This was such a fun contemporary read! I don't think I've smiled so much while reading a book in a while. The writing was beautiful and I loved the little snippets we get of Kit's past. And I loved the setting so much! For someone who doesn't usually read contemporary, I liked how this story takes place in a medieval-themed restaurant, but we still have the everyday contemporary aspect of life. Kit's little middle ages facts were a nice touch too.

This book also deals with a lot of serious topics. We see how Kit, her brother Chris, and her mom live after Kit's dad left them. How they have to set aside their dreams in order to survive. How they don't always have food in their fridge, no electricity, and how Kit has to scrounge up some napkins from restaurants to use as toilet paper. It's real and raw and sad how much they struggle, but their love for each other really gets them through anything. I loved Kit and Chris' relationship. It's the perfect mix of teasing and annoying but also so much love. Chris is the best older brother. He cares so much for Kit and encourages her and is always on her side and she is exactly the same to him. It's so precious and tbh made me emotional. That's the kind of relationship I like to see in books.

The romance in this book started off good. I don't mind friends to lovers all that much. It's nice having that foundation, knowing you already have similar interests etc. But I was a bit confused about how things were resolved in the end. I really wish we could have seen Jett's side of everything because we have no idea what's going on in his head, and his excuse is that he was shocked and didn't know how to react, but at the same time he had always wanted this to happen. I just didn't get why they made the Unbreakable Rules. I know worrying about messing up a friendship is a decent reason, but it didn't make sense to me why they were keeping it up when it's so obvious to everything that they're both into each other lol

Also, I will admit that I hated Lens for most of this book. He's so selfish and doesn't really care about making changes at the Castle until the end and it's because it'll benefit him more than anyone else. He annoys me, but at the same time he did try to help out Chris. Lars, Kit's dad is awful, and I felt like he kind of came off easy near the end of this book. I guess I was expecting a bigger confrontation and for him to not give up so easily.

Overall, a really fun read. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a contemporary book to pick up at some point!