This was an ok read. I did not find Oliver an appealing character, he seemed spoiled, selfish, rude. Holland's character was ok. However, the premise, I have read this before in other books and it seemed very similar to the entire moneyball premise. In addition the entire pregnancy subplot was very contrived.

I received this book for free from Netgalley. I was not obligated to leave a review.
I did enjoy this story, but it was somewhat hard to believe. The main male character was a bit too humble/shy. I didn't buy the whole, giving up on his job thing. I also didn't buy that the main female character would be willing to have sex at her place of employment if she was so worried about keeping her job.

Love at first sight, has never been this intriguing as Delancey makes it out to be...

After being separated from the real world, the world of business, relationship bursts, playboy actions, and the handling of his father's business, Ollie is needed immediately when he hears the terrible news of his father's death. The running away times are over, and now Oliver needs to take responsibility towards the company's assets.

Holland on the other hand, is an individual with qualities that she does not shine due to her gender. However, with Oliver keeping his identity away from her at first, he does everything he can, with all his power, to let her believe in herself and the beautiful, and intelligent woman she truly is. The attraction of course is there, but he tries to put that aside and focus on her qualities that internally make her a beautiful business women.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story due to its actions of equality in genders, and how we should ALL be treated in the world of business, the world of love and romance, and also the world of attraction towards someone whom you are truly attracted to in an emotional aspect as much as Oliver is towards Holland.

I liked Mr. Big by Delancey Stewart, but it had a very slow pace. The story begins with a young man named Oliver. He lost both of his parents, and is still reeling over their death. But secrets keep coming out, and his life is in a nutshell. The only way to forget it all is to numb the pain, until Holland comes into his life. She brings out the best in him, but he doesn't know how to act about a girl who cares so much about him..... so he pushes her away.

Mr. Big had me laughing! Loved this story. This author captured me right from the start.

This was my first book by Delancy Stewart and it won't be my last. Great story and strong characters with real world problems that drew you in.

Sexy and angsty! Plus, who doesn't love a CEO romance?

I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review.
Bad cover, bad title, decent book.
Typical romance book with a bit if grit. Really liked both main characters and supporting characters too.

couldn't connect with the characters nor the story.. and to be honest it seemed flat and boring

„A year ago my life was perfect“ - Oliver Codys world is now upside down and he struggles with the incidentsn happened to him.

„I was a girl with a plan“ - that´s Holland O’Dell – a girl who wants to be successful and to work hard to reach her goals.

Both met at a coffeeshop – Oliver the CEO, Holland unaware of his position.

While I enjoyed some of the interaction between the characters and had some good laughs too I more often I thought, Oliver was a whining little boy, missing his favourite toy. It was implausible for me that he was able to lead a company but not able to have a relationship.

Holland was a very likeable main character – and my overall rating of the book is a solid 3 star, because I had fun with most of the book and the supporting „characters“.

Grrr...I wanted to love this book so much and just never got there. The story starts out great and I was drawn into Oliver's story and his pain. I didn't fall in love with Holland right away but thought that over time I would warm up to her more. Sadly that never happened and I just was pulled further and further away from liking these two as a couple. There was so much of her inner dialog and ever thought she had but none of her thinking made any logical sense to me. Why would you share your super secret product idea with someone you don't even know who claims to work (or used to work) at the company all because some coffeehouse guy says he is a "good guy"? Wouldn't you demand to know who he was? Why would you trust someone who won't answer your questions with something so important. I just couldn't help but roll my eyes so much during this book. Hoping that things would improve I pressed on and although there were some good moment along the way overall I just never felt the connection between these two characters and struggled through finishing a lot of this book waiting for something more to happen.

The story was written well, but lacked some power to hook you into it. I had trouble getting to the end...

Oliver is supposed to be this vibrant and smart young man who started Cody Technology with his father. However, he suddenly decides he wants something else and goes surfing. Eight months later, his parents die and he is back to being CEO. But Oliver doesn't want to be. He is angry and hurt. Because his parents - who lovingly raised him and gave him all their love - failed to tell him he is adopted. And he can't forgive them. Like a toddler, he lashes out to everything and everyone. Almost sinks the company.

Until Holland, smart cookie and new employee at Cody's, enters his life and shares her idea for a new programme. They work together and .. well...

I actually disliked Oliver. A lot. I thought him spoiled, bratty and immature. The events in the book kept coming back to his immaturity. I did like other characters like the secretary and Holland's sister. But Holland and Oliver together were a bit meh. Who likes a guy who chickens out of a relationship because she is pregnant? And this is not really a spoiler as I sensed it early on.

On a positive note: this is not a bad book. It is written in a pleasant style but with less annoying characters and a better pacing it would be much better.

<b>Mr. Big</b> is a book that deals with love, loss, and self doubt. The emotions that the characters frequently dealt with are some that we all have felt at one point in time. We have two characters in Oliver and Holland who are at a crossroads in life.

Oliver is back from an 8 month long vacation after learning about the death of his parents. Angry and lost, Oliver refuses to return to his role of CEO of Cody Technology. Holland graduated at the top of her class and still lost out on her dream job to an unqualified man. Holland settles for less with the goal being to work hard and be noticed by her bosses. After a less than stellar meeting at the company's coffee shop, Holland unknowingly develops a relationship with Oliver who keeps his identity hidden from her until she has to present the project. Without spoiling too much, the both work together to work out the kinks of Holland's project and slowly start to fall in love with one another.

The book did a great job in portraying how tough it is for a woman to succeed in the professional world, despite having all the qualifications. No matter how hard a woman works, a less qualified man will always come out on top. Despite this setback, Holland works hard and eventually comes through with a deal that may save the company. The book also delves into how we deal with the loss of parents and self doubt. Both characters at some point have lost loved ones. Oliver and Holland also deal with self doubt. I love that nothing came easy for the pair. It was never smooth sailing and they worked through their issues. I would definitely recommend this book to readers.

* I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review*

"I choose you" literally my favorite line from this book. I loved this I look. Dramatic in all the right ways and also a very easy read.

Overall good writing. Interesting plot and romance. thanks

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This one was just okay for me. I had a hard time simply because I got so frustrated with the main characters. They were both so bogged down in their own heads, and although I understood it at first and thought it made for good backstories, I grew weary of it after a while. The story started to lag when neither made any real, lasting progress. It was difficult for me to believe that Holland would take a penny of Oliver's money (she was undoubtedly making enough of her own with her new job, and she seemed too proud to accept any of his short of being unable to afford food), and It also seemed unrealistic to me that she would forgive him as easily as she did, no matter how much she loved him. The writing itself was good, and would give this author another try to see if I liked other characters better, but these two did not win me over.

a good read

Holland and Oliver were an awesome couple, I loved how they just understood one another. The problem Oliver had I can imagine would be disconcerting for someone but at times I wanted to kick his butt for how he behaved toward Holland. That being said Holland could be a brat too, ultimately I found myself invested in their story which is the biggest compliment I can pay any author.

The characters are written so beautifully that their emotion leaps from the pages. You feel for Oliver and everything he's been through and Holland is perfect for him. It was an enjoyable read.