A fun little romance story that, to me, would have benefited greatly of being a full novel rather than a novella. The characters and the premise were just so interesting! Ending up having to "co-parent" an adopted dog is such a fun situation. I loved the parts at the beginning where Janelle and Andre were trying to kind of upstage each other in terms of who's going to be a better dog mom/dad, and I would have loved to see that low-key rivals-to-lovers dynamic to last longer, with them being competitive but also consistently teaming up in the doggo's best interests. I would have enjoyed a deeper delve into each of their past's, too. Basically, the dynamic of these two characters was so promising, but this being a novella, it just had to be squeezed into something way simpler and insta-lovey. Alas.

Still, I loved the characters and how adorably nerdy they were, each in their own way. Despite not being a fan of the fast development, I still rooted for them and felt they were so good for each other. And they're also just, you know, the kind of people I would love to hang out with, or just follow online and appreciate their respective art and dog pictures. Also appreciated the awesome fat representation: both leads are plus-size and not only is there no fat-shaming, but their fatness is outright treated as sexy and appealing. 

And of course Zeus, the awesome doggo, is a character in his own right here, and he's endlessly charming! Favorite dog character, 10/10, would instantly adopt.