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Coffee Girl

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This was surprisingly good, Kiki and Tatum were likeable and realistic characters. Kik's best friend and Sarah were also well written characters. Can't wait to read about Sarah and hopefully Lex.
Would recommend for anyone that likes romance with a music star.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance read, I voluntarily read and reviewed all opions are my own.

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I received a free E-ARC of this book from NetGallery in exchange for my honest opinion. All thoughts and feelings are my own.When Mackenzie “Kiki” Forbes finds herself out of a job due to budget cut at the fashion magazine she has been working for for the past couple of years, she knows she must make the jump on finding a new job and the options are not promising. When faced with either becoming her "picture perfect" sister’s nanny, or move halfway across the country to work as assistant-to-the-stylist of a country music star, she chooses the assistant job.. But life on the road as the errand coffee girl leaves much to be desired. That is, until Kiki meets her new boss’s boss, music country star Tatum Reed. While Tatum Reed's music career maybe taking off and he is up for country music’s Entertainer of the Year, his personal life is a whole other matter. What with dealing with his superstar ex-girlfriend seems determined to make his life difficult, his opening act is a handful, and the new girl on his tour, who he can't seem to get off his mind. Tatum Reed needs to make some serious decisions. Can a simply coffee girl really win the heart of a mega Country singer or will it just lead to another heartbreak country song?
This book had all the right elements to make it a fantastic book, but I felt the romance side of the book was a little too rushed. It seemed like Kiki and Tatum did not really know each other before they were sleeping together and only then did they really start building their fountain for a more meaningful relationship. I did enjoy Kiki as a character because I felt the author did a great job of giving her a little more depth. I liked her best friend as the comedic relief. I also liked how close Kiki was to her brother. I did not really care for the sister all that much, but I believe that is how the author intended us to feel towards her. The ending of the book was a bit over the top and somewhat predictable. I was glad for the wrap up of the major story line. Overall, I would recommend this book to people who like a music star and the common girl romance. I will be reading the next installment in this series about Lex and his romance.

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WOW! This book took me all of 4 hours to read and I loved every second of it. love the enemies to lovers and books set in the music industry, they are so fun and keep me interested.
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I loved Kiki’s family dynamic! Her relationship with her brother is adorable and he’s so protective of her. Her sister is so crazy and controlling and I couldn’t stop laughing during her scenes with her because of how ridiculous she is. Kiki’s friendship with Sarah, the makeup artist (there is a book coming out about her next..fireworks) is so sweet and I’m so glad they were there for each other. And Tate…he is dreamy and so sweet to Kiki and I loved so much about him (add heart eyes) There is lots of steam in this book btw!
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I can not say enough amazing things about this book and can't wait to read more by this author!!

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I thoroughly enjoyed being in Tatum and Kiki's world. How cool would it be to be on tour with a famous singer? This is Kiki's life, assistant stylist to Tatum, the country's biggest country music star. Throw in a solid love story, some steamy scenes, an ex wanting revenge and fabulous best friends - what more could you want in a book?  Funny, cute and entertaining, I can't wait to read book 2 in the series!!

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This book was lighthearted and easy to follow. The lead girl (Kiki) is headstrong and doesn’t easily give into the guy (Tatum). Both were strong characters and likeable. I liked that it was from the perspective of both of the lead characters.
The country music theme was different but I did find it parts it dragged a little and was predictable. I would like to see what happens to Lex and Sarah.

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Coffee Girl was everything I wanted in a contemporary romance. It was so well written, with strong characters and a great story arch. I thought Kiki was so relatable, as a woman in her 20s trying to figure out her life. She's career focused, but also doesn't shy away from a chance at love. Tatum was a mix of adorably cocky and down to earth about the things that truly matter. He values relationships over fame, which was nice to see in the hero, especially one who was such a famous heartthrob. I enjoyed the pacing of this book, and thought the conflict was reasonable and the resolution was so satisfying. It definitely had the perfect ending!

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COFFEE GIRL was such a fun peek into the perks and pitfalls of life within the music industry. Kiki is a fashion stylist who is looking for a job and her brother just happens to have an in with a touring country music artist, Tatum. Kiki and Tatum are completely adorable and hilarious! Their moments together are absolutely laugh out loud funny and their banter back and forth is perfect. I love a romance that has playfulness and passion!

One thing I particularly liked about this story was that the conflicts and "bad guys" were nuanced and complex. So often, book characters are painted as all bad and all good. But you can see both sides of each character and each conflict that arises. The author give enough care to tell a story where you can see that sometimes there is no easy answer.

If you're in the mood for swoony romance, great friendships, and lots of hilariously awkward moments that will make you laugh then I highly recommend this book!

Thanks to Netgally and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions in this review are my own.

Wow! Coffee Girl entered my life entirely unexpectedly, just like Kiki Forbes did for Tatum Reed. This book earns all the stars from me. I am a huge country music fan, and this book filled a fantasy I didn't even know I was craving. This hilarious and romantic story took me backstage and provided a glimpse of the drama and struggles of life tours on the road. Once I started this book, I was hooked and couldn't stop reading! I fell in love with all the characters and wish they could be my friends in real life. I didn't want this story to end. Now I cannot wait to read the next book, The Makeup Artist by Sophie Sinclair, and continue this adventure or music and love. #CoffeeGirl #NetGalley

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Thank you Netgalley for my free copy to review and enjoy. I loved this book. It was a sweet, enjoyable, fun and light read. It’s a story about country superstar Tatum and his stylist Kiki. The nicknames for each other and the text messages between them was adorable. The music was an added beauty to the story. I liked how they bonded over music. Sarah and TJ were fun supporting characters. Everyone should have fun friends that will be there for the lows and highs in life. You won’t regret picking this gem up. I’m looking forward to the next book!!

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I didn't love this as much as I thought I would have. The premise was really promising - I'm sucker for famous people tropes lol. I think it was the writing style that made me kind of iffy about it. While it wasn't bad, it wasn't astounding. I felt like it was missing the umph that I was looking for. But with that being said, there were some really cute and swoon worthy scenes! Like when Tatum invited Kiki to watch their rehearsals.... SWOON. And when Tatum dedicated that song and his whole spiel at the legendary Bluebird Cafe... SWOON.

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As a country music lover I was excited to read a romance featuring a country music star and I was not disappointed. A lot of the book was set in Nashville and I enjoyed the quick shoutouts Sophie Sinclair gave to The Ryman and The Opry. I thought Sinclair’s choice to write a scene set in the legendary Bluebird Cafe was a brilliant way to wrap up the story while honouring the Nashville music scene.

Main character Kiki loses her job and needs to find something new quickly if she wants to avoid having to work as a nanny/maid/personal slave for her social climbing sister. Luckily her brother is friends with country music star Tatum’s manager and helps her land a job as assistant to the band’s stylist. Kiki was an easy main character to relate to. As a professional she knows her worth and works hard to prove herself to her new boss. She had personal insecurities but, with the help of her friend Sarah, didn’t let them get the best of her.

Tatum was the perfect love interest and the banter between him and Kiki had me smiling throughout the book. It’s not all smooth sailing for the pair thanks to Tatum’s ex-girlfriend and another character both trying to manipulate Tatum for their own gain but don’t worry there is a happy ending!

What I enjoyed most about this book was the way Sinclair incorporated country music throughout the entire story. When Tatum and Kiki first start getting to know each other they play their favourite songs and this really helped drive home that music is Tatum’s passion and that this is the world Kiki has landed in. If you know the songs or are able to look them up while reading it brings so much depth the scene. I also liked that these moments mentioned lesser known songs like Devin Dawson’s ‘Dark Horse’ rather than only choosing from very well known artists. Don’t worry though - the big names are in there too!

My favourite supporting character was Sarah. She is working as a makeup artist on the tour and quickly becomes friends with Kiki. She shows Kiki the ropes and gives great advice while encouraging her to have fun on tour. Sarah’s story ‘The Makeup Artist’ will be released on the 1st May 2020 and I’m excited to see more of her and handsome band member Lex!

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Oh the steam!!
Kiki has just been payed off. And he only prospect is to be the nanny and housekeeper for her sister, who is nothing less than a micromanaging show off. So when the opportunity to be an assistant stylist to a country music star, there is nothing to hold her back. While her first impression wasn't what she had hoped for, Tatum finds her endearing. And so begins the romance of a country superstar and the girl he can't get enough of.
I loved the way Tatum was so understanding of Kiki not being used to the lime light. He didn't get frustrated with her feeling insecure. He wasn't afraid to spell out his emotions. He oozed sexiness. I liked the back and forth points of view.
I don't really care for Kiki's nickname, it makes her sound like a little kid. I think she would be more of a Mac, to suit her tomboy childhood. I felt like she did have the same insecure argument with herself, but I did notice she saw this in herself and was really trying to work on it.
Sarah was a wonderful supportive character and I found her honesty and friendship inspiring.
And again I say, the steam!!

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Coffee Girl by Sophie Sinclair

When 26 year old Kiki if fired from her job as a stylist at a men's fashion magazine and is offered the position of nanny by her 'oh so perfect' sister and family she can think of nothing worse. To avoid playing house she chooses to up sticks and move to Nashville where she takes the job of assistant stylist to up and coming country star Tatum Reed.
Tatum Reed is the heart throb of Nashville with a singing career that is going places. After having broken up with his long term fellow singer girlfriend Savannah Edwards Tatum is feeling lost and unlucky in love, until he meets his Coffee Girl.
While on tour Kiki and Tatum's friendship blossoms into a steamy relationship with plenty of ups and downs along the way.

Coffee Girl was a fab little read. The story line had me teary with laughter, smiling and cringing in all the right places, it's a perfect example of romantic literature. We've all definitely fantasized about dating a famous rock star! I read this on a whim because I wasn't in the mood to read the books I already had, I'm very glad I did and I'd definitely be interested in reading more from Sophie Sinclair.

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Do you ever have one of those days? When nothing ever goes quite right? And you spill coffee over your interview clothes? [or worse - think red on white trousers ].
Well our intrepid heroine has a bad day - or two in this book and earns the nickname Coffee Girl due to her spillage.
I have to say though, I’ve never heard of such complicated orders as some people give for coffee - ‘large skinny Latte, with extra foam, light swirl of caramel, hint of shaken salt, 2.5 pumps of vanilla, splash of extra hot water, 1.5 packets of splenda’.
You have to wonder how many different combinations of all these items they had been through to be so specific.
And I love Oreo and do understand why he is a house cat. Maine Coons are often kept indoors as they are often stolen, but I’d rather have one who could go outside. I looked at the rescue sites for a Maine Coon and a Norwegian Forest cat as we may get another cat soon, and they both say must be kept indoors. So despite my love of these breeds, I shan’t be getting one.
Overall this was a sweet story with the usual ups and downs of the genre and some reality about just how uncomfortable it can be touring with a rock band. That said, the lyrics never make a lot of sense to me and country music is always heart break and sad songs so not my scene at all.

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This book follows the life of Kiki, who after being let go gets a job as an assistant stylist of the major country star Tatum. Their connection is instant and they quickly become 'Coffee Girl' and 'Tater Tot'. There are a lot of complications and ups and downs when it comes to falling in love with a super star. This is a good read, it has some very entertaining parts and some parts that were so embarrassing for the characters that I had to actually put my kindle down. Overall it was a great book, the only criticism would be the front cover, if it wasn't recommended to me by a friend it isn't something I would have picked up myself.

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The synopsis of this book immediately drew me in. A singer/songwriter falls for a commoner. Sign me up! The characters were well developed. I enjoyed the cockiness that Tatum had as well as the down to earth vibe that Kiki brought. Initially, I was a bit concerned that the relationship that was developing was merely physical attraction, and boy was it a bit steamy at times.

I was pleased as I continued in the story that their emotional aspect was evolving as well. This was fast-paced and at times witty. I enjoyed the secondary characters in this novel a great deal as well. This was my first book of Sophie Sinclairs. I will definitely be looking for more of her work.

Thank you @netgalley and BookGoSocial for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Coffee Girl was a fun, sexy read about a Country superstar, Tatum, and Kiki, a new stylist on his team. Dealing with life in the public eye, touring the country, and an ex-girlfriend looking for revenge, Tatum and Kiki must find out if their attraction is the real deal.
I really enjoyed this book - it was a quick read, but held my attention through to the end. There were quite a few steamy scenes, so if that's not your thing, I would not recommend. But I highly enjoyed reading about the BTS on Tatum's country tour, all the musical references, and the arc of Tatum and Kiki's relationship.
I recommend this book if you enjoy sexy romances about two people trying to beat the odds.

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Oh my gosh this book! Sophie Sinclair takes a common storyline and brings it to a whole new level. Kiki and Tatum are amazing lead characters in a book that keeps you interested from cover to cover. Tatum is at the top of his game in the country music world, Kiki Is just getting started again after getting fired from her job at a magazine. She takes a job as an assistant to the stylist on Tatum‘s tour. The chemistry between Tatum and Kiki is off the charts from the beginning. I cannot recommend this book more highly I enjoy every bit of it and I have already pre-ordered the second book, The make up artist. It doesn’t come out until May 1, and I cannot wait!

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I loved Coffee Girl. I started as a buddy read after lunch on a Sunday, ignored my kids and finished by dinner. I loved Tatum and Kiki. A good celebrity/regular person story is always a good read, but this one grabbed me from the first chapter. I really enjoyed Kiki as a person and as a friend in her group. She was fun and normal and completely relatable and Tatum was exactly what I wanted for her. This is the first book for Sophie Sinclair and I am so excited that my friend suggested it to me.

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4.25 stars

Who wouldn't want to fall with Tatum?

It has been a while since I have been this enchanted by a contemporary romance. I was seriously not expecting to love this as much as I did. I must say, I might be completely enamored with Sophie Sinclair at the moment.

Coffee Girl was funny, sometimes laugh out loud (unintentionally) so. Which, wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't been mainlining this book until 4 in the morning. (It was rather pathetic really. I had realized I was coming up on my husband's time to get up but I was so desperately enchanted by the book. So I augmented all my screen settings so I could finish it in the dark as to not get another harumph about the damn light being on and reading so late blah,blah,blah...)

I needed this book in my life. It was sweet and funny and just all the things you need when you need a bit of sunshine in your day. I sometimes have mixed feelings about rock star books, let alone Country rock stars but... this was good. I LOVED that the author included the song lyrics being dabbled or sung or previously written... gah, some of them were a bit tear-inducing (maybe I'm just particularly susceptible right now, who knows). I'm not particularly a teary, swoony person but sometimes you just the 1, 2 punch right at the precise moment and BAM... So... that totally, maybe happened for me here. The steam was oh, so steamy and the swoon (unfortunately for my street cred) sort-of happened.

I loved the side characters and so hope we get more from the band members and/or the other secondary characters (Kiki's brother, her bestie TJ, Sarah, Jess, etc...). Ohh, or they all get meshed together. YES! That would be awesome! I think my dreams are going to come true with the next in the series "The Makeup Artist". Yay! SOOOO excited for that one!

I definitely recommend for those looking for a little sunshiney, yummy, and fun romance pick me up!

*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

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