This is the first book in Melissa Schroeder's The Filmores Series. We met a few of the characters in her Camo and Cupcakes series. Even with the brief bit we saw of them in that series, I was intrigued and couldn't wait to read this series.

I was most excited about Nancy and Travis' story, which is book two. I basically read this one because I wanted to get to it. I ended up liking this one slightly better. I will review Love to Hate You soon, but basically I liked BOTH of our MC's in this one.

Syd isn't your typical girl without being "isn't your typical girl" that we see over and over again. She's smart, ambitious, and doesn't take her boss, Brady's shit. She manages to be tough, but still likes things like clothes and shoes. (Why is it that we always have one or the other in books? You can be feminine and still be kick ass) Oh, and Syd? Thankfully, not yet another virgin. There isn't really any OM drama. She goes to lunch with an old boyfriend, but it's clear that they are only friends.

I liked Brady. He wasn't the same ol' manwhore. He had a fairly good sex life, but his life didn't revolve around it. It's even mentioned that he hasn't slept with anyone in a while. He was focused on work, and that was his priority. I'm so tired of the men in books sleeping with everything that moves, even up to the point or sometimes after meeting the h. In this book, it would have even made sense, as Brady became interested in Syd during the first few chapters. We don't start the book with him pining away for his assistant. He always appreciated her brains, and he noticed her looks, but he was her boss and put her in a "Do not touch" box.

There isn't a ton of angst in this one. It was stuff that was easily solved. No OW/OM drama.

Side characters were good. I liked Nancy, Syd's bestie. Brady's brother's were also incredibly likable. I'm not looking as forward to Carter's book (assuming he will get one) as he is every bit the manwhore that is so overdone (obviously, this is the takeaway from how his character is described in this book. Ms. Schroeder could throw us a twist, and Carter not be the manwhore we think he is. We'll have to wait and see)

All in all, this book is fairly good. I wasn't blown away by it, but it didn't go down in the "get this off of my Kindle" pile either.