- now i know why most romances follow both points of view bc this did not work
- the writing was.....not good
- nikki was such a hypocrite oh my god mild spoilers but her mom withheld medical information from her and nikki was PISSED and couldn't believe that her mom would hide life-threatening information from her while keeping her relationship hidden which could also cost them their business and no one ever called her out on it
- very weird how for a book set in hawaii there is not a single native hawaiian mentioned. both mc's have come to maui within the last two years and every other side character is white (with the exception of literally one person). also i feel like there should've been some sort of conversation about tourism and gentrification in hawaii. i know this is a lighthearted romance but it just didn't feel right.