Thanks, Netgalley, for this arc!

Very simple, sometimes sweet, occasionally silly story. Has a slightly "Bachelorette" feel as grumpy librarian Bernie decides to go along with a 30 dates in 30 days scheme for a magazine article. Loved the heartwarming scenes on the carousel -- and also loved those steamy scenes! Quick read and fun to watch a librarian fall in love...

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC from Netgalley.

I'd read Ms Title before in an anthology and really enjoyed that story, so I was thrilled to see this and was selected to review. This description sounded intriguing and I couldn't wait to get started. Unfortunately, I was sadly disappointed. (I HATE when that happens) This book needs editing for one. Please Please separate the paragraphs and dialogue. That would've helped tremendously.

I started off really liking Bernie. She was her own person & didn't cave for anyone and that was right up my alley. Colin didn't thrill me, but he didn't put me off either. My biggest complaint was all the internal dialogue amongst the characters. When did Bernie and Colin ever talk to each other??? When did they get to know each other? It seemed to me all they ever did was ruminate about their own situations. By the time I got to the end of the book, I was pretty much done and lost. What did I miss that they ended up with each other? I so wanted to like this book, but between the non-editing & the story between the H & h, I just couldn't. I hope Ms Title's next book isn't like this one.

After struggling to get in to this story at the beginning, it turned out to be a good story. Good plot and characters.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

Bernie is a college librarian whose face reveals her every emotion. When an assistant librarian receives a marriage proposal via flash mob in her library, Bernie disapproves, thinking her friend too young. A photo of the proposal, with Bernie frowning in the background, goes viral and becomes a meme: Disapproving Librarian. Given a month of overdue holiday time to allow things to die down, Bernie is approached by Colin, a writer for an online fashion magazine, and asked to participate in a makeover article.

Turning this down with a resounding "no", Bernie finds herself instead agreeing to undertake a month of nightly dates to prove she is not "undateable". (It is best not to think too hard about the logic of her agreeing). Colin arranges her dates and hovers in the background each night so he can write up the stories and he and Bernie argue about whether a woman needs a man to complete her, to what extent a woman should be made over/dress up in a way she would not normally to be attractive to prospective dates etc etc.

The accounts of the various dates are amusing and the whole story is told with a light touch. I was pleasantly surprised by this book, which is intelligently written and consistently entertaining. Both Bernie and Colin were likeable characters and the story alternated between their respective viewpoints. Also interspersed throughout are online advice column letters written by Colin in the name of his alter ego, "Maria". I found the romance convincing and realistically paced. I would be keen to read further novels in this series.