I really enjoyed the vet setting and the enemies to lovers plot line of this book. In that aspect, I got what I was asking for. However, there were a couple of issues that drop this a bit for me: the MMC was not incredibly likable for a chunk of the book. I was also not a fan of the love triangle aspect. I felt like it was a bit of an unnecessary plot and Dane was very toxic! Overall, I enjoyed the book though.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book for an honest review!

Cute sort of enemies to lovers romcom. Like Malakai, it took the first 20% of the book to not think that Parisa was completely annoying. Then she made more sense as a character, and I enjoyed her more. They were sweet and funny together. I enjoyed the side characters. There were a few plot points that I didn't love, but they happen to be things I don't love in general, so it's more of a me thing than a book thing.

Reviewed on goodreads on 7/4

This book was a massive miss for me. I picked this up because of the dog on the cover and the intriguing synopsis promising an enemies-to-lovers romance between two rival vets. Unfortunately, this book did not deliver. I found the rivalry between the leads to be toxic, the MMC insufferable, and both characters acted super immature, even going so far as arguing in front of their clients. There was also a love triangle thrown in halfway through, which almost made me DNF this book multiple times.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

1.5 star

3.25

ESP/ENG

La verdad, este fue un libro muy bonito. Con una cosilla innecesaria porque se desvió de todo el tema de enemies to lovers, pero en general estuvo muy lindo. Si me quedo debiendo. Al final se dio todo muy rápido y faltó que la pareja se relacionara más (de allí la cosita innecesaria).

Si lo disfruté un poco. Y me gustaron un poco los personajes. Pero si falto un poco más de desarrollo, quitar ciertas cosillas y desarrollar sus interacciones más. La pareja principal era muy linda y merecían más momentos juntos.

También, los personajes secundarios hicieron llevadera la lectura.

En fin, fue una lectura simple y llevadera.

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Actually, this was a very nice book. With one unnecessary little thing because it deviated from the whole enemies to lovers theme, but overall it was very nice. At the end everything happened too fast and the couple didn't relate more (hence the unnecessary little thing).

I did enjoy it a bit. And I liked the characters a little bit. But it did lack a little more development, remove certain little things and develop their interactions more. The main couple was very cute and deserved more moments together.

Also, the secondary characters made the reading bearable.

It was a simple and easy read.

Thank you NatGalley for the ARC.
i wanna start with all the things i loved. parisa & malakai’s chemistry and the fact they were vets who didn’t get along and had these different beliefs and how that influenced their relationship (and anything including dogs bc i love them). their dynamic was truly so interesting to get into. i was so hooked and convinced this would get at least 4 stars UNTIL the dane storyline started. at first i was intrigued because who doesn’t love a good old jealousy storyline. then suddenly parisa and dane started going on dates and it never seemed to stop and i was like… okay i didn’t ask for this but OKAY. BUT WHY WOULD THEY NEVER BREAK UP. DANE WAS THE MOST ANNOYING EVERRR. i absolutely get being a people pleaser I DO but even i was ready to break up with this guy in any way possible. ANY WAY. and don’t even let me talk about the fact that dane was the one to end it in the end… this whole storyline took me out im so sorry but it was just getting DRAGGED. that’s why it’s getting 3 stars.

Love Unleashed is about 2 rivals vets (ie animal doctors). Featured tropes include enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, rom-com, and work rivals.

It was an entertaining read with plenty of banter between the main characters. It is definitely a slow burn with the tension building slowly and definite chemistry. I am a sucker for animals so this book was a delight for me.

If you like vet stories and/or enemies to lovers I would recommend taking a look at this read. It really is a cute, charming and wee-paced romance.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review and the best of luck to the author in their future career.

What a fun book! I loved the people in this story and their pets. The interactions were top-notch. The characters were well-developed and left me wanting a sequel. This is a great enemies to lovers romcom,
I was given an ARC of this book by NetGalley but the opinions are my own.

I didn't realize if I downloaded it counted towards feedback....I am so sorry I didn't get a chance to read this book....

Thank you to Net Galley, the publisher & Elise Eliot for an ARC copy of Love Unleashed in exchange for my honest review.

Love Unleashed is a cute enemies-to-lovers story between 2 competing vets who have neighboring practices in Capitola, CA. Those who read my reviews know I very much appreciate representation in romance - the female MC, Parisa, is of Persian descent, and the male MC, Malakai, is Italian-American & Scottish-American. (Shout-out to the food descriptions in this book - I was craving everything they mentioned!)

With the exception of some kisses and going slightly further than that, I'd give it .5/5 if you like to grade books on the pepper scale and 3/5 stars over-all for the book.

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I personally think that the book didn't need to go into Autumn & Ren's characters and wedding as deeply, despite the fact that it was being used as the catalyst for Malakai's proposal to Parisa. This appears to be the 1st book in a series of books called the Capitola Crushes, so the wedding + the chapter from Gigi's POV seemed misplaced to me in this particular book.

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A good steady romantic comedy book. The author had created very likeable characters and an entertaining storyline, which at time was frustrating, you found your rooting for them to get together. The story being about vets was a good twist to the normal romantic comedy you get, plus we had pets which is always a good thing.

. Thanks to netgalley for this arc

WILL THERE BE AN ENEMIES TO LOVERS TROPE WHERE THE CHARACTERS DONT ACT LIKE 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN?

Also, what was with the other love triangle added in there??!

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Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.

As someone who spent 5+ years in the animal health world, I am drawn to books in that realm, make it a romcom and I will ignore my life to finish it. Oh and it's an enemies to lovers trope? D A M N.

I enjoyed this book, finishing it on my day off. I will definitely be checking out more by Elise..

Okay, I just finished the book and I can say that it is so wholesome to read. I loved a good enemy to Lovers book. Malakai and Parisa are two characters that are both headstrong, stubborn, intelligent, and competitive so I knew that they were so perfect for one another. Elise Eliot did a great job writing this novel. I love pets as I grew up with them all my life. I don't know much about dogs but I liked the bit of information given on how pet care. Reading this book was like watching a Hallmark movie and I love that there was a happy ending. I know there probably won't be another book with Malakai and Parisa and if it was, I'd buy it in a heartbeat because this was a story I was invested in. Thank you Netgalley and Elise Eliot for allowing me to read this book.

This was a fun romcom centering around two veterinarians. They have two very different vet practices and they are in direct competition as their businesses are side by side. Parisa’s vet practice focuses on the holistic approach and Malakai practices traditional vet medicine. There are a lot of fun characters in the book and a lot of cute animals. Definitely a fun summer read.

Parisa and Malaki are both vets with differing styles. Unfortunately they have practices next door to each other - and both finds the other extremely attractive. The ending is quite obvious, but none the worse for it.

I received this eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
✅enemies to lovers
✅vet

Malakai and Parisa are both Vets, however Parisa take a holistic approach to her practice and Malakai thinks she’s a fraud and is all up in her business because he doesn’t know that she actually went to Vet school. When he finds out he starts to see her in a new light. I swear I could feel the sexual tension between the two of them through the screen😂 I loved their banter!
I’m not sure how I felt about Dane like honestly that man seems so freaking sweet and Parisa just kept him on a leash which I didn’t think was fair. Like I understand that she wasn’t sure of her feelings for him so she didn’t want to end things, but when she knew she didn’t put her foot down.

However for this being a romantic comedy I did find myself tearing but at one part in the story that hit a little bit closer to home for me. That’s my dog just got diagnosed with cancer. So I know exactly how Parisa was feeling and how much it sucks knowing you could lose your fur child.

OK, so at first, i felt that the enemies' aspect of malakai and perisa's relationship was a bit too full on. Malakai was so irate about his views that It rubbed me the wrong way. I get that he had strong views on holistic veterinary medicine, but he came on hard and strong.

That being said, the progress from hatred to tolerance to feelings felt organic. Their dynamic suited the slow burn trope of the book. I honestly think I would have given up if all of a sudden they went from hating each other to snogging face. Their antics were funny to read, and after the dog walk-a-thon, their banter took a more playful tone (I feel like we can thank the dogs humping one another for that).

Let's talk about the love triangle for a second, please. Was it really necessary? I can sort of understand the need for Dane as he made Kai and Risa a bit more sure of their relationship, but other than that, he was a bit of a useless character. And flipping annoying. I mean, he wasn't even a threat. He was just a love bombing turd. And the proposal, urgh give me strength.

AND one more thing! For such a passionate and independent character, why the hell couldn't Risa grow some lady balls and dump Dane? It was so clear that she wasn't into him, and she had 'attempted' to cool things off, but it was half arsed each time. I just didn't get it?

Overall, this book was a nice, easy read, and It didn't take up too much head space to follow along.

The story is cute - but somewhat boring. I started this book on a Friday night and really couldn't get into it. I stuck with it and it reminded me of a comedy of errors.

I can't resist a story featuring vets and pets. I loved this one, an enemy-to-lover and had a lot of fun.
The author delivers and entertaining and compelling story.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Love Unleashed was such a cute RomCom. I love any books that involve animals so I knew this one would have my interest about two veterinarians. I found this book to have a good pace and enjoyable characters. I would recommend this book.


Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for allowing me to read this ARC for my honest opinion.