ARC REVIEW!

Thank you to Forever Pub and NetGalley for the EARC and ALC of “Not Safe For Work” available on May 20th!

Tris is tired. She works in a male dominated field and has gotten passed up for opportunities and promotions so many times she has basically given up. Then she was surprisingly chosen to go on a three week company retreat to Maui! The only problem? So was Rafe, boss’ son and her sworn enemy. Nbd, she can just ignore him….. until they’re seated next to each other on the plane…. And they were mistakenly booked in the same room…. And, of course, there’s only one bed.

This book has EVERYTHING you want in an enemies to lovers, work place romance:

🌴 Pining, longing and SO MUCH TENSION

🌴 Forced proximity and only one bed

🌴 Witty banter

🌴 Slow burn

🌴 Forearms….. so much forearms

🌴 He comforts her

🌴 She is strong and confident

I think this solidified that workplace romances aren’t for me! The dynamic between these two never vibed with me and I just couldn’t get into it.

Overall: I really liked this! The good parts are REALLY good and the stuff that didn’t work for me probably won’t be a big deal for most readers. Details below. Thanks to Forever Pub and Hachette Audio for the gifted copy!

What I liked:
-Rafe (the MMC) — hands down, the best part of this book. He’s level-headed, supportive, and genuinely a really great love interest.
-The chemistry — Trish and Rafe have off the charts chemistry. It’s swoony and it feels sooo real.
-3rd act drama — Without spoilers, I can say I appreciated the way the third act conflict was handled. No dramatic meltdown, no absurd miscommunication. Just two adults figuring it out, which was refreshing.
-Workplace commentary — The exploration of what it’s like to be a woman of color in a white male dominated field is thoughtfully handled.

What I didn’t love:
-Trish’s attitude — especially in the first two-thirds of the book, she and her BFF won’t shut up about her year-long dry spell in a way that got old fast.
-Corporate potholes — If you’ve worked in a corporate environment, you’ll probably find that a few of the key events in this book could never happen… not even at the worst run company. It didn’t ruin the book, but it pulled me out of the story a few times. I can’t give specifics w/o spoilers, but DM me if you want details!

Five stars, hands down. If you love banter, "enemies" to lovers, one-bed, TENSION, and workplace romance.. this is for you. Honestly if you like romance in the slightest, this is for you. Seriously I don't want to spoil anything but this is fun, sexy, and empowering all at once.

Narrators did a fantastic job with the snark, spice, and heart.

LOVE the nod to Nisha's Artefacts of Ouranos series.

there is nothing better than forcing two coworkers who don’t like each other yet have intense sexual tension to share a hotel suite together. 🫡 not safe for work follows tris, a woman in a man’s work place, get chosen for a retreat in hawaii for three weeks with the one guy she can’t stand, the owner’s son, rafe. despite being very obvious about her attraction, she is angry to find they have to share a honeymoon suite at the resort they’re at. lots of forced proximity and team building exercises cause them to grow the sexual tension between one another but she is still stuck on her no dating rule in her work place.

man, the tension in the book was radiating off the pages every time they were near each other! i genuinely had a fun time all the way through, wanting to know when the two of them were finally going to snap and just let themselves enjoy the one thing they want: each other! 🙂‍↕️ i think the author did a great job portraying their reasoning behind why it would work, it didn’t feel repetitive at all and i just loved it! there were a couple things that kept it from being a five star for me but i still highly recommend it to others who just want a steamy beach read!

Trishara Malik had dreams of being a trailblazer for women in STEM, but has been worn down by years of watching her white male counterparts, particularly the boss's son and her nemesis, Rafe Gallagher, receive promotions that she rightly deserved. She is absolutely floored when she is told that she was one of two engineers selected to attend a corporates leadership retreat in Maui. Sure, she may have to attend this retreat with Rafe, but how difficult could it be to completely avoid him in a massive Hawaiian resort? Apparently more difficult than she anticipated because due to a booking error, it looks like she will be spending the next three weeks in the only vacant room on the property--the honeymoon suite--with her biggest work rival. Welp. At least it's no hardship to look at him.

Before I had even finished reading this book, I was firing off messages to my friends INSISTING that they pick up a copy when it's released. Y'all. I LOVED it. I know a slow burn where the reader is edged for 2/3 of the story isn't everyone's cuppa, but it sure as hell is mine. 

I thought a weeks-long corporate retreat was a brilliant setting for an enemies-to-lovers workplace romance. Allowing the characters to spend time together in a completely different environment combined with the forced proximity of "only one hotel room" was so essential to Tris and Rafe peeling back their preconceived notions about each other. Neither one of them was what the other had expected, and conveying that sort of mutual shock when they each came to that realization in a single POV novel felt very impressive to me. A lot of the time I feel like I'm missing something when I can't experience both characters' points of view, but in this case I felt like I received so much insight about Rafe solely through his interactions with Tris. 

Not Safe for Work is an absolutely charming romcom that not only delivers on banter, tension, and spice, but also manages to touch on some very real issues regarding consent, sexism, racial microaggressions, and harassment in the workplace. Especially what women should not have to, but do, tolerate to maintain non-hostile work environments. 

Thank you to Forever, Hachette Audio, and NetGalley for copies of the ARC and ALC of Not Safe For Work! All opinions are honest and my own.

After loving Nisha J Tuli's fantasy books, I was so excited to dive into her first contemporary romance - and I was not disappointed!! Part romcom and part takedown of the sexist and racist practices of Big Corporations, this book had it all (just like our girl Tris dreams!!)!

It seems like the universe wants Tris and Rafe together. These sworn rivals are sent on a 3 week corporate training and retreat together, are "accidentally" booked to share a suite (that of course only has...one bed), and paired up as partners or rivals in many many activities. As emotional walls come crumbling down and new ones keep being built, will they land on the same side or opposite sides forever?

I thought this was a super well-written story of a Woman in STEM dealing with all kinds of shit, finding her people (and finding her way AWAY from the bad ones), with a sweet romance at the heart of the story! I was rooting for Tris and Rafe from that first smirk, knowing there had to be more hidden underneath. The absolute nonsense Tris had to deal with was frustrating and all-too familiar, and I was proud of her for not letting it get her down!!

Props to Nisha for referencing her own Artefacts of Ouranos series (not by name, of course)!! A fun lil Easter egg to find :) Thank you so much to Nisha J Tuli, Forever, and NetGalley for a chance to read this in exchange for an honest review!

This book caught my attention as a suggested read after I finished *Say You’ll Remember Me*. After reading the brief synopsis, I was instantly intrigued. (Thanks, Forever!)

I was immediately swept away by the vibrant characters dreamt up by Nisha J. Tuli. Meet Trishara: a powerhouse engineer tackling the STEM world, dodging the daily minefield of both blatant and sneaky sexism and racism. Then there's Rafe, the drop-dead gorgeous son of her boss and sworn nemesis at work, with so much more going on than meets the eye. Not Safe for Work dishes out a classic workplace romance with a spicy enemies-to-lovers twist and a dash of forced proximity at a work retreat, all set in the jaw-dropping paradise of Hawaii. It's chock-full of sizzling tension, witty banter, and tender moments. The diversity woven into this rom-com masterpiece makes it sparkle beyond the usual fare. I cannot wait to dive into more of Nisha's storytelling! Grab this gem pronto—you won't regret it.

I really loved the migraine/headache representation in this one! It was a more series romcom and I am here for it. She is amazing at romantasy and romance!

if you're looking for a steamy, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, workplace romance - you've come to the right place!

What I loved:
-Women in stem representation! 👏🏼 always. Nisha did tackle the sexism and racism that WOC often face in the workplace environment. Despite our FMC being smart, capable, and having experience, she gets passed over for yt men time and time again. Her burnout is so real and relatable.
-The banter between our two main characters was so witty and quick. The tension between these two... phewww 🥵
-Rafe being quiet, but protective was the perfect combo. His little moments of possessiveness were just the right amount.
-The audiobook narrator was perfect and truly brought this book to life.

What just didn't translate as well for me:
-Some of the scenes were just a little too immature for me.
-I don't know if its because I work corporate but some of their scenes where they *both* forgot they were in a professional setting took me out of the story.
-I wish we got a little more from Rafe and that his character was a bit more flushed out but I still ended up loving him by the end.

All in all, I still recommend the book and had a fun time reading it!

Thank you to Netgalley, Forever Publishing, and Hachette Audio for the eARC and ALC.

First of all thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Book Group as well as Nisha J. Tuli for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review. ANYWAYYY- let’s jump into this. So I have a true problem with contemporary romance and it’s that I’m scared it won’t be as great as Romantasy is. And more often than not- it’s not. Now Nisha J Tuli has written a favorite series of mine so I know my girl can write. Like truly she’s amazing. So I took the leap reading the book and by the grace of the Netgalley gods I got the audiobook too. Y’all I finished this book in less than 48 hours. I genuinely loved the rivals to lovers trope played so well here and dare I say it…the comedy 🙈 I really liked it (honestly idk how I’m writing this as myself anymore).

Tris is my girl, she had a confidence that surprised me and made me envious, but it made sense being in a male dominant career. As someone who unfortunately has been in Tris’s situations, we live in a patriarchy and this is the norm. I loved how Tris addressed issues and did it without Rafe. Rafe was the back up singer in this book and I was so glad for it. He gave me golden retriever vibes as soon as he got a taste of what he could have. Rafe opening up? LOVEEEE. The plot is romance so it was predictable, but def with a twist I didn’t see. Now keep that all in mind and imagine how hot it was hearing it via audio. I loved the narrator and I think she’s the same who did Nisha’s other series. Regardless 10/10! I really loved this novel and will be recommending it to everyone!

✨Tropes✨
⭐️ Women in STEM
🌙 Chronic Pain Rep
💫 Rivals to Lovers
⭐️ Workplace Romance
🌙 Banter & Angst
💫 Forced Proximity

This was so delightfully swoony and did such a good job of setting up a fantastic job with setting up a vacation/workplace romance. Nisha J Tuli hit it out of the park with her contemporary debut.

Pick up Not Safe for Work if you love:
Workplace rivals to lovers
Only one bed
Women in stem
He falls first
and possibly my favorite microtrope
"corporate woman sticking it to the old boys club"

Thanks to Forever and Netgalley for my ARC.

As a brown girl in STEM who suffers from chronic migraines, I feel so seen 🥹. This was an incredibly fun, flirty, and sexy romcom that hits on such important topics. A must read sizzling summer romance! That delicious slow burn tension of when will they was so freaking good. Rafe was a cinnamon roll covered in green flags and he barreled through Tris’s walls one rolled up shirt sleeve at a time 😂. THOSE FOREARMS. I get it I really do. And damn that man has a mouth 🥵.

Tris, I raged with her, giggled with her, and rooted for her. The way “pretty for an Indian girl” had my blood boiling immediately because of course I’ve heard it before. That epic clap back at the end to her toxic company is the stuff of legends 👏🏽.

Eternal thanks to Forever Publishin for the ARC!

very cute and very spicy! and very predictable, but sometimes that's exactly what I'm looking for in a light-hearted romance!

3.5 stars

Fans of Trial of the Sun Queen will definitely enjoy this foray into romantic comedy by Nisha J. Tuli.

What I loved:
- Women in STEM
- Drawing attention to the inequalities given to women of color in STEM
- The writing style
- Tris taking up all the space she deserves to

I wished there was a little more Hawaii in it. I know it's a fancy work retreat, but I was going in anticipating being able to reminisce about Hawaii, and I didn't get any of that.

Overall, it's a fun read and a solidly good time.

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

Read This Book If…you need a good beach read!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli

Genre: romance
Spice Level: 4/5🌶, 3-4 explicit scenes
Setting: Chicago and Maui
POV: single, 1st person, present tense
Tropes: rivals to lovers, workplace, forced proximity, one bed, slow burn

My Thoughts:
This was such a perfect vacation read! The setting was gorgeous and this spin on workplace rivals was so much fun!

We love reading about women in STEM, but we hate the misogyny and racism Trishara had to deal with. A few moments had my eyes bugging out with how terrible they were.

Buuuuuut the romance made up for it! Rafe is so messy and these two had amazing tension! There was tons of banter and plenty of steam, although not a ton of deep emotional connection.

If you’re looking for a fun beach read, make sure you pick this one up!

Memorable Quote: “I want someone who makes me feel a little like I’m…burning in the best kind of way.”

Thank you to the publisher for my advance copy!

Thank you NetGalley for the free earc in exchange of an honest review!

I absolutely love this author! Her books are easy to read and always captivating from the very first page. Not Safe For Work was so fun with the setting, rivals to lovers, and women in stem vibes. She executed it beautifully. The only reason it wasn’t a 5 star for me is that there was some moments where the banter got a little cringey and I also wished that Rafe had a bit more depth. This could’ve been solved by writing a dual POV, but aside from that I really enjoyed this one!

4/5 stars!

I want to thank Netgalley and Forever for an e-arc as well as the acl edition of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I am a sucker for any enemies to lovers work place romances since I watched Set It Up and this book scratched that ich I've had since. Tish was a delight and being in her head was so nice. The tension was wall climbing and the smut was really good. Rafe was really cute and I am a sucker for the microtrope that takes place in this book... idk if it a spoiler but it is one of my favorites...

This book taking place in Hawaii was so amazing! I need to book a flight with my work enemy on a company retreat immediately!

I also really enjoyed a headstrong bipoc fmc!!! this touches on actual things that go on in the workplace and targeting women especially women of color!!! and it was done with grace. I really enjoyed getting an advanced copy of this book and i am looking forward to a paperback to annotate.

To add the ALC!! was amazing and just as fantastic as the book. Perfect!!!! Read for Summer!!!!

Thank you forever, hachette and netgalley for my #gifted copies of this book. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this book. The representation. The problems so many women face. I think this was so well done to showcase so much of that. I loved that she was a fellow woman in STEM.

Y’all know I love a good enemies-to-lovers. The banter, the tension. Give it all to me. I loved Rafe and Trishara. They were flirty and fun and the tension between these two could be cut with a knife. I also really enjoyed the slow burn here!

Favorite quotes:
“I want someone who makes me feel a little like I’m...burning in the best kind of way”

“Maybe the universe wasn’t ready yet. Maybe we needed this place and this moment first.”

This one is out May 20th and should definitely be on your radar!

Not Safe for Work was such a fun, spicy, and entertaining book! It is an enemy to lovers romance novel that really felt like enemies to lovers. A lot of times the enemies to lovers trope doesn't work because the characters aren't enemies! In this one, they are true work rivals who cannot stand one another. Add in a work retreat/competition in lovely Hawaii, a room mix up, and one bed?! I laughed out loud reading this one and felt for the MC, Tris. Being the only WOC in her workplace, the microaggressions, the boys club atmosphere, and her simply overlooked felt real. There are heavy topics mentioned in this book but they are all handled with care and concern. I loved reading a romance from a WOC and seeing Tris being confident in herself. 4 sold stars!


Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.