By Melissa Barbuzzi
Celebrity obsessed lawyer, Zara Patel, has put finding love on the back burner this wedding season. Instead, she plans to focus on her career and matchmaking her friends to help them find romance. She's never come across anyone who she can't find a match for—that is until she meets high profile security specialist Jay.
The pair make a deal: she will find him a match if he introduces her to some of his celebrity clients. Will the perfect match be found, or will the deal come crashing down?
This was a great and well-rounded rom-com that was quick and lighthearted. It’s an enemies-to-lovers trope, and who doesn’t love that! Zara and Jay are your regular sunshine and grump couple who perfectly contrast each other. Their compatibility was everything, and their chemistry made them feel like such real individuals.
Zara was an absolute girl boss with the most vibrant energy, which I absolutely loved (and may have been my favourite part of the book!). She was fully self-sufficient and didn’t rely on finding love, which made it so much more exciting when it found her! I also admired how much she loved her family and how it seemed so important that she spent time with them.
The few issues I had with the book were small but did slightly impact my thoughts on the book. The constant push and pull between Zara and Jay did really bother me. It felt like they had so much conflict that anything romantic between them would inevitably be toxic. One minute they were all in and fully enjoying each other, and the next minute, it seemed like they genuinely hated each other.
Another issue I had with the book was the cringy name-calling. I’m normally not a big fan of any books that have heavy name-calling/cringey couple names. Thankfully, this book didn’t contain too much of it, but there was a portion of it.
So, would I recommend this book? Yes, absolutely! It was the perfect lighthearted and cute read that had multiple laughs out loud moments which I loved. You should definitely add this to your TBR for 2022.
Thank you, Penguin Random House, for the complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.