A review by crownedaimee
Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

Lost and Lassoed follows Gus and Teddy who have hated each other for as long as they can remember. Gus is the eldest son of the Ryder family who is having to navigate life as a single dad as Riley plans to stay with him during the summer while Cam is interning at a major law firm in the city. Between his job, other commitments and having Riley full time, he's struggling to keep up with everything, and after forgetting to pick his daughter up after soccer practice, his family decided he needed help. Enter Teddy. Teddy has also been struggling, feeling like she has no direction in her life after recently being laid off at work. So when her best friend, Emmy, suggests working with Gus to look after his daughter, Gus has no other choice but to accept. 

I fell in love with Gus and Teddy since their endless banter and tension in Done and Dusted. I knew that I would be eating this book up and for the most part I did but I felt like as soon as they started getting more involved, they lost their spark. Like where was the tension, the banter that we had in the previous books? Don't get me wrong, I still loved these two but maybe I set my expectations a little too high. But this was enemies to lovers and forced proximity at it's finest. 

I can't wait to get my hands on Wild & Wrangled, Dusty and Cam better give me all the tension. Like how do you expect me to wait until 2025? It's literally impossible at this point. 

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.