This was a good read - I especially loved that there were subtle hints/nods to fairytales and magic that you could choose to ignore or lean into depending on what suited your fancy. The prose read well. The love interest felt a little too good to be true, though, and it seemed unrealistic that he'd decide to move just because they weren't together, after all his history in the town.

This book was light and cute but also had a very circular and inevitable plot. I felt bad for the love triangle random kiss guy who seemed to be a plot device with no authentic purpose of his own. It was frustrating to have a setup that skipped the entire month, as if her whole life was only worth showing when the love interest was around, and the rest could just be told in an info-dump. 

O'Leary created a beautiful version of grandmother-granddaughter love while demonstrating that you're never too old or too routine-bound to grow and change for the better. I loved the neighbor-next-door feel and how we got to see him bond with the granddaughter before knowing the full history with her grandmother. Having a grandmother myself who dabbles in online dating, this felt very real and very fun. The small town British charm was a nice escape as well.

I flew through this book and enjoyed it for the most part, but I really didn't find it believable that the producer would also happen to be the soccer coach. Taking the kids to the concert felt more realistic for what could actually happen, but the constant contact through the kids, when the main character wasn't even a parent, was a little too far-fetched for me. 

I overall enjoyed this read, and I thought most of the characters seemed real and believable. It did not seem believable to me, though, that a random guy who'd never done anything with babies before would just be a natural pseudo-father without any difficulty. I would've liked more memories of the mother and sister who had passed away so they didn't feel like just plot device martyrs.

I literally laughed out loud reading this book during the ring-shopping scene. Every Kinsella book has the same "fun time" vibe and I really enjoyed this one even though there were times when the plot contrivances started to be a little unbelievable.

This was a quick and fun read; although there were some implications of more complication, they were all smoothed out (almost abruptly) in the picture-perfect conclusion. Most of the characters felt real and fairly fleshed out, but some of the dialogue didn't seem realistic.

This book was a good time; at times, it did feel like every other character besides the main two just served a purpose to help them rather than having any individual goals or concerns, but I still enjoyed it.

I watched the movie first and both mediums told the same story - intriguing and sometimes hilarious, sometimes uncomfortable. The ending seems so abrupt though, and I didn't like how none of the men actually seemed like real characters.

This was pretty standard, but I liked being able to see the survey results at the end. I would've liked more examples from other women, especially in different stages of life; it was very focused on the author's experience.