Read this awhile ago and forgot to review my head is a bit hazy but I refer loving this so much the fun and the writing was fantastic

Autumn and Elijah are forced to live together. Autumn tries to get Elijah to move out but then he starts to grow on her. He helps her to get out of her bubble. Did a great job show someone dealing with chronic pain. Also included suspense when Autumn is being stalked. Suspense, romance and some spice. Enjoyable read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC.

Callaghan is one of my fave bookstagram author finds and i am never disapointed when i pick up a new story written by her. This is a super cute grumpy sunshine book with all the right tropes in it to help it along. i loved the mystery and suspense that was also a focal point in the story. I found this to be a super cute story and i love the he falls first trope!

Really cute, i started it because it reminded me of a Taylor Swift's song 💌
The characters are really cute, and the love story was on point.
It's good for people who are looking for a soft romance book.

I didn't finish this book, the writing style was not for me, it was quite immature and unpolished. I do not think I am the target audience for this book

DNF'd at 33%

Firstly, I loved the cover for this novel and it was a huge reason I requested it. This is a forced proximity, enemies to lovers story, featuring Autumn, a concert pianist who suffers from Chronic Pain and Eli, a video game developer who end up sharing a house together,

This book leans very heavily on tropes, which may work well for some readers, but I struggled as there didn't seem to be enough substance behind the trope. For instance, they are enemies to lover because they don't want to share a house, but are being "forced" to by the owner of the house who has personal ties to both. But their first interaction, while in an awkward situation, had so much hostility without a plausible reason why. Likewise, the "sexual tension" was also so forced, without much of a reason behind it. It read like the trope needs hostility, so some was manufactured, same for flirtation. I didn't feel like either of these things came authentically from the characters.

There is a slight mystery plot that begins around the 25% mark but it's not intriguing enough to keep me reading.

Structurally, there are no problems, The writing isn't overly descriptive, which will work for some readers, however there is a lot of telling, particularly in the creation of characters and this did not work for me.

I love a good enemies to lovers and the forced proximity trope in this book was a bonus.
Though i enjoyed the romance between Elijah and Autumn, as well as the banter.
In all it was t just okay.
Felt a little rushed though

Thank you to NetGalley & Publisher for this in exchange for an honest review!

This was such a cute story. I loved seeing the chronic pain representation in the story. I look forward to recommending this to friends. I felt like it started pretty quickly and kept going.

This was a cute, beach read, I liked the storyline and characters.

**Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. I received this book for free, but all thoughts are my own.

Ms Perfectly Fine is a strange but surprising mix of mystery and romance that I loved. Many Thanks to NetGalley and CallaghanWriter (independent book publishers) for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

So I was instantly requesting this for the cover (I know but it looked really cute!). I then saw the tropes and got excited- Grumpy x sunshine is one of my favourites. I devoured this book in a solid 2 hours.

So firstly- I would totally pick up as a holiday read for by a pool or for a pallete cleaner after something quite heavy/long. The mystery parts were written SO WELL. I cannot tell you how much I loved the plot. It’s really difficult to get that balance sometimes, and this did it very well. I loved the writing style throughout and I also massively appreciated the thoughtfulness in some of the representations of mental health.

Character wise- Autumn in particular was written absolutely superbly. Her development as the story grew, her relationship with Elijah was a masterpiece

It’s a brilliantly blended mystery thriller/romance that will keep you on your toes

Concert pianist Autumn is returning to the stage after an accident, her landlord rents out the ground floor of her house to Elijah a game developer. Refusing to share her home or to give it up her efforts to make him leave only furthers his desire to win her over.

I DNF’ed this book early, but I’d give three stars is based on other reviewers’ opinions in order to not arbitrarily lower the average star rating. This book was not for me. I was tempted to push through the discomfort in order to provide a proper review, but there are too many books out there that are likely to be more for me.

Based upon the blurb provided, I assumed the situation here would be that both people were moving into the townhouse at the same time, bickering on equal ground over the place and getting up to shenanigans based upon said equal ground/level of entitlement.

Instead, she had lived in this townhouse for six years prior to him barging into said place early in the morning without knocking (he says he was told she wouldn’t be there at that time). So, she’s going through her morning routine in varying levels of dress and vulnerability while absolute strangers move her belongings out of her home. But don’t worry, MMC says, it’s only going to be in his storage place across town. So while that is absolutely theft, it’s fine because he’ll give her her stuff back after he moves out again. (????!!!!) He also puts plants on her piano, which could cause so much damage, and he basically scoffs when she tells him to get his plants off of it.

He also makes some vague threat that he has a contract with her “uncle”/landlord and she doesn’t. She’s still got the right to not have her home and privacy violated without any sort of notice. Yes, her landlord didn’t tell her anything about this guy moving into her house. *facepalm*

Nightmare, absolute nightmare. Strangers barging into her home and stealing her stuff, then being condescending about her objections. I do believe this could turn into a cute romance, but it’s not for me.

Very cute and rom com!
Love the banter of both of these characters.
Enemies to lovers but too fast too soon.
Wish there was more of a chemistry with these too or a longer connection.

This book has a sweet storyline, but also several structural issues that would have benefited from additional rounds of editing. Although Kate Callaghan’s MS PERFECTLY FINE wasn’t for me, I can see it appealing to other romance readers.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC. All opinions my own.

I am a sucker for a great cover and Ms. Perfectly Fine had me from the beginning. This is the second book that I have read by Kate Callaghan and it was a cute one! I love Kate's writing style and can't wait to read more of her work!

Autumn is a brilliant pianist who was in a bad accident and still suffers from chronic pain 10 years later. She is trying to make a big comeback and was shocked to wake up to find a stranger in her beloved townhouse moving her stuff into storage! Autumn is very schedule oriented and is kind of on the grumpy side so this did not work out for her. Elijah is a game designer, night owl who didn’t realize that Autumn was still living in the townhouse. They immediately butt heads and try to get one another to move out. On top of their fighting, Autumn has a stalker! They call a truce until they can figure out who is behind the threats.

This book is a mix of romance and thriller/suspense. With some twists that kept me asking who this stalker was. I did appreciate that part of the book. While I did enjoy this book - it did fall a little flat for me. I read it in a day but there were parts that I thought dragged out and there were a few small plot holes.

I did adore these characters. I loved the banter between them. Elijah was fabulous. It was refreshing that he did not treat her as though she was disabled. My favorite character was probably Brinkley!

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Reversed Grumpy v. Sunshine
Dual POV
Chronic Pain/Illness
Mental Health Awareness
FMC has a Stalker

While I am behind in my reviews and read this book a few months ago, I would like to thank @netgalley @callaghanwriter for the Advanced Readers Copy of this book for my honest review!

I did not finish this one, it was not for me, I couldn't relate to the characters, and just did not care for the story.

My reading took a backseat to other things in life in the months leading up to pub date for this book and I was not able to read and review. I still haven’t fully caught up on my backlist, but I hope to get to this book in the future and I look forward to reading it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher and my sincere apologies. Life is like that sometimes.

First of all, I should have done some exploring of this book before I requested it to read. I am NOT a fan of romance books and so it’s obvious why I didn’t care for the book that much. A quick and easy read, there was just not enough to keep my attention and make me care about the lives of the characters. There is no depth to the characters and the story line did not keep my attention.

Thank you to NetGalley and CallaghanWriter for my advanced review copy. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

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A cute and perfect romance. I loved and enjoyed the story soo much! The characters are relatable and realistic. I love the atmosphere and theme of the story. It was refreshing even though there was a flawed characters. The pace was good and the romance was too tier! I'm looking forward to the other books by the author!

3.5 stars!

This one was fun, quick, and a little spicy! ;) The romance was cute and although it was a little fast, their banter/hijinks were fun to read. It did lean a little too close to instalove for me, but I still loved Autumn and Elijah's chemistry.

I felt like the plot twist was a bit predictable, but it was still enjoyable.

Thanks to Kate Callaghan and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.