A review by booking_on_a_budget
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

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

3.5

This book was super cute and at the beginning the sisters were sooo funny! I love sassy kids tbh. They became brats for a little bit but they got better again. I will say that since I know how to play chess & the terms, I think I liked this book better than if I did not understand it. I appreciate the close door romance, and I love a grumpy man. I just wish he was more grumpier/sarcastic towards her instead of basically falling in love the first time they met. Over all, cute book, but not my favorite of ali hazelwoods.