Coming in, I was really intrigued by the plot summary. But the book was really more about sisterhood. Lucy saves her job by starting an "Ask Adam" column at a men's magazine, where she answers questions men have about love, relationships, and life. One day, she gets a shocking submission from who she suspects to be her sister's husband. Lucy finds herself in a dilemma of when/how she would warn her sister without completely ruining the relationship between the sisters. Lucy also finds herself getting closer to Ross, her new co-worker who has been dating her sister's friend. She has been traumatized by her relationship with a previous co-worker that ended disastrously, and is unsure of her growing feelings for Ross, who is totally unavailable.

This was 3.5 stars rounded up to a 4. I found the ending between Lucy and Ross to be kind of anticlimactic. All the action happens in the course of 5 days with her sister and Ross and some of the plotlines felt kind of rushed. I did like Lucy's dedication to and love for her sister and their relationship was really the focus of the story with the romance happening in the background.

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

Perfect for fans of 'The Hating Game'. A feel good laugh out loud rom com!
Lucy is feeling the aftermath of covid and working for a womens magazine. The dreaded redundancy. Unless of course, she can show her bosses that her male counterpart across at Max- Ross isn't right for the role of technology editor...
This book has so many tropes I love in a rom com book. Great characters, witty banter, enemies to lover office romance and a cat.
Perfect read for a miserable wet Saturday with a cup of tea.

Thank you @netgalley and @stormbooks_co for the eARC of The Love Hack by @sophieranld in exchange for an honest review!

📖📖 Book Review 📖📖 Lucy might be in over her head at her new job as an advice columnist, especially when it comes to love. After a workplace romance went wrong, the closest thing she has to love is being maid of honor in her sister’s upcoming wedding. But here’s the thing, her columnist job is top secret and she is under the alias of a man, Adam. The Love Hack is an endearing story about a young woman finding her voice in a man’s world (even if it means writing in a man’s voice) and trying her best to overcome past hurdles and heartbreak through enduring optimism.. The Love Hack is a heartwarming tale that touches on some really deep subjects but maintains a light and feel good attitude throughout.

Review is posted on Goodreads and will be on Instagram ahead of the publication date!

The love hack is a typical rom com that will hit familiar notes in an expected way. It's not bad but it won't do anything earth shattering... but that's what people read romance foe comfort... stability

I absolutely adore Sophie Ranald and am so excited to share my feedback on her upcoming latest release. Please watch thus solace for further updates.

This was so unbelievably bad. The only “good” thing I got out of it was learning British slang. If I were to break this book down it would be:
50% Lucie complaining and being in complete and utter delusional state
20% cringy modern anecdotes
10% Amelie and Zack’s questionable relationship
10% Lucie’s codependent relationship with her cat
10% Lucie and Ross

“An intelligent, thoughtful, serious man, possibly with deep emotional scars that only I could heal.”
- okay Handy Manny go on and fix a man. Btw, this is Lucie thinking about meeting her dream man.

“I’d thought we were beginning to be friends and even allowed myself to imagine that there could be something more there. I’d thought I could trust him – thought he might be different from other men.”
- TrUsT him?!?!? All you’ve done is exchange Seinfeld quotes and made coffee and tea together. At this point their relationship is more akin to a barista and a customer than whatever Lucie has made herself believe.
- crying about a coworker you’ve known for a couple of weeks kissing another girl??

Lucie is so immature for her age, it’s wild.

I had quite a few emotions go through me reading this book. Happy, sad, angry, etc. It is told in Lucy's POV. She works for Max! and has an Ask Adam feature. It is mainly med writing in asking questions about love, relationships and so on but it is actually Lucy answering them, not a male. Ross is her coworker who she shares close desks with. Lucy has a massive crush on him but unfortunately Ross isn't single. It is fun to see how Lucy answers these questions that come her way, try to understand the male gender. When it becomes some what overwhelming for her she starts using AI. When Lucy gets an Ask Adam question that makes her suspicious, she feels it is best for her to investigate. I enjoyed both Ross and Lucy, both great characters. I felt for Lucy's sister Amelie along the way. It was great to see how close sisters are and what they do for each other.
This is a good read, hard to put down once you start!

"But to me he looked like a movie star... Even standing still, there was a grace about him, an air of calm that seemed to dampen the murmur of the voices around me and the hum of the city beyond into silence."

Lucy has just landed a new job as an online men's relationship advice columnist. After her last office romance failed, she swore off coworkers forever... That is, until she met Ross. He's charming and cute, but there's one problem -- he isn't exactly single. As Lucy's advice column becomes more and more popular, she feels overwhelmed by the workload and turns to AI to help her answer their requests, as well as how to navigate her feelings for Ross. Will Lucy find love, or will her office love life continue to become more complicated?

"The Love Hack" was a very sweet story. Reading about Lucy's admiration for Ross reminded me of old childhood crushes and the feeling of butterflies for the first time. I was surprised by the side-adventure we went on regarding her sister, but to keep this review spoiler-free, I'll let you experience it on your own. If you enjoy tropes including office romance, miscommunication, and love triangles, this novel is definitely for you!

There is so much to love in the Love Hack by Sophie Ranald. First, the main female character is a delight. She is bright and resourceful, and when she is about to be made redundant at her online magazine job, she comes up with a way to continue to be employed as an advice columnist for a man’s magazine. This will be a challenge since she doesn’t understand men at all and has stayed away from romance since a bad love affair a few years ago.

What I really liked about this novel was seeing Sophie confront and conquer many challenges, the strong relationship she had with her family, particularly her sister, the slow burn of two work colleagues who are attracted to each other, and the humor between friends, co-workers, and the advice columns.

All the characters are well-developed and complex, and the romcom plot is rooted in reality. Such a fun read!

The Love Hack by S. Ranald, published by Storm Publishing, is a wonderful, charming story.
An heartwarming read that gives all the warm and fuzzy feelings. A beautiful story, well written, beautifully thought out and beautifully told. An happy place.
Blurb: She’s a rookie advice columnist. He’s her office crush. It’s about to get complicated.
Landing a new job as online agony uncle “Ask Adam” Lucy dishes out relationship tips to men. But when it comes to her own love life, she’d rather spend Friday nights curled up on her sofa with Netflix and her cat, Astro. 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’d never fall for someone in the office again. And she’s just about to have two more good reasons not to.
An email has just landed in the “Ask Adam” inbox and Lucy is convinced it’s from Ross. He’s most definitely not single. As her advice column goes viral and her inbox overflows with problems, Lucy turns to her AI assistant for help decoding romantic troubles, including her own. Can her state-of-the-art cupid really help her navigate her feelings for Ross? Or will the truth behind “Ask Adam” turn her non-existent love life into a hot mess?
A totally heart-warming, feel-good, and relatable romantic comedy that will have you laughing and crying as you race through the pages.

I thought this was a fun, entertaining read and I really liked the FMC, Lucy. I do not envy her position in that she has to witness her love interest get cozy with someone else. Additionally Lucy has to bear witness to a not so fun situation with her sister that takes some real contemplation as to what to do. I think Lucy ended up handling things well and I am happy with the outcome. I like the title of this book but for some reason I wish it would have been titled "Ask Adam".

Overall, I enjoyed this rom com and I'm interested in reading some of this authors other works.

Thank you NetGalley, Storm Publishing and Sophie Ranald for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely love Sophie Ronald and am so pleased to have the opportunity to read review and share my thoughts on her new upcoming novel. Will be sharing a full review and thoughts very soon.