Grace Hastings feels as if she\u2019s clawed her way to the role of marketing manager for a London dating app called Fate, struggling with imposter syndrome every step of the way. Meanwhile, she writes off her workplace rival Eric Bancroft\u2019s effortless rise as a result of his popularity, family name, and good looks. When the upcoming launch of a new kind of dating app forces them together\u2014and with a promotion dangling for one of them\u2014Grace and Eric set aside their frequent jabs for the sake of their research and hopefully a successful launch. The new app has an unusual focus on in-person experiences, pairing up compatible users and sending them on curated dates. But before it can launch, Grace and Eric are asked to assess each experience\u2014from hikes to cooking classes to yoga\u2014as if they were two people going on the date themselves. Grace is a frustrating character; though she frequently tells herself that she\u2019s worked hard to get where she is and deserves her position, outwardly she acts like a doormat. Her boss frequently takes advantage of her, and it\u2019s only through Eric\u2019s encouragement that she gains confidence and begins setting boundaries. Her journey would have felt more impactful if she\u2019d mustered the courage to stand up for herself rather than relying on a love interest to be the catalyst for change. The opposites-attract romance is cute, albeit a bit slow until nearly the end of the book. The litany of inventive dates is what propels the book forward, as the reader looks forward to seeing what sort of adventure Eric and Grace will be subject to next. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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