*3.5

This was honestly so cute. It was very Hallmark-esk (and the book knows it too, it leans very into the Hallmark theme), with smut—awkward smut, but smut nonetheless—and a really sweet romance. I loved these characters, especially Marie, and I had such a fun time reading this. I just wish these characters had some better communication at the end. There isn’t really a third act break-up, but I definitely would have rated this higher had there been more communication between the MC’s. I also feel like this book loses its direction in the second half, and the pacing really falls off. Still really fun and cute though, definitely recommend.