Can I Give My Stepkids Back?

When I first started this book I was expecting a cute rom-com with a dash of hijinks and a generous sprinkling of emotion. What I got was a wonderful read full of depth and emotion that had my eyes welling up at some points. 

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for this advanced copy which I received in return for an honest review.

This book was so cute!
I loved the children especially, Lea was adorable and so sweet and it was so fun to read about their daily lives. Morgan was super relatable for me and definitely a great protagonist, and I enjoyed reading about her backstory and her struggles felt very real and authentic. I also really liked her little romantic storyline in the end.
The plot itself was pretty average. Some scenes were quite boring and I sometimes felt like some chapters were unnecessary long. I did like the split POV between Elliot and Morgan and the inclusion of the letters. I do think there could have been some more excitement though.
Overall this was a pretty cute book, and definitely a very light, fun and quick read.

Date reviewed/posted: November 25, 2020
Publication date: February 25, 2021

When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is once again closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation as the #secondwave is upon us,  superspeed readers like me can read 300+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today.

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

As a childcare centre director, Morgan has to deal with kids every day but would much rather run her own boarding kennel. Snoopy - Morgan's beagle - is indeed the only living being she has considered family these past few years. When her sister and brother-in-law die in a terrible car crash, she has no choice but to adopt their two children.

The unexpected addition to her household is clearly unlikely to get her closer to her canine goals - and as if this wasn't enough, she seems to be getting it all wrong in her new role, ordering bedding her new son Elliot finds terribly childish, and forgetting to bake a cake for school on Lea's birthday. Grandma Catherine is convinced she'd do a much better job...

When Snoopy sprains his leg, the kids are swept off their feet by the handsome single vet who's nursing him back to health. They're convinced he and Morgan would be a match made in heaven. Now they only need to convince Morgan...

OKAY, FIRST OFF, THEY ARE ******NOT****** HER STEPKIDS - THEY ARE HER NIECE AND NEPHEW/NOW HER CHILDREN. (I assume that the word stepkid was to sell the book and that is really annoying!) 

The story is well written, despite the misleading title, it is cute and funny and I loved Snoopy and the kids equally.  It's not literature, for are, but its a cute read to recommend to patrons in search of a light read.

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I simply adore emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/snowflakes / literally-like-overusers etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 3.5 rounded up to 🍑🍑🍑🍑

An enjoyable fast.read for me, plenty of laughs in it, would recommend it, read it in one day......................

Thank you to NetGalley, Aurelie Tramier and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC of Can I Give My Stepkids Back?
This is my personal review .
Morgan takes custody of her sisters children when the parents are killed in an auto accident. This would make her their Aunt and not step mother which  made the story go a different way than if she was parenting step children from a marriage.
This was a story that has happened in many people lives and to read this with myself not having this type of experience really made me stop and think about how I would handle this situation.
The words flow smoothly and it was interesting that it was also told by Elliott, her nephew, thru letters he writes to his Mom to tell her what is happening even though she will never read them it helps him deal with the changes in their lives. This story was filled with a lot of emotions.

A wonderful read an emotionally moving read that had tears rolling down my face.A book that has you crying at moments laughing out loud at others,.A book  death of the authors sister and brother-in-law and her sudden path to being a parent..#netgalley #hodderstoughton