Was it Good for You? – Kathryn Freeman

If you’re not a ten on Sophie’s spreadsheet, you’re never getting her between the bedsheets… No aspect of Sophie’s life goes unrecorded in her Excel spreadsheets, so when she accidentally sends it to her entire contact list instead of just her best friend, Sophie has a lot of uncomfortable explaining to do. First on the list? Dr Michael Adams. After a disastrous first date, Michael scored a ‘3’ on Sophie’s ‘love life’ tab, but when she shows up to apologise for sharing his result with the world, he issues an unexpected challenge: ten dates to prove that love can’t be calculated by an equation or contained by boxes on a spreadsheet. Sophie isn’t someone who’s used to thinking outside the digital box, but there’s something about Michael that makes her want to take a chance…

This book contains:

Death of a loved one
Toxic coping techniques for the loss of a loved one
Cancer, heart attack and pneumonia
Descriptions of cheating.

Sophie has experienced some significant trauma in her life that’s left her with some odd habits in her life. Namely, her spreadsheets. She uses spreadsheets to manage everything in her life, including how she rates men she’s dated to determine if she should keep dating them or not.

Michael on the other hand is a GP Doctor in a quiet village. After the devasting end to his previous relationship, he’s become withdrawn to the point that his grandmother (who he moved back in with after a health scare) has a better social life than he does.

Sophie and Michael go on a blind date that was arranged for them by Michael’s sister-in-law, who’s also Sophie’s Zumba instructor. Due to some poor communication between them, their date goes tremendously different for each of them which is the catalyst for the drama of the entire story.

Kathryn is an author I can rely on to make me laugh with her outrageous romances and the things that tend to go wrong. And this is no exception.

As I was reading this, I’d find myself chuckling about the various antics and miscommunications occurring between them. And then at other times finding them super cute and sweet together.

While there are definitely some heavy themes discussed, it felt like it was done in a really healthy way where everyone could grow and learn. My only dislike of this is that in the real world most people aren’t so open to feedback and changing.

If you’re up for a laugh alongside some series moments, I think you’ll enjoy this one.

Continue to read further down to find out about the author.

Author Bio

A former pharmacist, I now write romantic comedies; books that bring a smile to the face, but also a lump to the throat. Mr Right Across the Street won the RNA Award for Romantic Comedy in 2022.

With a husband who asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to buy a card (yes, he does), the romance is all in my head. Then again, his unstinting support of my career change proves love isn’t always about hearts and flowers – and heroes come in many disguises.