Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I thought <i>Could Be Something Good</i> was a cute and easy read. It is a Romance between a 31year old midwife and a twenty-something med student who meet because they work in the same small town hospital. The book is very much focused on the love story but dives into some other interesting themes: dyslexia, early death of a parent, age gap (in which the woman is the older party), difficult relationships between parents and their (grown up) children and very subtly even autism (the hero's brother, who will be the hero of the second novel in this series! GO representation!).

The reason for my own three star rating is that while I thought it was a cute and lovely read, there were some singular sentences that made me frown a little in disagreement. I also sadly didn't find a character I could truly relate to, which made the whole experience fall a little flat to me.

I am still looking forward to the second book in this series!

I would definitely recommend to anyone who: Likes hospital shows/themes/books, work romances, age gaps, PINING (I loved the pining), talk of birth (there's lots of talk of lots of births which is to be expected with the heroine being a midwife and all) and who just yearns for a quick and positive and cute read!

The story of Winnie and Daniel. The both work at the same hospital and the first time he meets her he wants to get to know her, but she is reluctant to give him a chance. Can he convince her that he is old enough for her and that he is in it for the long run?

Some great side characters too, including Winnie's mum and Daniel's family and friends.

Looking forward to the rest of this series.

It's difficult for me to give feedback on this book without sounding too picky, but I'll try.

I liked this sweet romance a lot. But...there were a few things that gave me pause. First of all, I felt Winifred, the heroine, at 30, acted way older. Maybe that was a purposeful device by the author to make her seem out of date, isolated, and a loner. I fit was, it worked.
If she intended to make the dyslexic hero who is a medical resident act like a nerdy teenager, she succeeded.
If she intended this book to be a feel good, forget everything but the love growing between the H/H, once again she succeeded.

This was a quick read for me and the first I've read by this author, whom I know nothing about. There's going to be a book two dealing with the autistic/asperger's brother that looks interesting.

All in all, not a bad read. Thanks Netgalley for a sneak peek. OPinions are my own.

**I want to thank Netgalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review**

This book is about Winnie and Daniel.
Winnie is works as a nurse/midwife in the same hospital as Daniel, who is a doctor. This book is about love at first sight, age gap, dyslexia and being accepted for the choices you make.

I won't give spoilers, but i liked the chemistry between the main characters. I just wish that the depth of their feelings for each other was explored more. The author has done a great job with writing about the mother and daughter dynamic in this book. It something that many people have to go through. Acceptance is something we all crave. That being said this book is not perfect, but it was good. I give this book 3 stars.

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This adorably sweet romance follows Winnie, a midwife/nurse in her 30's who falls in love with a handsome twenty-something doctor. Initially my eye was drawn to the bold and bright cover (hurray for awesome cover art!) but it was truly the synopsis that made my heart sigh. This book had 'feel-good' written all over it and it was exactly what I was in the mood for.

I really loved that this book touched on ageism with women, dyslexia, and the complexities of families. I also was 1000% in for all the fun doctor facts and science-y things! Watching Winnie and Daniel's relationship grow, while over coming some very real (yeesh) hurdles was refreshing. The comic book references and quotes were an absolute highlight for me - who doesn't love Thor and Tony?!

This book is perfect for anyone looking for a light, easy read, whether you're stuck in a slump or looking for a quick pick me up you'll enjoy it! However, I will say, if medical things aren't for you, maybe steer clear and there are some very explicit descriptions...

I had ultimately hoped for this book to have a bit more depth, I wanted to get to know the characters better, I wanted to get to know their families, I wanted their families to know each other, I wanted to meet their friends, and unfortunately I just felt like I never got the chance. In my opinion the ending felt rushed and lacking. Although some may find it romantic it just wasn't for me.

From page one however, I felt very invested in Ainsley and Kyle and I look forward to reading their story in the future. Thank you to Fiona for this lovely book, I can't wait to meet more characters, learn more about Timber Falls and get to know these Durand boys better!

Thank you to Tempest and Kite Publishing and NetGalley for an e-arc of this book.

Look at that, another Netgalley. The cover of Could be Something Good grabbed my attention, and the blurb made me go “why not”, even though I had never heard of the book or of its author 🙂

Protagonist A, Winifred “Winnie” Baker, nurse and midwife freshly arrived in the small town of Timber Falls, Oregon, and daughter of a very intimidating doctor at the local hospital.

Protagonist B, Daniel Durand, resident of said hospital under the direction of Doctor Baker, dealing with a very nice but somewhat intrusive family, and with dyslexia.


Boy meets girl, cute shenanigans ensue. I very much enjoyed my reading of this book: it was fairly low-key conflict-wise, very cute, funny, and the characters were very endearing. I particularly liked Winnie’s relationship with her chosen career path and with her mother. In some ways, the mood of this book made me think of Bluebell, the town from the Hart of Dixie TV series – and kind of made me want to re-watch that 😉

I was a tiny bit disappointed by the ending, which I found somewhat rushed, but this was still very nice, and very much spot on for what I was in the mood to read right now.

‘Could Be Something Good’ follows midwifery nurse Winnie and second year resident Daniel. This is a small town romance which follows Winnie and Daniel as they cope with the challenges of their professional and personal lives.
This was exactly the kind of romance I enjoy, lighthearted, funny and even a bit cheesy at times. In this story we get Dyslexia rep through Daniel and also Autism rep through his brother Kyle. I loved Daniel as a character, he could mess around like a child but was very sensitive to the needs of his patients and those around him. There are plenty of superhero references and although that’s not something I look for I’m sure it will appeal to many readers out there. I would definitely recommend if you’re looking for a cute, quick romance read!

A fun read with some substance behind it, as both characters had their own personal struggles. Their comic book connection, while not my thing, was sweet. The only part I couldn't get behind was the town voting for what "team" they were on and having yard signs. That felt a bit much. I'm looking forward to Ainsley and Kyle's story.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

When Daniel met Winnie he knew from the first moment on that she was his soulmate.
Just by looking at her.
But when he introduced himself, she blocked him and left. But Daniel didn’t give up.
And as if fate was playing into his hands Winnie was moving into his best friends house, being her new roommate.
Even though Winnie likes Daniel, his humor, his interest in comics and his good looks, she sees his age as a problem.
He’s just too young for her. She doesn’t want to be a cougar.
But Daniela is not giving up and soon even Winnie sees what a good partner in crime he is.

All in all that was a nice story.
But I had some problems with it...
first of all the first page. The author describes the characters as fair skinned even though there is no real reason to do so?
I’m not a fast offended person, but some people are. But that’s the only time she mentions it.
Also I thought it was weird that Daniel saw Winnie and was like: SOULMATE!
Only be looking at her? I thought being a soulmate is more than just good looks?
And it was so weird that Winnie called her own mother Dr. Baker.
Not always, but it was still so weird.

All in all I didn’t really like it and I’m really sorry about that.

Fiona West’s Could be Something Good had a lot going on in such a ‘small-town’ mundane setting with mundane conversation and dialogue.
There were a lot of improbable situations in this first-in-a-series debut. The one that stood out the most for me was that the female main character, Winifred, is 30 years old and is a self-proclaimed ‘millennial’, attracted to Daniel, a 24 year old doctor who she deems too young for her ancient self. Multiple times in this book Winnie brings up different television shows, such as Mindy and Mork, and other show titles that she supposedly watched as a millennial, yet wasn’t even around during the 1990s, when millennial would have watched shows. The shows that she references as to have watched are from the 1980s, so maybe the author meant to make Winnie 40 years of age? Winnie also keeps mentioning that Daniel is a millennial, when in fact he would maybe be considered a Generation Z member. Winnie also does not know what ‘tea’ is, and ‘savage’. I feel like the author was confused and this whole concept needs to be edited so that it makes sense.

Other improbabilities in this book that made it hard to swallow: a family that consists of 4 children where 1 has autism, 1 had cancer, and 1 is dyslexic AND became a medical doctor was too irregular. Science, and genetics does not work this way in one family. I was mostly not sold on Daniel, the doctor in this book, having dyslexia and overcoming a lot of obstacles in the past and currently because of his dyslexia and being successful at his doctor profession. Daniel still has many hurdles to overcome because he cannot read well, and it didn’t make sense that he is able to struggle for long minutes to read important diagnoses, and charts and patient files and sometimes misreads them and he is a successful doctor? I was completely not sold on this. This is not to say that I do not think that a person with dyslexia can not become a successful person or doctor, I just didn’t think this author portrayed her character realistically as having dyslexia and still struggling with it at the same time and proclaiming him a success. The last improbability was Winnie’s lie to her mom that spans her entire career as a midwife/nurse. She is a thirty (maybe meant to be forty) year old woman who lies for year after year about her MCAT test results and this is meant to be realistic? This is not a mature woman, especially as I know no one in life that would lie about this to their own mother. This and also hiding in supply closets when she sees Daniel at the hospital were just too over-the-top improbable that a mature person would do.

One or two improbabilities, or outside-of-the-box concepts make for a quirky read, however too many un-realities make a book hard to swallow.

I received an ARC from the author and publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book!
It was such a sweet story that made me smile, a great rom-com :) The characters were very believable and I really enjoyed their reactions to the different situations (lots of laughter involved), while still showing the characters growth as people throughout the story. I though that Fiona West told a fun story, and showed some really good life lessons about perseverance, doing whats right for you, and that its okay to take time to smile.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars for the cool references, the great character build up, and for making me smile :) I truly enjoyed this book and definitely recommend reading it!

This was such a sweet romance! Totally addicted from the first page, I stayed up until the early hours of the morning to read this book all in one sitting!

Winnie and Daniel are an adorable couple - two genuinely lovely people with insecurities and vulnerabilities that they support one another through. Funny, smart, a little bit geeky - I cannot recommend this story enough!

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What a cute and quirky story about finding and fighting for love, standing up to your parents for your dreams and how annoying big brothers can really be. I always love reading about small towns such as these and their ability to meddle in their citizens' everyday lives.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I actually enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought j would. It sounded like it might be fun but I didn't give it much thought beyond that and figured as it was a read now, I might as well give it a go.

It's well-written and refreshing, I especially like that Winnie is older than Daniel and that Daniel is fun and friendly and not a broody type.

I love the side story of Kyle liking Ainsley and am excited to read their story.

Would definitely recommend this book!