Vanessa Jared's Got a Man

I absolutely loved this book. Very hallmark after dark but in the best way. The character development was fantastic and I love that the platonic friendships were just as important as the romantic relationship of the MCs

this truly is one of my favorite lighter contemporary romances i've read. vanessa and michael had so much chemistry and I love seeing the representation of characters in their 40s having a romance and even a divorcee.

the setup for how michael and vanessa met is so funny and cute but it also led to discussions of trauma and abuse which I thought was handled really well. Iialso loved how the cultures of both the characters were incorporated specifically, michael's.

i also LOVED the side characters in this specifically vanessa's friends because you can genuinely tell how much they cared about vanessa but they also were super funny and pushed vanessa out of her comfort zone when needed. michael also had a close friend that was memorable as well.

i really enjoyed laquette's writing and steam. the way she wrote their relationship had it jumping off the page and I had such an amazing time reading this book! i truly couldn't put it down

thank you to st. martin's press, laquette, and netgalley for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review 

I won an advanced reader copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway.

4.5 stars

This book is cute y'all! It was cozy, sexy, and interesting, and I loved both main characters so much! Sher-ruff Michael was swoony, kind and supportive. Vanessa was a woman who had some bad juju thrown at her with her emotionally abusive marriage, but you saw her healing and figuring her life out throughout the book.

Vanessa's bffs and emotional support group friends were great side characters and it felt like the author set them up to have their own books in the future. I am so on board for that if it ever happens! Overall lovely story!