Get Lost with You is the second book in the Rock Bottom Love series from Sophie Sullivan. With a February 18, 2025 release date, it takes readers to a small town in Michigan as Levi returns home after 10 years away. Levi’s best friends have a younger sister, whom he has always had feelings for but has decided to stay away from. Jillian is a single mom, afraid to let anyone capture her heart. She’s had a crush on Levi forever. What happens when they find themselves working together on a special project?
I want to thank St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Get Lost with You. However, all opinions expressed here are solely mine.
Synopsis from Goodreads
Jillian Keller took the long route to her best life but is now happily settled in her hometown of Smile, raising her little girl alone while helping her brother run Get Lost Lodge. A lover of structure and routine, she doesn’t need anything, or anyone, disrupting her carefully curated life.
After chasing and achieving his culinary dreams, Levi Bright realizes he’s still missing something. Something he can’t find in a big city. Returning home to Smile, he intends to build a different future for himself that includes mending fences with his dad, reconnecting with friends, and creating elevated comfort food for a town he loves.
When Levi and Jilly run into each other one day in Smile, once requited feelings that never had a chance to bloom as teens flare between them immediately. Jaded from her past, Jilly is cautious and convinced that she can handle being just friends, as the two have to work closely together to prepare for Get Lost’s official summer opening, spending time together, camping, laughing, kayaking, and reminiscing. But when her brother hires sweet, funny, ridiculously hot Levi as the new chef at the lodge, and she and Ollie are getting more attached, things are moving more quickly than she anticipated–and Jilly has been hurt before. If she wants to be head over heels in love, she’ll have to learn that the past doesn’t always repeat itself. Sometimes, it just leads you where you’re meant to be.
Positives
- It’s a quick read.
- There’s no spiciness. There is plenty of kissing, but once things become intimate, the scene changes.
Negatives
- The story is predictable. There’s little to no build-up in the relationship.
My Opinions
While Get Lost with You is part of a series, you don’t need to read the first book to understand the story. This book focuses on Levi and Jillian’s story, whereas the previous book focuses on Beckett and Presley. Beckett is one of Jillian’s older brothers and, as such, plays an essential part in her story along with the rest of her family.
Get Lost with You, set in the familiar and cozy small town of Smile, is a heartwarming second-chance romance. The town, nestled on an island off the coast of Mackinaw City, Michigan, provides the perfect backdrop for Jillian and Levi’s story. Jillian, who harbored a teenage crush on Levi, attempted a meet-cute the night before he left town for school. Little did she know, Levi also had feelings for her but considered her off-limits as the little sister of his two best friends. As they both returned home as adults, they found it increasingly difficult to deny their feelings.
At times, I found the plot’s predictability in Get Lost with You to be a bit of a letdown. While I understand that romances often follow a formula and are expected to have happy endings, the lack of tension in the story left me wanting more. However, this predictability may be a welcome aspect for readers who appreciate a familiar and comforting narrative.
Overall, Get Lost with You is an enjoyable read. While it didn’t wow me, I enjoyed reading it and suggest others try it.
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