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isabellm's review against another edition
4.0
This was a very enjoyable read. I really liked the chemistry between Sam and Ryan and watching them dance around each other after their initial encounter. Sam was understandably wary following her terrible experience with her ex and Ryan was so much more complex than his initial moody broody first impression implied. I loved watching these two navigate their way into something real and meaningful despite their individual fears and insecurities. I also liked the authors writing style. Overall a really good read.
bookish_spoonie's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
Thank you to netgalley for providing this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
The new guy is about Sam, the young, smart and bubbly female CEO of a tech business and Ryan, the new hire who just happened to have an unknown one night stand with his boss before he starts work.
I have struggled on what to rate this as I did enjoy it but there seemed to be alot of repetition and at some points I just wanted to shake Sam and tell her to wake up. Ryan and a colleague called Lucas were my favourite characters but even their funny relationship got a bit samey and repetitive.
This book is basically about sex. The one night stand and then the leading up to, talking about or thinking about sex. Yet there wasn't one sex scene. It was all fade to black. I don't need smut in a romance to love it but because it was such a large part of the story, to leave it out seemed really odd and didn't hit the right balance unlike other contemporary romance authors.
Also I hate it when the artwork on the front cover doesn't depict the actual characters. Sam has red hair, why on earth does the female on the front cover not?!
It was a nice read but sadly nothing special for me and I would recommend many other romances over this.
Thank you to netgalley for providing this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
The new guy is about Sam, the young, smart and bubbly female CEO of a tech business and Ryan, the new hire who just happened to have an unknown one night stand with his boss before he starts work.
I have struggled on what to rate this as I did enjoy it but there seemed to be alot of repetition and at some points I just wanted to shake Sam and tell her to wake up. Ryan and a colleague called Lucas were my favourite characters but even their funny relationship got a bit samey and repetitive.
This book is basically about sex. The one night stand and then the leading up to, talking about or thinking about sex. Yet there wasn't one sex scene. It was all fade to black. I don't need smut in a romance to love it but because it was such a large part of the story, to leave it out seemed really odd and didn't hit the right balance unlike other contemporary romance authors.
Also I hate it when the artwork on the front cover doesn't depict the actual characters. Sam has red hair, why on earth does the female on the front cover not?!
It was a nice read but sadly nothing special for me and I would recommend many other romances over this.
suzannefine's review
4.0
If you are looking for a fun, HEA, British Rom-Com - which also has some depth to characters - look no further than The New Guy.
The New Guy has the perfect amount of romance, without being “smutty” - and Kathryn Freeman’s writing will have you feeling all the feels between Sam and Ryan.
This is the second of Kathryn Freeman’s novels I’ve read and I am super happy I picked this up last week. I look forward to reading the rest of her novels soon.
Enjoy away readers!!!
The New Guy has the perfect amount of romance, without being “smutty” - and Kathryn Freeman’s writing will have you feeling all the feels between Sam and Ryan.
This is the second of Kathryn Freeman’s novels I’ve read and I am super happy I picked this up last week. I look forward to reading the rest of her novels soon.
Enjoy away readers!!!
rute_cuca's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
THE NEW GUY ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was such a nice, light reading. The way the 2 characters meet is super fun…they had a one night stand and the following day Ryan starts working for the bubbling redhead Sam.
Ao although at first they try to pretend it didn’t happen and focus on the work at hand.
Soon the attraction gets impossible to ignore, but…Sam has been hurt and humiliated when her former partner in life and work betrays her (with another woman and setting up a rival company). She wants to keep their romance quiet, Ryan accepts but thinks her reasons are about him being her employee, or having no qualifications…and basically thinks it’s about Sam being ashamed of him.
It takes them a while to talk to each other and tell each other what they are really feeling,
Sometimes talk is not the root of all problems.
I really enjoy this book.
4,5 stars
danicris's review
5.0
the amount of times i pressed my hand in my heart by the numerous feelings this book was making me feel. how, HOW i just heard about this story now?!? it's disrespectful towards me how the book was hiding from ME.
we have gorgeous ryan. he is very insecure; he, who left his home when he was 18 because he needed a job to send money home. he is a MAN, a top class man. he is one of the best guy romantic interests i've ever read. he didn't even believe she could LOVE HIM BACK!!! (my heart was shattering) and on the other hand we have sam, she is the sun itself. she brings an unparalleled energy and confidence that had me amazed.
not only them completed the story, we had wonderful friends and family who amplified the love i have for it a thousand times more!
please go read it, i cried many, many times!! (of happiness!!)
we have gorgeous ryan. he is very insecure; he, who left his home when he was 18 because he needed a job to send money home. he is a MAN, a top class man. he is one of the best guy romantic interests i've ever read. he didn't even believe she could LOVE HIM BACK!!! (my heart was shattering) and on the other hand we have sam, she is the sun itself. she brings an unparalleled energy and confidence that had me amazed.
not only them completed the story, we had wonderful friends and family who amplified the love i have for it a thousand times more!
please go read it, i cried many, many times!! (of happiness!!)
amandabethslibrary's review
4.0
This romance novel was so sweet! I loved the growth between Sam and Ryan both as a couple and as individuals. The story moved a littleeee slowly at times, but their relationship was still really sweet and I also loved meeting the whole cast of characters at Sam's company. Such a fun and sexy romance read that I devoured in less than 24 hours!
kimberlycarrington's review
4.0
[Thanks Netgalley for the ebook. This review is my honest opinion but just another opinion, you should read this book and judge it by yourself]
This has been quite a surprise! A good one.
It's a funny and feel-good reading, perfect for the Holidays and when you need a chick-lit book with a great main couple and a lovely love story. It's full of cliches but they're well developed, it's not plain and you're not reading with the constant feeling of "I think I've read this before" that you sometimes can feel with this kind of books.
Although the MC became acquainted very soon, you can see how their relationship develops and it looks very natural. Sam and Ryan are real people to the reader, with insecurities and problems, and I'd really appreciated this (especially in Ryan -it's almost never that you can see a man feelng weak/weaker than his partner!-). I liked them both and I'm happy that the writer didn't use constant misunderstandings between them to give the book a twist. They're always true to themselves, they have great chemistry and they're always joking! I love it.
On the other hand, sometimes it felt too long and there were too many thoughts, but overall I had a great time reading The New Guy and I'm looking forward to reading more of Kathryn Freeman.
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No tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en este libro debido a que es de los típicos que pido por la portada y, al final, no me acaban gustado. The New Guy, sin embargo, me ha gustado bastante.
Es el típico libro de mono con platillos que crees que va a ser nadista y, al final, tiene algo más. La historia se asienta sobre clichés que ya conocemos de sobra pero juega con ellos y les da una vuelta de tuerca, algo que me ha encantado.
El libro está bien escrito y bien desarrollado y, sobre todo, tiene una pareja protagonista fabulosa y con una química estupenda. He adorado especialmente que Ryan arrastre tantas inseguridades pero que no le hagan dejar escapar aquello que más quiere. No es un libro en el que se recurra al malentendido para darle un giro a la trama y yo lo agradezco infinitamente, no hay nada peor que unos personajes estupendos haciendo cosas estúpidas.
(Por cierto, es una pena que esto sea chik-lit y no los veamos dándole al tema, porque ojo las chispas que saltan, grrrrrrr).
En la parte menos positiva, diría que me ha parecido algo largo y que los pensamientos inseguros de ambos protagonistas son demasiado recurrentes para mi gusto, pero no han logrado quitarme las ganas de seguir leyendo ni han cambiado mi opinión sobre ellos.
En cualquier caso me ha parecido un libro fresco, con puntos divertidos, que se lee con bastante facilidad y con una pareja protagonista realmente adorable. Ideal para disfrutar de una lectura que te deje con buen sabor de boca.
This has been quite a surprise! A good one.
It's a funny and feel-good reading, perfect for the Holidays and when you need a chick-lit book with a great main couple and a lovely love story. It's full of cliches but they're well developed, it's not plain and you're not reading with the constant feeling of "I think I've read this before" that you sometimes can feel with this kind of books.
Although the MC became acquainted very soon, you can see how their relationship develops and it looks very natural. Sam and Ryan are real people to the reader, with insecurities and problems, and I'd really appreciated this (especially in Ryan -it's almost never that you can see a man feelng weak/weaker than his partner!-). I liked them both and I'm happy that the writer didn't use constant misunderstandings between them to give the book a twist. They're always true to themselves, they have great chemistry and they're always joking! I love it.
On the other hand, sometimes it felt too long and there were too many thoughts, but overall I had a great time reading The New Guy and I'm looking forward to reading more of Kathryn Freeman.
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No tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en este libro debido a que es de los típicos que pido por la portada y, al final, no me acaban gustado. The New Guy, sin embargo, me ha gustado bastante.
Es el típico libro de mono con platillos que crees que va a ser nadista y, al final, tiene algo más. La historia se asienta sobre clichés que ya conocemos de sobra pero juega con ellos y les da una vuelta de tuerca, algo que me ha encantado.
El libro está bien escrito y bien desarrollado y, sobre todo, tiene una pareja protagonista fabulosa y con una química estupenda. He adorado especialmente que Ryan arrastre tantas inseguridades pero que no le hagan dejar escapar aquello que más quiere. No es un libro en el que se recurra al malentendido para darle un giro a la trama y yo lo agradezco infinitamente, no hay nada peor que unos personajes estupendos haciendo cosas estúpidas.
(Por cierto, es una pena que esto sea chik-lit y no los veamos dándole al tema, porque ojo las chispas que saltan, grrrrrrr).
En la parte menos positiva, diría que me ha parecido algo largo y que los pensamientos inseguros de ambos protagonistas son demasiado recurrentes para mi gusto, pero no han logrado quitarme las ganas de seguir leyendo ni han cambiado mi opinión sobre ellos.
En cualquier caso me ha parecido un libro fresco, con puntos divertidos, que se lee con bastante facilidad y con una pareja protagonista realmente adorable. Ideal para disfrutar de una lectura que te deje con buen sabor de boca.
medini_l's review
3.0
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