I think this will be a fun, light-hearted rom-com story that many will enjoy without taking it too seriously. It’s got quirky characters whose escapades in the NYC’s magazine and media world are exploited through a sex column in which each attempt to outdo the other in their critiques and criticisms of one another’s performances. The back and forth banter sizzles and some scenes are fiery. It’s over the top and somewhat outrageous, but brings to light some pertinent social media issues relevant today. The beginning was a bit slow and disjointed for my taste, particularly the office politics portions, as well as some of the rapid bed-hopping. It was, however, interesting to see things from a male perspective, minus the stereotypical male machismo, and see the characters discover more about themselves as the story unfolds. This won’t be for everyone, as it’s rather graphic and brutally blunt, but if you fancy a steamy, romantic sit-com type story, it might be right up your alley., .

While an easy read, I was a little suprised by some of the "more intimate" moments in the book. I found myself wishing I could "fast forward" through the love scenes and get back to the novel!

I liked this book. The characters are likeable and it was an enjoyable read. Part of the plot grossed me out a bit; two of the main characters have sex with each other for the sole reason of reporting on it for a magazine. The story around that and the character development made a worthwhile story. Mr. Nice Guy probably isn't going to teach you any big life lessons but is an entertaining and light hearted (mostly) book. I would read other books by these authors.

The basic premise of this book was interesting, and it had a nice tag line and cool cover art, but the execution was not as good as promised. The day to day writing was done decently, but the character interaction seemed poor, and the attempt at sex scenes were stunted and poorly executed. I liked the office setting, and I liked the MC sparring, but the chemistry just wasn't there for me

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley. It was my first time reading anything from these authors who are, apparently, husband and wife. It will not be my last. I loved everything about this book: the plot and pacing, character development and growth, tension, writing style, and the fact that all of these things continue to stick with me hours after finishing the book. I won’t soon forget this book. I was intrigued by the plot, but it was much more impactful and significant than I had anticipated. It was intelligently written and addressed issues of motivations, altruism, insecurities, maturity, self-preservation, selfishness versus self-centeredness, and facing your darkest secrets. It is a deep dive into the minds of Lucas and Carmen, a study of their basest desires and motivations, their selfish hopes and dreams, and as such, you won’t always like them very much. They have all of the faults we like to think that we don’t. Cut them some slack because their thoughts are real and their actions, though perhaps over the top, are the logical conclusions to their perceptions of the world around them. Forgive their humanity because they’re doing the best that they know how to do.

Though this was an uncorrected digital gallery, there were some parts that were so perfectly written, I sincerely hope they were not edited out. Metaphors were poetically descriptive and, on more than one occasion, forced me to pause and savor them. Some observations were wise without being didactic. In particular, this was priceless: “....when you really knew someone, your physical connection was specific. It was, Lucas realized, the difference between having sex and making love. Sex, on the one hand, was something you did. You could do it poorly or well. You could practice and improve. But it was, essentially, an activity, like yoga or checkers. Love, on the other hand, was something you made. Something you fashioned with great care from the raw materials: your body and someone else's, your heart and theirs. Tonight, corny as it sounded, he'd made love to her.” To take corny even one step further, I'd venture to say that the authors fashioned this book with great care from raw materials. I loved it!

I had high hopes going into this book. It says it is "The Devil Wears Prada meets Sex and the City", 2 of my favorite things! I was disappointed it was nothing like either of those 2 things. It was very long and boring.

Mr. Nice Guy.... hmmm.... Ok.. when you have a delivery line that states "The Devil Wears Prada meets Sex and the City"... there is some big shoes to fill there.

Yikes... these shoes were definitely not filled!! I was super disappointed on this one :(. First off, this was very very slow... and felt it wasn't getting anywhere.

I had a very hard time connecting to any of the characters. I thought Lucas was a self absorbed ass on multiple levels. Everything was about Lucas... and if it wasn't he had a temper tantrum... literally lol.

Carmen wasn't the shiniest peach in this patch either. Yikes.. she was a bit of a stuck up b...! I guess in some ways Carmen and Lucas were a pair?... ehhhh

This wasn't really my cup of tea unfortunately. I felt like I skimmed the last half of the book.

Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest thoughts.

2 stars for me on this one.

Published to GR: 8/20/18
Publication date: 10/16/1

This book surprised me. It was super slow and anticlimactic to start but ended up sucking me in and I enjoyed it. A little disappointed at the end though

In my opinion, the book is a little too long and the story line move at a snail pace. It's not bad but it's not good either. It's a very forgettable book.

While the concept was cute, the characters didn't work for me. I didn't find Lucas or Carmen endearing. Personally, I find it hard to read books in which I don't like the characters because then I don't find myself rooting for anyone. The only upside was that there was an even greater villain and that was Jays. I wish that there had been more of a lead up to the relationship between Carmen and Lucas. Maybe some bantering back and forth through the newspaper before they started having to sleep together again. It felt forced (as I'm sure it was meant to) but then it just made me feel uncomfortable.

Mr. Nice Guy is written by married authors Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer. The book is about what happens when a one night stand goes public. The good, the bad, and the ugly as Carmen a writer, tells readers all the details of her one night with a newcomer to town. Lucas, freshly arrived in the big city of New York..except let's call it The BIG CITY where dreams come true... He starts working on the bottom at Empire Magazine, as a research writer...double checking all the facts before the articles get printed.

One night he works up his nerve to approach a gorgeous lady at a bar and much to his surprise, she takes him home. The next morning he rushes out, awkward and unsure of what the proper etiquette is for morning after. A couple of weeks later, all the details are shared for the world to read in the magazine that apparently Carmen works for as well.. They wind up having to work together through their romantic and sexual adventures with each other.

What follows is paybacks and romance, with a few twists from their boss who is a real jerk. There were times where both characters disappointed me and there were times when I was cheering Carmen on or rooting for Lucas. Instead of moving into more of the plot details, I would rather share more about the writing. The pace starts off slow and builds with quirky and fun sex scenes as the two characters start to self reflect and grow up. Just as the pace changes, so does the writing from Carmen and Lucas. They start expanding more, giving the readers more..and learn so much about integrity and where lines should be. How much does the public deserve to know about their sex life and their romantic feelings for each other? Sometimes there was great chemistry....and other times not so much.. I bet this was a fun book to co-author with your spouse!

This is more of a lighthearted romance and definitely not for everyone. The themes the characters deal with aren't just about journalism...They are about pursuit of happiness and ambitious goals.. and how far they will go to achieve their biggest dreams. The humor is really engaging, there were times when I laughed out loud. I consider that a huge compliment to the writers...if you can get me to feel...to laugh or react, then you have done a great job!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced reader's copy for me to review. As always, my opinions are my own.

3.5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley for my free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This novel was cute, fun and STEAMY. I liked the overall plot, the characters were interesting too. I enjoyed the personal growth that the character's did, but I was not a huge fan of the ending. This would be perfect for fans of rom-com type novels.

DNF @10%
I just can't get into this book. I don't really care for the characters (especially the guy) and I don't feel it particularly funny or interesting. This book just isn't for me.

I'm not going to post this review on Goodreads since its unflattering.

I started this book over the weekend and I DNF it at 38% mark of the book. This is a rom com set in a magazine in NYC. The premise sounded promising as a couple needed to sleep together and write competing columns judging their performance.The execution left to be desired. The characters had no chemistry.

I didn't like Lucas as he lacked self-awareness. I didn't get the Nicholas Spragg character and subplot. How Lucas was getting notoriety at work even though he was writing the column anonymously.  I couldn't believe that his roommate didn't figure out he was Mr. Nice Guy.

I'm going to find this review difficult to write. I get that in theory this is meant to be a somewhat light-hearted take on the battle of the sexes but when two people are expected to engage in sexual relations as a condition of their employment then it crosses the line into very dangerous territory.

The writers are talented so it seems a shame that the story does not live up to the way it was written. The only character I could get behind was Mira - I suspect that I would love a book about her heyday, written by the authors. Everyone else was pretty repugnant, which is not a deal-breaker for me (I fairly often love to hate characters) but I just couldn't connect with them. Probably because of the difficulties I had with aspects of the storyline.

Well, that was a surprise! When I first started this I thought it was cute and clever but as I continued it became something way more meaty. I rolled my eyes when Lucas was noticed by the top brass at the magazine. Like that would happen to a scrub in NYC! Keep going though, like I said there’s more to this story than meets the eye.

The characters and plot were fantastic. The pace was perfect. I wanted a different ending but I won’t go further than that because what I got was the most realistic scenario and truly worked for the story.

This was superb and I would highly recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and St. Martin’s Press for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great book. The character development was fantastic, and I loved the ending ;) I will definitely be reading more of Jennifer Miller in the future--you have a devoted fan!

After I downloaded this from NetGalley, I had no idea the opening setting would be about One WTC, where I was earlier that day. I thought it was fated for me to read this.

First off, I will admit it was weird and a bit ill to read about a situation that almost felt like prostitution in the name of "journalism." But getting over that, I was really hoping the married authors would find a way to turn this around and everything ended with kind of a realistic... whimper. Sure, I was hoping for a HEA "bang," but I am ok with the direction the writers went.

Enjoyed the tone and style, but with 2 authors writing this, I was hoping for switching the POV back and forth between the 2 characters rather than having this more solidly sit on our male protagonist's shoulders.

This book. This book has me in a bit of a quandary. It’s not whether I liked or disliked story because I absolutely did like it. But what has me tied up as I’m not sure how to express my feelings.

I guess I’ll start at the beginning. One of my first conscious thoughts was that this so much like Sex and the City in many ways. You have Journalists – You have a new guy to the city, bright eyed and bushytailed, but yet so naïve. And then you have sex columnist who writes about her adventures in New York City.

And when they are thrown together, it is funny, quirky, with some really off-the-wall sexy scenarios that just keep you turning those pages for some reason. The further I got into the book, the more I’ve really started enjoying it.

The author team really had their work cut out for them. The topic is so unique and interesting. The characters are inventive and fresh. The topic is classic sexist big boys club with a twist of desperately seeking success. Lucas really was a nice guy, for the most part, and it was very refreshing to read much of the book from a male perspective.

The authors also kept us on our toes with a wacky editor that carried some big secrets in an empire that seemed too good to be true. In the end, everyone was just looking for a way to be happy and employed.

When I first started this book, I wasn’t sure what was coming and it was a bit slow. By a quarter of the way into the story, I knew I was in for the long-haul. This story is super engaging with Carmen and Lucas just end up enduring themselves to me. Plus, there were plenty of twists that kept is real and interesting too!

Not so much a romance but more of a chicklit Characters weren't all that likeable really. And there wasn't a compelling reason to be interested in their story