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The Very Nice Box
by Eve Gleichman, Laura Blackett
It didn't take much reading to know that this was going to be a book that I'd enjoy a lot. It's set in an IKEA-like company with a lot of silly corporate behavior that hits pretty close to home for me. I liked how the authors toed the line between reality and absurdity for the corporate setting, the perfect recipe for humor!
Ava, the main character, is a no-nonsense, talented engineer whose world revolves around her job and her passion project of creating a very specific sort box. Her new boss is the exact sort of guy she'd hate and/or make fun of, a bro's bro who is more about image than substance and is used to having everything go his way. It should be a recipe for disaster, but they end up oddly drawn to each other.
With that setup, I was expecting a standard rom-com where the two main characters hate each other at first but end up falling in love anyway. That is not how this book went, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the originality. Definitely recommended!
Thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Ava, the main character, is a no-nonsense, talented engineer whose world revolves around her job and her passion project of creating a very specific sort box. Her new boss is the exact sort of guy she'd hate and/or make fun of, a bro's bro who is more about image than substance and is used to having everything go his way. It should be a recipe for disaster, but they end up oddly drawn to each other.
With that setup, I was expecting a standard rom-com where the two main characters hate each other at first but end up falling in love anyway. That is not how this book went, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the originality. Definitely recommended!
Thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.