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Oh my gosh. I loved loved loved this book. I couldn’t put it down. Christo the sweetest man, I absolutely adored it. Finding yourself, finding love, adventures 10/10

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Just when I thought TL Swan couldn't get any better, she totally delivered and then some when she wrote THE DO-OVER, the fourth (and last) installment of the Miles High Club series. I don't know what it is about the book, but it really resonated with me. It's by far my favorite Miles High Club.

THE DO-OVER features the youngest Miles brother, Christopher Miles. At thirty-one years old, he is the Head of Marketing at his family's mega media company, Miles Media. His whole life, he's never really had to work hard for anything as it's been handed to him (and his brothers aren't shy to remind him of his privilege). Christopher is blessed with good looks and can get any girl he wants. But the one thing Christopher has not been able to do is have a girlfriend. It's by choice but he can't help but feel a little jealous when he sees his brothers happy with their families. Feeling empty inside, and in an effort to find himself, Christopher decides to take a sabbatical from Miles Media to travel around Europe for a whole year under the guise of a poor backpacker.

At his first destination he meets twenty-five year old Hayden Whitmore at the hostel. They initially bump heads but soon become fast best friends. Hayden isn't Christopher's usual type and they are as opposite as can be. Christopher is a playboy billionaire executive at a media magnate and Hayden is an innocent small-town girl who grew up on a farm and is looking for her Prince Charming. But Christopher is super attracted to her and the feeling is mutual. After being friend-zoned for what seems to be forever, they begin a hot and heavy affair. But can Christopher tamp down his own insecurities to have a real relationship with Hayden? And is Christopher enough for Hayden who's looking for a fairy tale romance?

While writing THE DO-OVER, TL Swan proclaimed that she was in love with Christopher and I have to say, I am, too. He is my favorite Miles brother and I had such a hangover after reading the book. I loved the story and adored Christopher and Hayden together. I loved watching their friendship blossom into real, unadulterated true love. I am sad that the Miles series is over but can't wait for their extended epilogues, Miles Ever After, to come out next Valentine's Day!

Thank you so much, NetGalley, TL Swan and Foreword PR, for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

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I was so excited for this book as I binged the rest of the series at the start of the year.

I feel like this book has a completely different vibes from the others in the series and I actually really loved that.

I'm not going to lie this has made me want to go backpacking for a year to figure myself out.

Watching Chris become a man and not a spoiled, entitled man child was amazing!

Watching his friendship with hayden was beautiful. It was also hilarious seeing them fight their feelings for each other.

I read this in 3 days I 100% recommend.

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I am hooked on this series!!! Worth the wait for this one!! I have enjoyed this entire series and T L Swan has become one of my favorite authors. I hope there will be production of this series into a mini series or something in the future. As usual, five stars from me!!!

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I was so excited for this book and it did not let me down!! I devoured it in one day and could not put it down! Go read it.

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I spent alot of this book going between a 3 and 4 star review. I have loved every single book in the Miles High series. T.L. Swan has a way of writing that pulls you in and gets you invested in the characters, and this book was no different. I will say I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first half.

I struggled with connecting to the backpacking story. Christopher is in his 30's, and yet the premise of the story felt very new adult to me. The behaviors exhibited felt juvenile at times. However, T.L. Swan's writing, Miles brother cameos, and connection to the characters made this a solid read for me.

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This is the final book in The Miles High Club book series! I highly suggest reading the books in order as you will get the best experience of the stories that way!
The final book follows the youngest Miles brother Christopher! He takes off on a year long backpacking hiatus to hide from his identity and discover who he really is! This trip puts a lot of things in prospective for him and he meets amazing friends and Hayden! Hayden was perfect for Christopher and she truly showed him his value. She was patient and understanding. This book had so much in it! I laughed out loud so many times and I also cried! We also get some fun snippets of the other Miles Brothers! T.L. Swan is an amazing author and I can’t wait for me from her!
Thank you to the author and NetGalley for this advanced copy for my honest review.

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The book was really easy to follow and I enjoyed the writing style.

Overall Book Review:

The book start out with Christopher coming to the realization that he’s a bit spoiled and entitled. He decided to backpack through Europe to challenge himself.

Christopher meets his love interest Hayden at a hostel. Hayden is a down to earth farmer and Christopher is a big city ceo. Although they are opposites in many ways, they form a beautiful friendship.

Hayden was such a likable character. Calm, patient and understanding.

Overall I really enjoyed this love story. The spice of course was amazing, this is TL SWAN.

Tropes:
- opposites attract
- innocent girl and bad boy
- secret identity

Overall Ratings

4/5 ⭐️ 3.5/5 🌶

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The Do-Over is 553 pages of amazingness! This book is so much more than I was expecting and I fell in complete love with Christopher and Hayden. There are so many moments where I laughed out loud because they were hilarious, and then a huge chunk of the ending of the book where my heart just broke for them. Christopher is spoiled and can be a bit selfish but you really root for him, you just know he can be better. Then you can see how good he can be when he meets a teenager named Eddie. My heart melted. Hayden is pure goodness and light who takes a year to go off in the world and just live, enter Christopher here. They fight hard for their love and kept me guessing if they were even going to be able to work it out until the very end. I could not put this book down and highly recommend it! This is a must read for anyone!

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Awesome book. I love finding a great author. I read it in one day. Yes it was a binge. Now I have to read the others she wrote. Cute, funny, emotional, and very entertaining.

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5/5⭐️
4/5🌶

This was such a great story and book. I fell in love with the Miles brothers last year and have since re-read the series 2x. This story with Christopher and Hayden was just as good as the other if not better.

I loved seeing Christopher evolve and become his true self. T L swan writes the most hilarious scenes and I was laughing out loud for a lot of this book. I also love how he took care of Eddie throughout the whole book.

Hayden is my fav FMC from this series. She stayed true to who she was and didn’t sell herself short to be with a man. I cried happy tears and sad tears in this book. I loved every minute of it and I need and want the next book.

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I loved this series and I’m so sad it’s over. Christopher and Hayden’s story was so wonderful and I really felt Their love. Highly recommend!!

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The Do-Over is the final book in the Miles High Club Series, and one of my most anticipated reads of the year! I'm so happy it did not disappoint. I laughed so so much, and truly enjoyed following along their journey.

Christopher and Hayden. Adored them. Great chemistry, hot and teasing banter, and just so fun! The side characters were also great, especially Eddie.

I also appreciated that we got to see a few old faces. I love when previous characters make cameos, especially cross-over ones.

I'm so happy the author is releasing a book of extended epilogues. I can't wait for more of the Miles family.

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T L Swan can do no wrong. I love The Miles High Club series and Christopher's story had everything I love in romance stories. The banter between his brothers and later on between him and Hayden, who he nicknames Grumps is great. The story between him and Eddie was so heart warming and the ending brought tears to my eyes. This was a great final installment for the series and I absolutely can't wait for the Miles Brothers epilogues. Many thanks to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. I'll be recommending this one to all of my friends on pub day!

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Chris was NOTHING like I expected. He was so much more than I could have imagined. And Hayden, she seriously is just this perfect dream girl.
I love how unconventional the story of Christopher and Hayden was. This is not your typical billionaire romance - we got to see Chris take a page out of Jameson's book and shorten his name and for a while he wasn't a Miles brother. I loved how TL made you hate him for his billionaire, spoiled youngest child quirks but also made you fall in love with him as he fell in love with Hayden. Seeing them go from friends, to best friends and when they started spooning to dropping "babe" and "baby" and kissing shoulders. I was swooning just as hard as Hayden was!
The pining, the angst, the romance, the family.
Oh also - Eddie. I have so many hearts in my eyes and a massive case of warm fuzzies for this boy and his story.

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The highly anticipated fourth book in the Miles High Club series was so different from the others & so much fun. Christopher’s journey of self-discovery was certainly a fresh take on a billionaire romance! There were so many hilarious moments in this story- from buying/packing his backpack, to working impossible jobs- the laughs just kept coming. But, at the end of the day, just like his brothers, Christopher Miles melted me into a puddle. He was, quite possibly, the absolute sweetest, especially given his complete cluelessness. Hayden’s grounded, level-headed personality gave her the upper hand a lot of the time, despite her inexperience, and it was lovely to see them balance each other out so perfectly. The spice was spicy, the HEA was happy (really, really happy), and I wish there were 10 more Miles brothers.

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And the final instalment of The Miles High Series did not disappoint.
Christopher is everything. Funny, charming, charismatic and a bit of a donkey. But oh so lovable.
And then there's Hayden, that girl blew my mind. All the usual feels, emotions, frustrations and heartache for one of Tee's books.
It was so good to see the rest of the family too! My heart is so happy!
A massive round of applause to you @tlswanauthor you've written another amazing book!!

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I felt like I had mixed opinions on this one! At times, I was unsure about the book, but ended up enjoying the ending. If you have read this series, you will probably enjoy this one!

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It breaks my heart to give this rating but my oh my was this a bigger disappointment than the frozen pizza I had for dinner.

It started off really well! I loved the whole 'Let my rich self live like an ordinary pay cheque to pay cheque citizen' and seeing how aghast he is at how us common folk live.

But then things quickly spiralled out of control including Christopher's personality.
It was as if the author didn't know whether to make him the bratty baby-of-the-family character or the entitled, rich, self-absorbed character or the tantrum-throwing rich kid character. This dude was all over the place! One thing does stand throughout, he is entitled, spoilt and so selfish.

Hayden was not much better. She made no effort, NONE, to figure out what she wanted. She just wallowed and appeared at certain places at convenient times. A marshmallow if I ever saw one.

Chris and Hayden never communicated with each other. NEVER!!!! They would spew irrational thoughts, hurt feelings and sleep with each other. When I got to the end of the story, I felt I had no idea who these two characters were.

The Eddie plot was beyond ridiculous and not even I (a soap opera lover) could suspend my disbelief for that particular storyline.

The writing is so clunky and all over the place. I felt like I was having whiplash but without experiencing the impact beforehand. The MULTIPLE time jumps did not work in this story either. (If it's only an hour later, no need to let the reader know by announcing it before the start of the paragraph. I'm sure you can find more creative ways to indicate the passing of time)

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With each new book in this series, that hero is my favorite. I wasn’t sure if Christopher was going to make the cut, but holy heck…he totally won me over and wormed his way into my heart. I will not be forgetting him for a long while.

Christopher had a lot to learn as he set out on his backpacking trip across Europe. I thought for sure he’d throw in the mini towel early on, but he stuck it out despite the smells and crazy characters. I began to fall in love with this hero that on the surface didn’t offer much in the way of any emotional depth.

While he was attracted to Hayden from the beginning, this is not the type of storyline where the hero immediately fell in love with the heroine and wanted only her. Instead, he slowly began to transition from the playboy he was into someone that became an incredible hero. Watching it was hilarious, moving and definitely sexy.

I’m really not about the heroine, but Hayden did make her mark with me as she was such a great heroine. When she was struggling, I felt the pain and when she was happy, I was just as ecstatic. She was the perfect counterpoint to Christopher as she was honest and upfront with a background that had given her a sense of calm that she brought into her relationship with him.

When this couple faced a major conflict, I sobbed at the result. I worried that the end was going to be contrived to make things work or that the author would force Hayden into a position that went against who she was at heart. Not so. Along the way to their happy ever after, I found myself crying even more as Christopher took a step that I had been hoping for all along but was unsure of the outcome. While I had plenty of tears in the last part of the book, I had so many laugh out loud moments leading up to it. Literally laugh out loud as in a burst of laughter that I couldn’t contain. So glad I was alone when that happened.

This is a lengthy book and it was difficult to set aside. I found myself thinking about it during those times and anxious to get back into the story. It’s filled with secondary characters that were fun and brought their own humor to the page. That included his family, particularly his brothers as well as Hayden’s father who I loved as he got to know Christopher. These are the types of characters that I’d love to see again in a novella that updates us on this couple’s relationship.

All of that to say, I absolutely LOVED this book and I didn’t even touch on what were some of the steamiest scenes I’ve read in a while. Definitely a fun, sexy, emotional story well worth reading.

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