Right from the first chapter, I was hooked on Fletch! This grumpy x sunshine (how fitting) book had me all emotional throughout the whole thing. I love the idea of a proposal planner, this makes so much sense for some. Help nudge along an even better memory for those whose planning skills are not on point. Since Destiny's name implies a cosmic interference, it is great that her magnetic pull took Fletch by surprise and didn't let him go.

The two things that were missing for me was more detail on how Fletch was hurt and I would have enjoyed more details on the town they were living in. There was great detail in the places they visited and the proposal planning business happenings, but not a lot about where they lived day to day. I don't think there was anything missing, but an additional sentence or paragraph thrown in here or there would have added a lot more to my imagination.

Thank you for the copy, this is my honest opinion. Please be aware of any trigger warnings, as your mental health is most important.

I absolutely loved this book.
Fletch is the grumpy to Destiny's sunshine.
They first started as friends but couldn't stop love from crashing in.
Destiny is always smiling and happy, even after all the loss she's had in her life. She even gets Grumpy Gus, her name for Fletch, to smile and laugh.
Fletch doesn't do love, after a bad experience with his ex. I loved watching him fall for Destiny even though he said he wasn't.
It's the perfect pick me up romance.

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. These opinions are completely my own.

A cute romance with a an interesting start. I adore Destiny she is a great character that you root for. Sadly I did not care much for Rhyrhy. I enjoyed his love for his dog, but that's it.

The book was good, I did easy get distracted while reading it, but I enjoyed the fake romance until it was no longer fake.

Destiny moved to be closer to her best friend who is her last 'family' and is ready to start her new proposal planning business. From a business disaster she meets a charming divorced anti-love professor who is willing to help her get her business legit and she's going to pose as his wedding date for his brother's wedding to get his family off his back about dating. The fake dating become friends with benefits but it can't possibly be more when he is the opposite of every item on her perfect guy checklist until maybe the checklist will change to fit him.

This was the cutest!! Solid proof that a book can be a sweet romcom and also very well spiced. I’m pretty sure I said “awww” about 15 times. Destiny is really someone to be admired, so much loss but unwavering hope for love in the world. I want a whole series of just her running her business and helping everyone else with their proposals in the best way!

This is a grumpy vs sunshine romance between marriage proposal planner Destiny and divorced professor Fletch. These flawed but likeable souls and the unique plot make for an enjoyable read. What starts out as a fake relationship turns into something more. It is a captivating love story with drama and steam, sexual tension and chemistry, and engaging secondary characters. An entertaining page turner.

I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from Grey's Promotions and am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

The Mr. Right Checklist by Melissa Foster is the story of Destiny Amor and Ryan “Fletch” Fletcher. Destiny has relocated to be closer to her best friend along with who she feels is her only family member left. Ryan is a grumpy divorced man who ends up helping Destiny who in turned helped him with being a plus one. This was a funny hot read. I highly recommend Ms. Foster's writing.

I love two stupid friends who won't admit they're in love with each other. He would literally say that she makes his life better in every way and he doesn't like being away from her, but he's not a forever guy. The two of them were so cute and the way that Molly was involved in everything and even she missed Destiny when she wasn't around.

I received an arc from grey's promotions.

I haven't cried over a book in a while but this one got me. It is definitely worth reading. Destiny is a ball of sunshine to Fletch's grumpiness. You can't help but smile as you see her rays reach out and embrace everything around her. Fletch is the balance of her crazy. She has a list of what she wants but realizing everything you ever wanted was not what you needed and everything you needed was in front of you. Sometimes you have to close your eyes and open your heart. It's the little things that make a difference.

Mr. Right Checklist is a heartwarming rom-com about Destiny Amor, an optimistic proposal planner with a strict checklist for her dream man, and Fletcher, a grumpy realist jaded by past relationships. When Destiny’s first proposal goes awry, Fletcher steps in to help her save her business, despite being the polar opposite of her ideal partner.

As they work together, Destiny learns that love isn’t about perfection or planning, and Fletcher discovers that life is brighter with someone who believes in love. Their journey from opposites to partners is sweet, funny, and full of heartfelt moments, making it a delightful read for fans of uplifting romance.

A free-spirited proposal planner and a grumpy professor form a hilarious and unexpected situationship that just might lead to more in this steamy romantic comedy.

This has all of my favorite tropes - grumpy MMC, fake dating, meddling families, and an unrealistic check list (like most of us single ladies have) this was such a fun read and I loved every second of the story!

For being my first Melissa Foster read - 5/5 and I can’t wait to read more from her!!

Destiny Amor is starting her business as a proposal planner. So what if she never found love and had a list of what her Mr. Right should look like, which seems impossible to achieve? She has everything planned to start her business unless the first marriage proposal she gets is a total disaster and Mr. Grumpy volunteers to help her much-needed business. He is so far off her list he could never be Mr. Right…. Right?

Ok, let’s get this off the table. Yes the FMC name is Destiny Love and you will say that is cheesy as hell but I don’t care. Do I know any Portuguese people whose last name is Amor? Nope, but her mother being Portuguese and the way Melissa talked about Braga deserves forgiveness for that last name. Go eat a bolinho de bacalhau if you think it’s cheesy (just don’t eat those with cheese - no one deserves that). 

Now that’s out of the way, this is such a cute rom-com. Destiny is so innocent and dreams of everything that needs to be perfect. She is definitely your sunshine character. She just wants to bring a smile to everyone’s life and help people. While Fletch is the opposite, very rational, he has had a relationship once and it ended in divorce. He knows what it’s like to be in a relationship and end in failure because it was not just meant to be. While he is grumpy and sometimes we can feel in his soul that he believes Destiny is a little gullible, he is very close to a regular person. Destiny sometimes can feel very intense again with all her good nature, but Fletcher is clearly just a regular person who is trying to live his life quietly. 

Destiny has all the ingredients to make Fletch see that life can be enjoyed: while he helps her with the business plan, website, and finances, Fletcher can still realise that love is something that can be obtained. Destiny also learns with all the experiences she has with Fletcher that love is something that you never know when it’s coming, sometimes love finds you immediately once you set eyes on the person, sometimes it takes years of friendship, sometimes it goes and comes back. The “Mr. Right checklist” starts as something that Destiny deems necessary when she meets the perfect guy, it’s a list of what she has dreamed of when she thinks about the perfect love. But love is imperfect, people are imperfect and so are relationships, but they all carry moments and through those moments Destiny and Fletcher find out that their previous notions of love are not as good as the real sentiment.

“Mr Right Checklist” is the perfect rom-com book for those who believe in love and want a feel-good romantic story. Sometimes that is really all you need, something cute, uplifting and that will make you smile.

A new favorite Rom Com for me. This book was hilarious. Deserves to be a movie if you ask me.

Destiny was such a breath of fresh air for a FMC. She was unapologetically herself- speaks her mind, loves love, loyal and so Southern charm. I instantly fell in love with her. And honestly, I fell in love with Grumpy Gus aka Fletcher the moment he told Destiny not to let his dog wear bows. He is such a golden retriever MMC. He seemed so aloof and grouchy on the outside but he was so caring especially for his family, Molly & Destiny.

The storyline was perfect and Destiny’s checklist for Mr Right was epically hilarious. I really enjoyed that the author included her checklist in its entirety. The dual POV always makes the story ten times better.

I would highly recommend this book especially if you love:
✔️ fake dating
✔️ grumpy x sunshine
✔️ rom com
✔️ opposites attract

-ARC READ. Thank you to the author for an e-arc of this book for my honest review.

❤️📖 This is a standalone book, with new characters, release day November 19th 📖❤️

This book is the right choice if you have a bad mood, because after few pages you will smile and laugh. Yes, that is the power Destiny Amor has.

A woman with painfull past but still fighting a bringing good mood and smile to people around. And even ,, Grumpy Gus''-Ryan can't resist and falls under her spell and her.

Ms. Foster did it again and brought another great book, where two people who are not atracted to each other realise very soon they are exactly what they need, but it take a little time to understand, and meanwhile we get many funny situations, I really loved Destinies rumblings- like the meeting with Ryan family and explaining his layers 🤣 oh boy ... But Ryan has really many layers and soon Grumpy changes into sensitive and caring man who tries to fight his chemistry with Destiny, but he soon learns he can't win this battle.
His family is amazong and supportive and I loved the banter between the brothers.

I can imgine to get stories for many sidecharacters, so we will see, vut until then pick up this book and have some find with Ryan and Destiny and their adorable pets.

I devoured this book in less than a day! It was a quick and fun read but also full of heart and emotions. Destiny and Fletch are both likable characters that were easy to fall in love with. I also really liked Fletch’s family. This book has great banter and the chemistry between Fletch and Destiny is off the charts! It is a little bit of a slow burn but I loved watching these two become friends first. There is a little bit of miscommunication but it wasn’t bad and didn’t take away from the story. Overall this was a very enjoyable read!

This was my first Melissa Foster book and I don’t think it will be my last. What a fun and often funny book. The grumpy/sunshine and fake dating were perfect tropes in this book.
“Fletch” the grumpy dog dad and professor and Destiny the dog groomer and proposal planner were great together. Her sunshine personality was spot on and his grumpy exterior with a soft spot for her was so sweet.
There were lots of other characters who have books of their own so I am looking forward to going back and reading those stories.

This was such a cute romance. And even though it wasn’t a full meet cute but the meeting is the park was definitely the best! I felt like it definitely suited destiny and her bubbly unorganized personality perfectly. Fletch was such a little grump that I loved him immediately.

*I received a free ARC from NetGalley*

This is such a fun and delightful read! Melissa delivered an amazing story with fun and quirky characters that will make you laugh and swoon.

Destiny is a delightful character who is has faced some tough challenges but she still has an amazing, cheerful and wonderful attitude.

Ryan “Fletch” is a grumpy businessman but on the inside he is sweet and goey.

They have amazing banter and chemistry. An easy read that will warm your heart!

Thank you NetGalley and Montlake for the complimentary copy.

From the first page I knew I was going to enjoy this book as much as most of the books I’ve read written by Melissa Foster.
The chemistry between Ryan and Destiny shines through the narrative from the very beginning.
I loved the story and just could not put the book down.
A bit of spice, a lot of romance, friendship and a good storyline. Just what this author always delivers.
4.5 stars

I enjoyed this grumpy/sunshine romantic read. The two main characters, Destiny and Fletch, were interesting and easy to get to know. Their relationship evolved beautifully and their sexy times were hot. In addition, Destiny's dog was a hoot. Overall, a solid read.

Sweet vs. grumpy romance. I've been waiting for Fletch for a while now and glad he finally got his own story. Destiny was a great addition to Melissa's series of books. I love books that can be standalone but if you know past series you can also enjoy that history and walk down memory lane.