I received this book as an ARC! I absolutely loved this book and would give it 6+ stars if I could! It was a perfect rom-com! The You’ve Got Mail vibes was my favorite part and then the romantic gestures had me head over heels in love with the characters! At one point, I gasped because I was so giddy for them! I would absolutely reread this book! :)

This was such a fun summer read! I was really excited to read this book being a baseball fan and it did not disappoint! I thought the whole story about how Gabe and Emmy realized that they had feelings for each other was such a fun twist on a romance. I feel that Emmy really grew throughout the book and realized that she can in fact have everything that she wants despite her past. Gabe was just perfect really, he said and did all the right things at the right time. My only complaint with this book was the constant calling of people's last names. It felt like they were calling each other by their last names more than necessary. If you read book, you'll understand. Otherwise, it was well written, dealt with some tough subjects, and all came together in the end to be a cute love story.

Thank you NetGalley/Avon Books/Harper Voyager for the eArc!

I ended up not finishing this book. The characters were super annoying and there’s no character growth. I can’t recommend this one.

Our two main characters, Emmy & Gabe are data analysts for a baseball team in San Diego, both up for the same promotion. What they don’t know is that they’re texting each other after Gabe was fake numbered by a date.

I really enjoyed this book! This isn’t a new concept but it was really well executed. I loved watching Gabe and Emmy unknowingly texting each other, while also having great banter at work.

What kept this from being 5 stars for me was the third act conflict and the fact that their relationship felt a little insta-lovey once they got together. I personally would have appreciated just a little bit more development there before the conflict.

Thank you to Avon & NetGalley for my ARC!

This was a super cute romcom about a woman who works in statistics for a major league baseball team in San Diego and ends up competing for a promotion with her workplace nemesis—who is obviously very hot. I really liked the You’ve Got Mail vibes, the tension, and especially the friendship that built between them. Their banter was great, and the baseball setting felt fun and different.

I do think the ending stretched a little too long—like it could have wrapped up a bit sooner and still landed just as well—but overall, this was a really fun, light read that totally hit the spot.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

I really hate the title of this book. I originally bypassed this book because of the title - it sounds like a one night stand - when in reality it’s about two nerdy data analysts who work for a professional baseball team. How do you get that from the title or the cover? I disagree with the marketing strategy here and think it’s a missed opportunity.

The novel itself was such an unexpected surprise. It was so funny. Pedro had me cackling. When Axe Murderer and Bird Girl meet I was giggling out loud. Gabe quoting “pretty woman” to her ex actually made me guffaw. The conversations via text felt genuine and real so the growing relationship between the two main characters truly felt authentic, which I find romance authors often struggle to achieve.

I loved the glimpses we saw into their careers - it’s not like data analysts are well represented in romance - so that was very intriguing as well as the behind the scenes of the back office of a professional baseball team.

This was everything I wanted in a romance in a perfect little package. I would definitely pick up books by this author in the future!

Thank you to Avon, Harper Voyager, and NetGalley for the ARC!

This is such a delightfully witty and charming enemies-to-lovers romp that perfectly blends sharp workplace rivalry with the sweet magic of mistaken identity. Their text banter sparkles with humor and heart, making every stolen moment feel electric. With sizzling chemistry, and a wedding road trip thrown in, this story hits all the right notes. It is fun, flirty, and utterly addictive.

4.75/5

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Can we please let go of the miscommunication and jumping to assumptions trope?? We’re all grown adults and can wait a bit for an explanation.

Other than that, I had a blast! This was so fun to read and the characters were easy to digest. Not to mention hilarious! Emmy was relatable and Gabe was all around just a huge green flag. I loved him more than I expected.

THIS WAS SO CUTE I MAY VOMIT. (See also: Last Night Was Fun?? More like THIS BOOK WAS FUN!!)

Emmy is a data analyst for a pro baseball team and is up for a promotion against her workplace rival Gabe. She gets a wrong-number text and ends up developing a strong connection with the mysterious stranger on the other end. When they eventually meet it turns out mystery man is none other than Gabe…WELL WELL WELL.

If you’re thinking this sounds like the plot to my favorite movie, You’ve Got Mail, you would be correct, and I loved it all the more for it because the execution was perfect. It also sounds cheesy and it is but in the BEST possible way.

We’ve got enemies to lovers, workplace romance, and ONE BED, babyyyyy. I truly loved this - five stars at heart but three stars for real, soooo four stars from me 🥰🥰🥰

Add this to your list immediately and thank me later!! Thank you to @avonbooks and @netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest (if overly-enthusiastic) review!

Last Night Was Fun is a fact paced, well written, witty romcom from Holly Michelle. Michelle also goes by another pen name, Holly James, and I have read a few of her books under that name and greatly enjoyed them. My favorite, Name Your Price, even got a cheeky little reference nod in this book, which absolutely delighted me.

Tropes to be found inside:
Work Rivals
Mistaken Identity
Forced Proximity
One Bed Trope
What Happens in Mexico Stays in Mexico (or does it? 😉)

Emmy works in data analytics for a baseball team in San Diego. Since the start of her career she has faced an uphill climb as a woman in a male dominated field. On top of that, she also has to deal with her rival, Gabe, always stealing the spotlight and getting credit for Emmy’s work and ideas. Gabe and Emmy are both up for a promotion to Senior Analyst, and Emmy will do whatever she needs to get the promotion she deserves.

A bright spot in Emmy’s life is, surprisingly, an axe murderer. Well, not an ACTUAL axe murderer, that’s just the nickname in her phone for the wrong number who texted her. She originally assumed the text was from her useless landlord, but after texting them back, realized the person on the other side had been given a fake number at a bar and it happened to be Emmy’s. Emmy and her axe murderer continue to text and she starts to fall for the sweet, charming, nerdy guy on the other end.

When Emmy needs a plus-one to her sister’s destination wedding in Cancun, she goes out on a limb and asks axe murderer to come along. When they meet up in person before the wedding, she is surprised to find out her axe murderous texting buddy is none other than her work rival, Gabe.

Left with no other options, Emmy and Gabe agree to go to the wedding as friends. As their time in Mexico goes on, their attraction to one another from their texting relationship spills over into real life. What’s the harm in a little fun, after all, what happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico, right?

The pacing was fast paced enough to keep the story moving and keep me engaged, but not so fast that it felt rushed. The chemistry between Gabe and Emmy was OFF THE CHARTS good. Their banter both in person and in their texts was excellent. I really enjoyed and highly recommend Last Night Was Fun.

Note: No actual axe murderers are found within the pages of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fun read! It definitely reminded me of "You've Got Mail" and "The Hating Game"! I enjoy the characters and the story. This was fun, quick, romantic read and it had all the things I love in a good romance! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was adorable and fun! I loved that Emmy’s job was so different than what you get in the typical rom com read (book publisher or writer 🙄) and it almost made me interested in baseball. Gabe was likable except for his constant wardrobe of boat shoes and pastel colored polos. Beth the best friend and Piper the sister were funny side characters. It was a good summer read!

But if I had one note…it would be that a data analyst with multiple computer science degrees would know that you can recover a deleted email if you deleted it within the past thirty days.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC!

Really the perfect read for romance lovers as it has everything: enemies to lovers, slow burn, office romance. The pacing was perfect and the characters were loveable.

This book has it all - Enemies- to- lovers, fake dating, office romance, slow burn. It has pretty much everything to make it a great rom-com. Last Night was Fun by Holly Michelle is a fun read. This heart warming story is perfect to get you out of a slump.

Is it a bit cheesy and predictable towards the end? Yes.
Does it stop the reader from loving it?? Hell No!

This book will appeal to all romance lovers, especially those who love exchanging anonymous text/letters and those who like stories of a woman excelling in a male dominant field.

3.75 / 5 Stars
This book was, in fact, super fun! Super quick recap first: Emmy gets a text from an unknown number that says “last night was fun 🙂.” When an unknown number texts me, I troll them instead of engaging in flirty banter, but that is why Emmy is the main character in a romcom and I am not. Different approaches, folks. Emmy and mystery texter have a ton of chemistry and everyone (except maybe the readers) are super shocked to find out that mystery texter is her work archnemesis, Gabe. Is Gabe the asshole who always interrupts her in the work meeting or is he the witty, kind text guy? And what does that mean for them as they navigate this new connection?

Certain plot points in this book felt predictable and obvious. There was more suspension of disbelief here than in a fantasy novel because it’s just so clear that she was texting Gabe (it’s in the synopsis, I’m not spoiling anything here) but I guess this is like when I lose my glasses and they’re actually on my head — sometimes we just can’t zoom out on our own lives. Same thing was true for the solution to a problem they had in the third act – it was beyond obvious and it made the miscommunication slightly more frustrating.

All of that being said, I think Emmy and Gabe’s chemistry makes up for those aspects. I love reading text exchanges in books. Their texting created chemistry and banter and perfectly summed up that giddy feeling when you’re starting to have a connection with someone. The anticipation, the nervousness, the bubbly, fun energy, the slight terror. It was juicy and fun. It carried over when things moved to IRL.

I think the author also wrote about being a woman in a male dominated space really well. It was a really well written blend of the bigger things that women have to do to succeed as well as the smaller things that they might not realize add up over time. She even gave a nice contrasting example of Emmy’s friend, Beth. And even though Gabe was an dick at work sometimes, he had nuance and you understood why he came off that way and that he genuinely would try to be better.

Overall, I think baseball and non-baseball fans will enjoy this light, fun romantic romp!

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for providing this eARC! All opinions are my own.

I was in a certified reading slump and this brought me BACK. This hating game x you’ve got mail x unhoneymooners slow burn thrill was adorable. It was a quick read and nothing more, nothing less. Had me giggling and kicking my feet.

Thank you to NetGalley & Avon for the ARC!

You’ve Got Mail meets The Hating Game! Vying for a promotion against a bitter rival as the only female data analyst for a professional baseball team, Emmy finds solace in the text-flirting relationship that started as a wrong number exchange—unaware that the man she’s texting is the one she’s fighting for the promotion.

This romance was laugh out loud. I absolutely loved this book. Last Night Was Fun is a mistaken identity/workplace romance. I thought the pacing of this book was absolutely perfect. It wasn't rushed, nor did it drag out. I found myself smiling while reading it. I highly recommend this book to all romance fans.

Never ever has a text to a wrong number gone so right! This book has everything: endless amounts of baseball (playing and analyzing), adorable mushy feelings, a double booked wedding venue, hide-your-face embarrassing moments (if you’re susceptible to secondhand, as I am), more than one grand gesture, and a line drive to the thigh!!

Emmy and Gabe (Jameson and Olson to their coworkers) are analysts for a thus-unnamed Sam Diego baseball time (obviously the padres), rivals in all sense of the word, and have found themselves competing for the same promotion. At the same time and COMPLETELY SEPARATELY (wink wink), Emmy receives a text meant for someone else and decides to run with it, establishing a human connection using a cell connection. When she needs a date to her sister’s wedding, who better to ask than the guy she’s texting all the time!!

I was immediately bought in and so entertained by this story! While miscommunication may be enemy number one, when it’s a just clear miss via non-face to face communication (texts, letters, emails, etc) I am always sat and ready!! Emmy and Gabe both were full of heart, passionate and driven about their favorite sport, and willing to put their hearts and minds on the line. With completely separate reasons bringing them to the sport, it also felt like a love letter to baseball and all of those big activities we get to enjoy with our loved ones or through competition. I was so delighted with this one!!

Thanks so much to Holly Michelle, Avon, and NetGalley for a chance to read this in exchange for an honest review!

I didn’t know what to think at the beginning of this book. But after reading a few chapters I was hooked!! It had a great storyline. The characters were wonderful. I literally have zero notes. This was everything I wanted on a romance book.
I will be buying this when it comes out and will be recommending to others.