I really love the book cover for 'Cherry on Top', I just think it looks beautiful. The typography , blurred lights back ground and the cherry that has dropped in some water.

When I seen what the book was about it piqued my interest. This is because it was following Cherry who wants to be a fulltime social media influencer and Elis , restaurant manager and start up write who views influences completely different.

This felt fresh , todays age , yet it was very maturely done. When I think 'Influencer' , I think very over the top young adult chatting about , sometimes obscure stuff. I don't mean to demoralize anyone that does that because people do enjoy it , even if its not my cup of tea, I can't dinner I have been trapped in the Tic Toc twilight zone. Georgia Beers wrote Cherry beautifully and the way she wrote her influencing was done very tastefully.

Instantaneously the chemistry between Elis and Cherry is off the roof. I mean ouch , that fire is hot, hot, hot. You can't help but to be routing for them. There journey of love is very believable and being to lovely women you as the reader cant help falling in love with them as well.

There is a little angst in the book, but once again Beers wrote this with a nice pace and nothing to dramatic or over the top , which I really enjoyed.

Its not secret that I am a massive Beers fan and once again I really enjoyed this book. It might not be everyone's cup of tea but if you take the time out to look as the writing , dialogue , you can really appreciate the talent that Beers brings to all her stories.

Thank you Netgallery for a ARC e-book copy for an honest review and thank you to the author Georgia Beers for approving this.

With the advent of social media, we can present ourselves in any way we see fit. Sometimes, it's as our authentic selves', other times, it's as the person we wish we were.  Cherry Davis is working hard on her "brand" and it isn't always who she is. She uses filters and talks about her nonexistent girlfriend, but it's a means to an end.

Ellis Conrad is the manager at the Sunny Side Up diner and also an aspiring journalist. She loathes social media and has valid reasons for her feelings. As the two women get to know each other better and the feelings deepen, will their blossoming relationship survive when Cherry's social media status comes to light?

Georgia Beer has been one of my favorite authors since I began reading sapphic romances. Her characters are so engaging and relatable and book after book, I always find myself becoming more of a fan of her writing. This story is another that will go on my list of favorites. Ellis is such a wonderful character. I felt so much empathy for everything she has gone through, and no one could possibly deserve happiness more.

Cherry is a wonderful character as well, even though I wanted to shake her a few times but in the end I loved her just as much as I did Ellis. Cherry is someone who doesn't see herself as being enough and tries so hard to cultivate an image of what she wants to be rather than being content with the amazing person she is.

Cherry on Top is another wonderful story from one of the greatest writers in sapphic fiction. It made me smile but it also made me think about how we all present ourselves on social media. What makes social media unique, is that we can put the best version of ourselves out there for the world to see. It isn't always who we authentically are but more the person we aspire to be.

This is more than a romance with two incredibly charming and wonderful characters. It is a reminder that you shouldn't have to compromise who you are to fit into a box that society wants to put you into. Georgia Beers once again creates a couple with wonderful chemistry who will warm your heart.

An ARC was provided by Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.

Georgia Beers is one of my favorite authors and I've not once been disappointed with her books. I loved the story and enjoyed the Cherry and Ellis journey getting to know each other and building a bond. I mean opposites do attract. A sweet read. I recommend.


Thank you, Bold Strokes Books, and NetGalley.

I really enjoyed this book. Cherry and Ellis are very opposite but become attracted to each other. The plot evolves around Cherry's social media persons and Ellis very much against social media due to her sister's problems which led to her accident. Ellis's sister is in a vegatative state and Ellis blames social media. The story is about what we project as real and what we hide 0or lie about. Relationships depend on trust and Cherry learns the hard way. I recommend this book for romance readers. I received this book as an ARC from Netgalley

I’ve posted so many reviews for Ms Beers books I find it hard to come up with something new. You know, something new besides what a great book ‘Cherry On Top’ is.
As usual the main characters are wonderfully normal. Both have had some rough patches. Her supporting cast is believable making this a lovely book to read, fun, fast with a really good plot.
All romance follows the same path, When the leads meet you know they will eventually get together. It’s the path taken to get to that point that makes the story. What makes Ms Beers books great is that she keeps finding different ways to tell that story. Very, very enjoyable read.
ARC via NetGalley/ Bold Stroke Books

Loved it. Great story about what happens when you combine what it means to be an influencer on social media to what happens when real life situations come in to play. I liked that there's not one story being told here, but several interwoven together to make a cohesive book. The relationship between Cherry the influencer and Ellis the restaurant manager was sweet and cute from the beginning, I liked that they started out as friends first before becoming lovers. This was kind of a slow burn romance that built throughout this story. There is quite a bit of drama and family angst for both main characters. The supporting characters were well written and I loved the addition of Nuggets the cat he had such a beautiful personality and his interactions with Ellis and Cherry were such sweet moments. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and family and I look forward to what's next from this author.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. ARC provided by Bold Strokes Books.

Cherry Davis is turning her part-time influencer gig into a full-time venture. As Cherry on Top, she’s the happy, loved, lesbian lifestyle guide with an enviable relationship, friends, and wardrobe. Reputation is crucial for her business, and if she uses some smoke and mirrors to spice it up? She doesn’t hurt anybody. Everyone else does it too. Trolls might try to tell her she isn’t being authentic, but she’s tougher than they are. Her childhood gave her a thick skin.

Ellis Conrad dreams of becoming a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. You know what she doesn’t dream of? Debunking politicians, local celebrities, and online influencers for the less-than-reputable site, 11th Commandment. But the truth is important, especially to Ellis, and besides, she really needs the money.

A chance meeting leaves Cherry and Ellis reeling from the unexpected intensity, and they both start to long for a different life, perhaps even one that includes each other. But when Ellis’s search for truth crashes into Cherry’s insta-filter world, do they have any hope at all of a happily ever after?

While I think this was a really enjoyable book overall with great romance and side characters, I have a lot of feelings about the side stories and conflicts of the book. While the characters’ relationships were great to explore, their jobs, motivations and overall the conflict between them felt much more surface level. didn't like the development time to resolve the conflict or that the change was about another plot twist that has more to do with their parents than their relationship .I liked the focus on social networks and how people tend to embellish everything to be approved and win followers. Our main characters each have a lot of baggage but it’s handled well. I just found the first 60% to be a bit boring and I just wanted to finish reading the book. There isn’t a ton of drama and angst it’s more about accepting yourself and being honest about who you are.

Fabulous!

Cherry, an online influencer is just trying to enjoy life and turn her passion into a successful carer but not being in a relationship makes that more challenging, so she isn’t being her authentic self for her followers. When she meets Ellis one morning in her favourite diner, Cherry and Ellis finding a spark and suddenly both of them are longing for a different life.

This was such an adorable story, really relatable to modern day challenges we all face if we have any type of online presence and also in being successful in careers and building the life we think we want. I love how Georgia used both these things to explore two very different approaches using Cherry and Ellis’ lives and how intimately it meant we got to know them because we were getting the whole picture when they weren’t.

My heart broke for Ellis because the challenges she were facing were emotionally deep and to carry that around while working a job that you weren’t dreaming off is exhausting. When she totally fell for Cherry there were so many cute moments but it came with the sinking feeling that if she found out what Cherry’s online life was representing there would obviously be upset and confusion. There were other surprises, very unexpected ones throughout that added extra depth and mystery to Cherry and Ellis’ lives and potentially threatened any happiness they might find together.

Everything was so vivid and rich, it made the story deliciously moreish and I just couldn’t put it down. From the fantastic title, to the amazing characters, to the fantastic story, everything was perfect and I didn’t want it to end. Really hope there will be more from Cherry and Ellis in future, because they are too cute together and I haven’t had nearly enough of them!

What not to love about a book by Georgia Beers, its characters are always easy to empathize with, their backstories and their environment come close to those who read them
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And the plots, I really enjoy their roles and their original plots. It was a very entertaining and easy to read book but I have other favorites of her
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Cherry Davis is trying to build a solid base in social networks to establish herself as a leading life Styles influencer in the LGBT+ community and leave behind her office job. Searching for the perfect angle and filtering for the perfect photo until she runs into Ellis and her focus begins to shift.
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Ellis couldn't be more different in every way, she doesn't use social networks and in addition to working in Cherry's favorite coffee shop she writes articles for an online magazine that unmasks people and brands that are untrue with their followers. With her focus on caring for her sister and her full schedules she is not sure what to do with the attraction she feels, but decides to give herself the opportunity to get to know her better
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I like how they both start to interact and how they grow up together, but I didn't like the development time to resolve the conflict or that the change was about another plot twist that has more to do with parents than their relationship .I liked the focus on social networks and how people tend to embellish everything to be approved and win followers
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Thanks to Georgia Beers and Bold Stroke Books for give me this beautiful book in exchange for my honest opinion

The concept of this story was an interesting one. Cherry, is an insurance adjuster by day and a social media influencer by night. Her goal is to obtain as many followers as possible through whatever means necessary. She’s okay with editing mistakes, blemishes, to make everything look perfect. She’s also content having her followers believe she has a girlfriend. When she meets Ellis, a diner manager by day and writer by night, she’s immediately smitten and the feeling is very much mutual. The problem is that the closer they become, Cherry continues to omit the influencer part of her life.
This is a good story but not nearly as good as other Georgia Beers books. Our main characters each have a lot of baggage but it’s handled well. I just found the first 60% to be a bit boring and I continued reading because I’m a huge GB fan. There isn’t a ton of drama and angst it’s more about accepting yourself and being honest about who you are.

Four stars. While the writing was fantastic as always, and the conflict was juicy, some part of this book just felt so worn that I couldn’t root for the characters, and the reading was a slog. Sorry, but Cherry on Top did not deliver in what I was hoping to read today.

I was going to give this three stars, but I changed my mind and decided that the found mom subplot won back 0.75 stars.

3/5 stars

I am a big fan of Georgia Beers’ books, so I was very excited when I saw this new release. You always know that you are going to get an enjoyable, easy to read and loveable story by Beers, and this one was really no different. At its heart, this was a more straightforward girl meets girl story. It felt refreshingly stripped back to what I love about romance, with the awkward meetings to the first date and getting to know each other stages. There was a lot of great chemistry between Cherry and Ellis, which made them a great pair to explore..

While I think this was a really enjoyable book, I have more complex feelings about the side stories and synopsis of the book. While the characters’ relationships were great to explore, their jobs, motivations and overall the conflict between them felt much more surface level. Like Ellis wanting to be a serious journalist was mentioned and touched on in her side job (which was barely mentioned by the way), but it did feel like it was just there to set up the conflict rather than as well developed in its own right. I think Cherry’s career, motivations and friendships were more developed, but even still the conflict really could be seen from miles away. And talking about the conflict, I think it’s dealt with in a very quick and ‘under-the-rug’ kind of way. It’s like all the pieces for a greasy story were there, but it felt a bit rushed towards the end.

Romances are, by definition, somewhat predictable: MCs meet -> stuff happens -> HFN or HEA. What’s fascinating isn’t the result, it’s the journey, the “stuff happens” part, how the MCs fall in love, accept that they’re in love, work to make it happen. There are different ways of writing that journey. The twists can be unexpected or, on the contrary, introduced in such a way that the reader is caught in a web of foreboding. Both can be wonderful and both can keep me on the edge of my seat.

Cherry on Top falls in the second category. The delicious stomach-twisting foreboding category. Edge of seat included. One of the main characters – Cherry – is an up-and-coming influencer, the other – Ellis – abhors all things social media. Of course, they’re going to clash. Of course. Why did Georgia Beers have to make them so adorable though? How cruel is that? To be honest (honesty is what this book is all about), Ellis is a lot easier to love than Cherry who, while charming and kind, is, let’s face it, a liar. I don’t care that she lies online, who doesn’t? Her lying to Ellis however? Even by omission? I realise things aren’t black and white, truth vs lies. Life is more complicated than that and some lies are warranted, lifesaving even sometimes. Cherry’s lies? Not so much. As delightful as she is, she’s also greedy. I get wanting a career, I get waiting for the right time to come clean, I get being overwhelmed. I still don’t like how she behaved towards Ellis, and I was looking forward to finding out how Georgia Beers would get her out of the situation and make me want to root for her again.

And yes, Beers did it. I ached for Cherry as much as I ached for Ellis. Both are flawed, both are trying, both are relatable. They’re complex, as is their relationship, and I loved the way they reacted to the first undeniably-big bump on their road to forever, and how life took over, because that’s what life does. Things aren’t straightforward and neither are people. They make mistakes, they learn (or don’t learn, which is another problem), they grow. We’re all works in progress and that’s the story Beers tells, a story of growth and learning from mistakes.

Ellis and Cherry have huge chemistry and it makes the instalust entirely believable. In all aspects, the relationship is at once cute and intense, enthusiastic and tender. Georgia Beers writes excellent first kisses and this one… This one is sweet and passionate, like Ellis, like Cherry.

The instalust, the cheerful tone of the story, the easiness of the start of the relationship could make Cherry on Top seem frivolous. There’s depth to it, however, with both characters dealing with family trauma. It’s also brimming with lovely moments, between Ellis and Cherry, between Cherry and her roommates, Ellis and her colleague Kitty or with her friends. Two scenes involve meeting someone for the first time (besides the MCs’ meet cute) and both are enchanting. The first one shows Ellis being introduced to her cat – from Junebug Farms! – and it made my heart very full. I won’t spoil the second one because I managed to forget I had read about it in another review and I was as surprised as the character, which made the scene all the more powerful. All I’ll say is there was a lot of heart-fullness happening with this story, the perfect counterpoint to the stomach-twisting of the first half or so. 4.5⭐️

This book was a first for me in the sense that I have always loved everything t Georgia Beers has ever written, but somehow, I just couldn’t connect with the story.
The characters felt a bit forced, the drama was unnecessary and the romance was bland, at least from my perspective.
I guess that if the main couple isn’t right, then the whole story goes south.
Cherry was lovable and Ellis was interesting but I liked her, the issue was when they got together and started dating… for me, it was like they lost the essence of what made them great and it just felt forced.
I have to give kudos to the author, because this plot was a first and maybe that is why it wasn’t handled that well.
Honestly, I put down the book several times.

I had mixed reactions to this book. I quite liked the theme the author was exploring of of whether social media is inherently harmful, but I wasn’t sure about the way the theme dominated the story. There didn’t seem to be much room left for the romance between the two leads. Having said that, the back stories of the two women were included in an interesting way and the book was well written. A tad harsh for the poor women who had her wife’s affair exposed and wasn’t included in the story again; I was worried about her.

I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy the latest release from Georgia Beers. I’m not a follower of social media influencers and Cherry Davis, one of the MCs in Cherry on Top is the epitome of the modern-day influencer. However, when she wasn’t playing it up for her online following, Cherry was quite likable. Add to the mix Ellis Conrad and an instant mutual attraction, and we get a sweetly romantic story that flows seamlessly as the two fall hard and fast.
Ellis is trying to make it as a journalist while working as a manager in hospitality to make ends meet. She has put her happiness aside to prioritise the care of her younger sister, but meeting Cherry changes everything for her. Cherry is working in insurance while trying to make it big as a social media influencer, and she is on the rise. She documents her life and lives for the thrill of new followers and free promotional goodies. After meeting Ellis and feeling unable to share her greatest ambition in life, Cherry finds herself hiding Cherry on Top from a woman who has hidden no part of herself from Cherry. Guilt, confusion and a lot of miscommunication lead to heartache and tears.
But, being a Georgia Beers novel, there is sure to be a happily ever after. Cherry on Top was written exceptionally well, introducing a topic that is so relevant in today’s society and affects people from all over the world. I liked who Cherry ended up becoming because it was the person she felt most comfortable portraying to the world.

Georgia Beers has written another delightful romance with her newest novel, Cherry on Top. Ms. Beers can always be relied on to write love stories that will melt your heart, and this book fits right into that category.
This story takes the reader into the world of social media and especially online influencers, something I have very little knowledge of. Cherry Davis wants to become a full-time online influencer so she can finally quit her dead end job in insurance. She works hard at her online profile and sometimes fudges the truth a bit to make herself appear more perfect to her followers. Ellis Conrad dreams of being an award winning journalist but is currently the manager of a small café in town so she can help keep her disabled sister in a good care home. There is definite chemistry when the two women meet, but then Ellis lands a writing job with 11th Commandment, a site that exposes politicians, local celebrities and online influencers that are less than truthful.

I have to admit I had a bit of trouble at first connecting with Cherry, probably because I didn’t understand what an influencer is and why or how she could make that into a full-time business. Once I got into the tale, though, I understood the motivations of both Cherry and Ellis. There is a fair amount of angst connected with both characters’ pasts that affects their actions with each other. While the setting is not as important in this character-driven story, the author did a good job describing where this tale takes place. The romance is every bit as lovely as you expect from a novel by Georgia Beers.

I enjoyed reading this love story, and even learned a few things about our online world. I recommend this book to all romance lovers.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.

I always appreciate a good romance that follows “the formula” in which I can figure out early on in the story what’s going to happen, but I still end up enjoying it a lot, as it was the case with this story.

In this first standalone novel since her Swizzle Stick Romance trilogy, Georgia Beers brings us of the story of Cherry, a social media influencer (wannabe?) and Ellis who manages a diner by day and writes articles for a not so reputable website at night.

At first, I thought the social media influencer angle would make this book less interesting to me, being a social media hater myself :P but it ended up being one of the most interesting aspects of the story. The story develops at a good pace in a sweet romance with likeable main and secondary characters.

And as always after finishing a new Georgia Beers release, now to patiently wait for the next one :)

This story was a surprise. It started very slow..a bit too slow for my liking. So I was concerned whether it would keep my interest. But then it started to build and build. Then the romance started and then a big probkem and then a big discovery and more problems. Oh my, how will this all resolve.
Beers tackles the ever growing media "influencers" gig and all the pluses and negatives involved.
Interesting emotional story with good characters, strong romance and plenty of problems. And a happy ending of course.
I was given this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book really does a good job of depicting why I don't like most social media, it's false reality. Angles and filters and so much goes into influencer posts, it's just not worth it to try and make something that's not real. Cherry is just trying to find her place in the world and creating the persona Cherry On Top is how she thinks she'll make it to the next level. But all that changes when she starts to get to know Ellis. This is someone whose had to deal with loss and still shows the world her authentic self. And when secrets come out its time to reevaluate what's important in life and what truly makes you happy. As bottom line we all deserve happiness.