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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
Rating: 3.5 Stars
This book was a lot of fun. I loved all the pop culture references, and found Lainey delightful. There were quite a few swoony moments, but I have to say, I did want to smack Brogan a few times. Ugghhh! The miscommunication and jumping to conclusions. Sometimes it really makes me nuts. Overall, I laughed a lot. A light rom-com read.
This book was a lot of fun. I loved all the pop culture references, and found Lainey delightful. There were quite a few swoony moments, but I have to say, I did want to smack Brogan a few times. Ugghhh! The miscommunication and jumping to conclusions. Sometimes it really makes me nuts. Overall, I laughed a lot. A light rom-com read.
I received an advanced copy of the this book in exchange for an honest review.
This story starts off with some of the worst words in the English language: smear, secrete, pustule, damp and the worst of all the words, moist. **shudders** And what kind of respectable media outlet would even use those on purpose? That's probably the only rule I agree with.
What rules? The many rules listed in the Starr Media handbook. The same handbook that Lainey has found herself reading on the second day of her new job. She is the assistant to the assistant of Brogan Starr, the man in charge. Jackson, the first assistant, tells her that employees refer to him as the Antichrist and that little bit of knowledge leads to a hilarious interaction (see the excerpt below) between Lainey and the man himself.
But despite the awkward introduction, Lainey and Brogan form a good working relationship. It's obvious that they like each other, but there are strict rules about that kind of thing, especially since he is her boss. After Jackson pawns the dog walking duties off on Lainey, she ends up at Brogan's apartment. He is none too pleased to see her there, but he goes along with it. Lainey finds herself at Brogan's apartment almost every day and sometimes he is actually there. They find themselves in some interesting situations where they get to know each other outside the office and that line between friends and the boss/employee relationship gets REALLY blurry.
I really liked Lainey. She was a little spitfire and despite getting off to a rocky start at her job, she eventually manages to settle in and not only make friends, but is able to show off her skills. The one thing I absolutely loved about her was her inner monologue, especially when it came to Brogan. Holy crap she was funny. Here are just a few of my favorites:
I really liked this book. It was fun to watch Brogan and Lainey's relationship develop, especially since the way it started. Throw in some coworker workplace drama and the fact that Lainey is also dealing with her sick mother and you have an emotionally charged book that will make you laugh and maybe even cry a little bit.
This story starts off with some of the worst words in the English language: smear, secrete, pustule, damp and the worst of all the words, moist. **shudders** And what kind of respectable media outlet would even use those on purpose? That's probably the only rule I agree with.
What rules? The many rules listed in the Starr Media handbook. The same handbook that Lainey has found herself reading on the second day of her new job. She is the assistant to the assistant of Brogan Starr, the man in charge. Jackson, the first assistant, tells her that employees refer to him as the Antichrist and that little bit of knowledge leads to a hilarious interaction (see the excerpt below) between Lainey and the man himself.
But despite the awkward introduction, Lainey and Brogan form a good working relationship. It's obvious that they like each other, but there are strict rules about that kind of thing, especially since he is her boss. After Jackson pawns the dog walking duties off on Lainey, she ends up at Brogan's apartment. He is none too pleased to see her there, but he goes along with it. Lainey finds herself at Brogan's apartment almost every day and sometimes he is actually there. They find themselves in some interesting situations where they get to know each other outside the office and that line between friends and the boss/employee relationship gets REALLY blurry.
I really liked Lainey. She was a little spitfire and despite getting off to a rocky start at her job, she eventually manages to settle in and not only make friends, but is able to show off her skills. The one thing I absolutely loved about her was her inner monologue, especially when it came to Brogan. Holy crap she was funny. Here are just a few of my favorites:
There was a lot to be said for a man in a well-fitted suit. Such as yum, and I’d tap that like a friggin’ maple tree.I liked Brogan too. I expected him to be this uptight jerk, but he really wasn't. Yes, he put all those silly rules in place, but they were there for reason and he truly believed that if he was to have a successful company, they needed to exist. But once he met Lainey, he found himself breaking some of those rules. Unfortunately for him, when a security breach causes one of their social media accounts to post photos that should never see the light of day, he questions everything he has with Lainey.
On a scale of aww… how cute to there’s no way that’s fitting, it was the Goldilocks of bulges. Just right.
That’ll be five ass-smacks for your disobedience. “Oh no, I’m so sorry, Mr. Starr. I’ve been such a very bad girl. Please punish me with those big, strong hands of yours.”
I want to jump your bones , and, does this massage come with a happy ending?
So good.
I really liked this book. It was fun to watch Brogan and Lainey's relationship develop, especially since the way it started. Throw in some coworker workplace drama and the fact that Lainey is also dealing with her sick mother and you have an emotionally charged book that will make you laugh and maybe even cry a little bit.
I really enjoyed pretty much every interaction between Lainey and Brogan in this book. I liked the romance and even all the times Lainey just said really stupid stuff in front of him. There were a lot of humorous moments, too. However, there were a couple things that bothered me. I'm not sure if it's ever stated how old Brogan is (I think 30 was hinted at it) and Lainey is 24. I know that's not a huge age difference, but I felt like there was such a difference in their maturity (plus he's her employer) that the romance almost felt uncomfortable for awhile. (I did get over that eventually, though. Like I said, I liked almost every interaction between them.) My major problem, though, is that if you cut out all of Lainey's inner-monologues about wanting to do her boss, the book would be about half as long. It just kind of annoyed me. There was a lot of good about the book, though, and it was a cute romance, overall.
He was an awful hero. And boring. Fade to black caught me so off guard that it confused me into thinking they didn't even have sex. The dog was great though, I liked him way more than the hero.