Queen B’s Decree: The New Guy was a cute gender reversal on the typical boss and employee roles. The boss here is Sam, who upon coming home from her dear grandfather’s funeral, has a few drinks to celebrate his life and meets a grumpy and socially awkward man who stays with her for the night.
Surprise! That man is her new employee Ryan, who she formally meets the next morning.
From there we get some push and pull, and Sam and Ryan start to become friends of a sort. I really enjoyed seeing them get to know each other and start to develop real feelings. The chemistry was lacking a bit for me, but the rest of the relationship made up for it.
The New Guy was nothing new or ingenious, but was an enjoyable read none-the-less. A bit of editing was needed, as some point-of-view changes occurred without delineation, making it hard to sometimes know who was speaking. I’m hoping this is a moot point and gets fixed before release.
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Book: The New Guy by Kathryn Freeman
Series: standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: mild salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: boss