This was a cute read! The poor dad jokes, the sarcastic and sassy internal dialogue felt too real, and it was cute to watch their relationship blossom. It was interesting to watch and see how they were connected and how they interpreted each other's relationship with that person, and how it impacted their relationship path. There were times I wanted to be like "oh my gosh stop assuming and just talk!" but I also know some of that is real life and in situations like that can be difficult. This was an enjoyable read that I devoured in one day!

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC!

When I got the invite for Fall for Him, I was excited to read it. I had read Fly with Me and enjoyed Olive and Stella’s romance, so I was giddy when I realized that this was Derek’s romance. Derek was one of my favorite secondary characters in Fly with Me, and I was hoping he would get his own book.

While these books are technically not in a series, I recommend reading Fly with Me before reading Fall for Him. That first book gives a lot of background about Derek (which should have been my first clue there would be a book 2). The author goes over everything rather quickly in Fall for Him. However, the nuances and relationships are fully explained in Fly with Me.

The main storyline of Fall for Him centers around Dylan and Derek and their romance. The book literally begins with Dylan falling through the floor onto Derek’s bed and taking off from there. I found the storyline to be well-written, funny, and often sad.

The romance angle of Fall for Him was slow. While Dylan and Derek had feelings for each other, some major misunderstandings kept popping up. The most major one (and the one that broke my heart) was Dylan and Derek’s relationship with Olive’s deceased brother. That relationship and what Derek thought he knew about it almost derailed Dylan and Derek’s romance. Besides that, it was fun to see a relationship that was true to life.

Dylan’s mental health issues were also a considerable part of the book. As the mother of a daughter who has severe ADHD, I applaud the author for her true-to-life depiction of ADHD. Everything that Dylan experienced in the book mirrored things that my daughter has experienced. It was refreshing to read a book where ADHD wasn’t demonized or put down.

A secondary storyline runs throughout the book involving a nosey HOA president. I couldn’t believe her audacity and the power trip she was on because of that title. I will give a small snippet of what Carol did:

Tried to tell Derek that renovating an apartment was against HOA rules (it wasn’t)
Broke into Derek’s apartment with a spare key given to her (it was in case of an emergency)
Tried to have Dylan’s younger sister arrested for breaking and entering.
And my favorite
Accused Dylan of making porn in his apartment.
And that isn’t even all of it. Carol made me mad and even more determined not to end up in a building or house with an HOA.

The author also touches upon workplace violence (Dylan is an ER nurse) and sibling bullying (his father and brothers mercilessly bully Dylan). It is essential to understand that both happen, but only workplace violence gets any attention if brought up. Seeing how Dylan was treated by his father and brothers was heartbreaking.

The end of Fall for Him was perfect, and the epilogue had me laughing and crying. I will never hear “Death to the Patriarchy” again without picturing Dylan’s niece. I am also looking forward to seeing if there will be another book.

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin, NetGalley, and Andie Burke for allowing me to read and review this ARC of Fall for Him. All opinions stated in this review are mine.

Dylan y Derek son vecinos y se tienen en un mal concepto.

Dylan trabaja en algo de tecnología, la va bien, pero siente que no es suficiente, que por tener TDAH tiene que dar más para gustarle a la gente. Cuando se muda al departamento de su tío para ayudarlo a arreglarlo conoce a Derek e inmediatamente se da cuenta que lo ve con animosidad y el sentimiento es mutuo, además se da cuenta que la rotación de hombres que salen de su casa.

Derek es enfermero, toda su vida estuvo enamorado del hermano de su mejor amiga, pero no logró decirle sus sentimiento antes de su muerte. Le cae mal Dylan porque cree que le hizo algo al Jake (el muerto).

Cuando el departamento de Derek tiene que ser arreglado, tiene que ir a vivir con Dylan por algunas semanas y en ese tiempo ambos se dan cuenta que no son como pensaban y se van enamorando.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVED Fly with me so I was over the moon when I received an ARC of Fall for Him.
Andie Burke did not disappoint. Wow. I spent all of Memorial day reading this book and I'm so sad that I'm finished.

Dylan and Derek's banter and enemies to lovers story line was so charming. I also loved all the side characters who helped them find their love story. Felicity is such a fun sister (I really hope she gets her own HEA next); and having Olive pop in and out was also a fun addition. I liked how Andie wrote about grief, childhood trauma, family dynamics, and trying to find your own path as an adult (especially one in a very large family-- that definitely hit a personal note for me). Dylan taking charge of his mental health and tirelessly working on himself and Derek trying so hard to be there for everyone in his life that he forgets to ask them what they actually need felt personal. Andie, once again, wrote a book that had real human experiences and emotions instead of one that felt packed with romanticized fluff. Reading this book I really felt like I could see Derek and Dylan being real people and that made me like the book even more.

So thankful I got to read this ARC and I can't wait for others to experience this sweet and heartwarming book!

I absolutely loved Burke’s debut novel, Fly With Me, and was excited to get my hands on Fall For Him. Unfortunately, I struggled to get into the novel for what should be an easily avoidable reason. The names of the two main characters, Derek and Dylan, were too similar and I struggled to remember which was which. Even having to remind myself at the end of the novel. If this isn’t the kind of thing that will bother you I recommend picking this one up. And even if it is, it’s worth a try.

Despite my struggles with the names, I liked the backstory that arose around Dylan’s name. I don’t think this would have been possible with another name so if Derek’s name was already set in Fly With Me then the two five letter D names were likely unavoidable.

The turn around from enemies to lovers was a bit fast for me. The novel started out with them being too proud to talk so they didn’t really clear the air on all the misunderstanding before their relationship evolved. Additionally, I would have liked to see more of the secondary characters as they all had strong personalities that boosted the novel.

Overall, the novel has an interesting premise and complex backstory but was ruined for me by a basic writing don’t.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC!

This is one of those times when the premise of the book is unfortunately better than the execution. The writing for me was a bit messy and jumbled which made it harder to differentiate between flashbacks and real time. There were some back and forth shifts between our MCs relationship and how they interacted with one another which also gave me whiplash. Unfortunately it doesn’t get better as time goes on, the chemistry just felt very off towards the middle and end. I think this book has a lot of potential and with the right edits it could be better.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the arc of this book. all opinions are my own.

I will post my full review once SMP address the insensitive comments of their employee.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
I enjoyed this book in some ways and thought the set up was really great but better than the execution.
I appreciated the ADHD rep and rep for mental health in general, but a lot of the dialogue was kind of clunky and awkward—sometimes bits would go on for so long that they weren’t actually funny by the end. I thought the two were sweet and had chemistry, it just didn’t work great for me by the end.

Cute book. Deals with serious issues, which made the book and characters more real and relatable.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

4.25ish stars! Andie Burke's FALL FOR HIM is a delightful and witty MM rom-com that had me wanting what these two have. The concept is silly: a home renovator falls through his floor into his downstairs neighbor's apartment after his floods. Luckily for our homeboy Dylan, his neighbor is a sexy male nurse worthy of a Shonda Rhimes hospital named Derek. One hot super geek with a nipple piercing and crippling ADHD + an Asian McSteamy in grey sweatpants with a heart of gold and a habit of being the little spoon = perfection. They both have their own complicated relationships with their families and have had major losses in their lives that've changed the way they live life and view love. But like any good rom-com, the two bond over their mutual struggles and admire each other's differences and fall in love. Derek embraces Dylan's ADHD struggles and Dylan helps Derek grieve his father's death. It's beautiful. Their banter is top tier.

I really related to Dylan's mental health struggles and not wanting to be treated like you're broken. Not wanting to be defined by a diagnosis, yet simultaneously being controlled by the same diagnosis. The ADHD rep felt realistic and that makes sense because I believe Burke has also been diagnosed with it. Dylan talks about changing careers for his mental health and as someone who is finding themselves in a similar predicament, I was not only inspired, but needed to hear that it's okay to choose inner peace. When you don't trust yourself, it's really important that you have a partner that you can trust with all of that little stuff so you feel safe and like you're not seen as broken and Dylan summarizes that up perfectly. I felt seen and I think it's important to see this kind of rep in mm romances.

Dylan's storyline certainly had me invested, but I fell head over heels for our thick thighed king Derek. How could you not? Looks like an Abercrombie model, casually knows how to cut hair, reads and loves Julia Roberts? Where do I sign up? His dad's cancer storyline was sad and hit home for me right now, but it really brought more humanity to him. He's such a beefy, big-hearted, sweetie...don't even get me started on the weekly voicemails he leaves Michelle. The way I'd immediately request to be his patient if I were a local. His dedication to the healthcare profession is admirable, exhausting and even ends in a black eye on occasion. Burke clearly infuses her own healthcare experiences to authentically bring more attention to how bad the American health care system is.

In terms of chemistry, Derek and Dylan are on fire, but the spice isn't out of pocket or ridiculous. The spicy is intimate, vulnerable and very romantic. The way Derek spoke about the many versions of himself feeling safe and seen in front of Dylan is the definition of love and it really warmed my very gay, very single, cold heart. And that only makes any spice kinkier because there are actual feels attached. But like...do I get a nip piercing? I may have a mental illness, BUT I HAVE A NIPPLE PIERCING! I CONTAIN MULTITUDES! But seriously, this is cute as hell and special thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review! Now i just gotta conveniently find a way to fall into my downstair neighbor's apartment. Shoot, I don't have one. Guess I'll have to live vicariously through these two.

Lovely and sweet! I'm a huge Andie Burke fan, and the friends/neighbors to lovers arc here cannot be missed!

One thing I love about NetGalley ARCs is that they help me discover some fantastic new-to-me authors, and Andie Burke is one of them!

Excitement from page one! Dylan is renovating his uncle's apartment, when he accidentally falls through the floor, right into the bed of his downstairs neighbor, Derek! Yes, Dylan literally FALLS into Derek. Fate? Perhaps. However, Derek doesn't quite see it that way.

These two start as enemies -- but because of the apartment damage, they're forced to work together. Dylan agrees to do and pay for all the repairs if Derek doesn't report the damage to the apartment complex. And Derek also agrees to let him, if Dylan keeps Derek's dog hush-hush. But despite their ire toward each other, this reluctant partnership soon turns into a tentative friendship... and into these two men seeming to care about each other... and then into... more.

There's a lot of great banter in this book. Honestly, give me some solid banter and I'm yours. The inside jokes... the sarcastic text messages... it's all just *chef's kiss. But there's also quite a bit of emotional upheaval. Derek is an ER nurse, so he's dealing with a lot of stress; but he's also still dealing with the grief of losing someone very close to him, and his best friend just left on a months-long trip, leaving him pretty much alone. Dylan is a talented computer programmer, but he also has ADHD, which can make it hard for him to remember things, like taking care of his own basic needs. He's also not the best at expressing what he's feeling.

But somewhere in the mess of these two working out their stuff and learning about each other, some pretty beautiful things happen. And if you're willing to sit through some tears while you watch the pieces fall apart and stitch themselves back together -- the HEA is worth it!

I love Andie Burke’s first book, Fly with Me, so I wasn’t sure how this book would stack up in comparison. I didn’t find Fall for Him as magical and life changing as I found Fly with Me, but I would still rate Fall for Him 5 stars!

I felt like both main characters were portrayed with nuance and care. I felt a strong sense of their personalities and how their romantic attraction to each other built and developed. There was no insta-love and their path from a grudge to a relationship felt realistic. I loved reading about their relationship; it was so sweet and swoony. I loved seeing how protective and caring Derek was toward Dylan. (We also got a few spicy scenes which were amazing too!)

A big part of the plot grew from the fact that Dylan and Derek had justifiably different interpretations of the same events. I thought that part of the novel was especially well-written.

The novel also included well-written descriptions of loss, grief, and having to say good-bye to something you never had.

Despite some heavier themes, the book still made me laugh and smile. My favorite character was Dylan’s sister (Felicity), a self-described “tatted-up, bisexual ginger with ADHD.” She was funny, spunky, and stood up for what was right. I would love to read a novel about Felicity’s own journey to find love. I would also read pretty much anything Andie Burke writes.

Highlights:
- main character with ADHD
- the perfect mix of funny & emotional
- forced proximity
- well-developed side characters
- friendship, loss, and grief

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book!

I liked this book a lot. As someone who doesn’t typically read romance, I didn’t know how I’d feel going into this. In the beginning it was quite confusing trying to learn the names and differentiate who was who. I liked the storyline and the humor in it a ton. Overall it was a great book.

Dylan Gallagher’s hot neighbor loathed him from the second he moved in, and causing a flood, falling through the floor, and landing directly onto that same neighbor’s bed probably means that’s unlikely to change. The poorly timed “It’s Raining Men” joke didn’t help. Meanwhile, ER nurse Derek Chang’s life is a literal when-rains-it-pours nightmare. A man he hates dropped into his life along with an astronomically expensive problem originating from Derek’s own apartment’s plumbing. Also, the local HOA tyrant has been sniffing around trying to fine him for his extended, illicit banned breed dog-sitting.

Since Dylan also wants to keep the catastrophe quiet, he offers to fix the damage himself. Dylan’s sure he’s not Derek’s type, so he focuses all his ADHD hyper fixation energy on getting the repair job done as quickly as possible—avoiding doing anything stupid like acting on his very inconvenient crush. Meanwhile Derek tries to ignore that the tattooed nerd sleeping on the couch is surprisingly witty, smart, and kind, despite the long-term grudge Derek’s been holding against him. But will squeezing all their emotional baggage plus a dog into a tiny one-bedroom apartment be a major disaster…or just prove they’re made for each other?

Andie Burke strikes again! Witty and hilarious, outrageous and beautiful. I loved both the main characters, the plot was fun, and I laughed out loud too many times to count. I also cried. All the best books are like that. I would definitely recommend this. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

Loved this one! It was quick and cute and swoony and I'm very excited to read more by this author. Cannot recommend enough.

This book was so good!! It was cute and sweet and hot and funny and just everything. I loved the characters and the story that was told.

Fall For Him by Andie Burke was funny, relatable, heartwarming, and adorable. I fell for both of the characters as people just as much as I enjoyed them in a relationship.

Fall For Him is about two men, Dylan and Derek, who live in the same apartment building and have a not so great neighborly relationship. Unexpected circumstances lead to them needing to spend a lot more time together and getting to know each other in ways they never thought they would.

This book was super easy to read and get through. The story moved very organically and I wanted to keep going to see how their dynamic would progress throughout the story. The only down fall for me was just that some story lines fell short for me. It felt like something was thrown in there or resolved in interesting ways. It felt like things were moving in directions that were a bit off for me at some points.

4.5 ⭐️ Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC! 

Fall for Him was adorable! The book seamlessly combines banter and wit with the struggles we face daily, and it's an enemies-to-lovers rom-com that you won't be able to put down.

Dylan and Derek were both lovely characters. I could relate to Dylan because of his ADHD diagnosis, and his point of view was so well-written that it accurately described the thoughts, feelings, and actions of someone with this disorder. Derek, on the other hand, had difficulties balancing his roles as an older brother and fatherly figure. Despite his good intentions, it was tough seeing him struggle.

The plot and narrative arc were fantastic, evoking both laughter and teary eyes. Such a great read!

Excellent banter that had me grinning stupidly from ear to ear! I loved how the romance was balanced with great character backstory and development for BOTH leads and really loved the dual POV that let us get into each person’s head. While the similar names threw me a bit for a while, Dylan and Derrick did each feel very distinct in their voice and stories and they complimented each other so well.