Hannah Havens moves back to her hometown after finding her boyfriend in a compromising position. She soon runs into (literally) her high school crush, Teddy Fraser. They shared a kiss way back when, and it’s still memorable years later. He tells her he wants to woo her, but she doesn’t want to jump into a new relationship, especially with the town flirt. She’s also not great at peopling, which is causing problems at the veterinary clinic where she works. It’s an ok book. Kind of meh. Their dialogue was cute at times. Hannah’s self loathing got to be a little tiresome to me. The one-dimensional villains, in the form of the high school mean girl who’s still mean, and the cheating ex who wants Hannah back, are so horrible they don’t feel real at all. The neighbor with cognitive impairments was done kind of lackluster too, and tidied up conveniently. The interactions with the animals was cute, and Hannah and Teddy had some good chemistry. I’d read another book by the author but I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend this. (7.25)
Classic fake-dating trope mixed with The Hating Game. Catalina Martin needs a boyfriend for her sister’s wedding, so the whole family doesn’t look at her with pity. The groom’s brother is her ex, and he’s recently engaged. The only one willing to help is her enemy colleague, Aaron Blackford. Nothing new of overly inventive, although the Spanish flavor was nice. Slow burn and then a fair amount of spice. Aaron seemed to have pretty good people and communication skills once he was fake dating Catalina, so I’m not sure why he didn’t use those skills before to apologize and express his feeling for her. There’s nothing overly memorable about the book, but I enjoyed it. I’ll happily read the next one about Catalina’s best friend. (8)
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