What can I say, I’m a sucker for a grumpy/sunshine love story. There isn’t much else that can truly pull at my heartstrings quite the same.

The fake dating/marriage trope isn’t a favorite of mine, but it was used well here and worked for the story being told. It made sense at least. Alex is such an impulsive person that her lying about them getting married was no shocker and fit perfectly. She is a great character, though annoying at times, and I appreciate that her character was consistent through the entire story.

Auzed is just… a big grumpy hunk. My favorite. ❤️ His moments of sweetness and playfulness that Alex brought out of him were so worth all of his sour moods. He’s a caring person and deeply devoted to those he considered his responsibility, such as his family and those under him in his job. That kind of man is a true gem.

Because this story took place in Sauven mostly, I really appreciated the change in setting and how that expanded on the world. I was also very interested in the Sauvenians and hope one day we’ll get to see a book with one of them. Tails can be such a good time. Plus they seem more alien than the guys we’ve seen so far, except maybe Verakko, and I prefer when the fact that they’re aliens is very obvious. That’s like my only gripe with Auzed, he just seemed too human looking… his hair wasn’t even a funky color or anything.

Fun read, very heartwarming in lots of places. Mostly low stakes but had a few instances of tension that were fitting to the story.