Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter on January 14, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Contemporary, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy, Fiction / Women
Pages: 352
Format: ARC
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Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for “Amy” three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It’s the exact drink she ordered and paid for, only way further ahead in the queue, and she’ll take whatever bad karma is coming for her; she’s desperate and very late. But when she turns around and runs directly into the most attractive man she’s ever seen, spilling the drink all over his made-for-GQ shirt and tie, she ends up having the ultimate meet-cute. Karma who? Sparks fly and things feel beyond promising, until he says to “See you tomorrow, Amy.” Izzy reasons she can just straighten things out the next day, no biggie. Only when she gets to her new office and meets the VP of her department, it is none other than Blake Phillips, the hottie from Starbucks. And the man might’ve been charming to “Amy,” but he is an arrogant grump to Izzy, an arrogant grump who does not find her explanation funny at all. But day by day, an attraction simmers between them and they’ll have to find a way to work together without ripping each other’s heads, or clothes, off.
Absolutely FILLED with playful banter, this low angst rom com gets the chemistry right. I loved how much texting and conversation there was between the characters, which made it easy to see all of the reasons they’re perfect together. There’s not much that I didn’t like about the story. I do wish that things didn’t move quite so quickly, but that’s really my only complaint. It’s just the kind of lighthearted read that you can binge in one sitting, and it’s got so many fun, fall vibes and swoony moments.
I gave this four stars. I think if you enjoy a light read without wanting too much angst, this is for you. Don’t expect the storyline to blow you away, but the banter is cute and their relationship is fairly well developed (if you ignore the short timeline). There’s also a nice slow-burn element, and some sexy scenes.
Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the advanced reader copy of this romantic comedy.