Give Me Butterflies is a grumpy/sunshine Rom-Com that folows two coworkers that work at a museum. Finn is into astronomy and Millie is into Entomolgy. When Millie gets distracted while driving into the parking lot she accidently runs into Finn's car causing a dent in his bumper. To top off the horrible morning Finn is one of the people who is conducting the interview for the Head Entomolgy depatment for the museum and the postion that Millie wants. Millie is everything that Finn wants in a partner but he hasn't had the courage to ask her out in all the years that they have been working together. Finn is also the sole person caring for his five year old twin nieces and Millie realizes this when Avery and Eloise are attended one of her programs at the museum. This was a cute book with some steam to it. I loved how Finn made sure his number one priority was Avery and Eloise and always put their needs first. Millie was a strong female lead that wasn't going to let anything get in her way form getting her dream job. I would like to thank both NetGalley and HarperAudio for letting me have an advanced copy of this audio book.

This is such a beautiful story. The characters make you believe in love and longing again. The butterflies - awww!

I'm a complete sucker for hot single guardian romance books and this formerly indie-authored debut by Jillian Meadows was top notch!! Millie and Finn had the perfect forbidden workplace romance that I couldn't help wholeheartedly cheering for from the first page to the last! Huge kudos to the author for writing a highly relatable and important story about a woman in STEM dealing with a toxic relationship, gaslighting and feelings of inadequacy who despite all that still finds a man who thinks she hangs the moon. This dual POV love story gave me all the feels and is perfect for fans of authors like Katie Golightly or Hannah Bonam-Young. It was also great on audio narrated by Jason Clarke and Victoria Connolly. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

2.5 rounded to 3. I really thought this was going to be my next The Love Hypothesis nope, not even close. I was bored. I thought the pace was too fast, and then not fast enough. While there were a few cute parts, the overall plot was cliched and didn't inspire me to read a romance book. I will not be continuing this series. I loved the narrators, but they can't save things when they are given cheesy dialogue. Give Me Butterflies has a lot of potential with its themes of healing after grief and the found-family dynamic between Millie, Finn, and his daughters. Tropes like “he falls first,” “single guardian,” and “enemies-to-lovers” will appeal to many romance readers, and Finn’s cinnamon-roll charm adds sweetness to the story. However, the central conflict feels flimsy, with inconceivable hiring practices and surface-level depictions of emotional abuse that seem more like plot devices than thoughtful explorations. While the chemistry and character relationships are lovely once the insta-love fades, the story tries to do too much, leaving it unfocused. A sweet, trope-filled romance that could have been stronger with tighter storytelling. Three stars.
Thank you so much to netgalley and harper audio for the ALC for an honest review.