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3.5 stars!
I really liked the concept of this book.
James -our love interest- was an absolute sweetheart and I loved the appreciation and the respect that he was showing for Carey.
The plot was also pretty interesting but, at some point, (80% in) I felt like they were dragging the situation in order to just skip pages until the end.
Overall, I totally recommend, especially if you are looking for something easy and fun to read!

I always really enjoy every book I read by this delightful pair of beauty’s, and this was no different.

Disclaimer- was this my favourite book they have written? No, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend.
This book had comedy, a love story and was also different from their other works. I really enjoyed the slow burn development of Carey and James’s Relationship and felt the back story really added content to this read.

This book wasn’t just about a romantic story though as it dealt with health issues and an unhealthy parental type pairing too.

Very well written and I can’t wait for more reads from the authors. •

These two have once again written a book that I devoured in one sitting! The way this book starts had me intrigued right away!
I found the romance to be more of a slow build but I loved the story between all of the characters! This book has the banter, playfulness and steam that I love from this duo along with some humor. If you enjoy their other books this one will not disappoint!
Thank you Netgalley, Christina Lauren and Simon and Schuster for this ARC!

I didn't find this one sucked me in as much as some of Christina Lauren's other books. It was an enjoyable, easy read but I didn't love the characters, particularly the supporting characters, and I just didn't find the storyline as interesting as I usually do. For the past couple of releases, it feels like the authors are just churning out as many books as possible without really making each one special.

This may just be my new favourite book by Christina Lauren. And by new favourite, I mean it’s in second place after Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating because that will likely always be my number one.

I got so completely lost in this book. I actually did a small pout when I reached the end because I wasn’t even slightly ready for it to be over.

Just like a typical Christina Lauren book, this has their signature humour that makes you constantly laugh out loud, a naturally building attraction between the characters that leaves you swooning, and, of course, characters that completely take over your heart.

Carey and James are two of their best characters that they’ve written. I don’t want to give too much away, but James’s attentiveness was so incredibly sweet. Talk about boyfriend material. The way they were able to open up to one another was beautiful.

I truly loved this book with my whole heart. I know I’ll be smiling for days whenever I think about it.

Review | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 The Honey Dont List by CLo

Carey and James are opposites forced together on a road trip as assistants to their celebrity bosses and couple on the brink of divorce. Forced to try to keep their bosses’ marriage from crashing and burning, they begin to develop feelings of their own.

The premise of this book reminded me of the Netflix movie Set It Up. It was a sweet love story with some serious undertones. It dealt with a chronic illness and also the subject of non romantic, workplace emotional abuse and manipulation. It was also heavy seeing the crumbling state of Melly and Rusty’s marriage.

What I enjoyed most about this one was the sweet way in which Carey and James fall for each other. It didn’t feel too rushed or too drawn out. The build up of their feelings for each other was well executed and so adorable. The character growth in Carey was also well thought out. I would have liked more of an ARC for James, however.

In most CLo books, I find they do a great job with supporting characters. This falls a little flat in this book. I also found the police interviews throughout to be a tad misleading and dramatic compared to what actually happened. It left me feeling a little underwhelmed.

Overall, I quite enjoyed it, but maybe my hopes are too high now after the unhoneymooners and love and other words.

Thank you to netgalley, Simon and Schuster and Christina Lauren for access to this ARC!

I was so excited to get an early copy of The Honey Don’t List because I’m a huge Christina Lauren fan, and I can’t tell you, with that happy glow you get after finishing one of their novels, that this one does not disappoint.

Like, Twice in a Blue Moon, the romance is a major focal point of the plot, but there’s a lot of story wrapped up in the secondary characters and forces outside the couple. You would probably classify this book more as women’s fiction than romance. In fact, the romance wasn’t even my favorite part of this novel (I like my romances to be more angsty and all-consuming, I.e., Love And Other Words.) Although the relationship between Carey and James is adorable and definitely relatable, the parts of this book that kept me turning pages involved Melly and Rusty: the Chip and Joanna Gaines characters (who although Christina Lauren make an effort to call out are not Chip and Joanna, but I couldn’t stop picturing Chip and Joanna.) The dynamics between the four characters made the whole book very entertaining.

Overall, it’s a great read. If you are already a Christina Lauren fan, this novel is the level of superb entertainment you’ve become accustomed to. If you are new to this dynamic writing duo, I highly recommend you try Love and Other Words or Twice in a Blue Moon next because if you are like me, once you’ve finished your first Christina Lauren novel, you’ll be searching for your next.

Christina Lauren's newest book focuses on the put-upon assistants of the Tripp renovation empire as the foursome tour the Tripp's newest book about marital bliss.
In this story, I was more taken with the Tripps; what fame and social media "branding" did to their relationships and self-perception than Carey and James' strides toward coupledom. That said, Carey and James still had an interesting story, and the way their career choices and Carey's chronic illness impacted their lives both individually and together created a new depth to Lauren's writing.
I wish this book had been one of their more somber adult fiction stories than cutesy romance, it has so many plot threads that could've been better served without the HEA obligatory ending the romance genre requires. It is still an enjoyable light read, but a lot was left unexplored to make it so.
Thank you to the publisher, via NetGalley, for providing me with a copy for review. This has in no way influenced my opinion.