This was a very enjoyable read. Nina and Leo are co-hosts of a Master Chef/Top Chef-style cooking show. They each have their connection to cooking and restaurants, but they can’t quite seem to meet in the middle to like each other. I, for one, found the tension to be entertaining. My family is huge fans of cooking competitions, and it was fun to imagine various hosts and how their relationships on and off the screen differ. Paul Hollywood, I’m lookin’ at you! The supporting characters were engaging, and Jasmine especially deserves her own book. Pretty much everything you could want in a rom-com. For more details, please visit Fireflies and Free Kicks. This review was written based on a digital copy of the book from Harlequin Trade Publishing.

A fun debut filled with relatable characters. Loved the representation of social anxiety and panic attacks. Slow burn romance that was spicy! Love a good dual point of view romance. Love getting insights into both the characters.

Love a food themed romance book. Also using this as a place to show my support for the Harper Collins union. Thank you to Harper for the gifted ARC my honest review.

First, thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for an ARC of this story in exchange for a review.
This was a cute enemies to lovers story. I did find it to be just “ok” and honestly the story felt familiar as in it followed the basic girl wants to make it big but she thinks it’s a man’s world and one particular man is in her way. Whole the characters were not really stand out the story was entertaining enough to complete.

For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa is a steamy romcom with an enemies to lovers romance. An enjoyable read that was fun and full of heat.

If you love a workplace romance, enemies to lovers, the Food Network and cooking shows, and some fake dating - you’ve got a great read in FOR BUTTER OR WORSE by Erin La Rosa!

I absolutely adored this spicy romance; the characters were so endearing, and it tackled some potentially difficult issues, like sexism in the media. 
According to @goodreads, the author is working on a second book in this world - focusing on our FMC’s sister - and I cannot wait to read it!

Why is it that foodie romance books always make me hungry lol?❣️😂 These delicious descriptions of food are always amazing! I just finished reading For Butter Or Worse by Erin La Rosa and it was a good debut romance with some of my favorite tropes - enemies to lovers and fake dating.

Nina Lyon is a successful chef and co-host of a cooking show, but her honest and critical feedback, and the bickering with her charming co host - Leo, has earned her the nickname 'Nasty Nina' online. Which isn't good for her restaurant business. And when Leo takes one joke too far by bringing up this nickname on live tv, she decides to quit and be done with it. Which isn't good for Leo's image or his restaurant business(inherited from his dad) either. When he tries to apologize and asks her to come back on the show, they accidentally end up in a compromising position that makes the reporters think that they're dating! And this helps in drumming up publicity so they decide to fake date to help each other's careers. What could go wrong right?🤣

Both Nina and Leo really disliked each other at first lol. The animosity was there along with a little bit of attraction, but they never had good impressions of each other. So, I loved seeing the slow development of their relationship as they started getting along with each other. Nina was my favorite as I loved her strength and how she was determined to overcome challenges especially in a sexist environment. And since I empathized with her, I wasn't a fan of Leo at first. Though unintentional, some of his comments had a huge effect on her and her career. So, it took me a while to warm up to him. But as these two slowly got to know each other, I found myself liking him more and he did make up for it! Both of them are complex, relatable and have their faults! I also loved the discussions around mental health with Leo's anxiety and Nina's grief.
In the end, this was a cute and steamy foodie romance with the right mix of tropes that I'd definitely recommend!❣️✨

I wanted to enjoy this book. I even tried to listen to the audiobook and see if that would help, but it felt a bit too forced to me and I never gelled with the main characters. 2.5 stars

This was a lukewarm book for me and it could've been because I keep picking it back up and down. But I did enjoy the journey both MCs emotional and personal journeys alone as well as being together.

A delightful enemies-to-lovers rom-com that masterfully touches on heavier topics like grief and mental health, while also providing warm and fuzzy heartfelt moments.

There were parts of this book I really liked...and others that made me want to rate it one star.

THE GOOD;
The two main characters had great chemistry and banter, and I genuinely believed they wanted to be together. I loved the premise and the enemies-fake-dating trope. I loved the role of the families and friends and how they participated in the plot.

THE BAD:
Some of Leo's actions were just downright sexist, and h0nestly, I had a hard time forgiving him. His actions were glossed over as soon as he apologized, but when he kept repeatedly making similar mistakes, I had a hard time rooting for him or feeling like he was genuinely sorry.

Overall, the book was an enjoyable read, but hard for me to get past Leo's actions.

For Butter or Worse is a delicious forced proximity, enemies to lovers romance that will have you eating your way through the characters ups and downs as you follow them as they try to save their family legacies and their restaurants. Through overcoming sexism, crazy social media trolls and misconceptions that come from competition, Nina and Leo fill the pages with anger, jealousy, frustration, lust love and of course mouth watering recipes. The story is sweet and sassy, and will have you rooting for Nina and Leo and their love story

Enemies to lovers and fake dating all wrapped into one book?? Do yourself a favor and read this! I loved that the story was told by Nina & Leo’s perspective.

The relationship evolving between Nina & Leo throughout the book had the perfect mix of banter and don’t forget to add in the sexual tension between the two! Leo is a dream book boyfriend!

Thank you to NetGalley & Harlequin Trade Publishing for a copy of this in exchange for my honest review.

First i would like to say thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing and Netgalley for the earc of this book! Erin La Rosa is a new author for me so I wasn’t sure what to expect. The story follows Nina and Leo who were co-host on a TV series and they DESPISED eachother. They begin to fake date eachother when the public begins to believe that they have a secret romance. My favorite thing was when they would go on fake dates because it was so real yet neither noticed it. The author did a great job at still giving these character chemistry above the “hatred” they had for one another. This book was a great rom-com and i definitely recommend!

This was a fun rom-com! I really enjoyed the characters and the banter that they had! Erin La Rosa did a great job developing the story and the chemistry between the characters.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!

This is one of the greatest execution of my favorite trope: enemies to lovers!

This book was a fun and heartwarming rom-com about love, second chances, mental health, grief, and learning to love again. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves romantic comedies, enemies-to-lovers romance, slow-burn romance and great characters.

Loved the concept of it, but I still couldn’t connect with any of the characters but still really happy I feel like i wasted my time reading. Still enjoyed the banter and the smut but like I said just an enjoyable fast read. Loved the feminism though!

This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

What a real life yet fictional couple we have here. Nina and Leo are wonderful fun and relatable too. Anyone who suffers with panic attacks will immediately recognize Leo and how his mind works. He and Nina have been mean to each other as a way to deal with their own insecurities and also an attraction to each other. Two totally relatable characters in a well told story make an enjoyable read.

#Netgalley #ForButterorWorse. #ErinLaRosa.

I'm not going to post a review on Goodreads or anywhere else online, but I did not enjoy this writing style. It just was not for me! The premise is interesting, and I tried to finish, but could not.