About the book:
Kira Murphy is a loud-mouthed, big-hearted infectious diseases doctor with the NHS who's quicker at making friends than you can count to three. She has the biggest (most harmless) crush on the Minister of State for Business, Energy, and Clean Growth, who's a Tory, compared with her much more Labour party sensibilities. Barclay Lucas, said Tory, has made it to his minister position with extreme discipline; he's Kira's polar opposite. But it's no matter - it's not like she'll ever see him anywhere other than the TV. Until she does, after (unknowingly) doing him a favor. Soon, she's more entrenched in his life than she could have imagined, and she doesn't want to disentangle. Weirdest of all, neither does he.

TL;DR:
- 4.5 stars
- A LONG book! Lots of plot that could probably be a bit quicker, but such sharp humor and dialogue. Worth picking up if you like a truly quirky lead (TRULY), some opposites attract, and a happy ending.

Loved:
- This book tackled some SERIOUS issues. You really wouldn't be able to tell from the synopsis, but there's coverage of HIV/AIDs, sexual assault, healthcare accessibility, recreational drug use, etc. It's all done pretty tastefully and is really important stuff, but it's not a purely fluffy romance. Just a little content warning if you need it. That being said, it really was all handled very well, and felt natural to the storyline.
- Kira and Barclay are really well-rounded characters with classic British humor and wit. I loved them to bits.

Less into:
- Kira was incredibly grating for at least the first third of the novel. She didn't value her own life or safety, she didn't take credible threats to her person seriously, she was too headstrong for her own good. It was hard to read at times, honestly. She also struggled to understand that she had to adjust her personality because she was in a relationship with a literal MINISTER! No one was saying she had to completely ditch her wild ways, but a little bit of decorum. Just a little.
- The relationship between the two was SO unbelievable, in that one is an NHS doc, and one is a serious politician with a security detail. But that's not REALLY a ding - it's nice to read things that are fantastical sometimes! A couple times it's pointed out that Kira has super famous friends, which again, doesn't ring believable, but it's not a story dealbreaker at all.

Overall a solid read, more serious than expected, and with a happy ending to boot.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are my own.