Zoe has been on many disastrous dates through online dating. Ready to give up on dating her friend challenges her to let horoscopes decide on compatability. After meeting someone who on paper is perfect has she found Mr Right? A funny, lighthearted read and very relatable. A great escape. Couldn't help but smile.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The writing is great and the story has potential but sadly I had to DNF the book. It was more women’s fiction than romance and when there wasn’t a male lead even at the 25% mark, I knew I couldn’t continue. I tried to come back to it a few times but I just wasn’t connecting with the book.

I’ll probably try reading it again later but for now I’m putting it on hold.

I’m giving it a 3 star rating for the quarter I read.

This one is a fast paced read full of humor. The dating disasters had me laughing and grateful for my own relationship. The characters are good as well. Zoe was a bit naive and oblivious but became more likable by the end. Her HEA was easy to figure out but the road to get there was funny and full of pitfalls. I also appreciated the more intense storyline involving Dani. Those issues were handled really well.

First, I would like to thank Sophie Ranald, Bookouture, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

Sophie Ranald had me cracking up laughing throughout her latest book Thank you, Next! Ironically, I have said those exact same words after online dates have gone bad. So, I totally could understand where Zoe’s character was coming from.

I loved the cute cartoonish graphic design on the cover.

Zoe had me rolling on the floor laughing about her conversations of dick pictures, her obsession with zodiac signs for compatibility, how the gym she joined reminded her of a sex dungeon. So many hilarious conversations all revolving around dating and sex or lack there of in this book.

The horoscope advice was inspiring, spot on and fun to read.

Even though Dani and Zoe seemed like opposites I liked the friendship that they formed at the gym.

I loved that Zoe was a chef and created Vegan dishes where her partner in crime cooked all the food with faces on them. This way she could taste her culinary masterpieces.

Unlucky in love Zoë works as a chef in a pub called The Ginger Cat. She also lives in the flat above along with the pubs namesake , Frazzle, a fluffy ginger moggie. Any book with a gorgeous cat in it gets my vote every time. He is such a great character

Zoë and fellow chef Robbie come up with a plan for Zoë to date men with different zodiac signs. This will test the theory that some signs are a perfect match and others should be a no, no. What actually happens is Zoë lurches from one dating disaster to the next as she works her way through the zodiac of dates found on the famous dating app.

This is a fun, light-hearted and humourous read which I demolished in almost one sitting. It was the perfect escape from a dreary Sunday in lockdown. A completely new author to me but I will definitely read a book by Sophie Ranald again. Thank you to Netgalley, Sophie Ranald and Bookoutre for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

When Zoe realizes she's going to end up being single forever if she doesn't get out there, she decides to join tinder and date through the zodiac signs. After multiple horrible dates and an ever growing collection of dick pics, she begins to wonder if she will ever find the one.

I thought this was a super cute and hilarious book. The terrible dates will have you laughing out loud. Zoe was a very likeable character, as were the supporting characters. I may be a bit biased, being married to a DnD nerd and being one as well, but I loved the DnD aspects of the book. NERDS DESERVE LOVE TOO!!

Thank You, Next
Sophie Ranald
Romance / Romantic Comedy
⭐⭐⭐✨

Thank you to, @NetGalley and @Bookouture from whom I received a copy of this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank You, Next tells the story of Zoe and her dating (mis)adventures in her search for love in the age of swiping apps. Zoe, at the encouragement of a friend, decides to give dating apps a go in an attempt to find the one. She utilizes Tinder and as a side option a Zodiac Star App to try to find her perfect match.

Obviously, much dating disasters ensue and much unsolicited pictures too. 🙈 I found Zoe’s dating misadventures amusing, and truly felt for her – cringing along at some of her horrible encounters. Poor Zoe! It also made me grateful that I never attempted the swipe apps and am no longer on the dating scene.

The first half of the book was more dating misadventures, while part two had a bit more of Zoe trying to make the relationship work because it felt like it should. Overall, I would say it was fun, light read that I would recommend to fans of Romantic Comedies with dating mishaps.

Book Review Posted to Goodreads on 11/29/20; Amazon Review posted on 11/30/20

Have you stepped foot into the world of dating apps? Join the highs and lows, the dicks pics and bad dates along the way.

A story following a 28 year old who still has a thing about her ex but wants to get back out there. Chatting with a colleague she heads out into the world of app dating but is the man for her right in front of her eyes?

A fun, flirty rom-com, Thank You, Next is a quick and easy read that has all the hilarity, pitfalls and trappings of dating in the digital age. It’s the perfect read for a rainy Sunday spent indoors chillaxing on couches or in beds.

It’s for Cat lovers, and Bird lovers, and Pub lovers, and Food lovers, and Drink lovers, and Fitness lovers, and Nerd/Gaming lovers, and Love lovers.

And can I just say, that I have never ever wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons more so than I do right now at this moment....

Dating sucks. Dating sucks when you have a myriad of dating apps where you get ghosted, attempted to be scammed, or get dick pics. YES I HAVE TO ALL! The worst part of it is is when you are actually invested in a guy but then it turns sour - and that’s “Thank You, Next”.

This was my first read by Sophie Ranald. The setting is in London so of course the UK love vortex pulled me in. Zoe is a chef at a pub and she relays the state of her sad love life to her friend, Robbie. He suggests that she takes her dating app to a whole new level of dating guys by using the zodiac as her handbook. We are then on a rollercoaster ride watching Zoe’s train wreck of dates and decision-making.

Zoe is not one of my favourite female characters in a romance novel to be honest and perhaps because as the reader, I can see why life is a whirlwind for her. She reminds me of the women in Sophie Kinsella books: I want to slap some common sense into them - of course this coming from a single woman who is an emotional basket case so who am I to say...?

If I could change one thing in the book it would be for Zoe and her love interest to have happened way sooner. Without that, the story dragged a little for me and that’s probably because of where my headspace was. Overall, it was a nice, cute read and if you are a Kinsella fan, you’ll adore this book, too.

“Thank You, Next” is out November 30, 2020. Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This. Book. Is. Perfect!

I was 100% hooked by Thank You, Next by the second paragraph, and when I finished reading it late at night (because I couldn't put it down) I immediately searched for more books by Sophie Ranald and have no regrets about the money I'll be spending buying up her collection because it will be money well spent if the rest of her books are as charming.

I think I loved everything about Thank You, Next, including the huge sense of relief I felt at having my own steady Happily Ever After, because Zoe's struggles to find her HEA were awkward and cringey and so very REAL that when she and her man finally get it all figured out my sense of rightness was once again restored.

Keeping this short, because I have my next Sophie Ranald all queued up!

I found this book very easily read, and it grasped my attention from the first page.
I loved how it was relevant to today, and the dating apps for both boys and girls, I loved how it touched on the male dating male aspect as it isn't spoke of alot.
I loved the who's star sign idea, this is something that would intrigue me.
The book overall was very good and one I would recommend to friends as a light read.
Thankyou for allowing me to read in exchange for an honest review

This book was the perfect escape. It was lovely and fun. It was my first book by this author and I will definitely be on the look out for more!!

📱Young woman seeks compatible zodiac match thru Tinder? What could go wrong?😕!

4.5🌟stars💘
I thought the zodiac romantic compatibility part of the plot was good and out of the ordinary for the well-used app dating disasters trope. Lead character Zoe's dating misses are amusing (for the reader at least) and her promising connections are realistically hit or miss. She makes mistakes, sure, holding on way past the glow to one guy, cutting off another promising match with her impulsive comments. Yes, her mistakes are a bit annoying but maybe that's also the reason I connected with this twenty-something pub chef. She's flawed, not always at her best, but trying: JUST LIKE ME!

I have not yet read author Sophie Ranald's previous novel which included Zoe and therefore had no preconceived prejudice about her vis a vis Alice and Joe's romance. I think I am glad I entered this story blind.

Ultimately, this is a good, entertaining, whimsical and lite- to medium-heat romance with some excellent female bonding included for good measure. Zoe's friendship with fellow gym rat Dani is unselfish and supportive. And I loved Zoe's ginger cat Frazzle and Zoe's extreme concern for all animals as evidenced by her commitment to a vegan lifestyle and her touching care for a traumatized baby bird. She's admirably dedicated but not preachy about it.

Thanks to publishers Bookouture and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.

In Sophie Ranald's book, "Thank You, Next", Zoe is looking for a new man but is increasingly unhappy with the guys she's meeting online. So she decides to include her infinity for horoscopes and zodiac signs into her search for a man. Along the way, she has various funny yet unfortunate dates. Maybe she will find out that the perfect guy is closer than she expects?

I enjoyed the relationship between Zoe and her best friend than I did Zoe's relationship with her final guy. I wish there had been more chemistry and less crude, sexual scenes. Overall, it was an okay book. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Oh my goodness! This one had me rolling. Too real for single women these days on dating apps! I loved the characters and had a constant smile pasted on. I can’t wait to read more by Sophie!

This romance novel had me laughing out loud many times. All I can say is I’m glad I don’t have to deal with online dating! And that I didn’t have to, back in the pre-internet world when I was Zoe’s age. Zoe is looking for love and, as she’s a fan of an astrology app, she decides to try finding the perfect guy, one zodiac sign at a time. Her dating adventures were quite varied but they didn’t accomplish what she hoped for. The book takes a more “traditional” turn for a romance novel around the middle of the book, when she meets someone in the course of her work as a chef at a London pub, who I immediately suspected would turn out to be The One for Zoe. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it. For Americans, there was a lot of English slang to slog through, but you could mostly figure out the meanings by the context, so it wasn’t really a problem, more like an enhancement to the setting of the book. I also learned more about Dungeons and Dragons than I ever did while my oldest son was a teenager and obsessed with the game, which the author made sound very intriguing! The other characters in the book were very well drawn, especially fellow cook Robbie to gym buddy Dani. (Warning: Dani has something dangerous happen to her in the course of the book.)

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read an advance readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This was a fun and light read. I loved the story and the characters. I did think it could have had a bit more humour.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Trigger warning: mental and physical abuse, blackmailing

We all have been in a situation when we were fantasizing about the person we were about to meet, and we made up stories in our head... and we all wished the ground to swallow us and make us disappear, in the moment we saw our potential date. Because deep down we immediately knew this is never going to work with him, so the whole date gets awkward and terrible.

Zoë is one of us, who goes through all of this. I really loved the style of the book, it is an easy read and humorous. You feel like you are sitting with Zoë in a pub and just girl-chatting and gossiping about the terrible dates you have been through. I laughed out loud many times while reading her story.

I definitely recommend this book if you like romance based novels with a lot of humor in it. If you had some terrible dates, downloaded a dating app or received (unasked) pictures you will definitely find your soul sister in Zoë.

Even though it is a funny story and an easy read, it also covers topics such as emotional and physical abuse. Shows how difficult a break-up can be and how you can become a victim of blackmailing.

It was my first book from Sophie Ranald, but definitely not my last. Thank you for providing me this book, I really loved it.

Zoe is in her late twenties, and single. Very single. Her Sous Chef at the pub where she works convinced her to create a tinder profile. To make it even more of a challenge, Zoe decides the follow advice from her astrology app, and date her way through the different star signs. What ensues is exactly what you expect from tinder dates, with hilarious stories for Zoe to recount to her friends. In typical chick lit fashion, there is a happy ending.

I found this a really easy read, and just what I was needing. I did find Zoe frustrating at times; especially with some of the relationships she had, and thought a few of the characters could have been fleshed out a little more. However, if you are looking for a light, easy, feel good read, I definitely recommend this!

3.5 stars

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the arc!