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Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
4.0

 
I had a lot of fun with this book! I did have an e-arc via Netgalley for a while. The audio also became available, and I read it that way. The audio is fantastic. The narration is by Soneela Nankani. She did such a fabulous job. I am sure I enjoyed this more because I listened to it. Nankani captured so many emotions. She caught the frustration, anger, and so many nuances. I highly recommend the audiobook if you are interested in this story.

There are so many tropes in this romance that I lost count. We have a workplace romance, forced proximity, and my favorite- enemies-to-lovers. I did find this entirely predictable, but I had a lot of fun with the journey. Rafe and Tris have a lot of misconceptions about each other. While they are on this work trip, it was interesting to see all of their ideas of each other unravel. There are times that I found Rafe a little flat regarding his character and character development. I wish we had gotten a little more depth from him.

Nisha did not hold back about putting corporate patriarchy on blast. It is still so frustrating that in 2025, this is still such a big problem in the workforce. STEM is such a male-dominated area, and I loved how she showed how unfair it is. Not only was Katie female, but also brown! Yes, for a POC rep.

I am glad to say I have finally read a Nisha Tuli book! While it wasn’t the perfect read for me, it was a great time. She did a fabulous job with the enemies-to-lovers trope. It was going to rate high for that reason alone, haha. If you enjoy a tropical setting, with a workplace romance and some spicy scenes, you’ll enjoy Not Safe for Work.

Thank you, Hachette, Forever, and Netgalley for the e-arc/audio. All thoughts and opinions are my own!