A review by romancingthereader
The Best of All by Karla Sorensen

emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I read The Best Laid Plans last year and had loved it. But there was a scene featuring this super brash British linebacker, and a sunshine girl - the the child they were both guardians to - that stuck in my head. So when I got a chance to read their book early and find out more about those characters that drew me in, I jumped at it.

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: The Best of All by Karla Sorenson

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: The Best Men character series. Book 2.

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: E-book ARC on Kindle.
Courtesy of NetGalley. ๐Ÿ†“ on KU to read & listen.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Contemporary romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Sports (football), grumpy/sunshine, grief journey, forced proximity, heโ€™s loved her all along.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: After losing their best friends in a tragic accident, Zoe and Liam learn that they are both the guardian for the coupleโ€™s young daughter, Mira. As they are forced to work together, theyโ€™re also forced to confront a decadeโ€™s worth of tension between them.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: This book lived up to the hype I had in my head for it.

From the prologue, I was hooked. Karla Sorenson is great at weaving deep emotions into her books, and did an epically good job creating both Zoe and Liam. From the jump I was attached to them, and their inner monologues were so romantic.

This was a slow burn - but done in such a way that I almost enjoyed the tension. Sure I was yelling โ€œJUST KISS HER ALREADYโ€ to my kindle by 70% but the payoff was all worth it.

Man, be careful on this one if youโ€™re sensitive to a grief struggle, though. I cried several times, and Iโ€™m still a bit melancholy after finishing.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 4.5/5 โญโญโญโญ

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 2.5/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ

๐Ÿ“ ๐—” ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒโ€ฆ You donโ€™t have to read The Best Laid Plans first, but I definitely recommend reading both books. Itโ€™s such a good story.

๐‘ฐ ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’†๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’… ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ช ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’Œ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’‚๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’†๐’˜.