But What About The Kids (Marshmallows for Breakfast - Dorothy Koomson)

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Product:	Marshmallows for Breakfast - Dorothy Koomson
Date:	10/06/08 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Lovely gentle read to relax with

Disadvantages: None

When Kendra returns in a hurry from Australia after something goes terribly wrong, she rents a flat. She expects to be the sort of tenant who rarely, if ever, sees her landlord. However, his six-year-old twins break in the first day (while she's in the shower, no less!) and he invites her to breakfast to apologise. When they come over a day later to ask for help, as their dad is passed out drunk on the sofa, Kendra finds herself taking far more of a hand in the little family than she ever anticipated.

Fluff books are, by their nature, fairly predictable. However, this one keeps you guessing, twists and turns gently unfolding page by page.

It focuses as much, if not more, on the twins as it does any romance, and I rather liked that. The focus really isn't on "will x and y get together, and how" as much as it is about "who will get custody of the kids and will it be okay". Perhaps because of this focus it's also pretty much entirely smut-free - I would have no worries letting even a young teen read this if they wanted to.

A nice gentle read - not compelling enough to get me hooked, but lovely when I just wanted to relax.

Summary: Good if you don't want your romance filled with smut