How to Love by Katie Cotugno
★★

 

Reena Montero has been obsessed with Sawyer LeGrande for most of her life. His parents are her parents’ best friends, not to mention owning a restaurant together. Reena’s love has always been unrequited until one day she and Sawyer finally come together like she believes they were always meant to. Suddenly, Sawyer leaves town without saying anything to an unknowingly pregnant Reena. Later, Reena is a busy single mom studying to get her degree and leading a life where she barely thinks about Sawyer. Of course, this means Sawyer reappears in town and Reena has to deal with the conflicting emotions his presence stirs in her. She hates him for just leaving her without saying anything but she can’t deny she still has feelings for him. Can Reena allow herself to forgive Sawyer enough to let him be a father to their daughter? Can she forgive him and allow herself to love him again?

 

This book is exactly what I thought it would be. I wanted a cute little romance to get me through to my next dark read and this did the trick. It wasn’t great or memorable by any means but it was easy to get through. I really thought Reena could have been a more empowering single mom. She really relied on others more though than really showing growth into the position herself. She was more of a MTV Teen Mom than what the reality is for many teen moms. Like I said though, the book was cute enough but the characters are one-level and all too forgetful.