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The Do-Over by Melissa MacKinnon
4.0

After 8 years, Maggie realizes that the quickie Vegas wedding she thought was "taken care of" that same weekend in fact wasn't. She travels across the country from California to Maine to find Finn and settle things once and for all. But the spark that they had in Vegas has never died out and they are both left questioning what they really want.

The Do-Over is a sweet romance with plenty of heart. The instant rekindled chemistry between Maggie and Finn was obvious from the first chapter. And the family dynamic between Finn and his Nana was so cute it could give you a tooth ache, in the best way.

I loved seeing snippets of what Finn and Maggie were like on their Vegas vacation together, each of them challenging the other with fun and light dares as well as with more important matters in their lives, like their dreams and career goals. But they also allowed each other to be who they are, without pushing for either to change.

I would recommend The Do-Over to anyone looking for a romance that will make you say "awww" and feels like being snuggled in your favorite oversized hoodie.

The author does provide a list of content warnings at the beginning, but in case you need it, please be advised that the book does contain elements of:
- cancer, a child with a disability after a car accident, mentions of car accident, mentions of a violent relationship and alcoholism, parental death, and mentions of childhood parental neglect