This is a romance/contemporary/chick-lit/women's fiction book. I cannot put into words how much I love this book. This book was so freaking cute and sweet. I love the two main characters Henley Evans and Graeme Crawford-Collins. The romance was so burning. Henley started out the book hating Graeme because of a misunderstanding that happen years ago. Henley and Graeme ended up going over the same promotion, and the ending was the best. I have hear this compared to the Unhoneymooners personally this book was so much better then the unhoneymooners. If you are looking for a slow moving romance book that is to sweet and cute with great characters then this is the book for you. I really love this book so much. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Gallery Books) or author (Angie Hockamn) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review about how I feel about this book, and I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

This was a light reading, very different from what I usually read. Although I do enjoy a light read, this was too fluffy for my taste. The main character acts like an out of control teenager sometimes without rhyme or reason. Instead of having an adult conversation with a co-worker she feels slighted her, she resorts to immature behavior and name calling that's not even clever or funny (Graeme cracker, really?).
Speaking of Graeme, completely irrelevant, but the name choices in this book are strange and distracting in some cases.
I had a hard time getting into this book. For a romance novel, there was too much focus on the business side of things and it could get pretty boring, pretty fast.
I did enjoy the Galapagos part, it was entertaining, educational and very interesting.
Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC

Great for fans of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren! A cute and fluffy summer read! I would highly recommend!

🚢Book Review: Shipped ❤️

I really really liked this book! 🥰

Thank you @netgalley for this book in exchange for my review! I listened to this book and the audiobook was really good!

You’d enjoy this book if you love:
•strong female characters
•enemies to lovers
•co-worker romance
•books set on a cruise ship

I loved Henley and Graham’s characters! Their chemistry, character depth and overall personalities were well written!

I didn’t love Henleys relationship with her sister at first but it grew on me as the story went on.

I especially loved the ending and would love to read a sequel to this book!💕

I thought this sounded like such a fun rom-com, and compared to two books I enjoyed? yes please! Unfortunately I could not get into Shipped as much as I hoped. I think trying to read about a cruise ship during a pandemic was also a little difficult. DNF

I received this book complimentary from NetGalley but all opinions are my own.
This was very sweet. The story was good. Graeme and Henley were well-written, interesting characters. I love the ending especially and Graeme’s lack of interest in holding Henley back. I do love a good sex scene though but this was a fade-to-black. It was still good though and I’m glad I read it. I will read other books by this author!!

Thanks NetGalley for the preview!

I really enjoyed this story! Henley and Graeme were adorable and well thought out characters. Let's just say that the lip sync scene and following chapter were EPIC! I loved the will they won't they. The ending was exciting and made me happy that Henley got more than just romance out of her self-discovery.

Review will be posted on 6/11/21
Henley Evans has been working so hard at her job in marketing for a cruise line. She deserves the latest promotion at work. She is even going back to school to get her MBA. This promotion should be hers, or maybe not? They are also considering her co-worker Graeme Crawford-Collins, who she can't stand and just so happens to work in her division, except he is in charge of social media. She has never met him as he works from home, but he drives her nuts through email daily. Their boss has decided that both Graeme and Henley are candidate for the promotion need to submit a proposal that outlines how to increase cruise sales to the Galapagos Islands. They can also take the cruise themselves to better get an idea on how to promote it. This should be an exciting time for Henley, except that she has to spend the week with Graeme on a ship. Despite her best efforts, she is starting to feel something for Graeme. Is it the beautiful location, the cocktails, and his perfect bod in a swim suit? Henley can't let this go to her head, because what about the promotion? Angie Hockman's Shipped is a fun enemies-to-lovers tale set against the beautiful tropical backdrop of the Galapagos Islands.

Henley is a character that readers can really root for in Shipped. She works hard, loves her job, but has that one co-worker that gets under her skin. Thankfully, she doesn't have to see him at work as his job is remote. That is until they are both vying for the same job and put on the same cruise together. Avid romance readers will know this trope---the whole enemies to lovers in the work place, but Hockman sets herself apart by having such an incredible setting of the Galapagos Islands.

Graeme is the type of character that we love to hate in Shipped. His emails drive Henley nuts, but once she hangs out with him in person, she realizes he is so much more than the man behind the screen, not to mention his good looks! They have an epic rivalry, but what will happen to those boundaries once they are crossed? Hockman shares Graeme's backstory, which tugged on my heartstrings and made me feel sympathetic a bit more than before.

What really stands out in Shipped is the outstanding setting of Galapagos Islands; in fact, Hockman includes a lot of information about the environment there and the unique wildlife, which I wasn't expecting. The cruise to the Galapagos is the perfect beach read setting, especially as their romance blossoms.

So, if you like an enemies-to-lovers romance and want a gorgeous setting, look no further. This was a fun romance and would be the perfect light read to throw in your beach bag this summer.

This was a very cute, fast read. Romcoms are slowly becoming one of my favorite genres and this is an excellent edition. I would recommend this.

I had so much angst throughout the entire book. The only thing that carried me through was major nostalgia for the Viking river cruise I've taken. Finished to fulfill the pop sugar prompt a book that take place mostly outside.

My primary complaint with this book is that throughout the ENTIRE plot, the author never sufficiently addressed the issue of misogyny in the workplace and the advantage being a white male gives you. The hero from the beginning takes credit for work the heroine has done (okay, okay he's just misunderstood). But even once that is resolved, there's still the issue of being on speaker phone for her meeting and not being announced, so she didn't know you were listening on the meeting for the promotion you're both up for. And okay, he's not the one enacting all of these things, he's just getting the advantage unfairly. But when the heroine finally expresses why she dislikes the hero, he tells her she needs to stand up for herself. After that, I was just one big NOPE.

Having experienced this in the workplace myself, it's not so simple as "just stand up for yourself" ESPECIALLY when it comes to someone who outranks you. The fact that she ends up agreeing with him, and he never has any realization that his journey to promotion was SO MUCH EASIER than hers? It felt like the author doesn't really understand how that dynamic should have evolved. On the other hand, kudos for demonstrating EXACTLY what it's like when the man gets the preferential treatment and the promotion and never realizes how easy he has it.

Man this took me forever to pick back up but it was a good summer beach read. It's the type of book that you don't need to really think about and can get through quickly. Great way to get out of a reading slump. I liked the setting and honestly I am DYING to travel again so it was great to read about a different place. There was nothing groundbreaking about this romance but I ended up enjoying it while I was reading.

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute story! I loved our main character Henley. I really love a good character driven story, so this one was so great as we get to see Henley make mistakes, learn from them and grow.

The pacing was good, and I never found that any part of the story dragged. In fact, I had a hard time putting this one down lol

Overall a very fun and cute romantic story. Highly recommend.

Henley is the perfect heroine in this story. She works hard and Henley is her intriguing remote coworker. When they compete for a dream job centered around a cruise set in the Galapagos islands the sparks fly. Thank you for the advanced reader copy of this book.

I’m hooked on these island type of stories. Maybe cause it summer and I’m thinking of vacation or traveling. Go read for you next adventure.

Shipped was such a fun read. I devoured it in just over a day. All the details about the Galápagos Islands really brought the setting to life. I definitely enjoyed the reading experience, but I did find Henley, the main character, to be a little too unlikeable. I appreciated the work focused storyline in addition to the romance storyline, and how that came together at the end. I was touched by the author's note at the end of the book. It's clear this setting and additional storyline are important to her.

When it comes to a workplace “enemies to lovers” romance novel, I always get a little nervous. The idea of messing with someone’s job just makes me uncomfortable. But I need to push that idea away, because like with Shipped by Angie Hockman, it’s a romance novel, so everything will be okay in the end.

Was that a spoiler?

Definitely not, because you still don’t know how they got there. And “there” is such an interesting place.

Shipped manages to take an old trope and make it shiny and new by taking the co-workers and forcing them to go on a week long trip together. Whoever can come up with the best promotion for the trip afterwards will get the promotion that they’re both working towards. The only problem? Henley and Graeme realize they’re incredibly attracted to each other. They’re also caught in an epic ongoing office battle.

This book was a “can’t put down, read in one afternoon, it’s so good” book. From the Galapagos Islands to the hilarious characters on the boat, I just wanted to keep read. If that’s not a good endorsement, I don’t know what is.

Forced to spend time together on a cruise ship, rival colleagues Henley and Graeme gradually learn that appearances (and first impressions) can be deceiving. The characters grow as the narrative unfolds; Henley becomes increasingly aware of her own agency and Graeme learns to communicate better.

Shipped is the perfect book to take you on a vacation without leaving home. It transported me to the Galapagos even while sitting at my desk during breaks at work or sitting on my porch. The workplace enemies-to-lovers plotline was reminiscent of The Ex Talk or The Hating Game. The chemistry between Graeme and Henley was fun to read. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a lighthearted, fast paced summer read.

Not what I expected from the blurb. Excellent writing just a tad different direction than I expected.

This was a sweet, cute read that I loved! I loved the characters and their stories and read this one fast!