3.5-4 stars. Charming and cute with a gruff narrator who's like a pineapple: prickly and hard on the outside, but kind of a sweet softy on the inside...with a bit of a bite. :) This story is a little bit May-December with the late-30s narrator wooing a mid-20s love interest through...well, you'll just have to see what courtship rituals he puts into practice. :) It wasn't perfect - I could've done with more clarity on why they were each so interested in each other - but it was a nice little bonbon and a quick read, too.
