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Heartless - Elsie Silver

 

(4.5/5 Stars)

It’s always the red heads that pack a punch. Jules Ambrose. Penny Price. Need I go on? I’m very successfully adding Willa Grant onto this list to.

The single dad x nanny trope. I’ve read it once before in a mediocre book by Ella Maise with Tessa Bailey releasing her version later summer this year. In all honestly, Willa didn’t speak to me when I saw snippets off her in Flawless hence why I wasn’t going into reading this book with high expectations or just high views in general. To say I was pleasantly surprise would be hitting the nail on the head. Did I mention the age gap? 15 years to be exact. 25 with a 38-year-old and boy do I wish I was Willa.

Cade Eaton is the oldest Eaton who became his dad’s (Harvey) partner after the passing of his mother. No one told him to but he felt like he had the responsibility after seeing his dad lose his light, his siblings - alongside himself - lose their mother and a Wishing Well Ranch lose its spark. Enter Talia (that little she devil) who accidently (not) got pregnant with Cade’s child only to leave him with a 2-year-old Luke and a note saying goodbye.

Summer has made her mark as the future Eaton, so when Cade is being very picky (rightfully so) when it comes to finding a nanny for Luke to help spare out time when working on the ranch, there is someone who could fill in those shoes. Let’s just say Summer has a way of words, Willa is very determined and maybe there was some angst after Willa ran into Cade before the whole formal introductory happened.

The meeting at the coffee shop was the most iconic way to meet. It summed up both characters in a few pages. Perfect to the T. Cade is everything you want in a over protective, over bearing father. I didn’t expect any less from someone who’s trust has already been broken by the past.  Doing what Cade does isn’t easy so whilst Willa was initially just the nanny for Luke, she was already becoming a life raft for Cade.

One factor of Willa I really appreciated was that she wasn’t made out to be a super strong, resilient women because I don’t know when or why but there is an unspoken rule that all red heads are border line too over the top hard shell in fiction romances. It gets annoying. Willa was still stronger than I’ll ever be but the vulnerability was very much visibly there. Luke stole Willa’s heart from the first meeting. He was cheeky, fun, inviting and a comfort blanket all in one. When he said he wanted to call Willa mom? I was a literal puddle of whatever the hell they drink.

I have always been very open about not wanting to have children. It’s not a definite no but I’m pretty firm on it. You never know with these things. Sometimes the most unexpected things become the most prize possessions in your life. But when I saw how cute Luke was with Willa and Cade, my womb felt a little tickle. I suddenly really wanted a mini me as the token of love with my special someone to.

Every book has a monumental moment that sticks in your head. Throughout the whole journey it was when (spoiler alert) Willa told Cade she was pregnant but he was to fixated on why she had a carrot in her bag. When I tell you I howled so hard, ugly laughing and flapping my stupid hands out, I really mean it could bae made into a cartoon edit.

Let’s just say Mr Cade Eaton isn’t so heartless after all.

Spice was there. Don’t doubt it for a second. The love, story, angst, heartache, happily ever after was wrapped in the trio. Still doesn’t beat Reckless however it will be one of my top three romances for this trope. Age gap guys. Hello.

I’ve already finished Powerless – it didn’t go over well. There is so much to say yet so little. Aside from this, Colleen Hoover’s It Starts with Us gave me the similar conflicting views. I don’t hate it but I wouldn’t say I’m salivating over it either. Potential was there though so I’ll give it that.

Right enough of that, I’m already writing a whole, moping review on it so watch out for it. I’m re-reading Reckless whilst being 54% through on Hopeless which is having me blushing, smiling, kicking my feet and doing some other stuff………

I’m going back to read my pages albeit digital. That’s right. Vivian is evolving. You should do that same

Mwah bookish people.

Vivian.


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