This was utterly adorable and pretty much completely angst-free which was nice. It was so great how Wicket the dog brought together Dane and Griffin, and he kept the through line of their romance. I loved how the main characters were these two twenty something guys who then also bonded with these two stoner hippies in their seventies; it was lovely seeing them all become friends. ( )

What's not to love about a story that is just so cute and lovely and sweet that you find yourself smiling goofily the whole way through? It makes you wish that you owned, or were owned, by a little furry "Wicket". I love N.R. Walker's writing, everything she's ever written. Her books can be both funny and deeply emotional. This one is just chock full of love that will leave you feeling all mushy and teary eye at the end. Dane and Griffin might have a quick start to their relationship, but it is very well paced, there is all kinds of chemistry and friendship. No drama whatsoever in this story, and truly it's the first m/m romance that i have read in a long time without any misunderstandings, conflicts or hurt feelings. and of course, there is Wicket. Nothing bad happens. There are no villains, no betrayal or deceit. Just two men who find each other and fall in love...more accurately, a dog who finds them and brings them together. ( )

This is a very cute, fluffy romance between two adorable men. There is absolutely no angst or conflict, just a very amusing meet cute and instant connection followed by a sweet love story.

Definitely read this one if you are in a mood for something that will make you smile and happy 😃😃 ( )

It might be sappy for some people, but you know Valentine's Day is coming, and all.
So if you want an angst-free, cliffhanger-free, sweet, cute, adorable, story with a HEA (and some sexy times, ooohh :P ) than this book is for you.

And if you don't have a partner for Valentine's, you can always have a date with your kindle. :) ( )

N.R.'s books are a hit-or-miss for me and this one was a miss, sadly. And I really wanted to love this book.

When I decided to pick this book up, I needed some fluff and I loved the blurb. It was off to a good start - I loved the setting and all the potential it had. Griffin is outgoing and forward, Dane a bit shy. I loved the idea of the two of them chatting, getting to know each other, falling in love. And that's where the book fell short, for me.

They chatted, but it was all so superficial and mundane. I kept waiting for something to click, for an emotional spark to fly, but I waited in vain. When they met, the physical attraction was instant but to my regret we were never shown anything other than the physical (but we were told plenty). They texted, they met, they had a date and from that point it's all gazing into each-others eyes and telling us how amazing they thought the other was, but I couldn't feel any of it.

Because I wasn't given any time (or reason) to fall in love with (or even enjoy) their relationship the sex scenes felt forced, a bit boring, and purely mechanical. There were endless scenes where they were doing mundane things, or having next-door-neighbor level dialogue, where a scene of deepening of their relationship could have fit quite nicely.

When I was at around 2 chapters before the end I was tempted to DNF, but decided to see it to the end in hopes I will get some emotional growth from them. Instead we got sucked in a side character's story that was used to push the characters into the I-love-yous.

In all I loved the potential this story had and if I were to rate the first 30~ish% I'd give it 4 stars easily. But as a whole I was disappointed, so - 2 stars. ( )