Book Review: The Single Dad's Guide to Recreation

 

❤️Buttoned-up heroes who are silly with their kids
❤️Sunshiny, Cinderelly heroines
❤️Nosy, interfering, small town bureaucrats
❤️Possibly magical HEA-predicting clock towers
❤️Romantic weekend getaways with Forced Proximity Smexy times
❤️Parks and Rec and Schitt’s Creek vibes

At least I didn’t fall on my patootie.

That’s what I keep telling myself when the box of supplies I’m carrying crashes to the floor. When the sexiest man in a suit to set foot in my place of employment finds me scrounging on the ground for markers and gluesticks. When he holds out a hand to help me to my feet, and his touch sends a shiver through me, just like in the movies.

It’s only when he shows up to the toddler class I teach that I learn how wrong we are for each other.

He’s more stoic than the statue of our town’s founder; I cry at commercials. He’s moved upstate from Manhattan; I returned to my small town roots after my big city relationship fell apart. He’s a grieving widower with two adorable kids; there’s a ninety-nine point nine percent chance that I’ll never be a mother.

Oh, and did I mention that it’s his job to cut my mother’s legacy program?

Despite all this, the only thing keeping our hands off of each other is a total lack of privacy.
Despite all this, he’s got me dreaming of something I told myself I’d given up a family of my own.
Despite all this, it’s apparently my job to welcome him to Climax.

My Review

I felt for Avery. She was trying so hard to be there for everyone that she did not truly have a moment to live her own life. I can understand and really appreciate her staying in the small town for her parents as I am very close to my parents and would drop everything for them. 

Josh is a good dad. He like Avery put himself on hold for his children. Thus, the reason that the romantic vibes between these two was slow and steady. Which I liked as it made things more believable. 

What I really enjoy about reading a Karen Grey book is that I always know she will bring the humor. That is what she did, but this book is more than just a romantic comedy. The characters are relatable and engaging. I like that all of the characters added something to the story and were not just sidekicks. This book is a sweet, charming, humorous read with hints of spice. I will be reading the next book in this series.