I always enjoy Christina Lauren books. The writing style is always an easy, enjoyable read for me. I finished it very quickly and would recommend to readers!

This is the follow up to the Soulmate Equation that I didn't even know I needed. I loved Fizzy as a supporting character in that book, but when it was over I moved on. I am so glad the authors went back and gave her her own story! I loved the banter with her and Connor. This book had me laughing out loud and I tore through it.

After my disappointment with Something Wilder, I was hesitant to pick up another Christina Lauren but I am so glad I did. Very few books give me the butterflies, but this one did. I loved Fizzy and Connor’s dynamic and the chemistry was definitely there. I read this in two days because I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!

Christina Lauren does it again! Master of the romance genre featuring strong female characters with spunk. Fizzy is a romance writer who has no luck with men herself. Enter Connor, a documentary producer charged with the challenge of creating a new dating reality show. Put the two of them together and sparks begin to fly. This was a fun, forget about your own troubles kind of story!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

I absolutely adored this book! Fizzy is a breath of fresh air. She speaks her mind and goes after what she wants. She is the type of person that sings badly but does it with gusto anyway. Connor is tall and handsome yet doesn’t realize it. He is extremely loyal and an awesome father. Yet, both of these characters have insecurities that they keep hidden.

I couldn’t get enough of the humor and sexual tension between Connor and Fizzy. I felt like I was immersed in their lives and didn’t want to put the book down for fear that I might miss something. This was another great book from Christina Lauren.

I don’t give 5 stars often, but this one is well deserving! I was hooked from the very beginning; Fizzy and her love journey. It is hard to come up with new dating show concepts and I thought this one was a unique idea in its own. Being able to be “behind the scenes” with Fizzy and Cameron made me smile and I just knew others in set were watching them fall in love. Fizzy, the main character, was a dynamic woman who I want to be friends with. She speaks her mind and does what she wants, no looking back and takes no prisoners. A romance novelist who lost her belief in romance until…..enter Connor. Big and sexy but your best friend too….I would take him home! 😀 Sweet but with some sass, he dishes it out with Fizzy and a romance that is off limits becomes a fun playground to frequent. Their fun and flirty ways was a joy to read and I was rooting for them to be a match the entire time.

I really enjoyed The True Love Experiment because it was so fun! Fizzy is hysterical! It definitely had romance, but it was overshadowed by Fizzy’s sparkly personality. I’m not a fan of The Bachelor/Bachelorette, so the premise of the experiment was not my favorite. The tv show parts were actually annoying and stressed me out at times. It was obvious Connor and Fizzy were going to be together so I sped read through the tv show production, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that loves a RomCom!

Not my favorite Christina Lauren romance novel but a fun sequel to The Soulmate Equation. The MCs had nice light banter but I'm not sure this one will stay with me for a long time.

Just when I think I have chosen which Christina Lauren book is my favorite, she tops it again. This book was fun to read! I was I terrified with the idea of using a romance writer to star in a dating reality show. Since I love reality shows, and realize that most of them are scripted, I was intrigued that this one was not going to be that way. My favorite part was that Josh had to cast characters based on her unique descriptions. But I was rooting for the two of them all throughout, even when it seems hopeless. I also loved the connections to The Soulmate Equation. Highly recommend and encourage others to read this book!!

I love Christian Lauren books, and this one was no disappointment. I really enjoyed Fizzy's character, and the premise itself was engaging and creative. I liked the reality-show premise. This was one of the more steamy Lauren novels, but it held my attention the entire time! 4.5 Stars!

CL strikes again with a boring and uninventive plot. I made it 50% and think I deserve a star for lasting that long. I think this was just a good reminder that CL are not for me. Their books have felt SOOO basic ever since The Unhoneymooners and it's sad that they haven't come out with anything quality since.

9/10

I’ve never read a Christina Lauren book before but apparently they (it’s two authors, Christina and Lauren) have a whole crapload of best sellers. Consider me ignorant.

If their other books are anything like this one, count me in for more.

The True Love Experiment is about romance writer Fizzy Chen who finds herself the star of a reality show where she is being set up to find true love. As it turns out, she’s more attracted to the shows producer than the other contestants vying for her attention.

I know, it doesn’t sound interesting when I describe it. But there are things you need to know.

Christina and Lauren are wonderful writers - their way with words feels like it velcros you to the novel. Their writing is filled with so much joy. It made me happy reading the book.

Also, their main character, Fizzy, is an incredibly compelling character. Smart, sexy, self aware, independent, strong… her charisma oozes off the pages.

The bond between Fizzy and Conner is palpable. Throughout the book you’re so tied in to the journey of their relationship, it’s like you’re actually there.

Anybody who remotely likes rom coms definitely needs to read this one. Loved it.

Time to read the prequel to this book.

#netgalley #thetrueloveexperiment

DEVOURED this hilarious, lovable, and fun romance in a day! Fizzy is the girl that everyone is rooting for. She is wildly successful, witty, and described as “hot as F!@&”… Connor is a sexy DILF, respectable, and the perfect guy for our gal Fizzy. This friends-to-lovers romance gives everything and more.

I thought this was a good read. It was slow to start but an overall good story. I wish I would have known that it was connected to a previous book by Christina Lauren so I could have read it first.

Thank you, NetGalley, for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Christina Lauren just get the assignment. This book was such a joy. Not only was it funny but it reads like a love letter to romance readers. The way the dating show is centered around common romance tropes is brilliant and the tie-in to the Soulmate Equation is excellent. Connor and Fizzy were easy to root for and relatable and their coping mechanisms both felt grounded and realistic. This is easily my new favorite Christina Lauren book.

Fans of Christina Lauren have been dying for this, Felicity "Fizzy" Chen's story, since she was introduced in The Soulmate Equation as main character Jess' quirky and lovable bestie. Now, all eyes are (still) on Fizzy, quite literally, as she's cast as the heroine in a reality dating show. Why, you ask? Because she's a wildly beloved romance author that Connor Prince III, producer of said reality show, hears about by chance from his ex-wife turned best friend Nat. Connor is being all but forced to do this show, when his heart lies in nature documentaries, but his production company's pockets, unfortunately, do not share his passion. They're adamant that they enter the reality entertainment world, and promise that if Connor can pull off a reality show, they'll revisit the documentaries conversation later.

When Connor and Fizzy meet, the banter flies, and the idea for a "Bookish Heroine dates a slew of Bookish Tropes to find her Soulmate" is born. Connor painstakingly filters through an endless array of men to cast the perfect lineup: the Himbo, the Vampire, the Cinnamon Roll--seriously, this story was fangirl gold. And speaking of fangirls, one of my favorite highlights from the book was a scene so perfect I nearly died. Fizzy is talking to Connor about a fan that comes to every event with two copies of each of her books, and has them signed. Connor is surprised by this fact, and Fizzy's reaction describes all of us: "Fangirls show up, Connor. Those are my people." I literally hugged my Kindle after reading those words, because it's so true. Fangirls will flock to author events/conventions/screenings. We buy the merch, we wait in the lines, we tell you we love you. We show up, because we want to support our favorite author/actor/creator. To know that our favorites see and feel that love means so much, and to see it on the page was lovely, an acknowledgment that we're all in this together, that these books keep coming because we keep reading them and keep waiting at the edges of our seats for more.

Another aspect of this story that was special to me was Fizzy's auntie status. I'm not a mother myself, but I'm an aunt more than a dozen times over, and seeing her relationship with the children around her spoke to my soul in a profound way, especially when Fizzy discusses her (and my own, to the T) role of "being the auntie everyone comes to when they need to learn how to do the perfect winged eyeliner, hide a hangover from a parent, or cry about their first broken heart. I think every child needs someone who adores them unconditionally but is not biologically obligated to." Straight in the feels, Christina Lauren! Right to the guts of me! Then, when she meets her first biological niece, she whispers that she "will never let you suffer an ill-fitting bra. I'll tell you when you have food in your teeth. I'm the one you come to when you need clothing advice or spending money. I only ask that you let me vet every person you want to date," and how the second she saw the baby she knew she had "no choice but to lay down my life for her" and muses about how most newborns look like grumpy old men but this one "is already, hands down, the most beautiful and entertaining human ever to grace this planet," and how Fizzy's own heart "is too small for these feelings; the sense of choking on happiness, of drowning in it," it all careened me back to just over four years ago when my world was irrevocably changed by my first biological niece being born. I love all of my nieces and nephews to the end of every galaxy in every universe in every multiverse out there, but the first one that comes out and may have the same dimple as you, or eyes that match your own, or may have a very similar smile to yours? It's cathartic to hold that little human for the first time, and Christina Lauren perfectly describe the feelings of a childless auntie. I'm getting weepy typing these words and reliving the way this book made me feel.

I've droned on and on about fangirls and aunties, I know, so now to the more universal stuff: this book was steamy without being too much. It makes you wait, but gives you what you want without it being something you're going to hate them for. The perfect balance of love and spice, of anticipation and fulfillment, of frustration ("just kiss already!!" and "my GOD get your heads out of your own asses and OPEN YOUR EYES) and "squee!" Connor Prince is a very worthy book boyfriend, especially when you learn about his past and how he works hard, every day, to not be the person he was in his early life. So often, the book boyfriends we fall for are perfect; they come with a clean past, no mistakes, making them perfect on paper, but that's not real. Real life is messy, and people aren't ever perfect. So, having this imperfect, perfect man, was a welcome change. Oh, and he's 6'5. And British. Swoon.

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren was so much more than I thought it was going to be, and I'm so thankful to have read it.

A companion to the Christina Lauren duo's The Soulmate Equation, The True Love Experiment is Felicity "Fizzy" Chen's turn to shine. I loved the callbacks to characters and situations of TSE, while still allowing the focus to remain on Fizzy and her love story. I thoroughly enjoyed the premise of the story, the characters, and the "Wait, but I want everyone to be happy--how do we manage that?" feeling as I got closer to finishing the book. Funny, sweet, irreverent, and light, this book checks off all the boxes for an enjoyable read (though the story does get a smidge repetitive as it stretches for the finale).

<I> Many thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the opportunity to preview this title in exchange for my honest review! </I>

So excited to have received this arc from netgalley! I loved the soulmate equation.

First thoughts: Fizzy is a delight.
Quickly turned into I can't stop reading this and I love Connor. I wish I could do a British accent in my head

Very fun read, and great for fans of Christina Lauren's. I have had fun reading their books, this isn't my favorite of their's, but up there.

If you loved Soulmate Equation this is a great follow up of the characters. What previously appeared to be supporting characters take on a full life of their own. Funny, charismatic, take on a social experiment of reality tv that defies the heart. Finding "the one" can be a difficult journey so don't forget to hold onto your heart for the ride of your life.