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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
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:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Kai and Rowan are the best parts of the story. Rowan was extremely patient with Shay. And he did get her to let loose a bit. But my goodness, she drove me crazy!! I felt so bad for Kai! He wasn't allowed to do anything or enjoy anything. And shay kept forcing her issues on her friends, their kids, and their significant others. That's what pissed me off the most about her through the other books, too. Cancer and sickness can come for anyone! She was ridiculous. I really had to skim her povs because I was over her crap halfway through. Rowan is the sweetest ever, though, and he made the book bearable! Kai is also the cutest kid on the planet!!! I'm so glad Rowan came into both of their lives. Shay to finally relax and let go. And for Kai to have a dad and be able to just be a kid.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rom coms are already a hit or miss for me, and this was definitely a miss. The fmc drove me crazy and I hated the mmc for the first quarter of the book. I also felt like it was trying so hard to be quirky and funny and it just wasn't for me.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Shayla's a widow who lost her husband to cancer 3 years ago. She's bringing up their 8 year old son, Kai, as best she can but everything terrifies her. Skateboarding, fried food, high fructose corn syrup (in fairness that scares most people) and ice skating.
Kai, being 8, loves the local ice hockey team. At a game one of their key players (insert correct sports term here), Rowan 'Slick' Parker, gets hurt. Shayla is a physio and her friend's new husband, Beckett, is bossy and working on setting up all the moms. Beckett, whose family happen to own the team, makes sure Shay is the one to provide the physio therapy.
this wasn't the worst of the books, that was Mother Maker, but it was hard to get swept up in it. For one, the nickname 'Slick' just made me cringe every time. As Shay is a physical therapist she didn't want people to become aware of the relationship in case anyone thought she was unprofessional. I get why that was the trope for the book, but they already had a connection and Rowan had offered to teach Kai to skate.
Kai, being 8, loves the local ice hockey team. At a game one of their key players (insert correct sports term here), Rowan 'Slick' Parker, gets hurt. Shayla is a physio and her friend's new husband, Beckett, is bossy and working on setting up all the moms. Beckett, whose family happen to own the team, makes sure Shay is the one to provide the physio therapy.