The Ever After Agency is the best rom-com series around these days! I love the continuity of the storylines. We get something new each time but just enough of the previous info to ground the entire story. The characters are always authentic and the romance is swoon-worthy. This is #4 and you'll enjoy it so much more if you read the first three. It's a friends-to-lovers, one bed, forced proximity delight. There's always a destination in the series and a traditional US Christmas setting made me happy and already full of holiday spririt!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

Someone Like You by Sandy Barker was so, so funny. I should add that I will read anything by Sandy Barker, but this was especially enjoyable. Gaby and Raff are best friends for forever. He is the new winner of Britain's Best Baker, but he was left by his girlfriend as the competition was ending. To help him get over her and find love, his friends decide to enlist the help of Poppy and her Ever After Agency.

As the "perfect" women are being matched with Raff, Gaby starts to realize that she has feelings for him. I love a friends-to-lovers story, and this was just beautiful. There was also winter holidays thrown in, which always gets me.

The banter was SPOT ON! The romance was so swoony (like chest squeeze swoon). I loved seeing these characters again and would read the next book in the series in a heartbeat!

I have a real soft spot for this series and loved jumping back onto Matchmaking Land with Poppy and her gang!
This time, matchmaker extraordinaire Poppy has to match Raff, recently crowned Britain's Best Baker, without him knowing by one of his best friends and her co-worker, with the assistance of his other best friend, Gaby.
Matching without someone knowing is hard enough, but adding a friend discovering feelings for their friend after the matchmaking journey has begun is a whole lot more crazy.
Throughout the story, we have Poppy's POV, and I found it lovely. She is the thread through the series, and we get to learn more about how she is getting on in life, as well as some important characters from previous books.
We have romance, friends to lovers and CHRISTMAS! What's not to love?
It's a fantastic addition to the series!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

I haven't read any of the previous books in this series; though this book does read as a standalone. It was a good friends to lovers trope. The first half was SO good but then it dragged and I had to force myself to finish it. I found some bits to be boring and drawn out - some chapters didn't even need to be there and I didn't care for Poppy's POV....why?!

Overall it was a fun romcom. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

I want to thank NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC!

I loved the continuation of the Ever After Agency series with Gaby and Raff, especially as it included the baking elements! In most of the books, one of the MCs is involved in artistic creation or in the artistic world and it's fascinating to see new aspects of it in later books. I liked Gaby's role in her group of friends, she is the glue that keeps them together and I loved her personality! Raff was so sweet and charming, though a bit slow coming to realize his feelings for Gaby. Overall, though I loved seeing them together and their HEA.

Now that I've read this, I can't wait for Book 5! Can't wait to fall in love with another couple :)

3.5 stars rounded up. I had previously read and enjoyed the first two books in the serious, so I though I would give this one a go. A bit slow for my liking and having Poppy as a POV character didn't make much sense for me (especially because her perfect love life is getting a bit old). Nevertheless, Raff and Gaby had great banter and chemistry, and it was. Still overall enjoyable to read. Would recommend to fans of the series.

This book was adorable! It is the 4th in the Ever After Agency series, but can be read as a stand-alone. I thought the concept of a match-maker was so fun, especially because Raff wasn't aware he was being matched. It was clear from the start that Gaby had feelings for Raff, even before she admitted it to herself. What I couldn't figure out was whether he reciprocated, and that kept me reading fast so I could finally know how he felt! The book is set at Christmas time, and was very cozy and festive. I highly recommend this one, especially if you enjoy clean and sweet holiday romances, friends to lovers, and found family.

A perfect slow burn! G rated and oh so sweet.
Really not sure why we have Poppy's POV,  but it was funny to see her realise before anyone else what the couple was like.
I do think a third person narrator would've worked better for the story. Focusing on Poppy amd Gabby, but not Raff, felt weird, if multiple a POVs are involved.
Having a little more insight into Raff would've been nice, besides being anxious about switching jobs and being an oblivious good guy, he felt flat as a character.
It's been a day since I finished it, and while I enjoyed reading it and thought it was a cute concept, I so t remember much barely 24hrs later...

I barely read romance these days, but if I do I like the friends to lovers trope. This started well but then dragged on and has a lot of stereotypes. I also think is too predictable and too long for this type of book. Apparently is a part of a series, and this is the first time I read this author.

Gaby y Raff han sido mejores amigos por años. Cuando la carrera de él como chef empieza a despegar, ella cree que es momento de que también encuentre el amor.

Gaby siempre lo vio como amigo hasta que empieza a sentir celos de Poppy, la chica con la que está saliendo Raff, y con quien está enamorado. Ahora tendrá que decidir si decirle sobre sus sentimientos y posiblemente perder su amistad o guardar su secreto y ver cómo es feliz con otra.

Empezó bien, pero conforme avanzaba la historia se relantizo y se volvió muy predecible.

Another brilliant addition to the Ever After Agency Series by Sandy. A hallmark romance book for sure.

I love how each book reintroduces characters from the previous books so you get to see how they progress in life but it can also be read as a stand alone.

I enjoyed it and it was an easy read, the characters I felt weren’t as memorable as the previous three books but I still love the writing style and tropes. I enjoyed the sprinkle of Christmas throughout too as I didn’t know that was part of this book. Romance and Christmas woven together are always a perfect mix.

Give this a go if you enjoy friends to lover tropes, cosy and easy reads.

Okay this is like the sweetest ever friendship/lover book! I could not get over how adorable this couple is. I fell in love! It was just so incredibly sweet to read their story. I couldn't put the book down. If you love love, this is the book for you.

Someone Like You is a sweet, Hallmarky romance that I completely devoured in basically two sittings. It’s an easy-to-read, friends-to-lovers story with a cast of quirky characters. Although I quite enjoyed it, there were definitely parts that I had issues with, starting with narration.

As someone who’s never read this series before, I really don’t understand the choice to include Poppy’s POV. It was completely unnecessary to the plot and, frankly, seemed like a cop-out for the author, who didn’t want to bother convincing the audience that Gaby really does have feelings for Raff and just told us how obvious it was instead.

On the topic of those feelings, I was really hoping for a fun revelation. However, what we got instead just seemed improbable. As a chronic overthinker, I don't really buy Gaby being so oblivious to her feelings for such a long time. While there were a few hints of her questioning herself, the switch to realizing her feelings seemed too sudden for me. Gabby really went from “Am I jealous?... I MUST BE IN LOVE!” to “I HAVE TO TELL EVERYONE I KNOW I’M IN LOVE!” in basically a chapter.

All in all, Someone Like You is a quick and charming read, perfect to cozy up with on a cold winter afternoon.

This book started out great but then started to drag out in the middle to the point where it felt like it should've been a shorter book. The characters were relatable and the banter was great but the actual writing could've been a little better in the second half.

I love a good friends to lovers romance. This one started out strong and then kinda dragged which is the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. Felt like it could've been cut in half but was still a good read.

I really enjoyed this book! The characters and the plot are very well written and the story was interesting and thought out well. I would definitely recommend this book to my audience and friends. I really enjoy this author's work and this book was no different!

Cute best friend's tale, matchmaking seems like a good idea, but maybe it will make you realize what you've wanted has been there all along - but is it too late? Quirky family, wedding angst, and feelings everywhere - plus a snowstorm? A fun read.

This book is good if you’re looking for the friends to lovers trope. The plot felt pretty stereotypical and the characters weren’t very memorable.

This book had a great plot with intriguing characters. I’ll definitely be looking out for more from this author.

I like the start of this but then it seemed to slow down and felt a bit of a plod the rest of the way.

Was hoping for something a little bit different but this felt quite stereotypical with nothing new to offer.

An ok, easy to read book.