This is the third book in the series and was my least enjoyed of all three. I couldn't get through the book. The main characters have mental health issues but it wasn't portrayed in a way that I could enjoy reading. DNF.


****************I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley.*******************

4.5 stars!!! I love it when I find an author who delivers time and time again with each book. Roni Loren is one of those authors as she has blown me away with every book in her Say Everything series.

For You & No One Else is so well written and really made me think.

I could totally feel for Eliza who has a certain “life path” laid out in her mind that includes marriage and kids but which hasn’t come to fruition yet.

After a disastrously bad date which she found from a dating app (thank GOD I never had to use those!), she’s ready to thrown in the towel.

Which is why she is set and ready to take Beck’s bet to go off-line for 6 months and try and find “the one” the ‘ole fashion way.

Beck, Eliza’s office neighbor, doesn’t hold anything back when they first meet, which can be a bit abrasive at first to Eliza, but who actually finds it really refreshing to be around someone who says what’s on his mind and doesn’t hold anything back.

What you see is what you get and that is what Eliza shows in return. And that is what is so refreshing about her connection with Beck.

She doesn’t have to “put on a show” or think about presenting her best self because isn’t that what you do on your first dates. And how exhausting is that?

I love how Loren explores this idea of authenticity in this romance. How do you find someone while also being authentic to who you are?

Is that possible in the world of online dating? What’s the alternative?

I also loved how she made me question so many things that came up for Eliza and Beck.
Do you take someone at their word about what they want and don’t want?

Do you spend time with someone any way because they make you feel good even though they aren’t offering what you ultimately want?

Is happy for now better than nothing or is it a recipe for heartache?

I went back and forth on my answers to these questions but I loved how the story unfolded between Eliza and Beck so much.

It gave a wonderful happily ever after and perfect wrap-up to a series.

Loren will be one of those one-click authors for me because she undoubtedly gives the best writing, wonderful characters and such thought-provoking stories.

*Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.

This series is one of my favourite contemporary romance series and I was so excited to return to this world! Like the previous two books in this series, For You & No-One Else was extremely readable with great mental health representation. I thought the exploration of Eliza's and Beck's differing views about dating, relationships, and social media was really interesting, and I loved how they fell into their own unique kind of relationship. The two of them had excellent banter and chemistry, and all their interactions made me smile (I mean, their first interaction ends up with Beck adopting a grumpy cat 🥺). This is a very solid friends to friends-to-benefits to lovers story, and I highly recommend reading the whole series if you haven't already. It was also a blast to see glimpses of Andi and Hollyn again and to see how much their relationships have grown since their respective books!

First - I loooove this author - she’s in the “5 stars for her grocery list alone” category. I’ll never not read her next book.

This one based on the prior two I loved, I just didn’t connect to Eliza or Beck. Not sure why but such is life. Still a great read, flew through it, liked the epilogue format...

I gave it 4 stars because a lot of the dialogue felt like pointed lectures. I don’t know how else to describe it. Maybe it just felt like way more telling vs showing than I remember from her other books. Like, I get what your point is but can we move the scene back to the characters and what’s happening. Soooo much explaining and talking about why’s that could have been spent developing their relationship or spicy moments, which is, in my opinion, something Roni Loren does very well!

Thank you so much for the eARC!

Roni Loren is an author of new adult novels. After her Long acre series, she wrot a new serie. The red line in the Say everything serie is a building where people can rent units to work.

The third part in this serie is For you & no one else. The story is about Eliza. She is a couples therapist who meets her new neighbor Beck Carter in the building. Eliza may be a specialist in advice for relationships that are not going well, but she herself is a disaster when it comes to dating. Beck helps her out when a video of Eliza comes online and a friendship develops. Beck is not relationship material because of his past, which is slowly being revealed. But Eliza doesn't intriges and he can't get her out of his mind, but he has to face his past in order to move forward in the present life.

Roni Loren has a great writing style. You sympathize deeply with Eliza and Beck. The change of perspective between the two helps with that. This way you get to read the thoughts and emotions of both. As in her previous books, there are strong themes in the story. Beck's past is especially impressive, but online dating and its dangers are also discussed.

You can see the end coming from the beginning, but there are enough bumps in the book before you get there as a reader. Characters from part one and part two also pass by, but you don't have to have read those books for this one.

For you & no one else is a fine novel, well-developed characters and a good plot. It is new adult so the sex scenes are present, but they are tastefully developed and not excessively present.

Thanks to the publisher for inviting me to read this book. I enjoyed the previous two books in the series, even though they didn't blow me away. This one I just had trouble getting into and I'm not totally sure why. Maybe my energy for this series has just progressively decreased.

I liked the older woman/younger guy pairing and I think Eliza and Beckham were ok together. As with the prior two couples, the chemistry felt a little forced and too insta-love for me to fully feel invested in them. I didn't care for the blow-up—that was really hard to believe, even for someone as serious about their privacy as Beckham is. He was completely paranoid and it was just a weird over-the-top reaction to something little more than a scratch pad of half-formed ideas.

Overall, more of a romance that'll just kinda get you there.

I can't get enough of the Say everything series and this final book did NOT disappoint!! A dual perspective, workplace, friends-to-lovers, opposites attract, reverse age gap romance, this story has witty banter, STEAMY sex scenes and a level of emotional depth not often found in the genre.

Beck is an anti-social media computer privacy hacker with a secret past and Eliza is a therapist with an addictive social media presence. When one of her online dates ends in disaster Beck challenges Eliza to take a six month social media detox.

With undeniable chemistry the two eventually give in and agree to try a no strings attached arrangement while Eliza keeps looking for her 'Mr. Right.' The relationship between these two MCs was so strong, they have such honest and open conversations that were truly enviable and refreshing to read. I loved how Beck introduces Eliza to a "NoPho" (No phone) friend group, showing her that it is possible to have fun without devices.

As expected from Roni Loren, the mental health rep in this book is amazing. Beck is a recovering alcoholic and a friend from his past comes to him for help overwhelmed by depression and suicidal thoughts. Beck's background as a former member of a cult-like fundamentalist religious group had long-lasting impacts on his outlook on marriage and life and through therapy he is able to deal with his issues too.

But the best part of this book?? The AMAZING epilogue!!! Possibly the VERY best ending to a book/series ever. The author seriously delivers in a BIG WAY to help us see where all these characters end up in the future.

If you haven't yet had the pleasure of reading these books you need to make it a priority to fix that as soon as possible! Highly recommended for fans of authors like Helen Hoang or Rachel Lynn Solomon. Much thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for my advance review copies!

Thank you so much to Sourcebook Casablanca for the opportunity to read this e-ARC as it was the push I needed to finally start this series. The conclusion was incredible. Just like the first two books, Roni Loren really makes us fall in love with the characters and having you root for them to the very end. All of Roni Loren's books are emotionally driven and the connection you make with all of the characters is one that will follow you forever. I'm so excited for this one to be out in the world!

I have nothing to say except I LOVE THIS SERIES SO GODDAMN MUCH. These are the best characters of all time, don't you dare argue with me.

This volume had me feeling all the feels - from relating to some of Eliza's struggles to dying from how cute their pets were and CRYING WITH THE INSTA PICS AT THE END. Seriously, the Say Something universe has definitely become one of my absolute favorites for life.

I love how mature the themes are and how well Roni deals with absolutely all of them. Nothing but love, read the series as soon as you can - no regrets involved! ✨✨

4 1/2 Stars for these friends-with-benefits!

This is a cute quirky romance that will warm your heart ... and break it! I liked that Eli knew what she wanted, but felt sorry for her because she was having a hard time getting there. Beck is the nerd that you can't help but love and has a story that will shock you while breaking your heart. I found myself rooting for this unlikely couple to look and see what was right in front of them. A great addition to the series.

Eli and Beck have offices next door to one another in the WorkAround shared office space. Eli is a 32-year-old therapist and an aspiring writer while Beck (a 25-year-old) works in cyber security and is working on a video game on the side. They have nothing in common ... Eli wants a husband, kids and the white picket fence and Beck wants nothing to do with love, marriage or kids. But the attraction between them is undeniable, so they embark on a friends-with-benefits relationship until Eli finds "the one".

I received an early copy courtesy of Sourcebooks Casablanca through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

Her Say Everything Series is officially my favorite contemporary romance series. And to be honest, I am not much of a series person. But ALL of her books in this series have smart banter, multidimensional characters, depth to story, and charm with the just the right amount of SWOON.

This book centers around colleagues that share a work space. Eliza is a therapist and Beck a computer security guru. An unlikely friendship develops one lonely Christmas spent at the workplace. He is anti-social media and online dating stance convinces her to ditch it all for 6 month for face to face interactions. There are always so many funny moments in Loren’s books and the chemistry is always on point. I devoured this book! The pacing was magic and the steam a slow burn that definitely delivers at the perfect time.

If you love a good opposites attract, friends to lovers trope, characters with secrets, you will not be disappointed!

I had absolutely LOVED Yes & I Love You as well as What If You and Me so my hopes were high for this one. Roni did another great job of turning the light onto bigger issues as with her first two but this one just fell short. I mean, I liked it, don't get me wrong but I definitely didn't love it. I did love being able to see more of Hollyn and Andi though!

Mein Leseerlebnis

Nach leichten Startschwierigkeiten hatte ich mit dem Buch an sich eine gute Zeit, aufgrund eines Aspekts bin ich mit der Heldin aber nie so richtig warm geworden. Zu den Details:

Gut gefallen hat mir am Roman definitiv der lockere und einehmende Schreibstil der Autorin. Ich komme in Roni Lorens Büchern immer leicht in einen guten Lesefluss und ihre Dialoge fühlen sich authentisch an. Die Interaktionen zwischen Eliza und Beck gehören zu meinen Höhepunkten im Buch, sie haben mich sehr gut unterhalten.

Beck fand ich als Charakter interessant, auch über Eliza habe ich teils gerne mehr erfahren. Ganz warm bin ich mit ihr allerdings nicht geworden, was daran lag, wie Eliza als Wellness-Influencerin und Therapeutin präsentiert wurde.

Generell lese ich in Liebesromanen eher ungern über Influencer und alles was dazugehört. Im Detail wurde für meinen Geschmack teils zu viel persönliches über Social Media geteilt. Das hat sich wie ein roter Faden durch das Buch gezogen und mich z.B. auch im Epilog gestört. Wer Inluencer faszinierender findet als ich, dem könnte dieser Aspekt mehr zusagen.

Unter diesem Problem hat auch meine emotionale Verbundenheit zur Liebesgeschichte etwas gelitten, was beim Lesen eines Liebesroman natürlich nicht ideal ist.

Nehme ich das alles zusammen, so lande ich noch bei einer guten, aber nicht überragenden Bewertung. 🖤🖤🖤1/2

Für wen?

Wer Lust auf eine Heldin hat, die Influencerin ist und die versucht aus einer Krise zu kommen, der sollte sich das Buch mal näher anschauen.

This is one of those series that I have adored every single book and I always recommend to people!⁣
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Roni Loren has this perfect way of balancing a great story, beautifully flawed, real characters, a good amount of steam, and handles mental health issues so well in each story. ⁣
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Eliza and Beckhams chemistry was dynamite! She’s a therapist, with a wellness YouTube channel, still grieving the loss of her parents and dealing with her own mental health issues but always wants to have the hard conversations, except for when it comes to her feelings of loneliness.⁣
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Beckham has a dark past, has a close circle of friends, but otherwise comes off as standoffish until he gets to know people. He’s a legal computer hacker, incredibly smart, sexy, tattooed, and so kind. He’s terrified of relationships and thinks marriage is out of the question. ⁣
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These two couldn’t be more opposite but they grow as people and with each other and learn that maybe their differences balance the other out well.⁣
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There is also a cute doggo and a grumpy cat this one, as an added bonus. ⁣
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I really enjoyed this story! ⁣
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As this starts, it seems like a novel about the perils of social media (and it is) and a romance found without phones (which it is) but it's also a novel of dealing with grief and trauma. Eliza has always presented a bright face to the world but she's been struggling since her parents died. When a bad date goes viral, she retreats until her co-work space friend Beck takes her on a journey of what you can do without phones. He's got his own sad back story- he's dealt with and overcome a lot. These two bond in a more mature fashion than I expected. I'd not read the earlier books in this series but I think this is meant to be just fine as a standalone and it is. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

First of all, HUGE thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for gifting me the ARC, as it led me to begin the series!

Roni knows how to write characters that you can't help but connect, fall in love with a root for, book 3 was the same - I was totally team Eliza and team Beck!

Eliza is part of Andi and Hollyn's social circle, which means we get to know more about their lives, which I'm a big fan of

I love the dynamic between Eliza and Beck and Beck and Trent

It's a great final book in the trilogy, I highly recommend you give the series a read

Books 1 and 2 are already out and book 3, For You and No One Else releases July 5th so add it to your TBR now

I’ve loved this series since @emmylovesbooks suggested it as a Hoopla listen a year (or more?) ago. I was super excited to grab this ARC on @netgalley and thankfully the newest book was no exception. I feel like it can best be described as an extremely relatable story, whilst at the same time there’s definitely quite the backstory that’s somewhere between a hollywood drama and pulled from the headlines reality TV. There’s a ton of trigger warnings that go along with that, so I’d suggest looking at those from the author before diving in.

I love that more books are showing mental health challenges, so I think as a concept that’s great. My only complaint, is that I feel like both characters backstories were a bit too complicated, and that their histories didn’t really feel fully flushed out or unpacked (Given the complicated storylines I was expecting the book to be like the Hoops series, where it’s an absolute emotional rollercoaster to get through, but it wasn’t that deep and felt more surface level in terms of those storylines.) All that said, I still really enjoyed the book, and after struggling with some of my recent reads, I was able to get sucked into this story pretty quickly, and read it in two sittings.

-Friends to lovers workplace romance
-Older woman age gap romance
-Great chemistry between Eliza and Beck
-Hilarious pets with quite the personalities
-Awesome friend / support group
-Some truly awesome dad jokes/nerd humor

I was glued to this book. I found myself in a bit of a reading slump lately and this pulled me right out of it. The main characters instantly had my attention and love from the very start! For You and No One Else is such a sweet, yet deep and emotional story and I can’t recommend it enough. Eliza and Beckham had such great chemistry. I loved their friendship, relationship, and bond they created throughout this story. This beautiful book hits shelves July 5th! Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I have been hooked on this series and all the characters. I was excited about Eliza's story because she was always the one that was looking for love. As with the previous books, there is way more then. romance. Eliza and Beck are a friends-to-lovers story. Both have backstories that add to their character building.

The storyline was interesting and different, I find that Roni always has characters with unique backgrounds and storylines.

And I love it. Don't want to give anything away but I loved everything about this book, it was fun, serious and spicy.

A must-read for me

I will always love a good friends with benefits to lovers romance and this one is super steamy!! The mental health storyline could have been deeper, given the therapist as a main character. I wish they went into more detail on Beckham's history. Did not want to put this one down!!

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.