All I wanted from this was a fun romance audiobook to get me through a day of DIY and cleaning, and unfortunately my enjoyment waned over time, to the point where literally watching paint dry was more entertaining than this book. I knew from reading Fangirl Down, the first book in the series, that it would be the most cringeworthy writing I’ve read before and even though I was expecting it, it just went too far for me on this occasion. I wanted a guilty pleasure in Tessa Bailey books but she’s simply not the author for me. 
It had the set up of popular tropes I’ve previously enjoyed like boss/employee, age gap, sports romance but it didn’t pull it off. It was very surface level and I feel like we didn’t get to know the characters very well. Tallulah does have some character development as it’s clear she’s dealing with PTSD but I wanted to really understand her character and motivations. There’s also a child involved and I haven’t really read any single dad trope books but it’s definitely NOT for me.
The worst part of this book was the never-ending third act conflict. They act in such a nasty way towards each other, even described in the book as “emotional cruelty” which honestly says it all - she accepts his awful behaviour towards her “because he was nice other times”… really? This book was too overdramatised, I began to count my eyerolls and lost track. 
There were cameos from Josephine and Wells, and this book clearly sets up book #3 which is step-siblings 👀 but unfortunately I’m taking that off my want to read list and I’m going to DNF this series.
1 star