I'm a big fan of books where the story involves writers, publishers, and so on. I've always been drawn to them and I've certainly read some wonderful ones in the last. By Any Other Name is another one to add to the top of my list. I loved that Lauren Kate explored more than an author/editor relationship and the writing process,

The main character Lanie Bloom, works as an editor where she gets to work with her favorite author and world-renowned author Noa Callaway. It's someone she has idolized for years, however, she's never seen or met her in person. In fact, only one person has, the editorial director. When the Editorial Director leaves, and Lanie is promoted, it becomes her job to chase down the next Noa Callaway manuscript that is months overdue.

And from there, the story really begins.

I completely adored this book. It's sweet, it's charming, the characters are wonderful, and it was a quick, light read. Perfect for a cold January day.

4.5/5 stars

Thank you NetGalley, Penguin and G.P. Putnam for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I read this book all in one day. It’s immediately engaging and so fun. The characters were well fleshed out and the side characters really added to the world in a way I appreciated. I felt like they were actual people with lives and not just characters that only existed so the main characters would have someone to talk to. It’s marketed as enemies -to- lovers; I think the dynamic is really more like friends -to- enemies -to- lovers which is similar enough vibes but not quite as much angst as one might expect. I love books about books and book lovers and that’s the thing that immediately drew me to request this ARC in the first place. I felt it really lived up to my expectations in that regard and it added an extra level of enjoyment.

This book is not full of twists and turns. There wasn’t really anything about the plot or the characters that surprised me and I saw the curveballs coming pretty far in advance but, I personally, don’t really need that from a romance. I was just happy to be along for the ride. I think this book would particularly appeal to fans of Emily Henry or anyone looking for a swoon-y, but low steam read. I’ve already recommended it to my mom and my sister and I’ll definitely be picking up a finished copy come March!

I received this modern day romance from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book from start to finish was hooked. The chemistry between Noah and Lamie was great and I loved the exploration of publishing industry and the various settings that had meaning to the couple. The idea of a story within a story was great too. Recommend this fun, light, heartfelt read!

By Any Other Name is a charming and enjoyable read.

Readers follow along as Lanie, an editor of romance novels, accepts a promotion to editorial director and an exciting opportunity to work more closely with her favorite author, Noa Callaway. Noa is notoriously secretive and difficult to work with and the draft of her highly anticipated novel is four months late. Can Lanie help Noa overcome her writer’s block in order to save her job?

I would classify it more as (women’s) fiction than romance. The beginning of the novel set the story up as an enemies-to-lovers romance (one of my favorite tropes!) but the enemy aspect never really materialized between Lanie and her love interest.

One minor gripe is that a breakup early in the novel seemed contrived rather than true to the characters as they were originally introduced.

I recommend this to anyone looking to read a sweet, mostly predicable, story!

Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the opportunity to read this novel.

I absolutely adored this book! This book is purely self discovery on both main characters and I devoured this book in a matter of 2 days! I do wish you get a little more romance between Lanie and Noah but overall, I loved how this book still gave me butterfly feels! I can not wait to have the physical copy in hand to re read! 4/5⭐️

I am always a sucker for enemies to lovers! This was such a good story. It was shorter than I thought it would be, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. By Any Other Name is exactly the type of book that you pick up, expecting just another cute rom-com, but it’s so much more than that! So grateful I got an ARC of this one.

Four and a Half Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭒

By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate is a book about books, that has a lovely romance and is a feel-good book that I just loved.

Laine has a successful career as an editor for romance books and is engaged to be married to a man who meets all of her list of 99 traits for a successful mate. Then she is given a provisional promotion to editorial director, but in order to get the promotion permanently, she must get their biggest selling author, Noa Calloway, to send in her next manuscript, which is already four months late.

Noa is Lanie’s favorite author, and the reason she became an editor. However, Noa is a recluse, and nobody has met her in person. In fact, Lanie has only corresponded with Noa via email and has never met her in pers. But with the provisional promotion, Laine becomes Noa’s main editor, and she’s granted a meeting with her in order to help her overcome her writer’s block. But nothing is as it seems as Laine tries to save her job and get Noa to write her book.

As I said before, I just loved this enemies to lovers romance. I enjoyed the look inside a publishing house, as well as what an editor’s life is like. The romance between Laine and Noah was a slow burn, but lovely too. This is one of my favorite tropes, where they were corresponding for years without ever meeting, and then falling in love in person. There is plenty of flirty banter and some laugh-out-loud moments, but mostly this book is about Laine and Noah, and their romance.

The author’s love of New York City was also evident in this book, Laine and Noah explored little hidden gems in the city and it was fun to explore the city through their eyes. Their love of the city turned to love for each other.

I have one minor issue with the book and, it’s the cover. I don’t believe the cover is a good representation of the book. Yes, it’s a romcom, and it’s a fun book to read, but it’s mostly a book about love, and this cover just doesn’t represent the book very well. (this did not affect my review)

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good romance. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I could read a million books set in the publishing industry. There is something so meta about the setting that it makes me feel all warm and cozy inside! Can't wait to get a paper copy of this book when it comes out!

Lanie has to work with her agency’s star author in order to get the authors newest sensation published and to get her promotion. It turns out this author (Lanie’s personal hero) isn’t exactly as portrayed.

This is such a sweet novel! Just when I started to wish for more interaction between the MCs it began to happen. I wish we were able to learn more about Noah and his personality, as well as watch Noah and Lanie’s friendship develop, but I loved the detail in the final chapter about how they met.

I adored this book! It was really more of a love story than a romance, but I loved the writing, the setting, and the characters. This "enemies" to lovers story is warm and full of heart. It deals with some serious issues, but also has plenty of lighter moments, and I was full of happy tears by the end. Thanks to Netgalley and Putnam for the advance digital copy.

Summary: Lanie loves love which is good because she works as an assistant editor for the biggest name in the Romance novel Noa Callaway. Noa Callaway’s novels are what drew Lanie to become an editor and she follows the rules of the romance author’s books like a creed so when she is promoted to Nao’s sole editor she is thrilled to work with the hermit and diva herself until she finally meets the author in person and realizes Nao is not a fabulous middle-aged women Noa Callaway is Noah Ross a 34-year-old white man, an attractive man to be sure but that doesn't matter because Lanie is engaged Noah is a diva and is four-month past his deadline with writer's block. So with Lanie’s Promotion riding on Noah’s next book, the two set out into New York City to find inspiration for his next book.

Thoughts: Adorable! This is super cute I adore both Noah and Lanie the two of them together were super precious. Noah’s backstory was a 10/10 I love how he grew up and that he had a bunny and precious apartment. I Noah gets a 10/10 I like that he didn’t have any conflict with Lanie apart from the misgendering issue and I love that he wanted to be able to write under his name and how he handle the situation, as far as grand gestures go his gets a 10/10 too. As he should as a romance writer. I adored Lanie and her little friend group as well, I do think she was a tad dramatic about the misgendering so I'm glad she gets over it quickly. Even her Fiance I liked him but I m glad there was no love triangle. This book is super cute and exceeded my expectations! it makes me want to go to NYC and get brunch and get a romantic boyfriend of my own!

Overall, I really enjoyed this novel! The characters are likeable and I love how the relationship develops. Honestly would have given 5 stars, but I felt like the ending came too fast and was abrupt. I was left wanting more!

I already know I’m going to be begging my friends to read this book when it comes out! Lanie is a editor at a popular publishing company and has been recently promoted. She is so excited to take over with one of her favorite authors….. until she finally meets that author. Meeting this author makes her reevaluate all of her decisions from her adult life and decide if they were the right choices for her. Lanie finally decides to make choices for HERSELF and I loved that. The ending felt a little rushed but overall it was a fun read that kept me on my toes.

I've been a fan of Lauren Kate's YA series for years and was excited to get the chance to read her newest adult romance. And what a delightful, fun, sweet romance it is! Lanie is an editor at a romance publishing company who finds herself tasked with getting the newest novel by their best selling author up and running. When secrets are revealed, Lanie has to re-think seven years of friendship and help find some inspiration for her author, while finding inspiration for herself. I really enjoyed the story and loved the way the novel was woven in. It was a light and fun read with some heart and depth and exactly want I wanted to read in a cold and blustery day. Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to @netgalley @putnambooks and @laurenkatebooks for this eARC in exchange of my honest review.

Lanie has it all - she’s engaged to her dream man, she’s a successful romance editor, and she’s got amazing friends. That is, until she finds out who her favorite writer - the mysterious Noa Callaway - truly is. Her discovery makes her question her life choices and sends her on an adventure of self-discovery.

I read this book in one second. It was funny, sweet, and really well written. It’s definitely your typical romance, but one that will keep you entertained!

This one gets 4⭐️’s from me!

Wow, what an amazing read! I’m about to begin a 21 day fast. I won’t just be fasting from foods, but also ebooks. Trust me, I have a 2 books a day habit. Whether you are about to embark on a transformative something, like me, or are coming to the end of something, I can’t image a more perfect read. It’s beautiful in its telling, sincere in its emotion, and equal parts aching and joyous in all the right places.

I’ve never read this author before. This lack feels like a disservice to myself. Lines like, “My mother suffers from the same disease. It’s heartbreak in slow motion,” are what made this read next level. As someone who reads over 300 books each year, please believe me when I say, By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate is a rare gem. It’s a beautiful story, filled with enduring friendships, career woes, perfect loves that weren’t, and a heart’s happiness packaged in unexpected wrapping. I’m floored. I double dog dare you not to fall in love with By Any Other Name!

Based on the book's description I was expecting a cute, friends to lover rom com. For me at least that is not how this book read. Lanie is an editorial assistant at a small publishing company that represents one of the country's hottest selling contemporary romance authors. This author, a recluse whom no one from the publishing house ever sees, is months late on her newest book. Lanie is promoted to be the author's editor and told to make this next book happen. Here comes the enemies to lover rom com twist. Noa, the female bestselling author, is really a male named Noah. At this point Lanie, the supposedly professional editor, falls apart, is sort of rude and demanding and honestly, not very believable. As a contemporary fiction book it would be OK but marketed as a romance book it doesn’t work. I have not read this author before and I know romance is not her typical genre. I didn’t find the writing to be a problem. More so the plot and lack of chemistry between the characters.

By Any Other Name is a classic enemies-to-lovers contemporary romantic comedy set in New York City. Main character Lanie finds herself becoming the editor for the infamous romance best-seller author Noa Callaway. Unbeknownst to a few in the publishing world, Noa is a man - Noah Ross. Determined to help Noah with his writer’s block and not lose her job, Lanie develops a plan for them to work together on his next novel.

This was a cute rom-com, but I think the story would have been so much better with having Noah’s perspective and not so one-sided. At times, it seemed very predictable. Thank you to NetGalley for providing a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an e-book copy of BY ANY OTHER NAME to review.

I read this book in two sittings. I would have stayed up all night reading it but I had taken two Benadryls for a sinus infection. I loved this book. The premise is interesting because it's set in the publishing world and that may not be everybody's cup of tea.

However, if you have picked up this book to read, then you are a fan of romance fiction. And this is a good one. I enjoy books set in publishing because of all the behind-the-scenes intel.

Lanie finds herself becoming THE editor for the infamous romance best-seller Noa Calloway. She needs to help Noa with her writer's block. Lanie, who is realizing her engagement isn't meant to be, is a true fan of Noa's. Unbeknownst to only a few in the publishing world, Noa is a man.

Determined to help Noa break the block while helping her keep her job, Lanie and Noah have to come together to get. this. novel. written!

I've read one of Lauren's young adult books years ago and I remember loving the way she can encapsulate the feelings of the characters falling in love. She's done it, yet again, in BY ANY OTHER NAME.

Set in New York City, I love how both Lanie and Noah are into books, poetry, the city and want to flourish in their careers. They are the anti-millenials that I needed right now. I also loved the book-within-a-book trope.

I rate BY ANY OTHER NAME five stars out of five.

By Any Other Name is advertised as an enemies-to-lovers, contemporary rom-com, as well as a women's fiction, that follows the romance between editor and author

as a book that is one of my "most anticipated reads of 2022", it has unfortunately failed my expectations...

I'm going to be completely honest when i say that throughout the whole book i was bored and uninterested. up until 44% the heroine was engaged to another man, whom she knew she didn't want to make sacrifices for, yet strung him along because he ticked of her "list". regarding the romance with the hero, i felt absolutely nothing. for the little bit of romance that was supposedly there, it was incredibly dull and basically non-existent

i just didn't connect with any of the characters,  i didn't care about what was going on in their lives and i didn't find anything funny?!

i guess the only very small part i enjoyed was when it surrounded the story of Edward and Elizabeth

if you don't mind the lack of romance, please don't let my review deter you from reading this book

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