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kaitlynnnng's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I picked up this book because I heard it was “spicy.” I expected it to be mostly smut with little plot (which I was fine with because I waited until I was in the mood for that), but that was not the case. I wouldn’t consider this a spicy book, although there are a few moments, but I was hooked by the story!
Dex was a jerk at times, and probably should’ve gone to therapy for at least a couple of sessions, but he was HOT. I’ll be real: I recently had an age-gap crush, so that definitely has something to do with my interest and appreciation.
I loved Dex’s daughters! They were funny and sweet.
Dex was a jerk at times, and probably should’ve gone to therapy for at least a couple of sessions, but he was HOT. I’ll be real: I recently had an age-gap crush, so that definitely has something to do with my interest and appreciation.
I loved Dex’s daughters! They were funny and sweet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Chronic illness
kreadsromance's review
funny
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Cancer
ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Cancer
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
erkietheturkey's review
emotional
funny
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
jonezzzing's review against another edition
Not connecting w characters
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
meligarcia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury
bookedupchick's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
“Sometimes we have to leave home to chase our dreams…And sometimes we find ourselves right back where we started, and that’s okay too.” ❤️🔥
Winnie is a hopeless romantic who always gives her heart away too easily. Dex is a hot, grumpy, single dad, firefighter who just moved in next door. 🥵 Winnie has sworn off love and Dex has closed off his heart. Yet, when they meet there is instant tension between the two of them. They decide to keep things casual and promise to not fall for each other….”I don’t love you”…”I don’t love you too.”
This book was fantastic! I loved every minute of it! Winnie & Dex are freaking fire 🔥 the chemistry & spice 🥵🥵🥵 But my favorite thing are Dex’s two little girls, Hallie & Luna. Kids in romance books can be complicated, but these two are PERFECTION — you fall in love with them right from the beginning.
The Cloverleigh Farms Series was fantastic and this extension of the series is absolutely wonderful! I love the inside jokes, the similarities between Winnie & Dex and Frannie & Mack, Winnie’s bestie Ellie, PIGLET 🥺🐈⬛ — just loved it 🥰
Read this if you like ⤵️
🎂 Age Gap — 10 Years
👨👧👧 Single Dad / Parent
🧑🚒 Firefighter
🏡 Neighbors
🌦 Grumpy x Sunshine
🪖 Military — Retired Navy Seal
🏘 Small Town
2️⃣ Second Chance
🏞 Michigan
📚 Stand-alone Series
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶🌶🌶/5
Ignite by Melanie Harlow
Cloverleigh Farms Series Book 6
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Cancer
ashlightgrayson's review
emotional
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
This romance takes place in the span of 6 weeks and I appreciated that the characters are self-aware about this.
Dex is 12 years older than Winnie and is divorced with 2 kids. He moves in next door to Winnie and recognizes pretty quickly that he is attracted to her (as she is to him). He thinks about this age gap a lot when determining what to do about his attraction to her. I personally really liked that he had to really think about it because I felt like it was his way of being considerate of Winnie's future and self-aware of the baggage he would be bringing into a relationship with her. I think relationships with age gaps involving people as young as Winnie can easily become predatory. The fact that Dex was this self-conscious about it made me grateful of the care he was taking not to hurt her or take advantage of her. I'm not against age gap relationships in real life as long as both people are of consenting age. However, I have seen many situations where the older partner infantilizes the younger partner (or makes them feel like they are unable to be independent without them because they "know better"). Obviously that can happen in relationships of any age, but I feel like it tends to be easier to fall into those unhealthy patterns when there is a significant age gap with one partner in their early 20s. Dex harbored more on the cautious side in part because of this in a way that I wish more people who are the older partner in these age gap relationships would.
Additionally, Dex and Winnie are both very likeable. Dex tries his best to be present for his daughters while also putting in an effort to keep the peace with his ex-wife. He doesn't always succeed but it's never for lack of effort. Winnie is super great with his kids and is very funny while also being hardworking. They have a nice grumpy/sunshine dynamic with Dex having a soft spot for people he really cares about. I really liked the side characters, especially the relationship between Dex and his ex-wife. You can tell that they both weren't a good match for each other and that's why they are now divorced. Despite that, they both just want the best for one another and try to be great parents to their kids. Overall, I'm hoping to read more age gap relationship books like this as well as other works by this author.
Dex is 12 years older than Winnie and is divorced with 2 kids. He moves in next door to Winnie and recognizes pretty quickly that he is attracted to her (as she is to him). He thinks about this age gap a lot when determining what to do about his attraction to her. I personally really liked that he had to really think about it because I felt like it was his way of being considerate of Winnie's future and self-aware of the baggage he would be bringing into a relationship with her. I think relationships with age gaps involving people as young as Winnie can easily become predatory. The fact that Dex was this self-conscious about it made me grateful of the care he was taking not to hurt her or take advantage of her. I'm not against age gap relationships in real life as long as both people are of consenting age. However, I have seen many situations where the older partner infantilizes the younger partner (or makes them feel like they are unable to be independent without them because they "know better"). Obviously that can happen in relationships of any age, but I feel like it tends to be easier to fall into those unhealthy patterns when there is a significant age gap with one partner in their early 20s. Dex harbored more on the cautious side in part because of this in a way that I wish more people who are the older partner in these age gap relationships would.
Additionally, Dex and Winnie are both very likeable. Dex tries his best to be present for his daughters while also putting in an effort to keep the peace with his ex-wife. He doesn't always succeed but it's never for lack of effort. Winnie is super great with his kids and is very funny while also being hardworking. They have a nice grumpy/sunshine dynamic with Dex having a soft spot for people he really cares about. I really liked the side characters, especially the relationship between Dex and his ex-wife. You can tell that they both weren't a good match for each other and that's why they are now divorced. Despite that, they both just want the best for one another and try to be great parents to their kids. Overall, I'm hoping to read more age gap relationship books like this as well as other works by this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
ashley_1206's review
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
5 freaking star read.
from the beginning i was so downbad for our main character dex since the beginning let me tell you why. he’s a single grumpy dad but has the biggest heart for his daughters. he’ll do anything for his daughters best believe it.
and then we have winnie. she is the sweetest and bubbliest (that’s probably not a word) character you will ever met.
let me sell you on some tropes: grumpy x sunshine, age gap, mean to everyone but her and his girls, neighbors w/ benefits
instantly i had the biggest connection to these characters; by default dex is hot (HES A FIREFIGHTER.) (and he can sew.) and winnie i would love to be her friend like i connected with her so deep because she falls in love so easily and i felt that.
the side characters? yes. hallie and luna are the daughters i want to have. like they aren’t your annoying little kids they are so mature for their ages and i would happily be their best friend and babysit. ALSO ellie omg i loved her. and every family member i could go on for days so ima start wrapping this up.
the smutt was so good. like i needed to take a breather. every smutt scene put alot of my past read smutty scenes to shame.
i never wanted to put this book down and if you ask me to talk about it you’ll regret it because i truly loved this book and needed a pick me up. OH AND THE QUOTES AND THAT ENDING. THEM LAST TWO CHAPTERS. honey i want a love like this one. <3
from the beginning i was so downbad for our main character dex since the beginning let me tell you why. he’s a single grumpy dad but has the biggest heart for his daughters. he’ll do anything for his daughters best believe it.
and then we have winnie. she is the sweetest and bubbliest (that’s probably not a word) character you will ever met.
let me sell you on some tropes: grumpy x sunshine, age gap, mean to everyone but her and his girls, neighbors w/ benefits
instantly i had the biggest connection to these characters; by default dex is hot (HES A FIREFIGHTER.) (and he can sew.) and winnie i would love to be her friend like i connected with her so deep because she falls in love so easily and i felt that.
the side characters? yes. hallie and luna are the daughters i want to have. like they aren’t your annoying little kids they are so mature for their ages and i would happily be their best friend and babysit. ALSO ellie omg i loved her. and every family member i could go on for days so ima start wrapping this up.
the smutt was so good. like i needed to take a breather. every smutt scene put alot of my past read smutty scenes to shame.
i never wanted to put this book down and if you ask me to talk about it you’ll regret it because i truly loved this book and needed a pick me up. OH AND THE QUOTES AND THAT ENDING. THEM LAST TWO CHAPTERS. honey i want a love like this one. <3
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Cursing
jessebosco's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
After 5 books in the Cloverleigh Farms series, Melanie Harlow is an insta-buy for me. Her perspectives on contemporary romance and the fact that she chooses all different tropes makes the series entertaining and enjoyable. Some authors fall into the trap of the same trope over and over again, making it feel like we are reading the same book but with different names...not Melanie! This book was similar to Irresistible since it was a Single Dad romance, but the rest of the story was completely different.
I was a bit hesitant due to the age gap initially, but once Dex showed his true colors alone with Winnie, I was hooked! I absolutely devoured this book and could barely put it down. A few moments made me tear up, a few made me giggle out loud, and the relationship Dex had with his family made my heart feel things. The only thing it was missing was a bit more information towards the ending. I would have liked more detail but less epilogue on this one!
I was a bit hesitant due to the age gap initially, but once Dex showed his true colors alone with Winnie, I was hooked! I absolutely devoured this book and could barely put it down. A few moments made me tear up, a few made me giggle out loud, and the relationship Dex had with his family made my heart feel things. The only thing it was missing was a bit more information towards the ending. I would have liked more detail but less epilogue on this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Terminal illness and Cancer