Truth, when I got the email that my wish was granted on NetGalley for this book, I kinda forgot that I asked for it at all. Definitely an impulse click. Anyway, I really liked this book! It was heartfelt and funny. I loved Josie Ben and Kevins little found family plus getting their lives together pact. I would say that this is more just fiction than it is romance. There is a slight romance plot line and Josie and Ben end up together obvi but it’s way more about her pregnancy and them all working on bettering themselves and getting their lives together. Ben repairing his relationship with his daughter was really sweet.
I would recommend if you don’t mind pregnancy in a book. It’s a pretty significant part of the story. Release date is 5/3! Thank you NetGalley & Sourcebooks Casablanca for the advance copy!

Josie’s life is not where she expected it to be at 30. After trying to reconcile her marriage, she’s left with a pregnancy and a cheating ex-husband, forcing her to move back home. Naturally, she runs into her high school friends, who share similar life challenges, and end up forming the Corn Dog Pact to turn their luck around.

I thought this was such a cute book. Heads up, it’s not exactly a romance in the traditional sense at all, but rather is fiction with a little bit of romantic tension. I think that we’ve all felt like our lives aren’t going the way we thought it would at one point or another and this book is a perfect representation of this feeling. What I love about this book is the found-again friendship aspect and the support these friendships bring on their pact goals (with a little bit of competition of course).

I loved the relationship between Ben and his daughter and how it develops throughout the book, and how Josie and Kevin encourage and cultivate their relationship as well.

Overall, I thought this book was sweet and encouraging and would make a perfect beach read. There were a few things that made me suspend a little bit of disbelief, but nothing huge that took me out of the story.

I had the opportunity to read this as an eARC and and audio ARC - I loved the audio performance of this book and I thought the narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life!

Josie’s life is falling apart. Her husband cheated on her and now they are getting a divorce, she moved back to her hometown with her parents, and now she’s pregnant. When she runs into Ben and Kevin, her friends from high school, the three decide to move in together and get their lives together.

I adored this book. It was full of heart and sweet moments and Josie’s journey was so beautiful. I loved watching her really start to feel like she found herself despite all of the struggles she was going through. I loved the unconventional family she Ben and Kevin created and how they truly encouraged each other and were an incredible support system for one another. Josie was the sweetest main character - she was funny, she was relatable, and she was such a kind person it was impossible not to root for her. The slow slow burn second chance romance between Josie and Ben was so sweet and I loved them together. The romance definitely takes a backseat in this story, and is more of a women’s fiction, self-discovery journey, so be aware going in. Overall, I loved this book so much and am so happy I read it.

I switched between audio and ebook and loved both formats. Sophie Amoss was the narrator and did an amazing job bringing Josie to life. I loved her narration and found myself listening to almost the whole story before realizing it was suddenly almost to the end.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the advanced copies.

Three childhood friends reunite in their 30s and make a pact to help each other get their lives together. For Josie, newly divorced and pregnant, she has to figure out what single motherhood is going to look like. This was a fun, lighthearted story of friendship and self-discovery that gave me lots of Three men and a baby vibes. Perfect for fans of Josh and Gemma make a baby by Sarah Ready or The temporary roomie by Sarah Adams, great on audio too. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copies!