romancewithem's Reviews (619)

From the get go the plot was really intriguing to me and kept me interested throughout. I really enjoyed the fact that there was a big conflict over their identities and revealing themselves to each other at around the 50% mark and that we could spend a big portion of of the book with them being fully together and having some interactions irl and some online without knowing their true identities. 

The typical 3rd act/70ish% conflict did annoying me as I personally didn't feel like it was needed after the big conflict earlier in the book and wish the resolutions it brought could've come out a different way

I enjoyed the female narrator, however I didn't vibe with the male narrator and found him annoying at times with how he would narrate the female dialogue

The prologue/first chapter has descri tions of sexual assault which I didn't expect going into the book and wanted to mention it here for everyone else thinking about picking up this book as it was very heavy topic to start of with

Thank you to Forever and Always PR for the review copy - all opinions are my own

This was really cute and spicy

- sports romance - hockey
- forced proximity
- she's his assistant 

I love that they both had crushes on each other whilst they were in school - I love books like this where it just adds a bit of depth to the relationship, even if nothing did happen in the past

The spice in this was so good

I enjoyed the journey we went on with Pippa and how her confidence grew and ended up pursuing her passion

This was a good read, I enjoyed the nostalgia that it brought of the early 2000s with iPods and burnt cd mixes

Its very much a tell you, rather than show you what's happening book which isn't my favourite, however it was still a very easy read

I enjoyed the journey we went on with Naomi and rediscovering her memories and the growth she went on afterwards, I found her character a little immature at the start but by the end I really liked her

Thank you to Tandem Collective for sending me the book as part of their readalong 

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and I'm still not over the fact that I got an arc of this, it's do insane and I'll never stop being grateful for Headline Eternal for approving me for an arc

I loved this book, as previously mentioned this was one of my most anticipated reads and it didn't disappoint. I love Sarah's writing, I feel like every time I read one of her books I'm snuggled up in bed and have the best time reading

I'm a huge lover of second chance romance and this book reminds me of why I love them so much. Even tho they both were hurt over the break up/past events you could see how much they meant to each other still though their words and actions

The marriage in Vegas happens later in the book than I first thought it would and I was kinda just waiting for it to happen and wanted to rush through the build up of it, however upon reflection I'm glad that it took a while to get to it as we spent time seeing the hurt and love they both had for eachother still after all this time and I loved that, it made the getting back together properly so much better and really cemented their relationship 

Derek is 1000% in contention for book boyfriend of the year, the love he had for Nora was so cute and there were several plot twists from him that had me screaming

I loved Nora and how strong and badass she is but also how she could admit that she needed breaks and wanted someone to lean on (aka Derek)

I loved seeing the gang from The Cheat Sheet back together again, I kinda wish there were more scenes of Bree and Nora as I just want to see their friendship more

Overall I loved this book and highly recommend everyone to read it, even if you haven't read the cheat sheet (which I don't think you have to)

Thank you to Headline Eternal and NetGalley for the arc - all opinions are my own

- second chance
- accidental marriage in vegas
- sports romance (football)
- sports agent x client
- forced proximity
- there's only one bed

- paranormal romance (Wares and Vampyres)
- arranged marriage
- slow burn
- forced proximity
- fated mates

Overall I enjoyed this book - think thats the case for any Ali book at this point tbh. However I did spend the first 1/3rd having no clue what was happening and very confused over the intricacies of Wares and Vampyres

There were lots of twists and turns in the plot, some I didn't see coming at all so it was a nice surprise and always kept me wanting to read on

I love the way that the Lowe was a man obsessed with her and even tho we didn't really get his pov it was still very clear that that was the case

I think I'd enjoy this book a lot more as a reread now I've got the whole world building aspect down and I can enjoy it more instead of being confused

I really enjoyed this book, it was fun and spicy and overall a great time

I really loved their relationship and seeing it grow from strangers who hook up one night, to annoyance at each other to constantly thinking about each other and becoming each others rock

I enjoyed the focus on mental health and that a top athlete put their mental health first and went to therapy 

- MM romance
- sports romance (bronco riders)
- rivals to lovers
- small town

This was really cute

- cowboy and city boy
- sports romance (bronco rider)
- small town 
- neighbours 
- MM romance (gay, bi & demi)
- first person, dual pov

I loved both the characters and loved their relationship, this is such a cute low drama queer romance 

I really enjoyed their meet cute, its something I haven't read that much so made it more unique

I love the journey that we went on with Cope and him figuring out his sexuality 

I'm really looking forward to going back and reading the first in this series and also reading more from the author

Thank you to The Author Agency for the ARC - all opinions are my own

Overall I enjoyed this book and thought it was a great listen, I slumped a bit in the middle (think it was part of an overall general reading slump where nothing was really hitting right) but it really picked up in the last 3rd and I really enjoyed the ending, even tho it was bittersweet 

I really liked Dolly's writing and both the narrators

At first I wasn't too sure on Andy's character but he grew on me over the course of the story

The humour in this was straight up my street and found myself actually laughing out loud whilst listening

I loved that we got a couple of chapters from Jen's pov at the end and got to really understand the breakup and everything 

- the break up, heartbreak and subsequent picking up the peices and questioning everything from a male pov

I loved this book, I loved the little family and the larger found family vibes

- sports romance (baseball)
- single dad x nanny
- found family
- age gap
- she's his coaches daughter

I love all the tropes in this book so it's not surprise that I loved this book

I loved the banter and the teasing between the main characters

Although I knew the third act conflict was coming I sobbed throughout it

I loved the ending and how the mmc found out that the fmc was coming back