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laiarc's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sydney_lena's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
sherwoodreads's review
Spoilery discussion ahead.
Everly has the worst birthday ever, arriving home to discover her boyfriend in the sack with his assistant. She goes to work, because she can't let Stacey, her best friend and partner in their morning radio show, swing in the wind, as Everly is Stacey's producer. Everly is usually very quiet in the way of those with extreme social anxiety, but she lets it all go about the crappy boyfriend and scummy men in general . . . and discovers too late that Stacey had flipped the switch and they were on their air--she'd meant to sing "Happy birthday."
So the entire world (or so it seemed) heard the rant, which incidentally zoomed the listener quotient, a lucky break as Chris, the manager, is getting a nasty phone call from his dad (who owns the studio) to fire the pair. But he doesn't want to for a number of reasons, with secretly liking Everly at the top.
In a brainstorm, they come up with an idea: finding Everly a perfect date. The radio listeners can nominate guys.
So there's the setup, all accomplished in the first couple chapters.
Now I have to get generally spoilery.
The beginning took off like a rocket, but then we got chapter after chapter of Chris secretly liking Everly, but not doing anything about it because he's her boss, and she's anxious. anxious at work, anxious on the dates, anxious around her boho parents. She has panic attacks and nerve storms one after another, as Chris tries to back her up, while hiding his feelings.
Chapter after chapter, repeatedly the same note.
The characters are lovely, some of the dates funny, but the central romance stays on this single note, with the strongest emotion being Everly's really well described panic attacks, until the last quarter of the book. Then things begin to move rapidly again, with the expected bad scene, followed by a cascade of resolution that pulls everything together in the last few pages.
Nice writing, great characters, fun beginning, but that middle needed a lot more romance and fewer of the (very vividly described) anxiety scenes to really work for me.
Copy provided by NetGalley
Everly has the worst birthday ever, arriving home to discover her boyfriend in the sack with his assistant. She goes to work, because she can't let Stacey, her best friend and partner in their morning radio show, swing in the wind, as Everly is Stacey's producer. Everly is usually very quiet in the way of those with extreme social anxiety, but she lets it all go about the crappy boyfriend and scummy men in general . . . and discovers too late that Stacey had flipped the switch and they were on their air--she'd meant to sing "Happy birthday."
So the entire world (or so it seemed) heard the rant, which incidentally zoomed the listener quotient, a lucky break as Chris, the manager, is getting a nasty phone call from his dad (who owns the studio) to fire the pair. But he doesn't want to for a number of reasons, with secretly liking Everly at the top.
In a brainstorm, they come up with an idea: finding Everly a perfect date. The radio listeners can nominate guys.
So there's the setup, all accomplished in the first couple chapters.
Now I have to get generally spoilery.
The beginning took off like a rocket, but then we got chapter after chapter of Chris secretly liking Everly, but not doing anything about it because he's her boss, and she's anxious. anxious at work, anxious on the dates, anxious around her boho parents. She has panic attacks and nerve storms one after another, as Chris tries to back her up, while hiding his feelings.
Chapter after chapter, repeatedly the same note.
The characters are lovely, some of the dates funny, but the central romance stays on this single note, with the strongest emotion being Everly's really well described panic attacks, until the last quarter of the book. Then things begin to move rapidly again, with the expected bad scene, followed by a cascade of resolution that pulls everything together in the last few pages.
Nice writing, great characters, fun beginning, but that middle needed a lot more romance and fewer of the (very vividly described) anxiety scenes to really work for me.
Copy provided by NetGalley
itscloudy's review
5.0
I actually really liked this book, especially how Everlys anxiety was written. As someone with anxiety I felt like it was accurate (to me, personal opinion) felt nice. There were moments where I felt could of been better but it didn’t take away from my experience.
kayles4's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
books_that_sparkle's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
khatton10's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
sillygoosereads's review
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley, publisher and author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I did not expect this to be so sweet!
I honest wanted to read this book for the title alone. I didnt know what to expect because I did not read the blurb.
This story was the sweetest slow burn romance I've read in a while!
Our heroine Everly struggles with severe social anxiety and as such, has trouble getting out of her own way for certain situations. After accidentally embarrassing herself live on the radio, her boss Chris comes up with a promotion idea to up the ratings and save her job: the radio version of the bachelor.
I loved Everly's character and related to her so much. She has a hard time opening herself up to her friends and has a complicated relation with her parents.
At one point her mother says: "I didn't invite you over this. I just wanted company"... when I tell you I have never been so triggered by a string If words.
I did not expect this to be so sweet!
I honest wanted to read this book for the title alone. I didnt know what to expect because I did not read the blurb.
This story was the sweetest slow burn romance I've read in a while!
Our heroine Everly struggles with severe social anxiety and as such, has trouble getting out of her own way for certain situations. After accidentally embarrassing herself live on the radio, her boss Chris comes up with a promotion idea to up the ratings and save her job: the radio version of the bachelor.
I loved Everly's character and related to her so much. She has a hard time opening herself up to her friends and has a complicated relation with her parents.
At one point her mother says: "I didn't invite you over this. I just wanted company"... when I tell you I have never been so triggered by a string If words.