I liked the cover and the premise which prompted me to request and read this. However, this was far from cute. Being unable to get over your best friend who never has the same feelings and is also the sister of your other best friend, no thanks. A been there, done that kind of a story. Also there were too many points of views at once it was hard to get settled into the story that I just just did not care what happened anymore. Just my opinion and I dislike giving bad reviews.

Hence, cannot recommend this.

Thanks to Netgalley, Beth Moran and Boldwood Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Available: 2/4/21

This book was unique. It was hard to get into at first and a bit slow to pick up. Beyond that, it's a very cute story about following through with what's right, or chasing after what you truly want – who you truly want. But the element of reality in this book is what set me back a bit. Pursuing a science field simply because you're transfixed on a girl? Fixing a science experiment for experienced scientists? Deciding that dating is too challenging and agreeing to blindly marry someone you've never met? And then everything falls apart when those very same people seem to own up to the feelings they have for other people in the first place. Like I said: cute story, but not really a realistic one.

This was a bot of a weird one. The hero never got over his feelings for his best friend even though he was married to his best friend's sister. I would have liked it better if he got married to his best friend.

Experimental marriage? I’m in! This was a complicated book that I really did end up enjoying. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC.

This is a delightful tale about a family of five sisters. Their crazy antics and meddling in each other's lives provided a belly full of laughs. Their interfering and bollocks mama is a funny character. Papa Bear is soft spoken, warm hearted, full of wisdom.

Emma is the oldest sister going on many first disastrous dates, which don’t go further than that. Her younger sisters are all married or about to be married. Each sister goes through the obstacles in life but supports each other. Their sisterhood made my heart happy.

With the fear of becoming a lonely spinster, Emma agrees to blind date marriage that is part of her sister’s neuroscience project. Though this is such a crazy idea but what happens at the end is even crazier than this. Wouldn’t mind getting into a wedlock through this unrealistic if they make an effort to get to know each other and fall in love. I liked the sisters very much at the beginning.

Didn’t like some aspects of the story such as marrying his lover’s sister but still continue to have feelings for her. I loathed this part of the story. After making such a fuss about sticking in health and sickness in some parts of the story and in other parts make a sham of it. I struggled to connect to the characters as the protagonists' actions went against my moral compass.

Glad everyone has their happily ever after but the path to get there isn’t the one I enjoyed and it marred my enjoyment.

Apart from this issue, I was thoroughly entertained with the other parts and had me laughing a lot.

Special Thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Meet the Donovan Family. There are a few storylines that are going on in this book. One is about Emma, the oldest sister. Emma decides to marry someone sight unseen. Cooper is the groom to be. He fixes a compatibility test. One problem he is in love with Bridget (youngest sister). Bridget is also engaged. I thought I would enjoy this story but some of it was a little far fetched and I wished for a different ending. It does give you some interesting information on ME a neurological disease. Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the E-ARC. This is my own opinion.

I am very conflicted with this book.
On one hand, I love the family bond. I really love when the Donovan sisters are together as it reminds me of my sister and me. Every Donovan sister has their own story and problems. Even though they are not the main characters, I really like their stories and don't mind to have more of them.
On the other hand, I cannot accept the experimental marriage. I like fake/experimental dating trope but marriage is taking it to a whole new level. Especially, when the guy is in love with his wife's sister. I really cannot relate to the characters. Who in the right mind will agree to married the sister of your crush? It feels so wrong to read about Patrick's feeling towards Bridget when married to her sister. And to think he agreed on the marriage to move on but he works with Bridget and spent way to much time with her instead of Emma. How is he really going to get over his feeling if Bridget is constantly around him? I am glad that they end up finding their happy ending with the person they love but it feels so wrong to see how they get there. It feels like an episode from Gossip Girl, I am with my ex-husband housemate and my ex-husband is with to my sister who he was secretly in love for ages. Talk about complicated relationships.

Beth Moran, in “Take A Chance On Me,” explores whether the concept of happily ever after is simply about daring to take a chance or if extra magic is needed to make love last.

The Donovan family is a tight-knit Irish-Italian family with 5 daughters; 4 of whom are getting married or already married. When the protagonist and still single oldest sister, Emma, is made aware of the Compatibility Project she eagerly signs up to marry at first sight. After all, it can’t be as bad as her 37 dates in the past three years, only 5 of which made it to a second date. What’s the Compatibility Project, you ask? Well, simply put, it’s a computer program that calculates your compatibility within the database and suggests someone for you to marry. I know what you’re thinking and you’re correct - there’s so much that can go wrong with this! On the flip side, it could potentially work. Emma is about to find out as a match is found and marriage is imminent. Can she make this work? Does love play a role?

This book needs some of your patience as it’s tough going for the first half. I think the biggest problem for me was that I had difficulty with so many subplots. There are 5 sisters and the author gives great detail about each one and their significant other and the challenges they experience. In fact, the Donovan sisters could feature as a separate book as could Emma’s story stand alone in a separate book. Throw into the mix different viewpoints and timelines and it left me confused and frustrated at times. I think I needed the subplots to dovetail more seamlessly. I found myself flipping back to find out if I’d missed something because what I was reading wasn’t making sense. More often than not, it was because there were no time indications. What I was reading happened in the past, but I had no reference nor indication that it wasn’t present day. Many of these confusions happened within chapters. That being said, I stuck with it and was glad I had. It’s a unique plot with a great cast of characters. I loved the ‘SisterApp’ and wish such a thing were available for me and my sisters to communicate. You’ll have to read to discover if Emma is the next sister to marry or if she’s going to pass on the technology and enjoy her freedom. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this romance is to be published February 4, 2021.

Thank you to Beth Moran, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I'm a sucker the blind marriage plot, but this novel was just not what I would have thought. I'm all for story twists, but the ones in this book left me dissatisfied and confused.

The main character were not very relatable and the grounds for the marriage were extremely unrealistic due to the circumstances leading up to it. I had more interest in the mother and father and would have loved to see more of their story. The sister group was interesting and their antics carried the story.

The ending felt made me dumb for having watched the previous events unfold in such a way that you never had an idea of who to root for.

Loved this story about a tight knit family of sisters that go through so many obstacles in their lives. The compatibility test that Emma takes and her sisters best friend Cooper takes that he makes sure his answers line up with hers. Just goes to show that tests regarding long lasting love are not always the most accurate, and don't guarantee you will end up with whom you truly want to be with.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a confusing, action packed romance told through multiple points of view and on various storylines that left me feeling lost and uninspired. I wish the author would have either stayed on one storyline or intergrated their story a lot better.

The description of Take A Chance On Me had me hooked and I couldn’t wait to read it. I really liked the characters Emma and Cooper and was looking forward to their love story. So I was disappointed with the ending it wasn’t what I thought this book was about.

This was a bit different with the romantic pathways not following what you might have thought just from reading the description.

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.