A good story about sisters Sarah and Molly, best friends as well as sisters. Their fight to succeed and find true love. Really enjoyed it, although did find the science stuff a little strange at times. Well worth a read.

Sisterhood was the main plot in this book and for that, I'm extremely happy. I loved reading a story with a bit of a different storyline in which it was not just romance and happiness. Molly and Sarah are very close but live extremely different lives. Throughout this book, the sisters try to find love and also learn what makes each one of them unique. If you want a different love story, this is the one for you!!

*ARC courtesy of the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I want to express a thank you to the valued author, the publisher who took a chance on the author, and Netgalley for providing a copy.*

Let’s be real, haven’t we all dreamed of this? Something we could take, or spray, or do, and be guaranteed that the one we like, will like us in return? A love solution of sorts? If only, right?

The story
Sisters Sarah and Molly are close, but they couldn’t be more different. Sarah runs a craft business and is obsessed with all things shiny and glam, whilst Molly is much more at home in her white coat and goggles, working in a science lab.

When Molly is put onto a new assignment, she’s over the moon. It’s a high-profile, top secret project – and she has a handsome new boss to ogle at when she’s not bending over a petri dish…

But when Sarah finds herself on the painful end of a disastrous break-up, no amount of Ben & Jerry’s or trashy rom-coms can cheer her up. She wants to take a more drastic approach to dealing with her heartbreak, and one that only her sister – and perhaps a sprinkle of science – can help with . . .

Will Sarah find love where she least expects it, or is it really all in the chemistry?

The opinion
Honestly, I enjoyed this book in many ways. First of all, within the first chapter, it starts off with a turn that I did not see coming. Like, at all. Then there’s this major jump cut to the presence. And as a reader, you basically know nothing about anything that happened between “major event A” and “major event B”.

One of my favourite things about this entire book, was probably just how the author then gradually revealed the effect of this “major event A” on both sisters. I mean, there’s a certain type of trauma that you don’t really ever get over, I think. But the way this surfaced throughout the surface in different ways and forms? That was really well done.

Surprisingly, the one thing I liked least was the way the “Love Solution” was used throughout the story. I mean, after all, that’s basically what made me choose this book to begin with. However, the actual process of having to use it, and everything related to that? It was explained in such a realistic way that I didn’t want it to be used. I mean, I was way too scared for Molly’s job!

Well, that, and the fact that a certain mix up is never explained. One of the characters mentions it doesn’t really matter anymore, how it happened – however: I beg to differ. It does matter, because now I have all these complot theories in my head and I don’t know what to do about them!

The rating: 3/5
All in all, this really was an enjoyable read. It has a fun mixture of romance, drama, and science, with just enough “wth??” mixed in to stay entertaining. If, like me, you consider yourself to be a bit of a science aficionado? And you love a heaping portion of romance on the side? I’d definitely recommend this book for you!

-Saar

This was a touching story of two sisters who lost their parents too young. They are very different but still quite close and they both are facing challenges in their love lives. I enjoyed the parts of the story about each sister’s romantic challenges. There is an additional plot twist as Sarah, the older sister, who is pregnant but who caught her boyfriend cheating on her, requests her younger sister’s help to win back her boyfriend. Her sister, Molly, is working on a science project to manipulate the hormones of a person to make him or her fall in love. It’s all rather ridiculous and I thought that this plotline weakened what was a strong novel with dueling romance plotlines. I just couldn’t suspend disbelief on the whole idea of a “love bug” that worked somewhat like Cupid’s arrows. I would have preferred Sarah to work through her own romantic questions without this science experiment overlaid on top of her relationship with her former boyfriend.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

This was a cute, quick read revolving around 2 sisters and told from alternating viewpoints between them. I thought this would be more about lab work and less about tandem biking and tiara making, so I was a little surprised when the plot revolved around that quite a bit.

I found The Love Solution to be a humorous and light-hearted summer read. Sarah and Molly are two sisters who have each others backs through the trial and tribulations of love. I enjoyed following their growth as they dealt with challenging real-life situations. However, I thought some of the story was too contrived (especially regarding Sarah and her "secret"), and could have been resolved sooner. I think this would be a nice beach or plane read!

This was a fresh read for me.

I'm glad that I'm trying to venture on the new adult genre as well and this book speaks maturity and adulthood on a high level.

Basically, the story revolved on our two main characters, Sarah and Molly, the through-thick-or-thin sisters who managed to stick together through all life obstacles even after their parents left them early due to car accident.

The story focused on their life as adults who are trying their best to make a mark on their own ways, Sarah with her passion on tiara-making and jewelries, and Molly with her adept fondness with scientific researches.

Also, what would adult life be without a ton of romantic sprinkles. So we have Niall, long-time boyfriend of Sarah, and Ewan, Molly's laboratory boss whom she have a huge crush on. Anyways, as they continue to trudge the busy roads of life, Molly and Sarah began to experience hardships that tested both their personal and romantic relationships. But in the end, the story broke the general fairy tale endings which is happy ending by stating the fact that sometimes it's better to have new beginnings than to end a story with someone.

RATING: 3.5 stars

This book was really cute! It didn't blow my mind but I really enjoyed the read and look forward to Ashley Croft's work in the future.

The plot was a tad contrived. I enjoyed the Molly/Ewan storyline until the very end. However, the Sarah/Niall/Liam storyline was grating and after awhile I skipped those chapters.

Sisters make extremely poor choices when it comes to love yet somehow it all works out in the end. I thought this book was just okay. It alternates between the two sisters, Sarah and Molly, and they're each dealing with relationships that aren't very stable. Sarah, the oldest sister, was not very likable and seemed rather pathetic when it came to Niall, her cheating boyfriend. She also put her sister in a very tight spot when she asked for her help regarding her love situation. Molly was a little more stable, and was definitely a better character, but she was very wishy-washy and made really stupid decisions. Molly is also in love with her boss who at first doesn't seem to want to give her the time of day but then miraculously he changes his mind a few pages later. Sarah also meets a new man who wants her but I can't figure out why because we get very little interaction between them on the page. A lot seems to happen off the page and we're just told about it. Why is this man so interested in Sarah, a woman a decade younger than him he just met who is carrying another man's child and seems extremely immature? I'm sure it happens but it doesn't seem very plausible. The scientific experiment Molly and her boss, Ewan, were working on also seemed a bit farfetched and the unexpected love triangle at the end was completely unnecessary. Overall, I didn't dislike this book but I didn't love it. It was a fast read and parts of it, such as the bike race, were entertaining but the romances and the sisters' behavior were just too much for me to really get into this book. I believe it will find an audience with some readers, though. 3 stars.

Try as I might, I just couldn’t get into this story. It really needed to be two separate books, because it goes back and forth almost constantly between two sisters and their complicated love lives. Every time I started to get into the story, it switched back to the other sister and I had to start all over again.

Essentially, the book is about Molly and Sarah. Molly is a scientist who has a huge crush on her stuffy boss, Ewan. They have a moment at a work party but then Ewan makes it clear that he has no interest in dating a coworker, whether he likes her or not. Sarah recently found out she is pregnant... and also that the father is cheating on her. Thus, both sisters have some major obstacles in their paths to happiness.

I think I would’ve liked both stories... separately. But mixing the two together into one book made the whole thing lose focus. The writing style itself didn’t draw me in, but I think a lot of that has to do with the scattered story. Overall, I am thankful that NetGalley provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed getting to try out this new to me author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
3.5*
I was really enjoying this book for the majority of it. It had a great premise, and yes, the twists and turns were a bit dramatic, but it was fun and enjoyable. However, I find that I cannot get past a specific line: "I'm sick of people thinking I'm an anal, obsessive, borderline personality disorder workaholic."
As someone that deals with bpd every moment of their life, I found this comment to be crude and insensitive. It perpetuates stereotypes, and it is harmful to people that suffer from this condition. I don't want to be "that person" that gets hung up mental health messaging, but this hits too close to home, and I can't give this book a higher rating for this reason.

I love a lighthearted book about sisters and romance, but this book missed the mark for me. I found the book did not pick up, and it was just an okay read, with unlikable characters - which generally are not for me!

I'm DNFing at 29%.
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I'm not sure why this one didn't work for me. Which leads me to think that it is not you...it's me.
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The Love Solution had a definite Bridget Jones vibe....but maybe it is the two characters running parallel with different stories? I also felt like we were running in place and not progressing.
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I have chosen to put this one down. It did not grab me quick enough to make me want to find out what happens.

3.5 rounded up because I truly enjoyed this love story but I wanted to smack a couple of the characters upside the head a few times over their stupidity so it got a 3.5!
This was a fun quick summer read with a bit of a unique story line which I really liked. Some of the characters drove me a bit mad through out the story but reflecting back on it I think the way the characters acted is actually very accurate to how many of us act when love is controlling our every move and thought. Love is definitely a powerful drug with or with out a “Love Bug Potion” to persuade us.

I'm not an avid romance reader but I do enjoy reading one every so often. With summer coming I thought I'd give this I me a go. I was hooked by the fact that one of the main characters was a scientist, and was really hoping to enjoy it.
Unfortunately this fell flat for me. The characters weren't relatable, the pacing and dialogs were not the best. It was cheesy and cliché. This just wasn't for me.
I do think this had a few nice plot twists, more or less predictable, that will make it enjoyable for anyone who enjoys romance novels more than I do!

The Love Solution by Ashley Croft a five-star read that gives the correct answer to the love equation where one plus one equals everything. This was so great; it was a little slow at times but overall so good and funny. I was laughing and sometimes laughing so hard I was crying. I went into this thinking it was going to be a certain type of story and it became so much more. Sarah and Molly go together like Ben and Jerry but they are vastly different, it could be because of what they have faced in life and how the dealt with it differently, taking different roles in the relationship. Watching them as they face this new life and the challenges in it are complex and full of drama. Watching Molly and Ewan get to grips with the ride of their lives is just amazing and watching Sarah as she comes to terms with changes in her life will make your heart break but also watching her as she goes through those changes will also make your heart grow.

I really enjoyed the sister bond that Sarah and Molly had. I thought it was sweet how hard Sarah worked to keep their little family together, and it was nice to see that Molly really did see and appreciate what Sarah had done for her.
I also really enjoyed (most of) the Molly and Ewan relationship. I liked that there was a buildup to their relationship, and that they had sort of seemed to create a semi-friendship. All relationships begin differently, and I felt like this relationship was realistic, unlike most romance books.

However, this story just totally missed the mark for me.
While I really like Liam's character, he was hardly in the story but was all of a sudden in love with Sarah? I just didn't believe it. And he was fine to just wait in the shadows until she made up her mind? How selfish of her. For someone who said it had taken him a while to find someone he enjoyed and wanted to spend time with after his wife died, I was surprised that he would so quickly like Sarah. I just wish there had been more build up to their relationship.
Also, I thoroughly disliked Niall. I disliked his storyline, his inability to make decisions and stick with them, his self absorption, etc. I get why he was necessary, but man oh man. Didn't like him.
Lastly, I felt like the description for this story was inaccurate. Sarah was sad, but she didn't seem *that* sad until all of a sudden she was. She wasn't really pushy about the Love Bug either. But the description makes it seem like she was, and that it was a big plot in the story for Sarah. I checked the percentage of book completed when this was mentioned and it was close to 65% into the book. I'd read over half the book before it even mentioned using the Love Bug to help Sarah.
I'm disappointed as I wanted to love this book. Thanks for the opportunity to read it!

I really wanted to love this book, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. I loved the cover and description that's what made me request it as I hadn't heard of the author before. I liked the relationship between the sisters but felt like there was a lot going on. I didn't really relate to either of them so that made it a struggle to keep going. Overall it was just okay to me.

I received this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review

Wasn't crazy about this one. I found it hard to connect to the characters, possibly because there was a lot going on with each sister having her own love interest. By the halfway point, I lost interest and skimmed the rest just to finish. 2/5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.