First of all- this cover… SO CUTE

I really liked this book. It had a lot of little details and quirks, the characters were really lovable and relatable, & the slow burn was super rewarding/satisfying. I will say, I was a little bugged that Kat was so oblivious to Mick’s feelings, even though they were pretty obvious. The breakup at the beginning was kinda anticlimactic as well. But, otherwise, I thought it came across charming and light! :)


*3.5 stars

This is the second book in a row where I've read about the woman having these preconceived notions that the man is all wrong for her, even after they have proven time and time again to be reliable, loyal, attentive, and of course, attractive to her. And then, the book takes than 70% to get them to finally realize that maybe they should give it a try. Because of this, the book dragged somewhat.

The good- it was a funny meet cute and overall, I liked the extensive set of characters, including the family and the friends. Mick was sweet but the underlying premise is that he didn't think he was good enough for Kat. Kat spent most of the book upset that her friends were moving on and she didn't have anyone and yet, decided that she had a perfect list of attributes to make the perfect man who was, wait for it, Mick's brother. It was maddening! That said, all the characters were generally sweet, the book had some amusing parts and I enjoyed the family get togethers. Thanks to NetGalley for an early read.

Their relationship is as exciting as a funeral home. Which is ironic because that's where they met.

I LIKED:
-The old people were adorable.
-The hedgehog was my favorite and I wanted more of JoJo.
-The plot was unique enough and started strong.
-The first 20% was fun and entertaining

DIDN’T LIKE:
-50% in and we're just going around in circles.
She wants a man who matches her list.
she sees a man who fits what she wants.
She rejects the man.
She's openly flirts with his brother.
The potty mouth parrot shows up.
And repeat.

-WHY does everyone have to swear so much. It got old.
-60% in and we get our first kiss. It was awkward/steamy/weird.
-For a girl who has a business degree, she's stupid.
-The miscommunication trope showed up in the end

“There's a vibe between us.” ....... How romantic gen z.
"You have nice hands… I like your hands.," …….. The better to strangle you with my dear.

-He does some pretty explicit things to her and then she’s like, “I’m gonna flirt with his brother.”
-The 3rd act breakup was lame.
-The makeup se* was awkward. WHO talks about grandma in the middle of seggsy time??

I’m over it. Read it or don’t. I no longer care.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Characters/Depth/Growth - 2
Atmosphere/World - 3
Writing Style - 4
Plot - 3
Intrigue - 2
Love/Relationships - 1
Enjoyment/Memorable - 2
Total: 17
Divided by 7 = 2.4 (2 stars)

1.1-2.2 *
2.3-4.5 **
4.6-6.9 ***
7.0-8.9 ****
9.0-10 *****

I found the MFC not to be simply unlikeable but downright toxic. I couldn’t get into this book due to this.

This one didn’t work for me.

This was my first Melonie Johnson book and I am kind of bummed that it is my first. I should have been reading these long before this one. It's a feel good rom com that is just what the doctor ordered if you want something light to read in between books.

Kat, a flower shop manager, has a horrible habit of picking all the wrong men to be in her life while she attempts to catch up with the lives she is watching her best friends live. After her latest horrid boyfriend dumps her, leaves the country, and leaves his hedgehog, she is determined to change her ways. After a disastrous flower delivery, where she meets a cute man, Kat and her best friends make a list of everything she needs in her Mr. Right.

Cute guy from the funeral home ends up becoming her friend which is everything Kat needs to get through this search for the perfect guy. Will they become more than friends? Or will she fall for his put together brother?

This story goes through ups, downs, sideways, and more as they both navigate where their lives are going to go. I would definitely recommend this book if you want to grab a mug of coffee (or hot chocolate whatever your go to is) curl up in a comfy chair with a blanket and read this story of how to find Mr. Right after a whole lot of Mr. Wrongs.

I received this ARC courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely loved. I couldn’t get enough and didn’t want to put it down. I will for sure be looking out for more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review. This review is wholly my own.

Melonie Johnson + Rom-Com = YES, PLEASE. With the combination of an author I adore and my favorite genre, especially in between tense thrillers, this was a no brainer and a must read for me!

Let's be honest, it's not a new storyline. We've seen the movies and read other books with the same premise of a woman having a checklist of the perfect guy only to find out that the perfect guy is someone who doesn't tick off every box on her checklist. She's going to agonize over this and over-analyze it and then they're going to end up together at the end. We all know this just by reading the synopsis and seeing it happen before. But ask me if I care. Nope! I'm just a sap for this type of story and because a lot of us just love these feel-good stories, we'll read them over and over again.

I was not disappointed at all. I enjoyed the characters and the plot (as just stated!). It was exactly what I expected, nothing more, nothing less.

I would definitely give it a read if you normally like this type of story. If you're looking for something 100% new and different and won't give it a fair chance otherwise, maybe stay away?

The main character has a goal to find her Mr. Perfect. Is there a real Mister Perfect? In this book I liked the way the characters communicate with each other, their dialogues, their thoughts, emotions towards each other. Here you can find the friends-to-lovers trope and if you like it, you will enjoy this book. I really love this graphic cover! It is gorgeous. I like this book, but I can't say that I enjoyed reading it. The main character considered herself the best girl and the fact that she needed the most ideal guy she could find. She is bossy, and it was precisely these traits in the character of the main character that I did not like, so I gave this rating. The main characters had to change themselves to be together and it was interesting. This is a good love story for those who love the friends-to-lovers and strong main characters. Thanks to the author for this good love story.

The book seriously had me at pet hedgehog, how much cuter could this book get you may ask. MUCH. I absolutely adored the meet-cute and I think it is in one of my top 10 favorites. Post-breakup Kat decides she needs to make a list of Mr. Perfect qualities and find him. Enter Mick who is exactly the opposite of Mr. Right, but Kat is enchanted by him. The two become close friends, despite there being a lot of chemistry brewing between them.

Kat was definitely the type of character that needed to grow on me, especially since her post-breakup activity was seeking a perfect man who is completely opposite her type. She just was annoying because she was so unkind to Mick for no reason sometimes and I feel like he deserved more than that. But one of the qualities I adore most about Kat was how hardworking she was and her passion for having her own business one day.

Also, I must big the biggest thanks to Melonie Johnson for making this a dual-pov book because it's exactly what it needed, especially with being able to see where Mick was coming from. On the topic of Mick, I loved him. He is literally a ray of sunshine. The banter him and Kat had kept me laughing and engaged in the book. It also was really interesting to see the interworking of a funeral home because I feel like it was so obscure lol. Big thanks to net galley for an ARC copy!

This one was just ok for me I didn't really connect with either of the main characters. To be honest there really wasn't any characters in the book I felt all that connected to. The story was fine had a cure premise florist and funeral home owner having a meet cute but the relationship moved forward fast and felt a little forced at times and if they had any kind of conversation about what the other wanted the central conflict would've been cleared in less than 100 pages. This book just didn't do it for me but it was written well and still had some enjoyable moments. I want to thank Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the digital arc in exchange for an honest review.

A romantic comedy where the main characters meet in a funeral home? Sold.

I read Too Good to be Real and was excited for Too Wrong to be Right. Like the first book, we get a unique premise, some quirky side characters, lots of funny moments, and super cute animals. But instead of an insta-love story, this one is much more of a slow burn. I really enjoyed watching Kat and Mick fall for each other - which often literally included falling - ha. I did find the way they held back their thoughts and fought their feelings incredibly frustrating, like I wanted to shout at both of them, but it also made total sense for their characters, Kat's trying not to keep going after guys she's attracted to on a physical level, so of course she's going to push Mick away - and Mick, um, he is definitely more of a beta and not one to go after what he wants, not with Kat or his family. He was so sweet though and eventually started to get a clue even if it took his sister to basically shove him in the right direction. I laughed a lot and smiled at the end. Just what I want from a rom-com.

Shout out to the grandmas in the story. They need their own podcast.

Thank you for letting me read this arc. I was hooked from the moment the crochet penis was seen on the shop floor! I would come back and read this book again. The characters were great and so was the vibe. Looking forward to finding more reads from this Author!

I want to start by saying that I adored Melonie Johnson's book 'Too Good to be Real" and that is why I picked this one up without even reading the blurb. But I am sorry to say I was disappointed by this book.

Reason number 1: I did not like Kat one bit. I felt myself getting annoyed with her and the decisions she was making.

Reason number 2: There was little to no character or plot development. Kat's pursuit to find the perfect man became old very fast.

Thank you NetGalley for providing an arc.

This was a cute rom com book. The plot followed your average romantic storyline so it was predictable, but I liked how Mick was a mortician and they found love by a funeral flower delivery. Seamus was my favorite characters. For this having a hedgehog mentioned in the summary I was hoping for more interactions between the characters and Jojo, but it was still enjoyable.

This book was fine, but felt like I have read it before.

Kat and Mick were both 'fine' but unfortunately I found flaws with them both. They're first interaction was poor for both of them.

The supporting characters were enjoyable, but again I didn't LOVE any of them.

**There are lots of great reviews for this, so if the plot sounds like one you'd love, I would definitely still read it!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Griffin for an ARC digital copy of this book!

Overall it was a pretty cute read! I love rom coms and the fact that they found love over a literal dead body was a twist I wasn't expecting! The only downside is I struggled to connect with the characters and they fell in love pretty quick. I am still trying to figure out if I love the stranger, instant connection trope. I would have loved to see a little more pining after each other but overall it was a really quick, light and fluffy read!

If we could add decimal points to stats, I’d probably rate this book a 3.75, so I’m rounding up to 4 stars, which I probably would’ve done for the animal sidekicks alone. I think I’d love a hedgehog now after reading about JoJo. I don’t particularly like birds, but I’d definitely hang out with Seamus. They added so many little fun moments to the story. Moving onto the actual human characters. We’ll start with Kat. There were a lot of feelings Kat was experiencing that I could relate to with her friends, and though her reactions were different than my own, I could see where she was coming from. I wished she could recognize what a good place she was in even without a romantic partner, so I really enjoyed seeing her grow and take action toward owning her business on her terms. I thought Mick was great, and he felt like someone who really saw Kat and appreciated all of who she was. It became clear that he had some of his own self-awareness and self-sabotage issues, but his heart was in the right place.

Some other things I really loved: the interactions between Kat and Mick, particularly early in the book and as their friendship grew. It felt natural and genuine. There was also a lot of humor that made me legitimately laugh out loud. Special mention for Mr. Schwartz.

Something I didn’t love was Mick playing wingman to help Kat find her “Mr. Right”. Personal preference, this is never my favorite thing, but particularly when a sibling becomes involved. The inevitable lack of communication and denial of feelings while convincing themselves that they’re doing what’s best for the other never sits well with me. As things worked out, Kat and Mick both had a little issue with expecting the other to read their minds and it created more problems than if they’d just talked to each other.

Overall, while this was my first Melonie Johnson book, it won’t be my last. I’ll be going back to read Too Good to Be Real, which has been on my TBR for a while now.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eARC.

1. the book has convinced me I need a new pet 2. I fell in love with Kat! I was not familiar with the author prior but let me tell you this is now a must buy author for me and it should be for you too! This was the meet cute I had been craving this year and the perfect romance for anytime of the year!

This was cute! Sometimes it was too quirky for its own good, but it kept me interested. I look forward to more by this author

3 Stars Too Wrong to Be Right was a sweet, slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance. I loved the cover of this book when I saw it on NetGalley, but was a little disappointed with the story, mostly the ending. Kat and Mick’s banter was adorable and I loved their genuine connection and friendship. It was easy to see how their relationship would transition from friends to lovers because of the strong foundation they built first. The third act breakup was annoying and I thought both characters were acting a bit immature, especially since neither wanted to be the first to go to the other once they realized they were wrong. The ending wrapped up too quickly and I wish we had seen more of their HEA. The best part of this book was easily the pets; JoJo the hedgehog and Seamus the cockatoo.