This was a cute, fun, and quick read! I love the cover and the overall easiness of this story. I recommend for a summertime book!

Let me start off by saying I really DID like this book. By Any Other Name was a slow burn in the best way. It felt real and raw and really spoke to the enneagram 7 in me. I felt that Lanie and Noah had very real chemistry that could be felt off the page. I loved the concept of finding out your favorite female author is a man, let alone your you've got mail pen pal of the past several years. That element along with the fact that the characters felt like people that exist in my life today had me speeding through this book like a jet ski on the lake. All that being said I found myself utterly dissatisfied with the ending. That's not to say I didn't love it right up until the very end, I just went to the next page and out loud said "what!?". The fact that the book ended when it did felt like a disservice to the story we had been given so far. I wanted the ends of the rope to be tied into a better bow instead of a hasty knot. I do still recommend this book, BUT keep in mind that if you usually froth at the mouth for any number of epilogues and bonus chapters then this ending may not be for you! It was still incredibly well written and full of quirks that felt like an inside joke with the reader.

3.5/5

This one swept my off my feet--I was surprised since it went under the radar at release. A stunner for You've Got Mail fans, of which there are many.

was very excited for this one but decided to dnf 30% in, i just didn’t like the main character & the pacing enough to continue. too many books out there to force myself to finish one i wasn’t enjoying :/

This was definitely a cute read, but it did leave me wanting more. Our two main characters have been messaging each other for seven whole years, but it didn’t feel like that. I wanted more chapters of them together. They would hang out and then spend a few weeks apart. I also could have used an additional chapter at the end or an epilogue. Right when it was really getting exciting, it ended. But overall, a cute and easy read.

Took me a while to finish this book. First of all there's hardly any romance in the first section. If a book is categorized under romance I'm assuming it'll be all throughout or at least in the back end. I nearly stopped reading this several times but I pushed through and I'm not sure if I'm glad I did. Nearly all the first half was the main character talking about her work, fiance and it's not until the second half where things, I don't want to say truly get moving, but get started. Also, just a nitpicky thing, but when there's a lot of sexual commentary and no lead up? Why bother.

This book was so cute and I enjoyed it. I flew through this super quick. I’m realizing that I enjoy the enemies to lovers trope.

This book was a delight from start to finish! I was on the edge of my seat, gripped and concerned about what was going to happen next. Many traditionally published romances take a typical turn for the third-act conflict, but this one didn't! I enjoyed it so much that I purchased a finished copy to add to my collection.

“I’ll go anywhere…so long as you go with me.”
What an absolutely pleasant surprise! An absolute breathe of fresh air of a book. This one is for the readers who love a rom-com that is a quick but fun read.

From the very beginning I was intrigued, I couldn’t stop turning pages.
I love reading romance books about people who’s job relation is tied with books. Books make people dream, why shouldn’t their story get to be the same way?
I can’t believe I had to wait till the very last page for what I wished for from the first chapter. But the wait did not disappoint!
This book is all sweet moments and anticipation! The references are gold and the supporting characters wrap up everything perfectly!
This book made me feel warm and fuzzy and I highly recommend it if you want a light, heart-melting love story!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Read if you like —>

- enemies to lovers
- friends to lovers

This book was fun! If didn’t give me as much enemies vs lovers tension as I was hoping for! We actually don’t see the couple together for as much as they should be. I did like the setting and the sweet reveal.

5/5. this book was the perfect balance between refreshing and comforting. noah and lanies story was woven together in such a beautiful way and this book was such an enjoyable read for me. the way noah callaways persona is described make me wish all the books were real so i could read them. and reading about the amalfi coast is always the vibe. pleasantly surprised how this may be one of my faves of this year!

I absolutely adored this book; it had me swept away and spellbound by the end of the first chapter. Lauren Kate didn't just write a love story, she wrote a love letter to the city of New York. Every place in the book felt so real, so vivid, if I put on noise-cancelling headphones and closed my eyes, I could almost imagine I was there. Lanie's love for the city is so evident in the way she moves through her fictional world on the pages. This book made me feel the way watching Breakfast at Tiffany's does, and that's a hard feeling to emulate. If not for one little thing, this story would've easily been 5 stars...but...

this is a romance book. Which would require...romance. Now don't get me wrong, this book bleeds romance and whimsy...but what Lanie and Noah have is at best the beginnings of an epic love story. What the reader gets is a friends to...the possibility of lovers, which leaves them desperate for more. I found myself panicking as end of the book approached, because I knew we couldn't get the amount of relational development that I needed in the last few pages.

This book is the beautiful beginning to an incredibly unique and wonderful love story. It's greatest shortcoming is its unmet potential. Will I read it again? Likely. Will I always find myself wishing for more, just like Elizabeth? Always. Maybe that's a point Lauren Kate wanted to drive home with the way she wrote this book but...what a painful emotion to leave your readers with.

I love books about books and writers. I am a total sucker for them. This one was not my favorite. I felt like the story line was a bit all over the place.

This book has a lot to love in it, if enemies to lovers, books about books, and sweet romances. It was an easy read, and one that I enjoyed. Would read again.

Thanks for the ARC!

Okay so I guessed what was happening within the first chapter. Does that mean it was a bad book? Absolutely not! I had fun reading this book. There was some good banter and good use of tropes. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good romance, a dash of enemies to lovers, and likable characters

Lanie has been a fan of Noa Calloway ever since she first picked up one of her novels. She has been the assistant to Noa’s editor and has been chatting with Noa via email for a few years now. When Noa’s manuscript is six months past due, and her editor isn’t coming back from maternity leave, Lanie gets her big break— get Noa to deliver a manuscript by May 15th and she gets her dream job. After signing an NDA, Lanie sets up a meeting with Noa, only to find out Noa is not at all what she expected…

This was such a fun read and one of the few slow burns that didn’t make me want to scream. Lanie has a list of everything she’s looking for in her perfect guy, but along the way she begins to realize love isn’t so clinical.

Read if:
• you have dreamed of meeting your favorite author
• you love slow burns
• you ever wanted to be an editor
• you like motorcycles

This wasn’t an OMG AMazing title for me, second round purchase at best for collections with strong contemporary romance circulation

I just love Lauren Kate and I really loved this book. I could not recommend enough!

This book is an amazing escape from life and has you hooked from the very beginning. Falling in love with the characters is a very easy thing to do.

I absolutely adored this book. It was fun and flirty and I find it very rare to actually enjoy both main characters AND the side characters in books lately but this one has it all. Lookingbforward to reading more romcoms from this author for sure.