Overall Take:
I’m a sucker for women in tech romances so I’ll be buying a copy of this one.
Star Rating:
5 stars
Genre:
Rom-Com
Synopsis:
Nami just turned 30 and instead of celebrating she’s reminded her life isn’t what she planned. Her pride and joy, the tech company she’s helped fund, is about to lose funding.
Rather than get her birthday wish, the universe delivers her Jae, her high school nemesis. Jae works for a big tech company known for gutting businesses, and they’ve offered to buy Nami’s company.
Their rivalry picks right back up from where it left off and it seems that it might have ignited a different kind of passion.
Thoughts:
This was the rom-com I needed in my life! As a tech worker, I love reading about books set in tech, and this one was so much fun!
The rivals to lover’s trope is one of my favorites when done well, and in this case it was done fantastically! What made it work for me was all the back story, so we really had an idea how deep the rivalry between these two characters went. I find that often the back story is skipped over, and the reader is just expected to understand that the characters are rivals. In this case we knew that they were rivals going all the way back to high school and they had competed for valedictorian.
Reading rom-coms in dual point of view is my favorite way to experience them, so I was excited for this. Getting the story from both Jae and Nami’s point of view was wonderful and made for such a well-rounded book! I find that when we only get the women’s point of view it feels like something is missing for me. I don’t need a ton of male input in my books, but a little, just so I know what they’re experiencing as well, really helps balance a story out for me.
The banter between Nami and Jae was everything, and their chemistry just flew off the page, it was amazing and so well done. I loved the antics and all the shenanigans that they got up to. I could totally see myself getting into a spicy ramen eating contest and then paying for it days after, ha!
The supporting characters were also well done and added immensely to the story. Working in an office environment can be draining, so it was nice to see the culture that existed in Nami’s company, it helped make me understand why she was fighting so hard to save it. I can only wish that someday I own an expensive desk chair!
This book was everything I look for in a rom-com and fully of nerdy vibes, I hope you check it out.
Thanks for my copy to:
Thank you so much to St. Martins Press, @stmartinspress @SMPRomance and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
Publication Date:
January 30, 2024
Author:
Cara Tanamachi
Page Length:
304 pages
Publisher:
St Martins Press, St Martins Romance
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