To say I never thought I would be having feel good feelings on a book that has a funeral home as a main setting is probably accurate. Yet her I am still thinking of how this book left me giddy, giggling, and swooning.

I feel like this book reminded me why I enjoy the friends to lovers trope. Although this may have been more of a strangers with attraction to friends who still are attracted to each other to finally lovers but my case remains. It was amazing to see their relationship develop over a span of time and it felt like how we actually see people fall in love in the real world…except maybe a bit more chaotic.

Then there was also the Mr. Right Checklist that is always entertaining in romcoms especially when mixed with the MMC being the one to help the FMC find that Mr. Right. Plus on top of this there were so many mentions of romcoms and bodice rippers and the tropes we find in them and that also makes me excited.

I will say that this book resonated with me so much. Kat was at the stage of life where I currently am, where all my friends are moving on with their lives and I’m feeling stuck. I think that I’m part is what drew me into this book (along with the cozy cocks). It expressed how I’ve been feeling since my best friend got engaged and how it feels like everything is changing. It was that emotional connection with Kat that added a whole new level to the book for me, and I think it’s something a lot of people can relate to.

I also loved every moment of Kat and Mick’s story. Including there not so cute first meeting over a dead body and warring widows. I truly felt like they both were supportive of each other and there was also undeniable chemistry. I found myself truly blushing over how cute they were together.

I will also say the other characters in this book were also a bonus. They all brought something special to the story and added depth. Although the real show stoppers were Seamus and Jojo.

Overall based on how much I enjoyed this book and the characters I rated it 5 stars.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley, my first in exchange for an honest review. I gave it 4 stars. It was an enjoyable and easy read. The characters were easy to follow and developed well throughout the course of the book. The underlying theme was friendship, between women, platonic relationships between professional men and women, and the development of a relationship from a friendship, and was all tied nicely together at the end of the book. I literally laughed out loud in some places, I like the authors writing style and look to read more of her books -

“Too Wrong To Be Right” was a fun and quick read that gave me a lot of little positives, but overall was nothing I haven’t read before–and I’ve read a lot of rom coms.

Let’s start with what drew me in. I adore the concept of our love interests having jobs that sort of just mesh perfectly. Kat being a florist, and Mick running his family funeral home business. It’s a bit morbid, the idea of flowers and funerals being a perfect match, but that’s kind of what I love about it.

Speaking of Mick, he wasn’t the greatest male love interest I’ve ever read. However, it was definitely nice to have the scruffy romantic lead as opposed to the traditional extremely hot romantic lead who secretly has a six pack that gets revealed in a dramatic way once his shirt comes off for the first time (and it will always comes off, trust).

Something I really loved that the author did was explore the friendship dynamic between Kat and her two best friends. The story revolves around Kat’s insecurities involving her friends sort of “leaving her behind.” Friendships are weird out in the real world once you each start creating your own lives. When things change amongst your friend group, it’s scary. The author does a great job of capturing this.

Tiny bits I also loved: 1). It’s not a rom com if we don’t have pets, even better if their quirky pets. Kat has a pet hedgehog and Mick’s family has a pet cockatoo named Seamus who has an Irish accent and I LOVE him. 2.) The grandmas. Queens. 3.) Loved that the classic Clumsy Lead trope didn’t just happen once in the beginning of the book–it happened multiple times throughout the entire book.

Something I wasn’t a huge fan of–but this could totally come down to the fact that I read a lot of rom coms–was Kat’s love and obsession with rom com movies. It was cute, but I just read “The Rom-Com Agenda” so it felt very redundant to me personally.

Now, the biggest issue I had with the book was the use of the miscommunication trope–my least favorite because it’s usually solvable if people just sit–between Mick and his brother Joe. A lot of confusion and time is wasted because these two haven’t cleared up their issues. Which, come on. I sort of refuse to believe that they’ve never spoken about their weird dynamic when Mick literally has multiple psychology degrees and Joe can get drunk off a few whiskeys which are always in abundance whenever the O’Sullivan family gathers. There’s no way they even WORK together and have never talked. Y’all??

Anyway, overall it was a cute book. The tiny moments are what make it for me.

Too Wrong To Be Right by Melonie Johnson is a rom com triumph! This is the second book in this series. She has a new fan in me and I will be grabbing the first book in this series and will be on the lookout for more from this author.

I love stories that center around a group of besties, intriguing co-workers and, most of all, close knit families. Each adds complexities that only add to the central love story. This book has all the elements of a great rom com. There are laugh out loud moments and moments of tenderness. It also has one of the best cute meets I have ever read involving a dead man, warring widows and one of the sweetest heroes I’ve read in a long time.

3.5/5 ⭐ - 2/5🌶 Spice

Overall this was a pretty cute story which I enjoyed, but I gotta say, this book just felt so long, for absolutely no reason. Like idk how?! So by 70% and they were still iffy, I was just over it 🙈I really loved Mick's character - the fact he was really just trying to be a good guy and be who Kat needed. At time's Kat's character just confused me with the decisions she made, and I just couldn't relate to her.

Brief Plot: After another terrible break-up, Kat declares she is dating the compete opposite of who she's dated in her past. Meeting Mick, and their instant chemistry unnerves Kat, so she decides thy can only be friends. But at they get to know each other, and Mick helps Kat with grief she's held for years, the lines begin to blur.

Tropes: Slow-burn Romance; Friends to Lovers; Disaster Meet Not-Cute

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an eARC of Too Wrong to be Right, written by Melonie Johnson. This is my honest, unpaid review!

This book took me over a month to read, and that's mostly because it wasn't all that engaging. The writing itself was fine, but the plot felt drawn out, and the characters weren't super fleshed-out. It took more than half the book for the two characters to even so much as kiss, and for the majority of the story, Kat was convinced she liked the male MC's brother..... For a romance book, there didn't seem to be very much romance. Also, I thought the resolution of the main conflict at the end of the story sucked. Mick never fought for the girl - he too easily let her go and never actually went after her, which I found boring and unsatisfying.

I'm going to be honest, I tried reading this book three different times and I could not get into it. I think I had different expectations for it as a reader, and they were not met. From what I've read, it's well-written, but has a tendency to off put me a bit. I'm sorry to say this just wasn't for me.

"𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭. 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴."

First, I need to say that I initially got this book as an ARC, but due to a lot of illnesses and other baby-related things, I got behind. SO, I decided to use my Audible credit for this month and listen to it while I try to catch up on some other ARCs.

This book was adorable, with just the right amount of spice! With an less-than-traditional meet-cute, some very unique (and salty) animal friends and some sibling love-triangle in there, this slow burn, friends to lovers has a little bit of everything you'd want! Including lots of rom com references and some saucy Irish and Polish grandmas!

Thank you Melonie, @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC in exchange for this review! ❤
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I tried so many times to get into this book and I just couldn’t do it. I’m so sorry I dnfed 😭

Thank you for the opportunity to arc read before the release!

This was just okay, there were parts that I found the behavior of the FMC annoying. I wanted more for Mick for most of the book and that also made me drop a star.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book frustrated me. I’m glad I finished it because my opinion of the first half and the second half differ (hence the thee stars). Basically the plot is that Kat is a florist with aspirations of owning her own shop. After getting dumped she runs into Mick while delivering flowers to the funeral home that his family owns. She’s determined to find “Mr. Right” but immediately puts Mick in the friend-zone. He helps her as her wingman while being obviously in love with her… you know where this is going…

Here’s my issue: Kat continued to ignore Mick and parade herself and other men in front of him while making remarks that indicated that she knew how he felt. It felt stilted and wrong in a bad way. The characters were flat and I had a hard time finishing it. Honestly, Mick was too good for Kat and got the short end of that stick. Further, when he left because she requested he leave he was racked over the coals for it. Talk about sending the wrong message to both men and women. He respected her request but apparently should have said no and not left. To a certain extent I agree, fight for someone you love but also it’s important that you don’t disregard their boundaries. What kind of message is the author trying to send? All in all, I’m very mixed on this book.

This book tells the story of Kat who after being dumped by her boyfriend (that gave me Shayne from Love is Blind vibes) in the middle of the street, decides to make a list of "the perfect man". Fate had other plans. Enter Mick, who is the opposite of what is written on her list but their connection is almost instant but they decide that a friendship is all they can have. But their connection is so strong that ignoring it becomes very difficult as they spend more time together.

With that said, even though the book is very funny (like, laugh out loud funny), with a great premise and one of my favorite tropes, I didn't really enjoy most of it. Kat was really annoying and very immature and that made me lose interest in the story. However I did enjoy the interactions with Mick's family and Kat's coworkers and their various talents.

Okay this had me in the first half. More than the first half; it went downhill for me around the 80% mark. I hate to start off a review like that, but I was so disappointed with how this turned out. Which is a true bummer because I was really enjoying the slow burn up until then.

I remember liking Kat from the first book in this series Too Good to Be Real. She's a hopeless romantic whose made some poor choices in dating but just wants real, lasting love — and I get it! I totally do. She goes on to create a list that will lead to her Mr. Right, which is an endeavor that never ends well. She attempts to pursue someone who is obviously wrong for her. Meanwhile, Mick, who is the better match, is hanging around the sidelines trying his best to maintain a platonic friendship with her.

Kat and Mick developed a fun friendship. The slow burn was a lot of fun, and I felt their tension pretty early on. There was plenty of good pining and denial of feelings on both ends. It was almost laughable how in denial they were. Mick's family was great, and for some reason a family-run funeral business is interesting reading material. The brother dynamic was so odd to me. Even though their backstory was explained, I just didn't understand why his brother seemed to hold such contempt for him.

Mick was so likeable and fun natured. Kat was too, and they really had great chemistry. But at the first sign of trouble in their new relationship, Kat's insecurities jumped out in a fight-or-flight response sort of way, and she both ran away and pushed Mick away. And he let her. To go from clicking with the story the whole way to suddenly not being able to stand the characters made their reconciliation and HEA unsatisfying.

Also, I missed the female friendships from the first book. Throughout the story, Kat felt like her friends were moving forward in their relationships and leaving her behind, and I felt that too! They were hardly present here and felt like there were such long stretches of time before either of them were mentioned. Bummed me out.

Too Wrong To Be Right
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Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 2/28/23
Author: Melonie Johnson
GR: 3.48

I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.

My Thoughts: I believe this is part of a series, but could not find the information on Goodreads. I typically love Johnson’s writing. This one just fell a little off with the heroine, I wanted more from her. While I can appreciate the “need” to fall in love with the “right” person, she lost so much time putting Mick in the friends zone.

The push and pull between our MCs and the third wheel added in made for an interesting tale, but I would of liked more focus on the MCs and not the third wheel. Kat is independent but fearful of losing her career and her friends. I really struggled with Kat, while I know romance novels have ups and downs, I just felt like more time could of been focused on the relationship and not the list of the perfect man. I adored Mick’s character, he was loyal, smart, and handsome. The characters were developed well with the caveat of the “list,” had witty banter, and amazing chemistry. The author’s writing style was humorous, engaging, and paced well.

Overall, I did enjoy this story and would definitely read more by Johnson. I would recommend giving it a try as Johnson is a talented writer.

This was a super cute romantic comedy.
I liked the dynamic with the main character, Kat, and Mick. There was a lot of funny parts. I also liked the family dynamics between MK, Mick, and Joe.
This is a great light/summer read

Too Wrong to be Right was a fun read! If you like strangers to lovers this one is a nice choice. It honestly took me awhile to get around to writing this review because I was going back and forth between 3 or 4 stars. Kat and Mick have some really great moments but I found myself rooting for Mick as a human being more that I cared about if Kat and Mick ended up together. I loved the side characters in this book! They really added to the story and made it a more rich story.

Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press (St. Martin's Griffin) for the chance to read and review this advance reader copy.

Too Wrong to Be Right is a solid read for fans of rom-com movies from the early 2000s. The plot unfold in an almost cinematic fashion, which makes it all the more entertaining for readers. Kudos to Melonie Johnson for crafting a truly unique setup - I never thought I would be reading a romance where the romantic leads meet at a funeral home - and a solid cast of secondary characters.

I look forward to seeing what Melonie Johnson writes next.

What happens when you mix a florist who dreams of owning her own shop, a psychologist who is floundering to find his niche at his family’s funeral home, a foul-mouthed pet bird named Seamus, and JoJo, an adorable adopted hedgehog? You get this delightful new “Finding Mr. Right” rom-com by Melonie Johnson. First of all, I loved the meet-cute in this one! It was sheer perfection and had me laughing out loud. It was definitely original! Second, these characters were so lovable and relatable. I fell in love with their story and enjoyed watching their friendship and romance blossom. The storyline in this one was unique, and I enjoyed the family dynamics and the strong friendships. If you enjoy laugh-out-loud romantic comedies that hit all the emotions, this fast and fun book is definitely for you.

Thank you, Melonie Johnson, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this fantastic book!

After her boyfriend breaks up with her to go on a reality TV show and leaves her with his pet hedgehog, Kat decides she will no longer date guys that are wrong for her. She makes a list of qualities with her friends' help and decides she will find someone with those qualities. Instead, she gets into an argument with Mick while delivering flowers to his family's funeral home, and life leads her onto a different path. The story was fun and quirky and had some great laugh-out-loud jokes. I enjoyed this book.

I read Melonie Johnson’s “Too Wrong to be Right” during a time I needed some feels; it touched my heart and it touched my funny bone. Don’t let the cute illustrated cover fool you; it is a romance that is both steamy and Hallmark-y and I'm here for it all.

With a superb supporting circle, Kat Kowalaski is someone you want to root for. While she’s calling it quits on bad relationships, she’s also calling it quits on having her career goals at a standstill. Get ready to see how Kat’s aim of owning her very own flower shop and her goal of avoiding Mr. Wrong slowly collide.

Enter Mick O’Sullivan, a co-owner of his family funeral home. If you’ve never laughed at the funniest meet cute, you’re in for a ride. Not only will you laugh out loud, but you’ll capture Kat and Mick’s instant chemistry. Like Kat, Mick doesn’t feel fully settled in his career. What was enjoyable was seeing these two connect and conquer the world...

...but as platonic friends. That’s right: just friends. Even though Mick is secretly “ga ga” over Kat, Kat tries her best to not mess up their friendship by not crossing that delicate line. It was a tad frustrating to see her not immediately see Mick the way we see him (super adorbs, swoony, subtly sexy). It will just take her a long while to see that what may seem the wrong thing to do is actually the best thing.

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing these two try their hardest to deny their chemistry. I also loved seeing their family and friends help them figure things out. (Mick’s Irish family is a hoot.) I hope we’ll see more of them in the next book.

I highly recommend this romcom that gave me all the feels.