sami_leigh's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️/5
“You were totally smitten. The two of you stared at each other like you’d just found the secret to all of life’s mysteries when you introduced yourselves.”
🏒 First person dual POV
🏒 Friends with benefits to lovers
🏒 Second Chance
🏒 He’s her son’s boss & FIL 😅 (+ complex familial ties)
🏒 Fate/Insta-love
🏒 Found family 😍
🏒 Banter 🤣 (amongst the friend/work groups 👌🏻)
🏒 Pregnancy trope; they didn’t get the support they deserved the first time around as parents, but now they could have each other 🥹😍
🏒 Representation of pregnancy in your 40s
🏒 Accountant / GM of a Hockey Team
🏒 Well established secondary characters; Violet & Alex (Pucked book 1), Stevie & Bishop (book 2), Lainey & Rook (book 1), Queenie & King (book 3)
🏒 ALL the healthy communication 🙌🏻
🏒 MC Growth; past relationship trauma, familial expectations/trauma, toxic relationships (family/past),
🏒 Sex Positivity & Consent Culture
🏒 Epilogue
🏒 Quick read
This book is available on Kindle Unlimited & Audible Plus.
⚠️ Pregnancy/teen pregnancy, alcoholism (secondary character), toxic family relationships, infertility, medical content/trauma (surrounding pregnancy in 40s), body shaming (mild), car accident (on page, mild).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content, Body shaming, Car accident, and Infertility
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