2.5 ⭐ | 2 🌶️ Thank you Valentine PR for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was a charming and endearing read. Single Dad romances often resonate deeply with me, and this book offered a particularly unique premise. The found family aspect is beautifully portrayed. The single dads in this story are wholesome, and I’m eager to read more about them in their standalone books. However, I did encounter some issues with the author's writing style. The pacing felt awkward at times, and the conversations between the MCs seemed forced, lacking the chemistry needed to make their relationship believable. I can't count how many times I thought "no one talks that way?!?", because it felt SO unnatural What i hated most was Sasha was portrayed as this awful adult character, acting like a teenager in puberty, that goes after married men (literally keeping a list of famous men she wants to sleep with???) and it felt like the author just did that to make Sadie's feelings towards Weston valid?? Which was SO unnecessary to make her that unbelievably unlikeable The abrupt time skip was particularly jarring. Key moments in the relationship between Caleb, Sadie, and Weston were glossed over (it was all tell, no show😖!!!), which undermined the development of their chemistry and the build-up of tension. I think the skipped moments were crucial for the story, and their absence made the subsequent events feel rushed and unconvincing. Besides that, the smut scenes also felt kinda cringeworthy... A bigggg personal pet peeve of mine is when books feature constant smut after the first smut scene, and unfortunately, this book fell right into that pattern. Also the way Weston talked...😟😟😟 The pick up lines were NOT hot By about 60%, I was tempted to DNF the book, as the story seemed to lose its excitement. The characters had already declared their lifelong love and were excessively affectionate. Despite my disappointment with the writing, I remain intrigued by the other single dads in the story and might (though I don't think I will) continue with the series to explore their stories