Thank you to Netgalley, Brigitte Knightley, and Orbit Books for sending me the ARC copy of this book.

Unfortunately, I had to DNF this book at 30%. I'm a very picky reader when it comes to romantasy. I tried hard to continue this book for the world-building that I really liked, but the main characters felt a bit too flat for me. I don't like that their approach and discussions feel so repetitive and forced. After a couple of their meetings, I felt like I was reading the same chapter over and over again. Personally, three-dimensional characters are a priority in a story, and I was missing that here. The book has a very good base and a storyline, but something was missing that I couldn't get past. The book isn't bad, it just wasn't for me.

This book absolutely delighted me! What makes it stand out most is the witty, sharp, and downright hilarious writing. The humor is so well done—it had me smiling and laughing all the way through. The banter between the two main characters is everything. If you love quick comebacks, playful tension, and enemies-to-lovers energy with bite, this one’s for you.

While I originally thought it might be a standalone (and honestly, it could’ve worked well as one), I was surprised to learn there’s more to come. Part of me really wanted the resolution to the main quest by the end—but at the same time, the world has so much potential that I’m genuinely excited to see where the story goes next.

Fresh, funny, and full of charm—this was such a joy to read. I highly recommend it if you’re in the mood for something clever and character-driven with a healthy dose of attitude.

the irresistible to fall for your enemy is the first book in a romantasy duology. it follows Osric Mordaunt and Aurienne Fairhrim.
Osric is a member of the Fyren Order of assassins, who is in dire need of healing and the only one who can help is Aurienne, a scholarly healer from the Haelan Order. their Orders hate each other, and Aurienne is no different. she hates Osric and all that he stands, but when he offers the funding she desperately needs to heal the sick, she accepts. as they work together to heal his illness and investigate the reoccurrence of a deadly pox, they soon find themselves annoyingly attracted to each other.

this was such a great read, i had the best time!! the world building was so interesting and i loved getting to understand the magic system!! the writing was quite unique and i loved how it flowed with the story. it helped with the way lines were delivered and was laughing throughout the book!

Aurienne is a great fmc. she loves structure and rules, but she also loves a good challenge. she is constantly learning and upping her skills, and even if she seemed arrogant, it is well deserved. my girl worked hard!! she is also a very caring person (even if she does not show it often). her character development in this is absolutely amazing and i can't wait to see more in book 2!!

Osric is my man. he is so funny and such a great character. i loved his pov so much and he got me laughing but also tucking my hair behind my ear debby ryan style. he is unapologetic in who he is and he is quite unhinged, and i LOVE it.

onto the romance... now THIS is how you do a good slow burn enemies to lovers, like the slow burn was slow burning!! these two actually had a good reason to hate each other and it made sense, and the tension had me pacing back and forth in my room. also the banter? PERFECTION! i loved every single scene they had together and the fork scene was so iconic

thank you so much to netgalley and orbit for an earc!!

The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy follows Osric who is in dire need of medical help. The only person he can trust with his condition is Aurienne who is morally opposed to the idea of helping an assassin. But she needs funding desperately for the hospital she is working at. So they strike up a deal: she will try unorthodox methods to try and heal him in return for a sizeable anonymous donation to help find a cure for the pox threatening the children.
The dynamic between the two characters was fun, their interactions were very witty. It is a slow burn romance which is a plus.
I think I’ve come to the conclusion however that fantasy that tries really hard to be funny just doesn’t work for me.
The way the setting was described and the way the characters spoke were contradictory, as the way they spoke was very modern and it kept taking me out of the story.
The book is also very heavy on the medical jargon, and I found neither character to be particularly likeable by themselves. The best bits were their scenes together.
Overall, it’s an enjoyable read just not an absolute favourite for me.

4.5 ☆ Irresistible Bastard meets Immovable Bitch

I really didn't know what to expect when going into this book, but all I can say is I had a complete blast!
Really enjoyed this, the witty banter, and the tension between the two perfectly imperfect main characters had me smiling and laughing throughout.

Now THIS is how you do enemies to lovers - I'll need Book 2 immediately!

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me an e-Arc of this, without a doubt i'll be buying a copy for my shelf on release.

If this book isn’t already on your radar, it should be!

This book follows a healer and an assassin who must work together to cure a fatal disease, all while trying not to kill each other in the process.

One thing about the book that I wasn’t expecting was how funny it was. From the very first page to the very last, the humor never let up for a second. This humor really shines in the banter between our two leads, who complement each other so well. Where Osric is carefree and witty, Aurienne is more stoic and dry in her delivery.

This is a real enemies-to-lovers dynamic, and I ate it up. These characters genuinely hate each other, and it’s not just vibes either. The hate is rooted in who they are fundamentally as people, and it just worked so well. The romance is also very slow burn, which is my preferred style for romance and romantasy. I want to feel the tension between the characters. I want to be on the edge of my seat when they start to soften toward each other. I want to be reading until 2 a.m., unable to put the book down because he just noticed the color of her eyes. That’s what I want, and that’s what this book gave me.

The world building was a little sloppy for my taste. I’m not quite sure if this takes place in our world or if it’s a slightly altered version of it. I wish we had more information about the world as a whole—how it works and the dynamics between the different orders. I think more setup would have helped make some of the plot less confusing. I really enjoyed Knightley’s writing style; it’s very unique and worked really well with the plot of the story. However, at times it was a little much and would have benefited from another couple of rounds of editing.

As a whole, this was a well-crafted story that felt like the perfect length. It wasn’t too long or too short and set up book 2 really well. I’m very interested to see where this story goes moving forward.

Thank you so much to Orbit UK for gifting me an ARC of this book ahead of its official release.

A hilarious charming book, that has left me desperately wanting book 2! I haven’t laughed this much reading a book in perhaps ever – I HAVE to know how it ends.

From the get-go you are immediately thrown into the world and story, there’s no info dump or endless world building (in fact all you need to know is provided in a very helpful glossary). There’s no preamble, and it’s really refreshing as you are immediately hooked. You’re not waiting for the story to start.

After the glossary, any extra world building is interwoven throughout, generally introduced through conversations between characters, which made it feel very natural. You are never overwhelmed by a barrage of information that you’ll forget three pages later. Instead, you learn what is necessary when it is necessary.

The story is interesting and captivating.

It’s an enemies-to-lovers (the factions they are part of are enemies) Assassin x Healer romantasy, in which Aurienne (the FMC healer) is forced to help cure Osric (the MMC assassin) of his affliction. Interwoven into this healing journey is the mystery of a deadly pox that has re-emerged with deadly consequences. It’s a romantasy x mystery combination, that is also a slow burn. For most of the book the romance takes a back seat – it has a legitimate captivating plot beyond the romance.

The characters are amazing and so well created.

The banter? The tension? Perfection!

Osric is a fantastic MMC. He is a self-absorbed, arrogant, sarcastic, clever, witty and I love his dialogue and inner monologue. From the very first line, I wanted him to succeed. Aurienne is a competent, strong, clever FMC who knows what she wants and doesn’t want to compromise her morals. She whole heartedly believes in what she does, has excellent wit and is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with Osric.

It felt like I was reading a rom-com, and I wouldn’t hesitate to read it again.

DNF – 23%
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!
The Irresistible Urge to Fall for your Enemy is a slow-burn romantasy about an assassin who needs healing from an incurable decease and the healer who takes on the task of trying to heal him.

I’ve had high hopes for this book, ever since learning about it and it was such a let-down. I find it a real shame that I struggled so much with this book it let me to DNF’ing it at 23% after having read around 90 pages.

My main issue with this book is the lack of foundation surrounding the world and the characters. From the very beginning, I felt like I was missing information. It was as if the whole beginning in which the world and characters were established were removed from the start of the book, making it feel as if the book started in the middle of the story without any context.

The second part for me is the writing style. It just didn’t work for me at all, I found it annoying and the dialogue between the characters felt very juvenile. This while knowing these characters should be adults, they gave 12=year-old feelings with the dialogue.

I also feel like the book was very character driven, with all the dialogue that was just too cringe. I’ve read 90 pages and felt like hardly anything of note happened for the plot.

The book overall reads and feels very much as a fanfiction, where the characters and the world are already established and thus need no further explanation or introduction. Since that isn’t the case anymore, that was what made me struggle so much with this book. The characterisation seemed forgotten and the world building to establish it all felt flimsy and weak.

I was intrigued by the synopsis and the promising story between a healer and an assassin with an interesting magic system.
My favorite thing was the communication system and how it was tied to one's personality and magic, giving them a unique appearance.
Unfortunately, a combination of things prevented me from enjoying and connecting to this book and its characters.
I will start with the writing style that made the characters appear too much like caricatures, leaning heavily on humor that didn't leave a breathing space for anything else, and in the end, made it feel forced and awkward most of the time.
Furthermore, some remarks were too crude, and Aurienne's were baffling for me because, as a healer, she had no problem mentioning several times that she had no remorse whatsoever dallying until Osric dies and taking his money. That and the fact that she refused to help him was a thing that made me dislike her character so much that I couldn't get over it.
Osric, on the other hand, felt like a doormat instead of an assassin by the way he was treated. It often made me pity him for that fact instead of him being sick.
The ending of the book felt too sudden, and not a cliffhanger type of sudden, but the type that nothing gets resolved, and you get zero answers just when things pick up speed.
I am grateful for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book, but I think this story wasn't for me, unfortunately.

3.5⭐️

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review- this was one of my most anticipated reads this summer and I was so excited to get my hands on it!

It has so many things to love:
💜 enemies-to-lovers
🗡️ he falls first
💜incredible banter
🗡️slowest of all slow-burns
💜forced proximity
🗡️ assassin x healer
💜women in STEM
🗡️Magic - fab use of ley lines and pagan.

But there were a few things that just didn’t work for me. First and foremost- the world building. What age was this set in? The inclusion of science and engineering with a somewhat medieval Britain was all round confusing. I couldn’t quite place what the pubs/houses/fashion was meant to be and it all felt a bit higgledy-piggledy. I feel it could have used a bit more world building. The focus of the story was the conversations between the two main characters, but a bit more background and world knowledge would have been helpful.
Next- The Magic.
I enjoyed the idea of orders and tacn, studying a magic to excel in it - but how did one choose their path? Was it a choice or some innate magic some people had? The Deofols- how did these work? Did everyone have one? We’re the like Deamons in Phillip Pullmans His Dark Materials, or only something you had if you had magic and trained to use them?
The banter- absolutely brilliant back and forth but unnecessarily crude and rude a lot of the time- very fixated on the same topics which just made the characters feel a lot younger and more immature then they were meant to be. So many genital and toilet jokes.
Storyline- very slow. There’s wasn’t very much action or driving force to it which felt a bit plodding.
The language used- I don’t think I’ve ever had to use a dictionary so many times when reading a book. This also confused the world building a bit cus the constant use of French words and old English was a bit of a mess- is this a French occupied England? Or olde England? The mix of county names both familiar and foreign also furthered this world confusion.

But overall it was enjoyable and I will be reading the next one! It’s just a slower story that you have to not think about to hard and go with the flow.

This is an alternate history where the UK is broken up into ten Tiendoms and magic is common. Each king/queen of the Tiendom has their own political agenda and are vying for power, so a group of magical assassins are able to not only exist, but thrive in a world where people will pay handsomely to kill their enemies.

Osric is just such an assassin, but when he is injured and his magic is at risk, he has to solicit the help of magical healer, Aurienne to fix him. The only problem: there is no known cure. But Orsic is desperate, and the healers quadrant need money to fund a vaccine for a pox that is killing children, so they form an unlikely truce. But when the healer’s order is targeted, Orsic might be the only person in a position to help. Osric and Aurienne investigate a conspiracy that will leave them reeling.

I thought this was a well-written book. It was quite witty and funny. Aurienne and Osric felt like caricatures at the beginning, but they slowly evolved into characters I grew fond of. My only critique is that the book was half of a complete book. It ends abruptly, and I don’t mean on a cliffhanger. I mean nothing in this book is resolved. It had barely started building up to a climax that never came and will probably occur in book 2. It’s not a self-contained book with an overarching storyline like most duologues/trilogies.

I want to recommend this book because I did enjoy reading it, but this is probably one of the few times I will say wait for book 2 before reading.

DUN DUN DUNNNN (3.5⭐️🫣)

Okay, I know this is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, so please be gentle with me. I really wanted to love this book. It ticked so many of my boxes: enemies to lovers, banter, magic, alchemy, cute sidekicks, and a broody mmc that gave me all the Draco Malfoy vibes.

But… the chuckles didn’t quite escape me. The butterflies in my stomach? Didn’t take flight. Instead, I felt a bit bogged down by all the scientific terminology, which left me more confused than captivated.

Maybe it’s because I’m in a bit of a reading slump and nothing’s quite hitting the way I want it to. My heart still belongs to Rory Myndacious (it’ll take a seriously swoon-worthy MMC to dethrone him).

Overall, it was enjoyable, but it didn’t quite sweep me off my feet. Solid 3.5 stars. Here’s hoping the next one hits me right in the feels. 💫

DNF at 23%

The prose reads like the author had a thesaurus permanently open. Despite alternating perspectives, both characters sounded virtually identical, making it difficult to connect with either of them. The writing lacked emotional depth, leaving me detached from the story as a whole.

There’s little to no world-building. London is mentioned once, but after that, locations feel entirely imagined without any grounding—so I couldn’t tell if this was set in the real world or a fantasy one. The humour, too, felt forced, like it was trying too hard to be clever. Ultimately, the characters felt flat, the setting vague, and the writing overly ornamental without substance.

I received an advance reader copy of this book from NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group UK in exchange for an honest review.

I had so much more fun with this book than I was anticipating, right from chapter one: 'Irresistible Bastard meets Immovable Bitch' I was chuckling away. The magic system was fantastic, with the main characters being diametrically opposed as healer (Haelen) and assassin (Fyren) and their tācn and deofol (cross between patronus and familiar) and the costs they each face for using their seith (magic) were really interesting.

The dynamic between Osric and Aurienne was the best thing in the book. The growth from enemies to friends(ish) or allies to heading towards romance was such a fun journey and did not feel rushed despite the short length of the book. Not to mention how much I loved their banter. Osric's inability to wear a hospital gown will forever keep me entertained.

The author did a fantastic job of developing them both as characters. They were both grumpy and vain and had many flaws alongside their strengths, which made them both seem so much more realistic. I enjoyed their building romance and the mystery element of the cause of the Pox.

I very much look forward to reading the second half of the duology.

*Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.*

This book is a TRUE enemies to lovers fantasy which has a rom-com feel to it!! I love a book where I am equally invested in the MMC and FMC, and that is exactly how I felt about this book! In this book we follow the MMC Orsic Mourdaunt who is a deadly assassin, and the FMC Aurienne Fairhrim who is a healer and scientist. Both characters belong to opposing orders, but find themselves having to work together as Orsic’s health is declining and he’s in desperate need of healing, and Aurienne is the only healer equipped to heal him!

The dynamic between these two characters was truly a joy to read. I loved seeing these characters bickering and arguing whilst getting to know each other, and slowly come to care for one another and become attracted to each other (although neither will admit it). What I loved most about this book is the very dry British humour and sarcasm between Orsic and Aurienne which constantly had me giggling and smiling throughout! I also thought the magic system in this book was quite unique, and the story and premise of the book was quite different from other fantasy books I’ve read.

Overall I rated this 3.5⭐️(rounded up)! As much as I enjoyed it, I was not a massive fan of the long chapters, and although it is a true enemies to lovers slow burn, I do feel there could’ve been more tension built up between the characters as the story progressed!

Book review: The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy
My rating: 4 ⭐️

What an absolute joyride this book was! It was brimming with all the wit and chaotic flirting you need in the world.

Our two main protagonists are a recipe for disaster: Aurienne, an upright, smart, and stubborn member of the Healen order whose focus is on healing and research, and Orion, her charming, snarky, handsome and handsome (which he loovvveesss to remind us of) adversary from Fyren - an order of assassins with the blood of about *100 people* on his hands.

When Orion discovers he’s suffering from an incurable condition, he does what any self-respecting morally questionable assassin would do and seeks out the help of someone from the enemy camp. Enter Aurienne, who wants absolutely nothing to do with him. And yet, through sheer sneakiness, manipulative charm, and persistent pestering, Orion gets her to try and treat him.

Now, let’s talk about the writing style which was a double-edged sword. The banter? Top tier. The flirtation? Hillarious. I found myself cackling like a lunatic at all hours of the day. But this rapid fire repartee came at a cost: the world building took a bit of a backseat. I often found myself flipping pages trying to understand all the orders, magical terms, and general setting. There’s a lot going on, and the book doesn’t always pause long enough to help you catch your breath and appreciate the many happenings of the world.

That said, the character development was fleshed out. We get deep into the psyches of our two leads, watching them wrestle with their duties, their moral codes, and their inconveniently growing attraction to each other. I lived for their internal chaos. Picking just a few quotes to highlight was difficult, but here are some that perfectly encapsulate the enemies to lovers:

1- “Why are your shoulders scratched up like this?” asked Fairhirm (Aurienne).
“I’m having an affair,” said Osric, sexily.
“With a rodent?” asked Fairhirm.

2- “If this treatment was a cure for evil, it would be fatal to you.” (Aurienne)
“Oi.” (Osric)

3- “There hasn’t been a cow here in months. Present company excepted.” (Osric, to Aurienne)

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this chaotic adventure. Once I managed to untangle the worldbuilding, I was fully hooked. I’m already impatiently awaiting the sequel and for the return of these two and their inability to communicate like normal human beings :)

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC! 🫶

I am deeply conflicted, although not surprised. And I am irritated, but also intrigued by the continuation of this story.

The writing in this was mostly very witty and flowed well, which could be surprising due to the vocabulary used in some instances. I didn't mind it. I thought it added to the ambience. And since this book is mostly vibes, we have to give kudos where they are due. But I also must call out the overuse of capitalization for the most random things. Some I understood, others were just waffling. But it read pretty quickly, and though it left me irritated at certain points, I finished it in 3 days.

This brings me to the humour. In the beginning, I was having a good time with their banter and witty thoughts about the other. This lasted until about 20%, at which point I'd grown tired. And then the dick jokes began in earnest. Listen. If your humour consists of 90% dick jokes, bully for you. I'm pretty fond of all kinds of humour, myself. However, it was very clear the author was actively trying to be funny and did not know how to do it other than poke fun at genitalia. Unfortunately, dangling those bits at me does not make me forget this book barely had a plot for the first 80%.

Shall we talk about the plot? Let's. The premise tries to carry it but at some point someone must have decided it wouldn't suffice. For the little worldbuilding we got, the healing is what the book should be handling, though. There is no reason this should be a duology, but I'll harp on that later. Instead, we get a suggestion of a plot at around 80%. Yes, there was some foreshadowing. Not enough, and the lack of proper worldbuilding really hindered this reveal.

Out of the 8 Orders, we know about 2 because of the main characters, with some tidbits about the third due to necessity. For a book about magic, this felt anything but. It was so underutilized, and it was never properly explained how and why people chose/were chosen by each Order. Or what their abilities consisted of. And do not get me started on the kingdoms. How am I to care about this new plot when I know nothing about this world?

Another thing that contributed to plot-less feel of this book is the fact that the plot was being carried out in the shadows in favour of having the two main characters interact to talk about their findings. The only time we witness a finding being had is because they are together and bicker about it throughout, of course.

I will now be a pain about this duology business. I would have rather got a 500-page standalone book (my e-arc had 272, mind) over a duology. Because I am waiting with bated breath for the sequel? I am intrigued enough, but no. Because nothing gets resolved in this first book. It just ends. Yes, please do carry over plot points to the sequel, but there has to be a finished arc at least per book. But no, things just hung in the air.

And now for the elephant in the room—the romance. (Did you think I was going to mention this author's fanfic origins? No. I do not care about that. Mainly because none of the characters resembled Hermione and Draco. Maybe this book is for Dramione shippers, but as I've never been one, I can't comment.) It is a proper slow-burn, that I must applaud. Which normally would have worked for me, but alas, we have two interchangeable protagonists whose only difference might be their moral code.

They talk the same and mostly think the same, are both insufferable, oh-so-good at their respective fields (the absolute best, of course), and are both arrogant about their capabilities and good looks. Which of course never get properly challenged. Faults? None. Vulnerability? Non-existent. Their only cons are that the other finds them insufferable. This extends to most other characters, of course. Only Leofric is exempted from this, because his only purpose is to provide a nipple or ball joke and then disappear. Even the deofols (think Patronuses that speak, or daemons from His Dark Materials) have more of a personality than their owners.

TW: a bit of casual gore here and there.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Brigitte Knightley and Orbit for the chance to read and review this book.

4.5 stars!
The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy is everything I imagine and want in my romantasy novel. The characters are thoroughly fun, worldbuilding sufficient to establish a believable setting, plot genuinely engaging and the dialogue & slow burn yearning to die for!

I feel that publishers and authors overuse the ‘enemies to lovers’ trope in marketing campaigns and very rarely do the books actually deliver on that promise, which is why I was pleasantly surprised to see that The Urge definitely does: the characters’ backgrounds and values are almost direct opposites of each other (at least at the beginning), and reading about their clashing, reluctant collaboration and gradual earning of each other’s respect was immensely gratifying. I also appreciate how Osric is a genuine a$$ who does terrible things – albeit portrayed in a cheeky, light-hearted way. Not to spoil anything but despite his growing feelings for Aurienne, his personality doesn’t do a 180 and he doesn’t become a pathetic idiot slabbering at the heroine’s feet, proving to be ‘good’ all along.

The banter is 100% the highlight of this story and Brigitte Knightley’s thesaurus of a vocabulary, witty comebacks, and creative ways of poking fun at the characters made me laugh out loud and chuckle quite a few times.

There is very little spice in this book, which, I hear, is one of the draws of romantasy. I think the little we get is just enough to tease both the characters and the reader and it felt earned, contributing to building the sexual tension between the protagonists.
By the end of the book, I not only wanted these two stubborn silly mares to be together, I believed they were made for one another, despite their glaring differences.

A lot has been said about how this was originally a Dramione fanfiction and I’m not going to lie, the protagonists are very strongly Draco / Hermione coded (if you’re familiar with their fanfic iterations), although I highly doubt Draco was 20% as witty as Osric is in this book. In addition, despite its short length (and a cliffhanger ending), Brigitte has managed to portray a very vivid, D&Desque magical, semi-contemporary-semi-historical world. The magic is used quite conveniently – for healing, shadow walking / violence, communicating via magical animal companions and, most often, quick travel, but this didn’t bother me, I appreciated the clever ideas. I could easily read an epic fantasy story set in this world with the romance as a minor subplot – the worldbuilding is fascinating and political intrigue established enough to offer a lot of potential for further storytelling.

I highly recommend this debut and can’t wait to read the sequel!

Thank you Netgalley and Orbit for an e-ARC for review!

The Irresistible Urge to fall For Your Enemy is a slowburn enemies to lovers romance set in a unique fantasy world. A magical version of the UK split into smaller states (or 'tiendoms' as they're called in the book). Our protagonists are from rival magical orders; Aurienne is from the healer order and Osric is from the assassins for hire order, so they are natural rivals.

In terms of the romance this is very slowburn. We do get chapters from the perspective of both protagonists, so you can see the development of their thoughts and feelings about each other, but they are still very much on the journey from enemies to lovers by the end of this first book, not at the destination. Aurienne and Osric's relationship from the beginning is full of sniping at each other and banter. They are almost constantly insulting and winding each other up. It got a bit repetitive and silly for me after a while, but I know there are plenty of readers who will eat this up and love it.

This story had a good start with lots of potential for an interesting world and magic system, and near the end I felt like things were finally starting to happen, but there was a real lull in the middle for me. The focus was on the interactions between our protagonists, but not a lot of significance actually happened. There is little development on the reason they're forced to work together, or the political sides of the story, and I wanted more. It may well pay off in the next book, but for this one on its own it was just ok for me.

This book will suit romantasy fans who love slow burn romance, cocky protagonists, and characters toeing the line between insulting and flirting.


As a side note that I need to add to get this out of my system - I couldn't get over the use of the word 'jobbie'. "Osric wrapped up a jobbie by dragging corpses into tragic poses next to an upturned carriage." Excuse me? He wrapped up a what now? I am so confused by the author's use of this word. From what I can tell they're American, so perhaps this means something else than the British slang uses for it. I don't understand why they didn't just use the word job if they meant an assassin job/order. Why would an assassin call their kill order a 'jobbie'?! Please tell me this is a common phrase for Americans or something. Saying "wrapped up a jobbie" has a whole other meaning to me! The copy I read was an ARC, so perhaps this will have been changed in the published version.

I was already a huge fan of the writer’s now famous Dramione fan fic on ao3. Ever since I found out that she had a book deal in the same vein, I’ve been waiting excitedly for a chance to read.

All of the humour, razor sharp banter and toe-curling romance is still here in this new story, with all of the same plot beats that made it so delicious (this is a slooow-burn romance.)
The only set back is that she has had to create her own world-system, rather than rely on the Harry Potter setting, which required barely any explanation.

If you can ignore the thin world-building and just enjoy the main relationship between our two adorable MC’s then you’re going to have a great time.