Adorable contemporary romance/ romantic comedy, with slight enemies to lovers but he's secretly been in love with her since high school. This was such a cute and short read, was it slightly predictable...yes but isn't that part of the charm with this genre of books.

Light Spice
Great characters, likable and funny
Love the message about social media pressure
Likable relationships and overall story.

My first book by Kristyn Miller and I will be looking out for more. I really like her style of writing
Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts is well-written and highly entertaining. Margo, a famous podcaster, has sworn off commitment for the sake of her show’s content but she is thrown off when she starts to catch feelings for a nemesis from her past. This book is full of all that I look for in a romantic comedy - witty banter, slow-burn, emotional development and lovable and relatable characters. The book is also spicy, but in a very tasteful way. I am putting Kristyn Miller on my list of authors to watch. I have a feeling she might be a favorite!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martins Press for the ARC. I highly recommend!

Friends to lovers as influencers break their own rules and create a fake dating scenario that turns out not to be so fake after all.

If you follow you -tubers and influencers on social media you will probably like this book. The friends to lovers trope is pretty basic here and the characters are somewhat witty. Overall, I 've read better rom-coms but appreciate the opportunity to review this book and receive the ARC

Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts by Kristyn Miller was such a cute read. I enjoyed the story of Jo and Go and their friendship along with their respective relationships.

I found Margo and Declan’s story to be really sweet. I loved Declan’s wholesome vibe and how he brought Margo down to earth.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book. 4 stars.

4.5 stars!! Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review! I really liked this whole story. The writing was clear and so fun to get to know all the characters! However, there were some characters whom I was really confused about why they were there, hence the .5 star. Overall a fun and cute summer or spring break read!

Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts is a super unique, escapist romance that will have you wishing for a trip to Catalina.

Margo is an influencer with a popular podcast about keeping your feelings out of your dating life, and her best friend and co-host has just broken the biggest rule of them all by getting engaged to a man she fell in love with. Not only is Margo faced with what that means for the future of their gig, but she's also forced to examine the rules she's been living life by up until now and how much of her brand has influenced her real life. What a unique hook!

I was drawn in immediately by the influencer lifestyle that Margo leads, and when she meets back up with her HS nemesis on this wedding week in Catalina, I knew the setting was going to make for a fabulous romance. Declan is just plain swoony. I love when the MMC is just a solid, good dude, and Declan was that and more. Margo and her rules never stood a chance. This book has it all: high stakes, a flawed FMC who learns a whole lot about herself, lots of atmospheric and fun scenes while these two explore their feelings, and even a little mystery. You'll feel like you're getting a free vacation and you'll love rooting for these two. Highly enjoyable read!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Thanks to the publisher and author for letting me read it early! I can't wait to have it on my shelf.

Unfortunately this book wasn’t for me. I had high hopes going into this book, but it wasn’t very enjoyable. I didn’t love Margo or Declan; I have to like the main characters in order to really love a book and that just didn’t happen. I also thought the podcast was a little silly and because of that, it was hard to read since the book was centered around the premise of the podcast.

Witty, funny, lighthearted and you will not be able to put it down! Margo feels like her life is spiraling out of control when Jo decides she’s going to get married. Add to that the mixed feelings and emotions that Declan her old High School “frenemy” is making her feel and you get this awesome book!
The conversations between Margo and Declan were my favorite part of this book, I felt like I was there. I am a California native, and enjoyed reading a book with cities that I am familiar with as the setting.
Margo and Declan go from “hate” to love, even though Margo seemed to be the only one aware of this “hate”, they complement each other, and make this a truly amazing book.
I would not mind following Margo and Declan in their love adventure.

Margo runs a podcast with her best friend, Jo, where they have 7 rules for hooking up without feelings. Jo went off and caught feelings and is now getting married and it threatens to breakup their whole dynamic. They go to Avalon for the wedding where so much is covered in exchange for shoutouts on their popular podcast. They feel that their theme doesn't fit them anymore with Jo being married and they throw some ideas around for what to do differently. Margo decides to strike up a flirty relationship with Declan, the best man who also was not her favorite person in high school. As they spend more time together, she realizes that she likes him a lot more than she thought she would and that she doesn't want to use him for the podcast. When her phone is stolen and information leaked, Declan is really upset and now Margo will have to fight to win him back.

Such a sweet rom com with a few spicy scenes. The influencer/podcaster take was different than other books that I read and I did like how they touched on having separation of personal life and the podcast. Declan seemed like such a sweetheart. Gave me How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days vibes for sure.

Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Kristyn J Miller for this advanced copy.

Thank you to NetGalley for gifting me an ARC of "Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts" in exchange for my honest review. The blurb of this book caught my eye and I am so happy I was approved! This classic enemies to lovers story was witty and fun to read. I love how podcasting was a huge focus to the plot and it made the love story feel very modern and easy to relate to. I would highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of romance books that don't make you think too hard while providing hours of entertainment!

If you like a quick, easy read about some enemies to lovers set in a bit of an island paradise, this is the book for you!
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Margo and her best friend, Jo, run a successful podcast together: Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts. All about how to enjoy the single life and how to stay single in the process. So of course what can go wrong here?
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With Jo getting married, Margo has to figure out how they’re going to complete another season of the podcast. Do they have enough new content to fill a whole season? You’ll have to read to find out!
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This book had me laughing almost every chapter. The characters were funny and lovable and relatable. Would definitely recommend picking this one up when it comes out in May! Add it to your TBR!
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The blurb on this book looked great: enemies to lovers, stuck on an island together, need to work together for their mutual friends wedding, super cute, podcasty, etc. But for me it never really came together and I didn't find this particularly romantic or comedic. Unfortunately, Margo isn't a particularly likable character, and her negative attitude really overshadows everything. I don't understand really the premise of the podcast - I actually think it would have been more realistic if it was a more "Call Her Daddy"-like podcast, where the female presenters are just very open about their dating life, instead of staunchly single on purpose. I didn't like the motivation for "using" Declan, it didn't really make sense and felt icky. Overall I was hoping for more and I didn't end up connecting with any of these characters. Perhaps I'm simply to old for it as a millennial haha!! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to provide my honest review.

Margo has a podcast with her best friend Jo, where they live by the seven rules for breaking hearts. #singlenotseeking
But what happens when Jo breaks all the rules and decides to not only date, but get married?

Margo decides that she is going to intentionally break the rules for the two weeks that they are on a vacation/wedding retreat. So she can report back to their listeners how the experiment went.. in steps Declan who changes everything.

I really enjoyed this book. There were several moments where I was laughing out loud. I felt like I could have fit right into the friend group with Margo and Jo. I would highly recommend reading this book.

Margo, along with her best friend Jo, are hosts of a podcast all about being single. However, Jo has fallen in love and now they must push her wedding on Catalina Island (which is in California, I think? It never clarified) for sponsorships as their podcast comes to a close.
Enter Declan, Margo's high school annoyance, as Jo's husband's best man.
Do feeling sparks? Yup.
Does Margo think she should use Declan as the subject of her new podcast? Yup.
Love and betrayal? Yup.
You'll have to read the book to see if they can make it.
I especially loved this book because it was about podcasting, my other favourite pastime, next to books. The addition of scripts from the podcast was also clever.
I recommend this book if you like romance, and are ending one part of your life and shifting to another.

Enemies-to-lovers fans won't want to miss this charming new romcom! Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts has amazing banter, a sweet love story, and amazing characters. I adored this book to pieces.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy. This was a sweet book about overcoming your previous thoughts and ideals and being open to new ideas. Fun read!

This was the perfect fun and light beach read to get me out of my reading slump. It had the right amount of sass and banter to keep me engaged from start to finish.

Margo and Jo run a popular romance podcast, focusing on hooking up without actually getting attached. However, Jo breaks the rules and decides to get married - and while one of their podcast sponsors gives them an all-expenses-paid multi-week wedding trip to Catalina Island, Margo feels the pressure of needing to come up with an idea to save the podcast, or at least keep it going herself. Problem is, she's crushing on the best man, who's also her childhood nemesis. I thought this was a cute and fun read, though Margo's immaturity was hard to take at times. I enjoyed seeing the behind the scenes look at the podcasting business world, and the romance was sweet (when I could set aside Margo's annoying self-sabotaging behavior), though predictable. Overall, a fun beach read.

Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts
by Kristyn J. Miller
Pub Date: 16 May 2023
St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin
Romance

This romantic comedy debut is delightful. The banter is funny and the romance is spicy. It has a sweet friendship at its core, which gives it an air of warmth and comfort. I fell in love with the main characters and the supporting cast. Kristin J. Miller's future publications will be on my radar.

Synopsis:
Margo (Go) and Jo are popular podcasters dealing with social media pressures. Their viral program encourages single women to follow seven dating rules to avoid heartbreak. Jo's sudden decision to get married and all-expenses-paid wedding trip to Catalina Island leaves their whole podcast in a quandary.

Declan, Margo's high school nemesis, is Jo's fiance Peter's best man. Declan is a red-headed NASA engineer. He ignites a flame with Margo at the wedding, and sparks fly. Margo questions the seven rules that she and Jo teach on their podcast. Is she willing to break her own rules in order to win Declan's heart?

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for sharing this cozy romance set on beautiful Catalina Island. I appreciate your kindness.

What a fun read! The location was fun, and the characters were well rounded. The storyline moved at a great pace. Enemies to lovers trope, a touch of spice and friendship dynamics set in a gorgeous place make this a great summer read! Kristyn J. Miller had me rooting for Margo in her personal and professional lives. Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader copy!