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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
[3.2 stars]
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S – Setting [3.0]
P – Plot [3.0]
E – Engagement [3.5]
C – Characters [3.5]
S – Style [3.0]
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Xander and Teddy
Xander has been interested in Teddy for years, even when she was married to someone else. Teddy was happily married to her high school sweetheart. Her husband died in an accident and one year later, Teddy finds herself having feelings for Xander, her new neighbor.
Xander is a patient man who understands Teddy is not 100% over her late husband, he takes his time with her and she opens up for him. Teddy explains that part of her will always love Logan but that she loves Xander too.
Teddy is constantly scared that something will happen to Xander in his line of work. Xander tells her that he knows what he’s doing, but that doesn’t completely ease her nervousness. She’s already a little traumatized by her late husband’s death and how it affected her kids.
I thought it was beautiful how her son Dalton asked Xander if he could call him Dad.
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S – Setting [3.0]
P – Plot [3.0]
E – Engagement [3.5]
C – Characters [3.5]
S – Style [3.0]
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Xander and Teddy
Xander has been interested in Teddy for years, even when she was married to someone else. Teddy was happily married to her high school sweetheart. Her husband died in an accident and one year later, Teddy finds herself having feelings for Xander, her new neighbor.
Xander is a patient man who understands Teddy is not 100% over her late husband, he takes his time with her and she opens up for him. Teddy explains that part of her will always love Logan but that she loves Xander too.
Teddy is constantly scared that something will happen to Xander in his line of work. Xander tells her that he knows what he’s doing, but that doesn’t completely ease her nervousness. She’s already a little traumatized by her late husband’s death and how it affected her kids.
I thought it was beautiful how her son Dalton asked Xander if he could call him Dad.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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:
No
2 ★'s
tropes:
× brother's best friend/boss
× single widowed mom
× age gap
× love after loss
× neighbors/close proximity
× curvy fmc
×
tropes:
× brother's best friend/boss
× single widowed mom
× age gap
× love after loss
× neighbors/close proximity
× curvy fmc
×
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
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
I will never get the “Mama” stuff 🤢 gave me the ick and took me out of the story which is a bummer because it was really sweet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy
emotional
funny
hopeful
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:
No
Rounding out the trilogy, I really enjoyed this one too! It's age gap, widowed mom of three, Teddy (I think fat rep based on descriptions but majority of those were her insecurities with it and used lots of words like soft, curvy, etc. and she's a new mom, so I'm on the fence to truly call it that), with the older and grumpy superintendent (aka the boss) of the wildland firefighting team, Xander, who happens to live next door. He also delivered her newest baby (her hubs died when she was newly pregnant). He's great with the kids and really sees her, stepping up to help and show her she isn't alone. But she's still grieving ans he's married to his job, so neither of them think they ever want a relationship even though they are so drawn to each other. Eventually they give in to the attraction and eventually the feelings too. It felt like a good end to the series and overall I was decently impressed with how the three books were mostly seamless as far as plot and timelines, even as they overlapped some. I'm also excited that Xander's brother Zach IS getting a story as part of this authors new series, because it felt set up like we should care about him and his kids.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ratings:
4⭐️
2.5🌶️
Themes:
- Small town
- Firefighter
- Single Mum
- Brothers best friend
- Age gap
- Close proximity
- He falls first
- Grief
- Trauma
- HEA
Thoughts:
This was such a short and sweet ending to this series, and the ending was absolutely adorable.
Favourite Moments:
“I vow to honour my dad, his bravery, and his sacrifice to the best of my ability. Because honour is all I have in the wake of my grief.”
“Good lord this man is outrageously attractive and the way he watches me makes me blush.”
“Don’t ever let me hear you talk about yourself like that, do you understand? You’re perfect just like this.”
“I’be been dying to see more of you. And I’m not disappointed in what I’ve seen so far beautiful.”
“You have dominated my thoughts for years, Teddy.”
“I can’t tell you enough how sorry I am for causing you pain because I’m an emotionally stunted idiot.”
“My girl, fucking swoon.”
“God this man. If he was any more perfect, he’d be a unicorn.”
The mirror scene 🥵
“I need you like I need air.”
I can't get past the writers style.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes