This book was so boring and bad. The two characters had no chemistry and it made no sense that he's the one who came back to her in the end when she's the one who messed up.

The author spoke really weirdly about disabilities and I didn't like that. Also as far as I can tell the author is a white woman so I really hate that she used the f slur in the book.

I received an arc through netgalley.

I’m sure I smiled throughout reading this book, with its warmth, wit and joy. It’s like McClure is telling you Ellie’s story from the other end of the sofa. There’s a dreamy, kind hero, a gorgeous hound and shenanigans galore as selfless Ellie endeavors to let hearts down lightly, while overlooking her own. The Break-up Agency is an absolute heart-warming hoot.

I could not finish this one. I thought that the overall plot of this book was really dumb. And I kept getting annoyed with the characters. So I choose not to finish.

I was hooked by the end of the first chapter! Such a fun and light hearted read, the perfect palette cleanser between heavier books. I found the concept of Softer Landings to be utterly unique and wonderfully entertaining. Ellie, our main character was real and fantastic and I loved how her relationship with Dan developed throughout the book. I love a book with well written secondary characters and The Break-Up Agency had them in spades, Gus, the adorable ‘failed’ guide dog was a particular favourite! A great time was had all around!

I really enjoyed Ella's story. Sure she had a tough job but hey someone has to do it. I really love how the author constructed her world. The side characters were entertaining and added value to the story. I will recommend this story to others.

I really enjoyed this. My favourite characters were America Dan and Elle Shaw. The secondary characters were good as well. I took a dislike to Vee Ellie’s boss.

This had everything I like in a book. Great characters, funny, dating. And social media. I look forward to reading more from Shelia.

This is out October 4th.


Thanks goes to net galley and the publishers for proving me with a copy in exchange for an honest review and the author for writing it.

This had such promise and such a great premise, but this fell super flat for me. I wish I knew what it was. I think it was that there was SO MUCH packed in here and not all of it was ever truly unpacked or explored all the way.

What's a break-up specialist to do when she is tasked with breaking up with her perfect match, by two separate women?

This was a fun read, even though it covered some very heavy topics. It was a little long, with the first half of the book unfolding pretty slowly. About halfway through, it picked up and I was fully invested!
This book explores a lot of different types of relationships: family, friends, mentors, and even pets. Both Ellie and Dan grow a lot during the course of the book.

This was a cute book and just what I needed in between my normal thrillers I really enjoyed it and thought the story was good thanks NetGalley for the ARC

Highly recommend this one! This was my first book to read by this author but definitely won't be my last. The characters will stay with you long after you finish the book and you will find yourself wishing the story would never end.

I received a copy of The Break-Up Agency via NetGalley to read and review.

I really wanted to like this. Ellie Shaw inadvertently discovers she has a talent for breaking up with people by letting them down gently when she handles a break-up for "American Dan," the boyfriend of her coworker. She become enamored with Dan and helps to let him down gently, spurring a business venture called Softer Landings where she does "break-ups for hire." When Dan comes back from a year-long assignment in Africa, Ellie finds herself entwined with him again and even more complicatedly, she is asked by his new girlfriend to break-up with him for her by distracting him with a new girl: herself.

The break-up agency idea was clever, but I just couldn't get behind the idea that most of the time, Dan thinks he is still in a relationship. Their hang-outs are very cute but -- he still has a girlfriend! Not cool, Dan. Even though the audience is in on it, I found it hard to root for Ellie and Dan for the majority of the novel. Also, not even closed door. There are no doors. If you're looking for a steamy rom-com, look elsewhere.

The side characters of Simon and Thea were well developed and had great dialog. Their interactions were some of my favorites in the book. I also really liked the dialog writing, even if Ellie was written to be idiotically naïve at times.

Overall, not my cup of tea, but I'd be interested to see what McClure writes next.

Ah, I really wanted this one to work for me. But the book felt rather disjointed and hard to keep straight. Lots of characters and plots to try to follow. Interesting premise, but not for me.

This book had some potential; I liked the idea of someone opening up a Breakup agency. I mean I remember a time in middle school when I broke up with my friends “boyfriend”. This was a lighthearted clean romance book. I think the aspect I enjoyed the most was Gus, and the relationship Ellie and Dan had with him. There were some things I didn’t enjoy about this book: I didn’t enjoy. I felt like I had to reread the beginning a couple of times, to clear up the timeline. Also like other people have mentioned, I didn’t like the fact that Simon’s husband only purpose was dying, and Dans big reveal. I wish the book spent more time exploring the relationship between Dan and Ellie. I give this book 3 stars out of 5. Thanks NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this ARCin exchange for an honest opinion.

I was very excited by the premise of this book, it was filled with potential. The beginning of the book was messy and confusing. I really struggled to get into it and just was not able to pick it up from there. There are a lot of unnecessary characters and plot lines. Unfortunately, this is a DNF for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an E-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a DNF for me as I just couldn't connect with the writing style, it felt very scattered and the language was kind of vague. I tried to push through, but threw in the towel once the insta-love hit. Great concept though.

First of all, I would like to thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange of my honest review.
I found Softer Landings a really curious thing - very fictional and definitely unbelievable but still intriguing, also the premise was different than the usual so it was fun to read! Absolutely loved Thea and Simon, I wish I was part of their group!
Gus was the cutest character!
Ellie was relatable.
And American Dan… a dream guy!
Although there were some parts of the book I found a bit boring - probably because of the amount of inner dialogues - I also wished to know more about some side characters like Diego.

Overall, the book was ok. There are positive and negative things about it but if you are looking for something to read, you may like this one!

I really liked the idea of the break up agency,it had alot of promise.

I enjoyed the interviews for softer landings, Gus! The relationship between the MC and the librarian.
It was a slow burn which I enjoyed but at times I thought it was too slow burn, not just with the relationship, it dragged out a little and everything happened in the last 20%.
It also felt a little predictable.

Special thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review

This book was so adorable! I LOVE Gus! American Dan is an absolute gem, too, but Gus the dog really stole the show for me. In my head, American Dan looked like Chris Evans, so that's saying something.

Ellie runs Softer Landings - a service for gently breaking up relationships so that the dumpee is not destroyed. This all started when she had to let down lovely American Dan, who was dating her friend Thea. Then Dan left, leaving Gus the dog with Ellie. And now he's back ... which means Ellie could lost both her dog and her heart...

I liked how Ellie was kind and capable, but vulnerable as well. come to think of it, I would say the same about American Dan. What a ray of sunshine he is!

I really loved this book. It was such a feel-good read, it left me with a big smile on my face.

I received an ARC from Netgalley. This is my honest review.

This was a fun romp. The pacing was a little stilted, rushed and then slow and then rushed again, but that didn’t hinder my enjoyment. A quick summer read with an interesting premise.

I was really disappointed in this one!

The premise of the book sounded very interesting and I was looking forward to a zany romance caper, however, this fell completely flat. The main protagonist seemed downright miserable throughout, constantly feeling sorry for herself. This is a fine and valid choice for the main character, but maybe not one for a romcom.

The pacing was off and so did not grab me which meant I couldn't overlook certain flaws that maybe for this sort of book I have done in the past.