A review by pajamamomreads
Hey Jude by Hannah Brixton

4.0

Calling all dark romance girlies who want to read a light grey contemporary romance. Although this book definitely has all the warm fuzzies of a workplace/small town romance, it does have some continued dark themes with a stalker ex, panic attacks, and battles with addiction. As a book I've mostly seen marketed as a rom com, workplace romance I expected the trigger warnings to have a smaller part in the story.

✨ adhd rep
✨cinnamon roll mmc
✨cutely awkward fmc
✨dual pov
✨spicy
✨workplace romance
✨supportive besties
✨rainy romance
✨dark secrets
✨healing from traumas


With that being said, I don't think I've ever related to a main character of a book more. Olena is a funny, smart and strong willed woman with adhd. Her challenges with trauma, anxiety and adhd had me absolutely loving and rooting for her. The subtle additions to her mannerisms and characteristics (word vomit when nervous and hangry) made the neurodiversity so accurate for me and really made me feel seen.

Jude had me in love from their first meeting. Automatically assuming he was an a-hole to Olena instantly putting her foot in her mouth had me laughing so hard. Then when he gave her food when she was hangry, I knew he'd be in my heart forever. He is so supportive and patient with both Olena and his brother.

I loved the spice level and content! Their sexual tension at work was so good.