Elisa Glendenning's Reviews > Spotlight

This started off so well. I love single dad tropes and little Kaylee made me laugh. I really liked the MC’s. Their meet cute was funny. They had great chemistry, and even though it was a little unrealistic that Ryder would hire a complete stranger to be his daughter’s nanny, I was excited for what was to come. However, as soon as the pair hooked up, I started to lose interest and that’s such a shame because I was genuinely invested in them as a couple.

Ryder and Lyric are lovely guys, but both had issues that ended up taking me out of the story. Ryder’s overprotectiveness, whilst understandable was unrealistic. His actions were inconsistent at times and his internal conflict became quite repetitive. For all Ryder’s protestations that he couldn’t get involved with someone, I thought he succumbed rather quickly. As for Lyric, my main issue was just how stubborn he was when it came to his career aspirations. At first, his principles were admirable but it just got annoying. He did get over himself eventually but I didn’t like how the music took away from the romance. It might be boring to some, but I actually wanted more family time as those scenes were really enjoyable.

I’m not sure how I feel about the ending and I’m on the fence as to whether I’ll read the next in the series. Overall, it was sweet but didn’t quite live up to expectations.