I’m a sucker for strangers to lovers, opposites attract, forced proximity, and travel trope romance books. Would one classify this as a second chance romance??

While at work, Dylan calls a radio station on a whim to enter a contest to travel around the world. Amazingly, she wins but has to take the trip with a rando from her phone contacts. And of course, Jack is picked. Jack from a pub many moons ago who she ghosted instead of going on a date with. But he agrees to go on the trip with her and unknowingly to them, sets up the perfect opportunity to connect & fall in love

After going back and forth about what to rate this - I’ve settled between 4-4.5

Here’s the thing - when I rate, the higher the rating, the more that I feel like I have emotionally connected with the book & the characters. The more that I feel like I was in the story. The more that I was literally in the characters heads.

Legends & Lattes was not a heavy book - but it was the perfect palette cleanse. It was a cozy & warm hug.

Coffee shop, new beginnings, found love & a fun fantasy setting. This is definitely a book that I want to read again when I just need something that brings the warm fuzzies vibe.

I think I’m becoming a sucker for YA Romance books and “Not Here to Stay Friends” is definitely a YA that I loved.

Sloane is visiting her friend Liam in California and manages to be brought onto a teen version of “the bachelor’. This is definitely not what she expected but she’s going along with the show because it’s going to be a chance for her to get to the writer’s room. Liam works for his dad, as a Producer’s Assistance, but he would much rather do woodworking.

Together the two navigate the taping of the show and their developing feelings for each other in this friends-to-lovers ya romcom.

I loved the dual POV. I loved the relationship between the two. I loved the insight we got into the behind the scenes of a reality show.

Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars

I cannot express into words how much I loved this book. I also cannot express into words how much I love Brianna and Jacob.

Brianna has given up on men. Jacob is the new and unwanted doctor at his new hospital - the one he took to get away from his ex, who is also dating his brother.
Jacob turns out to be a perfect match for a kidney transplant for her brother.

That starts the journey of enemies to friends to fake dating to lovers. Dual POV meant that I was screaming at both characters that all they had to do was be honest with each other because they loved each other.

Ugh. Whyyyyyy does Abby Jimenez write books that are so emotionally breaking??

Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Kenzie Jean is the sister of big name hockey star Brent Jean - because of that, she doesn’t date hockey players.

Aiden Fuller is a star hockey player. Who doesn’t “date” and doesn’t do relationships. And he wants Kenzie.

I wanted to like this book because the premise of Kenzie going back to college to find herself and figure out what she wants to do felt perfect. But the plot fell short after that and parts of the book just seemed to drag on longer than necessary.

I also felt a lot of Jekyll and Hyde with Aiden - his incessant texting her after she said no. He seemed very controlling at times. But then he seemed very sweet and caring. I felt so much whiplash from his demeanor for how quickly he changed.

I appreciated the mental health rep but I didn’t see or feel the presence of Kenzie’s anxiety. I felt a little let down about that.

Overall - 3 stars because it left me feeling meh but some parts had me feeling hopeful for a good book.

Thank you to Netgalley & the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Cat is an influencer & a pretty big deal. However, after a bad partnership causes media backlash, she goes to Montana to get out of the spotlight. There, she meets Zaiah who absolutely HATES social media.

Overall, this was a really enjoyable story. I adore Melissa Ferguson’s writing and definitely want to read more books by her. While it didn’t feel like a romance, I loved it as a women’s fiction/romcom.

I listened to this on audio & the narration was fantastic. It kept me engaged and made for an enjoyable listen. I will definitely be re-reading this as a physical book.

HUGE thank you to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson, and UpLit Reads for the eArc & physical gifted copy. And thank you to LibroFM for the ALC. These were in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Lately, every book that I pick up has a mental health or neurodivergent rep in some way. And I’m so pleased that Change of Plans did too.

Ryker is a marine vet who suffers from emotional & physical trauma after being medically discharged from serving in Afghanistan.

Bryce recently lost her only brother and gained guardianship of three nieces - all at the same time. While going through a nasty guardianship battle with their maternal grandmother.

But these two beautiful souls find each other and show that while they have each have their own burdens, it’s not too much to take on together.

This was SUCH a good book and was also the first book I have read by Dylan Newton (immediately adds her to my auto-read list). I loved the rep, the found family, the love of cooking, and the wide variety of characters, who were all memorable in their own way. Nobody was forgettable, nobody seemed to be a background character - there was a beautiful balance in the role they each played while also contributing to an amazing story.

Huge thank you to NetGalley and Forever for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.