4.5 Soaring hopes Stars!!! 
 It is no secret that I'm a **insert Donald Trump voice** HUGE fan of Penny Reid. I adore her writing and fall in love with each set of characters that I've read of her's. Marie and Matt were no different. One of the things that I enjoy most about Penny's books is that they are SMART. Not just in content and dialogue, but honestly thought provoking. I was completely pulled into the idea of this book: replacing a relationship with paid services. Who does that?!?! What was more interesting was Matt's perspective: replace human compassion with a robot....a compassionate robot. Ummm, WHAT?!?!? How the hell is this going to work? OMG....it does people. It. So. Does. 
 Let me say this. If you think that talking about robots and technology are going to be way over your head or of no interest of yours, let me just say stop right there!! This is Penny people. She takes these quirky and absurd theories and makes them into delightful and romantic storylines that leave you all squishy inside....squishy being a technical term here. 
 So let's get to it: the Plot. If you're like me and have been totally sucked in to the amazingness that is this series, you've already met Marie. A 30-something journalist that finds that dating in Chicago is just. so. damn. HARD. Why does it have to be so difficult? Online dating hasn't been working out so well, and her last set up proved that there are a lot of weirdos out there. Umm, did I mention that her last set up was with our hero Matt? 
 The beginning of this book starts with Marie meeting Matt on their first date set up by Marie's online dating site. According to the site, they are a PERFECT match! Marie was beyond excited to finally find her person in life. So imagine her disappointment when she shows up and the guy is a total dud. She feels like she's on an interview instead of an actual date. As it turns out, she was right. Matt is looking on how to create an AI(artificial intelligence) that can replace humans. Yes, that's right people. So he's taken to research as to what people are looking for in a mate....hence his 'date' with Marie. 
 Obviously this doesn't go over well with Marie, but as it turns out Marie is intrigued and comes up with her own theory, replacing a relationship with paid services. Cute?? HELL YA IT'S CUTE! Again, the reason why I love Penny Reid #329: Her plots are so freaking unique and crazy ass addicting. 
 Marie and Matt become immersed in each other's research and quickly become best friends. Marie is obviously attracted to the super nerd Professor, but Matt has made it very clear that he does not seek out long term relationships. He has been married before, with disastrous results that he doesn't wish to repeat. Ever. 
 But Marie is quite the opposite. Marriage is the end game for Marie. Her mission is to find her person in life. And the more time she spends with Matt, the more she believes that he's the one. But Matt has a lot of baggage. And we quickly start to realize why Matt's passion is to replace human intimacy with artificial intelligence. 
 Ugh, these two. I loved the hate to friends to lovers component. Their relationship was a roller-coaster, one that I didn't want to get off of! I found myself sneaking moments throughout my entire work day to read as much as I could because I just couldn't put it down. Their story was so unique and cute, but so thought provoking as well. This book is completely swoon-worthy, so just go for it! 
 What makes me even more excited, is that we get to see a glimpse of Kat and Dan's story. I never want this series to end, but I am also completely thrilled that it's going to end with Kat and Dan!!! Until then. 
 **ARC provided in exchange for an honest Review. 
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