It also lost a star for me because they’re sharing this house for two weeks and suddenly they’re super in love? OK… Except SPENCER YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.

The bad: The last quarter or so of the book gets kind of messy, with him being mad at her and then suddenly fine at the exact second she’s suddenly mad at him, and vice versa, which is lame and I didn’t appreciate it. They both rent the same vacation house and NONE of the hotels nearby accept pets/have an opening? Really? OK, fine, willing suspension of disbelief engaged… That being said, I really loved the personal growth both Laura and Spencer went through as they realized things about themselves and their pasts that were keeping them trapped, and then they both work to break free of the things that are binding them. I love that they end up lifting each other up (but it’s based on a Hallmark Channel Original Movie, so is that surprising?) It’s a little tropey/cliché. I love the Laura and Spencer are both on a bit of a personal growth journey, and there’s a lot of give and take and learning, both about each other and learning to love oneself.

I love the opposites-attract aspect of this book, and I’m tagging it at enemies to lovers even though they’re not really ENEMIES, but sort of, but not…? Laura is the Oscar to Spencer’s Felix she is messy and he’s neat, she’s a dog person and he’s a cat person, she likes loud pop music and pizza and he likes Vivaldi on vinyl and is doing a raw diet. Like Cats and Dogs has a very Odd Couple vibe.

Like Cats And Dogs by Alexis Stanton