[this ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review]

Anything but Easy is a British rom-com by Susie Tate, starring Kira, a "sex doctor", and Barclay, a politician. Does that seem like an unlikely match? It is. Trust me, it is. But that was good about this book - it was as fun and unpredictable as Kira herself.

I normally write notes for my NetGalley books in order to write a proper review, but with this, I didn't - I was so hooked it took me less than 24 hours to finish. It was light and fun and quick and I loved it - maybe not every second, because Kira really did get to me sometimes, but I enjoyed it immensely nevertheless and recommend it to fans of chick-lit and rom-coms, especially if you're blue and in a need for something to cheer you up!

→4 stars

**ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.**

Anything but Easy by Susie Tate was such an adorable book! Kira was a great protagonist! She was strong and brave but the book portrayed her insecurities really well too. Kira and Barclay had extremely different personalities but they balanced each other really well. It was an opposites attract story, but they came together in a really beautiful way! The story itself was fun and light-hearted. It made me laugh out loud a couple of times. While the book definitely touched on some more serious topics, overall it was still a very light-hearted pick me up! This was my first book by Susie Tate and it was really good! Definitely recommend this if you're looking for a fun romance!

Loved this book!

Story: 4.5 ⭐️
Steam: 3/6

Thank you publisher and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.

When I saw this e-arc on NetGalley, the cover got my attention. The description sounded funny so I was intrigued to read this arc. I started right away with reading because I was eager to get to know the personages and the story.

Kira likes Barclay when she sees him on television; they however meet each other when Barclay comes to her work to thank her for her help with his brother. He offers her a job to keep working with his brother which she declines because she doesn’t want to work private. Even when he raises the salary, she refuses. Not after he begs her to help his brother, she accepts his offer, but still refuses to get paid. This was something I liked, a personage who doesn’t wants to be bought.

What I didn’t like in this book were the personages. I thought Kira is unprofessional, irritating and at many situations tacky. About 50 pages before the book ends Barclay finally admit he misses her and does something about it. The description sounded as it would happen shortly after the beginning and not almost at the end, which makes this story in my opinion, in no way other than other stories.

This story is told from Kira’s as well as Barclay’s point of view which is a nice way to get the both personages well.

I really like Susie Tate’s writing style and her previous books have always been good so I was very excited to get stuck into this one. I liked that we got both Kira and Barclay’s pov throughout the story and I also enjoyed catching glimpses of characters from past books. I did find Kira to be a bit of a ‘manic pixie dream girl’ at times and there were some points where I got very irritated with her character (lack of caring for her own personal safety!). Even though I was rooting for them I did feel Barclay needed to do a lot more than he did at the end given how harsh he was to Kira. Think I need him to show more of an interest in her whole world rather than just the “weird” / “wacky” bits. I especially liked the way the author handled Henry’s story and HIV. Kira’s interactions with Henry and how she played a role in pulling him back into the world were a highlight for me. Overall a good book, well worth a read.