TL DR: The sharpest, sexiest, wittiest, brightest Pride and Prejudice retelling I've ever read, period. Nikki Payne is the writer I aspire to be and I'm going to recommend to this book to everyone I know till the day I die. I AM IN DEEP, MY FRIENDS)ĭisclosure: I requested and got an ARC from the publisher on Netgalley.more (I am so obsessed, I literally changed the name of a character of the book I'm writing to Serena in honor of Alba Serena.

And Alba has the best job every, which is BOOK-THEMED DECORATING (does it exist? i need someone to come over and decorate my room so that it looks like this very book pls.)īut really, allow me to underscore how goodĪlso: amazing secondary characters and descriptions of decor, Dominican food/family/culture, a reality TV element, and quite frankly, the best stepmother/stepson relationship I've ever read in a book, ever. And the assistant is Alba Serena (though in my heart she'll always be Alba Medusa) and she is the most competent lady in the universe (MAYBE TOO COMPETENT FOR HER OWN GOOD? SHE TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE AROUND HER and I literally loved how much her need to be there for everyone, even to her own detriment, was explored and became very much a conflict in the relationship). Because the cold aloof CEO in question is Theo, who is also a former olympic swimmer (I LOVE SWIMMERS), and he has been trying to play it cool in front of his assistant for years (for noble reasons, even!). AMAZING, RIGHT? WELL WELL WELL, this book took that general premise and improved on it by giving me, and I am not exaggerating, the best, horniest couple ever. When she leaves, he absolutely ceases functioning, because of course he is madly in love her, and tries to get her back. Premise: cold, aloof, Miranda Priestly CEO has an assistant who has been with him for years, but she quits to pursue her interests. Okay, so, I'm in my k drama period, which will last from about 4 months ago until my death and beyond, and What's Wrong With Secretary Kim? is one of my forever faves. What's Wrong With Secretary Kim + The best possible smut = THIS BOOK 😍 😍 😍 😍 🍆🍆 Do you like heroes who are grumpy and moody but then they fall hard for a woman and become obsessed with her and with her ass (but like, in a healthy way) and they would l What's Wrong With Secretary Kim + The best possible smut = THIS BOOK 😍 😍 😍 😍 🍆🍆ĭo you like heroes who are grumpy and moody but then they fall hard for a woman and become obsessed with her and with her ass (but like, in a healthy way) and they would literally die for her? WELCOME TO THIS BOOK. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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