Loved it
If this doesn’t speak romcom perfection I don’t know what does!… I was so delighted with the warm fuzzy feeling this book left me with.

I couldn’t not give this five stars considering I recommended it to multiple friends before even finishing. From the get go this was an enjoyable queer romance. Julie and Elle were both such likeable and real characters, flaws and all. I found myself relating to Julie in multiple ways and have honestly never found a romance book this relatable before.

I really enjoyed Anita Kelly’s writing style, particularly the switching narratives between the two characters - although in certain parts it left me desperately wondering what was going on in the other characters head. As a huge The Good Place fan I really appreciated the references made throughout. I’m now looking forward to reading some of their other books!

What a tender, warm and soft love story.

This was incredibly vulnerable at times, raw, but also very sweet, funny, and just overall lovely.

I loved reading about Vanessa and Julie's developing relationship, their feelings, and also their individual struggles.

The third person POV wasn't my favourite here though, only because perspective would change halfway through a chapter sometimes, which was a little confusing.

It was great to read a LGBTQIA+ romance, these are the ones I gravitate towards the most and this one definitely made me feel warm and cosy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for approving my request to read an arc of this book

Anita Kelly is one of my very favourite authors and I’ve read and loved all of their books and so I was beyond thrilled to be given the chance to read How You Get Your Girl early.
One thing I love about Anita Kelly’s books is that they keep their original cast of characters and only expand on them so you have even more to get to know and to love. It’s honestly so comforting to know that you’ll get to see your favourites back again and catch up on what they’re doing now like they’re an old friend. This book I got to learn more about Julie who is London’s twin and so much more than that. She’s a basketball coach and very enthusiastic about it and the sport in general and also the loving parent of one very grumpy cat. Then there’s Elle, a retired basketball star and new foster parent. I loved their story and how it deal with really important issues, like it being okay to not know your labels or to even want them to begin with, depression and also feeling like you are way behind on life compared to other people. It was all handled with sensitivity and compassion and for that I loved it even more. It was also one of the extremely rare cases of a fostering relationship being written about in a positive way, which I was personally so grateful for.
All in all I thought it was fantastic and I can’t recommend it enough

Content warnings - mentions of side character with addiction and their recovery journey. As mentioned above, this story also deals with depression.