I adored Allison Ashely’s debut novel Perfect Distraction last year (one of my favorites of 2020) and I was very excited to read her next. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it features the twin sister of a character in Perfect Distraction. It is it’s own story and can be read alone, but having read Perfect Distraction first made me love this one even more. I could see little bits and pieces of that story in this one and how they connected. The book is heavy on dialogue and the author pulls you in with her humor and heart. She gives the characters life and you feel like they are your friends by the end of the book. Rom com lovers - put Allison Ashely’s books on your TBR! Out June 21.

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I read The Perfect Distraction and really enjoyed it. This was also very good! Jeni and Logan were a sweet couple although Jeni could be a bit frustrating and too rude. I liked Logan better :) I'm glad she came to her senses.

Jeni and Logan’s story!

Social worker Jeni Bishop just wanted to make a difference in kids lives though her job as a social worker never planned to date again after the end of her marriage but meeting her brother’s best friend changed everything. Logan Davis loved his job doing social media for the Chiefs and running his charity finding equipment for foster children. Things changed when her brother Andrew found out he had cancer (Perfect Distraction) and Jeni and Logan changed from being friends to something more!

Home Sweet Mess is what happens when you have a friend with benefits relationship but falling in love was going to complicate everything.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

If you like the type of story where the main characters are enemies, turn friends, turn lovers, you should definitely pick this one up. The beginning of their relationship has a lot of banter. Not much in the story is a surprise, there are some sad parts ( don't want to spoil it ) and the end is exactly what you wold expect from it.

This is another sweet romance from author Allison Ashley. The story is about Logan and Jeni, characters from her previous book, The Perfect Distraction, and it was fun to see them pop up again. Jeni has a strong desire to stay AWAY from him, but of course, it's just a matter of time. I have a new "book boyfriend" with Logan. Highly recommend. Thank you to the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review! Can't wait to see Ashley's next book!

I really really enjoyed this book. I loved The Perfect Distraction and was so excited for this one. It did not disappoint. The writing just flowed so well and I was able to fall in love with Jeni and Logan right away. Let's be real though- brother's best friend is one of my favorite tropes

One romance trope I never really like is when the guy feels he can’t fall for his best friend’s sister. If a guy liked someone as a friend and thought he was a good person, wouldn’t that be someone he’d like for his sister. In this case the siblings are twins so there isn’t even an age question. It’s more that Jeni had a bad experience when she was young and so she’s convinced that she can never have a long-term relationship or marriage ever again. When she meets Logan, her twin’s best friend, she’s nasty to him for some rather dumb reasons. He’s just totally wonderful and so nice to her that her attitude gets rather tiresome after a while. I found that I liked just about every other character in the story better than Jeni even though she was a kind-hearted woman who wanted to devote herself to caring for foster children.

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.

Jeni and Logan do not get along, but when he turns out to be Jeni's twin brother's best friend, she has to learn to like him. When her brother find out he has cancer they bond in a way they never thought they would, But Logan wants all of Jeni, but can Jeni give her all to Logan? Has her past broken marriage and terrible car accident left her too damaged? Will Logan realize he doesn't need to provide a service to get unconditional love?

I ate this book up in 2 sittings. It was a quick and enjoyable read. At first I thought it was going to be a little predictable about enemies to lover/forbidden love plot, but it actually was so much more meat to it. I loved the chemistry between Logan and Jeni, Jeni and her brother, and her brother and Logan. I will definitely be checking out more of her books!

It was good story. Liked the family relationships, the support and they way they rallied around each other. The romance was a bit of a low build but worked in this context.

Home Sweet Mess is a delight to read. Allison Ashley is a wonderful writer and even when discussing difficult subjects like cancer, the foster system, and foster kids; she writes about these topics in a heartfelt way without being overly sappy or contrived. The story is about friendship, learning to let go of self-imposed parameters and most importantly family, in every definition of the word.

Jeni Bishop is a case worker who deals with heartache every day including her own. Jeni believes any type of relationship only leads to inevitable heartbreak. Logan Davis, works in social media for an NFL team is charming and has devastatingly good looks plus a big heart to boot. These two have lots in common, more than they realize and when Jeni’s brother Andrew who is Logan’s best friend becomes ill, they start becoming a team.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story, the characters had depth and were well written, plot lines were developed and not forced, it was enjoyable to see how the story would progress. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys stories about relatable people, about characters you’d wish you knew and where you look forward to seeing where the story goes.

A huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book tells the story of Charming NFL marketing manager Logan Davi and his best friend’s sister Sassy social worker Jeni Bishop. These two are forced to be in each other’s presence because of Andrew after an awkward first encounter and they eventually get along with each other *wink wink*. Jeni was once married and so doesn’t believe in love *read it and call me out* so watching her find her way to happy ever after one taco at a time was such a blast.. This book will make you laugh, crave tacos, appreciate siblings, and have an appreciation of the foster care system. I totally adored this book and I want everyone to read it and eat tacos of course.

I loved Allison Ashley's debut book, Perfect Distraction, so I couldn't wait to read Home Sweet Mess and I loved this book as well! I liked that the book follows Jeni, Andrew's sister from Perfect Distraction, so we get to see things that happen in that book from her perspective. Once I started reading this story, I could not put it down and was very invested in what was going to happen between Jeni and Logan.

Jeni and Logan had great chemistry from the start. When you first start to get to know Logan, I wanted to dislike him, but he quickly made me a fan with how he was trying to change his womanizing ways and would do anything for Jeni. A few times I wish Jeni would've given in to her emotions with how she felt about Logan, but she had very valid reasons for why she wouldn't cave, so I also applaud Ashley for making her a character who was strong enough to stick to her beliefs. The book deals with some heavy topics including cancer, infertility, and adoption, and Ashley writes about them in a way that is not only realistic, but also extremely compassionate as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kate Rock Book Tours for an advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a wonderful story,
Jeni moves to a new town for a job, it has 2 perks. 1. It’s a job she loves, 2. Her twin brother is close by. She falls into an easy routine of drinking her morning coffee on her porch swing, often accompanied by the sounds of her neighbour and a different gentleman caller enjoying themselves in the bedroom, going to work and eating the best vegetarian sandwich for lunch at the deli on the corner, and watching football with her twin brother on Sunday’s. The last thing she expects or wants to find is a man, especially one she has seen leaving her neighbours house !
This is an endearing story about love and what makes a family.
I really enjoyed it.

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This book was amazing! I loved to see the love bloom from these two characters that was carried over from secret crushes of their younger years.

I enjoyed this book.
I found Logan and Jeni to be very realistic characters. It was nice to see that the characters weren't perfect. So many times you read books and the characters are so perfect, that they are just too good to be true. But Logan and Jeni are like regular people. It was easy to relate to them. It was also great to see them acknowledge their flaws throughout the book.
I get that Jeni went through a trauma so she's unwilling to try something new, I completely appreciated Logan stood his ground and didn't waiver
This was a very empowering and optimistic book. It let me see that the right person can make all the difference.

Thank you NetGalley, Allison Ashley and the publishers for the chance to read this great book.

This story is a breath of fresh air and one I enjoyed immensely. You could relate to these characters so much and once you get into their world, you have trouble leaving. I found myself rooting for them and wanting to meet them for coffee or drinks. It encompasses a lot of topics and the author did an excellent job weaving a story that many are sure to enjoy. One I will be recommending.

Home Sweet Mess follows new-in-town, social worker Jeni and her twin brother’s womanizing best friend Logan as they attempt to navigate friends with benefits vs dating while dealing with twin/best friend Andrew’s cancer diagnosis. (Too wordy? This is why I’m not a writer 😂).

This was the enemies to friends to lovers romcom book I didn’t know I needed. I started out hating Logan (which was the point) and seriously considering putting it down cause I didn’t want a whole book of him. So glad I kept going as per usual romance style, you start to learn why Logan is who he is and fall in love with him. This book had back story and well as romance. I loved the alternating perspectives as I always enjoy getting inside a male lead’s thoughts. I also loved how you got to see a glimpse of the foster care system through Jeni’s work.

My only minor issue is that it annoys me when girls want to be with someone but won’t allow themselves love because they don’t want a relationship 😒. (And this is the second book recently that had that as a story line). For those of us her are terminally single, I just want to scream at her! But that’s my issue entirely, not a fault of the book 😂.

If you looking for a great romance with depth and backstory that will give you all the feels, go check out this self published one by @authorallisonashley

Thank you NetGalley and the author for this gift eARC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 out of 5. This is a cute story. A predictable but cute and nice story that is a very easy read and a very enjoyable 1 sitting read. I loved the NFL focus, and all their meet cutes. Jeni is a bit stubborn for my taste but at least there is some strong character development throughout the story. Sadly i didn't know there was a 1st book, as i might have wanted to read that one but know i know how it ends!

I love this authors writing style and this was no expectation, it was so cute. I’ve done very few 5 star books this year so far and this was one of them. I loved it! I’ll definitely be recommending this to all my fellow book readers! Thank you for this gem of a book! 😍

What a beautiful story. So many real and raw emotions are expressed in this book and so beautifully written, I cried more than once.

I loved Jeni and Logan and how they bantered with each other. As each of their back stories unfolded my heart broke for each of them. Each had a wall they had built to protect themselves from being hurt again and even though Logan is the one who, rather unexpectedly decides he wants more, he wants that connection and commitment, he’s still holding back and protecting himself, it takes his mom pointing it out to him about his past behaviour for him to realise. He then lays his heart out to Jeni and leaves himself open to be truly hurt. Jeni takes a little longer to get the same point as Logan as her past hurt scared her deeply and it is asked her having to move on without Logan to make her realise he’s worth the risk. The moment when she opens herself fully to him is simply beautiful.

This was my first book by this author and it was simply beautiful, the heart was so strong. I can’t wait to see what comes next.