A new job, but not one as expected

Synopsis

It’s going to be a bumpy ride… 👀

Liberty’s just landed her dream job. The catch? It’s at Matcher, the dating app that ruined her life. After catching her boyfriend sending intimate pictures to everyone in a twenty mile radius, Liberty is struggling to get back into the dating game. Every man gives her the ick sooner or later.

Still, she’s having a great time travelling the world for work, until she’s assigned a secret mission: Travel to New York with her handsome and charming boss Jordan and swap out a contract from under his nose. It should be easy, but the more time Liberty spends with Jordan, the more she realises he might not be the bad boy she thought he was. But it turns out they’ve both got a lot to unpack, and Liberty still needs to complete her mission if she wants to keep her job – which means not breaking the one golden rule: do not fall for the boss!

My review

The last thing Liberty expected, was to discover that her boyfriend has been sending intimate pictures to people he met on a dating app, Matcher. As their lives were entwined on several levels, Liberty is struggling to find a new job. And getting back on the dating scene is not that easy, as many of her dates are giving her the ick one way or another. So when she finally lands a job, it’s a twist of life, as it is at Matcher. While travelling the world and using the app for work purposes, she doesn’t have a real job assignment. Until she is told that she has to travel to New York, as her boss Jordan’s assistant. But not just being his assistant, as she has a secret mission, to swap contracts without Jordan discovering her scheme. However, that is easier said than done, because Jordan not only isn’t letting her getting close but also the more time she spends with him, the more she realizes that to each story, there are two sides. So should she do anything to keep her job, or follow her own feelings?

When it was time to read this book, I was really excited. Portia MacIntosh is always writing funny stories where people get heartbroken at the start of the book, having to pick up the pieces of their lives again and then hopefully start to believe in love again.

Obviously, the story doesn’t start easy, where Liberty discovers that her boyfriend has not been the kind of man she expected him to be. Now, I need to say, from what we see of his behaviour, I quickly disliked him, and that was even before Liberty discovers those pictures…

I found that behaviour truly despicable… not only is it disgusting that he is looking online for other women, but he is also sending pictures that in fact no woman wants to receive…

And it angered me how Liberty was the one losing everything, while she didn’t do anything wrong…

I also know how frustrating it can be when you want to work, but you cannot find a job. It can be very demotivating when you have the eagerness, but you don’t get the chance.

However, whenever I was invited for a job interview, I always made sure where I was going, which company. Thus I was a bit surprised that Liberty didn’t know that her interview would be at Matcher. And yes, haven’t we all painted a better picture of ourselves and our knowledges during interviews. But in my opinion there is a difference in making yourself look better and the white lies Liberty is telling. For me, it went a bit beyond painting a better picture. But that is just me 😊.

It sounds like a dream coming true, doesn’t it, going to places, with no real task at hands. But for me, it was like a red flag, because it just didn’t sound right what Paige asks of her, doing literally nothing. On the other hand, if your boss asks to do something, well you just execute…

But when her boss Paige asks to be Jordan’s assistant in New York and swap contract, something was truly smelling fishy… And while Liberty wants to follow the given orders, she also starts to realize that something is just off. I could understand the dilemma she was facing, because there was just so much at risk.

And it is in New York that we finally start to see who Liberty truly is. Yes, previously she has had terrible dates, making me laugh. But once in New York, she starts to open up, let herself be her real self. Of course with Jordan around, there still are some serious fails from her side, but that makes her only even more human. Because haven’t we all embarrassed ourselves once or twice?

Not only do we see her enjoy and discover New York, but also Jordan. Yes, I know it sounds strange, but I just mean that spending time with him, Liberty realizes that the picture of him that has been painted, doesn’t resemble the truth at all.

And yes, Jordan is not the person Paige made us believe he was. And yes, I was already wary of Paige’s side of the story and yes, I was happy to get to know Jordan better. It made me realize once more that to each story there are two sides, and that people aren’t always that honest and genuine as we may think.

When the sparks start to fly around between Liberty and Jordan, they for sure flew! And I for sure had a smile on my face! From their first meeting there was so much potential between them, and I have to admit, that just like Liberty did, I made some assumptions.

What we see in this book is obviously that everyone tells a story from their point of view, exaggerating or omitting information. But we also see that the best way to truly understand a person, and ‘get’ them, is spending time together. Even if some of those moments are embarrassing moments. It is in the moments that truly matters, despite fear, mistakes, misunderstandings, we see who we really have in front of us, and the depths of feelings.

Portia MacIntosh for sure made me laugh a lot in this book. And while perhaps the romance bits took a while to get there, it was for sure worth the wait!