This book is a romantic suspense, which I didn’t realize when I started reading it. It started off with the MC suffering a trauma that leaves her with chronic pain. But then it veers into cute rom com territory with an accidental roommate arrangement and a whole lot of shenanigans.

I really liked the first half of the book where these strangers get to know each other, and how they go from begrudgingly sharing a house to genuinely enjoying the others company. But then it takes a turn where there is a sinister subplot. I personally didn’t care for this part. I feel like the strangers to lovers/roommates both dealing with issues from their past would’ve sufficed for a good romance with just enough angst/tension. I felt the subplot was unnecessary and didn’t think it was executed very well.

But I think you should check it out if you’re a fan of romantic suspense stories and like these tropes. Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

➳ arc rating: 5 ★

First of all, I want to thank the author and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ms. Perfectly Fine by Kate Callaghan will be coming out on June 8th, 2023.

Kate Callaghan is an independent author and publisher who released her debut YA dark fantasy trilogy in 2020. She writes adult romance and fantasy.

What is the book about?
Ms. Perfectly Fine tells the story of Autumn Adler and Elijah Wells.

Autumn is a concert pianist, focused on making a solo comeback after an accident and Elijah is a game designer building his own company. Elijah rents the ground floor of Autumn's townhouse, which she refuses to give up, leading to a battle of wills between the two. As Autumn's showcase approaches, a gift leads to something far more alarming, forcing the two to call a truce and work together.

One house, two strangers, and a dark secret. What could go wrong?

Tropes and themes:

• Grumpy (her) x Sunshine (him)

• He falls first
• Forced proximity
• Rivals to lovers

This is a stand-alone novel with mentions of trauma, stalking and chronic pain which may be triggering. <b>Check content warnings before reading.

My review:
Ms. Perfectly Fine by Kate Callaghan is a new adult romance with suspense as a subplot that makes the book be more interesting and an easy read.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t read over half of the book in one sitting - I really liked it! Who wouldn’t love a cute and funny romance novel with Taylor Swift references in it?

It has an amazing storyline, amazing main characters, amazing ending and the perfect amount of drama. I don’t think I have anything bad to say about this book. I also enjoyed how, even though the book is written in 3rd POV, we can still know their own thoughts in dual POV.

To sum up, this was a very entertaining, sweet and fun book to read with a great representation of chronic pain which was very well written,— so hurry up and don’t forget to mark your calendars for June 8th, 2023!

My favourite quotes:
“I don't want her to be my enemy, but I don't want her to be my friend either. I want her. All of her.“

“It was only when she drifted off that he really understood how badly he was falling for a woman he hardly knew.“

“‘You're playing with fire’
‘Then burn me.’”

“‘You love me?’
‘With every fibre of my being’”

Who I recommend this book to?
• People who love romance books with some mystery in it.
• Fans of Taylor Swift.

#MsPerfectlyFine #NetGalley

Thanks to the author and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first story I’ve read by this author and I wanted to like it from the cute cover to the chronic pain representation of the heroine, Autumn.

Unfortunately, the story felt very rushed as Elijah moves in unbeknownst to Autumn and they proceed to go from enemies to lovers in what seems like only a few weeks. Also, the romantic suspense part of the story seemed very predictable as well.

I ended up finishing the story but skipping huge portions. This story just wasn’t for me.

This book combined two of my favorite types of books: Mystery and Romance. I am so grateful to NetGalley and publishers to allow me to read an advance copy.

I enjoyed this book. Elijah and Autumn were the perfect enemies to lovers, sunshine and grumpy pair. I loved getting so representation for people with chronic pain because I believe this is the first romance novel where the character dealt with it. The novel having a mystery twist vibe also made me want to read faster so I figure out who did it.

I really enjoyed this book! I loved the representation of chronic pain and the way that the book was able to demonstrate how it can affect the daily lives of people. I thought it was a cute, sweet romance and liked the progression of Autumn and Elijah's relationship from being enemies, to friends, to being in a relationship. I liked the dual POV because it provided different perspective from someone who is suffering from chronic pain and survivor's guilt and also someone who is supporting the person who has chronic pain.

One thing that can be difficult with romance books is the insta-love trope. While it wasn't necessarily insta-love in this book, the relationship did seem to move fast with characters having feelings fairly quickly. But it's not easy to write a romance that isn't too wordy but also doesn't have characters instantly falling. I did think that Callaghan did a pretty good job with this. It wasn't a super slow burn and didn't have a ton of fluff in the romance, but also they didn't tell each other they were in love the second they saw each other. I liked that Elijah seemed like a jerk in the beginning and they didn't seem to get along but then we got to see his personality and the way he cared for Autumn.

I did like the thriller/suspense aspect of the book as well. I was definitely fooled with the twist and had thought I knew who the villain was. Later in the book it became more clear that I was wrong. The ending was still a little predictable, but it wasn't a dealbreaker for me because there were elements to the twist that I didn't guess.

Lastly, I did wish that we got more of the main characters in the end or maybe an extended epilogue because it seemed to go from the twist to the ending really quickly. But overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to piano players, fans of enemies to lovers, lovers of fluffy golden retrievers, and readers who enjoy a little suspense with their romance. Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC!

I downloaded this purely for the cover but I actually ended up really loving it, binged it all in one go >_<

This was a very pleasant and entertaining book to read. A truly sweet story, with a twist. For me, this served as a palate cleanser. Without the nonsense of lies, doubts, and ordinary teen angst, opposites attract.

It's a formidable foe to lovers and forced closeness romanticism. The stalker premise added a good touch of suspense to the story. I believe that a large number of individuals would enjoy this book. It's rather endearing. I thought the last reveal was outrageous and unexpected.

Ms Perfectly Fine

Date 08 Jun 2023
CallaghanWriter, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA),
Genre :Mystery & Thrillers | New Adult | Romance
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Description
Autumn wants the house, but Elijah wants her.

Autumn Adler, a famous concert pianist, is making her solo comeback to the stage after a tragic accident, and she can’t afford any distractions. Of all...
Autumn wants the house, but Elijah wants her.

Autumn Adler, a famous concert pianist, is making her solo comeback to the stage after a tragic accident, and she can’t afford any distractions. Of all the things that could go wrong, she never expected her landlord to rent out the ground floor of her home to Elijah Wells – a game designer in the midst of building his own company. Autumn loves her townhouse, and she refuses to give it up. However, Elijah is equally stubborn. As the days pass, Autumn’s efforts to make him leave only further his desire to win her over. It seems as though neither can win this battle of wills.

Yet as Autumn’s showcase approaches, a seemingly innocent gift turns into something far more alarming. Can the two call a truce and figure out what’s going on?

One house, two strangers, and a dark secret. What could go wrong?



✨Tropes & Themes✨



🔥Grumpy (Her) x Sunshine (Him)

❤️He falls first and harder

🌹Hates everyone but you

😈Forced Proximity

🥀Suspense

💋Enemies To Lovers

🌞Healing

🥺Chronic Pain


My Thoughts

Great representation of chronic pain.I think that Autumn's chronic pain was very well written and was realistically executed. I really enjoyed this book and getting to know Autumn and Elijah. There intreactons at the start been so standoffish made me laugh out loud as we can see the instant attraction both have to each other even if they are in denial at 1st. It's a fun read

I loved the characters and the development. Even thought the book we set over a few short weeks, it makes sense that they would fall for each other quickly as they are forced into the same area.

Autumn and Elijah are forced into shearing the same house, unfortunately this doesn't go smoothly on day one as Elijah becomes a home invader. Through petty squabbling and stubborn determination of making the others life hell, both quickly find that they need each other in more ways than one.

When Autumn’s stalker rears their red rose head, and starts to create an impact on her performances, Elijah pushes the investigation onto a friend to save Autumn and Elijah’s future.

This was funny and shocking. I didn’t figure out the mystery until about three quarters through. I honestly didn’t think that stalker would be an option until it happened and the shock was there.

There were parts where I felt the pettiness level was next level in both bad and good ways. For instance, Elijah has no idea about Autumn’s chronic pain, as she hadn’t told him anything about it, and he proceeds to shut her out the house in the rain. This made me angry as well as making me laugh.

The plot is brilliant as well as obvious for the most part and then you get the slap at the end, because the culprit is unexpected. But a very enjoyable read.

this was a very sweet and fun book to read. it's such a great enemies to lovers and forced proximity romance. I loved the nice dose of suspense with the stalker plot. I think so many people would like this book. It's very endearing. I think the twist in the end was crazy and unexpected.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of the book.
tw: trauma, survivors guilt, violence, stalker

The opening chapters were very catchy. The back and forth angsty meeting was great. I did not read the fine print that said this was ROMANTIC SUSPENSE. Literally everyone felt like a suspect at one point. Really good read. Elijah and Autumn’s relationship was great, the banter and back and forth “pranks” were spot on. The first half was Elijah and Autumn trying not to fall in love the second half was Elijah trying to protect Autumn.

I had my hopes held high for this book; the premise sounded really good: the mystery, the forced proximity, the title that sounded a lot like a TS song...
I'm really sorry to say that I was kinda dissapointed.
As I said, the idea was really good, the writing style was good, but it was the plot development that had too many flaws.

I don't want to spoiler anything so I'll just say:
- In my opinion they fell in love too quickly, after living together for barely few weeks.
- The "bad guy" motive was weak

Everything said, I still enjoyed the read, and I have to admit I really liked the characters!

I was going to give it 2 stars, but it's more a 2.5, so I'll just give it 3 as encouragement

This book had 2 of my top 3 favorite tropes: grumpy/sunshine & enemies to lovers. I truly enjoyed reading this, and especially loved that Elijah (MMC) was portrayed as an emotionally available man while simultaneously respecting Autumn’s (FMC) emotional boundaries. I also enjoyed the little bit of suspense, and loved that it wasn’t too predictable.

Thank you to Kate Callaghan & Net Galley for providing an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

First off, I was given this book in exchange for a review

Now on to the review!

Autumn is so fiery and spunky, I love that she sees Elijah in her life as a challenge and has fun torturing him with pranks. She’s so strong and honestly just trying her best.

Elijah and his dog Brinkley are the same character, aka Golden Retriever energy. This man falls hard and fast for our girl. I’m here for it! He’s smart and caring and can keep up with her games. Love it!

I love the mystery! It was fun and all secretly looming in the background. I will say as an American reader I was like, “what’s a plaster?” There are terms/spelling that are obviously American English, but that’s ok. Just had me confused for a second. It was a blast to read and thank you again for my ARC of this amazing book

thought this was such a cute contemporary romance with a Grumpy x Sunshine and Forced Proximity trope. It also had a bit of a mystery to it, which I thought spiced things up a bit!
Autumn and Elijah were very cute and I loved their dynamic!
This was such a cute read and it was a good slow burn, nothing happened too fast and I really liked the pace.

Ms Perfectly Fine is a dual POV, third person romantic suspense book.

Autumn is a pianist who suffers with chronic pain due to a tragic accident from her teen years. She is about to perform her first solo since then and thinks she needs no distractions. But when Tim (the landlord) offers Elijah half of the house he moves in...

Elijah is a game developer who needed a place to stay while he develops and gets ready to sell his newest game in order to build his company.

This book is so good, I loved it! The story moved at a good pace, the twists and turns that happen along the way keep you invested and on your toes. I loved the mystery aspect and I couldn't stop reading! This is one of my favourite books this year and I will definitely re-read it.

The chemistry between Elijah and Autumn is strong and the characters where written really well and had lots of depth from the beginning. The secondary characters also have depth and have roles within the story and the different storylines.

Overall I think this book is an amazing if you like a mystery element (romantic suspense), when he takes care of her, forced proximity, roommates and so much more...

ARC provided by Netgalley.

🎼🥀🎮 - ms perfectly fine

i was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review

another good read !! this book had a romance with a twist of mystery that left me on the edge of my seat for the last half of the book wanting to figure out who it was and why!

↳ this book starts with elijah moving in with autumn a pianist who really likes her space and has to begrudgingly share it with a games developer.

the way their love progressed form a strong dislike to a love was so adorable it made me feel so fluffy and happy inside 🥹

except autumn has ben keeping a secret for almost 3 years she’s been finding roses on her doorstep until it begins to get more threatening…

⋆.ೃ࿔*:･- i personally really liked the mystery- it was a little predictable towards the end but in the beginning i genuinely didn’t see any of it coming- now i look back on it the signs were there which makes me feel
1. kind of stupid
2. it felt like a fulfilling mystery and knowing it didn’t come out of nowhere made the plot feel whole !

⁃ i enjoyed the plot in general- especially because it wasn’t purely romance driven which i haven’t had a book like this in awhile
⁃ i loved the characters even the small side characters that had very little to do with the plot i felt like they all had their own personalities which made reading about autumn and elijah so enjoyable !

✧˚ · . i enjoyed autumns pov the most, she was so incredibly resilient due to the roses and the chronic pain she feels she was such and inspiration and a strong female lead which was incredibly written !

✧˚ · . i liked elijah and his pov too especially how he treated and thought about autumn- even from the beginning he was so enamored by her it was adorable !

A truly sweet story, with a twist. This was a palate cleanser for me. Opposites attract, without the silliness of lies, doubts and general teen angst. Knew who the bad guy was about a quarter into the book, but this did not detract from the story. The heroine, in spite of her physical pain, made the story sing. Great read!

✨Book review✨

Ms Perfectly Fine by Kate Callaghan
⭐️⭐️⭐️

romance
enemies to lovers
grumpy X sunshine (she is grumpy)
he falls first
survivors guilt

I enjoyed the first half of this book so much, it kept me up late in the night. But I felt that the writing is too long winded and loopy. The characters keep repeating the same thing again and again and that stretches out the book for no reason.

Having recently read some pretty hard hitting books I hit a wall with reading. I picked this book as it seemed lighthearted and just the thing I needed to get back into reading. I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down. Ms perfectly fine is easy to read and the characters are loveable. The best romance have a good mystery/twist and this one really delivered it. Can't wait to read more from this author.

i really love autumn and elijah but i think the suspense part of romantic suspense just isn’t for me.

i kinda predicted both of the major ‘plot twists’ pretty early on in the book and i think that was why i didn’t enjoy this one as much as i was hoping i would.

overall i really did like most aspects of this book & it was very different to what i usually read, i just wish i hadn’t predicted the big twists so early.
i would recommend this one still!