Name: THE FIXER UPPER
ISBN: 9780349432076

LAUREN FORSYTHE

THE FIXER UPPER

Lauren Forsythe

In this funny and sharp romantic comedy, a woman with a knack for turning her boyfriends’ lives around starts a professional service to help wrangle men, only to be unexpectedly matched with an old flame. Ever since she can remember, Aly has been fixing everything around her: her parents’ marriage, her colleagues’ work problems, and her friends’ love lives. After a chance meeting with an ex who has gone from a living in his parents’ basement to a married project manager in three years, she realizes she’s been fixing her boyfriends, too… So, Aly decides to put her talents to good use and, alongside two work friends, sets up The Fixer Upper, an exclusive, underground service for women who are tired of unpaid emotional labor. Using little tricks and tips, Aly and her friends get the men to do the work themselves – to get out of the job they hate, sign up for that growth seminar, to do more parenting. Before long, a high-profile Instagram star hires them to fix-up her app developer boyfriend. There’s just one catch – he’s also Aly’s childhood best friend and first love. As Aly tackles her biggest “fixer upper” yet, she’ll have to come to terms with their complicated history and figure out how much to change someone she’d always thought was perfect as he is…

The Fixer Upper

lexie

this was very entertaining. funny. i just think something’s missing

Kenzi Linton

I was able to read this for free thanks to Net Galley, although that does not affect my opinion of the actual book. This book had a bit of a slow start for me. It wasn’t my favorite book, however it wasn’t super bad either hence why I’m rating it at a 3. I think I just expected more and I didn’t find myself connecting with any of the characters.

Ava Gardner

3.9 stars

Thank you Netgalley, G.P Putnam’s sons, Penguin Group Putnam, and Lauren Forsynth for and free arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Aly has a tendency to date men who are ‘projects’. Coincidentally, each relationship she’s been in, every guy has come out of it to a better life than they had before. Most of them have ended up success stories. Her and two of her friends, due to this sort of power Aly has, start up an “if you know, you know” sort of business that caters to women know need their boyfriends, husbands, fiancés, etc. to change or be nudged into reaching some sort of potential. One day, the business is approached by a multi-million follower influencer who needs help with her app developer boyfriend—who also happens to be Aly’s long lost ex-best friend and whom she also loved at one point, Dylan James.

I had a really great time reading this fun british rom-com! It was fast-paced and a second-chance romance that I loved. Dylan is just a blessing of a character and I genuinely adored the way the two characters reconnected :) I thought the concept for the novel was unique and it flowed together really nicely.

Aly wasn’t my favorite character, but I liked her as the lead and I found myself relating to her on numerous accounts. Hardworking, insecure, and a people-pleaser, Aly has a hard time saying ‘no’ and sticking up for herself. It made me a bit frustrated with how much she was walked over, but I understand it was apart of her arc. I like how she was sort of her own antagonist in this story, which was a really interesting take. I can tell how much she cares for Dylan even if they haven’t spoken in years. Tola, Priya, Ben, Dylan, and Eric really made this novel was it was—I was laughing at their banter and I adored all of them right away :) I appreciated how Tola and Eric allowed Aly to come to her own decisions instead of forcing some agenda on her, but also, I felt like tough love could have been given earlier.

Overall, while it wasn’t the most memorable book I’ve ever read, this was a lovely, fleeting read and an enjoyable rom-com with lovable characters. I would definitely recommend for someone who is just starting in rom-come or if you’ve been coming out of a slump lately. Again, thank you for the arc!!

I couldn’t get into it until I forced myself, but once I did it had me in tears :)

Lacey Reese

Izzy Judy

i absolutely devoured this one & read it in one sitting!! it follows alyssa who has always had to fix the people around her and ends up being hired by a famous influencer to fix her childhood best friend (and first love) !!!! there’s also a great friendship dynamic that just perfects the story as a whole.

Jess Griffin

i absolutely devoured this one & read it in one sitting!! it follows alyssa who has always had to fix the people around her and ends up being hired by a famous influencer to fix her childhood best friend (and first love) !!!! there’s also a great friendship dynamic that just perfects the story as a whole.

read it 😘

Sara Hamm

I absolutely loved the premise of this book. It ended up being a fast, fun read that was perfect for vacation or a beach read. I was a little disappointed by the lack of steam but that is totally a personal preference. There was great banter and I found it extremely entertaining. Will definitely pick up more by this author in the future.

sydney

I enjoyed the book but it just felt like something was missing. I think this book would have greatly benefited from being dual POV. If we knew how Dylan felt it would probably move the book along better. That being said I absolutely loved their fight and then the romantic gesture following it.

I received an arc through netgalley.

Cindy

Absolutely adorable characters and plot. I enjoyed every twist and turn and loved the plot line. I have always loved this authors books and was not disappointed n this one.

Elena

5/5 stars

Thank you netgalley for sending me the arc.
This book was absolutely amazing I loved the childhood friends - to kind of working together - to lovers romance. This is such a slow burn but it doesn't feel bad because you get to see Aly and Dylan have so many intimate moments together and it's so cute I love it. Aly is such a good character and honestly I can relate to her always putting others before herself and not wanting to take any breaks and unlike her I am still working on it but it gives she gives me a boost of confidence that I can put my self over others. I can definitely see myself having this as a comfort read all the characters are so good in this book and you follow each of their romances and I love it. When it comes out I will definitely be buying the physical copy of this book.

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