Rom com rom com! Sweet and slow burn and these are my favorite tropes but the ending kinda lacked? I do not want to spoil it a bit too much but the chemistry lacked towards the end like the reconnection felt too distant? One thing I enjoyed was Kat's POV about how her character was detailed in terms of sharing her fears and struggles!

This was a fun rom com to read. I liked the characters, and how grounded their personalities were with their heritage and motivations! It’s not every day you read about characters with Polish names doing actual things from Polish traditions.

On another note, there were a handful of quotation issues while reading. It didn’t take away from the story, but it made it a bit confusing during some moments.

*ARC Review*

3.5

Too Wrong to Be Right is a sweet, slow burn rom com with plenty of potential, but not quite enough pizazz to keep my interest. It had the makings of an excellent story with a strong female lead, a wholesome quirky male, and a lovable hedgehog. I feel like rom coms usually have dogs in the plot, so Jojo the hedgehog was an awesome addition. I loved hearing about the sweet little creature and their donut shaped bed.

I felt that the slow burn was fun to read, but the ending was pretty lack luster and unsatisfying. I didn't like what drove the two characters apart, and felt that the reconnection was rather boring. It was a cute and quick read, but for a book with such a vivacious cover, it didn't wow me.

Simply put, this was wonderful!

Too Wrong to Be Right is a warm and wacky story that follows Kat Kowalski, an aspiring flower shop owner, as she makes a list of qualities she hopes to find in a potential Mr. Right after a recent breakup. On the same day her relationship ends, she acquires a pet hedgehog and meets Mick O'Sullivan, a lovable weirdo that runs his family's funeral business with his siblings. Following their unconventional meet-cute, the two form a fast friendship and I truly could not get enough of them.

Going in, I truly didn't have any expectations for this book since I had never read any of Johnson's novels before this one. But I knew I was in for a good time after just a few chapters!

In equal measure, Too Wrong to Be Right had its silly moments where I couldn't help but giggle and its sweet moments that made me blush. Ngl, I think I need a Mick of my own! He had the cutest personality and I really appreciated that the book was dual POV, giving the audience the chance to get a look inside his head as he wrestled with his feelings for Kat.

One of my favorite elements was the focus paid to Kat's fears surrounding her future. As her closest friends begin to move away or get married and her own career is on the verge of change, Kat is feeling confused and scared. As a woman in my 20s, those feelings felt honest and relatable. I wanted to jump inside the story to give her a big hug during those parts.

After loving this romance, I am absolutely going to check out more of Johnson's work to see what else she has to offer.

— thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Griffin and Melonie Johnson for this eARC in exchange for an honest review

This book was such a delight to read. It had me laughing from the very beginning. The characters were so quirky and fun. I felt like they could be a part of my friend group. Kat gets dumped by her boyfriend when she thought things were going great. She then decides that since she has a type she will make a check list to find a man that isn't that typical type. In steps Mick.. could he be Kat's type?

I have to admit I was really excited when I got approved for this one, but it fell a bit flat for me. It was an average, cute, romantic RomCom!

So, Kat hasn’t been lucky in the relationship area, but she thinks it’s because she is attracted to assholes. She loves weddings and romcoms. Kat always thought to be the first one of the bffs to get married. Turns out, she won’t. Now, Mick is a nice guy that works in his family business and tries to fight his feelings for Kat to be the friend she needs. That’s the little summary I feel that I can write without spoiling too much 😂 I have to admit that reading in third person is kind of hard for me, but this book was different and easy to read. Loved the romcom references, and I felt identified with Kat when she was scared of losing the routine and the relationship she had with her besties. I also liked how both main characters had to work on themselves to be together. It’s a fun story with love and spicyness. So happy that I got this eARC, thank you netgalley and St. Martin

This book gave me all the feelings.
What a emotional and sweet love.

I really enjoyed this book.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review it.

Thank you to the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I liked the plot. The meeting between the love interests was super funny. I really like how their relationship developed. Unfortunately, that's about all I liked.

I found the characters to be annoying, both the main and side characters. What little character arc there was felt forced.

The ending felt rushed, which makes sense considering there was only one scene between Christmas and Valentine's Day. The third act breakup was ridiculous and could've been solved with a conversation. Plus Kat gets upset when Mick leaves after she told him to leave. There was no apology before they got back together; Mick says he was an a-hole and then they confess their love.

Too Wrong to Be Right had potential but it was not executed well. I would still recommend this book.

This was the first book I read from thos author and it was so much to read I loved it from the very beginning it hooks you right in thanks for letting me read

I enjoyed this sweet and emotional love story. This author never disappoints, and I hope we get more from these special characters.

Kat, a florist, and Mick, a funeral home director, are an odd couple, but they work. Really enjoyed this one, although the issue with the brother seemed unnecessary to the story. She thought Joe fit her list of what she needed, and Mick was jealous. Loved the hedgehog, as it was a fun pet. Would recommend.

If loving a gregarious talking bird is wrong I don’t want to be right. But that’s not all I loved about this book… I fell in love with the fun, friends-to-lovers dynamic between Kat and Mick! I would absolutely recommend this book!

Strangers to Friends to lovers
He falls First

I was so interested in the potential of this book. We immediately meet Kat who is just being dumped and she decides to swear off dating her typical type to pursue a Mr.Right list, in doing so she meets Mick (who is honestly a great catch from the beginning, so im not sure what she is thinking there) and instead decides to pursue his brother who seems really boring. I was so interested in the beginning but toward the middle and the end of this book I just struggled.

Mick's brother is boring, and she has this instant chemistry with Mick but she waves it off in spite of that, even though Mick has proven to be nothing but nice. She overall seems sort of selfish as a character in her relationships and when her and Mick finally do pursue something only to have it end in such a trivial way I can't help but want better for him.

I really appreciate the opportunity to read this one and while it wasn't my favorite im sure some will really love it!

I really enjoyed this cute rom-com! It was a fairly quick read with a feel good ending. I do think the book became a bit repetitive by the end and there were a few plot points that didn’t really make sense (specifically the end wedding - was Mick supposed to have magically intuited when the wedding was?), but overall it was cute and I would be happy to read more books from this author!

Too Wrong to Be Right was too cute to be boring. Kat and Mick had instant chemistry, a florist and a funeral home worker - sounds like a good match to me. The book gives you so much "will they, won't they" and the miscommunication is constant. But I finished the book satisfied.

when I first saw this cover (which I LOVE) I immediately went to go read the blurb which drew me in even more. I was so excited to read, Kat the mc seemed amazing. She had just had gotten dumped by some dude and swore of men,well the men she would usually go for. Her and her friends then get together and compile a list of everything she should be looking for a “mr right” which seems like a good idea but them Kat meets Mick (the mmc). Who she thinks is too much like her usual type (but is he???) that’s the big question for Kat. Though halfway through the book I was kind of fed up with her whole adventure of finding “mr right”. Then things started to feel rushed towards the end of the book and I couldn’t keep up. Overall I did enjoy some parts of the book like the side characters!!
I just wanna say thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me this arc 🙏🏾

After being dumped by her most recent boyfriend and given his pet hedgehog to look after as he goes off to act on a dating show, florist Kat Kowalski is done chasing Mr. Wrong and has decided to pursue Mr. Right, aka, a guy who is the exact opposite of what she goes for. Then she meets Mick O’Sullivan after a not so meet cute involving a corpse and a foul mouthed cockatoo at his family’s funeral home. They instantly connect but Kat’s warning signs go off and despite how sweet and charming he is, she knows she can’t trust herself because she’s lusting after him, instead she sets her sights on his brother Joe, a upright, blunt, and professional guy who checks off all the marks for her Mr. Right... the only issue is that they have no chemistry whatsoever. Meanwhile Kat has made it clear she only wants to be friends with Mick yet every time he’s around she finds her heart beating faster but she has doubts. She doesn’t want to follow her heart but the more she gets to know him the more the lines blur... and maybe Mick is the one for her. Since Mick’s family business and Kat’s business are going into a contract together, she’ll have to figure out if she wants to mix professional with personal... and if she’s going after the right brother. This gave me serious Beauty and the Briefcase ( yes the Lizzie McGuire movie) vibes. The book started off really cute but it kind of fell off at the end for me, because Kat kept coming up with excuses and ways to blame and get mad at Mick. She says he never fought for her but my guy was trying to do everything to make her happy, doing exactly what she said and was following the rules she laid out. Their make up and resolution to their break up was meh at best after everything and I felt like they really needed to work it out more to have a more satisfactory resolution and reconiliation. Overall, it was a cute romance read.

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Loved this fun, easy read about Kat and Mick. This is a serious SLOW burn and totally worth the wait!

Super cute friends to lovers romance. Surprisingly quick read for a slow burn. I usually start to dip half way through, but this kept me interested with the UK setting. I am truly digging the recent run of books involving funeral homes/staff. I'll definitely check out other work by Melonie Johnson.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Griffin for providing an eARC for an honest review.