This was a super fun romcom! I loved Bridie! She is relatable. Ben is the typical guy, but is also endearing. I absolutely adored the best friends Hattie and Cal. I thought the conflicts that came up and required Ben and Bridie to stick it out together was perfect! I enjoyed every minute!

I'm not sure where this book went wrong, as I was really looking forward to reading it. As soon as I saw the title, I wanted to get my hands on it. It promised enemies-to-lovers, banter, and tension. It delivered, but not super well.

I think my main problem is that Bridie and Ben weren't really <i>enemies</i>. Several times Ben admits he viewed her as a friend he teased constantly. I wanted more tension that this, and instead it just felt immature. Part of this may have been that these characters are written using European slang, which felt weird to me as a US reader.

I also didn't love the drama with Cal and Hattie. By the end, it just felt like it was dragging on. While I did appreciate the way it eventually wrapped up, the first 3/4 of it felt unnecessary. Their chapters distracted from the tension involving Bridie and Ben, which didn't help either couple.

And finally, this may seem like a weird complaint, but i couldn't stand Bridie's name. I knew what it was, but my brain read it as Birdie every time. By the end, I wasn't even correcting myself, because I honestly preferred Birdie.

Although this book wasn't my cup of tea, I can see other people loving it! I was in the mood for a romcom when I picked it up, which was one of the biggest reasons for my disappointment, as this isn't a romcom.

Love at First Fight is definitely an entertaining, banter-filled (kind of) lovers to enemies to lovers journey!

While this was a bit slow paced to begin with, the latter half was entirely dramatic and over-the-top (in a cheesy but enjoyable way)!

I do have to say that I didn't relate very much to either of the main characters, and this did include my least favourite trope - bad communication, I still very much enjoyed reading this for the witticisms!

Thanks to #Netgalley and Aria for making this book available to me.

Okay, this book was so cute to read. It read like I was watching a movie, the characters were so multi-dimensional, there was a reason for everything, the small town was so well structured that something in me thinks it is a real place a need to visit with real people from this book I want to get to know.

For the most part, this book follows closely two couples with Bridie Morgan and Ben Kemp as the main couple. At the start of this book, we follow Bridie as she goes on this journey to go on twenty dates in twenty dates so that she can finally set her mind at rest that she is incompatible with any man and that she really does not need any man. She has gone on a long list of horrid dates but she hopes that the last one she meets will be good enough to take on her best friends birthday party. Now comes the reason why Bridie cannot seem to meet any guy who is good enough, Ben Kemp. Ben Kemp was her friend when they were teenagers and in high school. He was the guy that seemed to have slept with having the student population at that time. During their friendship, she fell in love with him and because of anxieties and almost pigheadedness, their friendship breaks and they have been at each other's neck. They are well known in town to be each other's nemesis.
Ben who has just returned home is faced with Bridie and her dates and he cannot seem to stand the contempt she still holds for him. He decides to find out why and she hopes he can finally answer her questions.

On the other hand is Bridie's best friend, Hattie who is dating Ben's brother Cal. They are so very much in love that it almost seems that nothing would come between them until Cal slippery ex who is a famous make-up artist on Youtube comes to lay problematic eggs because of her existential crisis. I actually enjoyed reading about Hattie and Cal's relationship and how they play into breaking Bridie and Ben together.

Now to speak of the originality of the themes expressed in this book. Not to sound salty, it was a bit unoriginal and like I said it felt like I had watched this so many times or even read it a few times. However, I did enjoy it and it was quite relaxing to read.

A sweet romance about a second chance at love.Also tgevother couple had an interesting story. A quick read funny dialogue.

This was such a cute read! I usually do t like books such as this.... But it held my attention and I stuck with it!
The writing was fine! I enjoyed the characters development throughout the read! The bickering back and fourth was funny! Overall this was a enjoyable book!

Love at First Fight felt like I was reading Angus, Thongs and the Full Frontal Snogging for adults. Believe me that is the highest of compliments. With a cast of characters that could only be found in a small town Love at First FIght will have you laughing from page one.

Mary Jayne Baker takes a plot that could be described as chaotic and handles it with clarity and humor. This makes Love at First Fight the perfect book to curl up with on a Sunday afternoon.

Ben Kemp, certified womanizer makes his return to Messington after spending a few years abroad in Peru. Bridie having struggled romantically since a disastrous date with Ben 10 years ago is less than pleased to see his face. When they are both in the wedding party of Ben's brother and Bridie's friend will the two finally clear the air?

So what can I say, if you fancy having a laugh and feel like being entertained by a couple hundred pages of pure chaos add this one to your tbr.

Thanks NetGalley and Aria books for the ARC.

*I received a free copy of this through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I liked this! It was cute and angsty and dramatic. Bridie and Ben's character development was good. I also like that there was drama outside of just them. Even the "supporting" characters had their own plot line. It was nice. My only complaint (if you can call it that) is the name Bridie. My brain kept autocorrecting it to Birdie. Which then was weird when her nickname was Bride. All in all, a quick, easy read!

Genuinely did not think this would be all that great, especially because brit rom coms don’t really do it for me (sorry british people!!!) but omg the banter in this was SO good. I loved the back and forth and the obvious fact that bridie (why is that even a name?? i kept calling her birdie) and ben wanted to bone each other was so fun to watch unfold. The side characters were fun too! All in all, very cute and fluffy.