This was a fun and easy read, a romcom delight in a book.  It was a breeze to read, the writing style was extremely approachable.  I opted to listen to this via text-to-speech and the writing style lent itself very well to that.  Uncomplicated and very light prose.

While overall this book was easy to read, I did find myself struggling with quite a few aspects of the plot and characters.  There were quite a few real-world references, but I didn't find the setting of this story to feel like our real world at all.  So when there was a pop culture reference, it would give me a bit of a shock and bring me out of the story.   I won't get into some of the other points in this review, as they tip more into the spoiler side of things.  Here are a few notes to give you an idea of what I was thinking, and you'll understand if you read the book:

- cast iron skillets - this was confusing to me...
- I would forget they were in the South until someone said "y'all"
- the "first time" felt icky to me - IYKYK

While this would not necessarily be the first book I'd recommend to someone, I don't regret reading it.  I would potentially continue with the series, but it would be dependent upon what other reviewers and ratings are saying about the books.

Big thank you to NetGalley and Ladybugbooks LLC for a digital advanced reader copy of this book!  All opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily.