Lucy, a rookie advice columnist who prefers Netflix and her cat over dating, until she meets Ross, her charming coworker.
That is, until she meets Ross, her new co-worker who makes her snort with laughter at his silly jokes and sets off butterflies in her stomach when his hazel eyes meet hers over his laptop. After her last work boyfriend broke her heart, Lucy swore she'a never fall for someone in the office again.
Full of laughter and tears, this romantic comedy explores love, work, and modern technology.
"The Love Hack" offers a lighthearted and entertaining take on office romance and modern dating dilemmas. While the premise is intriguing and the characters are relatable, it was a bit of a slow burn and rushed ending. However, Sophie Ranald's witty writing style and charming storytelling make for an enjoyable read that will appeal to fans of romantic comedies.

This one was quick and smooth, things were happening one after another. I loved the office setting but it could have been used more successfully. Liked the female lead and her relationship with her sister, however the male lead was an idiot.

The Love Hack is a cute little romcom that takes place in the UK. The FMC is a writer for a magazine that is going online, and she's about to lose her job if she cannot think of another position for herself at her magazine's online counterpart that the company will allow her to handle. She ends up pitching writing an "Ask Alice" column, but for men instead of women. She will pose as this "Adam" and dish out advice to the men who write into the magazine. She ends up having two issues: #1. She ends up with a major crush on the man seated at the desk across from her, but he's already dating one of her sister's friends. #2. She doesn't actually know how to answer most of these men, and decides to ask an online AI bot for help.


This book moves along as expected, and is pretty surface level as far as the characters go. Since it's a romcom, there aren't any earth shattering revelations for these characters, but it's well written from beginning to end and is entertaining enough to have held my attention throughout. If you enjoy romcoms with the teeniest, tiniest bit of open door scenery, then this will be worth picking up

The description from The Love Hack does not cover the story. The story has definitely more depth than the description entitles. Sure, the story is about Ross and Lucy. You get to know them from the POV from Lucy. However there is more to tell. Lucy starts with 'Ask Adam' where she finds help from AI and her sister. Nonetheless, Lucy gets disconnected from her sister and is determined to find out why. An email to 'Ask Adam' makes her journey somewhere else, where she connects with Ross.
I think the story has potential and should finds lots of other readers to love this story. But this one wasn't one for me. I can't explain why, but perhaps I couldn't connect with the characters.

Initially I really enjoyed the premise and the characters of this book, then it slowed down and felt very repetitive, and I really struggled with the last 2/3 rds of the book. The "Ask Adam' components were really funny and it would have been great to see the momentum from the 'work' moments translate into the rest of the book. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

This one was just ok for me - its a slow burn romance type for me & I typically enjoy that trope. I think many people would enjoy The Love Hack by Sophie Ranald- it just wasn’t my favorite.

Thank you NetGalley & Storm Publishing for an ARC copy of this book.

This is an adorable, slow burn romance that could be read in one sitting, something about it just flows.
Lucy Hack is about to lose her current position at a magazine, so in order to keep her creativity and paychecks flowing, she becomes the voice of "Ask Adam", a mens advice column.
Lucy is NOT a man, and has NO business giving male advice, but with the help of zany friends and AI, she presses on.
See, Lucy has not had the best luck with men, and typical of rom-coms, has always felt "less than" her pretty, successful sister.
Enter Ross.
He's funny, she gets butterflies when around him, too bad he isn't single.
So there is your plot arc, and while I really enjoyed every minute of her column writing, there were moments that felt very similar to other office romance, will they/wont they books.
The highlight for sure is her column and the made me wonder how I would answer the questions posed.
This will be a great beach read, and it is release June of 2024, so it's perfect timing.

This book took me a little by surprise. The story captured my attention, and I was excited to keep reading but hesitant to get to the end. The story took on some twists and turns that I was not expecting bringing depth and complexity to the characters and plot. Definitely not what I expected, but in the best of ways.

I really enjoyed this book. The author was very insightful and the romance was very deep. It was nice to have a love interest who was not toxic and very considerate of the main character. I enjoyed the Ask Adam entries; it was very deep and meaningful.

Lucy is faced with a difficult situation as the new online advice columnist, "Ask Adam," providing relationship advice for men, despite knowing nothing about them. Adding to her stress is her coworker Ross, who constantly makes her blush with his subtle gazes. Despite her determination to stay single due to a past betrayal, Lucy finds herself drawn to Ross.

As her sister prepares to marry a man Lucy disapproves of, she supports her sister through the wedding planning. However, during the bachelorette party, Lucy sees Ross kissing a bridesmaid, causing her to question her feelings for him. To protect herself, Lucy decides to keep her distance from Ross, but working closely with him proves to be a challenge.

As Lucy gains a better understanding of men through her advice column, her relationship with Ross deepens. However, Ross is still seeing the bridesmaid casually, complicating Lucy's feelings for him. How will Lucy navigate her growing attraction to Ross when she wants more than just friendship? This book is filled with interesting moments, especially Lucy's cluelessness about men and her own self-worth.

However, albeit the unique and somewhat entertaining premise, I couldn't find myself to love the book oevrall even though I realky wanted to because I appreciated the unique-ness about this story, but I just found Lucy so immature and her relationship with Adam, lack lustre that I couldn't just fall in love with it unfortunately.

However I am interested to see what the author is gonna out out next! Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review!

Predictable rom-com, with a few laugh out loud moments. Main characters well fleshed out. Especially enjoyed the Ask Adam sections. Thanks for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for my review.

Well, that was fun!

The Love Hack will definitely be enjoyed by those who seek a story that's easy to read. It was a cute romance with a lot of British slang (which i found truly interesting). However, the characters felt a bit flat for me. Lucy keeps saying she's sooo different than other girls and Ross was a bit bland too. What I enjoyed the most was the relationship between Lucy and Amelie. When it comes to the romance between Lucy and Ross, there were a few cute moments that made me want them to get together ASAP.

Unoriginal and repetitive plot. Nothing was surprising, it was dull. The characters held no substance.

I enjoyed the idea of Artificial Intelligence being intertwined with a romantic comedy, bringing a new element to the genre. There were some humorous parts that I appreciated and I loved the strong family dynamics. However, this still ended up falling flat for me. It was incredibly slow paced and often felt redundant. While it is categorized as a romance novel, there surprisingly wasn’t much romance involved. There was very little character and plot development. The main character was pessimistic to a fault, making it honestly frustrating to read at times. I felt absolutely no connections to any of the characters. While the ending was conclusive, I didn’t find it very satisfying. Overall, this one was just a miss for me unfortunately.

ARC provided by NetGalley, thank you!

I thought this book was pretty bland and boring. I struggled to connect with the FMC and she kept droning on about how she's not like other girls. I think this could've been about half as long and still gotten the same points across.

A cute, sweet fluffy romcom! The Love Hack is definitely a great laid back summer read. It was easy-to-read novel and perfect if you are looking for a quick, cute romance story that will hold your interest. While this book does have the typical rom-com elements, there are also the family dynamics that i enjoyed a lot. Thanks for allowing me to read an ARC in exchange for my review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Our FMC is Lucy, a 29 year old magazine writer in the UK who pitches the idea of an advice column, “Ask Adam”, as a means to save her job. For “Ask Adam”, Lucy poses as “Adam” and answers questions men send into the magazine. Her problem though, is she doesn’t really know how to answer any of these men. She doesn’t know the first thing about relationships and is much more used to staying home with her cat, Astro.

At first, Lucy enlists the help of her younger sister, Amalie, to help her answer some of the questions. However, after Lucy gets married and moves to NYC, she is no longer able to help Lucy out. At the same time, her boss increases the frequency of the column to a daily feature. To help answer the questions and keep up with the increased volume, Lucy turns to an AI assistant program for guidance. But can she trust the advice the AI assistant gives?

Lucy has another problem, she has a crush on the guy who sits across from her, Ross. He’s kind, he’s thoughtful, and he gets her Seinfeld references. But, not only is he not single, he is dating Lucy’s sister’s friend. Lucy has been hurt by a relationship with a guy from work in the past and doesn’t want to be hurt again.

When she gets an email at “Ask Adam”, Lucy is certain it is from her sister’s new husband. With her sister acting strange since her move, Lucy sets out to investigate if the letter is from him and, if it is, what it means for her sister’s future.

For the most part I enjoyed this book. It is well written and the pacing is good. The main characters felt real and I enjoyed some of the side characters (even if I did keep mixing up who was who in the group of guys at Lucy’s work). This could be a personal thing, but I did struggle with the MMC being in a relationship with another woman for a majority of the book. The MCs had great chemistry together and I enjoyed their back and forth banter. There was no cheating by our MCs, but it was hard, for me at least, to want to root for a couple who couldn’t be together.

3.5 stars for The Love Hack, rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads.

With the revolution of AI, it was interesting to see it play a role in a love story that did not feel dystopian or like an episode of a 60s sitcom about the year 2000. The subtle use AI was enough to show that this is a modern story set in our ever-changing world. With that, The Love Hack had just enough of a twist to be unique without feeling like the author had set out to create this epic love story. This was quite and simple and logical romance. Some people use romance as a form of escape, so it is not uncommon that romance novels include escapist elements like tropical settings, famous MCs, and over-the-top meet cutes. The Love Hack does not have those elements and instead has a focus on humanizing others and love itself. The wonderful thing about the romance genre is that there is room at the table for so many stories, and people can read romance for more than one reason. I love to read an adventurous love story, but my favorite stories often take place in the workplace like The Love Hack because it is so relatable. If one of my friends told me the plot of this book happened to them, I would absolutely believe them and be happy they found someone to share their life with. Fictional or not, The Love Hack may not inspire an escape but rather a glimmer of hope for reality.

This had a lot of potential but fell flat for me. I’m not usually one to romanticize in-office sexual predatory behavior, but to each their own. The British slang was a fun surprise. I did enjoy that! Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the advanced copy. Publication date June 7, 2024.

Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of The Love Hack in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy’s position at a women’s publication becomes redundant and proposes a new column, “Ask Adam” and advice column for the sibling publication for men. She quickly develops a crush on colleague Ross who shortly begins dating a friend of Lucy’s sister when he runs into their Hen night group at the club.

This book was very hard to read and a struggle to finish. The plots and subplots are a bit all over the place lacking focus and depth. The characters are flat and there is a lack of likability or investment.