Thank you NetGalley for providing this arc!

I really enjoyed reading this one. It read quick, and I mean that as a positive. The romance was sweet and sexy and fun and I couldn't put it down once I started!

This was more of a love story with sex than a romance, IMO--it was a bit meatier than the average romance. Sweet characters, no melodrama--quite satisfying in that regard.

Okay, I am a massive fan of this author. I absolutely loved Something to Talk About, and have been eagerly awaiting her next novel. This was above and beyond my expectations.

The best friends mom trope but queer? Cmon. Literal perfection. How has this not been done before? I'm hunting for books with this same premise. The age gap is really well written and any kind of doubts of consent are written out early on which I was happy about. College senior hooking up with her freshman best friend's mom is a plot rife with possibility of shenanigan's, and Wilsner did not disappoint.

Cassie is a bit of a disaster but I adore her, she and Erin are so well suited for each other. I loved the slow progression of their relationship over facetime and text. The hookups are also nice, no complaints there. Honestly, they are just so funny and the dialogue really made this story. The characters are loveable, there was not a moment where I doubted them, and there was no third act breakup which is just amazing.

Everyone should read this. I wish I could read it again for the first time. Seriously, go pre-order your copy now.

Age-gap deliciousness and some crack your windows to let out the steam moments culminate into a wonderful WLW read.

College graduation is a precarious time in any students life, but for Cassie she has decided to spin more plates than necessary and it's fun to watch her try to keep them all from falling. Erin, a doctor nursing herself back to emotional health after a constricting marriage, happens to stumble into her Cassie whilst chasing a buzz at a bar in her daughter's college town. Queue dramatic music! This kismet complicates as much as exhilarates their lives and watching the love story unfold reminded me to be grateful for my besties and my chosen family:)

This book. First can we talk about the cover? The second I saw it I was like auto-request. Then second, LOVE Meryl Wilsner. Third, okay the premise!! Come on.

This book is amazing. I think we've gotten so many hetero-normative best friend's mom, it's awesome to see an LGBTQIA+ version! I laughed so hard at this book on top of the many steamy scenes, the writing is honest and wonderful. I highly recommend!

Thanks to the publisher for an advanced copy!

*sighs heavily* I think it's on me that I expected this book to have surprise and nuance when it's pitched as a MILF book.

As a MILF book, it's so fun. Lots of sex and forbidden kisses, traveling to New Hampshire, and the first 15% is SO much fun. But then there's no plot or anything really to shake things up.

If this storyline was a graph... it would be pretty flat.

Another thing that irked me was this was pitched as idiots-to-lovers, but there's only really one of them that gives me idiot energy. And only one is really a disaster bi. My love of reading about idiots falling in love was not met 😭

But if you really want to read a 17-year (ish, I'm bad at math) age gap and the daughter's best friend hooking up with the mom where they proceed to have sex in many many ways and locations, this is going to be a top favorite for you!!

Thank you to St Martins and Netgalley for the early copy of the book. This did not affect my review.

Thanks to St Martin Press and NetGalley for an ARC, here is my honest review:

The quick summary of this book is: Erin and Cassie hook it what was meant to be a one night stand. However, the next morning they discover that Cassie is best friends with Erin’s daughter, Parker. Hilarity and awkwardness ensue because, well…that’s what when you’re banging your best friend’s mom and trying to keep it a secret.

This was a really hilarious rom-com. It had witty dialogue that made me laugh out. Plus, it was sexy and tense throughout the whole story and by the end, the little plot twist took me by surprise. A++ dynamics of female friendships all throughout the book. Plus, I also personally enjoyed there were basically no relevant male characters all throughout the book.

To sum up: not only can a MILF fix you, but maybe you can also fix the MILF, and that’s love!

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This book is easily one of the very best romances I've read and has been on my mind nonstop since finishing it! I'm as in love with these two characters as they are with each other.

This book follows Cassie and the secret relationship that she continues with her best friend's mom after unknowingly having a one-night stand with her. The angst, tension, and forbidden factors of this relationship made this book so incredibly fun and entertaining to read. This book starts out hot and heavy with the one night stand and continues on that pace for the whole book. It's very sexy and some of the best spice I've read in a while.

I think the age gap was handled really well, they were just two consenting adults who happened to have an age gap between them. However, the friendship with the daughter made their relationship forbidden which kept the story very intriguing and I was desperately awaiting the end, while also not wanting the story to be over.

The story is told from both perspectives with unique voices which I really loved but I think there could have been more details and storylines with each woman's personal lives. The book is more so told at you rather than having a lot of different scenes from their lives played out, but I found the writing style interesting. I'm also not mad about spending more time with the characters together exploring their relationship because I really loved their dynamic and the author did a really great job writing them together.

I think if you're looking for a really sexy and really fun slice of relationship story this could definitely be for you. I am definitely going to be reading Something to Talk About by this author and any of her future projects!

I'm including below a copy of my review that I posted to GoodReads, but I did also want to share one main point that I noticed in the book - there were a couple of race comments that felt off-putting and not inclusive in this book, particularly the 2nd comment listed below. I understand the author may have been trying to give more context to Erin's mother, but the comment comes off as racist and isn't needed in the description of Erin's friends. The other 2 comments bring up racial triggers by mentioning a plantation and DAR with no context as to why Erin or Cassie would mention either.

Chapter 2:
"Buildings branched off from it most with white columns in the front that felt a little too plantation-like."
Chapter 6:
"Her mom had always been proud Erin was close with an interracial couple, in that obnoxious "I have Black friends" sort of way. Erin would've fled after high school if she were them, but Jimmy and Melissa were homebodies. And the town was better with them in it."
Chapter 10:
"rich Daughter of the American Revolution"

Also, while I loved the steam in this book, I think it would be great if there was a little bit more relationship development between Cassie and Erin. The comparison between Cassie's relationship with Erin and Parker's relationship with Erin started to feel a little repetitive, but I felt that it could have been swapped with more descriptions of how Cassie and Erin were relating and learning about each other and what they have in common.

GoodReads Review:
What happens if your quick hook-up at a bar turns out to be a Senior at the college your daughter is attending? And what do you do if your daughter brings her to breakfast the next morning?

The premise of this book is adorable and follows the POV’s of both Cassie, a 21 year old bisexual college student and Erin, a 38 year old divorcee bisexual woman as they meet and re-meet and continue to run into each other over the next few months. Erin is constantly fighting a battle within herself of letting go of what she “should” do, regretting withholding this affair from her daughter and resisting her growing feelings for Cassie. Cassie is in denial of any feelings of her own other than attraction for Erin and regret for not sharing with her friend that she’s slept with her mom.

As their journey unfolded, I loved the support that Erin received from her therapist and best friend, in addition to her mindset growth as she learned that other’s expectations shouldn’t matter to her. The characters in this book felt very real to me in that they were messy and not always endearing. It can be difficult to read a book sometimes when the characters aren’t authentic to themselves or act in ways that you know they’ll regret, but I felt it showed the realness of how messy love and relationships can be.

I also truly appreciated the representation of both bisexual and other LGBTQ+ members shown in this book. Not to mention, the spice in this book was A+ starting from Chapter 1!

I received this wonderful story as an E-ARC courtesy of NetGalley and St Martin’s Press and wanted to share my thanks for allowing me to read an early copy. I look forward to the publishing date!

there were moments i enjoyed this book and moments i truly did not. i worried my skin would crease from the way my emotions displayed themselves as i read. at times i was unsure if i could push through to the end, but i continued so i could contribute a comprehensive review.

at the root of it all— the relationship that erin and cassie share is shallow. there is nothing to dive into, nothing to explore. everything relating to them as a pair was about physical attraction. i believe such attraction is an important aspect of a relationship, but at the very least you need to respect one another (which they definitely did not for the majority of the pages). the author quickly exhausted physical descriptions. they weren’t lengthy or thorough. they were simple and repetitive with derogatory terms tucked in between the mess. i would never describe a woman in such a superficial way. it was stated repeatedly that erin was drawn to cassie because she was fond of a college student lusting after her. erin clinging onto her youth through cassie paired with the sexual nature of every single thought both of them had about each other made me uncomfortable while reading.

we as readers didn’t know about the characters. there were details hidden here and there, but this book seemed to be smut more than anything else. it disappointed me in that way because i saw potential for something expansive, something fascinating. each character had a strong base, but they never used that foundation to create purpose. parker felt like a main character while simultaneously feeling nonexistent. during what should have been her characters biggest obstacle, what she needed to overcome and grow from, she disappeared from our view. we knew little about how she worked through her emotions and her dimension fell flat. cassie’s move, her job, and her school life faded off the page to make room for friendships and relationships to mend. we lost sight of who she was growing into and who she was as a whole instead of just one of her parts.

something else that was actively present throughout was how the author pretends to include diversity, but the topics are introduced in very strange ways like bringing in characters with the only purpose being inclusivity or making stereotypical backhanded comments.

the end was unexpected from what the characters started with. it felt forced and underdeveloped. i do, however, think this story has potential. i grew attached to various aspects and found myself hoping it would improve along the way so i could enjoy it without hesitation.

This was a really cute and sweet story. A very low stress romance, which I really appreciated. There was still tension and drama but it didn't stress me out. The spice was excellent and immediate. Would recommend for purchase and to read.

I genuinely loved this book so much, it had heart, drama, and enough spice to have me flying through the pages to see what happens next. It made me laugh out loud, tear up, and made me anxious for what would happen to our secret couple. 10/10 would absolutely recommend this book, especially if you enjoy sapphic romance!

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!! im crying. genuinely on the verge of happy tears. i NEVER read romcoms so it takes a lot to reel me in on one and this one was fucking magnificent!!!! was so hot. but also so romantic and sweet and oh my god. when is it my turn. i absolutely am in love with both cassie and erin and i genuinely cannot tell who i want to be more in their situation. i loved the dual perspectives too it added so much to the book. so honored to have gotten a digital arc of this and hope i get to froth at the mouth with more people come the publishing date

Funny romance book with some unexpected twists! Super sweet and steamy too! The plot was really interesting and funny to read (especially as a college student). I loved all the characters - especially Acacia!

I received this a digital ARC of this book from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press. Thank you!
Oh my gosh. This is one of the best books I've read this year. I was completely entranced by the cute cover and the book did not disappoint. I could not put this book down and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. The book centers on two women--Cassie, college-aged, and Erin, middle-aged. The two hit it off at a bar one night and fool around, and the next day, Cassie finds out Erin is her college friend's mom! Oh, the drama! Cassie and Erin both try to deny their feelings and ignore each other, but to no avail.
I wish I could put into words how amazing this book is. The characters were genuine and real and you could feel their emotions jump off the page while they battled their wills and tried to figure out what to do. Both Cassie and Erin feel weird and wrong being in a "relationship" with such a big age gap, so they pretend it's just a little fling. The chemistry between all the characters in the book was palpable and deep. The message of the book is meaningful, fun, and sexy. The spice level is off the charts but it wasn't gratuitous or unnecessary and proved to make the relationship between Cassie and Erin that much more real. It can be hard sometimes to find a super spicy book that still has an amazing, meaningful plot, and you bet Mistakes Were Made delivers!
I 100% recommend this book by Meryl Wilsner and I cannot wait to read more from this author!

Cassie is hiding away from Family Weekend at her university by going for a drink. Hooking up with the much older Erin was definitely a good distraction! Imagine her surprise the next day when Cassie’s best friend Parker introduces her to her mom- Erin.

I have mixed feelings on this one! It was VERY spicy and this might be a controversial opinion but I felt that the plot got lost a bit with how many spicy scenes there were. I thought the age gap component of this book was well written and didn’t make me cringe like I was worried about, but I struggled with the “best friend’s mom” storyline. I really felt that Erin and Cassie weren’t fair to Parker and that did take away from the book for me.

Overall I did enjoy this one and it was a quick read! However, the pacing was quite strange and the ending felt rushed to me. There were a few strange lines about race that felt like a throwaway and were quite jarring in contrast to the rest of the book and I’m not really sure what the purpose of their inclusion was.

If you like some spice in your books this one is for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the advanced reading copy.

This was soooooo good!! Mistakes Were Made is about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom - if you love a taboo romance, you need to read this one! It is sapphic, sweet, and sexy. I do think some of it felt unnecessarily long but that may just be a personal preference because I always prefer shorter books. Regardless, I loved it and I think this will be the newest romance hit!

Thank you SO much to St. Martins for sending me this advanced copy!

This was a sweet queer romance. It was a little spicier than I typically go for, but if that's what you're looking for I think it was well done in that aspect. The characters were pretty well fleshed out and I understood their motivations, even if I didn't always agree with them. My one complaint is something I knew going in, which is that Cassie is SO young in this book. I have no problem with an age-gap romance, but I couldn't help but feel slightly weirded out since I work with so many college seniors. They're still babies. I wish she had been a grad student, at least.

Overall, I enjoyed Wilsner's first novel more, mostly because it was better suited to my specific tastes. However, this is still a well-crafted story with characters that you can't help but root for.

Sexy!! Fun!! A sneaky romance!! What's not to love? I loved this book. Couldn't put it down and have already been recommending it. Fantastic read with just the right balance of wit, spice, heart and honesty. I liked how this book unravelled family, friendship, love, and sex in a way that was so hard to put down. This has been called the MILF book and I stand by that haha. Definitely recommend!

This was a wild ride. I'll let you read the blurb on your own, but overall Mistakes Were Made is a really enjoyable read.

The plot is obviously a little bit socially transgressive, but in a genuinely thoughtful way. "I slept with my best friend's mom" isn't just played for laughs, but rather explores the way surprising connections can happen-- particularly in non-hetero relationships that don't center around children. The book explores the obvious difficulties, like keeping secrets and sneaky assignations and other typical romance novel fare, but also gets into the realm of meaningful romance novel plots. What makes us happy? What is happiness worth? What kind of relationships are the most important in life?

The book did lean a little bit on the romance novel stuff that works for some people, but that makes me roll my eyes just a little-- people overhearing snippets of a conversation, acting on that impartial information without talking to their partner, and the plot running for a hundred pages on something that could be cleared up in two minutes. It's alongside meatier plot elements, though, and the whole package is fun, flirty, and emotionally moving.