Thank you NetGalley for the audiobook ARC.

This was cute! I don't have any big feelings about it - like, nothing that happens here makes me super annoyed, but at the same time there's nothing that really stands out to make this a new favourite. I liked both characters, and I think the focus on Bastian's career as a hair-dresser was interesting. I like Andres as a love interest, and friends-to-lovers is a genre I love. I also thought the third-act conflict and Bastian's self-reflection was good.

But, none of the emotions really hit me hard. The mutual pining wasn't really grabbing me (plus mutual pining works SO much better with dual POV). Unfortunely the romance plot miscommunication could have been avoided from the very beginning if Andres had just worded his dating proposition better from the get-go (again, dual POV would have helped with knowing WHY Andres went for this option). The only thing that got me really heated was Bastian's boss being a huge jerk.

It's not a bad book though! It's a nice fluffy romance that's a good palate cleanser kind of a book - like, something I'd recommend reading if you just finished a book you absolutely hated, or a book that was really intense and you want something more mellow next.

The audiobook narrator did do a great job - I'm a big fan of Pete Cross