I wanted to love this book, really. I wanted to adore it as much as I adore How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. I ended up really liking the main characters, but was really disappointed with the author's lack of creativity. I would have loved to see Jack and Hannah get a story of their own instead of a rehashed one. The read was just too predictable for me, which made it lose that can't-put-down, page-turner effect.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

Loved it! Not the Girl You Marry was excellent and will be a treat for anyone who swoons over a good rom com!

While the summary of this book sounded fun, I could not get passed the crass humor and terrible grammar. Short, choppy sentences, sentence fragments, and lack of semicolons made it obnoxious to read and seem like it was a rough draft instead of a nearly finished work.

"Not the Girl You Marry" is essentially a gender swapped "How to lose a guy in 10 days." "Not the Girl You Marry" follows Hannah and Jack as they reluctantly fall in love. Both Jack and Hannah have been in love before and have felt its keen sting when things don't work out even after they have put all they have into it. When they meet each other both have these prejudices and expectations but all it takes is high stakes and chemistry to change the game. This was a clever and amusing read!

A fun rom-com that takes the premise of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and flips it on its head. Jack is a journalist trying to get away from his light, fluffy beat of internet how-to videos. His boss promised him a promotion if he can show how typical guy behavior turns women off. Hannah is an event planner who is trying to break into planning weddings but her vocal unromantic attitude is a stumbling block for her boss. The chemistry between Jack and Hannah sizzles on the page and keeps them coming together even as their behavior is designed to keep them apart.

A fun story influenced by How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. I adored Hannah. This is an author I'll definitely be keeping my eye on.

In Not the Girl You Marry we basically get a gender swapped How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with a biracial heroine and a feminist hero. I felt the book had a slow start and the characters were a bit predictable but it was an entertaining read. An interesting take on love and career for the millennial generation.

Great romcom! This would really be a wonderful Netflix movie. The chemistry is palpable. It sometimes gets frustrating when characters don't explain their situation to each other, but the author handles it well. The dialogue seemed very natural, and the characters real.

NOT THE GIRL YOU MARRY is a tough book to review. The first 75% was good, but nothing particularly bowled me over. The character dynamics were fine. The set-up was fine. The romantic banter was fine. It was all just fine. From the grand reveal onwards, however, everything began clicking into place for me - I just wish it happened a good hundred pages earlier. But it's a fresh spin on the rare romantic comedy that I wasn't a fan of and for that alone I would recommend it to lovers of all rom-coms alike.

Initially, this book pissed me off. I knew what she was trying to do; a retelling of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, with a lady. I was put off by the drama in the main characters internal dialog, I felt like it dragged. However, once I realized that my internal monologue is much the same, I was able to get over their drama. I focused on the sweetness of the story and the humor and bam I was in love. I love how tough she is, how she wore moccasins to a bar, and even how she stopped him from mansplaining by cupping his junk (and squeezing when he started being naughty).

I really like Andie J. Christopher and I really didn't like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, so I was interested to see what would happen when an author I like took on a trope I would usually avoid. The answer is: funny, but ultimately still not my jam. I'm not a big fan of manipulation, needless hoops to jump through, and thoughtlessness, and the bosses in this book exemplified all of these qualities. I did really enjoy the genuine romance that grew between Hannah and Jack but oof! I did not completely enjoy the road to their HEA.

This is definitely not your typical fairy tale or happy ending but it's definitely the type of Love Story you want for yourself or for somebody that you love. Nothing worked at First like it was supposed to but everything fell into place at just the right time and just the way it was wanted and needed. I definitely recommend reading this if you love love stories and you're an optimist and if sometimes the prince admits that he's not such Prince all the time.

This is the romance novel 2019 needs. It's smart, and feminist, and incredibly fun, and I devoured it in less than 24 hours. I can't wait to share it with other readers once it releases -- it's delightful.

This book was very readable. It was somewhat of a cross between a Cosmo Magazine article and a romantic comedy. It was very similar to the movie, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days", but with reversed roles and more dimensional characters. I would recommend this book to young adult women who enjoyed the E.L James books.

Andie Christopher’s debut Not the Girl You Marry puts a genderswapped spin on the idea from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with a biracial heroine and a hero who I definitely imagined as Chris Evans the whole time. Hannah is a successful event planner living in Chicago, and life is pretty good, except for her love life. She’s used to guys disappointing her, and as a result, she is a bit prickly and unromantic, and that prevents her boss from promoting her to a wedding planner position. Jack is the stereotypical nice guy, so he thinks, and despite putting everything into his relationships, his girlfriends always leave him. He’s trying to jumpstart his journalism career into serious political reporting, and but his trashy boss wants him to write a story about how to drive women away. The concept of this book is fascinating because it’s a fake relationship, but neither person knows that the other is faking it as well. Hannah needs Jack to be her date at an engagement party in two weeks, and Jack needs to drive Hannah away before the two week deadline for his story, and despite constantly sabotaging one another, the two realize that this relationship might be the real deal if they can stop lying to one another and give it a shot.



There’s a lot of buzz about this book, and it’s well deserved. The writing is sharp, funny, and Christopher manages to weave in feminist criticism of dating culture that will resonate with readers. Hannah’s biracial identity is a big part of the story, and I loved how while that was something that made Hannah never feel good enough or black/white enough, Jack treated her as if she was the greatest thing ever, when he wasn’t sabotaging their relationship, of course. The biggest challenge of this plot, for me, was if the author was able to balance out Jack’s awful actions with enough good to see why Hannah would still want to be with him, and I think Christopher did that. I’m hoping that there are going to be books for other characters in this book, maybe between Hannah and Jack’s best friends. Overall, a fun and humorous read that has some poignant moments.

I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Not the Girl You Marry was a cute and fun read but it did drag on a little for me. As a black woman, it was a bit difficult for me to identify with Hannah Mayfield's biracial character. I get that she had a black father and a white mother but her black side was perceived as negative to me. She dated a black man but the wrong one and he decimated her self esteem. Hannah constantly replayed continuously throughout the book how this guy crushed her and she swore off love. Hence the title of this book.

Hannah meets Jack and there is instant chemistry she tried to fight. I really liked Jack. I liked him more than I did Hannah. Jack tried to make himself the perfect boyfriend but his girlfriends always left in the end. We find out he has MAJOR mommy issues which led to him not fairing well with woman, until Hannah. the two had this easiness about their friendship and got along well. There wasn't a bunch of angst between them but they both were using each to further their careers.

It all worked out in the end. The author did not shy away from race but Hannah was too whitewashed for my taste. This would be a cute beach read or a book for girlfriends to read and discuss. Overall, the book was enjoyable.

The concept of this book was better than the reality of reading it. I found the characters shallow and the plot to be how to lose a guy in 10 days without the laughs.

A fun, light read with good diversity and feminism rep. Likely millennials will relate to the characters' work and dating woes!

Rom com fans won't be able to resist this genderbent take on How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, with a chic and brassy protagonist and a hunky male lead with a soft side.

This book was fine, but not a favorite. The subterfuge was just a bit too much at times, and criticizing the other person for acting in the very way you acted is a little too hypocritical for my taste. I did appreciate the Herculean efforts he went to to make things up to her.