The Fixer Upper - Lauren Forsythe

Book Synopsis: Ever since she can remember, Aly has been fixing everything around her: her parents’ marriage, her colleagues’ work problems, and her friends’ love lives. After a chance meeting with an ex who has gone from a living in his parents’ basement to a married project manager in three years, she realizes she’s been fixing her boyfriends, too…

So, Aly decides to put her talents to good use and, alongside two work friends, sets up The Fixer Upper, an exclusive, underground service for women who are tired of unpaid emotional labor. Using little tricks and tips, Aly and her friends get the men to do the work themselves – to get out of the job they hate, sign up for that growth seminar, to do more parenting. Before long, a high-profile Instagram star hires them to fix-up her app developer boyfriend. There’s just one catch – he’s also Aly’s childhood best friend and first love. As Aly tackles her biggest “fixer upper” yet, she’ll have to come to terms with their complicated history and figure out how much to change someone she’d always thought was perfect as he is…

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When I first read the synopsis for this book, I was intrigued, it had all the right elements for a wonderful book, but unfortunately, it didn't work for me. I wanted more excitement, drama, yet the whole time reading, I was incredibly bored. Honestly, I wasn't invested in any of the characters or their backstories. Aly's entire motivation was unclear to me, she was so focused on fixing everyone else before helping herself.

The only redeeming part of this book is the ending, of course I wanted to see her get her HEA, but it doesn't fix any of the issues that I had with this story. Personally, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone I know, that's how much I disliked it.

Rating: 1/5 Stars ★☆☆☆☆