I really enjoyed this book. I love Claire Gilmore’s writing. Josie is one of my favorite characters that I’ve read this year. And the communication between Josie and will? To die for!!! Perfect!
Also love the emphasis on female friendships in this book. So love to see well developed, supportive female friendships represented in books.

Another cute story from Gilmore - I really enjoyed this book!

I wasn’t sure how her sophomore release would be, since often a second book can be iffy, but this was great! It was interesting, characters had really good depth, and it kept me invested throughout. Chemistry was really good too, between Josie and Will, who have a second chance after messing up in high school. They never seeing each other again after an accidental kiss, which ruins her best friendship with his twin sister, and he leaves town straight after… the twins even have a strained relationship because it wasn’t the first time a friend came between them.

Josie and Will reconnect a decade later after he becomes a consultant for her fashion company, returning to Austin from the Big Apple, when they literally crash into each other. They have a wild ride which is all over the map, emotionally, but I loved the whole thing. I definitely recommend this book! Many great tropes and unexpected things with each page flip.

I received an advance copy from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press (St. Martin's Griffin), and this is my honest feedback.

Wow such an incredible book. Clares writing just keeps getting better!

You’re introduced to Josephine in the most hilarious and traditional damsel in distress romance way, but Clare puts a spin on it making Josie the CEO and the one who has her faults but in no way shape or form a damsel. Throughout the books she opens herself up to love and removes the fear element from that compartment of her life. Enter Will. Potentially one of my favorite book boyfriends of 2025. His love language is 100% acts of service and he is such a well thought and competent man.

This is one of those stories that reels you in from the first page and doesn't let go. I loved the way it brought us into the main character, Josie's, mind and life, showing us her insecurities as well as her successes. I loved Josie herself: smart and successful, in no need of a man to complete her life, but also deeply vulnerable. I loved her friends and coworkers, who felt multi-dimensional even if they only appeared for a few pages. And I loved the Austin setting, which was drawn so well that I suddenly want to move there and made everything feel more real.

The one thing I did not love was the male lead, Will, who - although an interesting character - was just too much of a cinnamon roll for my taste.

Josephine has spent her entire twenties building Revenant: a fashion brand. When her biggest investor orders Josie to hire a consultant, the last person she expects to be working with is Will Grant – the twin brother of Josie’s ex best friend.

"You & I are going to have an adult conversation about this.. and at the end of that conversation, we will not have broken up. Agree?"

This book deserves the award for the healthiest communication ever!! The way the MCs handled conflict(s) was phenomenal & pretentious, to be honest. I mean... setting the bar so high for all.

When Josephine runs into (literally) Will, she doesn't expect her life to change drastically. An ambitious, hardworking woman like her was on the verge of burnout when she met Will & glad she got the clarity of what she wanted from life.

I loved how both the MCs were so passionate about their jobs & open about communication. Having so much history, I felt this was so necessary. So many aspects reminded me ONE LAST SUMMER vy Carley Fortune but I was glad that there weren't any unnecessary conflicts.

The romance was slowburn & satisfying as hell. One could absolutely tell how genuine their feelings were. I never understood the reason behind not dating a person just because he/she is the best friend's sibling, but this book did a great job of explaining why. I loved Josephine & Will & could feel their emotions deeply.

<i>Thank you Netgalley & Publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.<i>

Josie has to figure out if Will is her perfect fit!

Josephine (Josie) Davis has lived in Austin since she went to college and built her fashion business there but she never expected to see Will Grant when her biggest investor wanted her to hire a consultant to help grow the company. Will was the twin of her high school best friend Zoe but they ended being friends after Josie and Will had a drunken kiss when everything went wrong for them.

But everything is still wrong because she hasn’t talked to Zoe, she’s trying to plan for her company’s certification while still running Revenant and Will lives in New York City. So Josie has to make a decision about her personal life and her company.

You will love Perfect Fit because Josie and Will have to figure out what they want for their personal and business’ future with a little (a lot) of help from their friends.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the author and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Such a cute romance with a well deserved HEA! I really liked Clare Gilmore's last work, Love Interest, and I think I like this one even better. Despite her unique work situation, it was easy to relate to the main character, Josie. Josie and Will's romance is hard fought and makes for such a swoony story.

Perfect Fit was PERFECT. It was beautiful and heartwarming!

I definitely shed a few tears near the end, it had such a powerful message!

I am OBSESSED with Will Grant! He was such a patient and kind MMC. I loved how he was there to remind Josie that there's more to life than work, while at the same time, fully supportive and proud of her.

I also loved that a 3rd-act break up wasn't needed for the characters to grow! They had an healthy conversation like adults and figured out what they each needed from the other. This book could teach a class on how to avoid unnecessary 3rd-act break ups!

I can't recommend this book enough! It was a sweet, heartfelt and emotional read with great female friendships and important lessons about mental health and setting boundaries.

I also definitely recommend the author's debut novel, Love Interest, which was a favorite of mine last year!

In Perfect Fit, a woman running a fashion brand, juggling all the pressures involved, gets reunited with an old friend/flame when he gets hired as her consultant. I just loved this book. I loved the witty banter that had me laughing out loud. I loved the pop culture references. I loved the romance with a perfect book boyfriend that felt so real and with open communication and handled so maturely. I loved seeing an intelligent, driven and independent woman working in a high pressure job who was so likable and so relatable. All the love for this one.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press Romance and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. These opinions are my own.

Clare Gilmore captures workplace dynamics so unbelievably well. In this second book, Josie is the CEO of a clothing company, seeking B Corp status. She has a history Will, the twin brother of her ex-best friend. But she still agrees to hire him as her firm's consultant.

This book demonstrates everything I love about tropes in which characters have history and a relationship. There is so much depth to each character individually and to their story together. And I fell in love with both of them as they fell for each other.

The way he showed up for her and the way he communicated are top tier. He is a whole new ideal of a man written by a woman. Seriously, I can't think of another book boyfriend who competes with Will.

And her journey around perfectionism, finding self-worth, and struggling with burnout resonated so strongly. I cried and felt seen.

I highlighted entire paragraphs and more passages than I think I ever have. I know I need to read the whole book again. And that ending was perfection.

I’m sure some readers will enjoy this book. It’s too slow-paced and intense for me. I’m surprised it’s considered a rom-com, because I didn’t find anything funny about it. DNF.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

Oh this was very cute!!

I adored Love Interest by Clare Gilmore, so I was excited to get an ARC of this one! Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press - this one is out TOMORROW !

Y'all know my favorite romances are with strong leading ladies - gals who are ambitious, but just haven't figured out the whole love thing yet. And that is definitely our Josie. She is CEO of her own clothing company - she started it years ago by sewing her own clothes, posting them to instagram and taking custom orders. It's not shocking that she hasn't dated since her college relationship ended - she's been too busy building her empire.

When we meet Josie she's driving to her office in Austin when a cyclist runs into her. But the part that really takes her aback is that she knows him - it is the twin brother of her high school BFF. Seeing Will brings back lots of feelings - their shared kiss, the fallout from it, and how he often dismissed her interests as too juvenile and girly. But she can't deny that he's changed - and when he offers to help her company, well, she has a hard time saying no...

This was such an enjoyable read! I really enjoyed the characters and the themes that author Clare Gilmore explored - ambition, growth, challenging family dynamics, burnout, and change. Can't wait to hear what yall think!

Clare, you have done it again! This was a fun read. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this read. This book was well read and I found that Clare knows how to write a good workplace romance. I enjoyed this and I don’t want to spoil it. This is a good read and I can say it is a good to go read.

I went into this story somewhat blind. I knew I had liked the synopsis enough to request it but couldn’t remember exactly what it was about other than a romance. But it blew me away with its characters. Josephine is a strong FMC that is also relatable and of course the swoon worthy Will Grant that just got added to the book boyfriend roster.

Clare Gilmore did an amazing job creating depth, chemistry, and a believable romance between Josephine and Will. I’m not sure if this falls under the second chance romance trope or best friend’s brother trope or a little of both but I loved it. Gilmore even addressed the topic of hustle culture and following your dreams regardless of social expectations.

Lastly, an added bonus of this story was that it was set in Austin, TX. I used to live there and this book took me back home for a while. I had to look up if Gilmore lived there because she captured the city and food scene so well!

Overall 4.5/5 stars for Perfect Fit and Clare Gilmore. I will definitely be picking up whatever she decides to write next. Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for the chance to read this early in exchange of an honest review.

Oh my heart this book is perfect! I am not sure I can put into words how much I loved this book. I read it cover to cover in one day and would have happily read another 100 pages.

First of all, Will Grant, welcome to the top of my book boyfriend list. I was smitten with him from the very beginning and I was jealous of Josie 😂.

"You are not and have never been a surface-level girl, Josephine. You're just a girl who loves things you have every right to love. And if I'm the boy who once convinced you that can't be true, then I will become the man who convinces you it absolutely is."🫠🥹

Josie is the CEO of a fashion line which she created from her dorm room in college. She has been on the fast track and carries the weight of the world on her shoulders. She is a people pleaser and feels criticism deeply and she has the need to be perfect.

Josie was best friends with Will's twin sister in high school, and they haven't seen each other since their senior year, they are reconnected when Will quite literally hits her car. Will convinces Josie to hire him as a consultant for her business and that puts them in each other's orbit again.

I really loved Josie's character and related to her in a lot of ways, hello people pleaser 🙋🏻‍♀️. She really felt she had to do everything on her own, Will was there to tell her that she absolutely could do it all on her own, but she didn't have to. He just supported her, believed in her and loved her. I really appreciated Josie's growth throughout this book and with the support of Will, her ability to find her work, life balance.

This was an excellent slow burn, it was a great story of female friendship and how those friendships grow and change as you age. It was a story of change and how it's ok to change your priorities and start dreaming of something new. This book also had such excellent communication, between Josie and Will and between Josie and her best friend.

And also, Will Grant is perfect!

"“You are the end of everything for me.” 🥹

Thank you to Netgalley, Claire Gilmore and St. Martin's Press for my arc of this book.

well developed story with sweet and relatable characters. i really enjoyed this one and was rooting for the two of them since the beginning. will be recommending this one

once again, clare gilmore kills it. her writing is so whimsical and fun and it really feels so effortless to get through her novels. will mf grant is such a gem and i really liked josie and how she tried so hard to not be a “gaslight gatekeep girlboss” CEO. i just really love a workplace romance and clare does a good job of making this fresh. also this is not a typical second chance romance really, it was a really fun way of reconnecting two characters with killer chemistry. i demand everyone pick this one up!

Perfect Fit
By: Clare Gilmore
4.5 stars

What a fun book! I did not expect to become totally engrossed in this story but there I was, reading it within 3 days and loving the journey! I was hooked from the very beginning when our FMC Josephine gets hit by a man on a bike while driving to work!

Josephine is the CEO of her own clothing company, Revenant, that she started in her college dorm room years ago. Now with an investor, an online site, and trying to open her first brick-and-mortar store while becoming b-corp certified, she’s feeling overwhelmed as her life is consumed with her work. Her friendships are starting to fall back, even as her best friend who is her second in command is getting married and potentially leaving the company. All of this pressure building and in walks the guy who upturned her life back in high school, Will Grant.’

Will was the twin brother of her best friend and on one night the two ended up kissing and the aftermath ruined her friendship with her best friend, Will’s sister Zoe. Will crashed into Josephine, literally and metaphorically, and becomes her consultant to help her obtain her b-corp dreams. The two have unresolved chemistry and history from the very beginning and watching them explore their desire was absolutely beautiful to watch! Will is the definition of a true KING! He shows Josephine so much love, support, and never puts his needs above hers. The two find a real true love between the trips, meetings, and revelations.

You know when you meet someone and they just click? You can tell what the other is thinking by a simple look, you know their body language and their deepest secrets, morphing into a true partnership? That was Will and Josephine! Clare Gilmore does an amazing job of making her characters so damn relatable that at times I had to remember that these are fictional characters!

I love that this book explored social media, people’s perception versus reality, career burnout, career change (for the better), and overcoming grief. There was endless humor and banter throughout with some genuine friendships and nods to Austin, Texas. I was so excited because I have once been to a location mentioned and it had me hopping with joy to be able to connect to the book in that way!

This is a perfect read for anyone who loves:
-Second chance romances
-Workplace romances
-He takes care of her while sick
-Female friendships
-Self discovery

Many thanks to Netgalley & St.Martins Press for this eARC! Now to go back and read her debut novel because this writing was so good!

I could not love this book more. It is the perfect fit for anyone if you want to have dreamy characters, sweet banter, and to feel cared for by a book. Josie is a CEO of her own clothing company, and she is both ambitious and kind. I love that Gilmore writes such good people--you're always rooting for them. When she has an actual run-in with Will Grant, she starts to think about how she might finally be burnt out from all the work she's put into making her company success. Josie and Will have a rocky history--a kiss one night in high school destroyed her relationship with her best friend--but quickly they become each other's biggest supports. Josie has some issues with imposter syndrome, and thinking that she doesn't deserve all the good that has come to her, but Will shows and tells her how deserving she is. I COULD NOT LOVE THIS MMC MORE. Will Grant is the dream. And there's no unnecessary drama between these characters--there's just real adult complexity and working through their issues. I actually cannot think of anyone that wouldn't love this book. It is unimpeachable. Highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley for the digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

CLARE GILMORE NEVER FAILS!

I truly loved every moment of this book. I was in a reading slump and I picked this one up knowing it was going to save me from my rut.

Will Grant is the best book boyfriend I've read in awhile. His intense, deep love for Josie and the way he wants any piece of him he can have... Incredible.

The yearning, the communication, the banter, the way they learn the worst parts of each other? I want this book injected into my veins.