This book was awesome! I loved the cute banter between Jude and Olive. The fact that they didn’t know who they were arguing with over coffee added a layer of anticipation that had me deliciously anxious how their true identity would be revealed. And holy heck! It was more than I expected.

I loved that this was a mishmash of humor, drama, and emotion with fantastic secondary characters making up this couple’s friends and family. This is a quick paced read that never slowed down, holding my attention from the first page to the last. As someone who rarely reads rom-coms, there is only one way to describe this…utterly delightful!

FMC 25
MMC 26
Dual POv
Spice 3.5

I have two kinds of book categories, weekday books (books you can put down in order to work the next day) and wekend/time off books (books so good you may need to binge so you should have a day off). I discovered Teagan Hunter by accident on my first subscription run of Kindle Unlimited, read her Texting Series in a span of about 3 days (thats 4 books), and she quickly fell into the weekend category. When this book showed up on NetGalley, without even an approval gatekeeping, I quickly requested it and couldn't wait to read it (on the weekend of course).

Not only have I loved the Teagan Hunter books I've read in the past, but I'm such a sucker for a texting/messaging trope and great banter. This book's premise is centered around DM messages so it seemed right up my alley.

I loved both characters of Jude and Olive. At first it took me a bit to get into Olives "influencer" job as sometimes that rubs me the wrong way in real life when you can't tell what's real or true opinions when you make a living by convincing people to buy the things people are paying you to. What I liked about Olive's represtatiom as an influencer is that she really wanted to make a difference with inclusive and sustainable brands and even turned down a lucrative offer from a major brand who didn’t fit those values.

The messaging banter was sweet and fun, and I loved that the author mixed in some interactions in real life with some banter too to give it a good mix. I also liked that the book didn't stay in the "digital" world for too long...about half the book.

Overall this book was a solid 4* for me, and the only reason it wasn't a 5* was something that was sort of annoying to me. Without giving a spoiler, there's a typical 3rd act drama that Olive is pretty upset about. She eventually realizes she doesn't blame Jude at all, but she's mad that it happened and so distraught by the whole thing she acts devastated. The thing is though, she did it to herself. Those that haven't read the book won't understand this, so I hesitate to even mention it, but Olive did not know Jasper Rafferty at all. He was a huge celebrity and she only knows what's in the media, which having the job she does should tell her she knows nothing "real" about him. He could have been an absolute asshole and totally got his rock off by doing himself what happened in the book to Olive. Regardless of her relationship with Jude, Jasper was an even bigger celebrity so what happened to her could have happened on that large of a scale even without Jude. It really didn't make sense to me the way that she reacted when she was the one who caused it. Overall, it was drama for the story and added to how the rest of the book played out, but reading that chapter or two sort of annoyed me.

Overall still a fun book that I enjoyed and will continue to read anything Teagan Hunter writes...on the weekend 😉

This book had me smiling with its adorableness but then frustrated with some of the inner monologue / complaining elements. Overall I enjoyed this book, it was lighthearted and I liked the MMC - such a cinnamon roll.

3.5 stars

This book was everything I knew it would be. It’s got the flirty banter. It’s got the sassy heroin who deserves all the love. I literally love when there is cute emails involved and then you have like the hidden identity kind of and you have all the lovely banter. This book was so cute.

Teagan has been one of my favorites for a while and this one is no exception to that. This book was so much fun!
It had me smiling through the whole book. Olive and Jude have the best banter and messages.
Olive O'Brien, a plus-size model and influencer, never expected that sliding into Jasper Rafferty's DMs would lead to anything. Jude Rafferty took over his brother's social media, he's intrigued by Olive's authenticity, which is vastly different than he's used to. What will happen when his secret is discovered??!!
Both Olive and Jude had the best support system. Annie is a great friend to Olive. Jasper and Cait were great siblings to Jude and really good side characters in this book. I'm crossing my fingers that Jasper will get a book too.
I absolutely love a good secret pen pal / wrong number trope and Teagan has always been one of my favorites at it.
...Let's get textual is still one of my favorite. I loved the banter between Olive and Jude. Their DMs made me laugh with the corny jokes, talks of chicken n aliens. I also found the book had a great plus size representation and everything that comes with being a plus size woman and the struggle and self image.
Overall, this book was a lot of fun to read. I truly enjoyed the laughter it brought.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy

Liked this one a lot, I’ve loved all the books by this author so this wasn’t a surprise to me. How can you go wrong with these tropes?

So this was a sweet story and I liked that both of the characters had a certain amount of fame (rather than the famous/common pair up). Olive is an instagrammer and model while Jude is an actor. I loved his siblings too. The overall story was sweet and played on the whole "you've got mail" idea except using tech and direct messaging. I enjoyed learning more about each character and while the story was unbelievable (why would you assume that your personal information was safe when writing to an actor's instagram account? Olive did and used it as a place to store her diary-like information), the characters were just well developed enough to make this reader entrenched in the story. I did think parts were really slow but there was enough movement for me to flow through the story. Overall a good read.

This book was super cute! The characters had a great chemistry and banter and it was a lot of fun. I liked the relationship not only between Olive and Jude but Jude and his siblings and Olive and Annie. They all worked well together and I was rooting for the happy ending! Such a fun, easy read!

3. 5 stars
I had trouble with the story but it was because I don't prefer influencers and all the bullshit with fake news, paparazzi, and all the yellow pages and they are a huge part of this story. Olive and Jude are ok and have a few funny moments but nothing new.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgalley

4.5 stars

The DM Diaries is an entertaining story! I found myself laughing as well as feeling compassion for both characters.
This book had quite the dilemmas that most people face, except these characters are in the limelight.
Its an enjoyable read with some interesting people and emotional moments as well. I applaud Ms Hunter for writing it. I have always loved her work and it didn’t disappoint!

"If there's anything I've learned, it's that life is too short not to forgive, and really too damn short not to love."

Olive O'Brien is a plus-size model, living with her roommate Annie and going on with her life trying to succeed in a world where plus-size women are looked down upon and sometimes bullied.
Her therapist advised her to write down her feelings and thoughts but what Olive did was write a digital diary not on an app BUT using Jasper Rafferty's DMs as a method to write down everything she is feeling coz in the end who would read them, he isn't going to check out his DMs coz he is a very famous Hollywood actor.
However, fate had other plans where Jude Rafferty for reasons explained in the book had to log in to his brother's account and so he came upon Olive's DMs and couldn't stop himself from reading and TEXTING HER!!!
So, what started as a msg continued to talk daily while Olive thought that she was texting his brother.

As for Jude Rafferty, he is the youngest brother in the Rafferty family. They come from money and fame and he's making his comeback movie and focusing on bringing back his career. Never did he think that he would find love in this unexpected way but life has other plans for them and things are about to get EXCITING!!!!
Loved every single page of this book. It was funny, sweet, and romantic.
It focused on how famous people are viewed and deemed and how tough that life could be especially if you are trying to have a relationship in a world where there's no privacy.
I LOVED Jude and Olive they were so cute together and he was a total cinnamon roll hero.
Highly recommend making sure to pre-order your copy 😉.
Thank you so much @netgalley and the publisher for granting me an ARC of #TheDMDiaries in exchange for my honest review.

Xoxo💋

I loved Teagan Hunter's Texting series and so I was excited by this book The DM Diaries. This book is a fun read and the texting relationship between the two MCs brought a smile to my face so many times.

3.5 ⭐

Olive is a plus size IG model that had been using the DMs of a famous actor as her personal online diary thinking he would never read them... which he doesn't, but his younger brother does. And to say that Jude is intrigued by Olive is an understatement. There is this instant kinship and spark that happens between them and as luck would have it, these two unknowingly had already interacted in real life by frequenting the same coffee truck.

Both Jude and Olive have a plethora of insecurities that while are a bit different they also are the part of the reason that they connected so easily. Olive does have this strong love yourself and independent woman vibe but she still secretly struggles to love herself at times while Jude also exudes confidence but secretly longs to do the job he loves without being part of Hollywood's Rafferty acting dynasty and just be seen for who he is as a person. I love the friendship that these two form- their conversations are so entertaining. I wasn't surprised at Olive's reaction when she learns the truth of her new online buddy- it seemed par for course. I loved the sass that Olive had and the way she made Jude work to get back on her good side- but I was a bit bummed as their relationship moved from friends to a bit more because her reactions and the way she hurt Jude felt opposite of the way that she acted for the entirety of the story to that point.

Jude was my favorite- his inner monologue, his actions and even his heartbreak had me wrapped around his finger the whole time. All the Rafferty siblings were pretty great though- I think they added so much to the story that was both humor and heart.

I did like the overall story and the way that things came together in the end. I wouldn't even mind getting another book for Jasper in the future!

This was a delightful romance. Olive was such a fun heroine and Jude was the sweetest hero - the banter between the two of them was just perfection. I thought the pacing of how everything played out worked well and I was really rooting for Jude and Olive as a couple. I also really liked the side characters - they were just as engaging as the MCs and added so much fun to the overall story.

I love Teagan sense of humor - she's definitly the best in that kind of books.

This book was not an expection. Funny and quick and enjoyable!!

The main couple had chesmitry and the relationship development was really easy going.

Fast paced as well! Really reccomend it!

Jude and Olivia are a great unlikely match but I also loved the supporting characters. Jude's relationship with his siblings and Olivia's relationship with her roommate were absolute crucial parts of the story. Though I didn't love the third act breakup, it was still an adorable read

This was a fun read about a plus size model/influencer and an actor from Hollywood royalty. I really enjoyed the main and supporting characters. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more books to come. Life is busy and it seems like it takes more from a book to keep my interest. I never felt like I should put this one down.


I voluntarily read an early copy.

✨ARC Review✨. All the opinions expressed are my own.
Rating 4.5
Olive has been using Jasper's Instagram DM as her "journal". She thought she could easily get away with this because she thought Jasper's instagram was handled by his publicist because all his posts were mostly generic. Here's the kicker though, Jasper's brother, Jude, took over the job of handling Jasper's social media accounts, and that is when he stumbled upon Olive's messages. He started responding to them as if he was Jasper, and as they say the rest was history, I really really enjoyed reading this book. Highly recommend checking it out.

I'm kind of on the fence when it comes to The DM Diaries. I really loved the first half and the banter between Olive and Jude, but the last half lost me.

DNF at 20%, the storyline sounded promising but at 20% little of anything has happened. I thought the characters would have more dimension at this point. A single returned DM is the only thing to happen so far, I couldn't continue.

My last five stars, and wow it's worth every one of them.
It's been a long time since I read a star/famous romance, much less with a curvy character so well written.
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I am also very used to reading her sport romances, of which I am a big fan.
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Olive and Jude were perfect for each other, and the premise of it being epistolary even through dm was what first attracted me. But I couldn't put it down until I reached the end and then I was left thinking and wishing that it was the first in a series because there are so many characters that I want to continue reading.
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Jude is an actor like his parents and grandparents before him and also like his successful brother Jasper, but after taking some time he is ready to return with the great success he has been recording for the last few months but when the first interview comes out very bad and his agent determines that he needs his brother's help to rehabilitate his image, he ends up entering his dms and is instantly brought in by the person who seems to use his brother's dms as a personal log
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Olive O'Brien has been writing small daily entries for some time, only instead of having a notebook she sends them to an actor she admires in the hope that he will never read them. Until suddenly she gets an answer and her world turns upside down. What seems incredible turns into a small friendship but Jude doesn't know how to get out of the lie and confess that he isn't Jasper without losing her.
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I really liked that it is located in New York, and how both characters found themselves in the middle of a city so full of people running from one side to the other, the chemistry and banter in every dialogue was exquisite, not to mention that I love the Rafferty brothers and Annie, excellent characters.
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Another wonderful book by Teagan Hunter that I will re read soon.
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Thanks to Teagan Hunter and Montlake for give me a copy of this beautiful book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion