This one is kind of hard for me to review due to the themes in the book such as being a widow and single parent. The FMC lost her husband early on in their marriage and has been single ever since while raising her daughter. It also confirmed to me why I don’t care for widow romances. It always feels like it’s the new guys fault that you aren’t ready to move on. It’s so rare you read a book about a widow that has healed from the hurt and ready to love again which goes into the other thing I didn’t care for the constant rejection Iris was doing to Angel.

I do feel like the banter and flirting was cute but I couldn’t help feeling like Angel deserved better I think everyone deserves to be chosen and loved out loud. I did enjoy the song references and even paused the book to listen to a few to put me more in the moment. The karaoke birthday party was my favorite moment!