I knew Natalie Naudus could never steer me wrong and I was right. Finding Mr. Write is swoony, precious, and spicy. It’s a story that centers around our vulnerabilities, our capacity to love, and the importance of telling our story. Keep reading this book review of Finding Mr. Write for my full thoughts.
Summary
Daphne McFadden is tired of rejection. After submitting her manuscript to dozens of agents, she’s gotten rejection after rejection, and now it’s time for something drastic. And so, Daphne submits her manuscript again… under a man’s name.
Imagine her surprise when it sells for big money at an auction and soon becomes a publicity darling. Only she needs a man to play her super macho alter ego Zane Remington. Enter Chris Stanton, who absolutely looks the part of a survivalist and has a talent for pressing her piss‑me‑off‑I‑dare‑you buttons while somehow being endearing at the same time. But Chris has a few secrets of his own, including the fact that he’s really an accountant who has no idea how to chop wood or paddle a canoe. When Daphne’s book becomes a bestselling sensation and they’re forced to go on tour together, Daphne finds herself wondering if this city‑boy geek is exactly what she needs to push her to claim her dreams.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
From the beginning, I loved Finding Mr. Write. I adored their banter, their dynamic, the back and forth. If you love those characters who have great tennis back and forth whipsmart and full of cleverness, then you have to add this to your TBR. Additionally, there’s this added layer of Chris and Zane, of this illusion of who we are, the person we are trying to be. Having Chris’s POV was instrumental to see through to who he is, all the pieces of himself he gave away without trying. At the same time, I adored Daphne and the ways she is picking up the pieces of herself, having rebuilt herself from the ground up, and navigating the conflicting feelings about her book.
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How she is so happy about her book, but the realities of the situation. That she had to query her book under a male presuming pseudonym and how this puts her in a pickle. Throughout Finding Mr. Write you can see her feelings change all the ways from nerves, to excitement, to fear, to joy. The sexism she comes up against not only as a writer – and that Chris experiences – but also as a woman living alone in the Yukon. Additionally, Natalie Naudus, Will Peters, Patricia Santomasso & Sean Patrick Hopkins were fantastic at bringing this book alive. You could feel the characters in every sentence and there are minor sound effects which were a nice touch!
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