Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Love on the Run is a lighthearted read about Lily, an ever-so optimistic romantic, and Blaze, a love cynic. Being a novella, the story unfolds quickly and there are bits to love in this opposites attract romance. That said, the story does evolve too quickly, if not conveniently.

I was a bit disappointed with the final edit - there were quite a few errors in punctuation and I didn’t enjoy the voices switching between first and third person. Consistency could’ve lended more to it being an easy read.

Overall, I give it 3 stars. It was easy and sweet read with fun and happy moments. For someone who loves love like Lily, it was enjoyable.

A cute, fast moving short story that catches you, reels you in and keeps you reading.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What happens when your life is all about love, but it seems to be happening for everyone except for you? In Love on the Run, Lily Hart, lover of pink clothes and podcasting, has to confront her worst fear: maybe love isn’t all she’s believed it to be. Maybe love isn’t real at all. With her Valentine’s day episodes around the corner, Lily has to decide whether she’s going to run from her problems or face them, and the Lyft driver she keeps running into, head on.

Reading the description for this story, it felt like it had a lot of promise. Unfortunately, most of the story fell a little flat. The main character, Lily Hart, is a goofball, but not really in a loveable way. Instead, her dialogue and her descriptions, seem like a bunch of different ideas thrown together. She’s a flat character which is disappointing because she has the potential to be really interesting. Luckily for her, the love interest that pops into the story is equally flat, so in that way, and only that way, they seem perfect for each other.

When it comes to the story itself, there is almost no plot development. This is a short story, and only takes place over a few days. Instead of moving the story along with character development, we receive a lot of random character pop ins where Lily is left with “sage” advice after half a page and the character pops right back out. It sometimes seems a bit deus ex machina except there isn’t really a legitimate problem to be solved because there’s not enough time put into crafting a problem.

In the end, the romance does happen even though it seems a bit haphazard. Lily has a good heart, and that helps her find her way. I would recommend this to a reader looking for a quick read and a taste of romance.

2.5 rounded to 2

1.5 stars
I'm all for suspending my disbelief for a movie or film to really fall into the magic of a rom-com, but this was complete nonsense. Nothing the characters did seemed to be motivated by anything other than surface level issues. The characters barely seemed like real people, more like poorly written caricatures of rom-com stereotypes. I shouldn't be this surprised, what did I expect from a love interest named Blaze.

Also, the punctuation was terrible. So many missing commas and either missing quotations or quotation marks in the wrong place!! I hope this was an e-ARC issue and not an issue for the published novel. And some of the dialogue and descriptions were choppy and inconsistent. At one point the protagonist's dog purrs, which is beyond strange.

Overall, not for me, or anyone who appreciates grammar and punctuation. I think if the author slowed down and committed to a novel format instead of a novella where she could really delve into the characters and give them believable motivations, and hired a better editor, things could have been a lot better.

Love on the Run is a short, lighthearted read about Lily, a hopeless romantic, and Blaze, a grumpy man who could not be bothered by love.

One of the first things I realized while reading is that there is virtually no world-building in this story. Despite it being a short story, it would have been a more satisfying read if there was more time spent on establishing the setting and the relationships between the characters. For instance, at the beginning of the story we’re introduced to Lily and Henry, and despite Lily talking *a lot* we know virtually nothing about them as a couple. It isn’t until a quarter through the book that we learn they’ve only been together for 8 months.

After breaking up with Henry, Lily ends up in a situation-ship with Blaze. However, when it comes to Lily and Blaze I didn’t find that there was much to root for. I wouldn’t say they’re friends to lovers, and definitely wouldn’t call this enemies to lovers. The best tropes to describe them would be a relationship of convenience, fake dating, and grumpy sunshine. In fact, Blaze says it best: “I’m not much of a talker, and since you never take a breath, I think this arrangement works rather well.”

Besides the main characters, I was very frustrated with Lily’s family throughout this book. She’s only been dating Henry for 8 months, and yet her family is severely disappointed when she turns down the proposal. Lily even tells herself, “Honestly, I can’t blame any of them. My actions were inexcusable.” Bear in mind that she broke up with him because she’s not in love with him. She didn’t cheat on him, didn’t abuse him, she merely realized she was not in love with him. Why is her family giving her so much trouble over this? Why is Lily giving herself so much grief over this? I’ve never read a FMC so insecure before, and I was completely caught off guard by some of her internal dialogue. However, can I really blame Lily, when her family says things like:

Dad: “I forgot to buy your mother a Valentine’s Day gift and need you, Lily, to watch your grandma because she can’t be trusted at the store. Do this in the name of love.”
Grandma: “I met your grandpa at a bar while he was waiting on another woman. I lied to him for three years about being said woman and after that the rest is history,”

Speaking of timelines, there are a few inconsistencies within the book that made it confusing. Lily makes a comment to Henry early on about him not listening to her podcasts for over a year, but then, in the next chapter, reveals that she’s only been with Henry for 8 months. Lola, Lily’s dog, also talks and purrs at times. These things might not be huge, but the inconsistencies make for a more confusing storyline.

Overall a quick, albeit bumpy, read. Perfect as a pallet cleanser between other books. Thank you to NetGalley for the free arc in exchange for an honest review!

Super sbort rom-com about Lily, a girl who films podcasts about love and Blaze, the Lyft driver who picks her up after a disastrous episode with her current boyfriend and all of their family and friends.

Thanks to Netgalley, Paisley Cottage Books and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

"... if you find someone who makes you laugh, has your back, and makes you feel - not think, I believe you're one of the lucky ones"

This is a lovely sunshine/grumpy , opposites attract novella. Lily is a podcaster who focuses on finding one's soulmate and Blaze is the Lyft driver that picks her up on an ill-fated evening. When they meet sparks fly and Lily asks him to be her fake date over the period of time it takes for her to launch her "Valentine's Day Love Event'. Blaze is disillusioned about love, Lily is all about it.

There's some funny moments and it's overall a very sweet novel. I didn't love how Lily externalised all her thoughts by chatting to her little dog but maybe that's a character quirk.

There's very little steam which was a little disappointing as well, but way the novel wraps up makes up for it a bit (spoiler alert, there's a happy ending).

As it's a novella there's no digging deep into the characters and their backgrounds but this is a light fun read if you are in the mood for it. 3.5 stars from me.

She believes and talks to podcasts about love . He is hates everything romantic . After saying no at her boyfriends propasal she calls the Lyft and then she get in a black Nissan and her journey just starts . By fate they bump each other few times and they decide at three dates before Valentines Day . What happens then ?
A short funny and sweet story about never losing hope that love is something worth fighting for .
I received this book from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A short, fun read.

Lily meets Blaze when he is the getaway driver when she runs from a proposal. They keep bumping in to each other, but she believes in true love and he doesn't, so do they stand a chance together?