I received an early copy of this book from netgalley. Doesn't influence my review.

I was hooked on this rom-com from the beginning. I have not read anything as current to the times as this. It's about an apartment complex that goes under lockdown during the pandemic. It explores how the quarantining can affect different people and their relationships. The book bounces between several apartments and the drama behind each wall. One was the story of a woman who was trapped with a stanger after a one night stand. Another involved a wedding party crammed into a small apartment with bridezilla.

I was surprised how the author incorporated social media and the digital world into her stories. Mentions of tiktok, YouTube, zoom, Uber eats, bumble, Instagram, twitch, and several others.

It was addicting would love to see this turned into a movie.

It was the first book I've read by Beth Reekles definitely plan on reading more.

This was a perfect dose of being funny, heartfelt and entertaining. I know it can be quite difficult for some people to read a book about the pandemic, as we ourselves are amidst of it. But I love how quite close and relatable one could find themselves to the characters and their respective problems.

I really enjoyed this sweet story! In the beginning I would say it was difficult to keep up with the multiple storylines. I enjoyed each of their individual stories and would absolutely love a follow up to this. I did not want this story to end! Great heartwarming read!

Do you like books about the lockdown or do you prefer to pretend it didnt exist in your books?

This is a unique book that tells the story of one building... its multiple apartments, their occupants and what happens when the building is shut down for 7 days for quarantine... when no ones allowed in and no ones allowed out.

In one apartment, a one night stand is now turned into a 7 day stay. In another Ethans girlfriend was visiting her parents and now cant get back in. Serena and Zach have been together 4 years and are bickering alot lately. Isla and Danny have only been together a month and shes still not totally herself around him but now shes going to be with him 24/7 for 7 days. In the last apartment is Olivia who just had a girls weekend with her friend and all her bridesmaids... and yeh.. theyre now all stuck in her apartment ALL. WEEK. LONG.

Overall I enjoyed this book. It had some interesting plot lines. Some characters I was indifferent to and others I reallt liked... one story in particular is very very sweet. I lost a bit of interest in the middle but then it did pick back up. Overall it was a cute read.

Read if you like:

Multiple POV and storylines
Stories about the quarantine
A HEA for some
Intertwining storylines

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital ARC of this book. All opinions remain my own as always

Received this from a giveaway.

I hope to get to it soon! Thank you to the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

From the the preview I got to read, I love it so far. I feel a five star read in my future.

This book has an interesting and timely premise. It took me back to March 2020 when the pandemic starting feeling very real and scary.

The idea to follow several different groups living in (or stuck in) different apartments during a time when the building was on lockdown was a good one. However, I had trouble keeping track of a couple of the story lines because they were similar.

In the end my predictions for each group came true so there wasn't really any suspense and the "com" part of this rom-com didn't seem to show up.

One thing that took away from my enjoyment was the whole idea that an apartment management group could lock down a building and prevent people from leaving. It was distracting and I had a difficult time believing there was such a huge difference between British and American laws. I kept wondering of there is an English version of the ACLU that would have done something.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wattpad books for giving me an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.

Lockdown on London Lane is reminiscent of the movies Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve with the stories of various characters beginning due to an event, in this case COVID, and interweaving as you make way through the pages. I really wanted to like this novel, I was excited to see how Reekles would incorporate COVID into the plot. I feel Reekles excelled in that area, I could relate to the experiences of characters during lockdown. Also, I enjoyed how characters were presented in various life stages. Where this novel fell flat for me was in the writing and presentation. I felt like the writing could have been improved in complexity. The various stories became confusing and I kept having to reference to previous chapters to figure out the plot with each character.

Very good!

The first pandemic-related book I’ve ever read, but it worked. The different perspectives were easy to follow. Nate and Ethan are my favorite. But I love that not everyone had a happy go lucky love story - it was real.

Now let’s hope that the real world doesn’t enter into another lockdown like this too.

Lockdown on London Lane is a story about 5 apartments in a building that requires to be under lockdown due to the Corona Virus! The timeline is when the virus is just starting to spread- which reminded me WAY too much of March 2020 and the anxiety and the "what is going to happen" when things started to shut down.

I enjoyed this book a lot, it was adorable and fun! The stories and tropes are as follows:
Ethan: Has to quarantine on his own, but misses his girlfriend terribly and realizes he wants to take his relationship to the next step.
Imogen: Has to quarantine with her one night stand at his apartment (this was my favourite story, it was SO ADORABLE)
Isla: Quarantining with her boyfriend of only a month, realizing that they may have to get out of the honeymoon stage earlier than anticpating
Serena: Quarantining with her boyfriend of 4 years, realizing that they may not know enough about one another and have never had a chat about the future- relationship in peril (this one broke my heart)
Olivia: LGBTQ- was hosting a bridal party for her bridezilla best friend, has to quarantine with the bridal party.

This book was an easy read, the ending was PRETTY cheesy... and I'm not one for cheese so that's why its knocked down 1 star from a 5 star. We also dont get a HEA for one of the apartments and that made me sad. But a pretty cute story overall!

URGENT!!! Due to the current situation, building management has decided to impose a seven-day quarantine on all apartment buildings on London Lane.
What happens when your one night stand forcedly becomes more than one night? What happens when you are trapped without the ability to get away from the things that cause anxiety? The 5 flats in this story each spin a tale that is what so many people were battling during recent events and I must say it's such a relief to be able to enjoy the story from the outside! The story was told with such flair that I must rec to any and everyone!

I was immediately hooked by the premise of this book - the first I've read that actually takes place in the time of Corona. One might wonder why I'd even <i>want</i> to read about that, but it is our new normal, so....

Anyway, I did have a few reservations about the initial concept (an apartment building has gone into lockdown with nobody allowed in or out for a week) - it didn't seem all that believable to me that residents weren't allowed back home into their apartments. But once I got past that aspect of it, I really enjoyed the book! You follow five different storylines of five different apartments with five very different groups of people, and much like in "Love Actually", while each storyline is unique, they still overlap or interact from time to time.

You have Ethan who's stuck alone as his girlfriend was out visiting her parents and weren't allowed to come home; Zach and Serena who start to wonder how much they <i>really</i> know about each other; Olivia who's hosting a wedding planning weekend for 4 friends; Isla and Danny who've only been dating for a month and suddenly have to spend an entire week together; and finally Nate and Imogen who were <i>supposed</i> to be having a one-night stand, until Corona intervened.

I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite storyline, as they all seemed to ebb and flow as the week went along, and I really appreciated how REAL all the characters were. These were believable conflicts with (mostly) believable outcomes -- good, as well as bad.

So one star removed for my initial reservations, but the rest of the book made up for it.

***Bookishfirst Giveaway in exchange for an honest review***

I really enjoyed this book. It home in many ways. I like the characters lived and are still living through a whicked crazy pandemic. We have all been forced to shut in with our family. Only getting out for walks and groceries. Some of us ended relationships, while some like me were locked up with kids. We had pandemic anniversaries and birthdays. Missed huge events with family. Life changed.

This book followed many characters as they were locked down in their apartments. Some found love. Some found unanswered but needed questions. Some found answers to questions they did not know existed. The characters were all developed to get to know them personally. All with individual quirks and traits. Some adorable and some annoying. Don't forget about bridezilla. This book will make you laugh at times and make you cry at others.

I recommend it to anyone who has lived through the pandemic and that is everyone.

The inhabitants of London Lane are stuck inside for the week as someone in the building has tested positive for the virus that put them in a pandemic. From Ethan and Charlotte being stuck on opposite sides of the door to Isla and Danny's new relationship being put to the test and a one night stand being extended for an extra six days, everyone in (and out) the building is being tested as friendships are tested and everyone is pushed to extreme high and lows. The only constant thing about everything in their lives is the fact that life is full of surprises.

This is an excellent book that has perfect timing as we seal with out own pandemic. The best part is even though there are a ton of characters going through this, they are not only well rounded, but they also have clear distinct voices that not only make it easy to tell who's speaking but help us to understand the characters even more.

As they navigate being quarantined at the beginning of a pandemic, it reminds e of when COVID first shut us down and we all were left wondering what was happening and how long it was going to last. Now looking back as we are hopefully coming closer to the end of the pandemic (Though that may not be for well past a couple months), things are a lot different than any of us expected and it's easy to assume the same thing will happen with these characters as well and I can probably guess how each of them will react as things happen and as new mandates are put out (Or retracted)

Thank you to netgalley for my copy of this book! I really enjoyed this book, this was the second book I’ve read about the pandemic and I must say I preferred this one over the other and the other was by my favorite author, Jodi Picoult! It was cute and also so relatable. The reality of it made it enjoyable because I’m sure we all know people who may have been stuck in some way with a person or persons during the pandemic. It’s nice sometimes to read a fiction version or a real
Word situation without it being all about the deaths.

Due to a highly contagious virus 1 apartment building gets locked down for a week. This story follows various apartment rooms in which relationships are tried and tested. From bride drama, one night stands, arguing over pizza toppings, being separated from loved ones, and navigating new relationships, this is a fun read.

I liked the different stories in this book and was interested in the cover and the title as I love the UK! However, once I opened the book my attention lacked and I felt the story was hard to follow. I was continuously getting confused about who certain characters were and they’re stories.

I was thoroughly excited about this book but reading about the pandemic was a little stressful and I felt that the book was poorly executed due to the continuous switching of stories and there being so many characters to keep track of.

Thank you so much Netgally, Wattpad , & Beth Reckles for a copy of this book.

Book received for free through NetGalley

I absolutely loved this book. Perfect read that I wished happened “after” Covid and not during the ups and downs. Love this look at their lives even if It’s just a week.

This book is exactly what I didn't know I needed. Imagine if you can a one night stand, a crumbling relationship, a wedding planning sleepover from hell and a couple just starting their relationship and another possibly ending theirs.

It shocked me in the first first chapters how so many people were connected in one building but it got me so invested in those relationships.

In the beginning it was a little. confusing keeping the apartments straight but referencing the first few chapters a couple of times and you have a seamless multi-perspective story.

These characters were fun and I'd love to see a sequel, I need to know how the wedding planning goes, if a puppy shows up, if there's a bestman "proposal" and if the Walter White property manager has to impose lockdown 2.0.

Overall this was a fun read that is the best rom-com I've read in a very long time.

This was not one of my favorites. I could not connect wit the characters and I felt the the premise was rather boring. Not what I expected.

This might have been the cutest story I’ve ever read. I loved how real the characters felt. And the writing was so good! I read this in 2 sittings because I couldn’t put it down. Loved it!

This is one of those books that I could not put down! I was fully invested in each and every character. This is a very realistic book these days, especially in the beginning of COVID. This was such a good, lighthearted romance and comedy all in one. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the book in exchange for my honest review.