💕 I didn’t know this was a sequel to The Soulmate Equation! Thankfully, this read as a standalone IMO, but I will be going backwards now & reading The Soulmate Equation soon!

💕 This is absolutely my favorite Christina Lauren book to date! I loved it. I felt like the relationship progression was realistic, the characters were genuine, and the dating show premise was very current.

💕 Fizzy is fantastic! I loved how strong & independent she was, but I appreciated that she also had a vulnerable and sometimes insecure side. And Connor… swoon! He’s the ultimate Dad archetype! But he’s also vulnerable and flawed. Fizzy and Connor never felt unrealistic to me. They seemed like people I’d know. I appreciated that.

💕 One thing I really dislike about most romance novels I read is the manufactured third act controversy. While the controversy in this story included its own petulance on Fizzy and Connor’s part IMO, I at least felt like I understood why they behaved the way they did. And I appreciated that they didn’t drag out the situation and quickly talked to one another about it.

💕 The secondary characters were great (particularly River and Jess) and really added value to the story.

💕 I also truly appreciated that Connor and his ex-wife had such a great relationship. Forgiveness is powerful, and it is nice to read about a positive co-parenting and respectful relationship after a breakup.

💕 I’d read another Fizzy/Connor story in a heartbeat. *hint hint*

Thank you @Netgalley and @GalleryBooks for an eARC of this book, which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Absolutely loved it.


I truly loved this story! I enjoyed The Soulmate Equation, and Fizzy was a large part of my enjoyment of that first book. I was so pleased when I learned Fizzy would have her own book!

Felicity "Fizzy" Chen is a well loved romance author who finds herself in a romantic dry spell.

Connor Price III is a documentary film maker who finds his career on the line when he is assigned a dating reality show.

Connor enlists Fizzy to be the focus of the show and ties in the dating app DNAduo as proof of the connection Fizzy will make on the show.

As Connor gets to work, he also gets to know Fizzy. They are both surprised to find how well the get along and enjoy each other's company.

They resist their connection in pursuit of doing the best the can for the show, aptly titled "The True Love Experiment".

Fizzy and Connor are hilarious, sensuous, and destined to be together. Their shenanigans are fun, cute, and spicy!

Fizzy of course also has her best friend Jess to commiserate with, a friendship that I thoroughly enjoyed in the first book as well.

Romance fans will surely love the lively banter, the forbidden love, and exciting love scenes. I highly recommend it!

I loved this book soooooo much! It was funny, it was touching, and it was hot. Fuzzy has so much joy and I loved that she was unapologetically herself. And Connor is so soon. Also, loved getting the update on River and Jess.

This was good I enjoyed this book way more than I expected too it was a fun book to read over the weekend

THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT is everything, it is why rom-com fans adore the duo of Christina Lauren, and why readers are never disappointed by their well-crafted stories and excellent character development. I never read TRUE LOVE HYPOTHESIS but readers absolutely do not need the backstory to immediately fall in love with Fizzy and laugh out loud over her clever quips and hot takes on men. This book was SO MUCH FUN start to finish!!!

I always love a book written by Christina and Lauren, they always take you on such a fun romance ride! When I pick up a book written by Christina and Lauren I know it’s going to be a cozy romance read, that I can devour in a day! In this book I particularly love the growth of the main character Fizzy, though at a pivotal moment of the novel I wanted to scream at her turn around I knew she had to do some soul searching. This book is perfect for the summer to read relaxing by the pool or beach, overall rating of a 4.5.

CL are the best writing duo there is. This book was amazing. The soulmate equation still ranks as one of my top books . This is an excellent follow up to the book. River is just as drool worthy in this book. You could read it as a standalone. There is not a ton of app focus. I love the idea of a dating app and a dating reality tv show. The book gave me all the feels.

I haven't read a romance book that was this joyful all the way through in a while. And a wonderful follow-up to The Soulmate Equation from the dynamic duo of Christina & Lauren. I did not realize just how badly I wanted to read Fizzy's book until she got a story of her own and I could not put it down. There were so many components of this book that I loved. I felt like even though Fizzy and I are very different, I could connect with her. From laughing out loud to crying into tissues, I loved every single page of this story. So memorable and so much more emotional than I thought I was prepared for. This was just...amazing.

Hope you enjoy it too!

And as always Happy Reading!!!

I am a sucker for Christina Lauren and was ecstatic to get this ARC via Netgalley. Fizzy was a fun side character in The Soulmate Equation (5 stars!!) and I was happy to return to these characters again. This romance was everything you would expect: banter, humor, heart-warming moments, and passion. I was taken in by how deeply these characters were drawn as well. you really feel for Fizzy and just want her to have her moment. Christina Lauren is an automatic-read author for me and this book is another great example of why.

What an absolute JOY! Such a breath of fresh air to read about romance in this light. The tension was everything I wanted it to be and I could. not. put. it. down. Connor is my new forever book boyfriend.

Can Fizzy and I be friends? I loved her in Soulmate Equation and more in True Love. She had me giggling throughout this book. & I adored her and Connor’s relationship and how they spoke to each other. I especially enjoyed how honest she was with Connor and how they actually communicated throughout the book. My favorite part was the end of this book. Although I saw it coming it was still so sweet to read! ♥️

Ok first off, thank you NetGalley and Gallery books for the arc. Now to the good stuff. This book is CRAZY STUPID cute and funny. I LOVE Fizzy (and Connor i guess is a good runner-up). The banter was great and the chemistry was phenomenal. I don’t even know why i act surprised by this rating. Christina Lauren will always knock it out of the park for me.

I think this will be my last Christina Lauren book. I know many people love them, but they're just not for me. I didn't appreciate the language, in particular using the names of God as cursing. I also felt like this story was quite a bit to lusty for me. I didn't need to be in the bedroom with our couple. And even when they weren't in the bedroom so much of their language about the other was about their body and wanting to have sex.

I was really looking forward to the reality dating show setting, but it ended up not being quite what I expected. I was hoping for a bit more behind the scenes of the show it self or more details about the particular dates or something, but we got very little development of the show itself.

What I did enjoy were the friendships and family of Fizzy and Connor. I loved seeing a glimpse of some of the cultural traditions when Fizzy's brother got married and would have loved more of that. I also liked that Connor and his ex-wife had such a healthy post-divorce relationship. It was nice to see them coparent in a positive way.

Overall this will be a 3 star read for me. I know Christina Lauren have their audience, I just don't think I'm it.

I loved Fizzy in the Soulmate Equation. So I was beyond excited to find out she would be the FMC of the True Love Experiment.

I loved Connor as well. He was the perfect compliment to Fizzy and her wild ways. He was calm and level-headed for the most part but also interested in learning things. He wasn’t afraid to get out of his comfort zone and was just immediately likable.

I also loved meeting Fizzy’s family. I can imagine her dad stealing the show at her signings because he had some scene-stealing moments in this book. I loved that Fizzy is a romance author and that we see her struggles. I also loved that through Fizzy’s character, Christina Lauren let their own fans know how special they are to them.

The only thing I didn’t love about this was the actual reality show plot. Something just didn’t hold true about that aspect of the book, and I wished there could have been another way to introduce and connect these two characters. But the characters were so great that I could mostly overlook that and enjoy the story of these two falling in love!

My fav author duo back at it again with another fabulously horny book. This book had everything that I needed--humor, love, sex, wittiness, banter, and more. Fizzy, a writer, and Connor, a filmmaker, are making a reality TV dating show where Fizzy will find her true love at the end. But question, what if she falls in love with the handsome Connor who is creating the show?

You know what happens? A fantastic freaking book filled with sexual tension.

The main characters were amazing. Fizzy was funny and fun. I absolutely loved being in her head. Connor was a great MMC. I really loved how Christina Lauren showcased an amicable divorce, which was beautiful. As a child of a so-not-amicable-divorce, I think it's important to show a healthy one. I just love the shit out of coparenting.

Back to our fav couple: Fizzy and Connor worked so well together. He really understood her, and I adored that. And Fizzy was just the type of fun and adventure that Connor needed.

Thank you Gallery Books for my early copy! All thoughts are my own.

I will always have a soft spot for Christina Lauren, since they are the author duo that really got me into reading Romance with their book, The Unhoneymooners. it’s a genre classic at this point and a book I recommend often. I’d heard some really good things about The True Love Experiment and I loved The Soulmate Equation, so I was ready!

This book did not disappoint. It’s C.Lo at their best, with witty banter and electric moments, but I feel like they’ve turned a corner in adding a more mature tone to their writing. I personally love it and I’m so excited for everyone to read this book.

Synopsis:

“Felicity “Fizzy” Chen is lost. Sure, she’s got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she’s asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn’t been practicing what she’s preached.Fizzy hasn’t ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can’t-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she’s spent her career encouraging in readers starts to feel like a lie?Connor Prince, documentary filmmaker and single father, loves his work in large part because it allows him to live near his daughter. But when his profit-minded boss orders him to create a reality TV show, putting his job on the line, Connor is out of his element. Desperate to find his romantic lead, a chance run-in with an exasperated Fizzy offers Connor the perfect solution. What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels for all the world to see? Fizzy gives him a hard pass—unless he agrees to her list of demands. When he says yes, and production on The True Love Experiment begins, Connor wonders if that perfect match will ever be in the cue cards for him, too.The True Love Experiment is the book fans have been waiting for ever since Fizzy’s debut in the New York Times bestselling The Soulmate Equation. But when the lights come on and all eyes are on her, it turns out the happily ever after Fizzy had all but given up on might lie just behind the camera.” —NetGalley

What I Liked:

The Concept Without Being Cheesy—Sometimes I get nervous about books that are a “love letter” to their genre. There’s a fine line between cheeky self-awareness and eye-rolling. This had the perfect balance!

The Characters—I am obsessed with Fizzy. She’s reminiscent of Hazel from Josh & Hazel but has her shit together more. I loved her. I LOVED Connor (bearded! grumpy! BRITISH!) and fell even more in love with River and Jess. The kids are incredible and we love to see healthy co-parenting. Please let us have Natalia’s book next.

The Dialogue—It SPARKLES. The banter? Chef’s kiss.

What Didn’t Work for Me:

Felt Like We Missed Out on Some Stuff—I feel like there could have been some more montage-y moments? I don’t know, sometimes I forgot there was even a reality show at the center.

Character Authenticity: 5/5 Spice Rating: 1/5 Overall Rating: 4.75/5

Content Warnings:

infidelity (past, discussed)

Super fun and engaging story! True Love Experiment continues the romance of the Soulmate Equation with the lovable and feisty Fizzy and introduces the hunky Brit Conner. Honest, open characters with believable stories. Christina Lauren captures the perfect love letter to her romance fans.

Thanks Galley Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

4.25!

Christina Lauren expressed that this book was their love letter to the romance genre, and I would have to agree. This romcom was absolutely romcom-ing the hell out of itself 🤌

I already adored Fizzy’s character in The Soulmate Equation, but somehow I fell even more in love with her in this book 🫶 She’s so charismatic and fun but also deals with some insecurities and fears that made her feel so real to me. Fizzy was really written for us romance readers, and I loved her for it 🥹 I admire her so much and want to be like her when I grow up. The biggest thing I’ll take away from this book is how unapologetically herself Fizzy was, and I’m so glad she got the happily-ever-after she deserved with someone who wholeheartedly loved her for all that she is 🫂

Connor being a hardworking single dad with a British accent was enough to sell me on him, but I had no choice but to fall for him as I got to know him more. I love a man who fully acknowledges his mistakes/flaws but also goes the extra mile to correct and learn from them, and that’s exactly the kind of man Connor was 🤧 His respect and adoration for Fizzy bled from the pages, and I loved how good of a dad he was to his daughter Stevie. He was also a bit different from the stereotypical grumpy/brooding single dad that I usually see in books, which I personally really enjoyed 👏

I don’t watch a lot of reality TV, so I was wary of how this book would play out, but I actually really enjoyed it! It was just such a fun atmosphere, and I even found myself wanting some of the other dating show contestants for myself LOL. And, of course, watching Connor in constant barely-contained-jealousy mode during filming was the best 😁 I will admit the third-act conflict wasn’t my favorite and some of the pacing/progression of Fizzy & Connor’s relationship could have been done better, but I still liked this book overall 🥰

All in all, this was yet another super fun and swoony romcom from peak Christina Lauren 🤩 And after Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, I don’t fear how Asian representation will be done with them, and I’m just glad I got to see that portrayed well with Fizzy once again ❤️ Not to mention, the amount of Jess & River appearances made me so happy because I loved them in their book. It was truly a treat to be back in the literary universe of Christina Lauren 💜

Thank you so much to NetGalley for an e-ARC + Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books for a physical ARC of this book 💌

One of my favorite books!

After reading the Soulmate Equation, I was ecstatic to learn Fizzy was getting her own book! I absolutely loved her in that book and even more in this one. Reading about her and Connor was so precious. This book was funny, heartfelt, and overall amazing. The tension between them had me squealing! Both of them had grown so much from the beginning to the end of the book, it truly was true love!

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Audio/E-book

4.75🌟 - I really liked it!!

Thank you @gallerybooks for the ARC and @simon.audio for the complimentary ALC!

This was such a good CLo book!! I loved this one so much more than The Soulmate Equation, and loved how it was a perfect follow up to the previous book!

I loveeeee a reality dating show moment and fans of the Bachelor/Bachelorette will eat this up!! Fizzy is such a bright light and fun FMC and Connor was the best 🥹. I loved their love for each other sm, and their banter and chemistry was just 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻.

Romance readers and CLo fans will devour this one!!