This story just blew by it was so fast paced, but that's because the artist had to fit a lot of story (the leads meeting, falling in love, the accident, the reunion, resolving the memory loss issue, dealing with the secret son issue, HEA) into a limited amount of pages. It helped that both leads, Mandy especially, were real go-getters, people of action who would deal with their problems head-on, so plot was constantly moving. The downside to this is that a lot of the slower, more emotional scenes felt a bit rushed and superficial. But the plot was interesting, the characters were likeable and dynamic, and the art was adequately pretty, so I'd definitely recommend it.

Pretty cute if predictable office love story. Lydia is direct and very emotional, her relationship with her daughter is really adorable and her kid feels realistic, instead of like the soulless dolls most of these stories have. We get almost exclusively Lydia's POV, which is entertaining since her emotions can get pretty wild, but disappointing since Wolf is so hot and cold all the time, it would've been interesting and funny to get his thoughts during the story instead of being told about them right at the end. It would've also helped to flesh out his character a bit more, since it feels a bit lacking. He gets a tragic backstory and repressed feelings for Lydia (both we only find out about much later), but that's it, the rest of the story is devoted to Lydia and her struggles. What we get is all right, it's a decent story, but it could've been much better.

Slice-of-life with very little drama or angst, no bad guys or major conflicts, just two strangers with different personalities bumbling their way through life and love together. Callie is very independent, she's always had to be self-sufficient and stand on her own two feet since she's never had anyone to rely on but herself, while Nick has always taken care of his sister and had his (psychic?!) grandma's love and support so, even though he never stays with a woman for long, he's still very much a family man. These two are like cats and dogs, so it's only by spending time together, both in their personal and professional lives, (and bickering occasionally) that their hearts come together. I found it a tad boring (it's very slow burn), but it was still enjoyable.

Caleb really is the star of this story, we get his POV even more than Sage's and his growth is by far the more interesting. He's so serious, honourable and logical, keeps thinking and talking like a lawyer even when he doesn't mean to, and he seems so innocently clueless as to what he's doing wrong (you need to talk about your feelings more and use your heart you silly bean!). He's such an adorable dork whenever he gets emotional, he's so precious. He finds out pretty early that Sage is carrying his child (because his client believes the baby's his dead son's), so most of the story is about how Caleb tries to do right by them and figure out how to think with his heart instead of his head. Sage is a tough cookie who's surprisingly patient as Caleb takes baby steps into the world of emotions. Since they fall in love so quickly, we get to see how they come to learn what it means for them to BE in love, which is a nice change.

Tanner, a grumpy recluse from a powerful family, keeps himself shut away from the rest of the world and tries to get the nearby Christmas tree farm shut down because of the noise from the music and visitors. Ivy, the owner of said farm, gets hired as his housekeeper so that they can get to know each other and hopefully come to an understanding. She's optimistic and proactive, trying to win Tanner over with great food and smiles, only wanting to protect her farm and help him live his best life, like she's determined to do no matter what hardship comes her way. I wish I could be more like her, but I fear I'm more like Tanner. I think it's cute how awkward he is around people and how he doesn't know how to interact with people beyond buying them gifts. With the Christmas theme, this story feels a little bit like "A Christmas Carol" (but without the ghosts ofc). Light-hearted and feelgood fluff, just like most Christmas stories are.

Luca and Tina had a one-night stand after which Luca insulted Tina and she slapped him and left. Tina ended up pregnant but the baby was born prematurely and died. I'm really torn about whether I liked this or not. Everything to do with the baby was very emotional and beautifully heartbreaking, but everything regarding the romance was mediocre. Luca has no personality to speak of and his motive for his actions is petty revenge for Tina leaving him (this despite his derogatory remarks towards her right after sex, what an idiot). This isn't a man any woman should ever fall for. Tina was only likeable when she was thinking about her lost baby, otherwise she was pretty much an angry rock. The leads had no chemistry and only truly bonded when talking about dead loved ones, which, while touching, isn't very romantic. This story did make me cry and those tragic moments with Tina and her son were masterfully done.

So cute and sweet, the ending was a tad rushed but it was still so adorable! There were a few twists I didn't see coming at all and it kept the story very emotional, dynamic and exciting. The leads are both very likeable and sympathetic, they both have sad pasts with terrible childhoods but neither uses that as an excuse to be bad people (though Drake is a bit distant he's certainly no jerk). As the story progressed, I grew to love them more and more and by the end I was very much wishing for their HEA. And there's a cute dog, which is always a plus in my book. Great plot, pacing, characters (including side characters!), I loved this a lot.

A lot of angst, a lot of dialogue and not much else. This story really needs to learn to "show don't tell" because the leads exposit everything, including things they both already know. Ava is an alright lead, she raised her kid practically by herself in a foreign country and, despite her difficult childhood and lifetime of her loved ones shutting her out, she's remained surprisingly strong. Cesare's a garbage human being who does nothing but keep secrets from his wife, never listen to her, constantly hurt her and push her and their daughter away. And his reasons are stupid and petty! I don't sympathise with him in the slightest. He finally realises he loves his wife by random, it comes out of nowhere. Anabelle is a living doll, I can't believe the artist has a child of her own! The only good ending would be for Ava to leave Cesare, she'd be better off without him. As it is, the story just ends abruptly, as if it gave up and died. Miserable from start to what passes as a finish.

I'm glad I read this series in reverse order because this one is by far the worst of them. The plot is the clich辿 marriage w/o love and adds nothing new to the trope, if you've read one then you'll know what happens here. There are several gaps in logic with a lot of things making no sense when you stop to think about it, everything feels a little off and very empty, not helped by the excessive focus on Ilios's boring villa and its interior d辿cor (words you'll be sick to death of by the end). I hate the story constantly drilling in the fact that Lizzie is considered part of the interior d辿cor, Ilios keeps repeating it and even Lizzie comes to believe it herself (her constant lack of self-respect is disturbing). I also hate how Ilios's tragic backstory is used to justify his horrible behaviour and invalidate Lizzie's own suffering, people's suffering should never be compared like that! This story doesn't do justice to this trope nor to this series. What a bad way to start the series.

It's supposed to be a tense, gripping story about fighting to live and never giving up hope, but I was too distracted by how easily preventable the whole situation was. Maggie goes to rescue kids trapped in a mining cave, but due to a stupid mistake she made she ended up trapped herself in an even more perilous cave. One of the rescue team was being a sexist, elitist jerk and tried to stop the leads from interfering with the mission since they weren't professionals, but he was actually right all along! Honestly, the gender equality message was incredibly ham-fisted and out of place considering the life threatening situation, seriously that was no time for talking about women's capabilities. Adam's marriage was also a case of idiots being idiots, everything he did just made things worse. I should also mention that I HATE it when surprise pregnancy leads to instant marriage, that is NOT what's best for the baby!! This was so stupid!