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cobaltbookshelf's review
1.0
Nothing here worked for me I was uninterested and bored whole time with this insta-love.
thephdivabooks's review
3.0
Sizzling chemistry, good banter, and average plot make this an easy poolside read that is entertaining despite some uneven and rushed pacing. Not That Kind of Guy is sort of an unintentional recreation of The Proposal and mashes up office romance with fake dating to create a so-so spin on the beloved movie.
Leading lady Bridget Nolan is an assistant state attorney in Chicago. She was raised on the south side to an Irish father, and her sole focus is building her career prosecuting sexual assault cases.
Bridget agrees to take on a student intern solely because she thinks his connections may help her earn a fellowship. Enter nepo-baby Matt Kido, whose wealthy family is politically-connected. Matt turned down a cushy job to the shock of his entire family because he wanted to avoid his ex and rebel a bit against his parent’s expectations (again, not so dissimilar from Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal).
The chemistry between Bridget and Matt during that internship is off the charts and so when the internship ends, Bridget invites Matt to be her date at her brother’s wedding in Vegas. After all, no better way to show up your ex than to bring a younger, hotter model. However their attraction escalates quickly when they get drunk, hook up, and decide to get married to annoy their parents with plans to divorce later.
I definitely found Bridget to be a better-developed character than Matt. This was funny and the plot worked better than the prior book Not the Girl You Marry, but overall I found that this was a bit uneven in pacing and only ok. Great for a quick and easy rom com, but not one of the best I’ve read either. It had sort of a mash up of tropes—office romance, agree to a fake relationship only to really fall for one another, and different backgrounds coming together. Nothing ground breaking and the way it came together felt rushed and not well-developed. Otherwise an entertaining poolside read for the romance lovers!
Leading lady Bridget Nolan is an assistant state attorney in Chicago. She was raised on the south side to an Irish father, and her sole focus is building her career prosecuting sexual assault cases.
Bridget agrees to take on a student intern solely because she thinks his connections may help her earn a fellowship. Enter nepo-baby Matt Kido, whose wealthy family is politically-connected. Matt turned down a cushy job to the shock of his entire family because he wanted to avoid his ex and rebel a bit against his parent’s expectations (again, not so dissimilar from Ryan Reynolds in The Proposal).
The chemistry between Bridget and Matt during that internship is off the charts and so when the internship ends, Bridget invites Matt to be her date at her brother’s wedding in Vegas. After all, no better way to show up your ex than to bring a younger, hotter model. However their attraction escalates quickly when they get drunk, hook up, and decide to get married to annoy their parents with plans to divorce later.
I definitely found Bridget to be a better-developed character than Matt. This was funny and the plot worked better than the prior book Not the Girl You Marry, but overall I found that this was a bit uneven in pacing and only ok. Great for a quick and easy rom com, but not one of the best I’ve read either. It had sort of a mash up of tropes—office romance, agree to a fake relationship only to really fall for one another, and different backgrounds coming together. Nothing ground breaking and the way it came together felt rushed and not well-developed. Otherwise an entertaining poolside read for the romance lovers!
bookfortbuilder's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
alihickey's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bookworm151719's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was a cute, cheesy romcom, light & fluffy. The couple wasn't overly attracted to each other so the chemistry felt forced at times. Fake dating/fake marriage is one of my favorite tropes. Some of the drama was highly... Toxic, I guess you could say.
jrv45's review
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
beyondevak's review
3.0
Quick Summary: Not That Kind of Guy was a decent romance story. The female protagonist started out as a woman with a strong sense of integrity and an iron will. I loved that! As the story continued, however, she lost the grit that made her stand out, and she picked up insecurities caused by her unresolved mommy issues, as well as by an illogical view of her worthiness of something more. I didn't really care for that switch up. Despite that, I could not help but smile at her love interest. He was a charmer. Although, he too displayed some not so great tendencies, he did seem to care deeply for the female lead. I liked him. This story was humorous and just right for a quick fluff-about read.
Rating: 2.5/5
Recommend: +/-
Audience: A/NA
Rating: 2.5/5
Recommend: +/-
Audience: A/NA
mirrorchaser's review
3.0
I didn't read the summary before I started the book, so Matt and Bridget's marriage came as a TOTAL surprise to me. It was fun and unexpected to me in a way that the book hadn't been before that. As soon as the characters were introduced we all knew where it was going and that is usually what you are looking for when you pick up a three hundred page contemporary romance.
Bridget is a great protagonist. She is strong and successful and has some baggage but not the "ugh just go to therapy already" kind that some leads have. Matt was refreshing for a rich character. Usually you get one or the other for your rich boys: "I am rich and I am a jerk" or "I am rich and I want to hide my money and be NORMMMALLLLLLL." Matt knows he has money but he is still working hard and trying to be a decent person, but he also takes the private jet to Vegas. I love it.
I enjoyed the majority of the book. Though I didn't like the subplot of Bridget's brother and sister in law, I really enjoyed those characters. I would read a book about them. I just don't think that their wedding was a real plot and it just kind of served to give us a break from Matt and Bridget periodically.
Bridget is a great protagonist. She is strong and successful and has some baggage but not the "ugh just go to therapy already" kind that some leads have. Matt was refreshing for a rich character. Usually you get one or the other for your rich boys: "I am rich and I am a jerk" or "I am rich and I want to hide my money and be NORMMMALLLLLLL." Matt knows he has money but he is still working hard and trying to be a decent person, but he also takes the private jet to Vegas. I love it.
I enjoyed the majority of the book. Though I didn't like the subplot of Bridget's brother and sister in law, I really enjoyed those characters. I would read a book about them. I just don't think that their wedding was a real plot and it just kind of served to give us a break from Matt and Bridget periodically.