Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily (Dash & Lily #3)

Haven’t read it yet, has a nice feel to it. Came in a large bubble envelope and has some small damage but other than that, looking forward to reading it with my daughter. Loved the Netflix series

Dash and Lily are now living in different countries. Dash went to England to attend Oxford University and Lily took a gap year to take care of her dogwalking business in New York. Lily decides to surprise Dash by visiting London for Christmas after getting the news that he would not be coming to the US. Lily thinks it is a fun, romantic gesture, but everything keeps going sideways. Even though they are now in the same city, it still feels as if they are an ocean apart. Will this trip bring them closer together or will it be the straw that breaks the relationship apart?

Mind the Gap, Dash and Lily is the third book in the Dash & Lily series. These fun, short and romantic reads are great escapes and this installment was just as fun. Since this couple is in a new city there are many more tourist stops for the reader to explore with the characters. Netflix is about to release a series based on these characters and I know that those who look for the books to get a preview will be happy with them. I hope the series is as good as the books, but if it isnt we still have these pages to re-read.

3 stars

The relationship here is charming, but this book is not for me. These characters are too…clever. I found them frustrating to the point of being almost unreadable.

I am a big fan of Levithan’s, and I am sure that having missed the first installments of this series, I am not working with the same incoming love and awareness of the characters that most readers possess, but oof. This was a tough one for me. That’s an added bummer because I was really looking forward to getting in the holiday spirit, but even that was a reach.

I expect many readers will find this a sweet installment, but I found it a bit over the top in a way that was not enjoyable.

This is so excited! The show just came out when I learned that there was a third book! And it was so exciting!!!

I do think though that this book is more like a filler to the series. But then again, Dash and Lily’s relationship is already so established from the second book, that we kinda just see how the relationship survives in a different circumstance. I do think the book is more about their individuality and growing into society as real people. It’s like they’re not characters anymore but real people going through the realities of life. And that, I think, is something so important to show the readers.

As much as it is nice to see the romance of it all. It’s also so nice to see the struggles Dash and Lily have as individuals and as a couple. I really appreciate how Lily is trying to break free from family expectations. And I love how Dash is trying to be a good boyfriend and at the same time, trying to figure out what he truly wants.

This book just definitely reminds me why I really like the series and it’s amazing as a reader to learn so much from these books.

Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily is a sweet Christmas love story! We catch up with Dash in Oxford and Lily in her gap year, in which she has become a dog walker entrepreneur. When Lily heads to London to surprise Dash, their awkward reunion leads to plenty of holiday cheer, relationship drama, and a new, promising future for both of them. If you are looking for a feel-good Dash & Lily book, you will be satisfied!

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