Enjoyable read, but I felt like the plot and pacing needed some work. I absolutely LOVE found family tropes and this really did a good job of giving me the warm fuzzies. However, sometimes things progressed a little too fast and didn't always feel realistic in terms of relationship development.

The smut was okay, but nothing great.

I liked the way the children were written- the author didn't do any weird spelling to make sure the three year old sounded like one. Instead, she found other ways to help you imagine the toddler speaking in a way that makes sense for her age. 

If you enjoy found family, protective men who are softies, and the omegaverse- you might enjoy it! 

Writing style was hard for me yo immerse myself in

 My Last Innocent year follows Jewish college student Isabel Rosen through her final year at Wilder College- where a nonconsensual sexual encounter and the introduction of a new professor change her life.

Readers of My Dark Vanessa will likely enjoy this book as it covers similar subject matter, though this book is a lot less heavy than MDV.

The writing style made this book easy to get sucked into and once I got started, I read the book the whole way through in a single sitting.

After her nonconsensual experience with a fellow student Isabel is left to battle with her own feelings over what happened to her and whether or not she truly wanted it. Was it rape? Was it consensual? If she didn't make it clear she didn't want it- should she even feel this way?

And while she is still dealing with this, Isabel meets Professor Connelly. He makes her feel seen- talented. Praised. After a lifetime with a mother more dedicated to her art than her daughter and a father who has spent all of his time keeping the family afloat, well, it isn't too hard for Isabel to fall for this mysterious ex-poet.

I don’t have any major complaints about this book, but I do feel that we could’ve gone a bit further with the story? By the end it just rang a tiny bit hollow in a way that I find hard to put my finger on.

However, I did enjoy the use of the first person POV and found it to be done in a compelling way that enhanced the story. There was also a light use of past and present timelines that I think were useful in helping the reader understand why it is this affair was so easy for Isabel to fall into.

Overall, this is a well written book and I'd recommend it! Solid four stars. 

 How Can I Help You is a uniquely riveting novel following two employees of a library as they gravitate toward one another.

Margo, who isn’t really Margo, has been working at this library for a bit now. She’s settled on a routine, a personality, a meaning for her life now that she has started all over. She relishes her role at the library and views herself as an integral part of the team.

Until failed novelist Patricia joins the team.

Patricia fixates rather quickly on Margo and from there all of Margo’s little secrets are unraveled.
While this book doesn’t share a premise with The Maid by Nita Prose the voice and tone of writing are so similar that I’d recommend this book to fans of The Maid based on that alone. It’s fun, fast paced, and just a little whimsical in a way that also reminds me of You by Caroline Kepnes. 

Margo is a mish-mash of Molly and Joe except in this case she has her own stalker named Patricia.
The stakes are low, the entertainment is high, and with a surprising amount of coziness to this novel I think it would be a terrific book to pickup on a cold day. Highly recommend!