Business or Pleasure: The fun, flirty and steamy new rom com from the author of The Ex Talk

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I'm so glad a book like this exists—a kind, gentle, honest depiction of what we invest in and get out of connection with another person. Because then there was Maddy, and the book I just finished for a TikTok-­famous personal trainer with his own line of protein shakes that really stretches the definition of literature.

But when she finally admits to Finn that their night together wasn't as mind-blowing as he thought, he's mortified, and determined to make amends. Still, she’s the only one who knows what happened between us a few weeks ago: one incredible night after years of pining I thought was mutual, given the desperate way his hands roamed my body as we tumbled into bed. So when you put the two words together and form a question, quite literally you’re asking someone if they’re doing something for their financial gain, or for their personal enjoyment.Even if we don’t get Finn’s point of view, we get glimpses of him through Chandler’s lens, ranging from things he does to things he says to his physical expressions. Like Rachel Lynn Solomon’s books, Business or Pleasure also has Jewish and mental health representation. I loved the banter, and the chemistry between Finn and Chandler, and as someone who collects book boyfriends Finn very quickly shot up to top 5.

Following an immediate attraction, they cap off the night with a surprisingly mediocre one-night stand. As always, I can’t wait to see what Rachel Lynn Solomon does next in both the romance and YA worlds. Although there are some moments when she opens up about herself and her past but it doesn't make her seem emotionally present for some reason she came across as stoic, which is where the book loses a star from me.Thanks for waiting with me,” I say, and Noemie’s eyes soften behind her tortoiseshell glasses, her cynical exterior cracking for a moment. at the very beginning of this book, you think you have met your male lead, due to the fact there is banter happening and an allegedly good-looking man is present.

Her struggles with pulling herself back and her fear of failure and giving her dreams a chance hit close to home so it was particularly heartwarming to see her decide to be happy and follow her dreams knowing that even if they didn’t lead to success (neither immediately nor in the long term), it was something she had to do for herself. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard discouraging statements be said towards men who don’t exactly know how sex works or how to please a woman, ignoring either lack of experience (which is also frowned upon), or simply because they’re like Finn, where they have the impression they’re doing everything right and good because no one tells them.

Rachel Lynn Solomon is the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Talk, Today Tonight Tomorrow, and other romantic comedies for teens and adults.

It was 2 years out and captured what their lives were like, what had happened in that time, and they were in their HEA.Business or Pleasure is a perfect encapsulation of everything I love about Solomon’s writing: depth, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness, topped off with laugh-out-loud banter and smoking hot (and in this case, hard-won) chemistry. Chock-full of some of the best representation, including spot on OCD/anxiety rep, Business or Pleasure is the perfect ration of swoon to emotional depth to steaminess. In a lot of romance novels the hero can somehow predict exactly what the heroine wants in bed and so there’s no real communication between them in terms of what the other needs to feel good, and in reality communication during sex is a good and normal thing.