Until Arden by Skye Callahan
POV: Dual 1st Person
PoP: 57%
Trope: Single Mom; Small Town; Instant Connection; Damaged Hero; Slow Burn
Series: Happily Ever Alpha World
Rate: 3/5 Stars
Release Date: 5/6/2022
I really wanted to love this book, but there was something about that didn’t flow right for me.
Arden and Dash have that instant connection that you want and expect in a Happily Ever Alpha World book, but there were times that I didn’t feel like that connection was anything more than lust. But other times it felt really intense. Dash’s character has a lot of history, and not in the best ways, but he is learning to move past it. I didn’t love his story arc, because honestly, a lot of young kids made dumb choices that affect their lives. I didn’t feel like there was as must bad history as it seems to be put out there. Arden is dealing with a bad excuse who she has essentially been hiding from.
Holden her little boy was an adorable addition to this story, and I enjoyed the way in which he was used throughout the book. One thing that I did really like about this book was the closure that Dash was able to get and put to rest some of the mistakes of his youth. I felt that was a necessary part of his story, and I was happy to see the way in which Callahan had that play out. I hadn’t read Skye Callahan before, and while I didn’t love this book her structure of story was well done and I would definitely give her another chance.
