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A review by rachrreads
The Fixer Upper by Lauren Forsythe
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I received an eARC from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Aly has a knack for fixing things. When her best friends point out one of the duds she had dated has gone on to be successful, they decide to test out a theory. Every single ex of Aly’s has gone on to be successful. Alongside her friends, Tola and Eric, they form a new business— The Fixer Upper. Behind the scenes, women come to them to get the men in their life to finally put in the work. Aly and team are able to convince these men to finally do the work, without them realizing they’ve been set up.
After a few weeks, a high profile social media influencer asks them to meet. She wants her boyfriend to finally move forward with his tech start up and be ready for an engagement— in a month. Aly is about to turn this offer down when her ex-best friend (and first love) walks in the door...
This book does best friends to strangers to friends to lovers so well. Although I hate the whole being paid and lying to someone trope, Aly and Dylan were so fun to read about.
Aly struggles with opening up to people and feels like she has to be fixing everyone’s problems. Dylan feels like he’s never enough for anyone and hides behind his charm. It was great watching these two reconnect as they worked through these issues.
Read if you like:
• best friends to lovers
• the movie failure to launch
• strong and independent women
• second chance romance
Aly has a knack for fixing things. When her best friends point out one of the duds she had dated has gone on to be successful, they decide to test out a theory. Every single ex of Aly’s has gone on to be successful. Alongside her friends, Tola and Eric, they form a new business— The Fixer Upper. Behind the scenes, women come to them to get the men in their life to finally put in the work. Aly and team are able to convince these men to finally do the work, without them realizing they’ve been set up.
After a few weeks, a high profile social media influencer asks them to meet. She wants her boyfriend to finally move forward with his tech start up and be ready for an engagement— in a month. Aly is about to turn this offer down when her ex-best friend (and first love) walks in the door...
This book does best friends to strangers to friends to lovers so well. Although I hate the whole being paid and lying to someone trope, Aly and Dylan were so fun to read about.
Aly struggles with opening up to people and feels like she has to be fixing everyone’s problems. Dylan feels like he’s never enough for anyone and hides behind his charm. It was great watching these two reconnect as they worked through these issues.
Read if you like:
• best friends to lovers
• the movie failure to launch
• strong and independent women
• second chance romance