A review by debbie_thune
Hello Darling by Kayley Loring

5.0

Well, this book was a treat.

Don't a lot of us want to think that somewhere, there's someone who sees us and just knows we are who they've been searching for, even before they knew they were searching?

I love Head Hugh in this book, what an absolute riot. I loved Evan and how sure he was about Stella. I loved Stella's family and how intrusive they weren't, and how supportive and loving they were. I loved how the family argument at Thanksgiving was like a sparkler at 4th of July - burned bright for just a moment and then it was over, and everything was resolved. I loved the few days Evan and Stella got at the Hotel in Nice, and although I did not love how that chapter ended, I did love the note she left and how it simply spurred him on to figure out how to Make It Work.

This was a sweet story - which isn't a trope but it should be. Not too sweet, not too much angst, a perfect balance without a lot of 3rd act drama, and a swoon-worthy HEA.

Sweet Scale: 5/5
Spicy Scale: 3/5