Just damn. This was one of the most intriguing, fun, sexy witty, and sharp books I’ve read in a while. I’m not sure how to classify it, other than a breath of fresh air. The plot was carefully crafted, and reading it was kind of like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle without the box cover. There were pieces you knew must fit together, you just weren’t sure how that was going to happen. And the characters were wonderfully drawn, their layers peeling back chapter by chapter.
At first I was irked by the portrayal of Lucas as something of a rube, a naive guy from NC trying to make it in the big city. But as the story moves forward he becomes a much more nuanced character, as does Carmen, who is initially less than likable. There was a time when I would not have believed there are people as manipulative, crass and just evil as The Editor. Sadly, his character is all too real. The real star of this book, I think, though, is the columns posted by Carmen and Luke after their encounters. They are priceless, funny, steamy and poignant. I wish there were more - but the story unfolds as it should, and each character grows in both expected and unexpected ways. I know nothing about the publishing business and never lived in “the city”, but once into this book I felt Lucas’s and Carmen’s passion to succeed in their work and to be a part of New York.
Books are always personal, and what you like on any given day can depend on so many things, including what you had for breakfast. I wish I could come up with more literary terms to say it, but on this day I just loved this book and hope to read more by this excellent team.

I was honestly confused by this book. From the description, I expected a more straightforward “he said/she said” story told through the competing magazine columns. That part of the story was interesting, and I think the book would have been fine if that had been it. But there was more to the story; a secondary plot about the main character, Lucas, trying to find his way in the publishing business. This became very convoluted. His boss’ backroom dealings, an odd financial benefactor and various other characters seemed to be filler. That being said, the “magazine job” angle would have been an interesting story on its own as well. What it all boils down to is that this book seemed to be a mash up of two separate books that never seemed to really entirely gel. It tried to do too much, and as a result, nothing was as gripping as it could have been.

Mr. Nice Guy updates the classic "He Said, She Said" to the extreme. It is at once a tribute to living in New York and an exploration of the complexities of dating, love and human nature. The husband and wife team of Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer develop a cast of characters that are understandable but not really likable. You are first introduced to Lucas, a mid-20s aspiring journalist working at his dream magazine as a lowly fact-checker. He was recently left by his girlfriend/fiance of 6 years who did not want to move to New York with him. Then, you meet Carmen, a 30-ish columnist for the magazine who writes about sex and love. There is an awkward meet cute in a bar, she takes him home, and then proceeds to critique his prowess in her next column. After reading about his evaluated performance, Lucas decides to respond to Carmen's article. Herein starts the back and forth of what would make for a very interesting, R-rated Rom-com. Overall, the storyline was fun. However, there was a lack of connection to the characters making for just an okay read rather than a must.

This is the perfect pool or beach read which an intriguing premise of a "nice guy" defending himself (anonymously) through a sex-column! This was marketed as being part of the #metoo movement, and I'm not sure why. There was little to do with the movement in this book, and I think Mr. Nice Guy is entertaining enough without making false claims.

I tried really hard to like this book. I read over half of it and just couldn’t get past the fact that they are sleeping together for work. Or to write a column in their magazine. Plus he’s sleeping with someone else during everything. Ugh. I don’t recommend this one.

Ever wanted to be completely honest about the sex skills of your significant other, lover or one night stand? Did you ever want to publish it in a magazine? Mr. Nice Guy takes he said/she said from the bedroom to the glossy page.

Lucas comes from a small town to New York to work at his favorite magazine, Empire. He wants to be a big city guy. He starts as a fact checker hoping to go up the ladder. He meets Carmen in a small bar and starts to talk to her.. She takes him home with her but it doesn't turn out well. Lucas had been in a long term relationship and is inexperienced as a lover. He doesn't know it but Carmen works at the same magazine and writes a column about sex. The next day, the column was all about Mr. Nice Guy and it wasn't flattering . Lucas anonymously writes a rebuttal to the magazine and it got so much publicity that it was decided that they would get together every week for sex and write about it. Carmen didn't want to have sex but she wanted the promotion. The way it was handled was interesting. Lucas meets interesting people, has adventures and lovers. One of his lovers agree to teach him about sex. I liked the way it turned out in the end. I wasn't offended by the "sex for writing". It was a new take on an old story. I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review, no other compensation.

Synopsis hooked me, but the story did not unravel as I expected it to. I wouldn't categorize this as romance either, as much as an adult coming of age story. Lucas and Carmen were just two players in this weird messed up publishing drama--so I had trouble connecting with them as a romantic pairing. It's funny that a lot of the critiques included in this mentioned how much the other partner was lacking in bed, but the entire story felt sterile and emotionless. I did enjoy the descriptions that Lucas gave about his post college hookups, after he'd broken up with his fiancée, he questioned his experience as a romantic partner that needed to learn how to be intimate with someone else..that's not something I've seen written from a male characters perspective, so I enjoyed that change.

Ugh I'm not having great luck lately with books?! This book was ok it's about Lucas and Carmen Lucas drove me crazy!!! I get a nerdy guy but geez he was so whimpy and demure and not confident he just drove me crazy a bit! Carmen was an ok character she was much stronger then him! It's an ok read just not my favorite! Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's press for sharing this book with me!

An intriguing premise, with a "supposed nice guy" being granted an opportunity to defend himself in the sex-column he was lambasted in. In the era of #metoo, not sure how readers will respond to the premise, but it was entertaining enough. Please do not place this in romance, as it certainly is not one.