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Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey

44 reviews

lauwbinx's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Only Tessa Bailey could write a book with a FMC whose career is a clown & make it spicy & swoon worthy! (Also Travis is my new book boyfriend BYE) I loved this book so much, it had everything I need for a cute romcom. Character growth, a strong back story for the characters & an adorable ending! Can't wait to continue the series!

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chelle22's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted

3.0

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kerodgers's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Not one of her best. The fmc being a clown was distracting from the story that had potential.

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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chlaraphyll's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

one thing I can recommend for Georgie and Travis is: more talking and less f**king.

Tessa Bailey’s Fix Her Up brings the story of a childhood-crush-turns-husband kind of story between Georgie Castle and Travis Ford. Georgie is the youngest in the castle family, making her siblings and parents perceive her as a kid even though she is already 23 years old. instead of getting spoiled with brand-new items, her wardrobe is filled with hand-me-downs from Stephen and Bethany, her elder siblings. her job as a BIRTHDAY CLOWN also worsens this condition where she is never taken seriously by her family and people at Port Jefferson. but, she still has her own goals. she is determined to expand her entertainment business. this means she has to get people—especially her family—to perceive her as an adult. how? first, she revamps her entire wardrobe and she fake-dates Travis Ford, Stephen’s best friend, who happens to be Georgie’s childhood crush. Travis was this hot, major league, baseball star before his injury that caused him to retire at the prime age of twenty-eight. he has no purpose until his agent contacts him that a network is looking for a baseball commentator whose image is the opposite of Travis’ nickname Two Bats. in order to acquire the PG-13 portrayal, Travis makes the internet believe that he is a changed, ready-to-settle, man.

my review:

i’ve read two of Tessa Bailey’s works prior to this—1) It Happened One Summer and 2) Hook, Line, and Sinker. one thing that i noticed when i was reading this is that this and Hook, Line, and Sinker have a similar formula; about a woman who fixes a man’s problems and these two main characters (in both books) has the same internal conflicts.

i truly don’t understand the way Travis’ mind works because he seems to be aroused ALL THE TIME, there’s not a single moment when he does not objectify Georgie. do people always like this when they are attracted to someone???

i can tolerate the corny dirty talks during their intercourse BUT i CANNOT put up with Travis’ use of baby girl. i gag every time i see the phrase on the screen of my kindle and i don’t think i will ever be able to hear or see this phrase anymore. this is the lowest form of an affectionate name. i beg every author out there to refrain from using b*by g*rl.

this book is ridiculous but i think this one is way beyond my understanding: Georgie forgets to wear a bra. is it a common phenomenon among women because i’ve never experienced this???

every character in this book is annoying. everyone in this book gets on my nerves. except Rosie.

the Just Us League and Tough Mudder thing are useless plot devices. the Just Us League is just like a friend group you have when you’re in middle school and why would these people at Port Jefferson be dying to get in the group????? i assume that this group is supposed to add female empowerment to this misogynistic book but still fails nonetheless. and now the Tough Mudder event… it can be extracted from the book and everything will remain the same until the end.

i know that this is fiction but why does the conflict get resolved in a short amount of time???? also, Georgie and Travis’ internal thoughts about their doubts were not explored enough. the excessive amount of erotica truly wastes the pages of this book when it could be used to add depth to the conflict resolution and the main characters’ conversations. even i don’t remember if these two ever really talked things through without ending up in sex.

i just don’t understand the time setting and how long have Georgie & Travis been fake dating for Travis to propose to Georgie during his commentator job on the public TV network? why does Georgie accept his apology easily? and how about Georgie’s new office?

Georgie girlie you deserve better. yes, you are allowed to realise your dirty fantasy about Travis but his problems are not yours to fix. she should’ve gone on the date with that single father.

this book is such nonsense but i’m entertained nevertheless. such a fun time to see this stupid stupid people doing stupid stupid things.

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved these characters, even the side one (who have their own books too!!!). The struggles they had were so real, and the mistakes and victories were as well. While I didn’t enjoy having a 3rd act breakup, it did make sense so I can’t fault it too bad. And the spice!! Not kinky, but steamy.

Slightly a Sports Romance, Fake Dating, Brother’s BFF, 3 3/4 🔥

“We’re about refusing to accept anything less than what we deserve. About realizing that we’re all important here despite mistakes or bad relationships or lackluster careers.”

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frantically's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Once you get over your initial shock over the clown part, this turns into such a good read!! Idk if it's Tessa Bailey or the people who narrate her books but whenever I listen to one, I'm so hooked, it really becomes my nr. 1 priority.

This is brother's best friend at its finest especially because Travis quickly realizes how much cooler Georgie is than her brother 🤭

These two had the absolute cutest relationship and it was so hot at the same time 🥵 You should've seen my face during some of those lines haha

As another woman in her 20s who'll tell everyone how excited she is to have kids, I loved seeing that displayed in Georgie! So often we get kids in epilogues without the characters having exchanged one word about it but here it was an actual topic.

I couldn't really get on board with their girls club just yet because in the book they're constantly like "it's not just for hating men!!" but then they do do a lot of men hating there 😂 But we've got two more books about it so I'm hoping to love it more by the end!

Such a great series opener and looking forward to continuing <3

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lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.25

The characters were so lovable. And the plot was comfortable, but not too comfortable. It kept familiar tropes that other romance books have, but put a slight twist on them.

Only reason I wouldn’t rate it higher is the plot is too simple compared to other books I’ve read.

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ka_ke's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

Tessa never fails to keep me entertained and wanting more. Sure its a little cheesy but sometimes thats what you need. Georgie is a beautiful character and one I aspire to be like when I grow up…

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