4 Stars The Match by Sarah Adams is a charming romcom about how love can find you when you least expect it.

Since getting out from under her wealthy parents' thumb a few years ago, Evie Jones has dedicated everything to Southern Service Paws, the service dog company that matched her with her own dog, Charlie, to assist with her epilepsy. Now Evie matches service dogs with clients, is preparing to take over the business from her mentor, and is arranging a fundraiser to help the struggling business. Then Evie meets Jake Broaden at a consultation and sparks fly instantly, but not in a good way. Jake's ten-year-old daughter, Sam, secretly set up the meeting since she recently was diagnosed with epilepsy and wants a service animal. Despite his initial hesitation, Jake gives in and the three of them begin spending more time together as they match Sam with a dog and train her. Having been hurt in the past, Jake is wary of starting something with Evie, but he can't help but feel like Evie is the missing piece of their family.

This was such a sweet insta-love rom com. While I adore Evie and Jake as a couple, I absolutely loved reading the scenes of Jake being a great father to Sam or the three of them as a family. Evie found the family that she deserved since her own parents didn't treat her like they should have. The narrators did a wonderful job with this dual narration. A sweet read!

Thank you Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the ALC!

Sarah Adams is now an auto buy author for me! Her books are the perfect complement to the classic romcom films that I always gravitate to after a trying day. I loved the representation in The Match and the romance was on point. Evie and Jake had undeniable chemistry and Sam was the cherry on top. The way that the development of the characters unfolded gave me the feels and made my heart stutter in my chest. The only reason that this was not a higher rating for me was because I felt that the crescendo of the central conflict was a bit lackluster. I expected more of a blow out with Evies parents and Tyler. I really wish that Jakes feelings following the fight had been explored. I also felt like Natalie busted up his revelation and I really wanted a bit more from his makeup with Evie. All in all, the ending felt a bit rushed, but I was satisfied with the idea of the conclusion.

If Sarah writes it I'm reading it. The Match was a really enjoyable story. Amusing in places, sweet without being too sickly sweet and had some serious notes in it too. I really liked Evie and Jacob. Evie was so down to earth considering her background, I loved her compassion and her spunk. Jacob was just the sweetest single dad wanting to do what's best for his little girl. The narrators for this one did a wonderful job. Both were new to me narrators and captured their characters perfectly. I would definitely listen to other books narrated by them.

⭐️: 4
🌶️: 1

✨ single dad
✨ age gap
✨ strong FMC
✨ adorable service dogs
✨ epilepsy representation

This story was sweet as pie! Evie trains service dogs and Jake is the single father of an adorable young girl who is being matched with a service dog of her own. The meet cute is adorable and funny, and the tie between Evie and the young girl, Sam, both living with epilepsy was beautiful. This was a feel good, sweet, clean read.

⇢The narrators ⇠
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this story read by Rusty Mewha and Leanne Woodward. A large majority of the book was read by Rusty and he was a perfect casting for Jake!

🌶️ = closed door

📚Thank you NetGalley, Dreamscape Media and Sarah Adams for the ALC of The Match.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ALC of The Match!

I have been really wanting to read a Sarah Adams novel so I was STOKED to have been approved for this one!

Evie Jones has eschewed her Charleston royalty parents' dreams for her to live a Stepford wife existence and is working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her Charlie, a service-dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. Then Evie meets Jacob Broaden and there are instant sparks—but not the good kind. Although his ten-year-old daughter, Sam, was recently diagnosed with epilepsy, the newly single dad had no idea she set him up for an initial client meeting with Evie. It doesn’t take long for Jacob to be convinced that Evie, and her magical, woodland-green eyes, might just be the best thing for him and his daughter. As Evie spends more time with Jacob and helps Sam find her perfect match with a lovable golden retriever named Daisy, she starts longing for something she’s never had before—a loving family. For Jacob, falling in love with Evie is the last thing he should be doing, but love has a way of finding those who need it most.

If you think that dogs are God's greatest gift to mankind (which they totally are), this book is for you. While I don't normally go for insta-love, this one felt different. It definitely felt more like Jake, Evie, and Sam becoming a family and after all of them being hurt by family in different ways before, it felt natural for them to bond quickly once they realized they were trustworthy. Plus, Evie and Jake had plenty of internal "Are we moving too fast?" that it seemed like the book was trying to put the brakes on the insta-love.

I did feel that Evie's parents and ex were almost too one-dimensionally evil and they definitely did not deserve a redemption arc.

The biggest takeaway is that the dogs are amazing and they deserve infinite stars.

The dual narration was awesome and made the book infinitely better. Those accents!!!

Sarah Adams is one of my favorite authors of all time.

Synopsis
Evie has epilepsy and has found a perfect occupation, helping to pair people with disabilities up with their service dogs. One day when she meets Jake, he is less than excited to be matching his daughter with a service dog. Too bad Jake's bad attitude is paired with his stunningly good looks. While Evie continues to work with Jake's daughter Sam, Evie Jake starts to develop a friendship.

Of course life isn't that easy and with Jake's baggage and Evie's annoying and meddling parents, it will be hard for this to become anything more than a friendship.

This book was fun and had a unique plot. I'm always for the single dad trope. There is a small part about this book that I didn't love at the end but I still love this book.

Rusty Mewha and Leanne Woodward do a great job with the narration of this audio book. I'm so excited that more Sarah Adams books are being picked up for audio! Thank you dreamscape media for sharing this audiobook with me.

This was so cute, adorable and fast paced plotline. I love the opportunity the author took to pen down the disability rep in FMC and the MMC is well aware of it as his daughter is having the same issue.
The positivity towards the issue and life with it stole away my heart. This is my first read from the author's work and now I am excited to read her other works too.

This was an absolutely charming and sweet novel that is a Hallmark Movie in book form. The writing is solid and the pacing is quick. The narrators were wonderful! The representation of epilepsy and service dogs was done really well and a really enjoyed the glimpse into that world. The chemistry between the main characters was great even though it’s a “closed door” romance. A great addition for any public library!

Thanks to Sarah Adams, NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an advanced audio copy for review!

This was my first book by Sarah Adams and it didn’t disappoint! This was such a cute romance. I really enjoyed the dual POV, the relationship between Evie and Jake, and the disability rep in this book. I actually learnt a lot about service animals and epilepsy. I did like the narrators, but I will mention that some of the characters are described as having thick southern accents, and I would’ve loved to have heard this more in the audiobook. Overall, this is a sweet and light-hearted rom-com, and I’m excited to read more by Sarah Adams!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this ALC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy. I really enjoyed this audiobook that had dual POV narrators from Sarah Adam's. I loved Evie and her personal growth throughout this novel, her relationship with her service dog & her journey to find true love. I definitely recommend adding this to your TBR list

“𝘠𝘦𝘱. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘏𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘢𝘬𝘦. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯.”

another adorable romance by sarah adams. i will say i freaking loved evie. she was an amazing MC, her personality was real and authentic, and she knows what she wants for her future (and it’s not being with her extremely wealthy family). jake was great too but i want to be SWOONING over the male MC and he just seemed a little immature for me. with their age gap and all he’s been through with his ex i was hoping for him to be a little more mature. i will say i also loved the disability rep in this one with the epilepsy rep between both sam & evie having it. the ability for their service dogs to sense their seizures before they even started was truly amazing. overall a really good one, but not my absolute favorite from sarah adams!

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the Audiobook “The Match” by Sarah Adams in exchange for my honest review.

Evie Jones meets Jacob Broaden and his daughter, Sam after she requests a meeting via email acting as her father. Evie works for a company that places service dogs with those in need. Sam and Evie both suffer from epilepsy. Through the placement process, Evie and Jacob find their love match.

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. I found it to be entertaining, heartwarming, and overall wholesome romance. I recommend you read The Match…you won’t be disappointed!!! I’m off to start reading the second book in the series “The Enemy”.

I love Sarah Adams! This one was cute, but the plot felt lacking. It wasn't my favorite of hers, however, I will read pretty much anything she puts out!

4.5 ⭐️I enjoyed this book so much! Much more than I expected to.

The opinions expressed are honest and my own but I am thankful to NetGalley and the publisher for the audio ARC of this title.

This is a release “expanded edition” of the authors work that was originally published in May of 2020. I have never read this author before but I intend to pick up her other books after reading this as I’ve read that her writing has gotten even better in recent works.

The duel narrators did a great job handling the story and their voices fit the character descriptions which is always a plus.

What I enjoyed the most is that the story seemed very natural for the most part. It’s clear the author has her pulse on human nature and how to express it in her prose.

I liked how she handled disability of both the MFC and MMCs daughter as it connected them all while not being the only thing about the characters of note.

It definitely had a bit of “hallmark” feeling to it but not completely. Like a really well written hallmark movie.
Lastly, the pop culture references were just right. They didn’t seem gratuitous or cheesy.

My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again

4.5 ⭐️

I adore Sarah Adams, and I was so excited to get an audiobook ARC of the updated version of The Match!! I’m so excited for Sarah and that she gets to rerelease her OG contemporary romance books— The Off-Limits Rule was my first SA book!!

As someone who works with kiddos with disabilities (and sees several kids with epilepsy), I absolutely adored reading about Evie and Sam and their service dogs (is Charlie my new favorite character of Sarah’s??). The challenges they go through, their fears, their incredible resilience is just 🥹🥹 This book was so sweet, while also bringing up some extremely important topics and representation.

I loved the dual POV narrators of the audiobook— I’m a 2.5 speed girly, and thought the voices were perfect for the characters (that can make or break a rom com!!!)

there ✨is✨ a third act breakup / miscommunication, but totally worth it— I was kicking me feet and squealing out loud the whole book!!

make sure to pick up The Match July 2nd, especially if you love
✨ single dads
✨ dogs (specifically golden retrievers)
✨ strong independent women who stand up to their families!!!!!
✨ sweet, adorable rom coms that start off with the main characters insulting each other 🥰🥰

thank you to netgalley and Dreamscape_Media for the audio arc!!!

This was a wholesome book that had a really cute plot. I loved that it centered around service dogs and a little girl/adult woman with epilepsy, Overall, the conflict was so so - but it would've been hard for the author to place a major conflict in when dealing with these topics. Cute, low steam.

5⭐️!!!! the fresh coat of paint on this already huge fan fave of mine was the perfect, cozy book to escape in! this story is the so completely adorable, lovley, hilarious, and pupalicious 🙌💛

This is a cute little story, I loved all the characters and Evie and Jake’s love story. Evie is so good with Sam, being able to relate to her epilepsy, but also knowing how to connect with her emotionally. Of course, the dogs in the story make it amazing, book pets are the best characters. Evie’s parents are not good people, are incredibly toxic, and their toxicity isn’t really resolved even if it is addressed.

the narration was perfect! I loved the original audiobook & was hesitant to new narrators but THEY WERE AMAZING!!! the same southern-softieness was there with a fresh voice on the characters & story!

Overall an already huge fave of mine became even more of a fave in this newly revised and rereleased version of Sarah Adams first romcom! it definitely left me feeling warm and cozy 💛

This book has been on my tbr for a few years so when I saw the audiobook on Netgalley, I was quick to snap it up. Like all of Sarah Adams' books, I devoured this one and found myself loving it. The characters were likeable, the doggies were adorable companions and Jacob's daughter Sam is the sweetest meddler. If you are looking for a great romcoms, Sarah Adams and this book are one you must try.

This was another homerun from Sarah Adams. I absolutely devoured this audiobook and I am thrilled that it's book one of two! Evie won me over right out of the gate with her huge heart, southern charm and a bit of sass. I can never resist a good canine character and Charlie was truly incredible. I adored Jacob and Sam as well. There was so much to love about this book in addition to the characters - - epilepsy representation and learning more about service dogs, the non-profit that Evie devoted her life to, the Charleston setting and more. I got such a kick out of Evie and Jacob's banter and the narrators were perfect for both characters including Evie's occasional southern drawl. ALL THE FEELS!

I loved this audiobook and the narrators did a fantastic job. I loved the dual perspectives and hearing what Evie and Jacob were thinking was hilarious. I liked that this was a clean romance, found family and how it portrayed Evie. Evie had epilepsy but she showed how a service dog could help her live a normal life and not be afraid. Evie had such a big heart and it hurt to see how she was treated by her parents.

The witty banter between Jacob and Evie was funny and I liked how they talked about everything freely. They started as friends and turned into family. I like how they both nurtured Sam and helped her.

This is a very fun romance book sure to delight you.