This was such a fun read with a great message about body positivity and respectability.

Crystal has a wonderful arc over the course of this novel and I loved how she used her influencing to be a great role model. She is a curvy fitness influencer and personal trainer. At the beginning, she seems very secure in herself and has built up her career by ignoring trolls and loving her body. Scott is a hunky fireman who is new to the gym Crystal attends and their relationship begins when he steals her favourite squat rack. From this point on, a lot of tension flows between these two characters as they continue to meet, and Scott continues to get in the way of Crystal at the gym.

“I didn’t know you were still interested.”
“Seriously? I only text you a million times a day.”

The last place Crystal expects to meet Scott is her grandma’s engagement party, the very grandma she didn’t even know was dating! This unexpected meeting encourages them to spend more time together and get to know each other. In the lead up to the wedding, many sparks are flying between them!

‘I think about you all the time. Every day, all day. All I ever want to do is be with you. Even if we aren’t doing anything at all.’

I loved the romance and the tension between Crystal and Scott was great, but the best part about this book was the body respectability message. After a picture of Crystal and Scott goes viral, Crystal realises she was ignoring the trolls in an unhealthy way and wants to show others that her journey isn’t always easy. This book shows the importance of being kind, being healthy, and that conforming to society’s roles isn’t necessary. Scott is a super sweet character, who appears slightly arrogant at first, but you quickly learn that it’s a facade. Their relationship grows over the course of the novel as they deal with family relationships, and their idea to stay friends for the first few months.

‘I would have waited forever for you.’

Set On You has a great message about acceptance and self-love. It was a steamy romance read and I couldn’t put it down! The banter and tension between the two was fantastic. This was a great debut book and I loved it!

ok hello. I loved this book?
Curvy gym instagrammer as our FMC? I've never read a book where I was like wow I actually could be this character? Not only was this book a nice easy read, it was relatable, you believed the characters and the relationship - it's not all easy and you have to fully learn to love and trust yourself before you can love and trust others.

Lea has not only taken us on a romantic story but also on a self-acceptance journey. Highlighting the pressures people face on social media and how everything is not always as it seems. No-one is constantly positive 24/7 and that it ok!

I think I'm a little bit (a lot) in love with Scott, a handsome firefighter who has a dog called Albus Doodledore? Who also works out with you at the gym?? Where do I sign up.

This book touches upon the enemies to lovers trope, he falls for her first and there's a happy ending. You literally cannot go wrong.

There's a little spice, a steamy makeout in the changing rooms and hello bathtub.

Overall I did really enjoy this book and will be buying the physical copy when it is released!

Thank you to the publishers for gifting me the arc!!!

4/5 stars

Current status: waiting for the universe to provide me with my very own Scott Ritchie 😍 . Fireman? Check. Family man? Check. Into the gym? Check!

This was such a fun read and I flew through it! This is an enemies to lovers, slowburn romance which tackles the topic of self acceptance and body positivity, something I really enjoyed and want to read more of!

While sticking to the typical structure of a fun romance, it did throw some curveballs in there which kept me on my toes!

One thing that knocked this down from a 4 star read is one of my biggest pet peeves- pop culture references in books FOR NO REASON! I’ve read my fair share of romance, and yes, lots of books will throw a pop culture reference in here or there, in this book they were EVERYWHERE! I’m talking three or four on a page sometimes! And some were so specific! Not only does it just really annoy me, I feel like it totally ages the book, and even though I think this book will be aged somewhat anyway, due to it revolving around Instagram influencers (loved the bookstagram mention) I don’t think the overuse of references was necessary.

This book did tackle some really important themes, such as self love and body positivity, and also toxic positivity! It also touched on racism, death and illness and I thought these topics were handled well.

All in all this was a great read, especially for a debut. I’ll definitely be buying a copy of this when it’s out and I’m excited for what Amy Lea comes out with next!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Amy Lea did not shy away from criticising the body positivity movement, especially toxic positivity. it is very hard to find pieces of media that admit it’s not sustainable to be happy 24/7. Making Crystal an influencer gave us an interesting medium to explore social media as a whole and how both content and comments can affect us.
Crystal was a hilarious main character which made the book easy to follow and enjoy. Her interactions with the love interest were captivating from their first not so meet-cute. As any good romcom there was meddling family members and friends, adorable pets and oh so much sexual tension.

The book fell a little short short in terms of the pacing for me. It was painfully obvious from the get go that there was undeniable chemistry between the main characters and the ‘will they, won’t they’ felt more like a ‘can’t they just hurry up and do it now’. As a result, it felt like the book had to include many obstacles to explain why they weren’t together yet. The other gripe I had with the book was that I felt that race did not come into play much until the last part of the book. It was one of the main reasons I felt so drawn to reading this book so it would have been nice to see it explored further.

All in all, I rated this book a solid 3.5 stars out of 5. This was a great debut novel and I am extremely excited to see what Amy Lea puts out next, I would love to see a story about Tara (a fellow book nerd)!


Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book is totally the full package for romance lovers! It was funny, steamy, romantic and SO refreshing to have the female lead not be your typical main character!

This book was so SO lovely. Scott and Crystal had such a delightful relationship to read, it was so heartwarming and cute. I loved the way they behaved with each other, I am weak for enemies to friends to lovers and this was just the perfect example of that trope!

I also really enjoyed the clear-eyed analysis of the body positive movement and the concept of toxic positivity. It was fascinating to go on that journey with Crystal and see her reach a more realistic place of acceptance of herself.

The key highlight of this for me though was how absolutely adorable the main couple were, their chemistry was perfect and I loved their story.

Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC copy of Set On You in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are entirely my own.

Rating: 4.5/5

I absolutely LOVED this debut novel by Amy Lea. I’m so so happy I got to read this and I’m telling you all that you need to get it too - you won’t regret it!!

There was so much to love about this book. I’ll start with the characters of which I adored - where can I get myself a meddlesome Grandma Flo??? Oh and a Chris Evans firefighter lookalike? Because sign me up! I know a book is great when I’m sat grinning whilst reading and you can bet that’s exactly what I did whilst reading this one!

I love an easy read and whilst this was an easy read there was a few heavy themes involved written in a way that doesn’t weigh you down. I felt myself relating to the character and my own experiences and feeling inspired for my own journey of self acceptance. Crystal is a curvy queen and I am HERE for it. Whilst this is a romance novel there are things to learn and I admire when an author writes about these things in a way that is easy to understand.

My only teeeeny dislike over this book is it felt a little “insta-lovey” at time and that is really down to personal preference. I still absolutely love the relationship and can we just take a minute to appreciate that bathtub scene like 🥵🥵🔥🌶. Also I will be accepting applications for someone who will create Lizzo playlists for when we drive together 👀.

Set On You is released May 12th and you’ll bet I’ll be ordering myself a physical copy.

I absolutely loved this book. It was so cute and I adored both Crystal and Scott as characters, as well as together in their relationship.
Crystal and Scott met at the gym and both have a shared love of fitness, and I loved that this was a completely different setting from any other romance books I have ever read.
I loved the banter between these two characters and found myself laughing so much at the petty things they were doing to annoy each other at the beginning of the book.
There was just something so soft and sweet in the romance between these two characters, but this book also talks about a lot of important topics such as body image and the dangers of social media.
I definitely will be picking up Amy Lea's future releases as I absolutely loved this one.
Also I am obsessed and in love with the cover of this book.

This was SUCH a good book and a wonderful debut.

I absolutely loved Crystal and Scott, how they met, their banter and the development of their feelings and relationship. Their connection was believable and their chemistry was undeniable in my opinion. The first time they kissed in the locker room at the gym was so hot!

I feel like Scott could have been more developed as a character, but also that we got a little bit more insight into Crystal - whilst her being a fitness Instagrammer/influencer is obviously a large part of her life, at times it felt like that was her only trait which is not the case at all.

I also can't help but feel like the entire book was one massive ad. Nike, Lululemon, Kim Kardashian... I wasn't a fan of all the brand and celebrity name dropping as it was done excessively. I did appreciate comparing Scott to Chris Evans though - it was easier for me to imagine what he'd look like, and I am a big fan of him in general.

Despite this I really enjoyed the story and the overall message of the book, and I look forward to reading more of Amy Lea's work in the future.

Firstly, huge thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for allowing me to read an advanced copy of Set on You!

Set On You follows curvy fitness influencer,
Crystal Chen and firefighter, Scott Ritchie. the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. In the lead up to their grandparents' wedding, Crystal discovers there's a soft heart under Scott's muscled exterior. But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their budding relationship to the test.

My favourite thing about this book was the body positivity, I adored the way this was incorporated into the storyline. The setting of fitness and gym was also great, I don’t think I’ve read a book like this before so I really enjoyed that setting!

It took me a while to get used to our main characters, I’m not sure why but I didn’t warm to either of them much at the beginning but I eventually fell for them and found them both to be really relatable characters which made me laugh out loud at times.

The writing was easy to read and I found myself getting through the book much quicker than I usually would. It was also fun to see bookstagrammers be mentioned it in it too :)

I’d recommend this to those who love an easy, steamy read with big emphasis on the enemies to lovers!

This was such a sweet and sassy read! I'm a big fan of the enemies to lovers trope so couldn't wait to get stuck into this. Plus, body diversity? Here for it, always!

The best part of this for me was the banter. It really had some laugh out loud moments that made this really easy to breeze through. I also liked Crystal's journey as an individual a lot.

Where it fell down slightly for me was with how quickly the romance progressed. This it totally personal preference, but I'm a HUGE slow burn girl and this was definitely more for fans of insta love. Their first kiss in particular came about VERY quickly for me. I also felt Scott's character could use a little more depth, as he paled in comparison to Crystal who was so well developed.

But I'd definitely recommend this for fans of fun, enemies to lovers romances!

(Note: I did also take issue with a couple of occasions where mental health disorders are used like adjectives, but I've since heard that these will not appear in the finished copy which makes me very happy to hear. So I haven't let this affect my rating!).

Given the huge number of influencers in the book industry at the moment I must say I found this book pretty entertaining! With a brilliant cast of characters to back up two fantastic leads, it’s funny and sweet and the perfect book for a sunny summer weekend.

A cute, light hearted rom com. I would recommend this to fans of the genre or to anyone looking for a light read.

I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Penguin UK for allowing me to read this.

Set On You is out 12th May!

A romance novel with a plus size woc is just what I needed!

I really enjoyed this book! I liked that it wasn’t your conventional plot line, with Set on You having the focus being centred around the gym and fitness. I found it light-hearted and easy to read. I liked that it reflected the negative sides of social media – trolls and also showed Crystal’s struggle with her body image in a way that I feel we as readers can relate to. I think the whole message on body positivity was handled well and the romance between the two characters was lovely to read.

A feel-good romance and a great debut novel!

(I received this arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review)

Set on You follows Crystal, a fitness influencer, who meets new guy at the gym, Scott. Naturally, the pair don't get off the to the best start but when family events bring them together outside of the gym and they start spending more time together, their feelings start to change.

I really enjoyed this book! Crystal was a great protagonist to read from and I particularly enjoyed the fitness influencer focus. Although I don't love the gym as much as Crystal does, I know a lot of women do and this book and Crystal will be relatable to many. I found the discussion on topics like body positivity and online trolling to be important topics to cover and were written well. I liked Scott and the relationship between the two, although I would have liked to read from his perspective as well to delve deeper into his character and to feel like we are getting the bigger picture from another perspective.

Sidenote: I read this book on Easter Sunday and the book is partially set over Easter! How fun! Definitely interested in reading more from this author in the future!

A modern and uplifting romcom, full of reassurance, body respect and self-acceptance. It's the perfect comfort read featuring my favorite trope - enemies to lovers - with a hint of forced proximity (thanks Grandma Flo!).

The MC felt like a friend and, as 28 year old, the pithy pop culture references were delightfully nostalgic. Even if it did have the SPOILER 80% break up SPOILER we love to hate.

As with many books, make sure to read the authors note for content warnings before you begin.

Full disclosure, if I hadn't seen this Book enthusiastically recommended by a couple of Booktubers, I wouldn't have requested a copy on NetGalley because, let's face it, the gym is the last place on earth you'd find me! My lack of athletic prowess aside, I didn't despise the gym scenes (mainly for the Crystal/Scott dynamic...), so even if you're more of a couch potato than a crossfitter, you shouldn't hesitate to pick up this book.

Please tell me Tara is getting her own companion novel soon?!

Thanks to the publishers for this read in exchange for an honest review.

The main character is Crystal Chen. I loved that a novel was written someone that is part Chinese (like myself) as I don’t usually find authors of the same kind of mixture. Crystal is known for showing the world how to be body positive, whatever your body shape is. I was really intrigued by this interesting plot. This gym guy named Scott steals her favourite squat rack and then its game on as the two get at each other. Then, life gets in the way and they are forced to spend time together outside of the gym. She begins to see it is not her type that is being stereotyped as she seems to think she is however Crystal develops as a person. At times I did find her personality a bit too try-hard and skipping over some paragraphs as it wasn’t as relevant.
I wasn’t too into Scott, I found him super annoying and a bit of an ass and I wished Crystal would have seen that too, however this is a romance novel so of course this is not the case although I have seen no reason why she fell for him with the way his personality is.

Overall, it was a light enough read and I enjoyed the message on body positivity and ignoring haters, and those that are most especially jealous of your progress and where you are in life.

Sadly, a DNF for me. I found the two lead characters to be entirely unlikeable and lacking a distinctive chemistry. I get enemies to lovers, but surely we need to be rooting for these two people, right? The message is nice and I'm sure the romance would have developed a bit further, but I couldn't get on board with it.

I was so excited to read this book, but I just didn’t love it. I thought the flip between love and hate was a bit too sudden and unbelievable, although I did really enjoy the characters when they were together.

A lot of the conflict in the book could’ve easily been solved with some communication - which I know is a trope in itself, but it felt a bit too painful here.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this book. It was feel good, it was cute and it was inspiring. It's not often romance books have a curvy gal as the narrator and I think there should be so many more. I loved Crystal as a character, she was outgoing, brave and I could relate to her in so many ways. Self confidence and body image is such an important topic that should be woven throughout more literature and hopefully this will show the changes that need to be made in the industry to be inclusive to all. I love a romance book and this is the kind where you don't want to put it down it was addictive and I managed to read it in two sittings. I found myself attached emotionally to this book - I laughed out loud and had moments when I really felt sad. Perfect book, perfectly written and the perfect spring/summer holiday read.

Thank you to Penguin and Amy Lea for this ARC, I've loved every minute!