I liked this a lot ... it was fun and I love this trope (best friend's brother). The pacing was good and the use of the app was done really well (communicating via the app). The ending was a bit over the top but ultimately satisfying. Give it a try!!

Meet Me at Midnight came out last week on November 8, 2024 and you can purchase HERE.

"Midnight is our latest social media app that we'll be releasing early next year," Marcus Hughes explains, and I quickly pull my phone out of my pocket and start taking diligent notes. I've got a major redemption arc to write for myself if I want to prove I'm anything other than Avery's ditsy friend who can't figure out fucking Zoom filters. "Think of it as an app meant for dating and conversation, but you can stay anonymous while you do it."

A fun, quirky best friend's older brother romance. The book starts with laughs and continues throughout. The characters are well-written and the story is the perfect lighthearted rom-com to keep you invested.

Oh, my heart! ♥️ Beau and Juniper’s love story is a delight. Best friend’s brother. Hidden identity. Flirty, sexy banter through texts. Throw in a loving found family and a somewhat clueless, but loyal best friend and you’ve got some of my favorite parts of this book. #MeetMeAtMidnight #NetGalley

This book was a fun and cute read. I liked that the female main character had her crush but didn’t really make it her personality or the sole reason why she had been friends with his sister. Yes they’re all from money, but both the FMC and MMC don’t really flaunt that and both wanted to work hard and enjoy simpler lives. I also really liked her found family dynamic. The spicy scenes were also well done and nothing over the top. It was a quick read for me, but it was a good one. I enjoyed it and would recommend.

I finished this in one sitting because it was so unputdownable! I liked the writing, and even though not all jokes worked for me, I had a lot of fun reading this book.

June and Beau were great together and their chemistry was pure fire. In general I’m not a fan of secrets, but I loved that he initially didn’t know who he was talking to. It was a neat trick to avert any potential creepiness, which was very appreciated in this setting. It was maybe a little weird that they were having cyber sex before he even knew who she was, but luckily they quickly moved on to the real thing.😏

What didn’t work for me was Beau’s sister and June’s bestie Avery. She was a spoiled, entitled princess and she annoyed me to no end. I didn’t get why everyone was so okay with her laziness, and what was even the point of having her employed if she never showed up for work anyway.

She was also partially responsible for the third act breakup, which was the stupidest thing ever. June and Avery were 23 but acting like 15 and I really hate third act breakups built on fabricated high-school-level drama. The last few chapters were a train wreck and it’s really a shame because it was an anticlimactic ending to an otherwise captivating story.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Powerful, poignant and gloriously heartfelt, Meet Me At Midnight was an all-consuming read that I could not put down. Beau and Juniper’s story had all of the emotion, wit and spice that I have come to expect from a Max Monroe book, and it is definitely one of my top reads of the year; I absolutely loved it!

Meet Me at Midnight was a quick, fun read by duo Max Monroe.
June practically grows up with her best friend's family as her parents are absent from her life. Since childhood she's had a crush on her best friend's older brother Beau. This story is a dual POV, taking the reader through a journey of June and Beau as adults and begin working together for Beau's father. This is great for readers who enjoy workplace romance and brother's best friend. This was funny and sweet with a HEA that perfectly closed out their story. I did not love June's best friend, Avery, and am not sure I'd read her story based on her character in this book.
Thanks Netgalley for the ARC!

Juniper has had a crush on Beau, her best friend's older brother for years. They work together & now he is her newest neighbor. She has now found a way to chat and flirt with him anonymously. He doesn't know it's her, but the more they talk and get to know each other the more they like each other. Things start get to spicy and they finally agree to meet. As things continue to grow between them they keep their relationship a secret. as they work together. Another good read by this duo.

Thanks to netgalley for the ARC.

A solid read from Max Monroe- always expect the banter and have those expectations blown out the water. Avery was all kinds of crazy and I found myself undecided if I loved her, hated her or wanted to institutionalise her. An A+ side character.

Enjoyed the premise- very you got mail vibes.

Would have loved some June family side drama but all in all a solid book

This author books are a hit or miss for me but after reading the blurb for this book, I really wanted to read it. I'm honestly glad I gave it a try because it was a really great story. I will say that it took me a minute to get into the story but once I did, I literally devoured this book. It was a great best friend's older brother romance story with great characters, cute, flirty and laugh out loud moments that ended with a HEA. I was rooting for things to work out with June and Beau and when they did the ending left me satisfied. I'm looking forward to reading more books from this author. I just hope that I enjoy the next book I read as much as I did this one.

This is a breezy contemporary romance that’s sweet and low-drama. The story flows smoothly, maybe a bit too smoothly. It felt like a light, teenage daydream. If I had read this in my early teens, it would probably be an easy five stars. As an adult reader, I want more depth with the characters beyond their status and luxury, which sometimes felt a little overemphasized. The story hits on classic romance tropes, and while the epilogue is pure cheese, it's still an enjoyable read. The buildup is sweet, not overly spicy. The premise isn’t revolutionary, but it brings a fresh twist.

I loved this story! Juniper and Beau's story was perfection in my books! I loved the premise of the story, I loved the feelings it invoked. The whole story sucked me in and didn't let go right until the end. I am really hoping Avery will have her own book, I just know it's going to be just as good!

Highly recommend this book.

The authors note in the beginning is honestly what made me want to read this book!
Said it would cause uncontrollable laughter and it sure did! Also said it would cause incessant, smiling, swooning and giggling and boy did it deliver!
Juniper June is honestly hilarious and her inner monologues just made me relate to her lol.
Beau is such a sweet and caring guy and obviously oblivious to Junes crush.
I loved the way the whole book played out with the midnight app and Beau and Junes love.
I do have to point out that i absolutely hated Avery 😅 she was such a spoiled rich brat. Honestly her character is just selfish and really no personality, besides being a rich girl who always gets her way and always wants the attention for herself. Everyone else thought it was adorable and quirky but I doubt I’ll be reading the next book, because it’ll be about Avery.
Since this book wasn’t only about Avery I still have it 5 stars because I genuinely loved Beau and June and their HEA.
There was definitely open door spice LOTS of funny moments and plenty of swooning. Go read!

This is a found family, best friend's brother romance. Sometimes the best connection is when you actually get to know someone without judgement on their looks. Beauty from within speaks louder than outward appearances. Beau got a chance to see the real her without everything thing else getting in the way. Meet me at midnight was a great story, you will laugh, feel the angst, and maybe a few tears. Just know that in the end it's worth the ride.

4 stars! ⭐️

This book had me kicking my feet & giggling! I loved Juniper and Beau is QUITE the book boyfriend. I read this book so quickly and didn’t want to put it down. While the MMC and FMC were wealthy, it wasn’t like a usual “billionaire romance” and I loved that it wasn’t a main part/factor of their love story as I get tired of that trope.

Juniper was so relatable and the main plot line was, too - who hasn’t had a crush on their friend’s older brother at some point in time?! And I loved the way their whole story played out. And the found family - 10/10, I need a Diane and Neil in my life.

This was my first Max Monroe book, and I’ve already queued up another! I can’t wait to read Avery’s story next year!

Thank you to NetGalley and Max Monroe for the eARC of this book. I am leaving my honest review of this book after reading it.

This is my first Max Monroe book and I will tell you now it will not be my last! This book is yumyumtastic.
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Juniper has been in love with Beau since the day she met him. He also happens to be her best friend's older brother, and he sees her as an extension of Avery. An extra little sister. June has been pining for him practically her whole life. Now she's grown. She works for his family's marketing firm as an intern and is faced with HIS face on the daily. *Cue more pining and some truly spectacular bumbling*. The company gets the chance to land a big account for a new anonymous chatting social media platform and June is the office errand runner. When she learns some nefarious things are happening, she decides to reach out to Beau through the app. Maybe it will make her brave. Maybe it will force him to see her differently.
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There really is some serious pining happening. Girl is down bad so hard for him. I loved that we got both POV's. I skipped over the table on contents and thought it was only June's POV until all of a sudden there was a block of Beau! I love the found family of it all and that June and Avery have remained so close despite their wildly different personalities. Friends to lovers is a superior trope and I stand by that. The foundation and inside jokes are ratcheted up. Mmm. Chef's kiss.
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Things I loved:
🤐 Secret identity
🩷 Best friends brother
💚 Friends to lovers
🔥 Spicy chats
💖 Found family
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This was just released a few days ago and is available on KU! Thanks to Max Monroe & NetGalley for the ARC

✨ARC REVIEW!✨

Title: Meet me at midnight
Author: Max Monroe

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

How? HOW?! How is this my first book by Max Monroe?! I can tell you one thing, it certainly won’t be my last.

Meet me at Midnight introduces us to Juniper Perry, a shy girl with a crush on her best friend Avery’s brother Beau since they were kids. As absent as her own family has been over the years, the Banks’ have always accepted her as one of their own. In a world of excess and privilege, the only thing she really wants is the one thing she can’t have. But can she? Enter Midnight, an app where users can chat and get to know each other anonymously. It’s also the latest account Beau Banks is trying to acquire for his father’s advertising company. When a mysterious woman sends him a message to meet her at midnight, he logs on unknowing that this may be everything he never knew he wanted.

Funny, cute, and thoroughly heartwarming, Meet me at Midnight was just what I needed. A quick, fun read that checks all the boxes for a brother’s best friend, chosen family, secret lovers romance with just the right amount of spice. A definite add to your TBR list!

Thank you to NetGalley and Max Monroe for this ARC!

Look, I read a ton of dark romance with very unhealthy relationships, and yet the level of delusion June faces on an hourly basis surpasses all of them. Really, I liked everyone except Avery and June. Avery was incredibly self centered and June was insane on a fundamental level.

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️Random notes from my read: CAN BE CONSIDERED SPOILERY⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️




* Interesting start. It’s kind of dumb she’s so focused on beau that she can’t do her job while her boss is right there, asking her over and over to do her job
* Already know Avery is a bad friend
* Dude, this girl needs to go masturbate or maybe see a sex therapist. She’s got issues if she can’t focus on literally anything but sexy thoughts of beau for 5 seconds
* “I want to be serious about my career and not out late partying”, then literally is at a club the next chapter. Sure, girl.
* This is an unhealthy obsession
* “Did Beau actually leave behind the woman in red to notice me? To care about me? To love me?”, woah this was a psychotic leap. All because he asked if a guy was bothering her at the club. This girl needs therapy
* You’re just sitting there in silence, lost in your fantasies of men fighting for your attention, while these guys keep asking you questions. You look like a huge weirdo
* Miller seemed nice
* Yeah, June, you do have a problem
* They just said he was moving into the building like 3 times and then you asked if he was?
* She’s the slowest thinker I’ve ever witnessed
* Girl can’t put cream and sugar in her coffee because beau is NEAR HER
* How are you panic freezing over text? At HI?!
* You joined to anonymously tell him someone at work is trying to steal his ideas, yet if the first two messages, you’re trying to think of flirty responses. What even?
* Cool, now we are responding like an 80 year old man
* There is way too much teenage angst for a text convo that should be short and to the point
* He doesn’t even know you’re female and you’re convinced he’s flirting with you. This is an unhealthy level of delusion
* Crap, this might reach my top spot for the most notes in one review. I’m only at 20%
* The most observant guy on the planet, and yet he’s never noticed your unhealthy obsession with him
* She listens to him shower
* Beau is secretly a conspiracy theorist and I love it. “Or maybe it IS LIKELY?”
* I wish the POV switches were every chapter instead of parts
* Something super frustrating, is that June doesn’t sound like an obnoxious tween in the chats with Beau. Not even a little. She’s charming and funny. Now, I get that anxiety can make you awkward in person, but her own thoughts are juvenile. It makes no sense
* She was going to exit the chat before he could read the goodbye message? Even though she knows leaving the chat deletes the records of it for good, so he wouldn’t be able to read it anyway?
* I’m disappointed he didn’t figure it out
* You’re the one who pulled her into a closet, bro
* Someone say “midnight messages”, ONE MORE TIME
* I’m calling it now Avery’s book will be with Henry. Is this even going to be a series? No idea, but if so….
* He did NOT just say that lol!
* Drunk June is not cute
* Avery is a freaking child
* The epilogue is the best. I’m so glad karma came for Seth and Bethany. Also, I’m still of the opinion that Avery’s book will be with Henry
* Yuuuuuup ““Henry is the last man on earth I’d marry.”. I smell foreshadowing
* Called it


Many thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing me with an ARC and allowing me to provide my honest review

What a fun, spicy romance! Enjoyed reading this one!

Juniper has a horrible family life, and she's spent most of her time with her best friend, Avery and her family - including her older brother, Beau, whom Juni's had a crush on forever. Now they work together on a new project - and sparks fly when they meet at midnight on an app they're trying to come up with a marketing ploy for. Beau is put again his work nemesis and the man who stole his girlfriend, to see who has the better pitch. Juniper finds out Sean's being tricky in trying to find out Beau's platform and she tells him the meet her at midnight on the app. That's when things get spicy! And it's a big surprise to Avery when she finds out what's been going on between the two. The dialogs are funny, the storyline is great and the characters are awesome. It's just a fun read - and I'd love to get Avery's story, too!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

Max Monroe is one of my favorite authors. They always create stories and characters you can relate to. Meet Me At Midnight is your "I've loved my best friend's older brother since I was a kid" story.

Juniper works at the her best friends family marketing firm with her bestie. Avery, and her older brother, Beau. Someone is being underhanded to get ahead of Beau and what starts as Juniper trying to give Beau the heads up anonymously turns into "midnight" chats and feelings developing on Beau's side (since Juniper's had feelings forever).

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because I felt that Avery had a very strong negative reaction to them being together and with the way Juniper was already basically part of the family, I felt it was a little too much and not as believable considering the other facts/background stories.
I would have appreciated a little more "diving deep" into the midnight chats too, to show what was making Beau fall for the "mystery woman". Some deep, meaningful conversations would have been the icing on the cake.

Love and highly recommend all Max Monroe's books.

Thank you to Max Monroe, and Netgalley for the ARC