A review by sami_leigh
Caught Up by Liz Tomforde

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

He’s got a backwards hat on, dark-rimmed glasses, and a toddler in his arms with a matching cap for goodness’ sake.

“You flirting with me, Montgomery?”
“Have been since we met. You gonna start flirting back?”

“Because it’s her dream, and I care about her too much to not help her chase it, even if that means I won’t be there when she gets everything she’s worked for.”

I know no one will ever compare to how complete she makes both me and my son feel.

“If you ever decide to stop running and make a home…Make it with me.”

⚾️ First person dual POV
⚾️ Third in the Windy City series; can be read as stand alone 
⚾️ Coach’s daughter
⚾️ Single dad  
⚾️ Age gap
⚾️ Famous chef / Professional Baseball player 
⚾️ Forced proximity; animosity in the beginning
⚾️ Friends with benefits with rules to be broken…
⚾️ She does her dad a favour by nannying for one of his players while she’s on a break from work 
⚾️ FMC trying to find her passion for her work again
⚾️ Slow burn 🔥 
⚾️ Spice 🥵
⚾️ Banter 🙌🏻
⚾️ Consent culture 
⚾️ Wholesome AF!
⚾️ Well established secondary characters; Monty, Ryan & Indy (Book 2), Stevie & Zander’s (Book 1), Rio, Kennedy, Isaiah, Max 🥹
⚾️ MC growth; priorities, career satisfaction, overcoming past trauma, risking relationships/attachment, guilt
⚾️ Epilogue
⚾️ On my comfort read list 😍
⚾️ Liz Tomforde is a must-read author for me 🙌🏻

⚠️ Parental abandonment (past), cancer (secondary character in past), death of a parent (past), pregnancy, infertility (brief mention, secondary character).
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