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Lease on Love by Falon Ballard
5.0

When a job promotion doesn’t go the way she planned, Sadie finds herself needing to start over. After a few too many drinks she thinks she’s joining a dating app and when she shows up on the date, she finds out it was a roommate app. She sees the home and falls in love with it so she decides to move in! Her new landlord is Jack, a man who is grieving the loss of both of his parents and has felt lost for seven years.

Oh my goodness READ THIS BOOK NOW. That’s it. That’s my review. Just kidding. I adored this book. There is truly so much about it to love but I’ll try to keep this short.

First of all Sadie and Jack might be one of my favorite romance book couples of all time. To see how beautifully they supported each other through difficult times was amazing. They didn’t have any unnecessary drama, and the big fight we did see was handled so maturely. I loved seeing how they organically opened up and fell for each other, and I loved how as a reader I was learning their bak stories as they shared them with each other. They each went through their own healing journey throughout the book and both were incredible.

Sadie’s growth in particular was inspiring. What started out as a moment where she felt her entire life was over, turned into an opportunity for all of her dreams to come true. I loved seeing how she persevered and worked so hard to start over in so many ways - including building her own business from the ground up.

Finally, the friendships. Sadie had the most incredible group of friends. I loved their sass with each other, especially in those text exchanges. But more importantly, their unconditional love and support for each other was the type of friendship everyone should be so lucky to have. It was also great to see how they opened their group to Jack right away and how perfectly he fit in.

I could keep going, but I need to leave reasons for others to pick the book up - but I LOVED this and will be recommending this to everyone and anyone who will listen.

Thank you to Putnam and NetGalley for the advanced copy!