"Single All the Way," by Kate Watson

Audience: Young Adult/Adult

Genre: Contemporary/Romance

Overall Content Rating: Clean

Content Warnings

Suggestive Language

Brief mentions of being sexy, seductive, etc. but no explicitly sexual behavior

Mentions women's undergarments briefly

Overall Review

This was perhaps the cutest book I've read all year. The romance, the lack of explicit content, and the swoon-worthy cutesy things all worked together to make me happy and cozy wherever I sat reading. I really enjoyed it and am so ready for another one just like it. To make things better, it was a Christmas-themed book that excited me for the holiday season.

Okay, so maybe I'm a sucker for a good romance, but I also appreciated the characters and how they interacted. It reminded me of the book version of a Hallmark movie. It had the same somewhat overused tropes but also the endearing actions of the characters. We have the viewpoints of both of the main love interests and their interactions with both their families and friends, allowing us to see both sides of the picture and how things developed.

My favorite character was the main male love interest, Nate. I'm honestly so biased towards any guy who sets their significant other straight in a gentle way, helping them to understand that they are worthy of love and appreciation and whatnot. Like, what's not to love? His development throughout the whole story might not be super dramatic, but for a Hallmark-style story, I think that's to be expected, and honestly, it's still hard not to love.

This story follows the main characters through family conflicts and many struggles with self, but in the end, we see it all reconciled in a way that pulls the whole thing together and makes you want to snuggle into fluffy blankets until the blissful feeling passes—and also hope that it doesn't for a good long while.

This book was so good, and I cannot recommend it enough for people who want a cute, clean romance and are looking for some literary "Hallmark movies," so to speak.