This book took me a bit to get into, but I was fully sold on it once I reached the middle. Angus is such a sweet grumpus and I fell in love with him when we saw how much he cared for women and consent. I loved that about him. The scoreboard thing he does irritates me, but I mean...I think that was the point. Sweet and sassy Rose was an excellent addition to the world of body positivity in romance novels. She thinks she's broken, but we get to see her shine.

I do feel like something was missing in the character development of the old lady with the pearls. The book and other characters mention her so much but we learn so little and it left me feeling like something was missing. I kind of felt the same about July and Meg/David. Like there were too many bites shared and I started to want to focus on them instead of Angus and Rose.

I would give this book a solid 3.5 stars and I would read more by this author.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the advanced copy of this book.