Claire Gilmore is now officially an auto buy author for me now. I loved Love Interest and Perfect Fit did not disappoint. I loved how the characters were flawed but not so much so that it made them unlikeable. The chemistry was off the charts. And the BANTER! Just an absolute joy to read. I want more Claire Gilmore!

👗 Book Review: Perfect Fit by Clare Gilmore 👗

When a high school kiss leads to years of tension, can a business partnership turn into something more? 💘

Josephine Davis has spent her twenties building her fashion brand, Revenant, from the ground up. But when her biggest investor insists she hire a consultant, the last person she expects is Will Grant—the twin brother of her ex-best friend and the guy she shared a fateful kiss with nine years ago. 😳

As they work together, old feelings resurface, and Josie must decide: stay focused on her career or risk it all for love. 💼❤️

This heartfelt rom-com is a perfect blend of slow-burn romance, witty banter, and personal growth. If you love stories about second chances and finding balance in life, Perfect Fit is a must-read! 📚

📚 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
💬 Favorite Quote: “Sometimes, the best fit isn't the one you planned.”

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This book was just so easy to get lost in. I completely got lost in the story and I just loved getting to see these new characters come together. I just absolutely love this story and I just didn’t want to put it down. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.

This book was such a cute rom-com. Will and Josie literally crash back into each other’s lives after almost a decade. When the two end up working together old feelings resurface and were hard to ignore. Seeing Will and Josie fight their feelings and then finally give in was so good!! One thing this book did well was to not only focus on the romantic relationship, but focus on Josie and Cami’s friendship and how it has evolved since college. Two strong women both lifting each other up and not letting anything get in the way of their friendship. I loved that the characters in this book had good communication and didn’t let anything minuscule come between them. They talked about everything out and knew how to support each other. Will knowing Josie needed space to work on/through what happened was so important.

Overall, I enjoyed this book so much!

This was a very easy to read romcom! I was smiling and laughing throughout this book. I really liked Josie. She is smart and hardworking and never expected Will to walk in the door! He’s completely swoon worthy and I really loved them together - they had such amazing chemistry!

✨What To expect:
💖Romantic Comedy
💖Workplace Romance
💖Second Chance
💖She’s The CEO
💖It’s Always Been You

I loved Will and Josie. I could understand how Josie could be overwhelmed and want everything to be perfect and just wanted to give her a hug. I loved how this was a second chance romance and there story was so sweet.

Rating: 4.5/5

I received an eARC for my honest opinion.

This is such a cute romcom. I loved the romance, the easy likable/ easy to connect with characters, a great plot, and the pace is just right. In this book you will meet Josie who is a CEO of her company, but she isn’t like a normal CEO who sits back and just handles the money, nope she is still working hard with designs and finding the right companies that will help her expand her company more. However, as you see in other CEOs she does deal with stress and even burnout, even with doing something that you love. You will meet Will who is Josie consultant and the last person she ever thought she would see again. You see they used to be friends when they were growing up, along with Will's sister, but one drunken night Will and Josie kissed, and everything fell apart. Can these two make things work or will it go up in flames.

I would love to see this book turned into a movie, everything in this book screams to me early 2000s romcom movies. I found the plot to be clear, and not confusing. I loved the characters in this book, they’re what really made it shine. You will find great character development throughout the book, and you will see two people who honestly were made for each other. I loved Will's character so much, he was a good man down to the t. He has a great personality; a great sense of humor and he is amazing at his job. He also understood that in order to see if things could go in favor for them, they would have to make sure that they communicated. I liked that they were being honest with each other and the fears that they had about making their relationship real, and the biggest thing was that they lived in different cities, and we are talking about thousands of miles away, but they both agreed if nothing comes out of this other than their friendship again, they would be okay with it. I loved that you can see other kinds of relationships in this book as well like the friendship that Josie had with her friends and when she was able to patch things with Wills sister to see the growth of these characters learning that it’s okay to be dumb when we’re younger and its okay to say you’re sorry and talk about things.

I will be reading more books from this author.

I want to thank NetGalley and SMP for the opportunity to review this book.

I loved this book so much! I don’t know when was the last time I smiled this big and swooned over such wonderful characters. Will and Josie were complicated, strong, gentle, caring, and so perfect for each other! This workplace/second chance/it’s always been you romance was one of my favorites of the year. I was obsessed with the yearning and growing that these two did. I need Clare Gilmore to write everything and I will read it always. All the stars

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