victory Group Co-op for this free eArc in exchange for an honest review**

What a wholesome yet steamy read this novella is! It has everything typically cliche about a Valentine’s Day read - a small town that is full of warmth, magic, and love for the festivities, a hot bartender that has a heart as well as an amazing body, and a really sweet story about two people who meet by chance and reunite two years later. I really liked the storyline of this novella. Kissie is a stickler for rules and has 7 of them on how to get over a breakup. I loved watching how she implemented these the first time around with her bestie Dawn, to then find that rules and Trig didn’t quite mix when it was her turn to use them - or that he was worth breaking all the rules for. I’ll admit it, I hate instalove at the best of times, and this story is riddled with it. But for some reason, it didn’t bother me nearly as much as I thought it would. Trig and Kissie make falling in love seem so easy and right, even if there are genuine fears and concerns around that. Further, the chemistry between them was executed well, not overly detailed and yet enough to make this the perfect romance to read on February 14th.