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BOOKWORM REVIEW: Anatomy of a Meet Cute by Addie Woolridge


RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPICE: 🔥🔥.5

I don't think I can recall a book that pulled me in only to make me want to pull my hair and then make me fall in love with the main characters again.

But let's backtrack to what's going on: Sam Holbrook just entered a medical research fellowship in San Francisco much to her mother's chagrin. On a flight to her job, she gets asked to help out with a medical emergency only to confuse Grant Gao being the patient. 

Turns out the cocky handsome guy was more doctor than patient, and it also turns out that he is a senior fellow at the same facilities. They have a fun adversarial relationship filled with snarky banter and unresolved tension.

When Sam is inspired to start a birthing center program, she recruits Grant to help her. Will their close proximity inspire more banter or something more?

Sam and Grant's meet-cute was absolute gold. I love their instant chemistry, and the circumstances were hilarious. Their interactions from there on continue to build tension. 

What had me pulling my hair was Sam's choices in the middle of the book surrounding the program, her family, and her friends. Not only were the decisions frustrating, but they also dominated the story and took away from the main characters' relationship. This threw off pacing a bit in the middle, too.

Thankfully, the author circles back and tries to tie up loose ends nicely in this standalone read. 

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Addie Woolridge, Montlake, and NetGalley for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

Sparks fly when an ob-gyn butts heads with a doctor at her new hospital in this delightfully charming romance about bad timing, good friends, and fresh starts.

The last thing I ever expected was to insult a colleague before I even started a new job.

But here I am, already on thin ice after I mistook a fellow doctor for a patient on a bad drug trip. Oops.

No matter how handsome or infuriatingly aloof he is, Grant Gao isn’t going to spoil my fresh start. Instead, I’m going to keep myself (maybe too) busy with my roommates, work, and passion: starting a new program to improve pregnancy care in the community.

But getting the hospital bigwigs on board with my idea is proving to be more difficult than I anticipated, and I may be forced to swallow my pride and ask Grant for help.

But will working with Grant bring us closer, or will I be crushed under my ever-growing list of responsibilities?


MEET ADDIE WOOLRIDGE

Born and raised outside Seattle, Washington, Addie Woolridge is a classically trained opera singer with a degree in music from the University of Southern California, and she holds a master’s degree in public administration from Indiana University. Woolridge’s well-developed characters are a result of her love for diverse people, cultures, and experiences.

Woolridge currently lives in Northern California. When she isn’t writing or singing, Woolridge can be found baking; training for her sixth race in the Seven Continents Marathon Challenge; or taking advantage of the region’s signature beverage, wine.

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