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I was really looking forward to this story but unfortunately It fell a bit short, i just couldn't see the connection between Ross and Lucy.

So. I genuinely liked the book as a whole but obviously have some things I didn’t enjoy.
I don’t mind a fast falling in love but it was a bit annoying that Lucy was upset right away after like a week or so that Ross still has a fling with others. I also feel like the use of an AI writing bot was too glorified here. And last, where was the actual romance? Only the last few pages actually focused on it.
Now not all was bad. I liked the whole Adam thing a lot. It was really fun to read. Ross was a very loveable character and Lucy had her moments. Like go her for immediately helping her sister!
It’s definitely a quick light read for when you want something chill. Just don’t expect a lot of romance.
After all, I do recommend it because it feels like a nice simple read.

Thanks for the ARC Sophie! This is a short quick read that is a perfect palette cleanser.
It didn’t take a lot of brainpower to go through this one, which is just what I needed.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinion are completely my own.
The Love Hack was okay, but not memorable. There was nothing that stood out at me, which is disappointing, since the build up at the beginning showed promise.

This book tells us the story about Lucy, an intelligent but shy kind of girl, and Ross her new workmate.
After losing her previous job and developing a new line in a magazzine, she has to be Adam, the men counselor. But that turns out a bit tricky since she is innexperienced and shy.
In this new workplace she falls for Ross, but he starts seeing a friend of her sister and things get tricky.
Although it was a good story, in my opinion there's not enough romance in this rom-com. The story revolves around Lucy's life but she barely interacts with Ross. He barely is a main character until later in the book. I kind of got to know her sister and husband dynamics better than hers. It was a shame though, because it had some good funny moments.

This was painful. Lucy was clearly still wounded from her previous relationship but couldn't help but be upset when Ross had his eye on someone else. She also decided not to date workmates but at the same time got into her head about how Ross was way out of her league and she didn't deserve him.
There was also so much going on and at the same time nothing going on. Lucy and her sister's relationship, her sister's new marriage to the questionable Zach, the barely there romance between her and Ross, and her previous relationship in flashbacks.
The only thing that kept me going was that it was on audio so it became a sort of white noise. I received a complimentary copy, all opinions are my own.

Unfortunately, I had to DNF this one. I hate doing that, but I sadly couldn't get into it. Thank you so much though for giving me the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 3 stars!
I feel like this book had so much potential. The work angst, the career change, the sister getting married and feeling like you are going to be alone forever with your cat. I didnt feel the chemistry between the two characters I was supposed to... The ending was sweet, but the journey there was a little off.
Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book had a really fun concept and I was looking forward to reading, but it was a little too all over the place for my taste and I couldn't get into it like I would. I'm so sorry, but I had to DNF this one.

Because of the cover, I was expecting something close to "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne and was looking forward to a meet-cute office romance between two journalists. But it was a disaster! 😫
Lucy, a cat mom through and through, lands a job in men's magazine to solve men's queries through the Ask Adam column. But she knows nothing about men (you won't be able to forget this fact because it takes almost half of the book), yet she accepts the job because her sister promises to assist. I loved Lucy's sister more than her until she backed off from this arrangement as soon as she got married.
In that office, Lucy meets Ross. He's so energetic that Lucy blushes and falls in love with him after hearing a few Seinfeld quotes. The romance, however, takes up only 10-15% at the end of the book, and it's rushed, so calling it a romance book is quite doubtful. Was it a comedy? No. Was there chemistry between Lucy and Ross? Big No. I was about to DNF this book at 80%, but I kept going only because I wanted Ross to have a happy ending.
This book had great potential, but somehow it missed the mark because it was more focused on Lucy's cat, her sister, and Lucy's constant complaints about Ask Adam and men instead of Ross and Lucy as a couple.
Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC. This is my voluntary, honest review.

The Love Hack by Sophie Ranald is a slow-burn romance but picks up halfway into the book and ends quite well. I liked the lessons on discovering yourself and not settling for less. Thank you, Netgalley and Storm Publishing for giving me the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A lovely story overall but maybe too bland for my taste?
The characters were nice and all but I didn't like the fact that she travels from London to NY to tell her sister that her husband is a cheating asshole.
Also, the journalist using AI to write her columns kind of pissed me off. I wish it could have been addressed as something other than ‘Oh but look, the AI is like an assistant and is helping her to do her job. She trained it’. Girl, NO.
I was sure she was legit going to get fired because she was using it. Or like, her boss was going to see the AI was doing her job better than her in less time and fire her.
ANYWAY, it wasn’t for me at all, but if you’re looking for a feel-good book about two very shy coworkers who like each other but are afraid to try their chance on each other, here’s the perfect book for you.

The first part of the book, seemed a little much with the large amount of internal monolog of Lucy. Though once she started to grow with confidence it was more interesting and entertaining read. As this was told all in Lucy’s point of view, Ross was a bit heard to get to know. Overall, he seemed fairly sweet. The interaction between them was quite cute. Overall, I have to say this was an enjoyable story.

I just couldn’t get into this book. Too many characters and I couldn’t get invested. DNF At 10%. It was a cute premise. Just. Didn’t land with me

I really enjoyed this book and it was different to some of the romance books I’ve read recently. I liked the friendships the main characters developed and some of the funny, crazy things that happen. The MMC makes a choice that annoyed me - can you really not notice someone falling over drunk - and then he just maintains that choice! I had a hard time seeing beyond his actions. I like the FMC, she seems brave but unsure of herself and had little confidence but she knows what’s right and she goes to battle for those she loves. Overall, I enjoyed it.

I like these types of book covers, so when I was searching for a new book to read, this one caught my eye. The synopsis had promised an enticing forbidden romance set in an office that should be light-hearted and fun. Alas, it did not live up to my expectations.
I felt lost in the story as it seemed as if there were too many things happening at once. The narrative jumped around too much with an overabundance of focus on Lucy and her ex-relationship instead of doing justice for now. This part could have been shorter.
So, as a result, it took a long time for Ross and Lucy’s relationship to grow. There were fleeting moments when they connected, but there was not enough tension or build-up between them to satisfy my wish for romance, because, after all, I took the book for that.
Secondary characters and subplots added some depth to the plotline, but there was still something missing in the storyline.
Overall, this book wasn't the worst I've ever read, but neither was it the best.
My thanks go to Storm Publishing and Netgallery for providing me with this ARC.

I enjoyed the premise of this book more than the actual story. I didn't feel that Ross and Lucy had much connection and I was hoping for more. I thought the descriptions of the agony column were good and i was a bit disappointed that the story wasnt as good as I had hoped

Overall it was a cute book that made me feel the feelings. However, I didn’t really love it.
Pros: the heroine had some backstory that I thought was solid. The relationship with the sister was interesting at the beginning.
Cons: really started to drag at the end. And the development between MFC and MMC was a little too slow to begin with. I LOVE a slow burn but there wasn’t nearly enough close tension for me.
It was probably a 3.75 for me- good and cute but didn’t love it.

This was such a fun book!
I’ve been reading so much dual POV so it was a nice change to read a single POV. Sometimes I wished I knew what the other person was thinking… but there is something special about single POVs too.
This didn’t end how I would assume it would, which was great. I also got invested in the side characters, would love a sequel on Amelie.

Thank you to Netgalley ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately, the romantic tension between Lucy and Ross didn't come through for me, even halfway into the book. Despite a promising and intriguing blurb. While the concept, including the advice column excerpts, was interesting, the execution fell short. The characters lacked depth, especially the main character who spent too much time dwelling on the past. As for the relationship, it didn't feel developed enough to engage me fully in the romance. However, I did appreciate the creativity behind the idea and found the entries to be cute. Overall, while I wasn't completely invested, I found the book enjoyable enough to continue reading.