Been a while since I’ve read a Phoebe MacLeod book, I loved the fast pace and Tilly and Will dynamic. However I feel like I’ve read a similar romance previously so was a little predictable.

I was given this ARC from NetGalley for my honest opinion This was my first book by Phoebe MacLeod and the book was just okay for me. It felt like I was reading two different books. The book definitely could have been a bit longer with a stronger storyline. This wasn't my favorite book, but a quick read. I will more than likely try another from this author in the near future.

I enjoyed reading Love, Accidentally by Phoebe MacLeod. You will fall in love with all the characters. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy Reading!

Tilly, a senior nurse in A&E, is captivated when she meets Luke; a handsome, charming junior doctor. So why are those around her not as trusting of him. Is he hiding things? And is Tilly missing what’s right in front of her?

One thing this book definitely didn’t lack was humour - I laughed so many times from literally the second page in! I enjoyed this story, however the first 50% and second 50% made it seem like the book was two different parts completely.

Overall this was an easy, lighthearted read and I loved the authors style of writing!

From Phoebe MacLoed comes a great, fun romcom again
This time set in A&E with patients in pain.
Tilly works as a nurse with her colleagues there
They may have a laugh but they always take care.

With examples of patients and staff relationships, too,
Along with some of the strange things they do!
A fun read as Tilly starts to look for romance
But maybe her focus could cost her the chance?

A new colleague could be just who she needs
But could the cues be something she misreads?
Maybe there's someone much closer after all
If only she'll look, maybe for each other they'll fall!

A fun read all the way through
I don't hesitate to recommend to you.
For my copy of this book I say thank you
As I share with you this, my honest review.

I read half of this book and then skimmed the rest. It ended up being a two star read. When I started this book, I really liked the banter. I thought the main character was quirky and fun. Then she started seeing the main guy and it was painfully obvious he wasn’t into her and their chemistry was not translating well. The “surprise” was not a surprise at all. I think this book would have been redeemable if we had been introduced to the real love interests from the start. Throwing him in half way through makes it really hard to bond with him and not feel rushed. It would have also been a good plot device to really drive an internal conflict within the main character. It could have given readers more investment to compare these experiences the main character has with these guys. She also becomes incredibly attached to the bad guy off script. They meet a few times, but only have two real conversations and even then one of them was him being insulting. The pace starts off fast because of the banter, but because emotion isn’t built throughout the book it feels like a slog to get through.

This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!

3.5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley, Rachels Random Resources, and Boldwood Books for this eArc copy of Love, Accidentally.

This was a cute rom-com hospital setting. Tilly is a nurse who works in an accident emergency room hospital. She meets Luke, a doctor who is new to the hospital and thought she had a really good relationship going. Then she meets Will, her patients son, whom she develops a relationship with. There were some really funny parts, I caught myself laughing multiple times in the story, then there were a few parts I was furious at Luke. I definitely think this is worth a read if short and sweet Rom coms in a hospital setting are your thing.

Thank you to netGalley, Boldwood Books & author Phoebe MacLeod for this eARC

Love, Accidentally is not the typical romance yet I still very much enjoyed it.

I really liked that the book spent some time on Tillys work-life as that is am very big part for us nurses, since it has a lot of influence over our personal/dating lives.
I liked Tilly as a main character and enjoyed the quirky side characters.
I love that it didn’t fall into the cliche will they won’t they workplace romance and enjoyed my time reading this.
A solid, cute, quick read.

Love, Accidentally immediately drew me in as I thought of Grey’s Anatomy turned rom-com. I love a good workplace romance, especially one filled with scrubs and banter, and a prescription of romance. Enter Tilly and Dr. Luke, Dr Luke sets the whole ER ‘s hearts racing across the hospital. Their chemistry between them is heartfelt! Could Dr. Luke be Tilly’s McDreamy?
This is a delightfully a sweet and charming romantic comedy with a grumpy/sunshine trope. It's an easy read with laugh out loud moments. It’s a cute rom-com that gives you a new perspective on how important friendship of all types are important to have in your life. All of the characters are messy, complex and at totally relatable. Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy.

This was definitely one of those sweet romantic comedy books that doesn’t solely focus on romance. I’ll be honest I did find the beginning a bit slow however things soon got interesting after a few chapters. I felt the author gave quite a realistic view of an a+e nurse’s life through her main character. It was an enjoyable read with some great side characters as well. This book had me laughing, concerned with some of the hospital scenes and angry with a certain few characters. Overall I give this book 3.5 out of 5 stars.

3.75 🌟

I actually really enjoyed this book.

The good:
⭐️ The representation of grief, and how that can affect someone, along with how they process it.
⭐️ Crappy relationship representation. We have all been in a deceitful or mentally abusive relationship at one time or another. If you haven’t, consider yourself lucky. I really enjoyed how Phoebe naturally represented trying to start a new relationship when both parties have had something traumatic happened to them and their most recent relationships. It just felt authentic and something that is easy to identify with.
⭐️ The journey with Will and Tilly from first meeting to the epilogue was really endearing for me, it felt very natural and realistic. It was a slow burn for a good reason, so if that’s your thing, this might be for you. Also, Sarah and Mike or so much fun to get to know, as was crazy Lena, and also her sister and brother-in-law and the devil himself Isaac. It was really cute, I wasn’t expecting till I get so much but I did.
💫 Representation of the struggles with Dyslexia and it can affect someone’s life.

The not so good:
🖤 I had a really hard time with how Luke’s mother brought about. Tilly, confronting him about the messed up that he took. That whole thing seemed a little out of the ordinary for me, it felt a little reaching. This may be something that is typical, but it didn’t read that way to me. I can see how somebody could get really triggered by that or really dislike that line of the plot.
🖤 I did find that the beginning was a little bit of a slough but it really picked up for me when the first plot twist came out. I couldn’t stop reading after that.

All at all, check your trigger warnings, and make sure that this book is for you. I had the incredible opportunity to read the E-ARC of this, so thank you for the opportunity.

I just loved this book! I loved the story and I loved that everything worked out for Tilly as it should have. I loved all the characters in this book especially Tilly’s sister and mother they just don’t have any back doors and they talk about it all even if it embarrasses Tilly. This was an amazing book about family and friendship that are always there for you, with a good ending of how you never know how life will work out for you.

I would highly recommend reading this book if you love a heartwarming read.

I would like to thank Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early.

Love, Accidentally by Phoebe MacLeod

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Blurb

As an accident and emergency room nurse, there’s not much that can catch Tilly off guard (not even those kinds of accidents). But when her bachelor flatmate gets a girlfriend and her sister announces she wants another baby, Tilly is surprised to find herself questioning her happily single existence.

Thankfully, the arrival of a new face on the ward offers a welcome distraction. With his lustrous hair, and charming personality, Dr Luke sets hearts racing all across the hospital. But as Tilly and Luke get to know each other better, she starts to wonder if he’s really her McDreamy after all...

Is Tilly being blinded by her determination to find someone? And while she’s looking in Luke's direction, will Tilly miss what’s right in front of her?

My Opinion

Phoebe MacLeod has written a great novel, by the end of the first chapter I knew that I was going to enjoy this book. A fun, interesting read with some great characters. I read this book in a few sittings but it was difficult to put down.

Rating 4/5

Tilly is a senior nurse in an Accident and Emergency department, feeling low she starts a relationship with a new doctor.
I enjoyed the A&E scenes with the mixture of serious cases and silly accidents - I understand that this was a mixture of personal experience and others who work in the area. The first relationship with Dr Luke had me (virtually) shouting at Tilly to watch out, I did enjoy more where she went from there, as a man reading stories set around women I like to relate to the male characters, which sometimes makes me feel very uncomfortable with how they behave. Whether I would call this a romcom is questionable, although there are laugh out loud moments, however there are also some sadder ones and characters struggling with issues, but I find this is often the case. Labels aside this was a book that I did enjoy, keeping my fingers crossed for Tilly all the way through.
I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley, however this did not influence my review of the book.

If there is one type of romance I will read no matter what, it is going to be a workplace romance. I will say I really enjoyed the first half of the book in getting to learn about the hospital setting and I do feel like there was a lot of chemistry and romance between Tilly and Luke. I will say the romance sort of lost of the appeal to me throughout the book. It seemed like the characters "fell" for each other really quickly and then that quickly fell off. I did enjoy getting to see the dynamics that occurred between the emergency workers as I always wanted to be a nurse growing up so I really enjoy reading a romance in a hospital setting. I will say that was the best part of the book. Unfortunately, at the end the romance was not believable and I dont know if I think the characters would last forever. I do really like this authors writing, and will continue to look forward to new releases they continue to put out.

Phoebe MacLeod is the author of the book Love, Accidentally. It was a quick read with some bumps in it. I found it a little hard to connect with the characters as I was reading.
I found my mind trying to put it on the same level as Greys Anatomy with it centering on doctors and nurses falling for each other.
I made myself finish the book to see if I could connect the characters with what and why things happened like they did.
Thank you Netgalley, Phoebe MacLeod and Boldwood Books for the copy of Love, Accidentally. This is my personal review.

3 stars!
This was a fun and quick read!
Will definitely be reading more from this author

The NHS aspect and support of this book was my favourite. I love a book based around medicine

Thank you NetGalley for providing this Arc!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood for providing me an e-arc in change for a honest review.
Another fab book from Phoebe MacLeod!
I enjoyed this story, this follows Tilly an A&E nurse and her journey to finding love.
The first half of the story follows her relationship with a fellow doctor, I honestly thought that is how the story would end, however after a little twist she ended up with Will, I enjoyed how their relationship slowly developed, nice easy romance read

This book was confusing to me. At one point I had to back out of the book on my kindle to make sure I was still reading the same book, not two separate books that each had a character named Tilly.

I really WANTED to love this one, the premise sounded very intriguing to me, but the book was disjointed and made it hard to follow.