Review: Betting On You - Lynn Painter - November 2023 This book was the first one I had read of Lynn Painter's and I loved it as it reminded me of the "betting" movies of my late tweens/ early teen years where the popular guy made a bet that he could bed the female geeky character, only to fall head over heels with her and then of course the losing jerk, goes and ruins their HEA as he just proudly announces in front of the girl, that the guy won the bet. Like what a douchebag. On Instagram, a group of friends were doing a buddy read this month and since I had received an ARC copy from HarperCollins NZ, it was the perfect time to get stuck into it and give it a read. The book starts with our two main characters Charlie and Bailey meeting at the airport and then becoming seat buddies. They are both members of the Divorced Kids Club. Three months later, the pair meet again at the movies while Charlie is on a date with Becca and Bailey has Zach. The pair once go their separa...

Review: Daddy's Weekend - Tehya and Michael Cunningham - May 2021   This was a cute story about two divorced parents and their mixed-race daughter. It's her dad's weekend to have her and Daddy's Weekend is a cute story of all their fun adventures together from visiting the local fair at the fairgrounds to playing in the Rocketships at the park and then having fun with cute fluffy animals like the bunny on the cover. What I loved about this story was that it showed that even though parents get divorced, it doesn't mean that you can't happily spend time with both parents equally. I also loved that this book didn't contain any animosity between both parents when as an adult you often read between lines. You could see the love that the father had for his daughter radiating off the pages. Daddy's Weekend is a great picture book aimed at children aged 5-8 years old and can be a great resource to have if you are a divorced parent or heading that direction and w...