Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book. All opinions are 100% my own.

I was immediately drawn to this book by the cute cover and hoped it would be an easy romance book. It was a cute story but it felt too unrealistic.

The transition from hate to love between the main characters felt too rushed, and needed a couple of chapters worth of tolerance/living in harmony before they were kissing each other goodbye.

The FMC, Autumn, created problems and was difficult just for the sake of it. I get that she is the ‘Ms Perfectly Fine’ the book is named after, but she was rude and pushed it too far. The MMC, Elijah however was adorable.

There were various side plots that could have been further developed, such as why Autumn’s dad avoids her concerts, and Autumn and Aimee’s friendship. With a few more chapters, this book could have been a lot more padded out and interesting.

I loved this book. First of all I thought the addition of the Spotify playlist in the beginning was very unique and a cute idea. The story itself I fell in love with. I could not stop until the book was over. I loved Elijah and Autumns relationship and their quips made the book a breeze to read.

Thank you for opportunity to arc. Unfortunately it wasn't for me, I didn't really connect with the characters and the writing in 3rd person just made it difficult to follow. I'm sure it will be a great book for someone else but just not for me

When forced proximity, enemies to lovers get together with a cozy mystery/suspense, you end up with this easy breezy read. It's got multiple plot twists and lots of various representations among the characters such as difficult family ties, chronic pain, and grief.

This book follows child prodigy, Autumn Adler on her return to the stage. She lives a quiet life of routine until video game creator Elijah shows up and sends her perfect plans into a tailspin. Autumn is a sassy and quick-witted FMC which we love to see. Elijah plays her games at the start but is a cinnamon roll at heart.

This fun read comes out June 8th on Amazon!

To start off, I give this book 3 stars. It's not a book I would actively recommend, but if someone mentioned they were reading it I would say "oh I read that, it's good".

I liked that the main character lived with trauma and chronic pain. I liked that she faced her demons in order to follow her dreams, a challenge many would shy away from. I did not understand why she didn't call the police when she found strangers in her house. Obviously I loved the dog.

The relationship between the main characters seemed quite sudden and forced. Ignoring the romance element, I enjoyed the mystery, which really isn't all consuming. I can happily state that I figured out the twist while my others did not.

Overall a lighthearted read. I would be happy to read more by this author.

I had to DNF this book at 23%. The third person narration felt off to me and I could stop thinking about it while reading. I couldn't connect to Autumn or Elijah character. I found Autumn to be a bit too whinny and petty for my taste. I know it's supposed to be an enemies to lovers book but the reasoning felt very childish and I couldn't read it without scoffing. Thank you to net galley for the opportunity to read this ARC. I'm sure it's someone else cup of tea but it isn't mine.

I think Ms. Perfectly Fine was kind of…just fine?

I have a lot of conflicting feelings when it comes to this book. I liked the characters but didn’t love the dynamics too much, I love a mystery but the twist and some pieces just felt like I needed to suspend my disbelief a bit too far; it’s all a mixed bag.

Starting off with the things that I liked: I love seeing chronic pain representation in books. It lets me feel a little bit more seen and I appreciate when the characters don’t become a caricature of chronic pain. The portrayal felt relatively realistic to my personal experienced. I love a grumpy x sunshine dynamic and one of my favorite tropes is ‘he falls first’ and both of those were done well!

As for what I disliked: I feel as though it was insta-love when I think Elijah and Autumn’s relationship would have felt a little more natural to me if it had developed a little more. I was able to predict the twist but that didn’t ruin the story for me, what did was the antagonist almost seemed to become a melodramatic villain during the reveal and it felt a little cheap. I think there was a lot of explanation when illustration would have served the story better!

(I’m waiting until traditional publication to update my review because there was something about another reveal that I want to address but I don’t want to post any spoilers until the book is officially out!)

Overall, it was a fine book! It’s pretty middle of the road for me but it was a quick, cute read that I’d recommend giving it a shot!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Callaghan for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

An easy and fun read!!

Let's be honest, the beautiful cover was what made me pick this book from Netgalley! I didn't even check the blurb before requesting it! But I don't regret it. It was amazing.

When I started reading and realized Autumn's condition, it might hit too close to home! For a second I doubted reading it because when there are health conditions in books, they aren't accurate most of the time, but I was impressed with this book. It was respectful and accurate (even tho I know it's different for everyone)

Moving to the characters I feel both of them are lovely, and both of them have some growth which is good. I feel that for Elijah it was a little bit of insta-love but their relationship didn't start right away so I was okay with it. Autumn annoyed me at some point, I was like, come on girl!! Get it together, don't be an A!s but then I put on her shoes and I was like, maybeee she is right!!

Now about the plot, the author did an amazing job, because she started leaving all these hints and you are like, I KNOW WHO IT IS!! but then when the end gets closer it's like: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT YOUR GUESS?.

In general I love the story and characters. It was a good book to read on a weekend. Easy to read, lovely and funny, the perfect combination.

This was an ok read for me. I enjoyed the characters, and the way that it addressed chronic pain. With that being said, I didn’t connect with the characters, but I enjoyed the story

Autumn and Elijah were a really fun duo.
I’m going to rate this book 3 stars overall.
I found that some pieces of this book felt slightly long, for example; the beginning where Autumn and Elijah are first meeting. The pace just felt slightly off and the banter felt a touch repetitive at times.
Other times, I wanted some more. Without giving too much away, I’d love to have seen more of the last 15% of the book. It would have been nice to spread it out juuuust a hair more. The suspense peak felt a touch rushed. I did really enjoy the build up through the book, but found Autumn’s story at the end just pushed through. Would it have needed to be a duology? No, but it could have been fun!
Chronic pain/illness representation was nice to see as well. Seeing someone experiencing their life while dealing with this felt very…. Visible for lack of better words.
All in all, I thought it was fun but found myself having a hard time working through some pacing issues. Elijah was almost too perfect.

"You're playing with fire," he breathed, and she looked up at him through her long lashes. "Then burn me."

Ms Perfectly Fine is a story about Autumn, who is an incredibly gifted pianist who suffered a terrible accident ten years ago. Currently, she is trying to make a comeback within her theater and hopefully go on tour. One morning, Autumn awakes to a stranger moving into her rented home. She goes downstairs and meets Elijah, a video game designer who appears to be very good-looking and cocky. From the moment they meet, the banter begins! Autumn is someone who enjoys her privacy and hopes that Elijah will move out of the house immediately. However, Elijah has different plans. Elijah becomes enamored with Autumn and we start to truly see who he really is. Elijah helps to bring Autumn out of her shell and helps to live her life a little more fully.

I absolutely loved this book! I thought that it was very well written and I couldn't get enough of the characters and found myself smiling while many of the parts where Elijah and Autumn were bickering. I thought that both characters had great growth and I really enjoyed the little bit of suspense wrapped into the plot. It was nice to read a book that had a little spice with some plot. I will definitely read another book by Kate Callaghan.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Callaghan for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I couldn’t finished this one - I put it down at 20%.

It sounded really cute from the description and I liked the dual POV style, but ultimately it wasn’t for me.

I didn’t like the parts of the plot I had read (their meet cute was unrealistic - she’s too busy to call her landlord about a strange man in her HOUSE?! Even in the car on the way to work? He moves in thinking it’s ok to move her furniture out of the house into a storage unit? Just. No.) and the meta conversation about romcoms. But the third strike for me was when the MMC manhandled the FMC. He knew she hated him and he still decided to get into her personal space and put his hands on her? I don’t find that cute on endearing at all.

It’s a shame because the bones of it were interesting.

OH MY GOD, I am literally obsessed with this book, I wanted to reread it straight after I finished reading it, it had everything I could possible want from a book and I am so IN LOVE WITH IT.

To start with our characters, Elijah and Autumn are honestly such good characters.

Elijah made me want to kick my feet and giggle, he was so swoon worthy. I loved how he was written, to be cautious and conscious of not pushing Autumn too far, and trying to support her but in a way that didn't make her feel smothered or uncomfortable.

I also loved Autumn, she was such a huge credit to the story, she was written so well and the way the author wrote her living with chronic pain SHONE through the pages but without making it her personality and allowing her to have other interests and goals and dreams.

They both worked so well together and I think the 3rd person, split POV worked well for the flow and progression of the story.

The writing as well was EXCELLENT, it had some truly amazing quotes and phrases that I actually tweeted about because they made me blush or grin or kick my feet and giggle. I also loved how there were added layers within the story, the way the author wove the more thrilling aspects to the story was really cleverly done.

It was such an easy book to read and everything just slipped into place perfectly.

And as for the plot, I was blown away by how good it was. I loved how it wasn't just forced proximity and enemies to lovers (aka my F A V E trope) it had so many other aspects that padded the story out and allowed the book to feel longer than it was. I loved the whole backstory and side story for Autumn and Elijah respectively, whilst also maintaining the romance aspect, it was really well done.

Whilst the story wasn't exactly heavy on the atmosphere and intrigue, it just wasn't needed in this kind of story, and the book worked perfectly without some overload of crazy plot and ridiculously tense chapters.

I just absolutely loved everything that this book had to offer and I literally want to scream about it from the rooftops, it was SO DAMN GOOD.

Forced proximity is maybe my favorite trope but I don’t know about this one. If I woke up and there were movers taking my stuff and some random guy telling me he lives in my house there would be calls to the police, to the landlord, to the mayor. I would not just be like “oh ok” and then go to work.

Their love story was sweet, but dang it happened in what, a week and a half?! C’mon. I’m all for suspending reality and going along with a crazy plot but let’s be serious here.

I liked the “mystery” but it either needed to be more prominent or not be there at all. It felt like an afterthought that was thrown in to get more words into the manuscript.

And finally, he bought the house?! Without even talking to her?? And she was HAPPY about that?? Ugh.

3.5 overall as I enjoyed reading for the most part, but it’s only looking at it afterwards that I think I’m scoring it too high.

I would give this book 2.5 stars. This is the story of Autumn Adler, a renowned pianist with a tragic past, and Elijah Wells, who is trying to start up a gaming company. Autumn comes downstairs one day to realize her bubble or privacy that is her home has been invaded by a stranger named Elijah. Her landlord has let Elijah move in with the thought that Autumn will be on tour for the next few months. Autumn was involved in a terrible accident when she was younger and is working on having her first solo performance since then. She has physical ailments and anxiety that have limited her ability to dive into her performance, and now she has to deal with this roommate who she is attracted to.

I had a hard time connecting with these characters and believing that their chemistry was that immediate. I also had a hard time believing that Autumn would go from literally hating someone to telling them her deepest fears within a week or so.

There was an added suspense factor in this book that also fell a little short for me. Autumn has been receiving a red rose on her doorstep for several years now, and Elijah is finally helping her realize that she needs to acknowledge it. When we do have the curtain drawn back to reveal who has been doing this to Autumn, it just fell a little flat for me.

This was a little bit of a hard read for me to stay in and connected to. I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for giving me an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

First, huge thank you to netgalley and the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

August is a stubborn pianist who likes her routine and pretty much keeps herself to herself, but all that changes when her landlord unexpectedly rents out half of her house to Elijah, a cocky but charming video game developer.

Ms Perfectly Fine is a quick, cute read. This is an enemies to lovers book, with forced proximity and grumpy FMC x sunshine MMC. There is also a suspense/mystery sub-plot kinda thrown in, but it feels rushed and doesn't really get much focus until the very end which was a little disappointing.

I did however love that the FMC dealt with chronic pain after a serious accident, it's something that doesn't get mentioned in books very often, so that rep was lovely.

I don’t know where to start with the review so I’m just going to start and see where it goes. The plot and idea for this book sounded really good and I was so excited when I got approved to read the book before it was released.

I’m going to start with Elijah. I loved his character - he was the sunshine to her grumpy and he was a joy to read about. I feel like there was so much potential with his story line that just didn’t get explored. He mentioned that the scar on his lip came from his dad and that is all that was said about his past, other than the fact that he wasn’t close with his dad. Love his protectiveness and his caring nature.

Now on to Autumn. She wasn’t my favorite character. I feel like she was very dismissive of some important things, like someone stalking/harassing her, and dwelled on small things, like Elijah eating her food. I just didn’t vibe with her energy and I feel like she had more potential as well.

The plot was all over the place for me. There was too much going on and I felt like I was getting whiplash at certain points. Overall the book was cute and funny and also had a little dash of suspense!

*I was given this book by the author & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Thanks to NetGalley and the author for the ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
I can't believe I kept reading this. I really should have DNF'd this. The very beginning was so ridiculous - a moving company is taking her furniture out of her house, some guy she's never met says he's moving into her house, and she doesn't call either the police or, I don't know, her landlord?? The characters are so immature, there is no chemistry, they go from hate to love incredibly fast, there are plot points with zero follow-through, and oh yeah, there's a stalker mystery thrown in too. You could see that reveal coming a mile away. The only reason this gets a star at all is for the golden retriever.

DNF at 20%

The title and cover caught my eye but it was the mention of one of the main characters having chronic pain that really sparked my interest. We need more romance books with characters who are struggling with physical and/or mental health issues. Unfortunately, this book had a vibe I just wasn't feeling.

Elijah moves into the home Autumn has been renting for over six years with no warning and starts moving some of her things out. Of course she's going to be miffed at him. Then he changes the locks while she's at rehearsal and forces her to stand in the rain for several minutes instead of just letting her back in.

The thing that did me in was during one of his POV chapters he thinks to himself that it was going to be harder than he thought to get her to like him and then proceeds to eat the food she had in the fridge prepared for her breakfast. This is after he picked her up and carried her to her bedroom against her will because she was practicing piano too early for him.

Sorry, Elijah. I'm just not that into you.

Okay, this book took a genuinely alarming turn that I was not expecting. 10/10 I love when I’m actually caught off guard by the plot twist. Came for the romcom vibes, stayed for the very ominous sense of impending doom that Ms Perfectly Fine was FAR too chill about. It would have taken one (1) solitary event for me to have lost my marbles but she was a nonchalant queen. I would like her vibes in medication form because I could never naturally.

I’m gonna be real honest I was fully on her side in the beginning, because I too would be through the roof if someone just MOVED INTO MY HOUSE, but our boy proved himself and so we will allow it. He was also appropriately nonchalant about the things that she should have been more worried about. We love a man who is not chill with what are clearly direct threats. The bar is in hell. But he is above it so he’s not worried (about the bar. He is in fact worried about everything else, as he should be).