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The Wrong Kind of Compatible

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What happens when two nerdy computer geeks are thrown together and sparks begin to fly? What if one of those computer geeks is really a hot undercover FBI agent who is hellbent on taking down a cyber criminal? And what if all of the data is pointing at the other nerdy computer geek as being the mastermind behind the crimes? Readers will enjoy watching the story unfold. Perfect mix of intrigue, romance, and mystery. Definitely recommend.

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If you like geeky alpha heroes, then you’ll enjoy this book. The hero, Drew Kerrigan, is an undercover FBI agent sent to Cassie Howard’s company to use his computer and hacking skills to figure out how the company seemed to have stolen data from other companies in order to get a government contract. Cassie is not your typical heroine. She’s a brilliant, socially awkward programmer. And she’s Drew’s chief suspect.

So, of course, these two who have so much in common - their geekiness and poor social skills, plus their hotness - start falling for each other. The reader knows what’s coming - that Cassie will find out why Drew is at the company and get hurt and then they’ll end up working together to find the hacker. Even though the plot was predictable once we learned the set-up, it was a very fun ride and I enjoyed the interaction between Cassie and Drew as they find what they have in common trumps their suspicions of each other. I like having the main characters both be so smart and enjoy each other’s intelligence.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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*Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review*

This was a quirky cute story. Basically two hot geeky people meet and fall in love, but one of them has a secret... he is an undercover FBI agent and just happens to be investigating the girl who is training him. She is used to being the smartest person in the room, but once he shows up that changes. They challenge each other, fight like an old married couple, and can't keep their hands to themselves. I really liked this book and recommend this book to friends and family.

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Pretty cute story about two semi-awkward nerdy types. This story isn't going to set your world on fire or make you laugh out loud, but it is sweet and has a pretty solid HEA.

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I'm his book was super adorable. I loved every minute of it. I love the the two main characters are with each other. That being said I wish the story was a little longer, it felt a little rushed to me to be honest especially at the end. I would've like to see the romance drawn out a little more. Aside from that a cute read!

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This is the first book by Kadie Scott that I have read. I really enjoyed this book. It was funny smart and sexy.
In this book you have Cassie, who is a highly intelligent data analyst. Drew constantly struggles to live up to her mothers high expectations. She is always compared to her brothers who are highly successful, smart doctors. In walks Drew, sexy as hell, highly intelligent FBI man. Drew is there to investigate Cassie on a high profile cyber case. She is his main suspect. But when their eyes meet for the first time, there is no denying that this girl will be trouble with a capital T. She is just as drawn to him as he is her. Will Drew be able to prove that Cassie is not the bad guy? Will Cassie lose her heart to him and then have it broken?
This book was such a cute, steamy romantic read. I absolutely loved the plot line. It was a bit different than most of the steamy romance books out there. I loved the characters of this story. They were invested in their roles and have wonderful charisma. I love how Cassie speaks her mind without her knowing it. It is extremely funny. Drew is so cute with his "how to" books for interacting with women. And OMG the sexy nerd jokes. Loved it! If this author is not on your read list, then I highly suggest you check her out. Definitely pick this book up. It is a wonderful read.

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Cassie Howard was a great character, she's very funny and I loved how she said things out loud that she was thinking. She gets a new work partner, Drew Kerrigan, who she points out right away should not be a data analyst and look like that. We find out he is an undercover FBI agent, but also a bit of a computer nerd. It was a very light read, I'd recommend if that's what you're looking for!

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Funny as heck! Kept me laughing at the quips between the two of them. Definitely have to keep my eyes pealed for anything upcoming by this author and take a look at past books.

This is a voluntary review, I do not get paid and my thoughts are my own.

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Cute, funny and lighthearted book with two big brains as the main characters. It is fun to see intelligence as sexy.

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An okay book. An interesting premise, but I didn't connect with the characters.

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This was a captivating story with an adorable, quirky heroine and geeky-hot hero. The two main characters have great chemistry, and the suspense element of the story made it even that much better. I found myself reading this one late into the night, unable to put it down. This one also has some humor; I laughed out loud several times. It's been a while since I've found a book like this one that is able to blend so many elements (humor, suspense, likeable characters, riveting plot) together and make it work. This is the first book I've read by this author, and I look forward to reading more. I'm so glad I found her!

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This is such a great read...I adore it! Ms. Scott delivers a laugh-out-loud rom-com that matches up one fiesty and sassy female geek with her equally geeky male counterpart. The sparks fly along with the innuendo as these awkward two butt heads during Drew’s undercover FBI sting operation into data analyst, Cassie, and her company.

Please note that an ARC was generously provided in exchange for an honest review of which this is both honest and completely voluntary.

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I like the cover before the story on all my books. It's what bring me in. This one is so mysterious. Since we don't see the face. And the story to me was the same way. I adored it.

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Cassie Howard is a data analyst for a government contractor = nerd. She is lacking social skills and her colleagues treat her a little like Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory. One of her quirks is that she can't tell whether she is thinking or talking out loud and frequently expresses her innermost feelings out loud.

Unbeknownst to her, her new colleague Drew Kerrigan is an undercover FBI agent investigating shady dealing at the company where Cassie works. Although Drew is tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed and muscular he is also a hacker and a bit on the nerdy side too. Oh, and his prime suspect for the shady dealings is none other than Data Minds' prodigy data analyst, Cassie.

Of course we know that it isn't Cassie but apparently the combined might of the FBI can't identify the real culprit.

As Cassie and Drew bond over a love of coding and Star Wars can Drew uncover the real criminal?

How many times do I have to write, I liked it but I didn't love it? I didn't find Cassie and Drew very convincing nerds, apparently having unmatched underwear is code for geek!

A light-hearted read, perfect for the beach but not one I would re-read.

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Drew is Cassie's dream nerdy man. Reading the nerdy talk the two exchange is quite cute. The quick whit is also something they both share. The Wrong Kind of Compatible was an enjoyable book.

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Cassie Howard is a data analyst. She’s quirky, brilliant, and a bit awkward. When her company hires hottie Drew Kerrigan to work with her, she soon goes from irritated he's encroaching in her domain, to interested.

Drew’s actually an undercover FBI agent, infiltrating Cassie’s company to find out who has been stealing information from other businesses to benefit Cassie's company. When he meets Cassie, he knows he’s in trouble, because he’s attracted to the prime suspect.

I really enjoyed this quick, romantic read, and finished it in just a few days. The romance built slowly, but I enjoyed the heat in Cassie & Drew’s early interactions. Steam level is moderate (or 3.5 on a scale of 5). And the cute/dorky computer jokes made me laugh out loud. I found it hard to put this book down. Cassie & Drew’s story is loaded with heart and a touch of mystery. The twists at the end kept me guessing while flipping the pages so I could find out what happened next. It’s a perfect read for when you’re sitting under a beach umbrella, a tropical drink by your side.

I look forward to reading whatever Kadie writes next.

Thank you NetGalley, Entangled, and Kadie Scott for giving me an ARC of THE WRONG KIND OF COMPATIBLE in exchange for an honest review.

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I don’t think I will ever get over these fun and carefree romances. In fact I find myself actively searching for them, sometimes I just need a light and easy read that has me feeling lighthearted. I don’t have to worry about emotional twists or a sad heartbreaking story. The Wrong Kind of Compatible absolutely met my expectations and even had Star Wars references! Oh squee my nerdy heart. Cassie was a great character and reminded me of myself and I love how Drew was just as awkward and adorable as I wanted him to be, no mysterious, brooding, emotionally challenged man here. (I am starting to really get tired of those guys…) I love how their sexual tension was immediate but Scott didn’t have it be an instant hook up.

I love how Scott gave Cassie a job that you would not normally see women in (data analyst) and how she made Cassie confident in her work (and Drew being confident in Cassie’s work as well) and that it wasn’t a contention in their relationship. In fact it was Drew’s investigation that was the problem. I do wish Scott explored that investigation a bit more and how the ending sort of wrapped up a bit too quickly for my taste.

Overall this was exactly what I needed to read when I was getting sick and a bit tired of the stress of life.

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A truly wonderfully quirky romance HEA the brings laughter to your heart. The nerdy data analyst was spot on and brought back fond memories of coworkers of years past.

The interactions between Drew and Cassie were as laugh out loud humorous as they were heartwarming. They were perfect together because they understood each other...can't get better than that in a significant other.

I look forward to Max's story, next up in the continuing series. You can be assured that I'll be in line to read it.

This ARC book is a complimentary copy provided by the Publisher and Netgally, I am voluntary providing my honest review.

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Cassie Howard is Drew Kerrigan’s mark and for him, going undercover—a rare privilege for a hacker like him—is probably one of the hardest things he’s ever done when the attraction at every turn, threatens to make him forget his mission. Compatibility (physical or otherwise) is clearly out of the question when Drew insinuates himself in her work and her personal life, but his admiration of Cassie poses a huge conflict when the case he’s working on seems to point to Cassie’s complicity in the crime he’s investigating.

I liked that Kadie Scott made both protagonists nerdy and socially-awkward in their own ways, with unintended innuendoes that they both say and realise it too late. That’s rom-com strategy right there and some parts were sort of enjoyable, particularly when Cassie and Drew had to work together, all the while second-guessing themselves and each other. The hot-cold interactions between them however, intended to build tension, got a little tired for me when it dragged on.

There are also unfortunately, characters who many other people like but who rub you the wrong way, and Cassie was that for me. I found her harder to like than Drew, who seemed some what more ‘earnest’ in his dealings with her. I understand her insecurities about being the smart but unlucky-in-love girl to the extent where her achievements are everything to her, but I think I would have liked her better at the beginning had she not been too defensively territorial and too passively aggressive about it with a runaway mouth that made me wince more than it was funny. So much about her was overwrought (which is to some extent, understandable, given her family of overachievers) and her suspicion of everything Drew was doing got annoying after a while as she took out her prickly issues on him then acted like a stick in the mud about it.

For some reason, ‘The Wrong Kind of Compatible’ was a difficult read for me—it took me days to go through the pages when I normally would breeze through light-hearted rom-com books in an afternoon. Geek-type reads are usually a guilty pleasure but clearly, my personal preferences are showing up and I couldn’t find much common ground with the heroine, let alone the couple in question.

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What can I say? I really like books, where the girl gets to be the geek. As a bit of a nerd myself, I can enjoy a book where the main character is smart and sassy. And Cassie certainly is that kind of a character. She is actually pretty hilarious, because of all the inappropriate comments that she just can't keep to herself.

One of her first encounters with Drew isn't going over very smoothly. As the main data analyst at Data Mines, she isn't too thrilled to get a new colleague. So when Drew introduces himself and immediately starts to offer help, she tries to flip him off: "... I hope I didn't embarrass you. I've been told I can be..." She paused, searching for the word. Drew dragged his uncooperative body back into submission and focused on the conversation. "Candid?". "Blunt?" the female voice piped up again. "Disconcerting?" the male voice interjected. "Quit helping!" Cassie called over her shoulder.... "I'm sure it'll wear off and you will get used to me." "Nope," their audience chimed in. Someone else snorted. "Not even a little bit."

Since even Cassie's colleagues think she is pretty awkward, she doesn't have a lot of friends. So when Drew is trying to befriend her, she thinks his sexual innuendo's are pretty funny. What she doesn't know is that Drew is actually an FBI agent, trying to uncover who is responsible for stealing data from companies and hacking into systems. And Cassie is the prime suspect.

Drew is basically also a nerd. But a hot nerd that is. He is a hacker, working for the FBI to find hackers on the wrong side of the law. However, in the social department, he is lacking some skills. I really want to unzip your files just isn't the right pickup line... So his friend Max really tries to help him out. But I doesn't seem to work, because Cassie still doesn't trust him. So Drew has to find a way to get her attention. And although just being around you makes my synapses on fire gets Cassie's attention, he is nowhere near discovering who is the bad guy (or girl) at Data Mines.

Cassie's suspicions about Drew are only increased, when strange coding is appearing in her data analysis, and when her boss is asking her to keep an eye out for Drew. Meanwhile, Drew is receiving more evidence pointing towards Cassie...

But, despite their mutual distrust, they can not deny the sparks flying between them. Sleeping with the enemy is definitely an option here... As the lies and deceits are growing, so is Cassie's vocabulary: Oh, Gorgonzola on a stick... Can Cassie and Drew untangle this mess? Or will their secrets make them incompatible?

Absolutely funny and my kind of story. Five out of five stars from me. With a special thanks to Entangled Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange of an honest review. I'll be reading more from Kadie Scott, definitely.

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