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<b>Mr. Big</b> is a book that deals with love, loss, and self doubt. The emotions that the characters frequently dealt with are some that we all have felt at one point in time. We have two characters in Oliver and Holland who are at a crossroads in life.

Oliver is back from an 8 month long vacation after learning about the death of his parents. Angry and lost, Oliver refuses to return to his role of CEO of Cody Technology. Holland graduated at the top of her class and still lost out on her dream job to an unqualified man. Holland settles for less with the goal being to work hard and be noticed by her bosses. After a less than stellar meeting at the company's coffee shop, Holland unknowingly develops a relationship with Oliver who keeps his identity hidden from her until she has to present the project. Without spoiling too much, the both work together to work out the kinks of Holland's project and slowly start to fall in love with one another.

The book did a great job in portraying how tough it is for a woman to succeed in the professional world, despite having all the qualifications. No matter how hard a woman works, a less qualified man will always come out on top. Despite this setback, Holland works hard and eventually comes through with a deal that may save the company. The book also delves into how we deal with the loss of parents and self doubt. Both characters at some point have lost loved ones. Oliver and Holland also deal with self doubt. I love that nothing came easy for the pair. It was never smooth sailing and they worked through their issues. I would definitely recommend this book to readers.

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* I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review*

"I choose you" literally my favorite line from this book. I loved this I look. Dramatic in all the right ways and also a very easy read.

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Overall good writing. Interesting plot and romance. thanks

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This one was just okay for me. I had a hard time simply because I got so frustrated with the main characters. They were both so bogged down in their own heads, and although I understood it at first and thought it made for good backstories, I grew weary of it after a while. The story started to lag when neither made any real, lasting progress. It was difficult for me to believe that Holland would take a penny of Oliver's money (she was undoubtedly making enough of her own with her new job, and she seemed too proud to accept any of his short of being unable to afford food), and It also seemed unrealistic to me that she would forgive him as easily as she did, no matter how much she loved him. The writing itself was good, and would give this author another try to see if I liked other characters better, but these two did not win me over.

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a good read

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Holland and Oliver were an awesome couple, I loved how they just understood one another. The problem Oliver had I can imagine would be disconcerting for someone but at times I wanted to kick his butt for how he behaved toward Holland. That being said Holland could be a brat too, ultimately I found myself invested in their story which is the biggest compliment I can pay any author.

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The characters are written so beautifully that their emotion leaps from the pages. You feel for Oliver and everything he's been through and Holland is perfect for him. It was an enjoyable read.

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Overall, the theme of this book was quirky and lighthearted. Feel the ending left me hanging about the two main characters relationship and could've included more details about Ruby's friend Amie and her fiancé. Something like a teaser for their further adventures.

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This was a very enjoyable book but I don't feel the book description does it justice. This book starts with Oliver, who is a guy with everything. He has his own megamillionaire type of company, the girlfriend, the best parents. Everything is great but he has just graduated college and he is burned out...so he takes off.

Then he gets a call. His parents are dead and they lied to him his whole life and the company needs him. But he is so angry at the world and his parents and he hates his own company but they keep bothering him to run it for him.

Meanwhile we meet Holland. The girl with nothing. No boyfriend, a job but not the one she wanted and so she works long hours to try and get that opportunity. The two end up meeting at a coffee shop and Oliver spots her working on this project for his company and he is inspired to help her.

She does not know he is the head guy, and so they work together. As she does not know who he is. It was not really a boss/employee relationship.. I felt it was more she doesn't know who he really is romance. with him incognito and him dealing with his pain of losing the parents he loved .

It was really great and I loved how into Holland Oliver was. The writing was really great too though this is my first story by this author. Though I will need to read more from her.

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Mr. Big was a good read. I enjoyed both Oliver and Holland's characters and I enjoyed their back and forth banter. I also enjoyed quite a few laughs while reading this story. I could understand how from Holland's view, her image and what she accomplished would be seen as something else. Oliver didn't care, but I wanted him to be a bit more understanding and I also wanted Holland to see where he was coming from. I didn't really care for Holland forgiving him so easily. I wanted to see him beg a little for her forgiveness, she deserved it after everything she had to go through on her own, but I enjoyed the ending and the story overall. Would I recommend this book? Yes. It was a little predictable but it was a good read even though I didn't agree with the way the characters let simple things turn into huge somethings. I enjoyed it and I'm sure other readers will.

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This is a love story, that has many emotional parts. You have Holland who is young and was abandoned at birth so she has grown up in different foster homes, but luckily she does have her foster sister Delia. She lives by plans, and wants them in order, so she sets out to conquer her first one, which is to be successful in her field, and while she is doing research, she meets Hale, who is disgruntled and he helps her out. Oliver is Hollands "Hale" but she does not know that he is the CEO of the company she works in, because of his appearance, and they start to fall in love, he does admit who he is, and she does not want people to think that she made it because of sleeping with the CEO, and then the drama begins. If I were her, I would have made him suffer a little more, but I did not write book.

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I did not care for the characters. I thought they were not sympathetic and they didn't draw me to them. The book was written well enough that I finished but no warm fuzzy at all...More like relief.

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Overall an ok read. The story started off strong. Oliver is hurting from the death of his parents (never told/ can't remember what happened ) and he is reeling from some big news (not shocking by any means). A grown man is now lost and acting like a drunk frat boy and not wanting to work because he is mad his parents "lied to him".

Then he meets Holland. She is the light in his life. He sees her as his salvation. He lies to her as to who he is and then the ball starts rolling from there.

I had a few issues with this book. My biggest being the way he treated Holland towards the end.

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