A review by etymoye
The Wrong Mr. Right by Stephanie Archer

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Genres: Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Tropes:
Friends to Lovers, Cinnamon Roll Hero, Possessive Hero, Sweet/Gentle Hero, Praise Kink, Slow Burn, Sports/Athletics, There Was Only One Bed

I’m actually kind of shocked by how much I loved this book, because book 1 was enjoyable but not, like, book-hangover amazing. But this one was. Wyatt is the perfect book boyfriend–sweet, charming, an absolute cinnamon roll who is pretty much down for the heroine from the beginning. And Hannah is wonderful–we get to see her grow and change without the book or Wyatt ever portraying her as “not good enough”.

The premise of the book is that Hannah, our heroine, is about to turn thirty and decides she wants Wyatt, our cinnamon roll of a hero, to teach her to be a “hot girl” to find a boyfriend and kickstart her life. Up until this point, she’s been mostly quiet, shy, and doing what her father has told her to do. Before starting the book, I was concerned that Wyatt would be the asshole who couldn’t see the heroine as being worthy of love until she changed (or that the book would portray her that way), but fortunately, Wyatt likes her from the beginning. They’ve met before, and he says that she was basically avoiding him due to shyness, so he never talked to her.

My eyebrows pinched together. She didn’t need to change a thing. She was adorable, with her pretty eyes and sweet little mouth. Even her glasses were cute in that dorky-girl way. The collar of her sweater was pulled to the side and a pale pink bra strap peeked out, and my gaze raked down her form. At Emmett’s wedding, I was going to ask her to dance but every time I tried, she had disappeared. A pang of regret hit me in the chest. I should have tried harder to ask her to dance at the wedding. Her wanting to change bummed me out.

Safety Stats:
Ages:
Heroine is 29 (she mentions several times that she’s “almost thirty”), didn’t catch   the hero's age. Presumably late 20s/early 30s as well.
 
Cheating:
None.
 
Other OM/OW:
Minor. Heroine goes on a few casual dates with different men, but they don’t go anywhere.
 
Triggers:
Some hypothetical discussions of pregnancy between hero and heroine towards the end of the book. Some mentions of the hero’s aunt who died of dementia in the past. Also some mention of the heroine's mom who passed away of a terminal illness in the past.
 
HEA/HFN?
HEA. Married and discussing babies.
 
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