Reviews with content warning for Injury/Injury detail - Fly With Me

I would like to thank St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for inviting me to review a free e-ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

After saving a man’s life on an airplane, Olive Murphy is thrusted into the spotlight once again. Meanwhile, after a connection developed between the two, pilot Stella Soriano tries to convince Olive to be her fake girlfriend in order to finally get the promotion she’s been working towards at her airline. Yet, as the two spend more time together, Olive wonders if they can make this relationship a reality.

I enjoyed reading Burke’s debut novel, Fly with Me, and it’s worth the read for readers looking for a queer fake dating rom-com. Olive and Stella were good MCs and I liked the depth that Burke brought to both of their character development. While I feel like this could have worked really well as a dual POV, I appreciate the effort Burke put into Olive’s overall growth in the book. Their romance was cute and I rooted for them to get together till the end of the book.

Burke also provides a good writing style in this debut. Burke makes it easy for the reader to get into the plot and utilizes the fake dating trope very well. As a small critique, I have mixed feelings about the epilogue. For me, I didn’t see much need for it since it doesn’t show much of a “where are they now” as well as the fact that it was very short. I think it would have worked better if the epilogue was extended a bit or not there at all.

Other than the epilogue, I thought Fly with Me is a solid debut and I look forward to reading Burke’s future works.

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I was lucky to receive an e-ARC of this book, and when I say lucky, i mean LUCKY. This book had everything you need in a book: fake dating, queer characters, family drama, miscommunication that resolves itself rather quickly, found-family, a funny start-to-end joke that keeps popping up. Everything about this book was written with care, including an authors note at the beginning with triggers written in a way that makes the reader feel connected with the author. Would definitely recommend to anyone and everyone! (as always, check the triggers before you read and take care of yourself!)

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I was really intrigued by the premise of this book! Queer romance! A pilot as the love interest! I enjoyed both of the characters but I didn't find the writing to be convincing about their relationship. My brain cared about their relationship but my emotions did not. I think that the book was trying to do too much, Both characters had multiple non-romance storylines that didn't get a chance to be developed enough, or resolved enough by the end.
I am interested in what the author writes next because I think that this had some great parts, and a lot of potential but it didn't all come together for me in this one.

Thanks St. Martin's Press & Netgalley for ARC

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