The Fixer Upper by Lauren ForsytheMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Aly(ssa) has always been a fixer, whether it's cheering her mother up after her father left her for another woman, or helping everyone in the office to get their projects done on time, she's always there, everyone's friend, making things right. Until a chance encounter in a swanky restaurant brings her to the realisation that she's also been fixing her boyfriends, taking the workshy, soap-shy, commitment-phobes, and other broken manchilds (menchild?) and encouraging them to become their better selves. The kicker is, other women benefit from Aly's hard work but she never does.
With her two best friends from work, Eric and Tola, Aly sets up what was initially a social experiment to help women get what they wanted from the men in their lives: whether it is a wedding after a decade of being together; or taking responsibility for childminding; or just going for that job they've been wittering on about for years. Using psychology and the male desire for peer approval, Aly gets it done.
Then her biggest job to date, an assignment from Nicki, AKA The KItty-Litter Princess, a social media influencer who wants her tech-entrepreneur boyfriend to be more supportive, expand his business, and pop the question (so that she can star in a celebrity wedding TV show). Only trouble is, her boyfriend is Aly's old-school BFF and love Dylan who she hasn't spoken to for fifteen years.
With her professional reputation and a whole load of money on the line, can Aly persuade Dylan to propose to Nicki?
I really liked this, Aly and her friends were funny and astute. Although the plot was predictable (was I alone in hoping Hunter would actually turn out to be a good guy and meant for Aly?) it was well-paced and a fun read.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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