**ARC provided by Loveswept via NetGalley for an honest review** 
 I picked up Mr. Big mainly for the cover model. He's got what I call "business abs." By that I mean the phenomena of the male lead of a workplace based contemporary romance always having a ripped set of abs regardless of the fact that he spends countless hours at a desk and is rarely if ever seen working out. It's a bit of contemporary romance magic that never falters. So when I saw this cover, I thought I was in for a book of awesome smutty delights. However, this was not the case. Well, there was smut (obviously) but Mr. Big wasn't what I would call "delightful." I'll explain... 
 The reason it took me so long to finally finish Mr. Big was that I had to force myself to keep reading. I was really hoping to find something engaging in here but I just couldn't connect to the story or the characters. I really wanted to give a shit but I just couldn't. The story wasn't particularly unique and the characters didn't feel like real people. I know Delancey Stewart tried really hard to develop the characters but I just didn't connect to them whatsoever. In fact, I don't even particularly like them. I can't put my finger on exactly what's wrong with the characters. They just had this air of artificiality about them. 
 Furthermore, both Oliver and Holland are the dumbest characters. All Holland does is complain and obsess about what other people think of her. Oliver is and asshole and a coward. They're both kind of lousy characters and so, in that respect, they're probably perfect for each other. I don't want to be super spoiler-y but in their second (yes SECOND) inevitable breakup Oliver is a massive piece of shit. I could not fathom how Holland would just take him back immediately. At the very least he should have to work incredibly hard to regain her trust. (view spoiler)[ This turns into a Whoopsie Baby! situation. I have been on birth control for 12 years and I have never gotten pregnant. I don't know how all these women in romance novels get pregnant while on the pill. I know it "happens" on occasion but it's so incredibly rare. (hide spoiler)] I get it... they love each other and at the end of the day they desperately want to be together. However, it doesn't change the fact that Oliver is a piece of shit and doesn't deserve immediate forgiveness. It made me completely not respect Holland for taking him back so easily. I think the story could have used some retooling. I feel like if Oliver could have come to his senses earlier and then had to work for forgiveness I would have wanted to root for them more. As it is, I didn't feel like there were satisfactory consequences for his actions. 
 In the end, Mr. Big was fairly mediocre. It had its moments, but overall pretty forgettable. This just wasn't the book for me. I could see that Delancey Stewart tried very hard and the writing itself wasn't bad. I just didn't care about these characters and their story. I wanted to but I just couldn't. However, that cover model is really something spectacular! At least the book still has that going for it.