This books so a perfect summer read. Quick, fast paced, fun and silly. I loved the texting elements and absolutely loved the You've Got Mail aspects.

I just finished this over vacation and it was the perfect beach read! Loveable characters and some grand gestures that were plucked right out of a romcom 😊.

I chose this book because of the beautiful colors and was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it! It was a short and sweet read which only took me a day but it still managed to keep me entertained. I am an easy breezy reader and as long as I’m enjoying the vibes with a book then I am happy!

3.75 ⭐️

This was a really cute rom com. The tension between the two mc's when they were at work vs how they texted each other when they didn't know was so cute! I rounded up on the stars since I took them away for the fact that she had to grovel the way she did.

I loved this!! I was giggling, blushing, it was so cute! The strangers to lovers, even though they didn’t know they were texting each other was fantastic. I absolutely love books like this. My only issue, the third act break up. But overall, if you love a quick and fun read, this if for you!

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book but I found the beginning to be a little bit slow. I loved the slow build in the relationship through text and then once they realized that it was actually each other.

The whole third act was painfully obvious from the third act breakup to what was actually going on. I actually guessed what was going to happen pretty early on. Though I will say the grand gesture was adorable.

3.5 stars rounded up

I love You've Got Mail and The Hating Game so I was super excited to read this book.

At first, I was giddy about the You've Got Mail aspect, where Emmy and Gabe were unknowingly developing a relationship over text. That's one of my favorite, underused tropes and it felt organic. Emmy and Gabe's rivalry at work also felt natural, especially the aspect of Emmy being a woman in a male-dominated field. I really felt that.

The plot moved along pretty quickly--at times too quickly. I started losing interest around halfway through, when I felt like Emmy and Gabe's in person relationship progressed so fast, it lost some of the depth and development.

Still, I was enjoying the story and the relationship until the dreaded miscommunication in the third act. That was the nail in the coffin for me. Miscommunication as the impetus for a breakup has been pretty frowned upon for a while now in the romance genre, so it felt like a cop out in this story. I left pretty frustrated that Gabe should have--and didn't--say a single sentence of explanation which would have removed the third act conflict entirely. What started as a 5 star read ended up at 3 for that reason.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

The hating game is one of my favorite enemies to lovers, so when I saw the comparison in this book blurb, I was immediately intrigued. Overall, I had fun, it was a nice plane read and I really love text message/mistaken identity tropes. I could have went for a bit of a strong FMC, but am glad that the 3rd act break-up wasn't drug out. Would definitely recommend and can't wait to see what else the author comes out with!

🔎 ARC Review

Last Night Was Fun

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Publication Date: June 10th, 2025

My Rating:
🌟 5/5

👀Read if you like
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Fake Dating

Emmy Jameson lives by three rules: no dating, no sharing personal news at work, and baseball above everything. As the only female data analyst for a professional baseball team, Emmy is constantly trying to prove herself.

Especially when she’s put up for a senior analyst position against her arrogant, infuriating coworker Gabe Olson. Sure, he’s gorgeous and smart and he was a baseball star in college who knows the sport inside and out, but so does Emmy. She is not going to lose to him again. There will be no distractions this summer. Not even her sister’s pending destination wedding in Mexico for which she needs to find a plus one.

But then she receives a text from an unknown number with a simple message: “Last night was fun.” When she strikes up a conversation with the mystery texter, they realize that he was given a fake phone number after a bad date that just so happened to be Emmy’s. Despite her rules, Emmy can’t deny the instant connection she feels and soon finds herself falling for the stranger on the other side of the screen…and inviting him to her sister’s wedding.

Emmy’s world turns upside down when her mystery man turns out to be none other than Gabe Olson. They are left having to travel to the wedding together while trying to sort out which version of their relationship is real: their in-person rivalry or the deep connection they found in their messages.



🔎 My review
This was my first Holly book and it was a Homerun ⚾️. I was hooked from the beginning with Emmy and how her character had to fit for what she wanted in her career being in a male dominate area. I felt her loneliness as she kept everything bottles in and smiled when she let the door open to someone she met over text. I loved how her and Gabe's relationship felt raw and natural.

Thank you @hellohollyjames
@avonbooks @netgalley for the ARC!

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Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle
Pub Date: June 10, 2025
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫 (4.5/5)
Spice: 🌶️🌶️(2/5)

Summary:
Emmy Jameson is a data guru for her local baseball team. She works long hours and hard days amongst her co-analysts. She is up for a promotion against Gabe Olsen, the know-it-all ex college star. Once day Emmy gets a text from the wrong number but she ends up having the chat of her life. Will Jameson out wit Olsen and will Emmy meet her match?

Review:
I LOVED THIS STORY. Wow. So good. I read this story so quickly. I love You’ve Got Mail and I love sports romances. As a data nerd myself, I loved the money ball aspect of this story. The pacing was good. Holly does not make us wait too long for the two to realize they are actually texting each other. I loved the addition of the sisters wedding.

I did take off half a star for a stupid third act miscommunication which drives me crazy. But I loved the story nonetheless.

If you like:
- You’ve Got Mail
- Baseball
- Fake Dating
- Enemies to Lovers

QOTD: What baseball team do you root for?

Thank you to Net Galley and Avon for proving me with an eARC of this novel.

I absolutely loved this one! Maybe unexpectedly so. Emmy and Gabe had so much chemistry both through text and in person. I was rooting for them to realize who they were to each other and get together. The pacing of this book really worked for me. I felt we had just enough time of them texting, working together, and being together in person. I also recently watched You’ve Got Mail for the first time and this book was giving similar vibes. Definitely recommend!

Really cute and sweet romcom that reminded me of the early days of me reading romance. Workplace rivals-to-lovers always hits, and I adored the dynamic between Emmy & Gabe. This had banter and spice, sweet moments and laughs. Absolutely recommend as a fun summer read!

If you’re looking for a quick, fun, and flirty sports romance to throw in your beach bag this summer, Last Night Was Fun needs to be on your TBR ASAP! I honestly didn’t expect to love it as much as I did, but y’all this debut totally surprised me in the best way. I’m already dying to see what Holly Michelle gives us next! 👀💫

I ate this up! Reading this romance story LAST NIGHT WAS FUN! Gabe and Emmy's text conversations transcended through the screen and made me blush at my Kindle. Everything seemed realistic and true. I am a sucker for a destination wedding/traveling trope and you had me at there's only one bed. There was just enough spice and angst and that fact that he is OBSESSED WITH HER, I loved this. I will keep my eye out for future Holly Michelle titles as this romantic comedy pulled me right out of my reading slump effortlessly.

Tropes:
- Workplace Romance
- Only One Bed
- Rivals to Lovers
- Women in STEM

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I actually really liked this book. Rom-com with a baseball setting. I loved the characters and the flow of this book. There is just a bit of spice but not much! 🫶🏻 ⚾️ ♥️

Absolutely delightful. The most heel-kicking, giggle-inducing romance I have read in some time! You’ve Got Mail but set in the baseball world in San Diego?? Sign me up! I loved and rooted for the characters. I loved that the third act breakup was short-lasting and that it resolved with a Never Been Kissed-esque grand gesture. This one delivered on all fronts and kept me up until 1am to see how it finished. Highly recommend!

Beyond delightful and charming! I couldn’t stop smiling and this gave me such early 2000’s rom-com vibes. I had a blast!

You’ve Got Mail meets The Hating Game—but with baseball and secret texts.

Loved the premise and the workplace rivalry vibes, but the spark fizzled a bit by the end. Cute moments and fun banter, just didn’t fully knock it out of the park for me. A solid read if you like enemies-to-lovers with a twist!

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 stars

A cute, fun spin on classic movie You’ve Got Mail. Vying for a promotion as a data analyst for a professional baseball team against her rival, Emmy turns to a text-flirting relationship that started as a wrong number. Turns out the man she’s texting is the one she’s fighting for the promotion.

This was very sweet with plenty of banter and swoony moments.

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

ɴᴇᴛɢᴀʟʟᴇʏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ || LAST NIGHT WAS FUN [thank you to Avon Books and @netgalley for my #gifted copy!]

Title: Last Night Was Fun
Author: Holly Michelle
Genre: Romance
Format: Digital
Star Rating: ★★★★☆

ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ:
If you know me, you KNOW I love a good “You’ve Got Mail” retelling, and this book has nailed that time and time again! From the workplace conflict to the text message confessions and inside jokes, it was all so well done that when they finally meet face-to-face, the tension is so good.

I think that this romance works so well for me because the MCs didn’t take long to realize that their workplace animosity was misplaced (and somewhat one-sided, if we’re honest) and they start to see each other in a new light pretty quickly. And I LOVED that the climax was still a destination wedding, even after they figured out who each other was and that they “hated” each other. I mean — it gave UNHONEYMOONERS and PARADISE PROBLEM vibes and I’m here for that!

The only real complaint would be the third-act breakup, which thankfully doesn’t take overly long to resolve itself, and that’s because it’s RIDDLED with miscommunication and a lack of communication — which is the bane of my romance reading heart’s existence.

ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:
Mr. Wrong Number
You’ve Got Mail
Workplace Romance
He Falls First + Harder
The Hating Game

ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟꜱ:
GR: 4.08
# of Pages: 368
Pub Date: June 10, 2025