Hmmm. I don't know that this is a book for me. Adam was treated like a piece of prime rib. I found the characters rude and kind of mean.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I just couldn't finish this book. I generally enjoy chick lit, but after just a few pages I realized this wasn't going to be for me.

I'll have to be completely honest, I found this book a struggle to get through. I seem to have this infuriating trait, where even if I'm really not enjoying a book, I still have to finish it. This one came very close to not making it.

The story is basically that a (really unfunny) woman, Cate, gets dumped by her boyfriend for making terrible jokes and her boss sets her up with this dazzlingly hot guy for a one night stand to get over her ex. She ends up staying with this hot guy though, which brings on worlds of drama after a whole a league of women who are 'in line' to sleep with this guy end up kidnapping Cate and causing riots at sport stadiums, amongst other drama, simply because 'the hot guy' is so hot. (It's as bad as it sounds.)

The characters were unlikeable from the word go. I'm usually a bit of a sucker for a cheesy chick lit book with bad jokes, but the 'jokes' in this book were absolutely beyond me. They started off so badly, they actually made me cringe, (something about not going to the polo game because of yolo...) and then moved on to include racism and homophobia.

"You know what I think?" said the old lady taxi driver.

They all nodded.

I think we're letting too many Muslims into the country."


The racist jokes were infuriating, the film puns were annoying, the characters were horrible. I got sick of their shallowness and incessant need to keep mentioning that they hated sport (without actually ever naming a type of sport....)

The more I think about it, the more I really, really disliked this book...

An easy read, bit like a Kathy Lette at half drive - the puns and jokes not nearly as good as hers. However this was an enjoyable enough read.

Adorable, light and funny. Kept laughing our loud.
Sometimes, a story like this one is just what you need, to bring some fluff into life with endearing characters and hilarious situations. Definitely want to come back for more by these two!

I liked the premise of this book, and really wanted it to be more. It sounded fun, had some really funny, witty writing and even had a decent plot line.

Which makes this a difficult review to write, because I did enjoy the read. But, in order to enjoy it, I had to suspend my belief in how things work in the real world. And not in a fantasy, action adventure, use your imagination to dream big type of suspension. More like, I had to believe that simply waving a ridiculously attractive man on a Jumbotron would be enough to cause a stampede of women trying to simply touch him.

Unfortunately, for me, it was a bit too ridiculous. It was also a bit sexist, so be warned. (See example above)

In this town, there is one guy, a ridiculously attractive guy, that every woman knows as 'The Hot Guy'. This guy is the balm to every woman's need. Simply show up at the bar he regularly attends, flirt, and BAM! Your problems are solved.

Obviously, there are issues with this one plot point alone. Women do not need a hot guy to validate their beauty, importance, intelligence, etc. Nor do they not need to have sex in order to feel better about themselves. And they certainly don't need a meaningless one night stand.

I'll suspend my irritation on this, and go with the more empowering view that women can do whatever they like, including sleeping with a man, for one night, for whatever reason they want. Fine. Good. But, the whole idea is to sleep with him to get over another man. In order to find 'the one'. It's a bit of a stretch for me. Moving on.

When Cate gets dumped by her mediocre boyfriend, she finds herself in said slump. So, her friends jump to action taking her to meet, 'The Hot Guy'. Somehow Cate is the only woman in this area who has no idea this is a thing.

Anyway, she sleeps with him and finds she really likes him. So the one night stand, turns into a weekend, which turns into more.

Her friends, knowing how to handle all her relationship woes, are adamantly opposed to this. They tell her she can't handle dating someone that hot. It's too much pressure. Someone else can take him away. When she refuses to listen, they try to create chaos to help the break up along. Who needs enemies, right?

Adam, however, is apparently completely oblivious to how hot he is. He has no idea that women have been using him for sex his entire life, or that he is a commodity in this small town. All he wants to do is direct, and doesn't understand why everyone just wants him to act.

There is an attempt in this plot to use the man as a sex object and sex symbol, and the women as the ones in positions of power. He just wants to find a nice girl and settle down, while fulfilling his dreams. Even being pushed into acting is a focus on using him for his body, and not his mind. I appreciate the attempt to highlight sexism in this way.

However, it just didn't hit the target for me.

Let's take the women. First, we are to believe that women are willing to work together in the name of sisterhood so that everyone can take their turn with 'The Hot Guy'. Yet, the second he dates one seriously, all bets are off. They kidnap Cate, they threaten her, they try to bribe her, all to break up with Adam. So much for sisterhood.

I was hoping for a Bridget Jones-esque romp through the hilarious and often painful world of dating. Love is messy, but it can also be painfully funny. Instead, we are given an outlandish mockery of these ideas.

When you have his parents hoisting ladders to his bedroom window (so she can escape in the middle of the night, like the rest), strange side plots with ex-girlfriends, and a group of obsessed women who have a Facebook page and a waiting list (yes, I am not making that up), well, it's a bit too much.

The difference with Bridget Jones, is that while I've never slid down a fireman pole in a skirt on National Television personally, I can see it happening. I can even see myself doing it, if the circumstances were aligned. With The Hot Guy, I just didn't buy it.

Before Brad Pitt was Brad Pitt, he was attractive. But he wasn't women losing their minds attractive because he wasn't Brad Pitt yet. He was just good looking guy X. And while he like looking at good looking guys, and may even find ourselves doing ridiculous things to gain their attention, I've never heard of women losing their minds over some random guy.

I also didn't buy that Adam was clueless. How many one night stands does a guy think is normal? I mean, every Friday for years. Enough to have a Facebook page and women lined up? His parents helping girls escape in the night so that they didn't have to explain to him that women wanted him only for his looks? Nope. Not buying it.

Even with those issues, there are some genuinely funny parts. The writing is witty. The characters are true to themselves, ridiculousness and all. If you could suspend the disbelief, and just enjoy it at face value, it is a funny read.

With a description like this Adam, a serious cinema nerd, has no idea that he is the Hot Guy – a man so ridiculously attractive there’s a Facebook group dedicated to seducing him. Cate, a sports publicist who loves to crack a joke, is feeling down about her newly single status when her friends suggest the perfect pick-me-up: a night with the Hot Guy. But that one night leaves both Cate and Adam wanting… Is a genuine connection possible with a guy this phenomenally smokin’? Written by film critic duo Mel Campbell and Anthony Morris, and packed with movie-related humour, The Hot Guy is a funny, warm, savvy, and genuine romcom, with characters you won’t want to kick out of bed. Wouldn't you want to read this book?

I requested to read this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and it was not the kind of humor or warm, witty, rom-com I expected it to be. However, the book succeeded in making me see the movie industry and half the characters as shallow and if I may use one of the phrases I have since picked up from the book, "tools."
I really wanted to like this book, but it was not to my liking, however this should not dissuade you-if you are reading this, and did I forget to add that if you are a movie buff, there are some references here that might strike home.I'm going with the three stars because even though it was not my kind of rom-com, it definitely caught my attention on the pop culture references, in a dark and twisted way-I reckon the authors might have just achieved what they wanted with this book.

**DNF at 38%

I tried. I really tried, but I just couldn't finish it and I HATE not finishing a book. I will usually just hurry through it, but I couldn't do it this time.

Where to start...

First, the whole idea that crazed women would be lining up to sleep with a "hot" guy is insane. I'm sorry, but no. In all honesty it was insulting and a little mean.

I felt there was way too many pages spent on stupid conversations with the MC's "friends". I use that word loosely because what kind of friends try to sabotage your relationship? Or insinuate you aren't good enough? Assholes--those kinds. And it all felt childish and forced. It tried for funny and failed.

There was also no real time spent with the development of the two MC's. Cate and Adam liked each other and had lots of sex. Why? Because Adam was nice and hot and Cate was the first one to stick around? I didn't feel any chemistry and we never really get a lot of page time to invest in their relationship. I really just didn't care.

After I caught myself checking what percent I was on and wishing the book would just hurry up and end, I decided it was time to just let it go. It just wasn't for me.

***ARC received in exchange of an honest opinion***

Well, even though I really wted to like The Hot Guy, unfortunately I couldn't. I tried, but the story was simply TOO unreal for me. Some things were so exaggerated while others were just so impossible to believe! So much I actually had trouble finishing it.

I had a really hard time connecting to the characters, any of them. And I have a big issue with a friend "recommending" a guy she already had sex with to another.

All the cinema facts bored me. The main coulple's feiends annoyed me and the main couple themselves didn't help. I just couldn't connect with any of them in any level.

Unfortunately this was a book that I found impossible to like. Which is a shame because it looks so good (including the cover)!

This is a fun, fast read loaded with quirky characters. Fun and irreverent and will make for a great beach read.

I usually try to see the positive attributes in a story and downplay any negativity but I am unable to do so with this book. I found myself grimacing a lot and thinking"really".This story is about the hottest young man around ,but he is clueless he is the "Hot Guy" and misinterprets the actions of those around him, leading to some awkward and dangerous moments.Some of the situations were so over the top,the eye-rolling was inevitable.On the plus side, I found the dialogue entertaining and hilarious at times and it was my curiosity with this aspect, that kept me reading to the end.I would recommend this book only for readers who like melodramatic, unrealistic stories to get lost in.This read was provided free by Netgalley.

3.5 stars

Cate has just been dumped by her boyfriend so her friends set her up with the "Hot Guy" - the perfect distraction to boost a girl's confidence.

Adam is completely unaware that he is the "Hot Guy" & lives his life watching movies & trying to make his film directing debut.

The rule is you only spend one night with the"Hit Guy" but apparently Cate doesn't get that memo & one night turns into months of passion. But can she hold onto the "Hot Guy" or will he break her heart?

I did enjoy the book in parts but the constant (ridiculous!) movie snippets were a bit much & I found myself skipping parts. I liked the main characters of Cate & Adam but I felt the secondary characters were a bit lacking

If your into Hot guys, Movies and such, this is the book for you! Who doesn't want to read about hot guys for real though LOL

This book is a Rom-Com movie in the works-- well, I don't know if it literally is, but the premise and the outworking of this book play out like something I can imagine a few actors working out of.

Cate is a publicist working for a Sport complex that she doesn't believe in--frequently expressing her complete disdain for sports related things, people, memorabilia and events. This utter disdain for all things sport related is what ultimately ends the relationship that Cate is in when we are first introduced to her-- she doesn't want to go to a polo event and her boyfriend cracks. Sad for Cate, yes, her boyfriend is done with their relationship but that turns around quickly when her boss introduces her to "the Hot Guy".

The Hot Guy is meant to be a one night stand wherein women are set free from their past relationship--at least that is the hope. Things begin to shift as Cate quickly learns that the Hot Guy, ahem... Adam is more than just a really attractive person. He is kind and loving and a plethora of other things found only in romantic comedies. She cannot bring herself to leave him as a one night stand after getting to know him--no matter what his facebook stalker group claims.

Should she tell him about who people see him as? What if he finds out before she tells him? Can knowing how others view him change the way that he interacts with the world around him... and how he will treat Cate?

I struggled with this book, it had great points... but it focused a lot on sex. It verged on crude more than a few times, which I know that some people can appreciate. I just don't appreciate that kind of humor. I also wondered how Adam could have gone through his life so naïve about how his looks affected the way that his life was lived out. His female friends wanted to sleep over a lot and wanted a mirror above his bed so that they could watch him sleep? Uhm...

I know, I know...suspended reality--I guess that Adam was just so whole as a character in other ways that it felt sad for him to have this gaping hole somewhere else.

Though this book had some good moments, I didn´t think it was particularly well written. I didn´t think it was very funny, and I didn´t warm to Cate or Adam or any of their friends. I think it was trying too hard to be funny and it just seemed very often made up disjointed scenes. I think it´s an easy read and perhaps it´s more enjoyable for men to read but I wouldn´t recommend my friends to read this book.

I tried so hard to like this book but I couldn't even finish it. I don't even think I managed to get past 30%.

Just not for me at all. It's not my favourite genre, but sometimes I enjoy a bit of light chic lit. However, I really did not enjoy this at all. The characters seemed brash and in particular the conversations the men were having were uncomfortable to read. I tried to persevere but I'm afraid I only got to page 30 and then gave up.

Such a crappy and mindless book - no cohesive direction and thought could be made out and it just kept on dragging. Left half way was so disappointed

This book had potential. It was the cute cover and interesting synopsis that pulled me in. The first 25% of the book was good. Funny and fast paced. But then it became an over-exaggerated, silly parody with a plotline that was going nowhere. The characters are stereotyped and brainless. I ended up skimming the entire last half of the book.

***Advanced copy obtained from Bonnier Publishing Australia via Netgalley***