This was a fun read! The book follows Milo, Saffie and Tamara, as they struggle to find 'The One'.

The characters and their progression is very enjoyable to read about. I particularly liked Tamara's story, and Harry was my favourite character in the book.

The concept of a 24 hour date was interesting, and while I can't imagine such a thing would really take off, I enjoyed reading about it in a fictional setting.

The Throstler tied all three stories together, and I loved that this was something that they all had in common, and we saw their stories intertwine through this.

Overall, I thought this was a good read, filled with fun, love and humour.

When I first started reading this book I thought it was going to be DNF for me. It started slow and I didn’t see it picking up, but surprisingly it did. This quirky, rom com really won me over. And also has me trying to search out a 24hr dating service.

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Everybody has problems trying to find someone to love in this smart and engaging novel. The premise is that a 24 hour dating agency can match you with The One and all it takes is 24 hours of connection. The devotee’ of the idea is Miles, gay and tired of failure in dating. The “I’ll try it” is Tamara, divorced and raising twin teens and a five year old. The skeptic is Saffie, a journalist who intends to write an article about the experience. The results? You will have to read it to find out.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A book with great friendship, romance, and a fresh perspective on the meaning of family. I really enjoyed reading this book! The characters felt relatable and fresh. The premise of the 24-hour date from the matchmaker was fun and I appreciated that it didn’t take over the entire move, but instead was used to make the other story lines shine!
I was provided this title for free via NetGalley for an honest review.

To be honest, I felt this book was a bit difficult to get into at first. I’m not sure if it was just me being a mood reader or if I was just finding the British slang a bit confusing.

I did really enjoy this book once I got into it! It made me smile, laugh and even get choked up at times. I loved all three relationships that you get to watch play out. This is a book of found family, second chances and forgiveness.

Another thank you to @Netgallery and @headofzeus for giving me this ARC! I was in such a reading slump so initially I struggled to get this off the ground and get into it.

However I’m so glad I was determined to carry on reading! I loved the way this story pieces together. Sadie, Tamara and Milo are such a close knit group of friends who live so much life through each other, however they were each missing a special someone. Each of them had a disastrous background of love and ex’s hiding in the closest and were determined to try something new as a way of finding their special someone.

I thought the concept behind the idea was really cool and not something I have come across with any book I’ve read before. The 24 hour dating part of it is not actually a huge amount of the book. However, I loved the way that the 24 hour dates set up the rest of the book.

The three main characters each had a story to be told and I think the book was written well enough that it shared their story, keeping it fun and enjoyable without dragging it out.

Tamara was such a relatable character and throughout I was rooting for her to get her happy ended because she really had been through a rubbish time with her ex husband! Who was still causing her heartache! Sadie was a little rough around the edges, strong minded and fun! I loved how she spoke her mind and was so true to herself.

I would definitely recommend this book. The further into the book I got the more I didn’t want to put it down!

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the chance to read “The 24 Hour Dating Agency.” Not every book is for every reader and I do not think this one was the right book for me. I struggled to connect with the characters and the language (felt very British to me). However, the premise is interesting and the cover is adorable - maybe a better fit for those who enjoy British rom-coms or womens fiction, rather than readers of contemporary romance.

This book turned out to be like nothing I had expected; I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed it, especially since it took me a while to get into it. The concept of this story is unlike anything I read before. First of all, it is set around three main characters (all of them in their mid-thirties and forties); each one of them is different and complex and comes with their struggles. I loved how none of them overshadowed the other, and you could actually tell the characters apart. Tamara, Saffie, and Milo's stories were realistic but interesting and enjoyable to read at the same time.

Even though the book is advertised as a romance, it didn't read like one (in a good way, I think it worked really well with the concept of the story and having not one but three MC). As the story progressed, I found myself way more invested in the friendship between the three main characters and their individual development. The romance itself didn't really do it for me.

Overall it was well written with a lot of dialogue, so it was super quick and fun to read.

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This book was the type of good that sneaks up on you. The name is not a good representation of what the book is about – it's not what the characters do, but what they sign up for. I almost quit after the very first bit of the beginning of the book because the *thing* that they talk about is so out of the blue – but please trust me when I say it doesn’t take long for the book to get really good after that.
I loved the different POVs of the three main characters – Baker made me care about every single one of them in their own way. The story is very Love-Actually-Valentine’s-Day-esque and gave me all the feels. My jaw literally dropped with all the reveals that had just the right amount of real and ridiculous. And on top of everything, the British banter is top quality as always.

I struggled to get into this book. I found it took too long to get to the main premise of the book. I understand there needed to be set-up but I felt like it took too long.

Thank you to Head of Zeus, Mary Jayne Baker and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Three best friends (Milo, Saffie and Tamara) are all in different stages of life… one of them running from the altar, one desperate for love and one raising their kids solo after their ex husband just up and ran for the hills.

All of them work together for a small family run magazine when they all discussed one commonality that all of them had which was feeling the need for a change. They discover the 24 hour dating agency.. which all of them think at first is a scam and a last plead for help in the dating world, but it actually turns out to be what they least expected.

24 Hour Dating Agency brings a reader through a look at three very different relationships and proves that even when you “think” you know your type you may end up realizing what you “need” is entirely unexpected. All three relationships show how being true to yourself and allowing yourself to be loved for you wins all.

This was a first Mary Jayne Baker read for me, but it definitely won’t be my last. I thought the entire book was a unique idea and not your typical love story. Real life events, real feelings and real inner turmoil all presented in this book. The relationship between the three friends had me laughing and truly feeling for all three of them. Baker did an amazing job at truly making each character unique, but extremely raw and vulnerable.

The beginning of the book felt a little slow to me, but once each relationship developed I flew through it wanting more. If you want a feel good book with great character development than this is your book. Bravo Mary Jayne Baker and someone please create a real 24 Hour Dating Agency because it really seems to work ;).

Is a matchmaking service that guarantees you’ll meet the love of your life too good to be true? Saffie thinks so, but she soon finds herself signing up, along with her hopeless romantic best friend. Milo, and her boss.

This story is a lot of fun, mostly because it follows three characters and their love stories. Saffie, Milo, and Tamara work at The Throstler, a regional magazine publication that covers the weird, odd, and sometimes supernatural. Saffie is the main journalist at the magazine. While she enjoys her work at The Throstler, she’s waiting for her chance to be a real journalist. Tamara is the magazine’s editor, and not-so-recently divorced. Milo, Tamara’s brother, does the graphic design and s the group’s resident hopeless romantic. After getting dumped by his egotistical boyfriend, Milo stumbles upon an ad for The 24 Hour Dating Agency and convinces Saffie and Tamara to test it out with him.

This story oscillates well between being lots of fun and dealing with real feelings and emotions that the characters have to experience. Their situations (and subsequent reactions) seem realistic. It can be difficult to write three different main characters and make their personalities different enough from each other, and Mary Jayne Baker does a great job at it. While reading, I found myself relating to different characters at different times, and I’m not sure if I had a stand out favorite. Tamara’s story can be a little tough for some readers as it deals with divorce and her children are in the Bad Dads Club, but it’s still awesome to see Tamara get the things she deserves and works hard for in life.

This book is a fun, and sometimes silly, read for the hopeless romantic in all of us.

I usually enjoy Mary Jayne's books but something was off here. The story just didn't flow as well as others, and it actually dragged quite a lot.

As well as this, the characters were rather annoying to me and not a pleasure to read and follow. Hopefully this is only a blip as I've enjoyed so many of Mary Jayne's other books so much.

The premise was interesting but the book is definitely niche. It isn’t likely to go over well with our usual visitors. It didn’t feel like a romance as much as an amalgamation of random events. Everything was contrived and overly convenient.

Thank you to NetGalley and Aria for the ARC.

Thank you to Head of Zeus, Aria, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this digital ARC of The 24 Hour Dating Agency.

The title definitely peaked my interested especially since I met my husband through a dating site. This is a light hearted easy read; 3 MCs that meld well together without one overshadowing the next. They decide to go on a date through the 24 hour date agency to get away from dating apps. The dates are person specific - nothing was perfect and the book takes you through each of their challenges in order to have a successful relationship. Cute summer read

Something about this book just didn't hit right for me. I think the writing was good but I did not connect with the characters that much. Their romances didn't effect me. The plot dragged a bit. Not the one for me but I think other people would love it.

The 24 Hour Dating Agency adds a fun twists to the traditional romantic comedy. Three colleagues at a struggling magazine in northern England set out to rectify their dating wrongs. After a few false starts, they enlist the help of the 24 hour dating agency, which sends each of them on a 24 hour date with a person they would have never chosen for themselves.

Baker takes the reader on a fun journey, and she's a great writer. I blazed through this one!

What's better than a romance? Three romances! I thought the author weaving in three separate stories into this witty feel-good story was clever and I really enjoyed reading.

Milo, Saffie, and Tamara all have one thing in common besides being coworkers- they have all been unlucky in love. After online and speed dating have failed them numerous times, it feels like fate when they find an advertisement for an unconventional dating service. This agency guarantees that you will fall in love after a 24 hour long date with the person you are matched with. Will the three find love or has the dating agency finally met its match?

This one really surprised me with how much I enjoyed it! It was so cute and quirky. Seeing the three characters grow and develop relationships was lovely. I also thought that the platonic relationships were so well written. Tamara’s relationship with her family was utterly heartwarming.

I do wish that this had been spread out across several books so we could get more details about the relationships.

All in all, this was such an enjoyable and unconventional romance read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus for the advanced reading copy.

This story is about three friends who are tired of all the regular dating apps so they try a agency that is supposed to match you up with your soulmate in 25hrs. This eas a very cute story and I loved reading about each of these women journey