Clare Gilmore is on my must-read list now! I highly recommend this title to adult romance readers. Fans of Emily Henry will enjoy this title.

Another swoon worthy romcom from Clare Gilmore! Will is the dreamiest MMC and quickly moved up my list of favorite book boyfriends. It was so refreshing to have a real/relatable FMC and no second act breakup. I will definitely be recommending the Perfect Fit to my friends!

4 stars.

I loved Clare Gilmore's last book, so I was excited to read "Perfect Fit." It did not disappoint! I found this to be a fast-paced, well-flowing romance with great banter, wonderful character arcs, delicious romance, and a terrific ending. I adored the main characters, Josie and Will! I will be thinking about them for a long, long time. They were stunning together. Will is top-tier book boyfriend material. My god, what a gent! Typically, I am not a fan of second-chance romances, but Gilmore makes the trope work so freaking well here, particularly because of the ex-best friend's brother trope attached to it. EEEEE!! The chemistry between Will and Josie is off the charts. I also liked the discussion of work/life balance this story has to offer. I swooned, I teared up, I laughed! What more can you ask for?

Thank you to NetGalley, Clare Gilmore, St. Martin's Pres, and St. Martin's Griffin for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

An enjoyable read set in the workplace....not my favorite book by Gilmore and a little predictable at times.

The Perfect Fit was the first book I’ve read by Clare Gilmore. This book contains enemies to lovers, friends to lovers as well as second chance tropes.

Josephine Davis spent most of her 20s building up her company fashion brand called Revenant. She had been so focused on building her dream company that she didn’t have much time to date or free time for herself. When her biggest investor asks Josie to hire a consultant, she gets the surprise of her lifetime - Will Grant. Will is the twin brother of her ex best friend Zoe. Josie and Will have not spoken since they made the mistake of kissing during senior spring break nine years ago. Zoe was so upset with both of them that she also had not spoken to Josie since their senior year.

Josie remembers Will Grant as moody and he always thought of her as shallow. To both of their surprise, they were very wrong about one another due to lack of communication and events happening in their personal lives back then.

I absolutely loved Josie and Will’s love story. Their attentiveness and attention to detail towards one another was so heartwarming. I also loved the way that they supported one another. They made space for the other person to succeed in their own career while being on the sidelines cheering them on every step of the way. They literally are each other’s Perfect Fit!

Clare Gilmore did an incredible job making both of these characters so relatable. You couldn’t help but cheer both of these characters on and want what’s best for them.

Overall, I thought this book was amazing! I would highly recommend it!

Thank you so much NetGalley and St. Martins Press for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I went into this book completely blind and am so glad that I did! There were things that felt a bit unexpected as I was reading which kept me so hooked! This is a bit of a second chance, a bit of (reunited) friends to lovers, a workplace romance, all in one. Will and Josephine knew each other in high school and now almost a decade later they have a bit of a (re)meet-cute that leads to them working together. But neither of them have totally let go of the feelings they had in high school, and Will is DETERMINED to do right by her this time. And boy does he! Talk about boy obsessed…and I ATE IT UP! I absolutely loved this one!

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

This was a good read overall, and there is just a lot going on here to unpack! I liked that the FMC, Josie is portrayed as a strong, independent, ambitious career woman (and an aspiring vegetarian ;)) who has started her own company and is trying to grow it. Great set of friends as side characters. Loved the Austin setting and the scenes throughout the book. It was interesting to read about BTS details that is associated with running a sustainable company. It was great to see a supportive MMC, Will!

I did think the tension and banter between Josie and Will could have been explored a lot more. It starts off great and then fizzles out soon, IMO. The portrayal of Will's character lacked a certain punch and felt flat (in comparison to the character development of Josie). This could be because there were a lot of side characters to keep track of and somewhere down the line, there isn't enough room to explore Will's character. Don't know if it was just me, but I expected more scenes with Josie and Will's sister at least beyond 50% of the book when there's mention of reconciliation but we don't see much of that either.

My other gripe is about all the exotic places that Josie and Will take as part of their work trip. I was expecting a lot of vivid descriptions based on how the main characters would explore the cities. While some get a bit of mention, beyond just the name itself, sadly Bangalore is mentioned in name only. What is the point of throwing in some exotic city names, when the characters do not even leave their hotel room and we hardly get a flavor of the city altogether?!

Although I didn't love the book as I had expected it to, I still like the author's writing style and look forward to checking out her next!


Overall a 3.5/5

#PerfectFit, #NetGalley

This was the first book I have read by this author and I could not put it down! I found the story really cute and very entertaining. I love a good second chance and work place romance. Will Grant is literally everything! My only complaint is that I wish we had a POV from Will! I 10 out of 10 recommend it to others though!

Thank you Claire Gilmore, NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the gifted copy!

What a charming contemporary romance. Will Grant is the perfect book boyfriend. Josie is a girl bossing CEO that can’t slow down for fear of failure. The couple are perfect for each other and it was a joy to be along for the ride.

I could have done with a little less ‘I’m the CEO’ talk other corporate-ness, but the romance was perfect!

Loved it! Predictable (and I say that with a lot of books, but honestly I love them and that's what makes it easy to escape through the book!). It was enjoyable, easy to read, and entertaining which is just what I need in a good book!

I wish I loved this more! I found the premise great and I actually liked the characters but it fell flat for me. I didn’t find myself wanting to constantly pick up the book like I usually do. I felt like the past wasn’t as big of a deal as they were making it.

I loved Love Interest and mostly enjoyed Perfect Fit while reading, so it’s taken a while to pinpoint why it left me unsatisfied.

Josie is the ultimate girlboss but the (older, male) investor is demanding she hire a consultant for her sustainable fashion business. Will, her high school best friend’s brother, who she kissed once and it destroyed the friendship, elbows his way back into her life to take the job. Other than this one pretty sus (and pretty big!) thing, Will is lovely. It’s Josie I don’t like - we’re told she’s this mega successful leader, but we never see it on the page. Moreover there’s a plot involving the media that is just handled terribly. Gilmore wandered into my biggest pet peeve, and the story never recovered for me. (LOOK AT ME, ROMANCE AUTHORS: JUST SAY NO TO BAD UNETHICAL JOURNALIST PLOTS. The beatings will continue until —morale— fictional representations of the press improve.)

I don’t want to oversell it: This is a mostly fun, mostly sweet second chance romance. I’m probably in the minority when it comes to my response to the FMC and definitely on an island about the journalism thing, so those caveats aside, can recommend as a light, quick read.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

While these characters were only in their upper 20s, I like Clare Gilmore books because they feel like grown up romances, with a focus on business settings and (sort of) the real world (more on that later).

It also features a great quote:

"I sometimes wonder how much of myself I let Corporate America take. How much I could take back if I stopped participating."

(If you work in Corporate America, that hits hard.)

Josie has been running her clothing business, Revenant, since college. She's now the CEO, and her business comes first, above everything. Will runs into Josie--literally, his bike hits her car--the two haven't seen each other since an ill-fated kiss in high school that ruined Josie's relationship with her best friend, Zoe, who happens to be Will's twin sister.

But, as Will discovers that Josie is on the search for a consultant for Revenant, he figures out a way to get the job, and the two wind up spending plenty of time together, even if he is based in NYC and Revenant is in Austin, TX.

Will and Josie ooze chemistry from the beginning, even if they refuse to act on it at first. It's almost as if that kiss was yesterday and not 10 years ago. Josie is a poster child for guilt and anxiety. After the incident with Will, she faced a lot of social media backlash, so she avoids it, taking each angry comment or negative news article personally. She wants to be all things to all people. Will, meanwhile, feels he breaks what he touches, particularly relationships.

The Austin vibes in this book are extra strong, and the diverse cast of characters is great, especially Josie's BFF/co-worker and her "Biker Gang" pals. Will seems like the perfect guy with basically no flaws, so you can't help but want him and Josie to get together.

My only issue here was that while I loved the business angle, as the story progressed, eventually it felt a bit like a fantasy world, with two folks in their late 20s with plenty of money and the ability to take leave from work, follow their dreams, etc. Not exactly typical of most mid-20s experiences anymore.

Still, this was a fun and different read, exploring the fashion industry and the trials of anxiety. It had some very smart commentary on the power of social media and the ability to go viral--for both good or bad.

This book made me want to read anything and everything this author writes. It was so heartwarming and just perfection. These characters got the hea they deserved and i loved every second of it

Witty, fresh, and FUN! The chemistry is off the charts with this one. I loved how relatable the characters were and how they owned their past mistakes. I also love a strong female lead and Josie was fantastic.

Clare Gilmore's second novel did not disappoint! She is quickly becoming an auto-buy author for me as I also loved her debut. I think one of the things she does really, really well is write with an authentic voice for her characters' ages (late 20s). I also loved this story because it almost is more of a "coming of age" (even though the main character is in her 20s) and the romance is almost more of a subplot. I mean this is in the best way possible. Josie is the CEO of her own company and she is wildly successful, particularly for a female her age. However, she is also a people-pleasing perfectionist who fights daily with imposter syndrome and impending burnout. I am ten years older than Josie and definitely not a CEO but I am also juggling many balls in my daily life. Gilmore describes how many working women feel even though we may be older than Josie. We cannot have it all in the sense that we can do everything with 100% of ourselves. Balance is key. So, while Josie's romance with Will is a key plot point (and also a really sweet romance), her struggling to balance her career, friendships, family, and her love life is honestly the star of the book.

Also, Will is perfect. Almost too perfect but I would love it if every man in his twenties read this book and realized that THIS is what women are looking for: support and encouragement and respect.

To sum it up, I really loved this book.

Josephine Davis has spent her entire twenties building Revenant: a fashion brand headquartered in downtown Austin. 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. It's not like Josie ever liked him or anything and never mind the fact they shared a kiss some 9 years ago on spring break. he's moody and she's shallow...at least that's how they see each other.
I really enjoyed this storyline and the setting of the book. It was such a cutesy romance read in regards to emotional depth you feel in the characters as the story progresses. Both of the main characters, Will and Josie, are incredibly flawed people, but they come together and make each other better just for being part of each others' lives as well as making themselves better too. They are quite communicative and honest with one another, which is also real.
Will has a great sense of humor and his professionalism is unmatched. Josie even remarks that his professionalism is a turn on, and yes mam... I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!
The chemistry and banter is alllll there and I truly ate it up.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a copy of this arc in exchange for my honest review!

3.5 stars rounded up. This book started out really strong for me, but my interest/attachment to the story faded a bit in the middle. It did pick up again at the end, mainly because the sudden burst of plot made me wonder where the story was going. I liked the characters and thought the main relationship was cute. It's a decent, easy to read rom-com if you're in the mood for that.

I read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. All comments are my own.

As a girl who sews, and is a part of a generation very aware of mental health issues and burnout, as soon as I heard the premise of Perfect Fit, I knew I would enjoy this book. What I didn't anticipate though, was how much I would fall in love with this author's writing. From page one, I started falling in love with these characters, as I found them to be written with such sincerity. And while I really enjoyed the romantic plot line and the all the yearning, I also loved Josie's individual arc regarding mental health. I found that Clare Gilmore perfectly balanced the tone of this book, including both heartwarming, and realistically sad moments. In that sense, this story reminded me of Emily Henry's writing. I definitely recommend picking this one up if you haven't already!

Perfect Fit, a delightful rom-com, follows Josie, a CEO of a fashion brand, who is compelled by her investors to hire a consultant for her company. Her partner turns out to be Will Grant, her ex-best friend’s brother. As they collaborate, they gradually discover their shared passions and develop feelings for each other.

Will is an absolute gem! I can’t get enough of him. He’s not only a talented cook but also a gentle and thoughtful soul. There were countless moments when I found myself swooning over his charm. His genuine care for Josie is evident in his actions and words, making him a truly endearing character.

Josie, on the other hand, is a well-rounded and relatable individual. She pours her heart and soul into her work, demonstrating her dedication and thoughtfulness. Their personalities complement each other perfectly, creating a dynamic that feels both authentic and effortless. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and they exude a comfortable level of ease in each other’s presence. I loved this book so much!