I was provided a free copy of this book by @netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
Trying to save her job as a journalist, Laura agrees to be the first test subject for a new high tech dating site called Cupid! They use her online history to match her up with the handsome, kind, thoughtful Adam. However, since there's no such thing as perfect... things don't turn out to be as good as then seem at first!
A pet peeve of mine is the synopsis on the back of a book giving you details/hints/spoilers that either don't pan out until late in the book and/or basically tell you the whole story! This one was the former for me. The synopsis alludes to her also falling for "the person who led her to Adam", but she doesn't even really meet him til a third to halfway through the book. So while I'm reading about her falling for Adam... I know someone else is coming. That frustrated me, and made it hard to root for them.
I won't give away any more spoilers, but I found myself having a hard time rooting for many characters in this book as it did toy with my feelings a bit! The ending is kinda different than your typical love triangle type story, and that's probably what redeemed it some for me.
Overall it wasn't a bad story. It kept me interested and I did want to find out what was going to happen, who she ended up with, etc!
It is scheduled to be published 5 August, so look for it next week!
#NoSuchThingAsPerfect #NetGalley

I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in return for an honest review. May contain slight spoilers, but nothing major.

I’m very on the fence with this book, so I gave it a three stars. It wasn’t bad, please don’t think this review means it was. It was such a good concept for a story, it’s exactly the book I go for. The cover I go for. The everything. But this book just didn’t give me the breath of fresh air that they usually do. I’m not bothered about a fairytale happily ever after, I just love a good ending and for me this book needed just a little bit more oomph. A bit more filling and a bigger ending. The ending was fabulous but felt rushed. I’d have loved a little bit more detail and explanation which is why I landed it at a 3.

But ultimately I enjoyed the idea of it. I liked the characters. Loved the bits we got to learn about the vet even though he was a side character and I loved Lil and Dora but would have loved a bit more story all round ❤️

Wow, this made me think about all the data I share online. I now always look at the 'cookies' i'm allowing and definitely limit access. That aside, I loved this book. Lost track of the times I laughed out loud. If your'e looking for a great staycation read, this is your book.

Love life non existent, living with her sister and husband, job under threat of redundancy. Life is going brilliant for Laura. Pitching an article for a new way to find a partner, not an app but data matching.
Sounds perfect but what happens in reality?
Follow Laura and Adam, does it work? What is next for them?

A great read for anybody who can never seem to settle in a relationship and a strong dose of reality. All of the relationships and situations Emma describes in this book are extremely believable and also enjoyable to read.

Not your typical romance novel, more situational. I felt invested in what happens to Laura, I found myself wanting to see her have a happy ending.

I’m on the fence with No Such Thing As Perfect. From the premise I was expecting a fun read but I found the book quite slow going and some parts a little boring. I also couldn’t gel with any of the characters so found this book wasn’t really for me. I would rate it 2.5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley, Random House UK and the author for the chance to review.

This novel was an enjoyable easy read with a fun plot idea. Laura is a journalist on the verge of perhaps losing her job to redundancy, when she receives a PR email from a company who want to romantically match her with a partner based on her internet presence. She thinks this may make a great story, and perhaps help her keep her job. Laura goes ahead with the match. What follows is an interesting story about Laura’s delve into a different type of internet dating and Laura’s struggle to find happiness. The novel is interesting, well written, the characters are varied and colourful. I found the novel quite enjoyable. Thanks to Hope Butler at Cornerstone and Netgalley for an ARC of this novel.

Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

When Laura a journalist finds herself in the line for redundancy she puts herself forward to try a new high-tech dating service. It looks at all her internet searches and uses to try a find her perfect match but will it result in her finding her true love. In order to try and keep her job she has to write an article on the process and it’s findings, including whether it actually works or not. But will the high-tech system work and help Laura find her true love or will it fail miserably.

Didn’t really enjoy this book as much as I thought I would from the book description.

Emma Hughes writes well and I would recommend this book. My first book from this author and she writes in an easy to follow way with characters you either love or hate. An interesting storyline which follows Laura and her bad choice in Men. She gets signed up to a dating agency but not one you would recognise as this one uses data to find your perfect match. A bit frustrating in places as some of the concepts I found were a bit bizarre but nonetheless thanks Emma, her publisher and NetGalley.

Laura Morrison's life isn't perfect. Her job is hanging by a thread and she is sleeping on her sister's floor.
So she jumps at the chance to trial the new dating service - Cupid.
Adam is perfect , good looking and charming.
However, Laura is finding herself being drawn to another and she is torn. What and who will she decide and will he be perfect?

Was looking forward to reading this, but sadly couldn’t connect with the characters & the online dating scenario. But that said others will probably enjoy.

When journalist Laura Harrison is threatened with redundancy, she agrees to trial a new match making company called Cupid. Claiming to match people with their perfect partner based on the data that’s stored about us through our internet searches and social media accounts, she’s keen to give it a go after feeling like her life is drifting.

I have to admit that I don’t read this genre of books very often, but seeing Katherine Heiny’s name on the blurb swung it for me (I adored Standard Deviation!). It’s a fairly formulaic story, with a dysfunctional family, best friend, supportive colleague, and attractive but unsuitable men. I didn’t find Laura the most likeable character at times, but a few twists and turns kept my interest right to the end.

If you’re looking for a modern love story to while away the hours on a sun lounger - whether in your back garden or on the beach - then this could be just the book for you.

This had an interesting premise and I did enjoy it. I had a harder time relating to some of the characters in this.

The premise for this book was nothing new but still nonetheless enjoyable. Laura, hopeless in romance and fending for her job at The Bugle agrees to sign up and write an article for Cupid, an app that promises to find your perfect match by analysing your digital footprint.
The book is full of likeable characters, Whit was my favourite.
An easy, enjoyable read. Thanks to netgalley for the advance read copy.

Laura is a journalist, at 29 she has never had a long-term relationship and is now threatened with redundancy. She receives an email asking her to be a guinea-pig for a new dating agency and decides to use this to write a feature for the magazine where she works. The dating agency will set her up with her perfect match based on her internet browsing habits, but where will it lead?
Well written, I was routing for Laura.

In danger of losing her job as an editorial assistant for a Sunday supplement, serial singleton Laura Middleton agrees to take part in a new dating experiment where agency Cupid takes all her on-line activity to match her profile to the perfect partner. She has to date Adam for 12 weeks, and at first it seems no hardship - he is good-looking, sexy and kind. But will their initial spark ignite into passion?
This was a very enjoyable, romantic read, The writing was witty and the plot was not in any way predictable - you have to read right to the end to discover whether or not Laura and Adam will stay the course.
Along with their story, it also explores the question of whether any partnership can be wholly perfect, through Laura's parents', sister's and friends' own relationships. There's also a brilliant dog called Harrison to liven an already lively narrative, but there is plenty emotional angst, too, adding depth and breadth to the plot.
The plot also addresses the question of the extent we sacrifice our privacy to Social Media, and how we are unknowingly exploited by the powers behind the scenes, making this a thought-provoking as well as romantic read.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. This was a great read on a sunny day. Light and wickedly funny. Very enjoyable and highly recommended!!

Thank you to Netgalley, Century, and Emma Hughes for a gifted copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Oh man, did this book ever serve as a reminder as to why I stay away from online dating lol. Not because of the dating result itself, but who the heck knows what is going on behind the scenes!!!!!! This book has super nice Adam, closed-Book-posing-as-an-open-Book dude, and then a very lovely and awkward man. The concept behind Cupid is actually rather interesting as instead of just going out with someone once, you commit to three months of getting to know each other!

This book contains some rather interesting relationships, both romantic and familial. There is the sweetest old man dog, and some kinda messed up parents lol. There is a little bit of everything here! Overall a fun read that I enjoyed!

Laura is a bit of a hot mess- single, her job status is in turmoil, living at her sister's house and questioning her what she's doing with her life.When Laura signs up for Cupid to possibly save her job, I was intrigued. Adam was wonderful, if a bit stiff and Cass was the prodigal bad boy. I found myself rooting for Laura, her sister and Whit (and Harrison!), but none of the guys Laura was interested in. This was a lighthearted read but it solidifies my decision to never want to sign up for a dating app!

A novel about learning to confront difficult issues and becoming more understanding about our own flaws. Laura's life has never quite gone on track, a fact she does her best to avoid. She's currently sleeping on an air mattress in her sister's attic, having lost her flat share when her ex and his new girlfriend move out. When her journalist job hangs by a thread she find the only hope she has to keep her job is to try this new matchmaking app, Cupid, and write a glowing article. Cue the perfect match, Adam, who is kind, reliable, handsome and every other thing that makes a perfect boyfriend. Except Laura finds herself yearning for Cupid's data manager who is anything but perfect. As her relationship with Adam progresses she begins to wonder if it's a flaw in her, perhaps because of her parents' toxic relationship. She becomes torn between the two of them and starts to doubt everything.

The novel started out a little slow, but once the match was made the story progressed really well and became absorbing with a lovely little twist in the end.