Have you ever wondered or have you felt the power of what positive thinking can do to a person? If you saw a note that said "You're Terrific" - would it put you in the best mood ever? For Emily, she has the most wonderful husband and someone who loves her unconditionally, and they have been together since high school. Lately, however, she feels like they have lost their spark and their zing. One morning at work, Emily finds a post-it-note in her bag reading "You're Terrific." This makes her smile and feels good for the day. The next day, Emily meets Josh - a new worker with the company, and they get talking, and Emily sees it as flirting. Over the next course of the novel, Emily finds more and more post-it-notes with things that her secret admirer as she calls him likes about her. Emily starts to convince herself that Josh is the admirer and starts to lap up the attention and her mind wanders to what life with Josh could be like. What will happen though when Emily confronts Josh and gets a big surprise? Part of me loved this book as it was cute and the whole post-it-note idea calls to my romantic side but the other frustrated me as it was like Emily- Goddamn it open up your eyes. Readers, this is a clean romance read but it does teeter on the line of what could be considered cheating - depending on what your personal view of what is defined as cheating on your husband. If you are wanting a quick romance read with a bit of positive reinforcements and optimism, then check out The Post-It-Note Affair by Justine Avery today.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Emily really can't complain. She's married to a wonderful man, her high school sweetheart, who still dotes on her as he did when he first laid eyes on her. They have a beautiful home together, and they each enjoy successful careers. On the outside looking in, Emily has what any woman would be perfectly happy with.
But it's just not enough. Emily can't help wishing for just a bit more—for that special spark, for that thrill of something new and surprising, for the shivery tingles running down her spine. For real passion—for true romance.
She never expects to find it during the workday and definitely not in the form of a sticky note.
Just one square slip of paper with a few handwritten words, tucked mysteriously into the contents of her purse and dropped right into her small world, marks the first of a slew of sexy surprises Emily couldn't have anticipated no matter how hard she wished for them. She's desperately sought after every one of the special moments in store for her, and there's no question that she deserves them.
Even as Emily eagerly anticipates and thoroughly savors all of the excitement and mystery of what may come, she just can't guess the roller coaster of emotions she's soon to experience—or just how much it will change her.
And she may never guess just who—is leading her on the romantic adventure of her dreams.

I have no idea why this book - or should I say short story - has such good ratings.

The story of a married woman who wants to sleep with the new guy at the office because she got some post-it notes in her handbag that complimented her - she didn't even know if he sent them.

The internal dialogue of "should I/shouldn't I?" or repetitive sentences of how tight her clothing was or how her heart beat SOOOOOOOOOOO hard when he smiled at her...uggghhh, how nauseating. At no point did Emily even consider her husband. Just all about getting it on with the (stalker-ish) new guy at the office.

The ending was telegraphed in the second chapter and was about as satisfying as a brick up the side of the head. It was a cop-out. Where was the conversation when she tells her husband how she was flirting with another guy, where she admits that she lusted after a stranger? No, instead we are left to believe that her husband is the problem...

Sorry, but this is not a very good story from multiple angles. I wonder what the reviews would be like if the roles were reversed...


Paul
ARH

This was a very short story. Took me maybe 15/20 minutes to read it. It was predictable but at the same time really cute. I wish we had gotten more of a story. More dialogue with Emily talking to people. Being a story story; it was hard to connect or really even see the characters for who they are, but again. It was still cute. I give it 4 stars because even though it wasn't outstanding, I still did like it.

This was a short read and I'm glad. I knew what was going on as soon as it started. Not a book I would have bought but I guess it was worth the price.

So disappointing and predictable! I had hoped that there would be a twist of some kind, but the twist was one that I predicted when I read the description.

Though it is a short story, it was complete. A cute and fast read

st want to thank netgalIery for letting me review this book.

To say this was a short novella it still was a full story it was brilliant I instantly connected to this book cause I have felt the same way.

It was a feel good book. It's amazing what words can do

I will be reading more from Justine Avery.

3.5 stars

This is a rather short novella, but still a story in full. The context is a marriage that has dulled and the heroine Emily begins to find post-it notes in her bag that are complimentary, sweet and flirtatious. There's a new guy at the office and he's definitely flirtatious. That said, I didn't trust Josh-the-new-guy, there was just something a little too much about him. Stephen, Emily's husband was difficult to get the measure of but he seemed a little passive and fully in the rut with Emily.

The outcome of the novella wasn't wholly unexpected but it was an entertaining little read and it did deliver on a completed story, even if I did want more insight into Stephen. This novella was easy to get into and I would consider it a quick, light read.

A copy of this book was provided by the author through netgalley in return for an honest review.

Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.