My review: 4.25 corndog pact ⭐
Gah, this was the cutest! And the slowest slow burn I think I’ve ever read, but it didn’t bother me at all.
Josie is going through a divorce when she learns she’s pregnant. With hardly any money and no place to go she has to move back home to live with her parents.
Josie, Ben and Kevin were high school friends. Now it’s 12 years later when they run into each other at the fair. Each of them aren’t exactly where they expected to be at this point in their life at age 30. They have a nice chat and decide to move in together and make a pact to have their lives together within a year.
I really enjoyed watching their friendship regrow. And the boys were so cute helping Josie get ready for the baby and making sure she was taken care of ~ expect for all the junk food they ate. They just doted on the baby when he was born too.
I liked that each chapter had a fun title.
The Christmas gift that Kevin gave was super cute too.
Sophie Amoss did a nice job narrating.
I would not mind a sequel with more on Ben and Josie’s relationship, as well as what happens next with Kevin.
*Thanks to Dreamscape Media LLC, Stephanie Eding and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Book blurb: Release date ~ May 10, 2022
If you’re looking for:
Found family who always look out for you
A second chance romance with your high school crush
All the fried food that’ll take your mind off your troubles
A chance to start over and do things your own way
Then The Unplanned Life of Josie Hale is exactly what you need!
When Josie discovers that she’s unexpectedly pregnant with her ex-husband’s baby (darn that last attempt to save their marriage), she seeks comfort in deep-fried food at the county fair. There she runs into her two old friends, Ben and Kevin. While sharing their own disappointments with adult life, they devise a plan to move in together and turn their lives around. Soon Ben and Kevin make it their mission to prepare for Josie’s baby, not least by making sure Josie always has the food she’s craving. Maybe all together they can discover the true meaning of family and second chances in life…
