Chloe as an author has this really amazing gift for creating characters that make you not only root for their love stories but feel this immense hope for your own. Looking back at the original quotes I highlighted during my first read, this may be the most impactful book for me that she's written so far. Bea and Jamie were such wonderful characters to fall for and I've definitely been inspired to check out the 1993 version of Much Ado About Nothing!

I love the way Bea sees the world. She describes everything as a work of art: her feelings, sunsets, Jamie. It's such a beautiful perspective that made small parts of her day really stand out. She and Jamie are also both lefties, as am I, and that was a cute little bonding moment for them earlier on that I found adorable. There are some super sweet and loving moments throughout and in true Chloe fashion, there are some deep topics broached with care and understanding. Healing from toxic relationships, both familial and romantic, was such a huge part of their journey and I loved seeing the way they were able to understand one another.

Bea's descriptions of Jamie had me dying laughing at times. And the way they both kept accidentally revealing what they felt were their more embarrassing sides, just for the other to not be phased at all. Jamie is at the top of the book boyfriend list and it's going to be hard to knock him down from it.

I'm also so excited to see what happens with the other Wilmot sisters! The set up for the next book was fantastic and I'm already waiting for it. If this is your first Chloe Liese book or if you've already become a fan of her writing, you don't want to miss this one.

Thank you to Net Galley, Berkley and Chloe for this eArc!

First off, Two Wrongs Make a Right has wonderful representation of a neurodivergent heroine (Bea) and a hero (James) with anxiety. The story includes Bea’s sister and family who add some quirky fun to the story. What I really enjoyed about this book is that even though there are great side characters, the book is really focused on Bea and Jamie. I tend to get immersed in a book and sometimes find myself speed reading through side characters to get back to the dialogue between the love interests. This is an opposites attract, fake-dating story with great chemistry and lots of humor. They also both share openly about their needs and struggles and I really appreciated the honesty between them. I read through it quickly because I enjoyed the characters and their relationship so much that I didn’t want to put the book (or my AirPods) down. I did a mix of ebook and audiobook so that I could listen during the day and then read it at night. This is a steamy romcom, so if that’s your jam, I recommend grabbing it now. This was my first book to read by Chloe Liese and I will be looking to read more by her soon.

Thank you to @berkleyromance for a digital ARC and to @PRHAudio for the complimentary audiobook.

Chloe Liese continues to catapult up my list of favorite authors. I adore the Bergman Family and each new installment somehow becomes my favorite. Chloe knows how to write steam. She writes characters with so much depth and challenges many people face but these challenges don't stop them - they are some of the strongest, most admirable characters out there and Two Wrongs Make a Right continues this.

Bea and Jamie are so authentically themselves and so beautifully accept each other for exactly who they are. Often in a fake dating trope you get some miscommunication and/or people not revealing their true feelings and I loved that there was none of that here. Bea and Jamie were so honest and upfront with one another and it was refreshing. Jamie was so thoughtful - the soup! - and I loved how he saw Bea "all the better" when she let her guard down. I cringed and laughed through their tornado-esque meet cute and even more with the scenes with Jamie's family. The sister dynamic and dino nuggets made up for it.

A top notch love story with steam, depth, amazing inclusivity and a swoony book boyfriend. Can't want much more than that!

Synopsis: After a meet-disaster, Bea and Jamie find themselves being secretly set up by the two people closet to them. To get back at their meddling family and friends, they devise a plan to fake date then stage a break up so bad, so no one will ever intervene again. However, as Bea and Jamie get to know each other, the need to pretend quickly goes away and their relationship feels more real than fake.

Thoughts: What made this book SO good was that there was no miscommunication at all. Since the start, Bea and Jamie said they were going to be honest and open with each other, and this led to the most touching and imitate conversations, particularly when discussing past relationships, personal struggles and identity. Jamie was the sweetest, most caring and attentive hero who worked so hard to earn Bea’s trust. I promise, he will be your next book boyfriend. Bea, on the other hand, was sassy, guarded, and bit emotional, but I found everything about her so relatable. Like in all of Chloe’s books, the diverse representation across the cast of characters was something special and to me, makes this romance stand out from the many others. I listened to the audiobook (thank you PRH Audio) and loved both narrators.

Read if you like:
-Fake dating
-Slow burn romance with steam
-Frenemies to lovers
-Opposites attract
-Neurodiversity/Anxiety/LGBTQIA+ Representation
-Bergman Brothers series, Say Everything series

I’ve been wanting to try Chloe Liese’s novels for a while now so when I heard that her latest romance, Two Wrongs Make a Right, was inspired by one of my favorite plays, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, I knew I had to read it.

The story follows Bea Wilmot and Jamie Westenberg, two people who seemingly have nothing in common aside from a disastrous first meeting and a mutual disdain for one another. Bea thinks Jamie is cold and stuffy, while Jamie thinks Bea is a tornado of chaos. They couldn’t be more different and neither of them can understand why their friends keep trying so hard to push them together. When their friends take things a step too far and trick them into going on a date together, Bea and Jamie decide to abandon their dislike for one another in favor of seeking revenge on the meddling matchmakers in their lives. They hatch a plan to fake date and convince everyone that they’re madly in love with one another, which will then be followed by a dramatic breakup that will put an end to the matchmaking once and for all. What they don’t anticipate is that their friends may have been right about them all along…

This story was so much fun! Whether they were trading witty barbs, plotting their revenge, or having more heartfelt moments as they got to know each other better, Jamie and Bea were absolutely adorable together. They may be complete opposites, but they have incredible chemistry and those opposites play off of each other perfectly.

I also loved that both protagonists are neurodivergent. Bea is on the autism spectrum, while Jamie experiences anxiety. The author did a wonderful job portraying both of these characters realistically, particularly as she demonstrated how autism and anxiety can impact someone’s day to day life, especially in social situations such as the party where Bea and Jamie met and had their “meet disaster.” I was so moved by one scene in the story where Bea finally tells Jamie she’s autistic and he tells her that he’s glad she told him because it helps him to see her better. I already loved Jamie but that moment just really got to me and had me rooting for them to get together all the more.

As I mentioned, Two Wrongs Make a Right is inspired by Much Ado About Nothing. I recognized and delighted in the similarities between the two stories, but I don’t think it will hamper your enjoyment of Liese’s book at all if you aren’t familiar with Shakespeare’s play.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is the perfect read for anyone who enjoys fake dating and opposite attract romances.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is a fun retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. In this book, we meet Jamie and Bea, who could not be more different and could not be more wrong for each other. After their meddling friends trick them into going on a date, they decide to get back at their friends by pretending to date. But as they pretend to be a couple, and get to know each other better, real feelings come into play.

I’ve always been a huge fan of the characters Chloe Liese writes, and Jamie and Bea were perfect examples of why. They are deep, unique, layered characters who feel so authentic and vulnerable, and so beautiful. Bea was so witty, sassy, and strong, and so fun..I mean how could she not be with a job as an erotic artist. She was recovering from a toxic relationship, and while she started with so many walls built up, they slowly came down thanks to Jamie. Meanwhile, Jamie was a nerdy cinnamon roll. Although his anxiety made him seem a bit grumpy at first, he ended up being so loving and patient.
I love seeing characters who stay true to who they are and a romance where the love interests not just accept, but fully embrace their partners full selves. In this case, Bea and Jamie helped each other be better versions of themselves. So much of this book focused on that terrifying risk of letting someone in, being your full self, and opening yourself up for love - a feeling that is so relatable, and this story made that journey seem so beautiful as well. Reading this book had me in all the feels, but most of all, left me feeling warm, fuzzy, hopeful feelings. I cannot wait for the next book in this series.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for the advance copy.

I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to Bea and Jamie. I didn’t think I could love and adore two people as fiercely as I love them. They are both such lovely, complicated (and unfairly hot) individuals whose differences bring them together and make them all the more perfect. 

Bea is an autistic artist who has lost her way after an abusive relationship. She is chaotic, she is hilarious, and she is a fierce protector of those she loves.

Jamie is the anxious, "not-so-perfect" son of a snobby family of surgeons, who has been made to feel replaceable by a previous partner, and inadequate by most of his family - especially his father.

The first time Bea and Jamie meet, sparks fly. They immediately clash, and their meet-cute is disastrously cute. What else are you supposed to do when you end up trapped in a small closet with the hot person you're trying to hate - not imagine them pressing you close and making out with them???

Bea and Jamie's introduction was orchestrated by Bea's twin sister, Juliet, and her fiancé (and Jamie's roommate), Jean Claude (this is a retelling of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, after all!), and they are immediately set up on a blind date with each other after their messy first encounter. As retaliation for being nosy, intervening friends, Jamie and Bea agree to fake date (*can you hear me swooning?*), only to break up to teach everyone a lesson.

A tale as old as time - the fake dating starts to feel very real, very quickly. And I'll leave it at that!

This is my very first Chloe Liese book (a tragedy, I know) and my God, am I obsessed. I honestly would have finished this book in one sitting if it weren't for other things (like my day job - ugh), but I'm also glad I got the chance to savor it. I was literally thinking about Jamie and Bea during work, for crying out loud. That's Chloe's power!

My absolute favorite thing about Chloe's writing is the way she builds up her characters. There is no such thing as info dumping here. We learn about Bea and Jamie the way a new friend would - through their behaviors, their words, and the people surrounding them. We get to take our time learning the ins and outs of Bea and Jamie, and it never feels rushed.

The best part about this story though is the third act conflict. No miscommunication trope to be found here, folks! What we get is a very real, very messy fork-in-the-road situation that backs our heroine into a corner - and she has to make a very difficult situation. But that's how life is, sometimes. And I appreciated how realistic Chloe kept Bea and Jamie's relationship. That is why I just adore them so much.

And of course, who can forget the steam? Bea and Jamie's sexual tension was OFF THE CHARTS. I was sweating up a storm every time they were in the room together - and believe me, the sex scenes are to die for. I deeply appreciate authors who can write multiple pages for one sex scene, and make me crave even more.

All in all, this is such an incredible and moving love story, and it has given me the push I so desperately needed to finally dive into Chloe's other books - they've been sitting on my TBR for over a year now, but it's time to finally get started. I highly recommend this book, and I hope you will enjoy it just as much as I did.

This one was cute! I felt like the storyline was well written, and the characters were enjoyable.

The characters were neurodivergent with Bea having autism and Jamie suffering from anxiety. I think the parts of their character that were due to those issues were why I loved them so much.

Jamie was more of a cinnamon roll type, and I totally loved it. Bea was adorable, and I loved that she was the tattooed one in the relationship. I feel like it's always the guys in romance novels that are covered in tattoos. As a woman with lots of tattoos, I'm here for it!!

The was an opposites attract type relationship and was well done in my opinion. I fell in love with who they were as a couple, and it definitely made me swoony.

Incredible romance story!
I love a good grump and sunshine trope especially for the holiday season..
Chloe Liese does exceptional stories with depth.. each progression of the characters feels real and the plot is always so realistic.
The steam is always on point

What I Liked: Chloe Liese has quickly become one of my go-to romance authors for when I want a smart and heartfelt story. This story had everything I look for in a romance: sizzling chemistry between the characters, witty but realistic banter, a swoon-worthy hero, and sizzling sex scenes. Add in the accurate representation and this was a fantastic love story. The enemies-to-lovers start of the relationship between Bea and Jamie is believable and their plan to fake date (while a bit flimsy) works with the retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. Bea being on the spectrum and Jamie having anxiety made them feel real and the LGBTQ+ representation felt natural. Even when Liese tackles some serious topics like gaslighting, emotional abuse, and family issues, it fits into the story and didn’t take me out of the romance. Bea is a genuinely amazing character, with her erotic art and homemade costumes, and Jamie is the perfect foil to her with his prim and proper appearance and his gruffness. The chemistry between them practically jumps off the page and their sex scenes are some of the hottest, most realistic scenes I’ve read in a romance.

What I Didn’t Like: Like most romances, there is a third-act conflict in this book and….it was not great. It felt completely unrealistic and just thrown in there to create some sort of issue between Jamie and Bea. But there was no need for that! The issues between Jules and Jean-Claude provided enough emotional turmoil (especially in the way it reminded Bea of her previous relationship) that the added conflict really took me out of the story and made me angry. I don’t know if this was Liese’s choice or the editor but that last-minute conflict (truly last minute-it came at the 90% mark of the book) was unnecessary.

Who Should Read It: Chloe Liese fans, anyone looking for realistic autism spectrum and anxiety representation.

Review Wrap-Up: Despite a small third-act issue, I adored this book. I loved the characters, the dialogue, and the way Liese was able to adapt Much Ado About Nothing into a contemporary rom-com. I highly recommend this book to those looking for a smart and heartfelt romance.

Favorite Quote: “I know you’ll be fine…but life’s too short to be just fine.”

“Humanity has spoken: reading a book makes a sexy someone even sexier.”

“You know it’s okay right? For someone to see the best in you. For them to like the things you’re way too hard on yourself for.”

Have I ever read Much Ado About Nothing? No. Did that impact my enjoyment of my first Chloe Liese novel? Also, no.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is an enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, opposites attract romance novel featuring lots of representation. It was a joyful read that was lovingly affirming and feel-good.

I really appreciated Chloe Liese's characters and their diversity. Bea, the female protagonist, is an artsy, autistic pansexual twin. Jamie, the male protagonist, is an anxious, uptight pediatrician. And once they get together, they have a refreshingly healthy relationship, although it does take them awhile to learn to communicate well with each other. I thought Liese's depiction of neurodivergence and mental health issues was excellent and refreshing. She also created queer characters done in a way I appreciate the most - where it is simply a fact of the character's identity and not their entire identity or existence. The sex scenes were semi-closed door but still spicy, and again, refreshingly healthy.

I often struggle with romance novels, because many of them equate sexual attraction with romantic feelings. Consequently, the romance fails to be there for me or it is instant love. Liese did an excellent job distinguishing the two in Two Wrongs Make a Right. While the characters were attracted to each other initially, they did not actually like each other. Liese gave them room to get to know one another and romantic feelings to build. This made for a more realistic story that allowed me to understand the appeal and become emotionally invested.

There are a couple things that I thought could have been better in Two Wrongs Make a Right. I did not love the third act conflict. While it served its purpose and I could understand where the characters were coming from, it seemed a bit unnecessary and out-of-character. My other criticism is that this book is very focused on the romantic relationship and there is not much else going on in the book. I realize this is completely a preferential thing. I like the characters to have whole lives outside of the relationship, and I feel like that was a little lacking.

Overall, I really enjoyed Two Wrongs Make a Right and recommend it. I will be picking up more books by Chloe Liese in the future.

Why it took me so long to read a Chloe Liese romance, I'll never know. It's got everything: just the right amount of banter, attractive characters (and I'm talking personality-wise), autism and anxiety rep, great communication, Shakespearian plots, hedgehogs, family, steam, and the potential for more books!!

Seriously, this was a fun read. Bea and Jamie are pushed together by loved ones. Unfortunately, they have a continuous meet-disaster, and they loathe each other. When tricked into a date together, they decide to get revenge on their friends by fake dating and then having a huge break-up. That'll show them to mess with their dating lives.

Loved it. Loved it!
Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random house for the e-ARC.

I need you to stop what you’re doing and add this book to your TBR ASAP!

All done? Fantastic, because this book is an absolute gift and I will not rest until I have recommended it to absolutely everyone.

Thank you to @berkleyromance, @netgalley & @prhaudio for the eARCS in exchange for my honest opinion.

After a disastrous meet cute, Bea & Jamie are tricked by their friends into a blind date. Think the plot of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. After they realized they’ve been had, the pair decide to fake date in the name of revenge.

No surprise, just like Chloe’s previous work, Two Wrongs is beautifully written. She has a knack for taking MC’s you don’t typically see in romance novels, often neurodiverse, & showing them as relatable & most importantly: lovable.

The romance was built perfectly for these two broken heroes. With baggage from past toxic relationships, the fake dating trope allowed them to grow closer without the supposed risk. What happened, though, was the most delicious slow burn & build up of tension between two opposites clearly meant for one another.

There was so much to love packed in these pages. Starting with the supporting cast to the chess humor, geriatric cats & (GAHH) the frozen soup. Just so many swoony moments. The BEST part was the healthy & honest communication. I firmly believe there is nothing sexier 🙌🏻

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing the ARC.

What a delightful book!

I love that this is a twist on Much Ado About Nothing, but it still felt organic and different from the original source material. Bea and Jamie are wonderful characters and their story wholly engaging. It has been a while since a book ensnared me so thoroughly.

Absolutely amazing read.

Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

In this Swoony and sexy retelling of Shakespeare's famous comedy Much ado about You, two enemies turn the table on their matchmaking friends.
The only thing they have in common is a horrifying meet-disaster, but when they learn of their friend's playing cupid and trick them into a date they have something else in common: The undeniable need for revenge. What if playing lovers isn't so hard after all? Maybe Two does make a right.

Chloe is at the top of her art in this wonderfully swoony reimagination of the bard's comedy: Much Ado About Nothing. This delicious slow burn was filled with so much heart, I loved how gentle their story was, and how attentive the characters were with each other. How insanely adorable is it that Jamie knows Bea's favourite brand of lube? I'm seriously gooey in love with him, his shyness being mistaken as grumpiness. His reaction when Bea tells him about her autism is the best most perfect scene: "I don't see you differently. I see you better." *cue high swoon* My heart squeezed so hard for this book, my highlighter got itself a hell of a workout. The writing is poetically flawless as always and the story telling has a vulnerability that is so rare, even in romance. Chloe's stories give me faith that everyone is deserving of love and care and relationship that fulfills their heart. Reading this novel was a beautiful experience I never wanted to end. Thankfully for all of us, there's two other book coming in this series! Bea's two sisters are also getting a happy ending of their own.

This was really great. I'll admit that I wasn't convinced at the beginning, but once Bea and Jamie started texting, I absolutely loved their dynamic. I had a smile on my face for most of the time I was reading. I really appreciated the neurodivergent rep (Bea is autistic, Jamie has anxiety) and how it was woven into the story. I wanted a bit more out of the supporting characters and the ending, but those are relatively minor nitpicks in a book I really enjoyed.

Huge thanks to Chloe Liese for making sure neurodivergent reviewers got a chance to read ARCs. It was a pleasure to read.

CW: abusive relationship (not the main couple), anxiety, ableism

Thank you to Berkley for this arc in exchange for an honest review

What a fun, and cozy read!! I need more authors to write good rep the way Chloe Liese has done in this book. She writes so beautifully and authentically. 5 out of 5 stars.

A Much Ado About Nothing retelling with a fake dating twist? This should have been my favorite book of the year but unfortunately all the good things about it (Bea in general, the other Shakespeare references, Bea's chemistry with Jamie, the neurodivergent rep) got totally outweighed by a weak and slapdash third act breakup. It came so late and so out of nowhere - I can see why the author thought the reasoning made sense to Bea but the way it was so abruptly thrown in there and then resolved in such a rush soured me to the overall book experience.

Two Wrongs Make a Right Is a slow burn fake dating about two characters learning to love themself and understand the concept of being enough. Bea and Jamie’s relationship is so authentic with a lot of depth. They are unexpectedly a great couple and watching them fall in love and open up was a joy.

This is my first Chloe Liese book and I was not expecting this much spicy from her 😂 Sometimes you just need a hot and spicy book, and this one was certainly it.

This was such an amazing read! I loved Bea and Jamie so much and their whole dynamic had me over the moon in love- a 𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘈𝘥𝘰 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 retelling with all the humor, wit, and phenomenal neurodivergent representation of a classic Chloe Liese novel, I couldn’t put this one down!⁣
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Bea and Jamie are opposites you would never think match but somehow were exactly what the other needed. Liese charmingly portrays their dynamic with a blend of scintillating dialogue, delightful chemistry that leaps off the page, and heartfelt scenes brimming with amusement that left me simultaneously splitting my sides from laughter and crying my heart out. ⁣
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Not to mention- fantastic depiction of mental health rep that made me feel absolutely ✨𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯✨ Chloe Liese never fails to bring amazing, accurate struggles to the surface and doing it in such a way that makes readers feel hopeful and deserving of good things regardless of their inner demons. ⁣
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Ahhh I just devoured TWMAR and rightfully so given how in my feels I was all throughout it! I’m really hoping for more books with these characters!!