I was not expecting to cry as much as I did. I also laughed a lot too. Karla knows how to make you feel all the emotions. I also wasn't expecting this to be a slow burn, but it was well worth it in the end!

I loved the family dynamics that was portrayed throughout the entire book. From a single mom perspective, to allowing others to help when you most need it. Zoe was amazing the way she jumped into her new role to be there for Mira. She made sure Mira was always happy even though she missed her parents dearly.

Liam was very skeptical at first with the entire situation. He didn't understand why he was chosen or if he wanted to even take up the role as a parent figure in Mira life. Being around Mira helped him overcome some of his fears and trauma. I love the relationship with Mira and Zoe, but watching the relationship between Liam and Mira blossom was absolutely beautiful. The way he takes care of both girls Just kept a permanent smile on my face. Hes the cutest golden retriever

I devoured this book slowly because I did not want it end.

If your looking for an amazing book to make you cry and laugh then this is for you!!!

Rating: 4.5 star
Genre: Romance

Thoughts: After reading the first book in this series? duology?, I knew I wanted to read Liam's story!! After the loss of their mutual best friends, the two main characters, Liam & Zoe, are left as guardian's to their friends 3 year old daughter. This book is one that will pull at your heart strings. It's about grief, loss, and moving forward. It is definitely a slooooow burn, but I really enjoyed it!!

The Best of All is the perfect slow-burn romance with the dreamiest grumpy mmc! I loved Liam and Zoe and how their relationship progressed throughout the book. The character development was top notch and although grief is prevalent, especially in the beginning of the book, it was more of a heartwarming read than a sad one. Karla really outdid herself with this one!

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC!

“All she had to do—all she’d ever had to do—was simply be there. Stand there. Look at me. Breathe. That’s all it took, and I was desperately, impossibly inflamed.”

THIS MAN WAS IN LOVE WITH HER FOR A DECADE AND WAS JUST WAITING FOR HIS CHANCE 🥲 A pining hero makes me WEAK. But make him tatted, grumpy and British and I’m on my knees 🗣️

Slow burn never does me wrong. I just long for the relationship development and the tension, you just can’t beat it. And I don’t know what it is about Karla’s storytelling but she just pulls me in every time and I can’t stop reading till it’s over.

Liam was SO grumpy and loved to fucking curse and I was just cracking up with the banter between him and Zoe. He did not understand feelings but the way he was just always there and so innocently sweet with his actions, I LOVE HIM.

Zoe was strong because I would’ve left my shitty husband real fucking quick for a tatted, British football player, if he stared at me for the first time the way Liam stared at her, because she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen 😭😭😭

“She laughed, and I tucked the sound away in my brain. Something to think about later. Something to pull out when I wanted to make my heart feel warm and happy.”
SERIOUSLY