I am sorry for the delay. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read this. I really enjoyed it. It was a fun and easy read with just enough spice.

3.5stars rounded up to 4.

I really did enjoy the book. Juniper was hilarious and I loved the mystery messages. Also the spice in this was so good! If you want a quick and easy read with some good steamy scenes this is it! If you’ve read Mr. Wrong Number this book gave very similar vibes!

However….. I have quite a few misses with this one. For starters there were way too many pop culture references I.e. SoPo House (soho house) and Cardone (carbone). Also, the way Avery talked was very cringey gen z. We get it she’s 23 but come on, people don’t usually talk that like unironically all the time. And finally, I hated how the povs went in parts, I think it would flowed better to switch every chapter or two instead of in big chunks like that.

Overall would still recommend. I’ve read Max Monroe before so I kind of knew what to expect in terms of writing and if I’m being 100% honest I read their books for the spice and not necessarily the plot. So all in all I’m happy with the read!

I’ve been reading Meet me at midnight by @authormaxmonroe!

I loved the story from the beginning. Juniper is in love with her best friends brother.
The story was heartwarming, cozy and an good feelgood read!

Loved ❤️:
- best friends!
- secret identity
- humor in the book
- the feelgood vibe
- the happy ending

I laughed and cried, but most of all I felt very cozy. It was such a feelgood romcom! 🖤

I loved this book sooooo much, and it was adorable how the title of the book comes into play in the book. I got so stuck in this book and attached to these characters that I read it in a day at one sitting because I couldn't stop reading, so glad I read it on a day when I could do nothing but read. lol
Main characters: Juniper and Beau, they work together and also are off limits to each other because Beau is Juniper's best friend's brother. Juniper has such a major crush on him and has to keep away from him because of it. He has temporarily moved next door to the girls and he doesn’t know Juniper the girl he’s talking to in the app. It all started with info she needed to tell him about a work project but then turned into more.
The banter and slow burn between these two are fantastic. So many laugh-out-loud moments.
I enjoyed the way that their relationship grew and they got to really know each other threw the app.
Must read rom-com book!!!! You will not be disappointed. :)

Quick Summary: A forbidden romance

My Review: Meet Me at Midnight by Max Monroe is a 2024 release.

About the Book: "How good are you at keeping a secret?"

Juni Perry has had a longstanding crush on her best friend's brother since she was a little girl. She has done her best to move past it, but it never seems to stick. When she gets the opportunity to intern at the PR firm he works at, she finds herself in quite the predicament. What starts out as an innocent undercover means to help him ends up turning into something she could never have imagined.

My Final Say: This was an interesting read. It was a total NA romance.

Other: Although this was not listed as a series, it's obvious that something more is coming. Henry and Avery's story is a must read. It will be fun to see how these two come together. Surely, they must!

Rating: 3.5/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: NA to A
Status/Level: 👍

Thank you to the author, to the publisher (Max Monroe), and to NetGalley for granting access to this title in exchange for an honest critique. I am incredibly appreciative for the opportunity to review this latest work. The words I have shared are my own.

Max Monroe is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. This book has it all—laughter, drama, and, of course, a happily ever after. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down. Juni has always had a crush on Beau, her best friend’s older brother, and thanks to a new app (hence Meet Me at Midnight), she’s no longer just the shy best friend of his little sister. I won’t spoil the story for you, but I highly recommend giving it a read—you won’t be disappointed!

Juniper Perry is all of us with her decade-long crush on the perfect guy—warm brown eyes, charismatic smile, and, oh yeah, her best friend’s older brother 😬. But things get extra spicy when she secretly starts chatting with him online as his anonymous Midnight confidante.
This rom-com is full of heart-fluttering chemistry, forbidden moments, and laugh-out-loud shenanigans. Watching Juniper navigate her forbidden crush, workplace boundaries (yep, he’s her boss, too), and a double life as his online mystery girl is addictive. 😍

💬 What I Loved:
• Juniper’s relatable awkwardness: Girl, we’ve all been there!
• Beau’s swoon factor: Older brother, boss, AND neighbor? Sign me up.
• The Midnight chats: Sweet, secret, and downright swoony!
• The humor: Max Monroe’s signature wit is on full display—prepare to giggle.
• Slow-burn perfection: The tension will have you flipping pages into the actual midnight hours.

💔 What I Wanted More Of:
A little more exploration of their off-limits dynamic and some extra spice wouldn’t have hurt—but this book still delivers on the feels and fun.

📖 Overall: If you love best friend’s brother romance, secret identities, and a dash of workplace tension, this book will steal your heart (and your sleep).

Juniper’s Midnight secret is too good to keep. What happens when her identities collide? You’ll have to read to find out! 🌟

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Meet Me at Midnight
by Max Monroe

***Five HUGE Stars***

A Note From the Publisher
She’s had a crush on him forever, but now they’re only one wall—and one secret—apart.
📖 Standalone Romantic Comedy
💕Dual POV
🫶"I'm in love with my best friend's older brother"
😂HILARIOUS
🫢Secret, forbidden, off-limits romance
🫨Addicting banter
😍Forced proximity (He's her neighbor and boss)
😍She falls first, but he falls harder
🔥Spicy messages

I love these authors, so. dang. much! Best friend's older brother? OMG YESSSS! Billionaire Romance EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Juniper Perry has just started her first adult job after college. She's working for her BFFs dad at his advertising agency. Her BFF works there too...well she shows up sometimes. In addition? Her forever crush, and her BFFs brother, also works there. When the company has the opportunity to create a campaign for what is sure to be an awesome new social media app things get crazy. It turns into a competition between Beau, the crush and BFFs brother, and his ex-best friend to see who can create the best campaign. Of course ex-best friend starts scheming right away and when Juniper overhears him she invites Beau to a private Midnight chat to fill him in on what she has overheard while remaining anonymous. Things turn steamy though and now Beau wants to know who she is but how can she tell him? YEARS she has wanted him and YEARS he has not allowed him to see her that way.

I loved this book and I'm so excited to have had the opportunity to read and review it. HUGE thank you to NetGalley and Max Monroe for this!

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Did I pick this based on the title? 1000% (Swifties, you understand, Meet Me at Midnight).

I went in totally blind, had 0 idea what this was going to be like and I was not disappointed.

The first chapter I was LAUGHING so hard. Ugh got to love it.

Forbidden romance, best friend's brother, she fell first, all the vibes.

I absolutely loved all the snippets of the past and present, and the future. I hope there is another book because Avery deserves to have her story too.

Such an easy light, fun romance read.

Thank you NetGalley and Max Monroe for my DRC!

This book is a slow burn. I loved the relationship between Juniper and Avery, there were a lot of laugh out loud moments between them. The crush that Juniper has on Avery's brother Beau is so sweet, especially the way that she recalls the way she has always felt about him over the years. I loved the dual POV, and watching the relationship grow. Great book, can't wait to read Avery's book next. I love Max Monroe's books and will be reading more of them.

I loved this story about Juniper and Beau and their families. The connection between the two was amazing and Beau was absolutely the best book boyfriend and is unforgettable. The forbidden romance and best friend’s brother’s trope was a good one and was hilarious at times. You will not want to put this book down!

“Thunderstruck has entered the chat.”

First things first, I have loved Max Monroe before we ever even knew who they were. Their books are always so fun. This one does NOT disappoint.

I absolutely loved the idea of the Midnight app. In the days of the Love is Blind rage, an app where you can date and meet someone without seeing them first sounds pretty cool.

The chemistry between June and Beau was off the charts. I loved both characters, their banter, their personalities, etc. And Avery?! I need more of Avery asap! (Which is lucky for me because her book is next 😉)

If you want a funny, lighthearted, easy read, please check this one out. Probably my favorite Max Monroe read so far.

I'm not going to lie, I saw the title of this book, was reminded of Taylor Swift, and requested it without reading further/with no real knowledge going in as to what it was about. And by some stroke of luck, I wasn't disappointed. This is a brother's best friend romance, and it feels like an adult version of A Cinderella Story. Beau and Juniper's story is so cute, and I loved that we got snippets of their past in addition to their present-day timeline to see what made her so head over heels for him. The one thing that didn't make sense was HIS initial attraction to her. I don't really understand what made him into her, as I feel like she was doing him a favor by warning him about his coworker stealing his ideas, and he had no idea who she was/there wasn't really anything romantic happening between them, but then BAM he started magically pursuing her? He was interested in the mystery of who she was rather than HER... regardless in the end it all worked out and I love their love for each other. I'm also super invested in Avery x Henry and am eagerly awaiting the next book in this series! Thanks Netgalley for the e-ARC!

Ahhhh! What an ending! I loved this book. June & Avery are besties, but June has a secret. She’s in love with Avery’s older brother Beau! With the help of an anonymous dating app June is able to let him know…
I LOVED the found family aspect of this book! I just LOVED all the Banks Family! I hope Avery gets her happily ever after too! I would say that the app texting went from friendly to naughty pretty quickly. But other than that this book was a delight!

3.5 stars rounded up. I binged this book in about a day and a half. I loved the romance / smutty aspects of this book and I think that’s what kept me sucked in. However I didn’t like the relationship between the FMC and her insufferable best friend, or the portrayal of the FMC’s relationship with her parents.

For over a decade, Juniper Perry had been keeping a secret. She had a humongous crush on her best friend’s brother Beau Banks. After she started as an intern at his father’s advertising agency, where he was a high level executive, she found a way to talk and flirt with him through an anonymous chat. They got closer as they chatted night after night, but her best friend didn’t know she had formed an unusual relationship with her brother and neither did he. Meet Me At Midnight by Max Monroe is a sexy new stand-alone novel that is currently in the top 100 in the Kindle store. This was a cute, funny, adorable romantic comedy about two people falling in love, one sight unseen. Juniper was juggling so many feelings and fears that she had to overcome in order to let Beau know who she was. It was even harder to share their relationship with her best friend and her parents, who had been more like parents to her than her own. I loved Beau’s unwavering support of Juniper, first as a friend and then as a boyfriend. He is the perfect book boyfriend. Both characters were incredibly likable and relatable. Juniper’s best friend, Avery, adds so much comic relief with her offbeat personality and I cannot wait to read her book! Readers who enjoy romantic comedy with:

👩‍❤️‍👨 Dual POV
😍 ”I’m in love with my best friend’s older brother”
🤫 Secret, forbidden, off-limits romance
🫦  Addicting Banter
🚪 Forced Proximity
🫠 She falls first, but he falls harder
🏢 Boss/Employee workplace romance
📲 Texting/S3xting

are sure to fall in love with this spicy feel good novel!

I would like to thank Netgalley and Hambright PR for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

3.5 stars. This was a fast, super cute read! Workplace romance, best friend's brother, forced proximity. I really enjoyed the idea of the Midnight app, and I did like how June kind of uses that for her benefit, even though she wasn't really planning on it going the way it went. I was a little thrown off with some of the text conversations, considering that Beau is a higher up in his company, and he had LITERALLY NO IDEA who he was texting. I love the best friend's brother trope, but man, did the best friend bother me. Avery needs a reality check, and I hope she gets that in her book. Overall, if you are looking for a quick, easy read, I would suggest picking this one up!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this arc.

In this book, June has had a secret crush on her best friend’s brother Beau. June is shy and doesn’t tell Beau that she has a crush on him but connects with him through a dating app. They make a fast connection but. Way has no idea that he is talking to June.

As always, there is a lot of humor by Max Monroe, while presenting with lovable and relatable characters.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ♾️(5/5♾️) / 🌶️🌶️🌶️

“My boss has been a cat for a full three minutes, and I’m starting to wonder if the zoom app will ever be pussy-free again .”

“Does she love her kids? Does she never stop?” Love the Reba reference perfect comedic timing

“ThunderStruck has entered the chat.” 🍆🍩

I adore Max Monroe books. The chemistry between the characters, the drama, the spice, the sexual tension, the witty banter…it’s everything I need in a romcom. I could seriously go on and on.

This one sucked me in immediately and I was totally invested in Juniper and Beau from start to finish. It has a fast yet even pacing and I had the hardest time putting this book down.

Here are some things to expect in this one…

🌃Miami Club Scene
🌜Party Girl / Fiercely loyal bestie
🌃Best friends older brother romance
🌜Workplace romance
🌃Secret admirer (1 sided)
🌜Secret Romance
🌃Found family
🌜Vile Ex and Ex Bestie

I’ll read anything that the dynamic Max Monroe duo writes!

This book has secured its spot in my top all time top fav romcom elite. My other top fav is Christina Lauren’s Dating You / Hating You. I’m not much of a re-reader but for my top elite fav romcoms, I would totally reread them.

Also this one has me holding on to hope for an Avery / Henry sequel.

I absolutely adore Max Monroe! These books are always so laugh out loud funny. The quick wit will always keep me coming back for more and this one did not disappoint!