This was a darling second book from Clare Gilmore. I enjoyed the characters & the relationships they shared. This book showcased self-love, friendship love, romantic love, and even loving what you do and how you spend your time. It was a quick easy read with enough depth to not feel like a complete fluff piece.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.

This was such a cute and easy read. It follows Josie, the head of a successful fashion company, who literally drives into Will, her ex-best friend's brother, who she hasn't seen since high school. Will winds up consulting with her company and the two get to know each other again. It touches a lot on the hustle culture, her struggle with work-life balance, her insecurities, and her burnout. There was a slight second chance aspect to it. Clare Gilmore is 3/3 for me.

This book is one of my top of the year and pulled me out of a months long book slump. I adored her debut novel and somehow this is even better. Clare Gilmore will be done my must read list going forward.

This book follows CEO Josephine "Josie" Davis as she navigates work, friendships, and a new romantic relationship. As the head of a popular online fashion company called Revenant, Josie Davis is a certified workaholic, trying to bring Revenant into a new market while also balancing a hundred other commitments. On her way to work one morning, Josie collides (literally) with someone from her complicated past. Will Grant is someone who Josie parted ways with in high school after she fell out with his twin sister, Zoe. Seeing Will again ignites some feelings Josie has tried to repress, but when the two of them are thrust into a working relationship, Josie must confront her ever-growing feelings for the irresistible Will.

This book has it all: sweet friendships, humor, inspiring reflections on mental health journeys, tearjerking scenes, and a swoonworthy romance. So, naturally, I am obsessed with this book!! Literally, it was perfection! Josie is a girlboss (sorry for using that term, Josie!) who has a compelling voice and narrative. I loved the way she thought about things and worked through her emotions and reactions to difficult situations. Despite her falling out with Zoe years prior, Josie has healthy relationships with basically everyone in the book, which was really positive to read about. While her relationship with work was NOT healthy, her journey to realizing that will leave readers with important life lessons.

Most importantly, Josie and Will are the cutest couple EVER. The way Will spoke to her!!! PLEASE! I ate up their scenes together. Gilmore is a masterful writer who makes her characters' chemistry undeniable. And the best part about their relationship in the book was that there was no third-act breakup!

I'm so glad I had the chance to read this book. After Love Interest and now Perfect Fit, Clare Gilmore is an automatic-buy author for me in the future. Thanks, NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, for this digital ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. This is a new to me author and I enjoyed every single minute of this book. Completely adorable. Would definitely read another book by her.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for this digital ARC.

Out of the 61 books I’ve read so far this year, this is one of my favorites.

It’s a feel-good story that had me laughing and gave me butterflies while still dealing with real-life scenarios.

This book had me captivated from the first page, which is rare for me. I can’t wait until it’s released and I can tell everyone to read it.

Perfect Fit is a beautiful love story that yes features a HEA but also centers around knowing ourselves and loving who we are, deeply. I was excited to read Clare’s next novel and it met my expectations every step of the way. I had trouble putting it down.

The character development and dialogue were so well done. The flow and angst were metered perfectly.

Pick this up for read a love letter to identify, ambition and being a woman in a complicated online world. This is A+!

"You gave me space to make a tough decision on my own."
"I didn't go very far," Will says.

My millennial heart loved this book! I was hooked from the first chapter, and the story only got more enjoyable from there. This is the kind of book that makes you forget you're reading, and one that was incredibly hard to put down once it's started.

I really enjoyed the characters and related a lot to some of Josie's struggles. Her self worth is strongly connected with what others think of her, and she doesn't know who she is apart from her work. I loved her journey through all of that and the role Will played in it.

Speaking of Will, I am also in love with him and willing to fight for the title of girlfriend. No joke, this man is my kind of man!

One of my favorite things about this book was how mature of a relationship they had. They had great communication, and it was so dang refreshing to read! This book is well written with lovable characters and a swoon worthy romance. I absolutely adored it!

I loved this book so much! It was heartfelt, funny and just overall a comfort read! I loved the meet cute as well! Josie and Will have great chemistry and I loved Will flirting with her- I was a giggly mess lol

Thanks for the ARC!!!

I enjoyed Clare Gilmore's first book and thoroughly enjoyed this one as well. A sweet book about love and self love. I thought all of the relationships were very sweet and although there were several characters I felt I could follow well and enjoyed all of them.

Thank you netgalley for an advanced copy. My opinions are my own.

After losing tough because of an incident in high school, Josie and Will are reunited when Will becomes a consultant for Josie’s clothing brand. Just as there was nine years ago, Josie and Will have undeniable chemistry, but will past and current barriers stand in the way? I enjoyed this book. It is definitely a slow burn, which at time frustrated me but I love how these two characters really took the time to get to know each other. I also love how Will helped Josie there is more to life than work. Cute story.

♾️/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Perfection 👌
I wasn't ready for it to be over!!
I loved literally everything about this book 🩷

Forever grateful to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC 🥹

I enjoyed the relationship between Will and Josie. The side characters were well-developed.

The characters, especially the supporting characters, were very likeable. Overall, a fun, light read!

Special thanks to NetGalley for sharing this digital ARC with me in exchange for my honest review.

Y'all ever want to just hit pause on reading so that you can hold the book to your chest and squeal for a second? That's how I felt reading this. This was so sweet, earnest, and real. It felt like a love letter to me and all my crispy girl-bossing, career-minded female friends busting our tails to get everything in work/life to come together. ALSO. I'm always down for a story that reiterates that we are all deserving of love - intrinsically and from others - irrespective of all the Messy Bits we contain. Sign me up for whatever Clare Gilmore writes next because I'm here for it <3

3.5 ⭐️ i’ll start by saying i am truly confused on my feelings of this book. so i’ll start with what i loved! i don’t typically enjoy best friend’s brother tropes, but this one was written so well! ceo boss babe with a successful man begging to give everything up for her, just to be in her life. this is so uncommon in books, i feel, and it was incredibly refreshing to have the mmc pick his life up for our fmc. NO THIRD ACT BREAK UP!!!!! this soothes my soul, + i was immensely relieved.

what i didn’t love so much, the book felt incredibly rushed. the beginning felt rushed + i was bummed when the ending also felt like they were in a hurry to just finish it. i genuinely did not feel like J + Will had much chemistry… but i think that was due in part to the book just feeling so rushed.

overall, i feel like something was just missing for me in this book. it was a cute read, but i can’t say that i finished my read feeling fulfilled + giggly. which is a feeling a crave when it comes to contemp romance.

quotes i adored:
“But I was never meant to be your hero. I honestly think you were meant to be mine.”

“The way you feel to me is like an inevitable rightness.”

clare gilmore is the queen of workplace romances, this sophomore book was just as good as her debut! so happy to have read it and i enjoyed it immensely, every character was likeable and i loved will and josie’s relationship, it was so well done and as the reader i got to see their chemistry and connection grow.
i am a fashion designer and i was nervous this plot point wouldn’t be realistic as i know this industry so well, but it was very well executed and i thought josie’s train of thoughts, insecurities and feelings about fashion and work were very accurate
having a man like will that’s this supportive, hot, fun and kind is my dream fr
i also loved that this book was also focused on friendship bc as the book said, friendships can help you define how you navigate romantic relationships, they’re a vital part of a person

Where do I even begin with how much I loved this book?!? Clare Gilmore, you gave us the perfect romance! You are now an auto-buy author for me! Can’t wait to see what you write next.

From the second that Will collided back into Josephine’s life, I was hooked. This chemistry is so off the charts hot that it changes how book romances should look. It changes what I expect out of the romance genre. Will Grant is the ultimate MMC. I would quote at least ten things he said that just swooned me but I don’t want to ruin it for the first time for anyone else.

There were so many wonderful themes in this book: love, self worth, friendship, expectations of success. I cannot recommend this book enough; I will definitely be purchasing a copy for myself when it is released.

Thank you to Netgalley and St Martins Press/St Martins Griffin for the opportunity to read this ARC; all opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for this epic romance novel. Workplace romance??? Say less. My favourite troupe and this one does not disappoint me. I fell in love with this one!

I don’t think I stopped smiling the entire time I was reading this book. Light-hearted, fun, and adorable while also being heartfelt and discussing the realities of being a #girlboss.

While it is a sort of lighthearted read, it was also very slow. I felt like there were too many side conversations. I got lost with the plot. The characters also felt flat to me; I just couldn’t connect with them.

*An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review.