Ahhh this one was SO charming and just utterly perfect! One of my new favorite tropes is sunshine and grump so Simone’s crabbiness next to Ray’s upbeat mood coupled with SO MUCH FOOD made for a delicious read for me. This one is a super slow burn, like really slow but I honestly didn’t mind for once. I think because there was so much going on for the characters personally that I was so emotionally invested anyway I didn’t care about waiting for the romance aspect to develop. Another thing I’ve been loving in my books lately is found family and that plays a huge role here making the secondary characters just as lovable as the main ones. Overall I can’t say enough good things about this one and highly recommend it if you like any of the above! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks to the tagged partners for my copy!