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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
I liked the first half where you get to explore the entertaining concept of a Heartbreak for Hire type agency…but the second half loses that and just makes you realize how shallow the stereotypes are in the book. The main character’s narrow-minded stubbornness of a “all men are trash and everything sucks” just bogged me down, and I was TRUDGING through the last half of the book. And then everything is tied up together in a neat little bow in the very last few pages? Meh.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
3.7⭐️
I really liked the concept of H4H. I didn’t like the lack of confidence and how constantly put down she was. It’s not really my fave trope. But she ends up well and it’s an HEA so I’m in for that.
I do like the cat who’s happiest in a sweater
Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review
I really liked the concept of H4H. I didn’t like the lack of confidence and how constantly put down she was. It’s not really my fave trope. But she ends up well and it’s an HEA so I’m in for that.
I do like the cat who’s happiest in a sweater
Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review
This story was such a light and heartfelt romcom, despite the "heartbreaking" plot focus! I enjoyed how it touched on career/work issues as well, including themes of respect, cutthroat academia, prestige, and more. So many cute and fun moments that discussed how women can be mistreated in the workplace, as well as believable chemistry between the two leads.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for a generous advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for a generous advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Thank you to the publishers at gallery books and netgalley for sending me an advanced copy, this book needs to be a movie stat. I love the premise and enemies trope...are my favorites...I just wish could’ve had some dual POV and the ending felt a bit sudden. Otherwise I was hooked from the very first chapter and their chemistry was fire.
This was one of those rare books where I really just...did not like anything about it. I went into this one SO excited because I had really enjoyed Hartl's YA debut, but pretty quickly into this one I knew it was not going to be for me. I even went so far as to DNF this my first time through, but decided to grab the audiobook and try again to see if that would help because I really truly did WANT to like this. Unfortunately, something about the writing itself just really didn't jive with me and I even found myself physically cringing at some points because the secondhand embarrassment I felt for our main character Brinkley was THAT real. I always feel bad leaving negative reviews for books that I didn't enjoy, but I have to be honest: this just..... was not for me. Big big womp.
I am obsessed with the cover of this book. It’s probably one of my favorite drawn covers. The cover does slightly oversell the story as a romance when the cover literally says “A novel” which is a telltale sign of a women’s fiction book. I loved the premise behind it and really wish my job was as cool as Brinkley’s (and my job’s pretty dang cool).
Brinkley and Mark had a really fun meet cute and I loved combination of instant attraction to enemies to lovers. As I noted above, this book does straddle the line between romance and women’s fiction. Yes there are characters that fall in love, but it is equally if not more-so a story of Brinkley’s growth in her relationship with her mom as well as reaching her personal goals.
My biggest complaint is that some things wrapped up too quickly, and one major thing was left without any closure. The book is first person, past tense and told entirely from Brinkley’s perspective. This p.o.v. worked for this book because this book is women’s fiction and some of the plot wouldn’t have worked if we had Mark’s perspective. I will happily read another book by Sonia Hartl.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Brinkley and Mark had a really fun meet cute and I loved combination of instant attraction to enemies to lovers. As I noted above, this book does straddle the line between romance and women’s fiction. Yes there are characters that fall in love, but it is equally if not more-so a story of Brinkley’s growth in her relationship with her mom as well as reaching her personal goals.
My biggest complaint is that some things wrapped up too quickly, and one major thing was left without any closure. The book is first person, past tense and told entirely from Brinkley’s perspective. This p.o.v. worked for this book because this book is women’s fiction and some of the plot wouldn’t have worked if we had Mark’s perspective. I will happily read another book by Sonia Hartl.
Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Expand Your Horizons 2021: About a hobby you'd like to try --- Marc is an avid metal detector scouter and that sounds super fun! I'd love to try that!
Open door rom com that gives off Hitch vibes while being completely different at the same time. Paid revenge enemies to attraction to forced coworkers to lovers to falling out to happily ever after it was classic trope but also not. Confused? Who cares! It was super cute anyway and I can't really compare it to anything else I've read recently in rom coms.
Open door rom com that gives off Hitch vibes while being completely different at the same time. Paid revenge enemies to attraction to forced coworkers to lovers to falling out to happily ever after it was classic trope but also not. Confused? Who cares! It was super cute anyway and I can't really compare it to anything else I've read recently in rom coms.