Swiped

By: Paula Rogers

Many thanks to Zooloo’s Book Tours for the ARC of this book and the stop on the book tour!

About the Book

Two rivals. One bet. First to fall in love wins . . .

For Nat Lane love is predictable. Controlled. Scientific. As the founder of a high-profile dating app, she is far more comfortable working on the data behind the dates than finding love herself.

Until her infuriating, but charming, business rival, Rami, publicly challenges her data.

To prove him wrong, Nat makes a bet: she’ll find her perfect match using her own dating app. Rami must find a date the old-fashioned way.

First to find ‘the one’ wins.

But as the competition heats up, so does their chemistry. Until the lines between rivalry and romance begin to blur.

Nat set out to prove love is a science. But with Rami, it might just be something far more unpredictable . . .

Tropes:

❤️ Rivals-to-lovers

❤️ Slow burn

❤️ Heroine in STEM

❤️ Opposites attract

❤️ Grumpy x Sunshine

❤️ Opposites attract

My Review

This was a cute book, and when the tropes say that it is a slow burn, it REALLY is a VERY slow burn. So be warned! There were times I wanted to jump into the book and yell at the characters “will you two just open your eyes and get it together already?!”

I really enjoyed the concept behind the book – the competition and the fact that Rami and Nat would meet up after bad dates. I almost wanted more dates between the start and end of the competition, if not just because I wanted to read about more crazy date stories. What was really great about this author’s writing is that you could feel the awkwardness on these dates, but then when Rami and Nat were in each others’ presence, you could feel the ease. When they were together, there was some great banter too, which I really enjoy.

I will say that at first, I thought Thom was going to be awesome. Then with a question or two, I knew that something was up with him, and I knew he wasn’t going to be the greatest guy. In the end, Rami and Nat are happy! I will say though… I would have expected a much more exciting app than fishing!

This book is a cute, easy and fun to read book. So check it out!

About the Author

Paula Rogers is a twice BAFTA-nominated writer in video games, journalism, film, and television. Her work in print and radio has been featured by San Francisco’s KQED Public Radio, National Public Radio, the Third Coast International Audio Festival, and Salon. Her writing for screenplays and games has received awards from IndieCade, Austin Film Festival, and the Humanitas Prize. She was Lead Writer and Story Editor of the game Neo Cab, which was named one of the best titles of 2019 by the L.A. Times, The Washington Post, and Paste Magazine. She was a writer and narrative designer with Sweet Baby, Inc., a lead writer on the 2023 Tribeca award-winning game Goodbye Volcano High, and has worked on IP for Marvel, DC, and others. She is also the creator of the anti-dating app, rom-com webcomic, Blind Data, where she chronicles her dating experiences and draws the men as cats.