Quick Thoughts: Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl

Heartbreak for Hire

by Sonia Hartl

July 27, 2021

320 pages

Goodreads Summary:

Brinkley Saunders has a secret.

To everyone in the academic world she left behind, she lost it all when she dropped out of grad school. Once a rising star following in her mother’s footsteps, she’s now an administrative assistant at an insurance agency—or so they think.

In reality, Brinkley works at Heartbreak for Hire, a secret service that specializes in revenge for jilted lovers, frenemies, and long-suffering coworkers with a little cash to spare and a man who needs to be taken down a notch. It might not be as prestigious as academia, but it helps Brinkley save for her dream of opening an art gallery and lets her exorcise a few demons, all while helping to empower women.

But when her boss announces she’s hiring male heartbreakers for the first time, Brinkley’s no longer so sure she’s doing the right thing—especially when her new coworker turns out to be a target she was paid to take down. Though Mark spends his days struggling up the academic ladder, he seems to be the opposite of a backstabbing adjunct: a nerd at heart in criminally sexy sweater vests who’s attentive both in and out of the bedroom. But as Brinkley finds it increasingly more difficult to focus on anything but Mark, she soon realizes that like herself, people aren’t always who they appear to be.

Review

I had forgotten I preordered Heartbreak for Hire but I need to give my past self a big pat on the back for the job well done. I really enjoyed this rom-com! It was an honest and hot read ;)

What I Liked:

- the pacing was good

- the story was dramatically funny at times

- watching Brinkley break free from her past and the people that brought her down

- the chemistry between the MCs was off the charts

- smoking sexy times with some dirty talk

- I adored Winnie the cat

- parts of the story really resonated with me

The Not So Much:

- the story felt very shallow at times

- what the Heartbreakers did was morally questionable no matter their targets' transgressions

- I wanted more resolution from Brinkley and her mom

"Almost was worse than nothing at all. The failure lay in the attempt." (p. 121)