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BOOKWORM REVIEW: Accidental Swipe by Y.M. Nelson


RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥

Fortune Edwards led two separate lives. At work and with her friends, she is a no-nonsense -- but benevolent -- boss. She has a great job that she loves and her friend group is full of ride-or-dies. But when it comes to men, she is a mess. Crushing on a grocery store manager, she borders on being a stalker instead of an admirer with the way she docks in between aisles when Graham is around. When she finds him in a group photo on a dating app, she immediately swipes right.

Unfortunately, the profile belongs to Graham's friend Jason Reed instead. The construction manager is looking for long-term, so when his friends egg him on a plus-size dating app, he immediately matches with Fortune. It looks like the app technology is not as great as it markets itself to be: Fortune only wants short-term and assumed he was Graham, and Jason is in search of a happily ever after.

They give it a shot anyway and find themselves more invested in each other than just an accidental swipe.

This was an incredibly cute read. I related so hard with Fortune. I love a strong female lead who may not be perfect in all aspects of her life but find growth as she finds her HEA. Jason complements her in every way, and I love the mutually respectful dynamic they have in addressing their adversities, especially Fortune's challenges as a plus-size woman. 

Their chemistry is pretty darn cute. I just wished we got more of that from the get-go, because the start was a little slow. I am giving you fair warning if miscommunication is not your jam, because that is the root and climax of the story. Otherwise, I think this was a super-cute read.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Y.M. Nelson, One Creative Summer Press, and NetGalley for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

Plus-sized Fortune Edwards is a boss. Well, everywhere except her love life, in which she’s reduced to stalking her crush Graham at the grocery store he manages. So, when her best friend suggests she use the body-positive dating app SwipeMatch to find an escort for his charity gala, she reluctantly agrees. When Fortune swipes right on a profile with a group photo that includes Graham and matches, she couldn’t be happier. But the profile belongs to construction manager–and hottie–Jason Reed. Could he be the perfect gala escort? Or is he like every other guy she’s dated–ashamed to be seen with her?

Jason Reed goes through first dates like water, dating an endless string of women since his last failed long-term relationship. How can he manage a team of rowdy construction workers but can’t find the right woman? To stop his “emo” ranting, his friends dare him to find, match, and date a woman off some plus-size dating app. When he finds Fortune, he thinks he’s won the dare and maybe won at love. But she’s hung up on some ball, and he’s thinking long-term. Not to mention, she had a crush on his best friend, Graham. “Operative word ‘had’,” she says. Okay.

If Fortune doesn’t raise her “low expectations” of men, and Jason can’t overcome past hurts and caution, they may lose a chance at a real connection.

Between spicy ramen, arcade games, and bar fights, online dating has never been this complicated. Or this fun.


MEET Y.M. NELSON

Hi! I’m Y. M. Nelson and I’m based in Charlotte, NC. I write about love, women’s journeys, and amateur DIY. After I spent most of my writing “career” ghostwriting for companies and realized there were no passionate verbs in company instruction manuals, I decided to produce and share my own work with the public.

So, I joined the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA), found some writing buddies, and created the Owen & Makayla romance story series. My debut romantic comedy The Accidental Swipe based on my #MyTinderSeries blog serial and was a finalist in Contemporary Romance Writers’ 2022 Stiletto Awards. When I’m not writing, I host the Nerdy Romantics Podcast  which I created. I can also be found teaching college English, baking something sweet, upcycling random pieces of furniture, or watching reruns from one of the Star Trek franchises.

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