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abicaro17's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Ack! Love me a good marriage of connivence, single mom, drunk in vegas, boss romance. Beckett and Liv are adorable and the almost slow burn to admitting they liked eachother was awesome. I love the mom com and the kids living together like a female full house. I think the story and the overall enjoyability was high but I think some of the romance and the 3rd act conflict kinda let me down. There were a couple "fade to black" scenes. There is spice but like a lot of the things they talk about get skipped over to the end. The 3rd act seemed very unnecessary. Like I expected the ex to be an issue but not that ex. Overall good and a fun read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Classism, Violence, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
sami_leigh's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️.5/5
🌶️🌶️.5/5
‘I don’t like messes or lots of people, but any time she’s near, a wave of relief washes over me and I feel strangely at ease.’
‘Your ex was an ass. I am your husband now. Don’t thank me for treating you the way you deserve to be treated.’
“I was never not looking, and I always liked what I saw.”
🌆 First person dual POV (opens with Prologue from each of the 4 mums to open the series)
🌆 First in a series (4 total)
🌆 Single mum
🌆 Grump
🌆 Mum-com; 4 friends + 7 kids living together
🌆 Fake marriage to her boss — the media think he hates kids
🌆 Head of PR / Billionaire Baseball team owner
🌆 Banter, pranks, general chaos, & a swear jar 👌🏻
🌆 ‘It was always you’
🌆 He gives her kids nicknames 🥹
🌆 Possessive MMC
🌆 Acts of service 😍
🌆 Steamy 🔥
🌆 MC growth: overcoming past toxic relationship, body respect, risking a relationship, priorities.
🌆 Well established secondary characters: Dylan (Book 2), Shayla (Book 3), Delia (Book 4), Brooks (Pucking Revenge), Gavin (A Major Puck Up), Aiden (A Pucking Disaster).
🌆 Body respect 🙌🏻
🌆 Epilogue
⚠️ Violence (minor), body shaming (by ex-husband),
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content
Minor: Violence and Body shaming
linnea_tornblom's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Fatphobia, and Body shaming
Minor: Infidelity and Death
andeng's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
Beckett is given an ultimatum from his father, clean up his image and get married or lose his baseball team. He finds out that Olivia, the woman he has secretly been harbouring feelings for, is newly divorced. So on a work trip to Vegas he convinces her to get "fake" married.
This is a super cute, funny, and lighthearted rom com. The characters had great banter and chemistry. I really liked the found family premise behind it: 4 friends who are single moms move into together (a mom commune) and become each other's support system. All four moms are so different, but they are there for each other and their children no matter what. Their friendship is what carried the book, and I loved that that was such a focus. I really enjoyed all of the side characters, except for Delia. She was pretty rude much of the time.
Olivia is incredibly insecure and lacks self-confidence. BUT it makes sense. Her ex-husband cheated on her with the nanny and is so verbally abusive to her! Of course that makes her retreat inward. I love how Beckett works to help her build up her confidence in herself and works so hard to fit himself into her life.
Beckett was so darn charming. He has convinced himself that he doesn't want children because he doesn't want to be an absent father like his own. Fair enough. But he is obsessed with Olivia and she comes in a packaged deal with 3 children. The way this man and her children took to each other instantly was so adorable. He will do anything for these kids.
There are a lot of characters in this book and it gets a little hard to keep track of who is who when we are getting their names and Beckett's nicknames. There were a few times when I lost track of who was who.
Tropes: billionaire, single mom, grumpy/sunshine, fake marriage, found family, one bed, forces proximity, workplace
This is a super cute, funny, and lighthearted rom com. The characters had great banter and chemistry. I really liked the found family premise behind it: 4 friends who are single moms move into together (a mom commune) and become each other's support system. All four moms are so different, but they are there for each other and their children no matter what. Their friendship is what carried the book, and I loved that that was such a focus. I really enjoyed all of the side characters, except for Delia. She was pretty rude much of the time.
Olivia is incredibly insecure and lacks self-confidence. BUT it makes sense. Her ex-husband cheated on her with the nanny and is so verbally abusive to her! Of course that makes her retreat inward. I love how Beckett works to help her build up her confidence in herself and works so hard to fit himself into her life.
Beckett was so darn charming. He has convinced himself that he doesn't want children because he doesn't want to be an absent father like his own. Fair enough. But he is obsessed with Olivia and she comes in a packaged deal with 3 children. The way this man and her children took to each other instantly was so adorable. He will do anything for these kids.
There are a lot of characters in this book and it gets a little hard to keep track of who is who when we are getting their names and Beckett's nicknames. There were a few times when I lost track of who was who.
Tropes: billionaire, single mom, grumpy/sunshine, fake marriage, found family, one bed, forces proximity, workplace
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
amylferg's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved the concept of this book/series so much and it was definitely entertaining. It felt so unique to anything I've read before.
Dylan's antics were so ducking funny and I think it will be really fun watching Delia find her love story. I went back and forth on her but I am intrigued to learn why she is the way she is.
There is A LOT going on, I had a bit of a hard time keeping up at the beginning. There were already so many main characters that adding in all of the extra side characters really threw me. I need a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone. At one point I just started assuming every man was one of Beck's brothers and rolled with it.
Dylan's antics were so ducking funny and I think it will be really fun watching Delia find her love story. I went back and forth on her but I am intrigued to learn why she is the way she is.
There is A LOT going on, I had a bit of a hard time keeping up at the beginning. There were already so many main characters that adding in all of the extra side characters really threw me. I need a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone. At one point I just started assuming every man was one of Beck's brothers and rolled with it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Body shaming, and Sexual content
ambercunningham's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Infidelity
Minor: Abandonment and Cancer
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