Do Me a Favor

• Widow FMC
  - Divorced MMC
  - Neighbors
  - Love After Loss
  - MCs over 40
  - Adorable Dog: Noodle
  - Single Dad (older kids)
  - Forced Proximity
  - Only One Bed
  - Slow Burn
  - Found Family
  - Dual POV

I didn't love this as much as Yardley's [b:Role Playing 63843397 Role Playing Cathy Yardley https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669435553l/63843397.SY75.jpg 98457044], but that 2023 release contained all of my favorite tropes (nerds in love, epistolary passages, beta MMC), so it was a tough act to follow. Do Me a Favor is perfectly fine, with some gentle lessons about not harshly judging the choices made by parents and their kids. There were a few too many wacky hijinks, and I didn't love the MMC earning unreasonably high praise for basically not treating women like sh*t. The FMC's personal arc is arguably more compelling than the romance, but the flip side is that there is very little angst. Read via KU.