this is my third bk borison read, i haven’t read mixed signals yet.
i really liked the writing since i was struggling with that in book two.
nova kind of reminds me of myself even though i would consider myself a mixture of charlie and nova
i’m lowkey obsessed with charlie🫠 he is adorable and i loved seeing his struggle with belonging to a place and to people and feeling like a burden
also always obsessed with a small town romance and this one felt so cozy and i love how it kind of builds a found family
btw there’s NO MISCOMMUNICATION
“I'm comfortable in my solitude. I like the quiet. I like eating dinner by myself and picking what to watch on TV. I like starfishing in the middle of my bed and setting my thermostat to the perfect temperature. I like rolling myself like an overstuffed burrito in all my blankets. I like having my space to myself, and I like not having to compromise. I don't need to share my every day with someone to sud denly feel fulfilled. My favorite person to be with is myself, and my relationship of choice is brief, consensual, and satisfying“
“I'm about to enter my farmer era. Cowboy Charlie, unlocked”
“I'll overthink it to death and cringe on the inside, but it'll be fine.“

✨ BOOK REVIEW ✨

Business Casual - BK Borison
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LIKES
☀️ Laugh out loud funny, especially when it came to Layla and the coffee machine (IYKYK).
☀️ Super atmospheric as always. I love how I can always perfectly picture Inglewild in my mind.
☀️ I loved Nova and Charlie both as singular characters and as a collective. Both had relatable traits I feel like everyone could connect with.
☀️ Every single sibling relationship. They each have their own special dynamic to set them apart from one another, which makes them feel even more authentic.
☀️ Protective big bro Beckett 🫶🏻
☀️ The grumpy x sunshine / black cat x golden retriever vibes.
☀️ A couple that genuinely felt perfect for one another.
☀️ Spicier than the previous instalments 👀
☀️ The themes of pressure to be perfect and living up to family expectations which were brilliantly articulated.
☀️ Seamless migraine and ADHD rep.
☀️ The found family and all the love and acceptance that came with it.
☀️ Beautiful prose and cute text messages.
☀️ All the tattoo, flower and symbolism talk.
☀️ No silly third act break up.
☀️ The gorgeous ending and love declarations.

DISLIKES
🌙 I didn’t love the nickname ‘Nova girl’ but I don’t really love many nicknames generally!

I went into Business Casual hoping for a light, fluffy rom-com to fill my day. I walked away having just finished my favourite book of the year.

Friends to lovers always hits a little different, but Nova and Charlie somehow made it even better. Their story, for all its silly banter and town shenanigans, held so much heart and joy that I couldn’t help loving it.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review. I loved this with all my heart 🥰

P.S Don’t worry Charlie, you’re my favourite too. You both were 🥰

Thank you for allowing me to read the fourth instalment of Lovelight Farms. I have loved every book and this one did not disappoint. Each book has been amazing and I’m so happy I got to read Charlie and Nova’s story early.

I love the lovelight series, and I was incredibly excited to finally read this one, and I loved nova and charlie.
Their chemistry was great and I really enjoyed seeing them together. But it's also true that I'd have loved even more if we had had more domestic or intimate moments, but they started as friends with benefits (kind of) so it made sense for them, it's just a personal preference. But still, I loved them. And I adored Nova and the way she was so proud to be independent and strong by herself, and then realised being with Charlie didn't erase that, but amplify the good things.
I really liked Charlie too, he was head over heels for Nova and I loved to see his other side, what is being his always happy and fun mask. He's such a good guy, and loved the path he took at the end.
And of course, I absolutely adored seeing glimpses of all the other couples and the friendships they all have. I'll miss this series but I'll definitely reread the books sometime again.

dnf 40%

I wanted to enjoy this so much. I have loved a book by the author before and I relly liked Charlie from the previous books. But as someone who loves slowburn I knew deep down since the beginning that there was a high chance It would not work for me but I still tried. Unfortunately, it didn't work.

I have enjoyed books where the love interest likes the main character since the beginning before, however, they all had only one POV. So maybe it could have worked better for me if it wasn't dual pov but still. Starting the relationship with casual sex it's something I'm not sure if it can work for me in a romance story either.

I'm still giving this 3 starts because my problem is really just the romance not hitting for me, the rest is delightful and I really like these characters. And I'll keep looking forward for B.K Borison books!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

Wowwowowowowowowowow!!!
5 stars for the accuracy of the ADHD representation. Because ADHD and other neurodivergence’s can present in so many different ways it can often be difficult to find both representation alongside connection. This really delivered for me, Charlie’s thought process and work ethic as a result of his ADHD really hit home for me and this was an easy 5 star read as a result.

“I’m about to enter my farmer era. Cowboy Charlie, unlocked”

Charlie and Nova are characters filled with depth, chemistry and vulnerabilities and this made the novel a delight to read. And the BANTER! The banter in this book was top tier.
Their story was perfectly rounded and I was left wanting more.

Lovers of Emily Henry will love B.K Borison.

I will end this review with the quote
“I want you to know that you don’t have to be anything other than exactly who you are. I know you’ve been hiding, Charlie. But I see all your colours. The bright ones and the dark ones too. I see how you’re always tilting toward the sun.”

End note: not sure I will ever recover from Charlie calling her ‘Nova Girl’ 😭

Pps: Beckett appreciation section : “if you don’t pass me the potatoes, I’m going to lose my fucking mind”

Thank you to net galley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this one, my favourite out of the whole series. Loved the chemistry between Nova and Charlie and I loved that the whole town wanted Charlie to stay! It warmed my heart and made me happy cry.

***Thank you to NetGalley, Pan Macmillan and B.K. Borison for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Surprisingly, I started the book thinking that I would not like it, because despite the name and having read the synopsis, I was expecting a little bit of a slow burn and I didn't get it, but that’s okay. This series is one of my favorites, and every time I had a glimpse of Charlie and Nova in the previous books, I would be kicking my feet and smiling, because they seemed so interesting individually, that I was dy!ng to see them together. They’re really great! Charlie is so genuinely funny that I was laughing at him a lot, and Nova has a wonderful personality. Also, I was missing the others so much that any crumbs would make me happy. (THE NEWS at the end got me screaming).

It’s really good to see some important subjects being addressed, like ADHD and mental health issues, which i could relate with, and i thank B.K. Borison for her writing. Something i didn't like was the amount of smut scenes. It seemed unnecessary and messed my reading experience a little, and I think the space could've been filled with other types of scenes. However, I had a great time reading this and I will miss this crew so f much. All the serious conversations and the found family/little town aspect is really special to me. Also I finished this wanting to have a new tattoo so bad!!!!

I’m feeling a little bittersweet because I was hoping this would be a 5 stars with no doubts, and almost turned out to be 3.5, but it happens. I will come back on release day to share my highlights because the world needs to see them!!!

This book was amazing!!!


Charlie & Nova are my religion right now and I can’t wait to see everyone reading this one. Perfect from chapter one to the epilogue. I love this series, this small town and this couple.


Nova is soooo good as the main character and Charlie and his issues delivered everything I expected from them.


Also the crumbs from the other couples? UGH!!!!! I LOVE THEM

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this eARC of 'Business Casual' by B.K. Borison.

The final book in the Lovelight quartet and my gosh am I going to miss this world. Every B.K. Borison boyfriend has been perfect and just a dream boyfriend but Charlie definitely beats them all out of the park. I loved how he was the opposite of Nova but in the best way. Nova herself? Mindblowing. She's a kind tattoo artist who didn't intend on finding love but luckily she found our wonderful Charlie.
B.K. Borison is an absolute delight in the genre and I'm excited to see what she writes next.

My anticipation for this book was so high that I was afraid to start reading it. Because this would be the last time I'd be going to Inglewild. But then I realised, there's absolutely nothing stopping me from going back. But there's just something special about that first time. And this is the last first time.

Business Casual was the perfect ending to the Lovelight Farms series. There’s Stella and Luka being stupidly in love. There’s Caleb staring daggers at anyone who tries to take Layla’s confectionery from him. There’s Beckett rescuing and rehoming baby animals, and Jeremy being a lowkey menace as usual.

I knew from the first time I met Charlie in Lovelight Farms that I wanted more of him. Then when I got more of him in Mixed Signals, I needed him to have his own book. But never did I expect to fall for him this hard (I AM SORRY BECKETT! I STILL LOVE YOU!).

I fell head over heels in love with Charlie from his very first POV. He's hilarious, sweet, goofy and incredibly sexy. The way he loves his sister fills my heart to the brim and I had a smile on my face the entire time I read this book. I love the way Charlie genuinely cares about everyone though. Beckett and his sound sensitivity. The way he wiggled his way into the Alvarez family. How much the people of the Inglewild treat him like one of their own. He's just so damn lovable! And it utterly breaks my heart the way he views himself. I have never wanted to hug a man more.

And then there’s my girl Nova… sigh, such a badass. She had my heart since I met her in In The Weeds. She has her own cross to bear and I relate to her so much with her bubble wrapped heart and the need to not disappoint her big brother. Speaking of said big brother, Beckett Porter is perfect as usual. He's solid, dependable both physically and emotionally and there is not a drop of toxic masculinity to be found in his body (in any of the MMCs to be honest).

The chemistry between Charlie and Nova is explosive from chapter one and I loved the way their relationship unfolded. I melted every time he called her Nova girl. I am so in love with this man, it’s stupid! I wanted to beat them over their heads for denying what was between them for so long, but with Charlie’s insecurities, I can understand why he did.

I love how invested Charlie is in the damn phone tree and was more upset that he was off it than they were discussing him and Nova. Have I said that I love this man? I’m gonna say it again. He is hilarious and sweet and dirty. Oh, the spice was spicing in this book! It’s probably the sexiest and most sensual of all the books in the series and I am here for it! Wow!

Y’all, I could write an essay about this book but I am trying so hard to avoid spoilers. This book, like every other book in the Lovelight series, made me feel warm and fuzzy and happy on the inside. The epilogue was perfect for them and I actually just lay there afterwards basking in a glow of happiness.

An author at their best, that much is for sure. In this instalment of the lovelight farm series, we follow Charlie, Stella’s half brother who is a New York based investment banker, and Beckett’s little sister Nova, the tattoo artist. Charlie is taking over his sister’s farm while she’s on her honeymoon and tension between Charlie and Nova starts to boil over.

I truly truly loved this book. For one, Charlie might be one of my favourite MMCs in romances ever. Charlie has never really felt loved or at home where he is and that’s at least in part because he doesn’t quite think he deserves it. He rides the line of trying to be enough for everyone and making them happy yet trying not to be too much and making himself small. I could relate to a lot of his inner monologues and I won’t lie, I did shed a couple of tears. And Nova desperately wants to make her family, especially her brother, proud and think she has to do it all on her own. I also could relate to that. We have two lovable and incredibly human main characters that manage to prove to each other that they don’t have to make themselves small or be on their own all the time. A lovely small town romance evolves throughout these pages. And the phone tree makes many appearances, a personal favourite feature of mine. I just love the invested small town. Love Love Love. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially to those of us who kind of just want to find a place where they belong.

Thank you so much to the author and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.

Never getting over the fact that I got to read an advanced copy of this book, forever grateful 🥹

They are really no words for the amount of comfort I get from this series.

Charlie and Nova were everything I was hoping for and more!!! Their banter and chemistry was so on point I was giggling and kicking my feat the whole timeee, the perfect golden boy and black cat relationship 🩷🩷🩷

.·:*¨ “𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.” ¨*:·.

Rating | ★★★★.5

“𝘈𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴.”

➸ I love Inglewild so much, reading about this town always makes me feel utterly peaceful, like being wrapped in the cosiest blanket on a cold day without a care in the world. This is everything I want from a small-town romance book. The scenery and all the general shenanigans of a small town were, once again perfect. It’s so sad to think that Business Casual will be the last Lovelight book, B.K. Borison could write an entire companion series and I’d eat it up, although at this point I’ll just read whatever the author writes.

“𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

➸ This book resonated so deeply within me. This is the book for anyone who struggles with imposter syndrome, or to anyone who simply feels like they never fit in because they’re either too much or not enough at the same time.

“𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵-𝘮𝘦-𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥—𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰.”

➸ Nora and Charlie were perfect. I loved them both individually and together as a couple. Their chemistry and relationship were simply perfect. I loved how they communicated with each other and how they made each other grow and overcome their internal struggles. Nora was such a big inspiration, even when she didn’t believe in herself she kept pushing forward without giving up, without letting the overwhelming intrusive thoughts deter her. Charlie was also utterly perfect (I want a Charlie for myself please and thank you) he’s so caring and puts everyone else’s needs before his own but was also strong enough to turn his life around and not only find out what would truly make 𝘩𝘪𝘮 happy but to go ahead and grab it.

“𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺.”

➸ The writing was once again really good and captivating with fun banter that I’ll never get enough of.

My Heart is now complete. The reverse Grumpy Sunshine that we all need on our shelves and in our hearts.

I didn't know I needed Charlie's book this bad until I read it. Honestly Nova and Charlie out of all four couples that we met in the Lovelight Farms series are my favourite. I mean all the couples were amazing but these two just honestly complimented one another and made my cold cynical heart full of hearts and promises.

So Business Casual is the fourth and final book in the Lovelight series and we return to Inglewild for Charlie and Nova's story. We have met both very briefly throughout the series, with Charlie being half sister to Stella who we met in book one and Nova being the youngest sister to Beckett. You could tell just from the brief snippets that we got of both of them that they were going to be great characters to read more of, to fall in love with and to cheer on the side lines so that they could get their happily ever after. Charlie is the sunshine in this book and Nova is definitely the grump. I absolutely loved this final instalment of the series, it gave me all the small town cosy vibes, with several laugh out loud moments as well as ones that make you take a big deep sigh of contentment that all is right with the world. Another thing that I LOVE about this book and the whole series in general is the representation, especially towards neurodiversity. It is refreshing to see in a book and see it done in my opinion well. There is a lot of soul searching and growing as characters (which I adore) and you can see the characters love for one another grow on the page.

Charlie has had to deal with a lot, pressure from trying to rectify the mess his father has made, trying to placate his mother as well as being their for his friends in Inglewild and you get throughout the book that his heart is their not back in the city being a corporate stooge. He is the most kind-hearted and mischievous character and you can't help but fall in love with him. He is in Inglewild after sending his sister off on a dream honeymoon and he is determined to not only do a great job but he has his sight set on one Nova Porter and he wants to be more than just friends.

Nova Porter is definitely a new firm favourite. She is independent and so fiercely protective of this it goes against her at times. She has seen Charlie in a different light but she just does not have the time to consider a relationship. She is setting up her own Tattoo Studio and this is taking all her focus, and she wants to do her brother proud after he supported her all these years and is struggling with this. Charlie is the one to bring her grumpiness and focused away from the business and on herself.

One thing I love about B.K. Borison and their writing is its like coming home. You immediately know who the characters are, not only the main ones but the secondary ones that add in that little bit of humour that small town feel, that eccentric character that you can't help but chuckle at their antics. I am going to miss the phone tree.

I have now left my heart in Inglewild and am now sad we won't be returning for more shenanigans.

This was so fun!! I’ve read the other books in this standalone/interconnected series so I knew what to expect, and this book did not disappoint.

It’s cute, passionate, some miscommunication but not in a cruel or toxic way. I love the banter between characters and the town being so gossipy always makes me laugh. I totally recommend this for an enjoyable light romance with good spice.

A return to Lovelight Farm.

I am a sucker for a small town romance and this book was no exception. I loved it from the start. The characters Nova and Charlie had great chemistry and were really loveable. I liked how the book deals with Charlie’s ADHD as well as Nova’s migraines and how debilitating they can be.

I was really sad to finish this book and leave these characters behind as I had become caught up in their lives and story.

I also love an author that for the epilogue gives us an update on how the characters are doing a few years later. Thank you.

If you love a small town romance, grumpy/sunshine romance with some spice this is the book for you.

Thanks to NetGalley, B. K Borison and Pan Macmillian for the ARC

Oh I LOVED this book!! Small town, Fall season vibes, gorgeous funny out of towner who wants to fit in, grumpy tattoo artist with migraines - all the family and townsfolk that have been introduced over the last 3 books in the series - perfection! I enjoyed this so much as a light cosy read, and even though I've not yet read the first 3 books (Lovelight Farms has been on my shelf but missed the festive window for reading!) I'll be going back to them, this was adorable and gave me far too many ideas for tattoo inspiration. Easy 5 out of 5.

I literally breezed through the first three books of this series and I loved every second of them. So when I saw this come up it was a 100% request to read. And I think it might be my favourite book in the series.

I just loved the openness and honesty of Nova and Charlie. How they had a great friendship that built into a love that was so honest and beautiful. I loved the edginess of Nova and the gorgeous happiness of Charlie.

It’s such a cozy romance where you get to have a laugh a long with the characters but also feel the emotional toils they face.

I wish we were getting another book right away as there is so much more of this series I could dive into. But I’ll sleep happy knowing this beautiful couple are living happy in Inglewild.