e-Audio, 10:58:26
Release Date: October 29, 2024
Published by: Harlequin Audio
Read from: October 21 – November 4, 2024
Vega Family Love Stories, #3
Source: Audible (Also received the e-ARC from Netgalley, but I had no time to read it so I bought it on audio so I could finish it quicker.)
Content Warning: Grief, Abandonment, Racism, Injury/Injury Detail, Alcohol, Gun Violence, Sexual Harassment, Death
For Readers Interested In: Romance, Contemporary, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Adult, Sparkly Covers, Realistic Fiction, Dual POVThe third book in the riotously funny Vega Family Love Stories finds self-assured firefighter Leo Vega trying to reignite a flame that’s gone cold and finally bring his secret love affair into the open.
Leo Vega’s love life has been on life support since long before the gunshot wound that put him on leave from the fire department. Now, a year after his injury, he’s finally able to return to work, but he’s no closer to fixing things with Sofi, his sister’s best friend and the woman he’s had a secret on-again, off-again relationship with for years. Sofi is still reeling from the revelation that her best friend lied to her years ago, setting her life on a course she’s resented ever since. She’s done with the Vega family, and that includes Leo, who has always prioritized his tight-knit clan over their relationship. She’s moving on with her life, but then circumstances beyond their control push Sofi and Leo into a tense roommate situation. It’s almost impossible to move on with someone new when Leo is there, reminding her what they had, every day.
When his great-granddaughter Rosie tips Papo Vega off about what’s been going on between Leo and Sofi, he’s on the case, with reinforcements. Working behind the scenes alongside Sofi’s mom, he’s determined to help these two stubborn lovebirds end up where they belong—together.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I can say with confidence that this one was my favorite of the series. Y’all know I’m in my soft girl era, so I basically gobbled this one up. I’m not even going to lie, I was a little pissed off by the her attitude at the beginning, but the more they interacted, they grew on me.
So the romance was a second chance romance? But not really because they were just hook ups? Idk. Whatever they wanted to call it, it was good. The tension was like it never left. Leo was down BAD and I loved it. But even I couldn’t figure out if it was romance or if he was just being hard headed. And with Sofi she was a mess, but she didn’t know she was. Like that whole original fight to begin with? That was completely nonsensical lol But I get it…. She needed an out.
It was so much fun. The things they did when in their flashbacks was crazy too. I think I swooned more there than I did in their moments from the present. But I do wish there was more of a “reveal” tho. When they told the sister she already knew and didn’t care. And while that’s ok and maybe even more realistic, I was hoping for more drama. I mean come on they were hiding this for literal years. What was the point of making it build up that long when it was just going to be an eh ok lol But once everything was out in the open I knew it was going to go downhill. That stupid thing Leo thought up with the grandparents was terrible lol I knew she was going to be mad.
I do wish it had a stronger plot, but I thought it was a solid closing for the series tho. There weren’t any questions left open, but she did mention someone that I’m still hoping gets a book. Even if it’s just a novella. I’ll just leave you with one little tidbit…….. Broadway. So someone please, Natalie……. If you have that ready, let me get that lol
Overall, I give this
