I'm really struggling right now on how to rate this book. I enjoyed it when I could get caught up in it, but I really struggled to get into it. And for a book I thought I would read in a day or two it ended up taking me nearly four days to read it. But I think a lit of that is just the fact that life's been a little busy and I have been easily distracted.

Emilia was a character that I instantly liked. I enjoyed her honesty in regard to her earlier relationship and her life before she moved to LA. She wasn't whiny or self-doubting, she just acknowledged her mistakes and set about not making them again. Plus, she loved her dog, and that's always a win for me.

Alex was great. He knew what he wanted and went for it. But when it didn't go as he wanted, he was really understanding and mature. He put his son first but not in a way that was selfless or martyrish.

The chemistry between these two was steaming and yet it didn't eclipse an actual relationship and connection between them. I loved the secondary characters and their relationships with each other. But Ryder really made the book, he was so cute and age appropriate and I enjoyed his role in the story.