Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for this honest review.

This was really cute. It was funny and it had enough unique elements to keep it from being a cookie cutter type of romance. I enjoyed the argumentative banter, especially once the romantic sparks started to fly. I liked how things didn't fall perfectly into place as it added a little bit of tension to the story.

A recommended beach read. Light and entertaining.

Well done, ladies.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

Enemies to lovers is my favourite trope and Christina Lauren didn’t disappoint. I loved these characters and all of the hijinks that occurred.

However, I was a little underwhelmed. I think the story could have been longer. The side characters (and there were a ton) were hard to tell apart, and I wish there had been more backstory (on page) of Olive and Ethan’s first encounters.

Nonetheless, I had a great time reading Christina Lauren’s latest book and I can’t wait to reread it when my physical copy comes in the mail!!

Immediately I was sucked into this book. A wedding, romance, Hawaii all in one book, who wouldn’t like it. It’s a page turner that I couldn’t put down. I devoured it in one sitting. This was my first time reading Christina Lauren and I can’t wait to read her again. Thank you so much to Simon and Schuster Canada and Netgalley for an advanced copy for an honest review.

Sometimes you are in need for a fun, light romance and this book is the perfect response to that feeling.

Olive is the unlucky twin, the bigger twin, and the single twin. When disaster strikes her twin sister Ami's wedding she takes her sisters place on her Honeymoon to Maui. Unfortunately the groom is Ami's husbands brother, and Olive's least favourite person in the world.

On this trip the two of them run into some people they never expected to, explore the beautiful island of Maui, and maybe get more than they bargained for.

I found this book very cute, intriguing, and a great light read. I enjoyed the characters, the setting, and even the issues that arrived. This would be a great summer beach read.

Every time I finish a book by Christina Lauren I think “okay THIS one in my favourite one for sure” and then I read another one and it becomes my favourite. Well after reading The Unhoneymooners I am confident in saying this is my favourite book yet from this author duo! Filled with their signature humor and witty banter, a unique and real female character, and a swoon worthy and downright wonderful love interest you won’t want to miss this one!

Olive Torres has always been unlucky in everything she does - work, romance, well just plain everything. She thinks her luck may be turning when her sister's wedding is hit with an awful food poisoning and Olive is one of two people spared! Unfortunately her arch nemesis Ethan Thomas is the other survivor and the two of them get sent on the all-expenses paid honeymoon meant for the bride and groom. Determined to enjoy their tropical vacation the two call a tenuous truce. But when Olive runs into her new boss at the resort a little lie spins out of control and Olive and Ethan have to pretend to be loving newlyweds.

This book is the perfect summer beach read. I love a good enemies to lovers story and this book was pure fun! It gave me similar vibes to The Hating Game with the razor sharp witty banter between the characters. Ethan and Olive had great chemistry and I loved them both so much!

WOW - this might be my favourite yet from this duo. I loved it. This book had tons of laugh-out-loud hilarious moments and their chemistry was great. I enjoyed the "honeymoon" setting and I especially adored the epilogue and how everything worked out in the end. I will never avoid a new Christina Lauren book and this one was wonderful. 4.5 stars

When her twin sister and almost their entire wedding guests end up with food poisoning, Olive and the best man (and her sworn nemesis- really!) end up taking the non-refundable, non-transferable honeymoon. Agreeing to a truce for the duration of the trip, they set off for an unforgettable trip. Although the book is definitely predictable, the storyline is good and the character development is good too. I recommend this book for anyone looking for a light read that will definitely deliver!
*I received an advanced reader's copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

I’ve been wanting to read a Christina Lauren book for awhile and I’m so thankful to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for this advanced copy, in exchange for my review.

This is my first book by this dynamic duo and I am an instant fan! Like fangirl, will read everything else they write and will go back and read their entire backlist - kind of fan. I have been missing out!!!

The Unhoneymooners is that perfect summer / beach / pool / drink in hand in the sunshine type of book. It’s fun, light hearted, and easy to binge. The characters are likable and relatable, and who doesn’t love a hate-love romance?! Olive and Ethan’s banter is so well written and cute.

I found myself bursting out laughing at multiple parts, but I actually had to pause reading at one point because I couldn’t stop laughing. The post scuba scene will go down as one of the funniest moments in a book ever. I’m laughing again writing this. This story is so fun.

I caught myself on more than one occasion, reading this with a smile on my face. If that’s not an enjoyable read, I don’t know what is.

This wasn’t my favourite Christina Lauren book ever but I did seriously enjoy it. I wished more of the book was spent in Hawaii, and the reader could feel like they were taking a vacation with Olive and Ethan (they are on vacation for some of the book but I just wanted more!!!) I feel like this book could be another 100 or so pages longer and it would have been great! More time watching Olive embarrass herself and more time soaking up the (literary) sun in Hawaii! Overall, Christina Lauren never fails to impress and I am so lucky to have read an arc of one of her books (*fangirls*).
The characters were fun, filled with girl power and lots of giggles! Also loved the resilience of the characters in the end!

I went into to this book without having any past experience with any of Christina Lauren's work, and solely because I found the summary super enticing.

After finishing it, I can safely say I will be picking up something else by them!

In terms of rating, I'm using a kind of 5 star break down system.

First Star: The Cover - how much do I like it on scale from 1 - 10? 10, it's colourful, and festive - hitting the tone of the book and story just perfectly. Seriously can I get a poster of this?
Second Star: Writing Style - descriptive and easy to follow 1-10? 10, easy to follow, descriptive without being excessively wordy, and it flowed nicely.
Third Star: Characters - likable, relatable, and are they their own unique person? Can I tell them apart? 1 - 10? 8, while the characters were easy to distinguish between, and overall relatable, I found certain ... hiccups with how they were described? It was said that Olive and Amy could be confused for one another yet the book goes to make note several times that Olive is curvy, plump, or nearly bursting out of her top. This seems a bit inconsistent to how the character was described. Also a lot of the negative comments about Olive's body came from Olive herself. I'm not a fan of self-hate and this kind of made me dislike the character or not root for her as much.
Fourth Star: The Overall Story - Is the story complete? Is the message clear? 1 - 10? 8, Honestly I can't find anything wrong with the story, though I did find it kind of wrapped up a bit quickly and I didn't feel any emotional connection to the characters. With certain books, I get super invested and anxious or excited for the characters, this time I was kind of expecting every step that came next.
Fifth Star: Freebie - did I like it? 1 - 10? 8, I really liked it. Would I read it again? Yes, especially on a beach with a drink at my side.

Final count? 4.4/5

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review The Unhoneymooners.

I was excited when I saw that Christina Lauren had a new book coming out, and I just loved the concept of this one.

When Olive and Ethan have to go on the honeymoon for their siblings as the everyone at the wedding gets food poisoning minus the two of them.

I loved this book and the characters from the beginning and it had me laughing at many parts throughout.

If you love hate to love romances, you will have to check this one out. It didnt have as much smug as I thought it was going to have but I still loved every second of it. There was also a great family aspect and I enjoyed the diversity with the characters.

This is one that is not to be missed.

Sadly, not as funny as I had hoped or had heard it was going to be. To put this into perspective : I don't have a single highlight. Not. one.

The first half is definitely the highlight, though, with snarky hate banter between Olive, the twin sister's maid of honour, and Ethan, the groom's brother and best man. The circumstances surrounding their pretend relationship/forced proximity are OTT and outlandish but also kind of slapstick-funny and I enjoyed their stiff-acting and all the weird improbabilities that occur while they go on their sibling's honeymoon. But there's a weird element that gets introduced that I didn't like, a shitton of gaslighting and, almost, blame for something the heroine should not have been blamed for once something is revealed, and, of course, with the climax comes a whole host of drama that explodes all over the reader's and Olive's faces.

That said, I really liked the supportive backbone of family that is woven throughout the story but wish we'd had more of the Torres' and extended clan because they were fabulous. Definitely had a good time reading this, at least up until the midway point, but THE UNHONEYMOONERS won't be making it onto my list of CLo favourites.

This book is a light, easy and FUN read!! I definitely laughed out loud multiple times throughout this book and that is rare for me. This is my first Christina Lauren book and now I am SO excited to read all the other ones I’ve picked up so far!! I loved the growth and self awareness that Olive experienced throughout this book and Ethan was the perfect good-lookin’ nemesis💕Not only did this story feature a great and very entertaining love story, it was also about family and sisterhood. I think everyone will want to be a part of Olive’s family by the end of this book!! This book is the epitome of the perfect vacation read and I highly recommend it!! An easy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me!! *thank you so very much to @netgalley and @simonandschuster for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review*

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! This is my 3rd Christina Lauren book, and this book just solidified for me that I need to read all Christina Lauren books! By far becoming my favourite Romance Author. Their books are perfect for Rom-Com lovers. The writing feels effortless and so captivating, I immediately become invested in their books and the characters.

This book had two tropes that I love which is "hate-to-love", and "pretend to be married". This book executed both perfectly, in my opinion. I loved the storyline for this one very much, I loved both our main characters. This also book made me want to go to Maui so badly!!

I can't rave about this book enough!! I want to re-read it right now!

What a fun read! I think I've only read one Christina Lauren title before this one, but I'm about to start exploring their backlist. The enemies-to-lovers trope is my literary catnip, so how could I resist this one? Especially with its Hawaiian setting? I tore through it as fast as possible and was then sad when it was over.

Christina Lauren continue to surprise me which every book I read of theirs. They are rom-com writing machines. And I assumed that would mean that their stories would be regurgitated or reworked, but each book is different and has its own charms. The Unhoneymooners was such a fun read. I think what always catches me off guard is just how much their books make me LAUGH. Like, completely out loud. I absolutely loved the characters in this, and it was super fun to read about twins and then love interests who were brothers. I've never read a book with that particular relationship dynamic. Olive was super cute and quirky and I liked her characteristic of being "unlucky" as one of her focused traits. I think it went along with the plot perfectly and contributed to one of the main takeaway messages of "you create your own luck in life" kinda thing. Olive can still have it all, despite her past of luck never being on her side. I also really enjoyed the focus on family relationships in this book. I found every detail to be incredibly realistic and heartwarming. The romance was heavily prominent in this one as well. Ethan and Olive had intense chemistry, and their banter was hilarious. I do find it interesting though, that with characters this into each other and with Olive's inspirational body positivity that they wouldn't describe their "sexy" encounters in more detail. An interesting choice, yet I'm not disappointed by it. This was an amazing story.

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren is an unputdownable rom-com!

When everyone comes down with food poisoning at her identical twin sister's wedding, Olive's perennially bad luck seems to have take a turn for the better since she leaves the reception unscathed and with the opportunity to jet off on her sister's all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Maui. The only catch: Ethan, Olive's sworn enemy and brother of the groom, is given the same opportunity.

Olive and Ethan decide to put their mutual hatred aside for 10 days and head to Maui together, each determined to spend as much time apart as possible. However, their plans for separate vacations go awry when Olive runs into her future boss and tells the white lie of being on her honeymoon. Now Olive and Ethan have to pretend to be loving newlyweds until Olive's boss leaves the hotel, which just happens to be the same time Ethan runs into his ex-fiancé and extends their pretend marriage with additional lies. The more time they spend pretending to be in love, the harder it becomes to hate each other.

The banter between Olive and Ethan was incredible! I loved that they called each other by the wrong names on purpose and that they were both equally good at dishing and taking each other's biting remarks. I've honestly never laughed out loud more while reading a book, so thank you Christina Lauren for absolutely killing it with this enemies-to-lovers romance.

I thoroughly enjoyed that Christina Lauren expertly weaved three of my favourite tropes into one rom-com: enemies-to-lovers, fake relationship, and close proximity. I am an absolute sucker for fake relationships, and I was so happy when Ethan told his ex-fiancé that Olive was his wife. I was not ready for their fake marriage to end after one night.

I will definitely be buying The Unhoneymooners as soon as it hit shelves! Many thanks to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the digital ARC.

Wow. I was honestly obsessed with this book and finished it in one setting. I love olive and Ethan and their relationship. Right from the beginning I found myself constantly smiling at their interactions. This book reminded me alot of the hating game, which is not a bad thing at all. The bantering that leads to a romantic relationship is so fun. I find these books so fun and entertaining. This book was amazing and I thank netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for approving my request and allowing me to read this one my kindle. Phenomenal read

This was so so so good, from beginning to end. It’s the first I’ve read by these authors and now I’m off to download the others. Great story, with the added bonus of making me desperately want to travel to Maui!!

I seriously wished I had enough time to have been able to sit down and read this one straight through but alas real life messes with book life and I read it in bits and pieces.

This book had me chuckling so much and the antics of Ethan and Olive was just so much fun to indulge in. These two for me were just adorable. Yes they started off hating each other but things start to shift and we were in for a ride. It does get very serious closer to the end and there are some things that occur that once again change the manner in which they both view each other. For Olive especially it was a time of introspection and growth. She finally discovered her true self and that she could finally see herself for who she really was. But sometimes sharing yourself with that one person who also truly sees you can make the journey of life that much sweeter especially when combined with a whole lot of fun and laughter.

**Received an ARC through NetGalley. Voluntarily reviewed**