I thought this book was written very well. The story carried well and didn’t seem to have a lot of downtime to get bored with the story, which I appreciate. With the book being advertised as a romantic suspense, I wanted it to lean more on the suspense side. It seemed like a regular romance novel for the first 50 percent or so. And the parts that were suppose to be suspenseful I felt were lacking a bit of the suspense.

Autumn is a famous concert pianist and when she was on stage the last time years ago, the stage collapsed, and she was trapped. She has emotional and physical scars but is determined to play again. She rents a house from her father’s old friend but suddenly a man is moving in. She is outraged that her privacy is violated, and the angry words begin to fly between her and Elijah. Elijah is building his own company and swears there will not be a problem but before long their love hate relationship becomes more love. I loved the passion Elijah had for his gaming company and the relationship he had with his partnership. When he takes care of his godson, humor abounds. Autumn’s conductor has so much faith in her, and their relationship was special. When Elijah realizes Autumn is in pain much of the time, he is so gentle and caring. Great book with a lot of love and a good mystery.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me this e-arc
This was a fun read a little predictable, but still fun
I can see why another of people did not enjoy it. I had the same issues, but I still found it fun, so 3 stars from me

<i>Tropes & Themes</i>
🔥Grumpy (Her) x Sunshine (Him)
❤️He falls first and harder
🌹Hates everyone, but you
😈Forced Proximity
🥀Suspense
💋Enemies To Lovers
🌞Healing
🥺Chronic Pain

I’m conflicted about how many stars to give this one, hopefully by the end of the review I will know for sure 👀

I actually enjoy the plot line, I like mysteries and when they add that to romance… oh boy I’m there like number 1 fan 😂

The thing I’m not a fan of is third person POV, still while I was reading MPF it wasn’t that bad that it was in third person and read it pretty quickly. Another thing that bothers me is whyyyy not add the period in Ms. But again those are like details

Moving on…

In this one, we met Autumn and Elijah, who are forced to share the house Autumn has been living in for 6 years ALONE (can you imagine that happening to you) and WORST THING she didn’t even know 🙃

Autumn was in an accident 10 years back and lost her best friend which was hard on her. She’s preparing for her big comeback as a pianist and that’s pretty much all she does, practice and more practice. Plus she’s always fine, even when she isn’t…

Enters Elijah, a game designer in need of a place to stay so he can work on the final touches of his new game to sell it. He arrives as a hurricane, disturbing Autumn’s life.

As more as she wants to keep Elijah far from her, his making it difficult. I mean he starts feeling things for her quickly.

Sadly, this is another thing that I don’t like that much. He definitely falls first and hard, but I think it was too soon? I loved their banter at the beginning and it would’ve been good to continue like that for a little bit longer 🤷🏻‍♀️

Other than that I enjoyed their relationship and was so happy that Elijah helped Autumn get out of her shelf 🩷

I don’t want to mention anything about the stalker because I will spoil it, but you could easily figure out who it was (well ookkkk first I didn’t know)

To sum everything up, it was a good book but it had so much potential to be even better 🌙

I have no connection with either of the two main characters, the enemies to lovers aspect went too quickly I genuinely thought I had skipped a chapter or two? I think Autumns reaction to having a stranger moving into her house without any warning was perfectly justified considering he just moved all her stuff without asking and also the fact he kept stealing her food??? Like get some manners? 🙃 Elijah was completely unreasonable I just got some very bad vibes from him. I definitely ended up just skim reading this..

Ms. Perfectly Fine by Kate Callaghan | 18+ check tw!

2.5 out of 5 🌟 | 🌶

⚠️Potential Spoilers ahead! Proceed with caution! ⚠️

*A very special thank you to Netgalley and the author for allowing me to read this book early in exchange for an honest review*
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This book took me longer than the average book to read. I’m not sure what it is, but me and this book just didn’t vibe.

I normally don’t read books that are written in the third person— I actually don’t come across them very often at all. Though, what I found odd was that even though the entire book is written in third person, each chapter begins with the protagonist’s name as if it is going to be written in their point of view. But, it’s not.

The book also progresses in waves. Sometimes it’s slow, and then it will pick up, and then go slow again. I found the beginning of the book to be very slow, and I was close to dnfing it. But the middle picked and made it easier for me to finish.

As for the plot, the enemies to lovers resolves very quickly. It didn’t have the same tension that other enemies to lovers based books have. It just flipped too quick. I also was able to predict most of the story, including the plot twists. This is like a double edged sword because I like my suspicions being confirmed, but it also took away the anticipation.

Finally, I had a hard time with Autumn as a character. She’s very stubborn, and not in an endearing way. Just in a way that I found irritating. I also found myself wishing that we got more content around Autumn’s chronic pain and how she copes with it.

Overall, this book wasn’t for me. But, if you like insta love, enemies to lovers, and roommates tropes, maybe give this one a shot.

This review hooked me on the first page and I was very interested in the FMC. However, the story seemed to drag and stumbled occasionally on holding my attention. I struggled to understand the overarching goal of the FMC and MMC. However, I enjoyed the journey and the slow burn romance. Seeing a FMC enduring chronic pain is something I think needs to be more in novels as it was a refreshing POV.

This book was really cute! Autumn and Elijah were a believable pair, and the “suspense” part of this romantic suspense novel never detracted from the enemies-to-lovers story we got between the two main characters. I enjoy when at least one character in an enemies-to-lovers plot has a genuine reason to dislike the other, and Autumn’s disdain for Elijah at the start of the book was understandable and relatable. There were times when I was on the edge of my seat reading this book, and when I wasn’t reading it, I couldn’t help but try to solve the unknowns. I also enjoyed the inclusion of Autumn’s chronic illness due to an accident and subsequent surgeries and rehab. She was still a character lacking in nothing, and the representation did a good job of normalizing something we should all be more willing to acknowledge. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to dip their toes into something just slightly suspenseful where the main plot line is between two people falling in love.

Firstly, any book that starts with a playlist is an immediate plus for me.

Ms Perfectly Fine has all the great makings of a Contemporary Romance and I loved it. This had close proximity, reverse grumpy sunshine, chronic pain representation, suspense, spicy scenes, an adorable dog, reluctant roommates to friends to lovers trope (This is a trope I need MORE of) and so much more.

The chemistry between Autumn and Elijah was probably the highlight for me. I loved their banter and how they formed a friendship before any romance even began. Elijah is a whole swoon fest and I couldn’t help but laugh at multiple of their interactions with one another.

I think this had the potential to have a higher rating for me but the suspense part of the book felt kind of rushed to me and I would’ve loved it to be dragged out a bit more.

Overall, I had great fun with this and I would love to check out more by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Callaghan for providing me with this ARC. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This book has almost all my fav tropes and was my first read by Kate Callaghan and I had high hopes. The banter was cute but the FMC wasn’t the best. All in all a good romance.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Kate Callaghan for the eARC

ARC Review

This book didn’t pull me in until about halfway through. Towards the end we lost the focus on the love story, which I did enjoy more so then the drama/mystery piece. Overall, cute love story!

After a lethal accident in her youth, pianist Autumn is ready to get back to playing professionally. Still dealing with chronic pain on a regular basis, she has a routine that works with her. That is, until Elijah, a cocky game developer, moves into her apartment because of a mix-up with her landlord.

Autumn and Elijah are both unhappy about having to share space, but soon enough, sparks fly. When Autumn receives threats that could jeopardize her return to the stage, they have to rely on each other when they need it most.

Overall, this was a cute book. Some of the dialogue was a bit stilted for me, in a way that seemed unnatural at times. However, the 🌶 scenes were very well written . Autumn was written as a relatable female character, although Elijah falling for her so quickly seemed a little unrealistic. She was more complex than Elijah, and I would have liked to see him explored a bit more.

4.25/5

Publication: 8 June 2023

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

The book follows Autumn, a piano player who is trying to get back to her concerts after a tragic incident. She's living her best life in her townhouse until her landlord goes and rents out the ground floor to this game designer dude named Elijah Wells. Autumn's not too thrilled about sharing her space, but Elijah's not backing down either. It's like a battle of the wills or something. 🤭

They both hate each other at first and do everything possible to get the other to leave the house.

If you're a fan of the enemies to lovers trope, you'll definitely want to give this one a read. But what really impressed me was how the author managed to weave in a bit of mystery alongside the romance. It made for a truly engaging and entertaining read.

I was totally hooked from the beginning. The forced proximity? Genius. It added a whole new layer of tension to the story. I really enjoyed the dual POV and thought it added a unique perspective to the story. ✨👍

It was a great read and would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun, romantic book and slightly suspenseful story

A mystery, suspense romance with Autumn and Elijah who clashes at thier first meeting..
Can they call a truce and live in the same house trying to remain serperate while solving some mystery involing Autumn.
A good cute romance with suspense,mystery and romance.
Voluntarily reviewed

ms perfectly fine is……not so fine (but it could be)

thanks to netgallery for this e arc

one) for a book that’s called ms.perfectly fine the playlist on spotify does not include the song itself which albeit seems like a minor and unessasary detail would definitely add a touch to it.
two)amazing start gets you hooked on the story vivid imagery
three)i keep saying autumn’s name as august? as not only does she have the vibe but also the whole taylor swift thing.
four)ahh i totally sense enemies to lovers trope here let’s hope it’s well developed
five)is this another ‘what he’s doing is not creepy because he looks good books?’


i could not bring myself to complete it(if i do i’ll update the review) and now it might be unfair for an arc however there’s A LOT of potential with this book(the execution tho was, well not great)which is why i’ve given the three stars

As much as I think it is important to talk about situations like chronic pain or stalkers, sometimes I would like certain topics to be put into a story that makes sense. Instead, here we have a plot that doesn't stand up and a kind of sudden love of a guy who could have anyone and instead falls in love with a hysterical girl I couldn't stand either. It's fine that love is blind but let's not go overboard.....

Per quanto io ritenga importante parlare di situazioni come il dolore cronico o gli stalker, a volte mi piacerebbe che certi argomenti fossero inseriti in una storia che abbia un senso. Qui invece abbiamo una trama che non sta in piedi e una sorta di amore improvviso di un ragazzo che potrebbe avere chiunque e che invece si innamora di una ragazza isterica che non sopportavo nemmeno io. Va bene che l'amore é cieco ma non esageriamo.....

I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.

Elijah and Autumn are forced to live together after a mix up and tensions start to rise between the two.
This was an enjoyable read with some of my favorite tropes all in one book!

I enjoyed this story. It was a fun romance book that had a hint of mystery within it and it was enjoyable. I really liked Autumn and Elijah and their story. I feel the romance was a little fast but it was good. I enjoyed the chronic pain rep and reading about Autumn as she comes to terms with herself and her health and what she wants for her future.

This book was an excellent read, the plot kept me interested until the very end. The characters were exceptionally written and you definitely developed a connection with each character.

This was SO cute! I’m such a sucker for enemies to lovers and add in a mystery element? Chef’s kiss.

Ms Perfectly Fine starts out with Autumn, a closed-off pianist who endured a tragic accident years prior, and Elijah, a tech company owner that basically has daddy issues. Cue the fun: Autumn wakes up one morning to Elijah moving in—courtesy of Autumn’s landlord that rented out a room to Elijah without informing Autumn. Did I also mention Autumn’s been receiving increasingly insidious mystery roses annually on the anniversary of her accident? Yeah, it’s a whirlwind.

I really enjoyed this! It was such a cute, quick read that’s guaranteed a good time. It’s a tale of love, second chances, persistence, and forgiveness. I liked the mystery aspect as well—it kept me second guessing myself until the final few chapters. Their relationship did move really quickly, in almost an unrealistic way; but, I loved every minute of it! SO very excited to read The Naughty or Nice Clause by Kate next!