I wanted to like this book so much but it fell flat for me. I was so excited for the sapphic take on taboo "relationships with a friend's parent." I think that the friendship between the main character and her "best friend" was forced and didn't scream best friend. I spent the entire time wishing I liked either of the main characters enough to root for them, but by the end I was rooting for them to be found out. The stakes ended up being low and the "discovery" was underwhelming.

I highly encourage everyone to read this if you want a spicy read about a mom and her daughters best friend. I was sucked right in once things (sexy times) began. And the back and forth of how each character worries of consequences and such was so real, I truly enjoyed myself. As a queer individual, I enjoy mature books in a trope I would normally just read as fanfiction. It’s incredible how well this is written and how much I loved every second of it.

I started this book and really go into it . But then it expired and didn't re download in time .....these are the downsides to netgalley..
But I will purchase a physical copy, I'm that invested.

I liked the premise and the writing style. The characters were interesting and I liked them together. I didn't like all the sneaking around behind the daughter's back and that the ex-husband was treated as a villain even though he didn't do anything wrong. The pacing felt off and the plot got lost in all the sexy times. However, I will be reading more by this author in the future.

This book was so fun to read, because it hooks you on the steam from the first! page!
I absolutely loved it.

I wasn't a big fan of this one. The storyline had potential but I found the characters had no depth and I couldn't connect with them. I read a lot of romance novels and don't expect the next great American novel but this one just didn't work for me.

HOT HOT HOT. This was a great age gap, steamy, spicy read. It was super easy to fly though. The semi forbidden romance kept me flipping through page after page. 10/10, everyone should read this!!!

I wanted to love this and parts I really like. Overall though I just couldn't get in to the story. Age gaps are tricky for me and this one didn't work. I think it could be a me issue, not a book issue, so please check out other reviews


*ARC provided through Netgalley*

This was a DNF for me. The characters were unlikeable. I'm sure other people like it, but it just wasn't for me

Mistakes Were Made was very cute. I found the relationship endearing. However, I felt as though the relationship between best friend and daughter was getting built up for a big argument that then never happened. That made things fall a little flat,

I liked the queer representation, and liked the age gap aspect of this book. The style didn't work for me, and I don't think the characters were as developed as they could have been.

What a fun and entertaining read! Mistakes Were Made was a fun story that had fantastic character development and growth. Cassie and Erin were both very well written characters and I was so excited to read their story. While I did find the pacing a bit underwhelming and the sex scenes a little too frequent, I do think this is a book I would recommend to friends for a good time read. I found myself laughing quite often and enjoyed being in this world of forbidden romance.

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin’s Press, and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.

This is a spicy romance with an age gap that makes the whole thing feel a little taboo, which is a big part of the book's appeal to readers. Both characters are fully realized humans with their own concerns and have an on-page chemistry that really works.

This novel is exactly what I was looking for in a Sapphic romance. Wilsner has a way of making me feel for every single character. So in love with this novel.

I did start this book, but ultimately did not finish it. While I was excited to read more from this author after loving their debut, I was extremely uncomfortable with the premise of this novel after starting it. The power dynamic here made me feel uneasy, and from what I can tell after further research, based on my personal taste it doesn’t seem like it’ll get any better, so I’ve decided to put this one down. I will say, I enjoy the way this author writes, and I still believe I’ll be picking up future books by them! I’ll just maybe pay closer attention to the plot first.

As I DNF’d this book, I’ll give it 2 stars, but if NetGalley gave me the option to submit a review without a star rating I would have gone that route. I am still extremely grateful for the chance to have read this early, so thank you SO MUCH to the publisher and author.

When Cassie hooks-up with an older woman, she never expects Erin to be her best friend’s mom. What starts out as a fling soon becomes real - but how can they actually be together?

I enjoyed this, but it wasn’t my favorite. I’m not the biggest fan of age-gap romances - I also think Cassie’s age made it hard for me to connect. The audiobook was well done!

I want to thank Netgalley for providing me an eARC for an honest review of this book.

I am SO in love with this book. It gave me everything I hoped it would and more. It tells the story of two women that manage to find love even when everything and everyone in their lives says otherwise. It was so great to see these women choose the love they deserve instead of settling for what little love they had been given thus far.

It was a sexy sexy romcom that deserves all the hype!

I’m soft DNFing this 100 pages in. I like the characters and the writing fine but even though I knew this was taboo going in, I’m not vibing with the fucking your best friends mom thing at the moment. I have no issue with the age gap, and I think they are cute when they interact but it just is working for me at the moment. I’ll pick this up again at some point to give another try and I’m definitely interested in trying other books by this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for an e- arc in exchange for a review.

This novel was different than plenty I’ve read. You don’t often get to see a fun, flirty, MILF-y WLW romance novel. I was super excited to be able to receive a copy of this book as an ARC. I loved the premise of the novel. It was fun but also had some serious and interesting undertones, including how the daughter of the older woman would react to her dating her friend.

Some of the pacing felt a little choppy in the middle for me, but it didn’t make the novel unreadable or unenjoyable. I also truly loved the side-characters and felt they all brought good depth to the story.

First of all, the steam in this book! Well done! If someone is looking for an open door, age gap/forbidden romance, they’ll love this. Personally I think I would have liked less steam and more character development/more of a slow burn?

I loved the overall storyline and was rooting for Erin and Cassie, they make each other so happy! I think a less dramatic age gap would have made it even easier to root for them though? And I would have liked Cassie’s background to be fleshed out a bit more.

The conflict was handled really well, and the epilogue was great! I think I land around 3.5 stars for this one.