Enemies to lovers is my favorite trope so I really enjoyed this book. I loved how everything turned out for Ben and Olivia. They both went through a lot in their past but were able to work through it all eventually. I didn't realize this was the second book of series before I started so I know how the first book will end but I still look forward to going back to read the first book.

First off, a big old thank you to NetGalley and Melanie Munton for my ARC of Reasons Why Not to Date Your Nemesis. It was a pre published edition, so there were lots of text spaces and random numbers placed throughout the read.

Other than that, it was an easy read. I read it within a few days and I found myself laughing at so many moments. I love how witty Ben & Olivia are. Would recommend to a friend. Its a good any time, fun, read.

Ben Crawford is back in Shelly Grove after a decade, and he comes back as the new sheriff. Olivia returned just after college to help run her aunt's B&B.

Both were affected by a scandal in the small town, but she's the one that never let it go and is still suffering. Olivia has to deal with it on order to get what she wants in life.

They were enemies in high school, but now...The chemistry is sizzling.

I was quite shocked by the different jobs Olivia had, being a masseuse made a great meet cute, and another good scene. Her heart was in the B&B and also most of her time.

Ben has done a lot of growing up in the time he's been away, he's a good guy that had to deal with a bad hand when he was just a kid. I liked his character.

There were a couple of things that shocked me: her second job as a masseuse and that important bit of information that she wasn't aware of in a small gossip town.

I love a good enemies to lovers story, I enjoyed their interactions and the story development.

I received a copy in exchange of an honest review.

thank you to the author and xpresso book tours for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

it was sweet, chemistry-filled, fun, and spicy. when former high school rivals reunite in their hometown, their old rivalry resurfaces in their hometown and the banter between them becomes heated. due to a traumatic incident caused by his mom and her dad getting together, olivia and ben parted ways after hurting each other by exchanging insults at school. but now he’s back in shell grove as the new sheriff. the feud between those two became entangled together with the family issues as their parents decided to flee together, which is why it is more complicated than just an old school rivalry. i immediately saw a spark between him and olivia. i love the banters!! the slow-burning tension leading up to those extremely steamy sequences where they both pushed their own boundaries and began to see more in one another!! i adored how olivia and ben's characters' main arcs centered on their desire to depart from their shared traumas and history. this was good overall, and i’m looking forward to the shell grove series' future installments.

lately most of the enemies-to-lovers books i've read don't have actual enemies, the couple usually just in love but don't know how to explain their feelings in that books. BUT i love this book because they have an actual and natural reason to be enemies.

Ben's mother and Liv's father fell in love and escaped from their small town while married with someone else 12 years ago, so naturally their children and partners who left behind in town have strong feelings toward each others. i would actually loved to read a book about main couple's parents, their story is so heartbreaking 🥲

anyways 12 years late liv a have good life in small town and ben comes back for the first time in 12 years, and he's new sheriff😌 they really are a good couple, i thought they would act childish but they were really mature and when it comes to reveal new truths they solved their conflict pretty quick 🤌🏼

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I didn't like the aggression and overall rude attitude of main love interest. It was taken too far.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for an ARC of this sweet book!

I loved the first book in the Shell Grove series, but I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. I was absolutely loving all the little witty interactions and banter between Ben and Olivia, and their journey from enemies to lovers was the sweetest and steamiest thing (was NOT expecting the spice, particularly out of Ben).

Definitely was an easy, fun read and makes me so excited for the third book in the series - mainly because I freaking adore Maggie. Her humor and energy is everything. I'm so excited to read about her and Finn's story this upcoming June!

Firstly, thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Unfortunately I didn't get to reading this until after the publication date. but Oh My God!!! I can't remember the last time I got so hooked on a book. The chemistry between the MCs Ben and Olivia can be felt in the pages. The angst and the inner tug of war the two were playing was so well written. I cannot recommend this book enough. If you love a childhood enemies to lovers book then this is a must read!

Thank you Netgalley and Xpresso Book Tours for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Olivia and Ben haven’t seen each other for over a decade and they meet in a particular way. Ben is back to Shell Grove, the town where they grew up and the audience to their past arguments. They think this time will be the same, but they are both completely changed and it seems this time could be different.

I loved this book because it was hilarious and heartbreaking at the same time. I liked that they didn’t immediately get over the past because there were some no-solved things that needed space for themselves. I liked the characters and the story and I really recommend this!

Warning: This book is not safe to read in public!

Melanie Muton’s Reasons Why Not to Date Your Nemesis is the epitome of SPICE! I found this book on NetGalley and thought the cover and description looked super cute. I mean who doesn’t love an animated cover and enemies-to-lovers trope? So when I say this book caught me by surprise, I am not kidding. The plot is is superb, but the romance is straight up explicit! Read with caution!!!

I didn’t realize until almost 3/4 of the way through the book that this was apart of a series. Muton is a fantastic author. You do not have to have read the first book in the series to know what is going on. However, it would be super helpful as the first book follows the love story of supporting characters in this book. Also, there is a third book already in the works for this series and perhaps even more!

Special thanks to NetGalley.com and Melanie Muton for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest feedback!

This book was pretty good to me. It was sultry, chemistry-filled, fun, and spicy. This book felt unique compared to others using the enemies/friends-with-benefits cliché, even though it did involve some adversaries.

Ben and Olivia were rivals in high school who later crossed paths in an unusual setting as adults. When they understood who the other was, they responded with hate since it was all they knew how to do. However, they couldn't deny the growing chemistry between them.

The two had some amazing banter going on! It was quite fascinating to read how they understood precisely how to irritate one other and what triggers to hit. It was charming, witty, and swoon-worthy. The energy between them was palpable to me.

I think the writing is great, if that makes sense, it reads more like seeing a movie through a book than reading as a reader. I didn't like the story's pace because there wasn't enough grow for the purported "hatred" the characters had for one another. Could have used a little more storyline in the post-getting together section of the story instead of simply nonstop steam.

Overall, this is a lighthearted, simple love story that romcom fans will enjoy.

Thank you to the Author and Xpresso Book Tours for providing the chance to get an advanced reader copy (ARC) via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

Olivia and Ben completely hooked me right from the beginning and it continued throughout until the very end. And their banter is not a bad thing too. I enjoyed it so much. It was very entertaining and this whole story is too.

How it's possible for this series to keep getting better and better is beyond me. I loved this book so much that I'm not sure I can even properly express it in words. But I'm going to try.

We have Olivia and Ben, sworn enemies since high school, that are reunited in the small town of Shell Grove, and things get messy. The banter between the two was phenomenal! They knew exactly how to get on each other's nerves, what buttons to push, and it was so entertaining to read it. It was funny, clever, and oh so romantic. I particularly loved it in the first chapter because it really set the mood for the rest of the book.

Even though this was a bit of an enemies/friends-with-benefits situation, it felt different than other books with this trope. I'm the first to admit I'm not a fan of friends-with-benefits stories, but this one did it right. We didn't really get into the benefits part until well into the book so a good relationship had already been built between the characters and I, as the reader, knew the characters better and knew what their true feelings were for each other. the natural progression in their relationship was inevitable and done so smoothly I couldn't help but swoon. Truly, a very different vibe than friends-with-benefits.

As per usual, I loved the characters in this book. I think I said this in my review about book 1, but the side characters are truly so well written. They are each unique, but true to themselves. I know exactly how each character is going to react because they've been well-developed and thought out.

And then were Olivia and Ben who I loved from the start. Olivia and Ben both had family issues from the past that they were working through in this book, more Olivia than Ben. But Ben had his own demons he had to confront and move past.

Jealous Ben was amazing! I loved that we got multiple scenes of it because I was swooning the whole time. Also, I'm not usually a fan of possessive men in books, but Ben's possessiveness was very well done. He let Olivia be her own person, have her space when needed, and make her own decisions, but he was still very much involved in her life. It was so great!

Overall, I'm in love with this series, in love with this town, and all it's characters. I can't wait for our favorite best friends to finally figure their love for each other out! 5 stars

Thank you so much to NetGalley for this arc!

There’s a new sheriff in town and it is Olivia’s #1 long time nemesis. Ben and Olivia have been sworn enemies ever since she wore overalls to school and he asked her where she parked her cow. 12 years ago Ben’s mother and Olivia’s dad revealed they had been having an affair and left town, and shortly after, Ben left as well. Now he’s back and for Olivia, it doesn’t seem like much has changed, except for the fact that he now has a badge. With his house not fully done yet, he decides to spend the next few weeks at Olivia’s family's old B&B. Ben knows he has made quite a few mistakes in the past with Olivia, and when he realizes that she’s the reason he came back, he will do whatever he needs to do to correct his mistakes, and prove to her they’re made for each other.

I loved this book! Melanie Munton you are truly talented! Loved the chemistry, banter, tension, and passion between them. I laughed so much, cried, and blushed. Definitely sobbed when the truth about their parents came out and what they had to go through to finally be happy. You will definitely need to have some tissues ready! This book was so so well written that I felt every emotion. Melanie will definitely be on my list of favorite authors from now and on!

This was my first Melanie Munton novel and to say I’m so happy she has so many books out that I need to read is an understatement. I absolutely loved the style of writing, it felt more like a friend was telling me a story than reading a novel, which I love. I become so much more engrossed in the story when it feels light hearted and easy to read!

I’m a huge sucker for a witty and sassy FMC and Olivia did not disappoint in this novel! I absolutely loved the banter between her and Ben all throughout this book. And the STEAM is out of this world. I would like a Ben of my own, please and thank you! You could have given me this book with the authors name covered up and I would have guessed this was written by Tessa Bailey solely based on how incredible the steamy scenes are.

Thank you SO much to NetGalley and Melanie Munton for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Fall in love with Ben and Olivia! There's a lot of emotions balanced with some hysterical moments. Enough steam to melt your eReader. The characters feel like old friends. I am never disappointed by this author. I can't wait for more in this series.

I wanted to like this book so much but I just didn’t like the characters. I found the hate banter a bit too much and Bens possessiveness was way over the top in my opinion.

I loved the small town charm and I loved the captain of the boat they had dinner on, he was a hoot.

Forced proximity is one of my favourite romance tropes but this one felt a bit forced and stalkerish.

This book was unexpectedly spicy. Ben and Olivia turned their hatred into passion veeeeeerrrrry quickly!

This is book 2 in a series which I didn’t realise before reading. I don’t think you need to read book one though. Although this wasn’t my favourite, I didn’t mind the style of writing and am totally open to read more by this author.

Happy pub day Melanie Munton and thank you @netgalley and @amazon_digital for the arc of this book.

Melanie Munton writes some incredible characters, and the energy, the dynamic, and chemistry between them makes her books a place I always want to return to
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If you need to get out of a reading slump, this is your book. Former high school nemesis meet in their old town and the banter between them after so many years turns spicy, but more than old school feud between the straight girl with perfect grades and the sad bad boy of the town is how their families were mixed up when their parents decided to run away together
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Olivia returned to Shell Crove to help run her aunt's B&B and eventually buy it back to its former glory. Torn between her masseuse job at the spa and bed and breakfast she is caught off guard when she finds out who owns that sexy lower back she is working on
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Ben Crawford is no longer the troublemaker boy he used to be and after so many years he returned to the small town determined to prove to everyone that he can fix things, in the form of the new sheriff. But it's hard to break old habits and get Olivia riddle up is his favorite one
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I loved the banter, bickering and all that energy between them, the slow burn tension until those super spicy scenes where they both break their own limits and start to see more in each other
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That I did not like? almost nothing, I love everything except the resolution times of the third act, but I am specific, I like when they give themselves the space for things to flow but not when they are resolved like a snap of two fingers, especially when are things between parents or siblings who have been there for years
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In my personal taste, not all the characters have to jump to hug each other, there are different ways to forgive and move forward without having to make everyone be together and happy at the end of the book
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But I loved Ben and Liv together and everything about how they come together, and Shell Grove and that cast of characters that make me want to read every story
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Thanks to Melanie Munton and Xpresso Book Tours for give me a copy of this amazing reading in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion

Reasons Why Not to Date Your Nemesis by Melanie Munton is Book #2 in the Shell Grove Series and focuses on Ben and Olivia’s tumultuous and turbulent relationship that spans many years. This is the first book that I read by Melanie Munton and I really enjoyed it. I loved learning about the backstory between the two main characters. Their relationship began as enemies when they were children due to some complicated circumstances between their families. This is definitely an enemies-to-lovers romance! There is a ton of anger and hurt between these two, but there’s always something underlying all that anger and it’s their sizzling chemistry. I always love when there are dual perspectives – it helps understanding both of their feelings.This isn’t all about Ben and Olivia righting their wrongs and trying to find their way, it’s also about forgiveness and recognizing when you find your one and only soulmate and living your best life.

Ben and Olivia were high school enemies, who met again under odd circumstances as adults. Once they realized who the other was, the reacted in the only way they knew how, hate. But they couldn't ignore the chemistry that was now brewing between them.

Ben moves into the B&B with Olivia and all bets are off, the chemistry becomes too much to ignore and they start to begin a friends with benefits relationship with the plan of no feelings or commitments. As we all know, the feelings always come, and Ben and Olivia start to realize how long they might have had these feelings for each other.

However, as a result of Ben's mom running off with Olivia's dad when Olivia was in high school, Ben and Olivia must work through the past before they could ever survive the future.