Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was so cute! I thought that the chemistry between Josie and Will was ADORABLE! I loved their story and will be telling all my friends to read this ASAP!

Oh I am obsessed. Will is a new favorite book boyfriend FOR SURE. This had so many of my favorite tropes - sick scene, vacationing together. I have recommended it to so many people. I really loved Josephine’s character as I related to her so much and her and Will fit together so perfectly. The title is fitting!

I loved it. It was a delight. You have to be empathetic to Josie and her plight. She has worked so hard to get where she is, but is it what she still wants? But others would love to be in her position so she can't take that for granted. Clare really did a great job showing the pressure on women in corporate culture.
The Will and Josie backstory definitely added layers to the characters and the story. They were well-written and relatable. The romance felt natural and not forced. Josie and Will had great chemistry and a great rapport. He could read Josie's moods, needs and worries and voiced those to her. Will is intuitive and thoughtful and selfless in his love for Josie. Swoon.

I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. Sure the romance was beautiful (ex best friend brother/second chance after failed first kiss as teens) and Will? What a man! a 5 star MMC for sure... however what truly resonated with me was Sophie's inner monologue throughout her evolution and her personal/professional pivotal challenges. This could be completely an individual response but I think many women entrepreneurs will connect deeply with her and where she's at, and with the dilemmas she's facing while also falling maddly in love. What brought it all together for me ended up being how supportive Will was through everything she was enduring, creating a safe and vulnerable space for her and her healing, while still being his own person chasing his own dreams. It was a good balance of both surrendering to building a life together while living out who you are individually.

This was my first book by Clare Gilmore and I really loved it. Will is an absolute dream book boyfriend. If only they made real men like this... lol

The banter was cute, the connection was deep and profound and the pace was perfectly set. The only downside for me was a content trigger of a trope that I was not expecting, but that's on me for not checking in advance.

Will absolutely read more of her books!

I really loved Claire Girlmore's previous book, Love Interest, so I was really excited to receive an early copy of her new one. This one didn't quite work for me and I set it down for awhile before picking it up to finish it. It's hard to articulate what didn't work for me -- I found Josie to be kind of irritating and didn't see much connection between her and Will. I thought Will was a great character and totally swoony -- but I never felt it between them and found myself pretty bored.

I will still read whatever Claire Gilmore writes next -- I did really like Will and did love her previous book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book!

Absolutely love the meet cute ---great way to start the story and introduce the characters. The middle part of the book lagged a bit for me . I felt it could have been tighter and edited a bit more. But the ending picked up and closed the story in a very nice way

Let’s talk about Jules and Max: their banter?? Elite. This was a bit too slow burn-y for me but I did enjoy both the main characters and tbh this book had me quite emo at times *wipes tears*.

A cute story! Clare’s writing captivates and keeps you hooked until the last page. Enemies to lovers is always a page turner.

Clare Gilmore is on par with Emily Henry for me. She is a master of the craft, down to the line, and the romance is god tier. I just want to cozy up in everything she writes.

Clare Gilmore did it again with two deeply lovable and relatable characters and a romance I was rooting for from page 1!

I adored this sweet second chance love story from the very beginning, and was so glad I read it as the perfect palate cleanse. Featuring female friendship and a forbidden love interest, PERFECT FIT was a fun read that left me with all the feels.

I did an immersive read with the print and audio, and loved both formats. The narration was done by Katharine Leonard, and a great choice!

*many thanks to RB Media and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

I loved workplace romance 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 but unfortunately this new book by the same author was only a like. The romance itself was lacking for me in this case, with very little chemistry felt between the two main characters. It was marketed as a second chance romance but I actually didn't feel like it qualifies, as their first chance romance, was just a high school kiss. The falling out from the sister best friend from said kiss + some miscommunication was also a small part of the plot I didn't like. I did enjoy the "girl boss" aspect of FMC Josie.

Overall, it was a light and fun enough romance. Would I recommend it? Yes. Do I think you absolutely must read it? No.

I really enjoyed this. I didn’t feel like it was overly fraught or wrung out. It was a nice story, where good people actually get (and keep!) good things. The relationships felt real and relatable.

This book was everything I love in a romance—sharp banter, sizzling tension, and characters who feel so real you want to call them up for coffee.

Josephine Davis is the kind of heroine I adore—driven, ambitious, and a little too stubborn for her own good. She’s built her fashion brand from the ground up, so when her investor insists on bringing in a consultant, it feels like a personal slight. Enter Will Grant. Broody, perceptive, and—oh yeah—the twin brother of Josie’s former best friend. Their history is complicated (one accidental kiss nearly a decade ago), but their chemistry? Off. The. Charts.

What I loved most about this book was how natural their relationship felt. The push and pull between Josie and Will wasn’t just about attraction; it was about learning to see each other differently. Josie isn’t shallow, and Will isn’t just the grumpy guy in the corner. Their relationship develops with so much care, and I was completely invested in every stolen glance and late-night conversation.

The tension with Will’s sister added another layer of emotional depth, and Josie’s struggles as a CEO felt incredibly authentic. Burnout, ambition, and the fear of slowing down for love—it all resonated so deeply. The romance was swoon-worthy, but the personal growth? Chef’s kiss.

Josephine (Josie) is the young CEO of her own clothing company called Revenant. She's currently trying to handle the company, it's/her future, and her best friend's bachelorette. When she decides to hire a business consultant, she finds Will Grant. The same Will Grant that is her former best friends twin brother. The same Will Grant that she made out with at a highschool party. Hence the reason his sister is her EX best friend.

As the two begin to work closely with one another, old feelings resurface and they realize that they are attracted to each other, but Josie feels like she's too busy with her company and decisions about the future to attempt any kind of relationship. But Will helps her realize that she is very near burnout and needs to balance her demanding career with some kind of downtime.

I really loved the friendship that Will and Josie had. His quiet but steady support and encouragement was everything. Her desire to not succumb to the demands of social media and to prove that she can be a girl boss and still maintain everything else was relateable. I loved that they communicated so clearly and effortlessly. There are also a bunch of pop culture references, which I liked but some may not. I recommend this quick and fun read for anyone who loves a second chance at friendship and romance.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I loved this book and think you will too. Pick it up for the strong character development, A+ pop culture references, sharp writing, and sizzling romance.

3.5 stars, rounded up because the topics are important

Things I loved:
- the friendships
- the realistic look at girl-boss/hustle culture and burnout
- Will Grant

So why didn't I rate this higher?

The story mostly felt discordant. The topics (girl-boss/hustle culture, burnout, the viciousness of social media) are serious and heavy but the approach felt light. The female friendships within this world of toxic capitalism and appearance-ism weren't given the room to breathe I thought they deserved. They're very well done, don't get me wrong! But I wanted to see more of them <b>because</b> they're so well done.

This book is marketed as a romance but the romantic relationship felt weak and easy. It's definitely the secondary storyline. Will is a classic man-written-by-a-woman and he's such a great book boyfriend. But he was almost too good and it bordered on caricaturish for me.

We need more stories that address these topics. I'll definitely recommend this to friends but with the caveat that it's not romance-forward, no matter how it seems.

<i>Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Griffin, and the author for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.</i>

This was a cute little romance book. It kept me interested, but it was also very predictable. Much of the character relationships were based on miscommunication from years before. Overall though, it was a cute story.

fun and light hearted read! i loveee how the author added some pop culture references into it. as a fashion girlie who’s love language is acts of service i DEVOURED this