I loved the business storyline. I enjoyed the characters but the whole story felt super rushed and very fast. The whole book was only a few days and so much had happened. I wish it was a little longer and had just a bit more background of the main characters.
I did really enjoy the book but there was just something that was missing for me. I don’t know what it is but it just needed a little something extra.

I wanted to enjoy this book! I wanted to, but I just didn't. I struggle giving this book 2 stars.
Insta-love.. not my thing.
I was so intrigued by the description, but had so many problems with the book.
First problem - third person POV... ugh. I know some readers enjoy it, but I do not.
Both main characters had no backbone! IT DROVE ME CRAZY. I almost DNF'd the book due to the lack of development in the two main characters.
The book was challenging to read. There was so much tragedy, but not in a good way. It wasn't written well enough to make you love it like, for example, Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy, SOOO much tragedy, but executed very well.
Toxic relationships prevail, manipulation runs rampant, and unfortunately, sexism is at the forefront.
I also took issue with the way the book represented emotional abuse and gaslighting. Maybe it is just my preference, but I have read so many other books with the same content, but they were written well enough that I was able to enjoy them.
FMC - Ellie. MMC - Blake.
The spice is not done well - in fact, it's very explicit in a bad way.
The entire relationship between Ellie and Blake was just unrealistic and frustrating.
I was also very dissatisfied with the ending of the book.
The structure was not done well, and it felt choppy. Because of the choppiness of the book, the pace made me feel almost uncomfortable. Again, hard for me to explain.
I already mentioned above my issue with the characters and their lack of development throughout the plot.
I really can't recommend this book as is, I think it needs some major work before publication. I think it has tremendous potential, but it needs work.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.
Happy Reading.

struggle with how to rate this.

On the one hand, it’s easy to read with clear character and place descriptions that make it feel real and a good application of the insta-lust/love pipeline. Everything takes place over the course of three days and the author keeps us appropriately busy during that time. The MMC is a genuinely nice guy and the FMC is a good support to him!

On the other hand… the conflict in the story was FRUSTRATING. The baddies are really freaking bad and they just keep getting away with it. Both the MMC and FMC are conflict avoidant to the point of letting people walk all over them (it’s couched with “taking the high road”) and there were points I had to set the book down and walk away because I was so frustrated. For the love of god, Ellie! Take out a loan if you have to or ask your mom for help but change your apartment locks ASAP. Blake!, are you kidding me right now?! Where’s your lawyer?! You’re worth $6B. Use that for heaven’s sake.

Ultimately I would say it’s a quick romance read for someone who likes high-stakes, high-drama romance with main characters that are instantly head over heels for one another.

Thank you to NetGalley, Choc Lit and the author for letting me read early in exchange for review!

2,5/5, because it reads like a debut novel - diplomatically speaking - and it's not. Very insta lust, followed by insta love. It all happens in the span of 72 hours, between complete strangers. Not something I personally like, because it makes it read like a teenager's fanfiction.

I enjoyed some of it, but ultimately - I mean, I get it, I also want to skip to the nice parts when I’m writing, but there’s a reason why you shouldn’t - it's unbelievable, and makes me not care. I want to care, I swear I do, but I can't find it in me for them.

The mystery part/side characters - do you know that thing Disney used to do with a more detailed object in an animation, so you know which of the items is going to be picked up by a character, because it’s the only one looking different? That’s how it feels with the characters in this book, who are meant to be the evildoers. I have a bookmark at 3% with the answer to the mystery. But I actually kind of enjoyed that in a weird way.

Besides being a bit disappointed, I do not feel lied to, and it’s not like it’s the worst book I’ve read or anything. I had fun at times and groaned at others - it is what it is. The book title is definitely on point.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read the ARC!

⭐️ 2/5 | 🌶️ 4/5
Third person POV | Dual narrative
Linear timeline
FMC: Ellie | MMC: Blake
MF Open Door Romance
Content warnings: Toxic relationships, manipulation, misogyny, sexism, body shaming, emotional abuse, stalking, gaslighting

This book wasn’t for me. First of all, the cover of the book gave me a different impression of how this story was going to go. I thought this was going to be a lighthearted, fluffy romance but there is a lot of challenging, tragic scenes of sabotage and manipulation along with the large mystery sub-genre. It made me so angry and was hard to read at times. Oh and it had waaaaaay too much inner monologue.

Usually when reading romance I can look past a scenario that is cheesy and unrealistic or far fetched, but I couldn’t in this case. Ellie’s lack of backbone, the extreme manipulation and sabotage Ellie and Blake experience, and the lack of follow up and closure at the end of the book were big issues for me too.

The spice level is high with explicit on the page scenes. But their relationship was just so unrealistic; like how they moved SO fast after meeting each other.

Thank you Joffe Books and Choc Lit for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

This was cute! This may be for you if you like insta-love. I was just sitting at the end of this book thinking “wait a minute they are professing their love to each other and it’s been like 3 days.” While I do not look to romance books for realism, it was just a bit too much for me. I think the writing was very well done, though, and if you like sweet, tropey, rom coms this may be for you.

Sweet, easy beach read! Some fun twists and turns from other romances with good writing, some likable and relatable characters. Easy to follow storyline

** Thank you Netgalley for this ARC **

This is a super sweet billionaire romance. This was a good pallet cleanser for me, I ended up reading this book in less than a day. It was super short and an easy read. I loved the dynamic of Blake and Ellie. I also loved that they kept having little meet-cutes in the beginning. I didn't see the twist coming that was revealed. I feel like everyone should give this book a chance.

This book... I absolutely could not put this book down without finishing it in the same day. I had to ignore everything round me and finish it. It was cute, spicy and funny. It was endearing and made you want to root for the good guys. I absolutely will be reading this book over and over again. Blake and Ellie are quirky yet stand people that make you realize that anyone can fall in love. The supporting characters make you want to read the rest of the series to find out how they find their love interests! Highly recommend diving into reading this book!!!

A cute feel good romance. Blake and Ellie are both pretty real characters. They are amazingly nice and Blake's friends are just awesome. The plot was well done, however the romance lacked just a little bit of depth to it. It focused on the instant physical attraction and while there were so many supportive moments these seem to be somehow not highlighted as much.

I still liked the book a lot and cannot wait to read the next books

Blake Fielding, es el brillante y reservado fundador de Heartbook, una red social global, cuya vida da un vuelco cuando una serie de publicaciones ofensivas y misóginas aparecen en su perfil. Todo apunta a que él mismo las escribió, lo que desata una crisis mediática, la caída de sus acciones y una presión brutal por parte de la junta para que renuncie. Blake, firme en su inocencia, se enfrenta a la mayor prueba de su carrera y de su reputación personal.

En medio de este caos aparece Ellie Mae Woodward, una joven creativa, algo torpe pero encantadora, que acude a Heartbook para una entrevista de trabajo… justo cuando todo se desmorona. Su encuentro accidental con Blake es tan inesperado como revelador. Ellie no es solo la primera persona que le ofrece un poco de empatía en medio del escándalo, sino también la chispa que desencadena un cambio interno en él. A pesar de que vienen de mundos muy distintos, Ellie representa para Blake una conexión genuina y una posible redención.


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Esperaba que los exes sufrieran más, en especial el de Ellie, ese tipo debería estar preso.




Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest

This was a super sweet billionaire romance. Cute story and full of happy feelings. I really enjoyed this one. The beginning was a little cheesy but that ended up being part of its charm.