3.5 stars for this cute and easy read!

As always, Lynn Painter's writing shined here, with lots of witty banter, cute interactions, and quirky characters. I appreciated the dual POV and the gradual deepening of Izzy and Blake's friendship and then relationship. There definitely were some cringey aspects though, such as the overabundance of pop culture references and mentions of pizza and PSL's. But overall, I'd recommend to any romcom reader.

I love Lynn Painter. She could write the phone book and I'd read it. Her romance is truly that...romantic. Izzy is such a fun, cleaver character. And who doesn't want to read about a man who is crazy for a woman. I won't have any problem selling this book. I hated to finish it. Please write more and faster, Lynn!!!

i felt a reading slump coming on, so i needed to pick up a really quick, light read. this book was perfect for that! izzy is this insanely chaotic woman that reminds me of myself but even more insane. blake is her forbidden boss, but they end up meeting at a coffee shop before they find out that her new job’s boss is him. anyway, it’s very much insta love - i normally hate that so very much; however, because i knew this was a quick read and was semi a “forbidden lovers” storyline, it didn’t both me. i do have the say that lynn painter always does such a great job at making me smile and laugh. lovely book. some spice, but overall wholesome. a hilarious quick read perfect for the fall and to get you out of a slump!

Lynn Painter knows how to make you fall in love with love and just so in love with the characters and their love. Her words just are IT. I love LOVE and want to be loved like Blake loved Izzy. How many times can I say love in a sentence???

This is the perfect rom com fall 🍂 book! Banter was immaculate and I’m always scratching my head how Lynn comes up with this stuff, laughing at all of it.

Also, if I didn’t know it by her book Better than the Movies, she’s a Swiftie 🥲 ”you told me about your past, thinking your future was me”

I thoroughly enjoyed Accidentally Amy. The film exemplified the charm of a quintessential romantic comedy, with its endearing characters and delightful humor. I was particularly impressed by the quirky nature of Izzy and the seamless chemistry she shared with Blake. Their spontaneous banter was both engaging and amusing, evoking genuine laughter. Izzy’s character reminded me of Jess from New Girl, which added to my enjoyment.

While I found the narrative to be captivating overall, I did have some reservations about the conflict introduced towards the end. I felt that the complications surrounding the boss-employee relationship, though significant, could have been approached differently. Nonetheless, this was my first adult romance by Lynn Painter, and I am eager to explore more of her work in the future.

LOVE LOVE LOVED. Accidentally Amy was the perfect cute romcom. I loved how quirky Izzy was and how Blake fit right in with her. Their banter literally had me laughing out loud because they just said whatever came to mind. Izzy gave me such Jess from New Girl vibes. I will say this wasn’t a 5 star read for me only because I thought the conflict at the end was unnecessary. I understand the boss and employee relationship was a big deal but I think it could of went a different direction. But overall this was my first Adult Romance I’ve read from Lynn Painter, and I for sure will be reading more!

Star rating 3.75⭐️

Accidentally Amy gets all the stars! I loved it. It had everything I love in a book!! Izzy was a fun, lovable and LIKEABLE character, which is something I always appreciate. I thought the plot was unique and very well written. Our two main characters had a lot of chemistry and while I don’t always love the “meet cute” trope, this one worked for me in every way. I loved the banter as well as their workplace romance. The dual POV’s were also another example of what I love in a book. The texting scenes were some of my favorite moments in the story. This one left me with a smile and left my heart full.

Thank you to Berkley and to NetGalley for the ARC.

𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 3.75⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: contemporary romance 📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
A cute read that fell a little short

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
Romantic comedies
Meet cutes
Great chemistry
Witty banter
Insta love
Daul POV
Workplace romance
Pop culture reference

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
A fun read

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
Characters were a little immature at times
Miscommunication
Some things gave me the ick

I'm totally in love with Lynn Painter. I discovered her last year and have enjoyed every single one of her books. This one was no exception.

When a book is funny, the most I usually do is a little huff of air with a silent chuckle --- but this book made me laugh out loud. The banter between Amy/Izzy and Chest/Blake was hysterical.

I loved them so much and I loved the situation they were in.

Adorkable and quirky Isabelle Shay is on the brink of starting a new job. Running late, she answers to “Amy!” and grabs someone else’s unclaimed pumpkin spiced latte which she promptly spills on another coffee-seeking hottie she instantly nicknames Mr. Chest. They have a playful moment, and then bump into one another later in the elevator. He thinks her name is Amy until she’s introduced with her real name to Blake Phillips, her department VP. Fresh off a divorce from a lying spouse, Blake is less than amused, okay angry; okay, irrationally mean bordering on punitive when he discovers she was dishonest.

They eventually resolve things enough to start to become friends; as her direct report, Blake can’t date Izzy, so they keep things at a respectful if flirty arms-length until there’s a reorganization and she’s reassigned. For one steamy weekend. Now it’s Blake who is being deceitful.

The characters behave as if they are Gen-Xers, not thirty-year-olds, with their behavior and some of the references. The point of view changes frequently enough to give the reader whiplash, sometimes multiple times, mid-chapter. The structure is a mix of narrative and phone call dialogue or text messages, but in the ebook ARC, it wasn’t always clearly formatter, leaving me wondering, it that an inside his head thought? or did he actually convey that?

Blake and Izzy’s chemistry is fantastically written, and the banter shines most when it’s gentle wisecracking wordplay sprinkled with pop culture references that shown their common interests and shared frame of reference. The repartee slides off the deep end into bro-y dialogue between the love interests far too often for my tastes. It might be a turn on for Blake and Izzy to talk to one another that way, but as someone who left a verbally abusive marriage, numb nuts is never a term of endearment, even in jest. Neither is dipshit. Or asshole, dumbass, weirdo, or little shit. And, they refer to themselves in similar, derogatory ways in their internal monologues. It makes them seem immature, not evolved, and not self-aware. I’m especially surprised, because the book is a re-release (formerly self-published), with new editorial review; and to leave in language coded as abusive to self and partner without addressing it feels shocking and irresponsible.

I received a free reader’s advance review copy of #AccidentallyAmy via #NetGalley, courtesy of Berkley.

My ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This was such a funny fast read! I hope her cousin Josh and the other Shay cousins get their own books one day.

A great meet cute that doesn’t deliver as hard the rest of the book. One of those I liked it but didn’t love it. I think there might have been too much miscommunication trope and a little of self righteousness that made it less than enjoyable. But as a meet cute and first chapter this book takes the cake!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

There’s just something about Lynn Painter’s writing and banter that I love! I was laughing out loud so many times at their dialogue or inner thoughts!

This was a cute novel. The premise hooked me and I really enjoyed it! It was really easy to read.

I thought Izzy was super cute and endearing and Blake was really sweet and fun-loving. I liked that he got along with her cousin and she got along with his brothers! They had a really healthy relationship I thought.

I loved that they gave each other a hard time but was also so loving with each other. Some of their interactions were really cheesy and could be kind of lame, but I thought the humor was funny so it worked for me.

I thought he would be angrier at her longer in the beginning of the book for pretending to be Amy, but I guess that wasn’t the worst thing in the world for her to have done so he didn’t need to be mad forever. Just with his history with Skye I figured he would be upset for longer.

The third act break up is exactly why companies don’t want workplace relationships haha I’m glad it didn’t last that long though. It added just the perfect amount of stress to the relationship without it dragging on too long or being over the top.

Quite a bit of spice and sexy talk, but nothing super descriptive and a lot of times it was fade to black, which I appreciated.

It dragged a little bit at the end but that’s only because I’m not a huge romance person and I like reading about the tug and pull of them getting together and don’t care so much once they actually get together, so that is more of a me problem.

It had a super abrupt ending. I didn’t expect too much more since it was the epilogue, but the last sentence that was used felt like there could have been a little bit more. Maybe it was because there was a snippet of another one of her novels at the end (which I loved by the way) so my Kindle told me there was another 15 some minutes of the book left that I got confused, but I still wish the last sentence was different. It almost seemed like Painter couldn’t figure out how to end it but wanted a call back to Starbucks Amy so just left it at that.

Despite that, I would still recommend reading this! Especially if you like Lynn Painter’s books or like cute romances with really funny banter. This book would be for you!

I love the idea of this book and let me cute aspect at Starbucks and how a lot appointing the story goes back to that, but it was too cheesy of a romance for me. It still was good, but that’s it.

This was fine? I feel like a lot of people didn’t like this one (which, go off!), but it didn’t bother me. I mean, sure, it was incredibly cheesy, but I absolutely expected that to be the case based on the synopsis alone.

That being said, I appreciated the forbidden office romance trope and the bit of spice we got. There wasn’t a lot of it, but enough! I’d say it was like 2.5-3/5 🌶️🌶️ I also read this one a couple of weeks ago and may be totally off in my memory, but oh well.

(Thank you, Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley, for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.)

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC. This a super cute, albeit fairly predictable romcom. The characters are light and fun and I enjoyed the meet cute.

Lynn Painter is a comfort read for me at this point. She is the queen of on page banter and flirting. Accidentally Amy is full of fun moments between the main characters and their attraction to one another was a delight to read! I was hooked right from their funny meet-cute and could not put the book down until it was finished!

This book ticks all the boxes for a fantastic RomCom: a charming coffee shop meet-cute, a dynamic of grumpy and sunshine characters, and a workplace romance to root for. The dual point of view is a delightful addition that enriches the narrative. I found myself laughing and kicking my feet with joy throughout the story, and I absolutely adore Blake and Izzy as a couple. However, Izzy's quirkiness might benefit from being dialed back just a bit, as it occasionally borders on the annoying. The romantic tension is perfectly pitched, the banter is top-notch, and true to Lynn's style, I was left brimming with emotion. This is a must-read I'll be suggesting to all my fellow romance enthusiasts.

Lynn Painter continues to be a powerhouse when it comes to rom-coms! The banter was top tier, the chemistry was quite literally OUT OF THIS WORLD, and the characters were so endearing. I love a meet-cute mixed with some fumbles and mishaps - I found myself giggling at multiple times while reading, either due to the ridiculous nature of the scenarios, or the wittiness between Izzy and Blake.
I will forever continue to put Lynn Painter’s books at the top of my TBR list ❤️

When Izzy takes the wrong coffee cup in a hurry to make it on time to her first day at her new job, and spills said coffee on a incredibly attractive man, sparks fly between the two of them. Imagine the surprise when Izzy arrives at work and runs into the same man... and finds out he is her new boss.

This was a short quick read. It started off very good, and kept a good pace. It got straight to the point and read more like a short story to me, which I was fine with. There was a decent amount of character development considering the short story, and the plot was good. I loved the chemistry between Izzy and Blake and their witty banter. I just adored the level of comfort they had with each other immediately and was rooting for them. Enjoyed that the complication and the third act wasn't drawn out to miscommunication trope. The very last chapter and the epilogue were the icing on the cake for me. I recommend picking this up if in need of a fast read!