The Book:
Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong
Published: June 25, 2024 by Forever
Date read: June 8, 2024
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The Characters:
Daphne and Chris
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
A fun romantic comedy about a woman writing under a male pseudonym and the man she hires to play the role in public.
Daphne McFadden is tired of rejection. After submitting her manuscript to dozens of agents, she’s gotten rejection after rejection, and now it’s time for something drastic. And so, Daphne submits her manuscript again… under a man’s name.
Imagine her surprise when it sells for big money at an auction and soon becomes a publicity darling. Only she needs a man to play her super macho alter ego Zane Remington. Enter Chris Stanton, who absolutely looks the part of a survivalist and has a talent for pressing her piss‑me‑off‑I‑dare‑you buttons while somehow being endearing at the same time. But Chris has a few secrets of his own, including the fact that he’s really an accountant who has no idea how to chop wood or paddle a canoe. When Daphne’s book becomes a bestselling sensation and they’re forced to go on tour together, Daphne finds herself wondering if this city‑boy geek is exactly what she needs to push her to claim her dreams.
My Review:
Thank you Hachette Audio for the gifted ALC!!
Such a fun premise. I love that the “city girl in the wilderness” trope that we see in books like Love, Naturally and The Catch was gender-swapped in this book, with Daphne being the outdoorsy one and Chris being the city boy. I enjoyed the lesson of the misogynistic publishing world. Chris was an adorable MMC with his internal monologue about who he was pretending to be–of course, his nerdy baking self was his best persona.
I’m not a fan of the miscommunication trope for the third-act breakup, but at least Chris realized his error and apologized. I also don’t love insta-love–their relationship felt a little rushed and not entirely believable to me, but that’s a product of the trope rather than the book itself.
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