There were some elements of this that I really enjoyed but I kind of wish it wasn’t part of the series bc the best part of the book was the plot between Greta and Ewan. The whole Ever After Agency element not only hindered my enjoyment of the plot but also meant that the structuring of the chapters was appalling. Who changes POV in the middle of a chapter? Horrifying. The sudden and annoying POV changes between Greta and Poppy highlighted that the author did not have strong goals or arches for most chapters and it was incredibly frustrating every time it happened. 
I did get to the middle of the book and realised I was actually enjoying it, which is the reasoning for my 3 star rating. It was an average romance, which I enjoyed and I really did like Ewan, I just really disliked the aforementioned elements.

This is the third book in the Ever After Agency series, and it’s been my favorite so far! Poppy is back, hired by the head of a magazine to help the editor of her digital imprint through a series of good and bad dates for content and to secretly help her find love.

Although Greta loves her job and it’s been a rewarding career where she’s just hit her most successful goal, she fears her other goals of romance, traveling, and family are slipping away. While the dates get Greta on board with finding a match, when one turns out to be her dream on paper, it gets complicated when a man she’s struck up a friendship with at the coffee shop near her office feels like he could be the one.

As usual with Sandy Barker’s books, there’s humor, romance, great characters, and little nods to this fun romance series' past and future books. I found this book delightful, and I’m sure fans of light-hearted romance will feel the same.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed reading this book, which had characters we’d met in previous books in the series, as well as new ones too.

The story is about Greta, who’s yet to find her match. So her boss meets with Poppy from the Ever After Agency and together they plan to ‘assist’ Greta find her partner, but at the same time, ensure she doesn’t realise what they are doing.

It was interesting to read about how difficult it is when it comes to dating in real life and how Greta goes through it.

I highly recommend this book.

Greta, a successful editor at a women's magazine, finds herself still single at 35. Her boss secretly enlists the help of the Ever After Agency, a matchmaking service, to find Greta her perfect match. Poppy, a former psychiatrist turned matchmaker, will write about dating for the online magazine, and Greta is to date potential suitors for these articles. Although Greta is initially negative and aware of her boss's scheme, she doesn't want to disappoint her.

The only positive aspect for Greta is her new friendship with Ewan, whom she meets daily at a coffee shop. As they grow closer, Greta starts to wonder if her perfect match might be right in front of her, rather than through a matchmaking service.

"The One That I Want" brings readers back to the Ever After Agency with Poppy focusing on another client. Despite Greta's success and supportive friends and family, she struggles with self-doubt. Her best friend Tiggy, who is straightforward and hilarious, adds humor and support.

The story features funny dates, confusion, and surprising moments. Though it's the third book in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Returning characters, including Poppy and her relationship, make it engaging, and readers may be inspired to read the previous books due to the enjoyable narrative.

I enjoyed the book after the halfway point when the two main characters became one. However it did take some time to get there.

I feel the dates weren’t needed at all but the Coffee shop part of the book was so wholesome and I enjoyed how the two main characters met. The way he liked her from the first moment was cute.

The way there was no spice was something that made me keep reading.

A great story . Greta is a successful editor at a women's magazine but at 35 she is still single . Her boss asks from Ever After Agency an matchmaking angency to find her her perfect man . Poppy the matchmaker which used to be a psychiatrist will write at the on line magazine about dating and she has to date some pontential man for her . She is very negative and from the start she knows what her boss has done but she doesn't want to make her feel bad . The only good thing for her is her new friend Ewan who meets at the coffee shop across her job every day . They met by accident and from them they become close friends , While she is looking forward to meet Poppy 's first choice for her is their chance that her man is infront of her ?
I received this book from netgalley , the author and the publicer as an ARC . Thank you . All thoughts and opinions are my own .

This romance novel was fun. I enjoyed the story that was easy to follow and it had a good cast of characters, who had a lot of chemistry. Overall, a brilliant novel that I would recommend to other readers.
💖 Thank you to netgalley, the publisher and author for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve really enjoyed The Ever After Agency series so far - book 3 is another very cute addition!

What is different about this series and all the others out there is that Poppy, our main gal from book 1, is the second point of view in books 2&3. I like having her along for the continued development of the agency, and watching her side of the story from the matchmaker perspective. She’s also still very involved with the storylines and right in the action. Reading the first two books isn’t totally necessary, but very helpful for her background shenanigans!

This time, Poppy is back and “writing a story” for the magazine, but as herself and about dating - no undercover for this client. She is actually there to assist Anjly and get Greta matched up. Greta figures it out so Poppy picks out some truly terrible, nightmare matches, per Greta’s wishes, and Greta starts a column to be about the worst dating disasters… because she thinks the first dating pick Poppy gave her could be “The One” so she doesn’t want to jinx it - but what if “He” is actually someone else who she’s actually already met? Dating is just too complicated.

Very cute, easy reading, low drama - I definitely recommend this romcom if you are looking for something light and quick and quirky. A solid 4-star. I do suggest reading the earlier books in the series first, but you wouldn’t be completely lost without the background (for Poppy).

I received an advance copy from NetGalley and Boldwood Books, and this is my honest feedback.

3.5🌟
Until I started actually reading this, I'd completely forgotten I'd read the previous book including the Ever After agency. It was nice to have Poppy's perspective again within the story and the concept of her infiltrating the same fashion magazine was interesting. It was one of those where the plot line felt a little complicated but it was explained well and done gradually so that it didn't become confusing and you got the idea instead. Generally, an easy and lighthearted read about finding love as you get older and before her time "runs out", as Greta puts it.

This was a great story with lots of funny characters, and a close work family.
Greta’s boss Angali, decides to enlist the help of a dating agency to give one of her work mates a helping hand in the romance department. The agency’s matchmaker called Poppy, comes on board to pretend to write this article so that Greta thinks it’s a work assignment and that it will become a column in her fledgling online magazine. She couldn’t be further from the truth!!
Oh boy! each date is awkward and she doesn’t want to have another date to carry on getting to know each other!. Meanwhile, when she visits a new coffee shop close to her work building, she meets a man there who she really enjoys talking to, but she thinks they’re friends! She doesn’t see any signs that it’s anything else! All she knows is she really enjoys his company. Her best friend Tiggy, always on hand with advice or to cheer Greta up, is an absolute hoot!! I would love a friend like that!! So confident in her own skin!
If you want to find out what happens to Greta, and if she finds a love interest read this book. You won’t be disappointed!!
Many thanks to Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read this arc copy via Netgalley. My opinion is my own.
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I would like to thank netgalley and Boldwood Books for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This one was a bit back and forth and not as good as the rest of the series, however I'm still looking forward to the next book.

The third book in the Ever After Agency series is about Greta.

Greta seems to have it all, except for her own family. To help her, Greta's boss engages the Ever After Agency to help Greta find her significant other. Dates ensue. Some are funny. What was agonising though: Greta worrying about everything all the time.

It took quite some time for the story to get started. Due to Greta's constant worrying I couldn't really connect with her. And a romance novel where you aren't caring for the MC is just no fun. Also, Poppy's POV didn't add much to the overall plot, in my opinion.

2.5 Stars

I like the mix of comedy, romance, and dating in this day and age.

I really enjoyed the characters of this book and and felt that their connection was written to be genuine and not forced, like so many are.

I had no idea that was part of a series. Probably should have read the previous books. That’s on me. I liked the main character Greta and her love interest. Yet the others were all a bit annoying and intrusive. Examples were that Poppy shouldn’t be involved in matchmaking. And Greta’s boss made things more messy for no reason. The overall story was cute. Interesting parts were in the last 30% of the book. Ending was also pretty cute. Overall, it was a good and cute romance. I enjoyed it but won’t read the other books in the series. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my review.

The One That I Want is a rom-com detailing Greta's adventures in dating and writing a column about these events. This book includes both the POV of Greta, the main character, and Poppy, the matchmaker.

At first I didn't understand why Poppy's POV was included, but as the friendship developed between her and Greta, it was valuable to see the perspective of someone else. This POV will be more significant to readers who have read the rest of the Ever After Agency series.

I did think that the dates would be a bigger part of the plot and were what initially attracted me to the book. For this reason, it would have been nice to see read more about those events.

This book is definitely for readers who enjoy a book that is more slow-paced. While the pace and events do pick up in the later half, it did feel slow at times.

I did enjoy reading about Greta and Poppy's friendship and the development of Greta and Ewan's relationship. For readers who enjoyed the rest of the Ever After Agency series, I'm sure this book will also be an entertaining read.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC!

This story was so much fun! I loved the cast of characters and the writing makes you feel like you're right there in the mix. Loved it!

I just loved this book so much! I just couldn’t put it down once I started reading it.. I just loved the story and the characters in this book are just amazing, you have Greta who is the new features editor of an online magazine which goes off the original magazine that she worked for, there is Greta’s boss Anjali who knows that Greta wants love and she knows exactly how to help the Ever After agency. This brings more wonderful characters you have Poppy and George and so many more that I just loved. Then comes along Ewan who is just a lovely man. I forgot to mention Greta’s best friend Tiggy who is just wonderful too.

I really can’t recommend this book enough it was just so heartwarming and tells of what it’s like dating right now it’s a minefield but in this book it’s the people who are there for you and who help you along the way. I just loved this book and would also recommend reading the other two books in the series as well. This might have been my first Sandy Barker book but it won’t be the last one.

I would like to thank Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early.

A gigantic THANK YOU to the author, Sandy Barker, the publisher, Boldwood Books, and NetGalley for giving me the chance to say my honest opinion of this book.

A truly gorgeous book to have an excellent time with! I thoroughly enjoyed (devoured) this book in a day and I'm glad I picked it up. The author's easy writing style, the German references, the innuendos, the DOG! (love ya, Remy). Just wonderful and perfect for a summer read.

The One That I Want by Sandy Barker is the third instalment in her popular Ever After Agency series but can absolutely be read as a stand alone. Readers who are already familiar with the series will be happy to see many favourite characters return but for new readers the author is careful to integrate enough background into the storytelling to bring them up to date without bogging them down or slowing the pacing of the story she is telling.
Greta Davies is rapidly climbing the career ladder with her new position =as editor of a digital magazine but her love life unfortunately has paid the price for that success. In an attempt to help , her boss and friend secretly hires the Ever After Agency to find the perfect match for Greta without letting her know that she is involved. This is going to be no easy task so a plot to bring agency employee Poppy on board at the magazine as an agony aunt to help with a proposed feature about the London dating scene. Of course this will require Greta to go on several dates but none of them seem to be quite right - could that be because she has already found the man she has been looking for even if she can't see what is right in front of her.
This is a light hearted fun read, a cute closed door romance with some laugh aloud moments, I have to say that I loved the friends to lovers romance between Greta and Ewan, and I liked both characters. What made this book a little less enjoyable than the previous books for me was the unnecessarily convoluted plot about who know the Agency was involved at any given time, It felt quite contrived. That being said overall I enjoyed the book because I was invested in the characters and I was rooting for them to succed and I think that this will be a really fun poolside or beach read for many people.
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own.

I was a little confused by this book. It is dual pov of the fmc and the matchmaker working with her (under a messy and somewhat complicated guise). My confusion comes in on the matchmaker’s pov. It didn’t add much to the story. I went out and looked up the author and realized that this is book 3 in a series, so I think that’s the issue. This is not a standalone. That aside, it was ok. Maybe a library rental at best. Maybe I would have enjoyed more if I was up to date on the series.

Thank you Boldwood Books for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.