3.5 Stars

Alright so as a reader I’m trying to read more romance, branch out and I saw Finding Mr. Write by one of my all time favourite authors Kelley Armstrong and knew I had to read it. (I have met Kelley once in Calgary and she signed every book of hers that I owned ahah like 20 books, she’s a rockstar). Anyways, I like the premise of this story but for some reason it fell short for me and I can’t quite put my finger on it. I understand why Daphne did what she did, makes perfect sense to me. I appreciated Chris, he’s a stand up guy. I actually also enjoyed Sakura, she was interesting. Same with Chris’ sister, she had her own story going on. My main gripe with characters was Robbie, like maybe I’m jaded but I actually wanted him to do something, or us to find out he is a creep, stalker something. Like he role wasn’t hashed out enough I needed more. Hell I even liked Lawrence.
I did find the sexy/ love was a bit slow which is fine but it went from like 0-100 when it did happen ahha. I enjoyed those scenes. Also Kelley please actually write Edge! I’d grab it ahhaha.
I would recommend this read because I think it was just me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) For the copy.

This book is so adorable, I seriously loved everything about it. It is filled with humor, and I love the main characters, Chris and Daphne. It’s such an interesting and fun concept - A female author of a sci-fi zombie apocalypse novel keeps getting rejected, so she creates a male pen name. When the book sells, she has to hire someone to be her book cover model. When her book becomes a huge success, things get a little tricky.
It is smartly written, and in third person dual POV. It’s hard to believe this is Kelley Armstrong’s first rom-com (not her first book, but the first in this genre). I hope she writes more! Living in the Adirondacks, we have all sorts of wildlife around, so I could relate a little to the encounters that occurred, with Daphne living in the Yukon. The love story between Daphne and Chris is also very entertaining, from their meet cute to everything else that follows. Chris is so sweet and hilarious, although maybe not the best decision maker. Daphne is independent, They worked so well together and had the best chemistry.

Thank you Forever Pub and NetGalley for a copy of this eARC!

I liked the premise of this book a lot, and it was mostly a cute story, but for some reason the characters just felt flat for me. Neither of the leads came across as realistic, fully developed people and their relationship lacked the sense of connection that I look for in a romance. Limited spice, but what there is very spicy

Finding Mr. Write is the perfect fun, light romantic read for the summer. Both Daphne and Chris are very likeable characters, and their romance was cute, but it also felt kind of rushed. I would have liked to see more development in their relationship, some more chemistry. Yes they both thought the other was hot, and both were charming and nice, but it felt like there needed to be more there.

The writing was very engaging, especially at the beginning, however somewhere towards the middle the story just started to fall a little flat for me. I was still enjoying the book and having a good time, but once the book tour started, my interest starting waning a tad. I'm personally not a fan of the miscommunication trope, and I don't want to to give spoilers, but I felt a lot what was going on was overly dramatic and not as big a deal as the characters thought. The resolution to the big conflict at the end also fell sort of flat for me and I wish it had been handled differently.

Overall this book was a good time! Chris especially got a few laughs out of me. I'd recommend if you're looking for a fast, fun read.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

It's no secret that I love Kelley Armstrong's novels. I eat them up like they are nourishment for my soul. I have always enjoyed that she is able to sprinkle romantic and comedic bits throughout her novels regardless of genre. She just does it so well, it never seems forced or contrived. She came up with an idea and decided to go all in and write her first full-blown rom-com, and I knew I had to read it! Let me tell you, it did not disappoint! I truly hope this is just the beginning of her foray into the rom-com genre. Kelley Armstrong is a master at world building and dialogue, and this was no exception. Daphne is a writer, but she's unable to sell her novel until she decides to use the pseudonym Zane Remington. It not only sells, but there is a bidding war over it. Proof that publishing is still a man's world. But now that she's done it, how does she do speaking events or book signings? Time to hire a man to play the role of Zane. Enter Chris Stanton, account. Let's just say the plan isn't as simple as it sounds and what ensues is part comedy, part spicy, with some anger thrown in. You also get an inside peak at the publishing world, and a taste of what it might be like to be an author. I absolutely loved it, gobbling it up in no time at all. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would!

I adored Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong!
Such a fun romantic comedy!
I’ve been a major fan of KA and this book came as no surprise! I instantly fell in love! And wish she would create more stories like this one.
This was a great book. I connected with the characters. I felt engrossed with the plot.

Thank You NetGalley and Forever for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Como es un libro de Kelley pensé que me gustaría, tristemente no fue así y no puede encontrar algo positivo.

Iba a hacer una reseña larga contando todo lo que no me gustó, pero decidí hacerla corta así que aquí va: Chris se la pasa con su mansplaining y Daphne no deja de hacerse la martir.


¿Cómo que es sexy que un hombre no se aproveche de ti mientras estás borracha???
Hasta este punto estaba aguantando, pero luego de esta estupidez se ganó mi calificación.



Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have been a Kelley Armstrong fan starting with Bitten. I have enjoyed most of her books, including the YA, her foray into horror, and now a rom-com.

I really liked it. I found the premise interesting, A female author resubmitting her book with a male pen name and getting a book deal, then having to figure out how to continue the charade. She ends up hiring her best friend’s accountant, who she thinks is an actor. Hilarity ensues.

You also have the beautiful setting of the Yukon for most of the book and an amazing dog. Along with the dilemma of irritation that the book sold with a male pen name, is the author’s disconnect between wanting to keep her privacy and not be a public figure while still wanting to see people enjoy what she wrote. It makes me wonder how many authors hate the “marketing” part of the job.

Solid summer read!

Thank you to NetGalley, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), and Kelley Armstrong for the eARC.

First off thank you NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this ARC.

This book wasn't for me. I was drawn in by the premise, which I think is really interesting and had great potential. I love the idea of exploring the publishing industry from a females POV and the struggles women face within the industry, plus the cover is so so cute!

My issue with this book isn't the writing but the plot. Yes, Daphne hires a man (Chris) to play the role of her author pseudonym (Zane) for the press release/promotion of her book. Cool, I get that. Love it. What I don't understand is why Chris felt the need to not only play Zane but to also play a fake Chris (it confusing). It was Chris Stanton playing Chris Aimsworth playing Zane Remington. WHY?? It just came off way too cheesy, unrealistic, weird, and childish. It just felt unnecessary and I couldn't understand this decision. For me it became awkward to read.

Kelley Armstrong’s work will forever have a special place in my heart. I remember reading The Summoning right after high school and falling in love back with reading. I was literally in shock when I got approved to read Finding Mr. Write. I absolutely loved it from start to finish. I know it was very different from The Darkest Powers trilogy but I loved everything about it. This story was fun and easy to read especially because I loved the characters and the romance. Thank you so much to the Publisher and NetGalley for giving me this amazing opportunity.

Kelley Armstrong is one of my favorite authors so when I found out she had written a romantic comedy, I knew it would be just as wonderful as everything else I’ve read of hers.

Finding Mr. Write follows Daphne McFadden who, tired of rejection, submits her manuscript under a man’s name. When it sells at auction, she hires an actor to play the role of Zane Remington.
Chris Stanton may look the part of a survivalist but he’s secretly an accountant who has no idea how to even chop wood. Sparks fly when they have to pretend her home in the Yukon belongs to him and things really heat up once the book tour begins.

This is funny and charming and has such an interesting premise. The second I started reading, I was hooked.
I absolutely adored Daphne and Chris. They have excellent chemistry and tons of hilarious banter -which is a necessity when it comes to rom-coms. I was rooting for them from the very beginning and I loved that it’s dual POV.

I enjoyed the Yukon setting, the glimpse into the publishing world and of course, Daphne’s dog Tika.

I definitely recommend picking this up if you’re looking for a delightfully cute, fun rom-com!

3/5 - This was cute! I liked the premise - architect turned unpublished writer resubmits her book with a male pen name, gets a huge book deal and has to use a male actor (well, her friends accountant posing as an actor) for photos and appearances. Lots of miscommunication, mutual attraction etc etc.

Sadly the pace was off for me and the story didn’t really pull me in. I liked the characters but didn’t LOVE them, and they both had an odd internal mocking voice that I found off putting. I did like that I got both perspectives though - love a dual POV! - and the setting in the first half of the book was lovely.

Thank you to @netgalley, Grand Central Publishing and Kelley Armstrong for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. Out now!

Daphne is having hard time getting a publisher to give her book a chance. On a whim, she decides to give herself a pen name—a male’s name. And what do you know, a bidding war begins. Now the problem is, her book is doing so well that the publisher wants her to go on tour. So she hires someone to play the part of author Zane Remington. Enter Chris.

Can they keep up with the high-stakes ruse? It’s only a matter of time before things start getting complicated. Not only are their facades starting to fall, but so are their hearts!

Overall, this was a fun one. I enjoyed all the banter, the book tour, and all the flirting in between. I also appreciated how the author portrayed all the difficulties and realities women face in the professional world—publishing, in this case.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️{4}
🌶️🫑{1.5}

This book was so stinking cute!! Was truly just such a fun ride and had me either giggling or shaking my head nearly the entire way through. The hole that these two MCs dug themselves into and had to crawl out of was impressive haha. I loved them together so much! So if you want a lighthearted rom-com this summer, this book will be perfect for you! It does touch on some deeper things as well, hello misogyny in the publication world (and in general) that I really appreciated as well.

This one follows the story of Daphne and Chris. Daphne is an author who is utterly sick of her book not being taken seriously so submits it under a male pen name, and what do ya know? It sells. But then she finds herself in a pickle so her friend finds Chris, an hunky accountant, to be an actor for Daphne. Chris (who’s adorable) pretends he’s this douchey actor guy in order to get the job to pretend to be author Zane. Daphne doesn’t know he’s actually an accountant. What could possibly go wrong, right? Especially when the book takes off and becomes a NYT number one best seller and they are both deeply attached to each other! Let the chaos ensue 🙃

𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
✍🏼 fake dating
✍🏼 forced proximity
✍🏼 he falls first
✍🏼 dual POV
✍🏼 slow burn
✍🏼 golden retriever mmc

𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:

“𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦—𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦—𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸? 𝘐’𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘺’𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭. 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦.”

“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥?”

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝙽𝚎𝚝𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚢, 𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙿𝚞𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝙰𝚁𝙲!! 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚠𝚗.

Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong

“…what do I know? I’m just the best friend of a writer who tried damned hard to get anyone to look at her amazing book, and then as soon as she put a guy’s name on it, she got a half-million-dollar deal.
Sheer coincidence, I’m sure.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

First off, this ARC was sent to me by @grandcentralpub and @readforeverpub in exchange for an honest review.

Okay. Now let’s address the elephant in the room, yes you did read my rating correctly. I did rate this rom-com five stars and there are a number of reasons.

1. It is by my favourite author @kelleyarmstrongauthor so you know I’m going to love it.

2. This is not your standard miscommunication rom-com where both parties are being dumb and don’t talk to each other. It’s such a breath of fresh air.

3. Armstrong makes you feel all of the emotions. I laughed, I cried, I huffed in exasperation, and swooned.

4. We have social commentary about misogyny in the publishing industry and it was a major theme. Plus it does address the obstacles that BIPOC authors face and the privilege that white authors have, particularly white men.

5. I also liked how it shines a light on how much work agents, publicists and editors do for the books we love as well.

If you are a fan of Rom-Coms this one is a must read! I loved it!

This was not my favorite book. I typically love writer centric stories and prose but this was not it. Ms. Armstrong wrote a weak story and I did not love it. But I did finish it.

What an absolutely fun read, the plot, the characters, just so much fun! Daphne McFadden was tired of trying to get someone to take her book seriously. Was the fact that the book, a young adult fiction, that dealt with her own experiences in the wilderness, i.e. hiking, shooting, using a cross bow, could not be written by a female? So, she submits her book using the pen name Zane Remington. She never expected the immediate interest in the book, so when publishers are actually bidding on her book, she panics. She decides to find an actor to be Zane. Chris Stanton, an accountant, yes, an accountant, learns that his partner at the firm, has been stealing and has ruined their business…he needs money! He had done some minor acting, but is he capable of being Zane? The texts between Daphne and Chris “aka Zane” are hysterical and the slow buildup of feelings between them, beautiful. What a ride, but what happens when the ride is over? I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (paytonpuppy)

Finding Mr. Write-a standalone

By Kelley Armstrong- read " Bitten" gave 2*

Rating: 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Publication 6/25/24, Read 6/25/24

Format: e-book, 368 pgs. kindle

🌎Setting: Canada

🙏🏾Thanks to NetGalley and Forever(Grand Central Publishing) for this ARC🩷 ! I voluntarily give an honest review and all opinions expressed are my own.

✔️ Contemporary Romance/Rom-Com
✔️ books about books/writers
✔️ secret identities
✔️ workplace romance
✔️ opposites attract
✔️forced proximity
✔️slow burn romance
✔️wilderness
✔️closed door


Summary-Daphne McFadden's book about a teen female protagonist in the zombie apocalypse has been rejected by so many book agents and publishing houses that she decides to use a male pseudonym Zane Remington to resubmit. Bidding wars, a huge book deal, and fame follow Daphne's little lie. She has to hire someone to be Zane for a book cover picture and a tour. The actor Chris Stanton isn't really an actor but he needs the money. When they are forced to work together, sparks fly. Will they be able to keep his identity a secret, or will it be exposed and ruin Daphne's career?

🤔My Thoughts-I'm a sucker for books about books and writers. Getting a look at publishing is interesting because it made me research the past. Women authors had to publish under alias to get their work reviewed. It makes me think of Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen writing under pen names to avoid gender discrimination. It was also used for merging multiple people into a single author like a Ilona Andres or Christina Lauren today. Daphne and Chris's chemistry was a little awkward because they were so different, but working close together helped them. The only real issue I had was the constant switching of POVs between Daphne and Chris. It happened within chapters which I found confusing.

Overall, this was a light-hearted romance that touched on serious issues such as gender roles and sexism in a male-oriented industry in the book.

Daphne, an introverted writer, adopts a male pen name and then hires Chris an "actor" to play the role of author Zane Remington.

This was a rom-com with lots of comedy and a hint of spice. Daphne and Chris make a good team. I enjoyed this peak at the book world and the epilogue was cute. Give this one a read if you enjoy
---fake relationships
---forced proximity
---dual POV
---books about authors
Thank you to the publisher for my e copy of this book.
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Back in High School, I read and loved the Women of the Otherworld series by this author, so when I saw this book on Netgalley, I ran to request it! I was also excited because this was a rom-com set in Canada (about half the book is set in Yukon)!

This was a sweet and cute romance that made me laugh and want to plan a trip to the Yukon!

I loved Daphne and Chris! They had great banter and easy chemistry!

I also thought it was really interesting to read about the less-talked-about parts of being an author, like pitching your novel, going on book tours and signing events.

I'm not the biggest fan of 3rd person POV in romance books and I didn't love the 3rd act conflict, but, overall, I enjoyed this and I will definitely read more rom-coms by Ms. Armstrong.

Honorable mention to Tika the husky, what a good dog!