This was a fun story, very much chick lit leaning towards womens lit, in my opinion. The entire plot is ultimately trying to find a life partner, but it is really more about the characters finding themselves.

I enjoyed this, but have to say that I wanted a bit more. The supporting characters and the interactions Zoe, the late-20s female lead, had with most of rhem could do with a bit more fleshing out. I loved the D&D scenes! It felt like there was some connections made that I wanted more of.

The way Jude is in this, and the way that relationship is handled had me gritting my teeth. It is certainly a realistic portayal, but I wanted go grab her and shake her from the first unsatisfying moment!

Overall, I would say this was a nice book to disappear into for a bit.

3.5 Stars

I tried really hard to get into this book. The premise was interesting. But there were just too many useless details. It was so wordy and jumped back and forth so much that I couldn't focus. Definitely not a book for me. I appreciate the opportunity to read it.

What a fun read!

This is a story of a girl (chef) looking for love in the online data era with the help of astrology and her lovable, promiscuous friend and coworker. And it’s a hilarious and cozy little escape. 

At first I was worried I couldn’t relate since I am way past my dating days and never experienced online dating at all. Turns out that didn’t matter. The funny situations she gets herself into can be relatable to people of all ages. 

I would definitely recommend this book to fans of the rom-com genre and to anyone who needs a not-so-serious departure from reality. 

Thank you to Bookouture, NetGalley, and Sophie Ranald for allowing me to read and review this book.

I liked this book but would classify it more as women's fiction than romance.  Zoe has recently decided to get back into the dating pool.  She is a chef who lives alone in a flat above the pub that she works at and has had zero luck with men.  Her co-worker and friend recommends she dates her way through the zodiac using an online app.  What ensues is a mad series of dates gone seriously wrong.  The book is definitely funny and will having you laughing out loud many times.  I think had I thought of it as more of women's fiction going in, I may have enjoyed it better.  As a romance, it was super slow to build the HEA and her eventual love interest really doesn't make himself known until the last 20 percent of the book.  The story is more about Zoe and her BFF finding confidence in themselves as they muddle through the dating world.  It is an entertaining and quick read.  I would give this one 3.5 stars rounded up to four.

This was a light read about adventures in dating. I struggled to connect with the main character. and that is pretty much my line in the sand. If it takes me over half the book to like your female lead, I'm kind of checked out and only finishing the book out of obligation. If you're looking for light without a lot of depth or angst, this is a great book for you. It would be a great beach/summer read.

I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book early in exchange for an honest review. 

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! It's about time because the last few ARC's I have read have been not great. I picked up this book feeling discouraged but actually I did really love it. Not shocking because I do love Sophie Ranald but I'm just so happy this was another good book from her. It's gonna do well I'm sure of it. 

It starts getting us to meet Zoe who is on a terrible date, and then it goes back and works forward to the point of that date so we can learnt what brought us there. My favourite thing about this book was that for AGES i thought it was going to go one way and it just didn't which I was so happy with because books can sometimes be predictable. I loved the writing style and it read so easily. It was one of them books that I picked up and didn't wanna put back down. 

Sophie Ranald books always warm my heart and this was no exception. However, my only criticism was that I felt like we didn't know enough about the guy. I felt like we could've had so much more information about him to make me root for the two of them. The only other slight one was that I do not care about Zodiac signs HOWEVER this part was always quite quick so you could read it without feeling annoyed. 

Overall, I really did love this book. I would definitely recommend to a friend, or anyone looking for a nice pick me up book.

This is a light hearted read about going on dates through the zodiac until she meets the one. A fun read. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.

Thanks to Bookouture for letting me read Thank You, Next by Sophie Ranald. Seeing as I only ever read commercial women's fiction on the Kindle app, I get recommended her a lot so I thought I would try her on NetGalley to see what I think of her books!

Thank You, Next is about Zoë, a chef in south London who decides to give online dating a go. There's really not a lot of substance to this book, which might sound pretty obvious for a rom-com, but what I mean is that it was a very quick read, with pretty much no drama, and no real *stakes* or hook for the protagonist to undergo. Sophie Ranald is a good writer of women's fiction, and I enjoyed her descriptions and world-building, even if it did all feel a bit too cosy. I guess my main complaint about this book was that the 'rom' in the rom-com wasn't very obvious - it felt a bit like an afterthought, and I much prefer books where the burgeoning relationship is central to the plot. But I enjoyed flicking through this book - it's a quick, light, entertaining read that was perfect for a winter night. 3 🌟

Very funny book. Zoe is tired of trying to find Mr. Right. Her friend convinced her to try a dating app and she agrees but only if she can sort people by their sign. What follows is an adventure in dating that is very interesting.

One of my favorite things about Zoe is her cat. She lives above the bar she works at and sometimes her cat comes down to mingle. Zoe loves her cat and can’t have anyone in her life that doesn’t love him also. I loved how the cat played an important part in the story. I loved reading about Zoe’s dates how hilariously bad some of them were. It was a perfect book to take my mind off the world.

Zoe is sick of being single (you and me both sister) so she makes a pact with her sou chef to date a different guy based on their astrological sign. She does her research and goes on Tinder to start her quest. Well, it's a lot harder than it looks, because app dating is extremely difficult and definitely requires a thick skin. She goes on plenty of terrible dates which of course turn into great stories to tell her bestie all about. This was a sweet story, comedic at points, and deals with some slight emotional and physical abuse so just be forewarned. Nothing terrible, but worth note! Zoe becomes friends with Adam when he becomes the bar's Dungeons and Dragons master and of course, she's seeing someone else so it's a truly unsuspecting friendship. It gets pretty technical with their D&D meetings and I found myself skipping over those parts, but Zoe begins to gain confidence in herself and confronts the fact that she's a people pleaser to the extent of it hurting her personal life. This was a cute, cheesy, very sweet romance with some fun date stories thrown in there!

I love the story idea, the execution of the plot, not so much. I felt like the story kept going in circles about Zoe's failed dating experiences, one crappy date after another, the story was not moving forward as far as 60% into the book. Even the longest "relationship" blatantly had little to do with a love interest and more to do with a convenient living arrangement. 
Zoe put a heavy stock on reading the stars and used a stargazer app to make decisions about her dating life. 
She was a smart woman, and I was expecting more independence and confidence but what I got was weak, insecure, lonely, desperate, needy and naive, especially in her personal life. A great deal of unexplored potential with Zoe's character. 
A scene in chapter one was repeated in chapter twenty-six, the date with Brett, my guess is this was not intentional. 
Overall, the treasure for a great story was hidden in this book, I just didn't quite find it. 2 stars.

This was a funny read about dating apps and star signs and how you have to go through all the bad men to find your perfect match. Such a cute fun read.

A cute and funny romance without being completely predictable.  A light-hearted read for the most part but there were a few gripping moments that added a little depth to the story.  Highly recommend to lovers of rom-coms!

An amusing story of a young chef looking for love using dating and astrology apps. An enjoyable humorous read more suited to a young readership. As a woman in my 50s I am certainly glad that's not how dating was when I was young. 😂. Vegan and climate ethics are expressed theoughout.bWell written with great characters. 3.5 stars.

Thanks to the publishers for sharing this. I love Sophie Ranald's sty.e. Her books give me such a warm fuzzy feeling. My full review appears on Weekend Notes.

Oh my Lord, this book makes me thank the Gods that I'm old and never had to deal with dating apps. 

This book made me laugh out loud, at least mostly in the beginning. Zoe has taken her friend and co-worker's advice and got on a dating app. Aaand, modern times get unwanted modern responses. That's right. The unavoidable, unwarranted, and unwanted - dick pick. By the handful. Er, that didn't sound right. Let's just say she gets a lot of them. Here is a quote that made me legit laugh out loud. I cackled, y'all.

“At the rate this was going, it wouldn’t be long before the number of penises that had landed in my inbox would exceed the number that had landed in me”

Don't lie, you giggled too. Thank You, Next is a saucy little romcom that is not for the faint of heart. I, luckily, did not find it relatable at all, but it was entertaining as hell. 

I received an advanced copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

As someone who thankfully never had to use the dating apps, this was a joy to read! I so enjoyed Zoe’s adventures in Tinder and dating in London. Loved having the zodiac story line and Zoe’s friendships! Also the dick pics were hilarious, I don’t envy people dating today!!! 

Overall I enjoyed this book. Zoe was relatable and there were some laugh out loud parts. The dates were amusing and inventive. Loved the dungeons and dragons elements for the nerd in me. If you enjoy chick lit this is one for you. I am excited to read Ranald's other books as this one was new to me! 
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley allowing me to read this one!

Bring single and on dating sites I could so relate to this cute wonderful feel good book. 
Had me laughing out loud.
So relatable in this dating app world.
And gives you hope that there still are good guys out there.


Thanks to the Author,  the publisher and NetGalley fir an early release of this book.

Sophie Ranald has done it again! I love the 'Britishness' of her books and the sweet romances at their core. With 'Thank You Next', she builds on the world introduced in 'Just Saying', this time focusing on Zoe as our protagonist. From absolutely detesting her in the last book, Zoe has turned a corner in my estimation and is thoroughly redeemed as she is on a quest to find love.

Still working as the chef in The Ginger Cat pub, now owned by the community as a local hub, Zoe has moved on from Joe and is on a hunt for a decent date. Her friend Robbie suggests using the stars as her guide - or star signs more specifically. This leads to Zoe going on a hilarious string of Tinder dates, guided by the men's date of birth and apparent compatibility. Violin serenades, ex-cons, children, her dates have it all, leaving both Zoe and the reader wondering whether she is destined to always be so unlucky in love.

Where 'Just Saying' fell down was the sway towards the more angsty and depressing topics. With 'Thank You Next', Ranald finds her groove with recapturing the humour of awkward dates alongside the sweet path to finding love. True to form, she still deals with some more weighty topics, particularly in Dani's storyline, but these are dealt with sensitively and not to the detriment of the central story.

Overall, the book has a big heart and many moments to put a smile on the reader's face. Featuring the exact right balance of romance and more serious issues, Ranald has written her best book since the fabulous 'Sorry Not Sorry' (with amazing crossovers all around!). A must-read for fans of cute romance stories! I cannot wait to explore this world more with Ranald - she has officially stated there are two more novels in this series to come and I cannot wait to see who will be  her focus next!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I would like to thank NetGalley, author Sophie Ranaid, and publisher Bookouture for giving me a free ebook arc in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 
Zoe is a woman looking to share her life with someone rather than become a crazy cat lady. While she is only 27 years old, she has taken the advice of a good friend to begin dating men according to their star sign. Will Zoe be able to find her one written among the stars? 
This book was a 3.5 star read for me. Zoe was an interesting character to read about especially given her constant worry about living alone with a house full of cats. Being older than Zoe and still single, I was scratching my head by her belief in her single hood at her age would lead to her not finding love ever. Her dates had me laughing out loud as well as cringing at times. I appreciated how Zoe was not jaded by a few bad dates nor the male member pics she was sent, but she kept the hope alive that she would eventually find the one. The secondary characters were not overly developed, but added good support to Zoe. I would have like if the author would have allowed the reader to join Zoe on some of these dates rather than tell about them. The ending was very cute and I liked who she ended up with. Overall, This was a quick and fun read about the adventures of finding love using apps. This was my first book by this author and I am looking forward to reading more books by her.