Bridget Nolan has the hots for her summer intern but keeps it strictly professional until they hit the lights of Vegas. Now Matt Kido will have a chance to make his move and find out if Bridget has feelings for him. Who will act first?

Family expectations, obligations and past relationships impact both as they work to figure out how to resolve their wild adventure. A wild weekend in Vegas results in a wedding, what will happen when family finds out?
Who will admit their feelings and what will happen when hearts are broken? This strangers to lovers slow scorchin burn is full of banter, wit, a loveable furry friend, and memorable characters from a previous release.

While this can be read as a standalone if you enjoy the characters from this book dive into a previous release and read more about their stories.

Sizzling chemistry, good banter, and average plot make this an easy poolside read that is entertaining despite some uneven and rushed pacing. Not That Kind of Guy is sort of an unintentional recreation of The Proposal and mashes up office romance with fake dating to create a so-so spin on the beloved movie.

Leading lady Bridget Nolan is an assistant state attorney in Chicago. She was raised on the south side to an Irish father, and her sole focus is building her career prosecuting sexual assault cases.

Bridget agrees to take on a student intern solely because she thinks his connections may help her earn a fellowship. Enter nepo-baby Matt Kido, whose wealthy family is politically-connected. Matt turned down a cushy job to the shock of his entire family because he wanted to avoid his ex and rebel a bit against his parent’s expectations (again, not so dissimilar from Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal).

The chemistry between Bridget and Matt during that internship is off the charts and so when the internship ends, Bridget invites Matt to be her date at her brother’s wedding in Vegas. After all, no better way to show up your ex than to bring a younger, hotter model. However their attraction escalates quickly when they get drunk, hook up, and decide to get married to annoy their parents with plans to divorce later.

I definitely found Bridget to be a better-developed character than Matt. This was funny and the plot worked better than the prior book Not the Girl You Marry, but overall I found that this was a bit uneven in pacing and only ok. Great for a quick and easy rom com, but not one of the best I’ve read either. It had sort of a mash up of tropes—office romance, agree to a fake relationship only to really fall for one another, and different backgrounds coming together. Nothing ground breaking and the way it came together felt rushed and not well-developed. Otherwise an entertaining poolside read for the romance lovers!

Typical office romance. It wasn't bad, but it is part of a series and I have not read any other books. Although it can be read as a stand-alone, I personally felt like I was missing something. Not a bad read, I just don't enjoy reading things out of sequence. Otherwise it was ok.

I liked it but not loved it . Will read more of the author tho . I love the cover so badly. The hero was likqble

I need to start out by saying that I didn’t realize that this book was part of a series; a series of which I haven’t read. I read most (78%) of the book and it was cute and a light read, but it just didn’t keep me interested and I felt like I was missing something having not read the others. Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC!

Not That Kind of Guy takes a forbidden office attraction, adds a Vegas wedding, sprinkles in some ‘I think we really like each other, but we’re getting divorced’ vibes, and then shakes everything up with ‘he’s rich, so she must be after his money’ spin.

I had so many mixed emotions reading this book.

On the one hand, Christopher’s writing is great. Her characters and their backstories are developed, there’s a great friendship and family dynamic, and I definitely felt the chemistry.

On the other hand, the story felt underdeveloped in parts and the mashup of tropes definitely muddied the waters.

Overall, I liked Bridget, loved Matt, and only had warmish feelings about the story.

Sadly, I just think this author is not for me. I struggled with the first book in this series and ended up not finishing it. The same occurred with Not That Kind of Guy. I didn't love the writing and it didn't feel original enough to me. I do have friends who like this author's books, so just because I didn't care for it, doesn't mean it'll be the same for you!

This was in the middle of a series. I read the others and I don't love them enough to continue reading the rest of the series.

I always love a good inter-office romance, if it’s done right. This one was a fun, quick read, and I enjoyed the characters and dialogue. I wouldn’t say I LOVED it, but it was a good romcom that I’m glad I read.

NOT THAT KIND OF GUY is just the type of romantic comedy I like to sit down and finish in one sitting. Christopher delivers a witty, intelligent, and sexy read.

Romantic comedies are my favorites and this one was a great enemies/coworkers to lovers. It's also a boss/employee relationship off the clock, so that poses some problems they have to figure out.

I wanted to love this, and it has a lot going for it, but ultimately the writing was just so repetitive and it was mostly paragraphs of endless 'telling' and not enough 'showing.' Also, the actual plot details and character choices are incomprehensible at times. The central trope feels convoluted and needlessly complicated. I didn't feel like these characters had a whole lot of chemistry either. Small note but the way the beginning of this book is set up, where we learn all about the main female lead's relationship with her childhood sweetheart, makes it seem like this is going to be a second-chance romance between her and the ex. But it isn't. Unfortunately, I don't think the book knows that, as it focuses so much on that previous relationship.

Matt is Bridget’s new intern at the Cook County prosecutors office. He’s also, super hot, super rich and super off-limits.
The first half of this book was fabulous and had me staying up late loving the two characters and wishing that they could find a way to date. Then, right when it seemed like it was going to get good - it got weird. All of a sudden the characters started acting like jerks and their motivations were muddled. I wasn’t even sure part of the time whether they liked each other. So, it was a book with a lot going for it that just kind of didn’t deliver. Not bad, but not great.

This was my third time reading Andie's books. I need to just admit that her writing style, for whatever reason, doesn't work well for me. I'm always left feeling 'meh' about the story, the characters, and the romance. I always feel like I'm distant from the characters and never fully understand or care about them. And that was once again the case with Not That Kind of Guy. I didn't care about these two, in fact often kept forgetting their names. I didn't really care if they ended up together or not. I just didn't care. I finished the book, yes, but I zoned out quite a bit, just desperate to get to the end. Hell, I'm not even sure what age these two were. At times, they read like freshmen in college. Other times they read like mid-30s. What where they really? I have no goddamn idea and while that's a small detail it's annoying and further proof that I never had a good grasp on who these two characters were.

I will say the one thing I liked about this book was the fact that the heroine talks about having an abortion. Yay for that, please give me more of that in my books.

But otherwise? This was a forgettable book.

There’s no easy way to say it: this book needed a better edit.

This is one of those weird reviews where I liked SO MUCH about a book, but I just can’t rate it highly. I’m honestly bummed out right now because this really does have a lot going for it:

- An age-gap, power gap romance in which the woman is the older, more powerful one.
- A badass female lead who takes no prisoners in the courtroom.
- A swoon-worthy Japanese-American male lead who adores the heroine from the get-go.
- Both characters very aware of their privilege.
- Both characters mature and well-rounded.
- Some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments.
- Plot twists I did not see coming.
- So much feminism.

So, while the content was right up my alley, the book itself was not. And that all boils down to it needing a better edit.

- Starts off with a prolonged info-dump.
- Long beats in the dialogue.
- Tons of echoes from one paragraph to another.
- Waaaay too much exposition.
- Repetitive internal monologues.

I cannot stress enough how prevalent these issues are in the book. It made reading it feel like a chore, and the problems jumped out even more because it took me so long to get through this. I’d set it down for a week at a time, then pick it back up for another attempt and slog through it because the pacing is made incredibly slow by the over-done exposition and redundant, seemingly back-to-back-to-back internal monologues.

Bear in mind that we received a copy of this from the publisher – Berkley – through NetGalley, so some of my issues might have been fixed in the final copy, but after skimming some other reviews, I don’t think they all were.

All this said, I will for sure check out Andie J. Christopher’s other books, because the actual themes in this one are something I need more of in my life, and with a better edit, I can easily see myself five-starring their next release.

This book had a cute cover but was a dnf for me. I just couldn't get into this book for the life of me. I really wish it could have hooked me more.

I smiled, laughed, cringed and hoped that all would turn out well. When a story can bring out different emotions, you know you are reading a good story. Andie Christoper knows how to bring the smiles, the laughs and the cringe-worthy moments in a story.

Bridget is determined, a hard-ass and knows that love just isn’t for her. Once Chris showed his true colors, she knew that he wasn’t the one for her and, for all she knew, there was no one out there that would be “the one”. She knew she was unloveable, her own mother proved that to her, and that marriage wasn’t in her future. Now, she’s saddled with an intern … one she knows will expect everything handed to him. He’s got another thing coming … he’s dealing with the bitch and she refuses to be his babysitter. But, why does he look so good, smell so good and not complain about anything that she throws at him?

Matt was the ultimate spoiled rich boy until he saw where his life was heading and who it was going to include. So, he made some decisions that mommy dearest wouldn’t, couldn’t and refused to deal with. Until she heard the truth. But, that’s happened after he put a ring on it. Up until then, he was determined to be the best intern he could. Do whatever it takes to prove himself. And, keep his hands off the boss. But, once this internship is over, all bets are off … especially in Vegas.

A whirlwind marriage, realization of what they did and then understanding what they could accomplish if they stayed married made them keep the rings on it. But, something happened along the way. Love. Then the mother became involved and the drama begins.

I really enjoyed this story. It was interesting and fun. Andie Christoper really showed us all sides of both Matt and Bridget. There were times that I didn’t like Bridget, her attitude or her reasoning. But, once she finally accepted and understood the apology, she turned the corner and was able to handle things a little better. Matt was just wonderful throughout the story until he wasn’t and really disappointed me. But, he redeemed himself in the end as well. All in all, I truly enjoyed Not That Kind of Guy. A little bit of drama mixed with light and fun moments and you have one really enjoyable read.

DNF @ 49%


I tried, I really tried because I thought this was one I was going to love. It isn't often we get a book with the male lead as the not in the position of power. The synopsis also made him seem super sweet and not macho alpha -- I mean, this at least is true. 

Look, I'll take some fault with not liking this one. I swear the synopsis changed from when I saw it-- had I saw Vegas and "put a ring on it" I would have run away. I don't like that trope because all the decisions that follow aren't usually logical which made it even worse here since they are supposed to be so smart! On the topic of the characters, let me say I couldn't pin down their personalities since they seemed to change some times or at least their actions made them seem different. And Matt is still put in power because -- surprise!-- he is ridiculously rich and his parents put out a grant that Bridget wants to earn. 

So... after Vegas I realized I was hate-reading the book-- reading it only to complain about their actions, their weird conversations that felt like they were having two different conversations at once that required them to have the same conversation later! It was a bizarre read. 

Anyhow, this author is definitely not for me.

Attempted to read several times and found I could not connect. For me it was the characters, but I hope to try the author again.

4.25 Stars / 3 Steam Fans

Not That Kind of Guy was a fun, sexy, and a swoony story about what happens when a rich guy needs to get from under his family wishes, and an established woman assigned to show him the ropes in her law firm. Bridget is an established badass lawyer that finds an attraction to Matt when he starts to intern in her office. She also finds out that Matt's parents are the deciding factor if she receives the fellowship that could provide her with financial security. While Bridget and Matt are working together, they both fight their attraction until the internship is over, and they fake a relationship during a bachelor/bachelorette party in Vegas for her brother Jack and Hannah. The saying is what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but this time it doesn't. I loved all of the angst between Bridget and Matt. I found myself laughing out loud and feeling for all of our characters, not just Bridget and Matt. I can't wait to see if there will be more stories involving these families and personalities.

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