RATING: 4.25/5 STARS

Accidentally in Love by Belinda Missen showcases the journey a feisty woman undergoes as she takes a bold risk and opens up her own gallery, and the ways in which both her and a fellow artist warm up to each other. Add in the most kindhearted family to ever exist, a variety of different art mediums, and lot of takeout food and home-cooked dinners and you've got yourself a perfect romcom recipe of a book!

First off, the banter in this story was ADORABLE. I'm such a sucker for witty dialogue and chemistry, and the author did not disappoint! Hands down one of the best parts about this book. Every time there was a scene between our leads where they weren't ripping each others throats out, I was eagerly enjoying their witty exchanges!

Now let's talk about the characters. The other best part about this novel was how each character in this story had such a distinct personality. I absolutely loved our heroine to pieces. She's sassy. feisty, ambitious yet so freaking selfless when it came to the people she loved (which frankly, some of them did not deserve her efforts). The novel focused a great deal on her personal development from quitting her job to becoming an entrepreneur, and I'm so glad it did. I love getting to know characters as who they are when they're not focused on romance, and Katharine was everything I could have hoped for in a go-getter badass lead!

Kit really irked me at first with his upfront rudeness and hostility, and there were honestly so many times throughout the story where I wish he would communicate openly with Katharine instead of pushing her away and jumping to conclusions. Other than that, he was a lovable character and I loved the scenes where he started to let her in and flirt with her! Don't even get me started on Katharine's family. My God, I adore them to bits. They're so loving and open to caring about their children yet they have their own quirks that just make them seem like real people instead of cookie-cutter novel parent roles (which I appreciated) And Adam is everything any sister could ever want in a brother, honestly. Enough said. They better be prepared to adopt every reader into their family so everyone can all go glamping together.

I wish there was some sort of conclusion to the story, or some sort of epilogue as I did think the book ended quite abruptly. I feel like there were some loose ends that could have been addressed better had there been an epilogue or some sort of ending for our characters.

Other than that, this was a wonderful novel to read and I genuinely enjoyed it very much!

Thank you to much to NetGalley and HQ Digital for providing me with a copy to read!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3 Stars
After Katherine not getting the promotion she rightly deserved, she quits her jobs. She also decides to stop seeing a guy who doesn't want to pursue a serious relationship with her and decides to move back home and open her own gallery.

I was drawn in by this cover immediately because I love illustrated covers for romantic comedies. There's definitely a little an enemies to lovers vibe at first with the verbal sparring between the characters, Kathrine and Kit’s banter was absolutely hilarious, dry, quick, and with innuendo, and it seemed very natural and not forced. I did find that certain parts made me feel like it was more of a woman's fiction as the romance was almost secondary to Kathrine's own journey. I loved the familial aspect of it. I think I didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked had more to do with the pacing, it did take a while to get into the book and Kathrine and Kit not having much interaction at first made me slightly annoyed because I went into this thinking it was a romance. Overall it was a fun and cute contemporary read that I did end up enjoying.

This book was SO CUTE! I read it in less than a day, stayed up until 2 am to finish it. The undeniable chemistry between these characters is amazing, not to mention the insanely supportive friends and family. This book is about love in every form, and I enjoyed it immensely! I wanted to crawl into this book and live with the characters. After I finished at 2 am, I dreamt the whole night about the characters! This book is so adorable!!!

If you’re looking for sexy-times you won’t find it here, it’s pretty clean for a romance. It fades to black, but the romance is so good it wasn’t even disappointing at all. It had all of the best parts of romances, even without it!

Thank you for the arc! Review is posted to Goodreads, but I was unable to post it via the NetGalley check box as the ISBN is not connected to the Goodreads book profile, so I posted it manually.

Accidentally in love was such a fun and flirty read!! Thank you @netgalley for an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t even know where to begin from the laughing out loud moments, to the brother/sister dynamic between Adam and Katherine I was hooked.

Katherines life gets turned upside down from a big breakup, to a move back home she decides its time for change. What Katherine doesn’t know is that by following her gut and opening her own gallery she will find herself and possibly love along the way.

If you want a quick, fun and flirty read this is the book for you!!

I thought this book was very cute!! I really liked Katharine, Christopher, and her whole family. I loved that she took charge of her life and started her own business, I would definitely visit her gallery. It felt a little rushed at the end, but overall I really enjoyed reading it. The one thing that bugged me was the proposal at the end; they have known each other for a very short period of time, and I felt like it was unrealistically fast.

Accidentally In Love by Belinda Missen

“In the space of a week, Katharine Patterson has quit her job, decided to move back home, and broken up with the guy she thought was the one.No big deal. Because Katharine has a plan. She’s going to open her own art gallery, just like she’s always wanted. What she’s not going to do is worry about boyfriends. Then she meets Kit, a handsome and talented local artist. He might be the most stubborn person Katharine has ever met. He might also make her feel like no one ever has before. And Katharine might be about to fall accidentally in love.”

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Review:

Okay, this book is so freakin cute! There is so much going on in the story that it’s really impossible to recap it all. If you love a good meet-cute rom-com you’ll love this book! I loved that it revolved around the art world, family, friendships, and love. The characters were complex and had realistic struggles that made the book feel relatable.

Accidentally In Love revolves around Katherine, who is tired of getting passed over at work, and finally decides that enough is enough! Quitting her job, standing up to her... maybe-boyfriend, and making a decision that will change her life forever. Katherine decides to open her own art gallery, and won’t let anything stand in her way.

The book is set in London and Sheffield and mainly takes place in an art-centric universe. Katherine is a curator, art gallery owner, and photographer. Most of her family is involved in art. Her father owns an art store and participates in art courses run by Kit and Fiona (her step-mom) is an artist. Kit (the love interest) is an artist who also runs an art school and works to promote local artists. Although it’s definitely a rom-com this book is so much more than that! There are great storylines focused on family, death, what happens when friends grow and change over the years.

Publishing Information:

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. Accidentally In Love was published on September 11, 2020, and should be available at your local bookstore!

It took me a while to finish this one as I am going through a reading block plus on high office workload. However, I am glad I finished it 😌.

Katharine Patterson at the age of 35 left her job, even had a breakup, with her boyfriend, moved back to her hometown where her father and step mother live. She took the biggest decision of her life and decides to open an art gallery. Her only goal is to setup her gallery and not focus on relationship. Until she met Kit. And like any other romcom they hated each other and then accidentally fall in love.

I like the book and love the characters. Love the family bonding. Very lighthearted and well narrated book. It is a treat for romcom lovers.

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I really enjoyed this book about Katharine who quits her job in London in a art gallery and comes back to her home town and decides to set up her own art gallery.

Katharine meets Kit as her Dad introduced them when she was visiting her Dad, they don't get off to a good start and Katharine does not like him. When Katharine decides to set up her art gallery she wants Kit to exhibit but he does not want to he wants his art students to have the chance to exhibit their work.

Once Katharine gets Kit to agree they become more friendly and the quick witted comments between them are so funny.

It is a nice light hearted book and I would read it again. Well done.

Thank you to Netgalley and HQ Digital for sharing this book with me.

This book has promise. It has humor, romance, and self-discovery. Unfortunately, it wasn't a win for me. The pace dragged. It took me too long to get into it and then I skimmed out of boredom. The plot is too predictable. I know it's a rom-com and we usually always know what's going to happen anyway but this felt too much so.

We could've used more interaction between Katharine and Kit in the first half of the book. Kit was okay, he kinda annoyed me as a character. I appreciated Katharine's journey with herself. Overall, a fine book but it's not very memorable.

I started this book hating Christopher....then I kept reading and accidentally fell in love with him. Well played, Belinda Missen! 
I loved the main character, Katherine. You couldn't help but root for her with everything she did, whether it was starting her own gallery, standing up to John, having heart to hearts with her family and, most of all, building her relationship with Christopher. I laughed out loud at their innuendos and cheered at their dark room moments. Such a fun book that I can't wait to share with others!

Katherine gets passed over for a well deserved promotion at the London art Gallery where she works. She quits and after weekending in her home town of Sheffield she decides to open her own art gallery.

Her dad introduces her to Christopher (Kit), a successful artist who runs a local art school. She wants to feature his work in her first gallery show.

The plot has all the right elements but is too predictable. At 60% Kit and Katherine have one conversation and all his rude behavior and obnoxious comments are seemingly swept away. I won't call it banter because I didn't enjoy the enemies to lovers trope. Once they are friendlier the banter becomes humorous and playful. I could predict the conflict with her best friend and the gallery opening events. The only surprise was the resolution because it is so rushed. There needs to be an epilogue to give a hint of where they end up in their relationship and business ventures. I think my favorite characters were Dads girlfriend Fiona and brother Adam. They added love and support to the story. I did enjoy the gallery setting and the many discussions about art.

It is an okay read but ultimately forgettable. It is clean for language and has fade to black sex. Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for the ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review.

"Accidentally in Love" by Belinda Missen was a fun read. As a fan of chick lit and contemporary novels, this story would be in a top tier of what you could want in a book like that. While pretty predictable, it was a fun read, with great chemistry between Katherine and Kit. I like that the story didn't focus solely on their relationship, however, and kept it light and about her journey in finding what she truly wants from her life after leaving her job and taking a leap of faith into making a job happen for herself and starting a business.

The side characters are fun and have depth, and I found myself wanting to know more about each of them.

If you want a fun book, and something that will make you feel like chasing your own dreams, then look no further than this novel

This was such a sweet read! Definitely a comforting, predictable romantic story with primarily likeable characters and an easy to follow plot. I enjoyed how the author tied in self worth and chasing your career over a guy in a very natural way while also emphasising these themes!

Accidentally in Love by Belinda Missen is a contemporary romance. In the space of a week, Katharine Patterson has quit her job, decided to move back home, and broken up with the guy she thought was the one. No big deal. Because Katharine has a plan. She’s going to open her own art gallery, just like she’s always wanted. What she’s not going to do is worry about boyfriends. Then she meets Kit, a handsome and talented local artist. He might be the most stubborn person Katharine has ever met. He might also make her feel like no one ever has before. And Katharine might be about to fall accidentally in love.

Accidentally in Love is a story that is more about Katherine figuring out what she really wants and making it happen than about her relationship with. I did enjoy seeing the banter, and thought the conversations and self doubts on all ends were relatable and engaging. I liked that everyone had struggles- friendships and relationships that seemed iron clad at the start of the book faced realistic struggles. I felt for Adam, was rooting for Katherine's grand plans, and was hoping that friendships could be mended but that people could stand up for themselves and stand firm. For those looking purely for romance, you might be a little disappointed, since there were several moments when I would not have strictly labeled the book as romance. However, the book was well written and I came to care for the characters as I read.

Accidentally in Love is a romance with just as much self discovery by Katharine as there is humor and heart.

Hmmm..

I was kinda bored during this. The couple meets only once in nearly the first half of the book. The heroine's backstory could have been told a lot quicker, and really dragged the storytelling. Once the couple interaction ramps up, nothing too surprising really happens, until it gets to a rather dramatic and then super fast resolution without much progress.

3 stars, neutral review because I did not finish this book. Took me a fairly long amount of time to get to the 50% mark and I still felt like nothing had happened, didn’t particularly like any of the characters or feel a pull to continue reading so DNFing for now. Nothing particularly wrong with it , just not for me at this moment in time. Will probably come back to give this another go at a later date, and will update this review accordingly if so.

It took me a little to get into this one, but I ended up absolutely falling in love. Cheering for sweet, accommodating Katherine as she found her calling and learned to put her own happiness first was so much fun. And having an attractive, artsy, mysterious man be a part of that journey made it all the more exciting. Katherine's family provided a fun cast of characters in the background, and it really was hard not to imagine them all hanging out off the page, as well.
Overall I definitely really liked it, and would love to read more by Belinda Missen.

I found Accidentally in Love by Belinda Missen to be an absolutely charming romance story.
This book had all the feels, I laughed, I cried, and I just adored the characters. You just couldn’t help but love Katherine that's for sure.
This is a fabulous quick fun read, the idea book to snuggle down with and read the night away.
Thank you to Netgalley and Belinda Missen for an advanced review copy of Accidentally in Love.

I received an ARC of this book for my review. I found Accidentally in Love to be a charming little romance story. The main characters are each recovering from some heartbreak, and as the title implies find themselves unexpectedly falling in love. I found the story to be a great rom-com. It's cute and not 'steamy'. Just a sweet romance and story about overcoming.

#accidentallyinlove #netgalleyreviewer #netgalley #belindamissen #belindamissenbooks #bookreview what a darling little chick lit novel that just gives you all the feel goods. Katherine finds herself in a nine month relationship where the man just doesn’t quite want to commit. A job where she’s passed up for that promotion for the third time #mansworld🙄 so we follow her journey and her dream. It’s such a light hearted read. Something I’m sure we all need. These times of life lately can you bring you down. This book will restore hope and that hopeless romantic in you. Definitely go pick this one up. Sink I. To a hot bubble bath. And enjoy the ride. #bookaholic #bookstagram #booknerdlife #netgalleyreads