Finding Mr. Write is a fun and fabulous rom-com and really proves that Kelley Armstrong can write anything.

I am a huge fan of Kelley Armstrong's writing. She is so, so talented, and it amazes me how she can create and successfully write stories in any genre and for any age. Kelley has written paranormal/fantasy, mystery, and thrillers, and sometimes creates a story that is an amazing combination of supernatural and mystery. She has written books for tweens, teens, and adults. So when I saw that she had a new rom-com coming out, I knew I needed to get my hands on it. And I am not the least bit surprised that she knocked this book out of the park. She understands what makes a good rom-com and what romance readers want in their romances. Compared to Kelley's other books, this one is light, fluffy (at times), funny, and filled with delicious spicy tension.

I adored this book. It's one of those rom-coms you can just sink into and let the world around you disappear. Kelley did a great job at using different tropes and weaving them together to create a really entertaining story. The pacing is perfect, and I devoured those, shall I say, dramatic twists in the plot that would only exist in romanceland. Those who are familiar with Kelley's writing know that she has written a few books set in Northern Canada. I loved getting to explore the Yukon with Daphne and Chris. It was nice to spend time in this gorgeous setting, and I loved how she used it to help build that romantic tension between the two MCs. It was also nice to spend time in the Yukon without worrying about murderers and danger lurking around every corner (like you do in her Rockton series).

The main story focuses on Daphne and Chris, who work together to help promote Daphne's debut novel. Chris has been hired to pretend to be the author of Daphne's novel. Of course, any romance bookworm knows that any carefully laid out plan will go out the door, and chaos and drama will happen left, right, and center. I really enjoyed the whole publishing/author aspect of this book. It's always interesting (and sometimes depressing) to get to see what happens behind the scenes in the book industry. Kelley shines a light on how it's harder for women to get their work published and shows the inequalities within the publishing world.

I really liked the characters in this book. Daphne was a fantastic heroine, and I loved that she was the one outdoorsy and knew how to survive in the wilderness. She is smart, strong, and capable of caring for herself. But there is also this side to Daphne, who is unsure and scared. She is afraid of letting her readers down if they find out that she was the one who wrote it, she's worried that no one will like her books, and she is also scared of letting things with Chris get too serious. I loved how Kelley didn't portray Daphne's fear as a weakness. Her fears were acknowledged and embraced, and Daphne found a way to overcome them. It may not have always been smooth sailing, but deep down, Daphne knew she was strong enough to do anything she put her mind to.

Chris is a book-boyfriend's dream. He is a big old cinnamon roll and knows how to get bookworms' hearts pitter-pattering faster. Don't be fooled by the cinnamon roll personality; Chris's character has plenty of depth. He will even admit that he is a bit of a paradox. On the one hand, he is incredibly good-looking and knows how to turn on that smoulder that has women swooning. But he is also incredibly insecure and uncertain about how to act when attracted to someone romantically.

The romance is perfect. If you love romances that have fake dating, cinnamon roll heroes, fish out of water, one bed, road trip, and forced proximity, then you are going to devour the love story between Daphne and Chris. These two were just great together. I loved how their relationship progressed. There were plenty of will they won't they moments, and I loved the fun, flirty banter between them. Chris is a bit of a dummy near the end of the book, which results in that dreaded third-act breakup that some bookworms hate. But I loved it, mainly because he has to suffer a bit to redeem himself, and I love it when the hero has to suffer. I might be a bit of a sadist, LOL. Overall, I really like these two together. They just clicked as a couple, and they didn't go into a relationship thinking everything would go smoothly. They knew things had to be worked out, and they both were willing to put that effort into making their relationship work.

Finding Mr. Write is a wonderfully fun rom-com, and I really hope Kelley Armstrong decides to write more romances in the future.

I'm a big fan of Kelley Armstrong, as well as romcoms. Put the two together, fantastic!

With a memorable opening line, this book had me hooked and laughing out loud from the beginning and throughout. I loved the banter between Daphne and Chris, the two main characters. There were also a lot of supporting characters that showed up throughout the book that were also very well written. Overall, this slow burn romcom hit all the Write notes ;)

Thank you to Netgalley & Forever Publishing for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book by Kelley Armstrong missed the mark for me. This is a romcom about a female author who struggles to get her book sold, so she tries submitting it under a man pseudonym. The book is picked up and gets a huge marketing push, our lead finds the need to hire an actor to play the role of her pretend male author.
I was annoyed by both lead characters through most of this book.

My Thoughts

Architect turned Author Daphne McFadden is not prepared for what happens when the many times rejected book manuscript she has submitted under own name becomes a big deal after she submits it using a male pen name.

Nor is she prepared for the man she hires to play her alter ego Zach Remington.

The book itself is supposed to be their common ground but when sparks between the two become something the pair can’t ignore things take a different direction Daphne is not ready for and Chris himself is.

This rom-com has great characters, great settings and a premise that is the set-up for not what can go wrong but what will go wrong and when will it go wrong, and most of all what are the consequences when things do so?

Chris and Daphne made a great team once all their respective likes and dislikes taught the pair just how much they actually did have in common.

How things worked out for not only the bookish plot but our couples HEA was a fun trip to take right along with Chris and Daphne.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for a digital review copy.
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A really great Rom-Com with awesome characters love Daphne and Chis (Zane) with a award beginning that ends up with a little angst,some humor ,fun and love.
Really good characters and story.
Voluntarily reviewed.

3.5
This was a really fun read!
I liked the back story about Daphne feeling fed up with being ignored and decided to resubmit her work under a male pseudonym.
The romance was sweet, though I wish we had gotten more of him being "out of character" before they started their relationship.
Overall, a sweet romcom with just the right amount of emotional and dramatic moments sprinkled in.

4.5⭐️ A very cute and enjoyable romance from on of my favorite authors! The FMC is an independent woman who lives in the Yukon, a setting I liked seeing in a romance. I liked the story and main characters right from the beginning. I’m interested in checking out the audiobook once it’s released too. Kelley Armstrong books are always a great read! I also love the cute cover art.
Thank you @netgalley for an ARC copy of this book!

Kelley Armstrong has written her first rom-com, and it was a fun, lighthearted reading experience. There is some definite straining of credulity with the plot, but both leads were lovable and really decent people. Daphne, an architect living in the Yukon, has written a YA zombie novel, but only manages to land a book deal when she uses a male pseudonym. Enter Chris, a friend of a friend, who is really an accountant, but pretends to be an actor (for convoluted reasons) to land the gig of playing Daphne's pseudonym. These two crazy kids bumble through interviews, a Yukon trip with a television crew where Chris pretends that he lives in Daphne's house, and then a book tour complete with signings. Chris is 100% a cinnamon roll, way too good to be true and apparently wicked hot as well, but that was part of the fun of this book. Because damn it, Daphne deserved someone hot and goofy wrapped up in one package! I've said it before, but I really admire Armstrong for her work ethic and desire to try out new genres. This one worked for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for a digital review copy.

First of all thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was super easy to read and the characters were pretty likeable. The main characters had good chemistry and the flirting was super cute.

While the book had an interesting premise, the Robbie subplot seemed unnecessary, there was already enough tension with Daphne having sent in her book under a male name without it. The Robbie subplot also seemed to not really go anywhere.

I would recommend this book if you want a feel-good romcom with a HEA.

Review to Come

Love the cover ❤️
Description intrigued me…
Author is new to me.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC

I was completely bored for a big chunk of the book. The Robbie storyline was not needed and frankly annoying. This and other things knocked the book down to 2 stars.

Finding Mr. Write is a funny contemporary romance by one of my favorite paranormal/thriller writers Kelley Armstrong. The opening line will make you laugh out loud and will show you what you are in for!
Daphne is done with rejection - of her manuscript. So she decided so change her own name to a male author and ended up getting a publishing deal and becoming be of the most anticipated reads of the year. Little problem is that she’s not a man and now needs a head shot! Finding the perfect “Zane” is hard and even harder when the first meeting with this actor goes horribly. Chris is playing “Zane” - the survivalist and author but little does Daphne know is that he’s truly acting every time they talk and interact and he’s actually an accountant who knows nothing about nature.
Very funny but I had a hard time liking the characters - espically Chris in the beginning since he was annoying and macho when he was being Zane. That made it harder for me to see the connection with them and made it a slower read for me. If you can get past the actor Zane and focus on Chris then you will laugh and this a a good beach read.

I was super excited about the concept for this book. A female author finding a way to get around the sexism in publishing by hiding behind a male pseudonym, then said loophole backfiring when her book blows up, which means she has to find a man to pretend to be the author? Ugh, this had classic rom-com written alllllll over it. But I feel like a lot of the plot in this book was forced, for me it lacked emotional depth. I enjoyed the banter and Chris’ antics pre-book launch. I liked that Daphne was nervous about her whole plan and Chris would do goofy things to help take her mind off it.

But you’re telling me that Chris, whose only acting credit was high school theatre before this, went full-blown method to the point that even when it was just him talking to Daphne he couldn’t drop the act? Like I got it for the first meet-up, he wanted to prove he could do it, but doing things he acknowledges in his head are making him outwardly look like a douche, even after he realizes he wants to pursue Daphne just felt so so weird. Especially, when the real Chris is revealed to be a sweet, caring, and considerate guy. Coupled with how Armstrong went about the whole rom-com break-up just to immediately realize they want to be together arc and the book as a whole just feels so paper thin.

I really liked the pacing in the first half of the book, it felt natural. I loved the filmed interview moments leading up to their first and second kiss. But when we got past book release day it felt like all of a sudden everything happened at once. Their secret is threatened, they get very public with their PDA, and then all of a sudden when everything seems perfect, BAM Chris does this absolutely terrible and traumatizing thing. Ultimately, it was an okay read for me, definitely not what I expected for Kelley’s jump into writing rom-coms.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) | Forever for allowing me to write an honest review of the ARC for Finding Mr. Write!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️/ 5

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I really liked these characters in Kelley Armstrong's rom com novel. Great pace to the story and I enjoyed the premise of the author in the story submitting her novel under a male pseudonym and how things evolve as the book is released.

I tried so hard to enjoy this one, hoping the other reviews were wrong but sometimes, people get it right.

Finding Mr. Write wasn’t one of them. The banter is unearned and rushed, Chris and Daphne have no chemistry and the plot is so contrived it’s hard to take it seriously. The inevitable third act break up with a headache inducing miscommunication made my eyes glaze over towards the end. It didn’t help that the forced happy ending epilogue, while always a trite and disliked trope of mine, felt especially disappointing considering the whole of it.

If we’re looking go find Mr. Write here, keep looking.

Long review coming, I absolutely loved this book. It was my first book by Kelley and a friend recommended her to me. I can’t believe this was her first romcom and I hope she brings us many more in the future! The banter between our two characters was hilarious. I loved how dorky and ridiculous Chris was. I loved the premise of the story being a female author trying to get published but believing she needs to use a man’s name to get a good book deal, recognition, fair treatment, etc. It did infuriate me a little because I would hope this is not how it is in the publishing world, but since Kelley has been an author for awhile I suspect there is a lot of truth to this book with how female authors are treated. This book was so great. Highly reccomend.

This book was so cute. I loved the location, the characters, the banter and interactions. I thought the premise of a female writer struggling to get published, so she submits her work under a male name was fascinating. The sexism in publishing was very frustrating in the book. I loved that she fell for this guy, despite her initial feelings about him. This was definitely a slow burn, but it was filled with entertaining scenes, personal growth and fun. I found myself laughing, crying and cringing throughout the book. I love that we saw so much personal growth and relationship growth between the 2 characters. The added bonus was that it was a book about a writer - so lots of fun book related scenes. A really cute summer beach read.

Finding Mr Write by Kelley Armstrong
Daphne, an outdoorsy architect who lives in the Yukon, writes a dystopia novel and can't sell it until she changes the author's name to a man's. Chris is about to lose his accounting practice because of his business partner and needs some extra cash. Can his experience in high school drama be enough to play the author of Daphne's book?

I really liked the character of Chris. He was layered and interesting. Daphne was a little less so, I didn't really get why such a woman would be so scared and unsure of herself in some ways. Like would an adventurous, outdoorsy, amazing architect not see that a man who dumps her because she spends time with her dying mom is an asshole and not "all men" or a problem with her? I wanted to like her so much more.


Is you suspend your disbelief this is a fun summer read. If you don't, there are a bunch of plot holes here. Especially since I have been reviewing books, I know the process of getting a book in the world is not like this. Maybe 10 years ago, but not now. I get what Armstrong was trying to do though. One way she was very successful was showing how Chris would ask for things and know he had a right to ask for them. Men do that so much more than women. If we did, some of the gender dynamics would be very different.

This was a fast read and could make a fun Netflix film. 3.25 stars. Thanks to Net Galley and Forever publishing for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

3.5 stars. I debated back and forth about rounding up or down here where fractions of stars aren’t an option. There were things I really liked about this book, particularly the strong start it got off to, while there were also things I didn’t enjoy as much.

Daphne wrote a YA zombie apocalypse book that no one gave the time of day to until a wine-fueled night led to her querying it under a male pseudonym. When a need arises, she hires Chris, an accountant who she thinks is an actor, to play the role of author Zane to promote the book. From there things take off a rate neither was prepared for and feelings start getting involve while to two embark on a book tour.

As I said above, the first part of this book was great. I thoroughly enjoyed it as Daphne and Chris met and got a feel for each other while navigating their unusual situation. It was fun, it was funny, it was flirty, and it was cute. When the second part began and they set out on tour, things started to drag for me. The pacing fell off and it felt like it got repetitive. When it came to the third act, it seemed to go against who Chris had been as a character to the point as felt more like it was all done for the sake of drama.

The book did provide interesting commentary and insight into biases I imagine are quite realistic possibilities in the publishing industry. I have no idea if any of the events would play out the way they did here, but even if it they wouldn’t, the points were made.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was fine.

I think I just prefer Armstrong mystery and YA books more and don’t particularly get her as a contemporary romance writer.

Some fun tropes but I never fell for either of the MCs.