Leslie DeHart's Reviews > Role Playing

Oh, ladies…let’s talk about this gem.

1. I adore a good read and almost never care about the age of the MC’s but as I get older, I have noticed that some of these MC’s could be my children. NOT THE CASE here! Maggie and Aiden are not spring chickens. Nor are they over some arbitrary hill. Maggie IS a strong woman who has gone through some things and come out a strong, vibrant, quirky adult who knows who she is. She’s the perfect catalyst for Aiden discovering who he truly is.

2. Come on with this SLOW BURN. I couldn’t even be mad at it! This is not the love story of lust and dirty deeds. This is two mature folks with their own histories, figuring out how they feel in a way that feels so completely warm and enjoyable you want to smack them over the head to get them to a realization you see coming. But you don’t because they are so lovably sweet that it’s worth letting them take their time.

3. Bravo to Cathy Yardley for exploring the idea that some people take an unlikely and unexpected path to discovering what makes them themselves. I won’t say more because I don’t want to spoil any thing. But suffice it to say, Maggie and Aiden are all about taking people as they truly are without judgement or reservation. It’s fantastic.

So thank you for MC’s in the middle of their lives. Thank you for a friends to lovers stroll to a happy ending. Thank you for a plethora of pop culture references that this nerd completely enjoyed. My goodness. What a good read. High key depressed that I don’t have more Bogwitch and Otter to spy on. ❤️❤️❤️