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Crying from laughing so hard! The audio just brought the FMC to life and I was living for it!

Rayne Meyer's is a MESS and calamities follow her wherever she goes. Feeling unfulfilled, she applies to be a billionaire's personal assistant. To her surprise she gets the job. No sooner does she find herself out to sea and in literal close quarters with her boss's very attractive, and very charming son, Hale Davenport. Hale is everything Rayne is not but she may be the best thing for him.

This is the funniest book I have read in a while. Rayne's inner thoughts had be laughing out loud. The highlights I made in this book are some of the best one-liners. I absolutely LOVED the movie and show references too.

What to expect / tropes:
Billionaire
Boss's son
Commitment-phobe FMC
Secrets
Workplace
Opposites attract
Single POV

chrissys's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

amberreadsalot's review against another edition

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2.0

To caveat this review off the top - I did not know that this was not a standalone. While I love readings series of books, I seriously dislike reading books that are not complete stories within themselves. Had I known that this ended on a cliffhanger, I would not have picked it up. That said, I also don't feel a need to pick up the second half of Rayne's story, annoyed as I was to realize I didn't have an ending at the end of this book. I did not find any of the characters all that likable, even Rayne herself. Rayne is not a calamity so much as completely lacking a sense of self or guidance. She is drifting through life and I did not get the sense that that was changing all that much for her. The other characters are also not great. Remington, Rayne's boss, is an old-school misogynist whose occasional sweet moment cannot outweigh his general grossness. Hale, Rayne's love interest, is also problematic, having dated multiple of his father's employees and hiding huge parts of his life from his new "girlfriend."

The relationship between Rayne and Hale is one of instalust and apparently, instalove. It is hard to buy into it as a "relationship" given the huge power dynamics at play. Everything about Hale's family is messy messy messy. It is hard to see how the week or so Rayne knew Hale before the total mess of his life became clear would make staying with him worth it. Her commitment issues also make her a bad play for him.

2 stars because the writing was decent. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions herein are my own.

caitsullivan's review against another edition

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I noticed multiple grammatical errors that I couldn't ignore- this book needed and deserved better editing. The trope, "there's no way he likes me" got really old really quick and I just couldn't take it anymore.

jaydeewers's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

helizas's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5

linny_b's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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