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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
A terrible accident, two dead parents, two godparents who are secretly pining for each other, two hilarious toddlers and an anxious diaper wearing cat; the perfect recipe for a godparent trap.This novel was cute and heartfelt. It is the perfect book to get you out of a reading slump. Although the godparent trap is a story line that has been done before e.g. “life as we know it”, the author put her own spin to the trope. Rachel Van Dyken takes you on a beautiful journey full of grief, chaos, love and plenty of laugh out loud moments. Despite the fact that this novel was fast paced and such an easy read, the plot felt a little too familiar which is why I am rating this book 3/5
A terrible accident, two godparents who are secretly pining for each other, two hilarious toddlers and an anxious diaper wearing cat; the perfect recipe for a godparent trap.This novel was cute and heartfelt. It is the perfect book to get you out of a reading slump. Although the godparent trap is a story line that has been done before e.g. “life as we know it”, the author put her own spin to the trope. Rachel Van Dyken takes you on a beautiful journey full of grief, chaos, love and plenty of laugh out loud moments. Despite the fact that this novel was fast paced and such an easy read, the plot felt a little too familiar which is why I am rating this book 3/5
The Godparent Trap was one of my most-anticipated books of the summer and it did not disappoint!
After a heartbreaking death of family and best friends, opposites Colby and Rip are given joint-custody of two sweet yet typical little kids, Ben and Viera. They are both single and have had a will-they-or-won’t-they enemies vibe their whole lives, and all their time together under one roof while thrust into parenthood could make or break them.
This book is both sweet yet spicy, funny yet emotional. Some of the scenes had me laughing, and another towards the end had tears running down my face. It was a wonderful book, and had firmly placed Rachel Van Dyken on my must-read list!
Thank you for Forever (Grand Central Publishing)/Valentine PR for an early reading copy, receipt of which did not impact my review.
After a heartbreaking death of family and best friends, opposites Colby and Rip are given joint-custody of two sweet yet typical little kids, Ben and Viera. They are both single and have had a will-they-or-won’t-they enemies vibe their whole lives, and all their time together under one roof while thrust into parenthood could make or break them.
This book is both sweet yet spicy, funny yet emotional. Some of the scenes had me laughing, and another towards the end had tears running down my face. It was a wonderful book, and had firmly placed Rachel Van Dyken on my must-read list!
Thank you for Forever (Grand Central Publishing)/Valentine PR for an early reading copy, receipt of which did not impact my review.
Heartwarming. Amazing. Lovely. Reminded me so much of the movie “Life As We Know It”. And I sobbed at that one so this was an equally emotional rollercoaster. Beautiful!
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty good discussion of grief and how it affects people, but overall not engaging. Colby and Rip (also, lowkey terrible character names) fell very flat in both their character development and their supposed love story.
Thank you to Valentine PR for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Read if you like:
• Life As We Know It (movie)
• Life’s Too Short, Abby Jiminez
• grumpy / sunshine
• forced proximity
• opposites attract
This was a quick, lighthearted read about two people who get thrown into parenthood and have to learn to live with each other. Colby and Rip were both likable enough to me, and I felt like the romance was drawn out an appropriate amount (I hate when it moves too quickly).
We come to understand that Colby and Rip went on a date sometime before the death of their friends/family and I never really understood why he so vehemently turned her down. He tries to act like she’s too messy or all over the place which is fine, but his reasons for that not being appealing never really connected the dots for me.
My biggest criticism is that the entire time I felt like it was surface level. I kept expecting to really dive deeper into the characters, their baggage, their grief. But I continued to feel like most of these were just glazed over. They seemed sad at times about their friends/family who died, but honestly I didn’t really feel it.
*****SPOILERS*****
Read if you like:
• Life As We Know It (movie)
• Life’s Too Short, Abby Jiminez
• grumpy / sunshine
• forced proximity
• opposites attract
This was a quick, lighthearted read about two people who get thrown into parenthood and have to learn to live with each other. Colby and Rip were both likable enough to me, and I felt like the romance was drawn out an appropriate amount (I hate when it moves too quickly).
We come to understand that Colby and Rip went on a date sometime before the death of their friends/family and I never really understood why he so vehemently turned her down. He tries to act like she’s too messy or all over the place which is fine, but his reasons for that not being appealing never really connected the dots for me.
My biggest criticism is that the entire time I felt like it was surface level. I kept expecting to really dive deeper into the characters, their baggage, their grief. But I continued to feel like most of these were just glazed over. They seemed sad at times about their friends/family who died, but honestly I didn’t really feel it.
*****SPOILERS*****
his name is rip and he wears skinny jeans. I deserve an award for finishing this utter shit.
oh my gosh this was just the cutest book ever. I was crying & sobbing throughout this, it was so beautiful. this is so like the move ‘Life as we know it’ & I absolutely looooove that movie!!
two people thrust into parenthood after their best friends passed away. two people who loved each other but were too scared to confront that truth. two people who thought they hated one another. two people who bicker like old married people & fell in love.
UGH I loved their dynamic so much! The way they cared for each other?! It’s so damn cute it made my stomach hurt.
two people thrust into parenthood after their best friends passed away. two people who loved each other but were too scared to confront that truth. two people who thought they hated one another. two people who bicker like old married people & fell in love.
UGH I loved their dynamic so much! The way they cared for each other?! It’s so damn cute it made my stomach hurt.
I read this book in 1 sitting. This book was a great read and seriously entrapped you the moment you picked it up. I loved the prose and the trope. It had such real elements of grief and described how 2 people who experienced the same things could go through grief in such different ways and I think that's what makes them human. We also got to see the past grief that Rip never dealt with, which I wish we would have seen more of Colby's background which there was a glimpse of it but the author never delved into it.
This found family made me feel like home. I loved how the kids acted like actual kids and the author didn't skim over those parts and those parts were integral to the story. She didn't try to make it pretty or make it something it wasn't. My complaints about this book are that the last few chapters were quick and could have been stretched out a little bit more. I love how they included side characters, since they are such a big part of the story, however I wish they had more dimension. Overall, it was a great book and if you haven't picked it up yet you need to.
Thank you to Net Galley/ Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for gifting me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review as always all words are my own.
This found family made me feel like home. I loved how the kids acted like actual kids and the author didn't skim over those parts and those parts were integral to the story. She didn't try to make it pretty or make it something it wasn't. My complaints about this book are that the last few chapters were quick and could have been stretched out a little bit more. I love how they included side characters, since they are such a big part of the story, however I wish they had more dimension. Overall, it was a great book and if you haven't picked it up yet you need to.
Thank you to Net Galley/ Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for gifting me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review as always all words are my own.