A review by gwendolyn_kensinger
Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti

4.0

I wasn’t as immediately invested in the romance, but it definitely grew on me as the story progressed. The story follows Daisy, a hopeless romantic finishing college who agrees to embark on a fake relationship with her childhood best friend, who, unfortunately for her, also happens to be her first love. The issue I usually have with childhood friends-to-lovers is I don’t see the moment or moments that led to them falling in love in the first place. I’m told they fell in love, I see the gap in time and then I see them falling back in love or see their new chapter together. I want more of their backstory, and this one offered too little of that. The grief also felt a bit awkward on Daisy’s end. It felt forced, rather than sincere. So those two things kept me from immediately loving it. Daisy’s lack of confidence and self worth were also constantly being mentioned and like, same girl but I don’t need to hear about it all the time ya know. Levi was a completely different story. He was such a cutie from the very beginning. I could go on and on about the awww moments I had with Levi, and I wish I was able to have more of them with the use of dual POV. The dedication that man has to his family, his dark curly hair, the way he blushes, his care and love for Daisy. Everything he did spoke volumes and Daisy was too caught up to see what he was trying to tell her all along. I loved Levi’s family and I loved Daisy’s friends. I appreciated the breakthrough both Levi and Daisy had and I wish them the best on their next adventure.