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.

This was a fun enemies to lovers romcom. Nina and Leo end up as local celebrities thanks to their televised cooking show. They then agree to fake date to build more buzz about their floundering restaurants. Of course they begin to see better qualities in each other. I loved the banter between the characters. Check this out if you are planning to read a romcom.

This book was so cute, and was such a fun read, I highly recommend! The plot kept me hooked in, and the banter between the characters was so entertaining. All the characters were so well developed. I love this book so much, 5/5 stars!

I adored this book! I absolutely loved the cute, fake dating romance and all the fun characters, and the anxiety rep was very well done. I do wish we could have seen a little more of their “fake“ dates but overall I thought the pacing was really great. Overall, a really sweet read!

The cover drew me in, but the story turned into a perfectly witty, delicious book that is set in the culinary world (a favorite of mine). I really felt Nina and Leo’s struggles and their relationship was very relatable. This book is perfect for someone who likes the enemies to lovers trope, a slow burn, fake dating and a hint of spice.

Erin La Rosa is a newly discovered author to me and I am excited to read her future works. I would love to see some more stories with the side characters so we can get to know them better!

I want to thank NetGalley, Erin La Rosa and Harlequin Trade Publishing, HQN for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa is a rom-com novel that mixes in two romance tropes. The story is an enemies to lovers romance that brings those enemies closer together as they find they need to fake date one another. It’s also one that changes the point of view giving both sides of the story.

Nina Lyon is a chef that found herself rising to fame when she began hosting the television show, The Next Cooking Champ! Nina’s time on the show hasn’t been easy though being paired with Leo O’Donnell hosting so Nina has made the huge decision to pull out of the show.

After wrapping up her time with Leo though Nina finds that the public isn’t exactly on her side and Nina isn’t sure what to do. However, when Nina runs into Leo and the two end up photographed in what appeared to be a compromising position it becomes apparent the public would love to see the together and a little pretending may help both of their careers.

I have to say I really wondered if I would like For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa but the fake dating side is one of my favorites so I took the chance despite not being a huge fan of enemies to lovers. When finished with For Butter or Worse I was really glad I did pick it up as it was a really fun read that did have me laughing but also got me to root for our enemies too. Along with having some laughs this one also had a deeper side to it that also made the pages turn and all sides to the story wrapped up together nicely making me add this author to my list to read again someday.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

The premise of this book was a recipe that included all my favorite rom-com recipes: enemies to lovers, fake dating, cooking! But I ended up not enjoying it as much as I wanted.

The enemies part was so convincingly done, with Nina being so spiteful and Leo being so sexist, that I actually didn't really like them as the story went on. They both seemed so selfish in what they demanded from the other, especially on Nina's part with all of the unaccepted apologies, that I was put off...it's not my idea of romance to make each other grovel.

The development of feelings between the two MCs seemed flimsy, like she shared that her mom had died, he shared he had anxiety, and now they care about each other? Like, I still don't know why Nina fell for Leo, other than his pecs and waffle iron abs.

The spicy scenes were meh. And then when Nina explicitly sets the boundary that she and Leo are just in a casual relationship, and then later becomes upset that they aren't emotionally connected, it was so frustrating, as were the continuous misunderstandings.

I liked the side characters, and there was a lot of diversity representation. The struggles of a female chef in a male-dominated career field was a major theme as well.

I really wanted to love this one, but I just didn't feel the characters were loveable enough for me to care about their HEA.

This book did enemies to lovers to perfection. The animosity was just right, the tension drawn out to the exact amount that I got impatient but not annoyed, and the chemistry was palpable. I loved this book so much!!!

For Butter or Worse was so well written. Let's start with the punny title. Im a sucker for a good pun. It had all my favorite tropes-fake dating and enemies to lovers. And as a foodie, this book was everything. It made me hungry at times lol. Nina and Leo were perfect together. I also really appreciated the classic rom com vibes, the mental health representation and conversation. I could see myself in these characters at times. Im looking forward to reading more from this author