A review by karina_dreamsinwords
Mad Love by Willow Aster

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

๐’ˆ๐’†๐’๐’“๐’†: sports romance
๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’†๐’„: all to myself by dan + shay
๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ: ๐Ÿ“/๐Ÿ“โญ๏ธ

โ†ฃ ๐’ท๐“‡๐’พโ„ฏ๐’ป ๐“ˆ๐“Š๐“‚๐“‚๐’ถ๐“‡๐“Ž
Fresh off of another SuperBowl win, Quarterback Weston Shaw is living on a high! However, life as he knew it changes drastically when he receives a call that his two month old son was in a car accident, leaving Wes as the legal guardian of a newborn heโ€™s never met.

Sadie is deep in the throes of grief after suddenly losing her sister and discovers her nephewโ€™s father wants to be involved, leaving her scared of being pushed out of Calebโ€™s life. After making an arrangement theyโ€™re both comfortable with, Sadie moves in with Weston to help care for Caleb as Weston adjusts to this new life path of juggling his career and fatherhood. Are they able to navigate this unorthodox dynamic to raise their sweet little boy in a loving home?

โ†ฃ ๐“‚๐“Ž ๐“‰๐’ฝโ„ด๐“Š๐‘”๐’ฝ๐“‰๐“ˆ
Watching Sadie and Weston set aside their differences to come together for the sake of loving and caring for Caleb was beautiful. Their shared love of the little guy allowed them to grow closer as friends, and eventually, so much more. The progression of friendship to romance was gradual with an obvious chemistry and attraction to one another that simmered off the pages. I ate this book up and loved every bit of it!

Not only did this serve up the romance but the humor among Weston and his teammates was golden. They have such a strong bond and show up when needed. The group of single dads put together the coveted Single Dad Playbook to aid in Westonโ€™s journey of fatherhood. It was the absolute sweetest thing!

This was my first Willow Aster book and will certainly not be my last. There was great chemistry, angst and a beautiful romance as they came together to care for Caleb. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ is a heartwarming and emotional read that explores the complexities of love and family.

PICK THIS UP IF YOU LIKEโ€”
โœจenemies to friends to lovers
๐Ÿ’—sports romance
โœจforced proximity
๐Ÿ’—single dad
โœจsmall town
๐Ÿ’—he falls first
โœจa spicy mirror scene
๐Ÿ’—when heโ€™s a complete simp over her ๐Ÿ˜Œ

**๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜™ & ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜บ!