I've only ever read one other Kathryn Freeman book, but this might become a new go-to author for me.
This story touches on a very tech-driven version of the miscommunication trope, and as a data-driven person and a lover of spreadsheets and order, this really spoke to me. I could completely relate to Sophie, who wants her life to be easily governed by data so she doesn't have to really LIVE it.
I also really loved Michael in this story. Freeman did such a good job giving Michael a real voice: his frustration, pride, and tenderness really shown through on the pages. It made him really relatable, which I loved.
I was rooting for this couple so badly, enjoyed every cute date they went on, and in the end really loved how the story wrapped up. A really great rom-com that I would recommend whole-heartedly!

If you're ready to dive into a romance that blends technology, humor, and a dash of vulnerability, then "Was It Good For You?" by Kathryn Freeman might just be the perfect book for you. Get ready to laugh, swoon, and cringe alongside Sophie as she navigates the ups and downs of love and spreadsheets.

Sophie, our beloved FMC (Female Main Character), is the ultimate spreadsheet aficionado. From tracking her daily steps to rating her dates, her life revolves around the colorful cells of Excel. But when an accidental email sends her dating spreadsheet to her entire contact list, things quickly take an awkward turn. Sophie finds herself on a mission to make amends, leading her to a surprising challenge from Dr. Michael Adams, the recipient of her unflattering rating.

The story takes off as Sophie and Michael embark on a series of ten dates, aiming to prove that love cannot be confined to cells and formulas. What follows is a delightful journey filled with witty banter, unexpected moments, and a growing connection that defies calculations. Freeman's execution of this unique premise is a joy to read, as she balances lightheartedness with genuine emotional depth.

The characters of Sophie and Michael are the heart and soul of the book. Sophie's transformation from a data-driven, box-checking individual to someone willing to step outside her comfort zone is both relatable and endearing. Michael's charm and willingness to challenge Sophie's spreadsheet philosophy make him an ideal match for our analytical protagonist. Their chemistry leaps off the pages, and it's a delight to witness their blossoming romance.

While the story overall is a delightful ride, I must admit that the writing felt a bit clunky at the beginning. However, once I reached the 20% mark, the narrative gained its momentum, and I was fully engrossed in the tale. From that point on, the book flowed smoothly, keeping me engaged with heartwarming moments and a cozy ambiance that made me want to curl up under a blanket.

"Was It Good For You?" is a perfect choice if you're a fan of Lynn Painter and Amy Lea's charming romances. It offers a unique twist on the genre, injecting humor and warmth into a modern love story. Freeman's ability to create relatable characters and immerse readers in their journey is commendable.

So, grab a cup of tea, find a comfy spot, and indulge in this delightful, heartwarming read. Just be prepared to view your own spreadsheets with a newfound sense of curiosity and wonder. Happy reading!

[Note: I received an advanced copy of this book for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.]

What happens when you live your life to an Excel spreadsheet? No room for intangibles and misunderstandings. Then you accidentally send to all contacts. embrassment and apologies required.
It also leads to understanding and dealing with past issues. What you thought you needed isn't what you actually need.
But can hurt feelings be put aside and go forward.
Follow the relationship and root for a happy ever after.

I liked this one a lot, though I wasn't sure in the beginning if I was going to, as the female main character wasn't a sympathetic one at first. She talks at one point about cringing over how shallow she'd come across with her spreadsheet, and I couldn't help but agree! However, she did redeem herself as the story went on, and the novel became much more enjoyable for me, with the backstory revealing Sophie's insecurities as a result of the infidelity and gaslighting on the part of her former love shedding light on her actions. The spreadsheet was also a unique touch amongst some well-used ( and well-handled) tropes: blind dates, city girl/country guy, toxic exes, and party girl/introvert, The secondary characters were fun, especially Betty and Dennis, and I enjoyed the humor they brought to the story. I'd recommend this one to anyone who likes a fun, light romance with some serious underlying themes.

Sophie's made a spreadsheet for dates after her ex boyfriend dumped. She then sent spreadsheet to all her contacts including dates. She then decides to give Michael who only scored 2.5 another chance. Loved it

I love Kathryn Freeman's books and she always comes up with a clever hook. This was no exception and I thought Josh was rather adorable. Betty was a definite star.

What a great rom com story. This was fun, light and cute to read. The writing style was really good and each chapter kept me hooked.

The premise of this book is strong, challenging the idea that attractive men should be a certain kind of alpha male, and forcing our heroine to look twice at someone she discounted initially. And I'm into that - I'm married to a kind and gentle man and always dated nice men. The problem is that a nice (if a bit of a hot mess) woman and a nice, quiet man getting together does not an interesting story make. This book has pages of very pleasant text exchanges when they are making plans and making each other smile. Sweet? Yes. Interesting, no. It is a nice change from powerful, manly, alpha millionaire / mafia / navy seal / rock star / boss trope, but it's too long. There could have been some interest with the sister / family drama, but I felt that Sophie needing a man to step up and speak for her was a little bit gross.

Was it Good For You? By Kathryn Freeman is a very sweet and humorous novel. I liked that main character, Sophie is shown as a kind, sure of herself woman who inside still feels insecure. She uses excel spreadsheets to score her dates because as we learn later, she hates that she wasted her time for her ex - a man who left her. Now Sophie feels that couple of dates are enough to calculate if a guy is worth her time. It all worked just fine until one day when she sent the spreadsheet to all her contacts.. and also her previous dates. One in particular is shocked by her method of scoring, sexy doctor Michael Adams. Their date didn’t go as planned, Michael had difficult day at hospital and needless to say, he didn’t score much in Sophie’s spreadsheet. He feels that Sophie might be the right girl, even though she herself doesn’t see them as a match. Michael makes a bet with Sophie that in 10 dates he will prove her wrong and that simple equation can’t decide on love life. During these 10 dates, they both discover things about each other that make them develop new feelings… So who’s going to win the bet? Well you have to read the book to find out!

3.5 stars rounded up!
Okay this was ridiculously adorable and had some good laughs. Betty was the best character in the whole book, and no one can tell me otherwise (and I loved the little side romances ohmygod!).
I was expecting the spreadsheet aspect to be more of a funny side bit, but the seriousness, discussions of grief and living your life for YOU not someone else was surprisingly moving.
What did frustrate me was the blaming of the fmc a bit (and everyone kind of hating really hard on her spreadsheets), especially in the third act break up when I feel like the breakup was really more on the mmc and his insecurities.
But the ending was adorable and I got my HEA so I'm happy :)
Would recommend for a fun short read.
Thank you so much to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the free copy provided in exchange for an honest review!

Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get into this book and had to DNF. I’ve enjoyed this author’s work in the past, but the writing in this felt both slow and clunky despite my immediate like of the FMC. All in all, this just wasn’t for me.

Thank you to the publishers @onemorechapterhc for providing me with a copy of this to review from @netgalley.

If I'm honest, the cover of this book put me off a bit, but I was in the mood for an easy weekend read and have liked @kathryn.freeman_author's books before. I'm glad I didn't let the cover put me off.

This is quite a predictable plot, in a comfy sort of way, which is exactly what I was looking for. It was perfect for reading while relaxing in my garden.

Both main characters start off as rather stereotypical romcom leads but as the story unfolds they both develop, you learn more about them and you find yourself really rooting for a happy ending for them.

The story also has a cast of supporting characters who were brilliant and really helped make the story whole.

Overall I'd happily recommend this.

#wasitgoodforyou #netgalley

Sophie likes to keep track of every aspect in her life and uses fancy spreadsheets to do so. When she accidentally shared her spreadsheets with all her contacts, the tab “Love Life” shows the whole world how she scored her dates (including kissing and bed performances, as well as punctuality and being a cat person). Enter Michael, a merely two point five out of ten, who now wants ten more dates to prove Sophie wrong.

With this premise, I really hoped for an awkward, fun story. It would have been hilarious if Sophie was confronted with entitled guys who demanded a higher score or a re-do, like Michael. Unfortunately, that was not the direction Was It Good For You? headed into. Instead, Michael was deeply hurt and insecure by his score, which made it harder to emphasize with Sophie. And maybe because I went into this book expecting to read a slightly snarky romcom, I felt a bit disappointed the story heavily colored within the lines.

I liked how both characters became better versions of themselves over the ten dates, but again, they never went overboard. Sophie and Michael were more or less flawless. Especially Michael, who was a doctor and beloved grandson. A perfect uncle who adores his four year old niece and talks to his dogs as if they are listening. He is someone who moves in with his grandmother to look after her, a gentleman to Sophie and the people around him. He listens, only says the right things with heart eyes on his pretty face. It was just too… bland, too safe, if that makes sense?

Still, the book is enjoyable and especially the first chapters were promising, but I can’t get over the feeling that this permise had much more potential and that that potential hasn’t materialized.

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for sharing a complimentary copy with me in exchange for an honest review.

I love every book from this author and this one is no different! The way she manages to create such intense feelings is a talent. This story tugs at your heartstrings and is so beautiful to witness these two characters falling in love. The pining, the push and pull, the cinnamon roll hero, the small town - it's all heartfelt and so many awwww moments!

Didn't know what to expect from this book and while it took a bit to get into, I really loved it in the end. Definitely, one to look out for when it releases.

Sophie is 29yr old single woman, living in London with her two best friends and she runs her life by spreadsheets. Everything she does, spends, eats is on a spreadsheet - including her love life. However, this gets her into trouble early on after a disastrous date with Dr Michael Adams. Though she never really gave him a chance to get a word in edgeways before she ended the date early and walked out. Filling out her spreadsheet after the date, it returns a very low score of 2.5/10 proving her theory that he is not the right person for her.

Queue to the next morning and she tries to send a copy of the spreadsheet to her friends but accidentally sends it to All Contacts - including Michael. When she realises her mistake she doesn't hide from it and personally calls everyone who saw it to apologise and even offers to take the dates she rated out for an apology drink.

Initially Michael turns down her apology drink but she turns up at his work to apologise in person and take him out for an apology dinner. During which time they disagree about the spreadsheet and its suitability to find the right person for her and in order to prove this one way or another they decide to go on 10 dates together, each taking turns to plan the date.

Of course in this time frame they both end up falling for each other as they both begin to learn something about themselves but their failure to communicate leads to a third act break up. Thankfully they both realise the mistake they've made and eventually work things out.

I really enjoyed the storyline and I liked watching both characters grow from the people they were at the beginning to the people they become due to the other person. I didn't like the lack of communication between the two - had they been honest with their feelings then there would have been no need for a break up.

I thought both Sophie and Michael were relatable and they both had some past trauma that they needed to deal with which is true of all us really when we enter into new relationships. We take the past hurt and apply it to the new person standing in front of us, unfairly really, but unavoidable all the same.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Was it good for you? Most definitely it did.

This is my first book by Kathryn and I'm delighted with it. It was easy to read, hilarious in most parts and just pleasure to open after hard day.

Cute parts:
- "You show that woman what she really needs in a man, not what her spreadsheet tells her she needs."
- "Don't mistake quietness for being shy. I don't like being the center of attention, prefer to listen than talk. But I'm not hesitant when it comes to things I'm sure about."

... And some other hot stuff find for yourself. 😏

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Set in the present time in London and Little Brook a very tiny village close to London.
Sophie lives in London and tries to pack a lot of fun into her life, to keep track of her activities and interests she uses spreadsheets. After an upsetting failed romance Sophie sets up a Love Life spreadsheet to score each guy she dates to help her decide how long to keep going out with them.
Michael is a doctor and lives with his grandmother in Little Brook. His sister-in-law sets him up on a date with Sophie but things don’t go well and Sophie gives Michael a low score in her spreadsheet.
Sophie’s two best friends Ava and Grace are keen to know how her date with Michael went. Sophie is behind in her work and does not have time to talk on the phone So sends her spreadsheet to Ava but accidentally sends it to all her contacts.
Sophie has a lot of explaining to do especially with the guys she had dated.
This was a fun romance with lots of humorous situations. I loved Michael’s grandmother Betty and the antics of her dog Princess and Michael’s dog Fudge.

I enjoyed Was it Good For You. It was an interesting premise on how to choose a partner. I found Dr Michael to be slightly off putting, I’m not entirely sure why, but it did make me enjoy the story a little less. The bereavement part of the story was done well, and I wanted to go and live with Michael, just for his gran and friends in the village!

Always love a story written by Kathryn. The novel has drama, love and friendship! A perfect Sunday afternoon read.