Harlow and Andy have an excellent meet cute in Central Park (don't eat the food truck chicken, she says. He does. It ends poorly.), followed by a one night stand. Or so Harlow thinks.

I really enjoyed the beginning of this book. I thought the meet cute was fun, and I enjoyed their texting conversations.

But there a three things that keep me from really liking this one.

1. Pacing. I suddenly realized that it was about 50-60% of the way through the book when there had been barely any conflict, and then they were cementing their relationship after barely any time at all when I didn't feel they'd earned it.
2. Harlow's work. Harlow is an app developer almost ready to launch, and her friends are also her employees/team. And yet it didn't feel like she had any focus on this. I desperately wanted evidence of her competence and commitment to her project.
3. Evil ex. The drama in the book is precipitated by an evil ex who feels 2D and unredeemable. It felt... lazy? Rushed? It just didn't sit right.

I started writing this up thinking I was going to give it three stars, but I've talked myself down to two. What started off as a fun, lighthearted read got bogged down in things that bothered me.

One big plus: It's set substantially in Green Bay, and Harlow's dad following up emergency texts telling Andy to come over with "Are you hungry? I could make something." is just about pitch perfect Wisconsin.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.