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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
⭐️5 stars!
Things to expect:
♦️ grumpy x sunshine
♦️ office romance
♦️ slow burn
♦️ sweet, romantic spice🌶️
♦️ FMC in her 30s
Summary: Holly is a 34 year old trying to start over. Working as an intern at a nonprofit, she is competing against 4 others interns for a paid position in Scotland: the catch? She is forced to work with the brooding office grump, Jonathan, to pull it off.
✨I really loved this book! It’s a feel good read that kept me engaged the whole time.
The slow burn between the characters was well done and kept me hooked in the story. The chemistry felt genuine and believable. Spice was tasteful, sweet, romantic which was refreshing to read!! Ultimately the relationship between the characters was a blend of sweet, soft, and passionate which is my FAVORITE kind of romance.
I also appreciated seeing a FMC in her 30s navigating both career and personal growth. Holly’s journey to rediscover herself added emotional depth to the story without making it feel heavy.
The writing style was light and engaging, with witty dialogue and great pacing. I also adored Jude, Holly’s brother, and would love a spinoff featuring him!
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Things to expect:
♦️ grumpy x sunshine
♦️ office romance
♦️ slow burn
♦️ sweet, romantic spice🌶️
♦️ FMC in her 30s
Summary: Holly is a 34 year old trying to start over. Working as an intern at a nonprofit, she is competing against 4 others interns for a paid position in Scotland: the catch? She is forced to work with the brooding office grump, Jonathan, to pull it off.
✨I really loved this book! It’s a feel good read that kept me engaged the whole time.
The slow burn between the characters was well done and kept me hooked in the story. The chemistry felt genuine and believable. Spice was tasteful, sweet, romantic which was refreshing to read!! Ultimately the relationship between the characters was a blend of sweet, soft, and passionate which is my FAVORITE kind of romance.
I also appreciated seeing a FMC in her 30s navigating both career and personal growth. Holly’s journey to rediscover herself added emotional depth to the story without making it feel heavy.
The writing style was light and engaging, with witty dialogue and great pacing. I also adored Jude, Holly’s brother, and would love a spinoff featuring him!
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Finding Mr. July was such a fun, warm, and surprisingly emotional read. Anna E. Collins delivers a workplace romance that has some of my favorite tropes and themes: grumpy/sunshine dynamic, reluctant coworkers turned late night tequila confidants, and a calendar full of hot guys and cute dogs? Say less.
Holly is thirty four, fresh out of a toxic relationship and an exhausting legal career. She’s starting over as an unpaid intern at a nonprofit and vying for a life changing position in Scotland. She’s smart, ambitious, and delightfully chaotic. Enter Jonathan, who is her broody, closed off coworker that gets reluctantly paired with Holly to create a fundraiser for their office competition. He’s grumpy. He’s guarded. He’s also extremely attractive. And did I mention he’s good with dogs?
Their banter is hilarious and really works for them as characters, their partnership messy but effective, and one tequila fueled night leaves them questioning whether something more happened between them. As they hustle toward the deadline, sparks fly, walls come down, and the calendar isn’t the only thing heating up.
I loved the emotional depth. Both characters in this book are carrying baggage, but the way they challenge and support each other was beautiful. Plus, the side plot with Holly’s BFF and her widowed brother adds just the right amount of drama and sweetness (I needed that slow burn resolved!).
Read if you enjoy:
✨ Workplace romance
✨ Grumpy x sunshine
✨ Men who love dogs
✨ Thirty something characters starting fresh
✨ Slow burn with great payoff
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the eARC of this book.
Holly is thirty four, fresh out of a toxic relationship and an exhausting legal career. She’s starting over as an unpaid intern at a nonprofit and vying for a life changing position in Scotland. She’s smart, ambitious, and delightfully chaotic. Enter Jonathan, who is her broody, closed off coworker that gets reluctantly paired with Holly to create a fundraiser for their office competition. He’s grumpy. He’s guarded. He’s also extremely attractive. And did I mention he’s good with dogs?
Their banter is hilarious and really works for them as characters, their partnership messy but effective, and one tequila fueled night leaves them questioning whether something more happened between them. As they hustle toward the deadline, sparks fly, walls come down, and the calendar isn’t the only thing heating up.
I loved the emotional depth. Both characters in this book are carrying baggage, but the way they challenge and support each other was beautiful. Plus, the side plot with Holly’s BFF and her widowed brother adds just the right amount of drama and sweetness (I needed that slow burn resolved!).
Read if you enjoy:
✨ Workplace romance
✨ Grumpy x sunshine
✨ Men who love dogs
✨ Thirty something characters starting fresh
✨ Slow burn with great payoff
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the eARC of this book.
Dogs and hot guys featured together in a charity calendar, need I say more? This was the perfect blend of a workplace romance between a grumpy photographer and a sunny intern starting a new career path.
Once Holly got to know Jonathan, aka the office grumpy shadow, she realized there was more to him and the more she learned about him the more she found herself wanting to spend time with him. Holly awakened something buried deep within Jonathan which reignited his passion and it didn’t hurt that there were adorable puppies involved.
I really liked that Holly and Jonathan were older MCs and that they had already had a big setback/shake up in their lives so they had a clear path they were moving towards. They certainly strayed from said paths but they did it with the right intentions for the better of themselves and others. All the side characters made for a great all around story and you really can’t go wrong with adorable dogs especially Sir Leonard.
Thank you @readforeverpub and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback
Once Holly got to know Jonathan, aka the office grumpy shadow, she realized there was more to him and the more she learned about him the more she found herself wanting to spend time with him. Holly awakened something buried deep within Jonathan which reignited his passion and it didn’t hurt that there were adorable puppies involved.
I really liked that Holly and Jonathan were older MCs and that they had already had a big setback/shake up in their lives so they had a clear path they were moving towards. They certainly strayed from said paths but they did it with the right intentions for the better of themselves and others. All the side characters made for a great all around story and you really can’t go wrong with adorable dogs especially Sir Leonard.
Thank you @readforeverpub and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced