This is a sequel to Cost of Repairs, which I was not a fan of. However, I had already purchased this book, and it was both a Christmas story and concluded the one plot arc of Cost of Repairs that I was engaged by, so I gave it a shot.
Overall, I liked it quite a bit more than Cost of Repairs. The story focused on Rey and Samuel gaining custody of Rey's daughter, who had been taken from him by his ex-wife's parents because drama. So it was about the three of them becoming a family and it was about them having their first Christmas together, and both of those plots are basically catnip for me. Plus, I found Rey and Samuel much more compelling once they were an established couple and I could just accept that they were made for each other rather than wonder why exactly that was the case.
There's a pretty heavy-handed jealousy subplot that felt forced to me, and Samuel's migraines and the conflicts between Rey and Samuel as they figured out being parents together were both handled oddly, but in the end the tropes carried the day for me.
Grade: C
Overall, I liked it quite a bit more than Cost of Repairs. The story focused on Rey and Samuel gaining custody of Rey's daughter, who had been taken from him by his ex-wife's parents because drama. So it was about the three of them becoming a family and it was about them having their first Christmas together, and both of those plots are basically catnip for me. Plus, I found Rey and Samuel much more compelling once they were an established couple and I could just accept that they were made for each other rather than wonder why exactly that was the case.
There's a pretty heavy-handed jealousy subplot that felt forced to me, and Samuel's migraines and the conflicts between Rey and Samuel as they figured out being parents together were both handled oddly, but in the end the tropes carried the day for me.
Grade: C
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