Christina Lauren are always a must read for me, but The True Love Experiment might just be their best one yet! I couldn’t put it down and loved all the romance and humor throughout this story. I loved the main character Fizzy in The Soulmate Equation and was elated to get to know her more in this 5 star read. This is a must read that is super fun while it also pulls at your heart strings!

This is another solid A for me. I loved the main characters and how each chapter flipped back and forth. A true “can’t put it down” book. Thank you Netgallery for an ARC!

Christina Lauren is back! I didn't care for a title or two in the middle, but this one MORE than made up for it. I love Fizzy. I want to BE Fizzy!! The dialogue was fantastic. It kept me laughing out loud. In fact, I stopped about six chapters in to text a fellow librarian to get online and request the ARC - it was THAT good. The romance tropes were spot on. I'm not a reality TV fan, but I'd SO watch this one. And, Connor. Connor, Connor, Connor. Ugh. I can't say anything else without spoiling it! It's a perfect read I didn't want to end.

Thank you so much to Net Galley, the publisher, and authors for providing this book for my honest review. What a great sequel! This is maybe my favorite Christina Lauren book! Fizzy was wonderful as a side character in The Soulmate Equation and she is even better as the main character in The True Love Experiment. This book is the perfect mix of humor, flirting, romance, and heart warming love. I highly recommend it! Christina Lauren books are an auto buy for me and I can’t wait to get my hands on a physical copy. Thank you again to Net Galley, the publisher, and authors for providing one of my favorite reads of 2023!

I was lucky enough to get an eARC on NetGalley and so happy I did!
If you read the Soul Mate Equation, you’ve met the secondary character Fizzy. This is her love story! She’s hilarious and I’m so glad we got a whole book for her.

I loved this one so much. Connor and Fizzy have excellent chemistry and banter. I did predict the ending but it didn’t diminish my enjoyment. These characters are loveable and sweet.

If you’re a fan of shows like The Bachelor or Love is Blind or you have read The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun this one is for you !

This book manages to be incredibly sweet while also being devastatingly sexy. The concept itself isn’t anything groundbreaking, but serves as a fun backdrop upon which the story unfolds. Connor, an environmental documentary producer, has been tasked by his studio with creating a reality dating show, because they need something that’s going to reign in the profits. Reluctant to work on something so far removed from his normal passion, he gets the idea to cast Fizzy, a popular romance author, as the lead, knowing that the audience she’s already built and her natural charisma will help make this a success. Fizzy happens to be going through a dry spell after a tough breakup and is looking for something to reignite her romance brain, so she agrees.

The openness and honesty between her and Connor is quite refreshing. They lust for each other from the beginning (and tell each other so), but Christina Lauren still manages to create plenty of delicious tension between the two throughout the story. This has been described as a “love letter to romance,” and that is a very fitting description. There are plenty of romance tropes at play in fun ways, and the grand gesture at the end makes for a satisfying HEA. This book was super fun to read and a nice way to spend the weekend reading.

I loved this one. Christina Lauren brings back characters from the Soulmate Equation. )I really need to go back and read that one again.) in this book though, romance author meets tv producer to create a bachelor like reality show. The contestants all have dna matches to the girl but nobody knows how high of a match until the end. I really enjoyed the twist at the end. Thanks #netgalley #christinalauren #thetrueloveexperiment

Oh, Christina Lauren- the best duo! I was absolutely ecstatic to receive an ARC of The True Love Experiment!! Thanks so much!

I loved The Soulmate Equation which featured Jess, River and DNADuo. River created a dating system that matches you by your DNA. This concept is so cool to me and I love that they brought this alive in their story. (I would recommend reading this first.)

In The True Love Experiment we follow Fizzy, Jess’s best friend. She was loved in the first story- apparently enough by readers that the authors felt they had to write this book. Fizzy is a romance author who really hasn’t had any luck with romance.

Connor is a network executive who loves to produce animal, save the planet type documentary’s. Unfortunately his boss pressures him into producing a reality live show (Bachelor style). He is less than thrilled but stumbles upon this famous romance author and decides she’ll be the perfect fit. In pure Fizzy fashion she makes it very difficult for Connor to meet her demands- but he does it!

Connor casts 8 men (all with crazy extreme backgrounds per Fizzys requests) and also crosses them through DNADuo. The premise is that some of these men are really high matches and some are not. The catch is that the audience gets to vote each week on who stays- hoping to figure out who is the highest match.

The real catch here is that Connor and Fizzy seem to have a magnetic draw to each other. They start off rocky but in an attempt to be friends find themselves feeling much more than that. Fizzy is contractually obligated to stay true to this dating show and Connor’s career is hanging on by a thread. Yet they can’t seem to resist each other.

I loved both Connor and Fizzy’s characters. She’s loud, expressive, fun and he’s reserved but has a heart of gold. I struggled a little with their strengthening love as she was “dating” these other men. It almost had a cheating vibe to it which I didn’t love. But deep down who can resist true love? The ending of this book was absolutely adorable.

4.5 stars! Another masterpiece! I’d read anything these two write! Also this would play out so beautifully on the screen!!

Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. The love story between Fizzy and Connor was perfect and I honestly could read more with them. I was so sad when it ended! Connor might be my new favorite fictional boyfriend!

This book is everything I love in a romance. A great plot, character development, sexual tension. And lots of steamy love. Fizzy is darling; I wish I knew her! The reality tv show part of it was cute and I LOVE the little girls. Christina Lauren hits it out of the park again! Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery books for this amazing advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Before I get into my review, a quick thank you to both NetGalley and the publishers over at Gallery Books for giving me access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. When I saw my request for this one had been approved I had to get it on my TBR as soon as possible. I found Christina Lauren through a Christmas romance and have been loving their new releases since. This one is a companion novel to The Soulmate Equation where the main character finds love through a genetic test to find soulmates. In this one, we follow Fizzy who is a romance novelist who has lost her spark. She can’t write and she can’t do her second favorite thing in the world--find a romantic connection of her own. So when she’s approached by Connor, a single dad who produces TV shows, to do a reality dating program featuring her favorite hero archetypes she can’t say no. But what happens when the connection between the two of them can be felt through the screen? The True Love Experiment comes out on May 15th and is available for preorder now.

At this point, Christina Lauren releases are just auto buys for me. I have yet to be disappointed by them. And I was so shocked when I read this one to find that I actually like Fizzy’s story better than the original couple in the first book. Fizzy was a great side character in The Soulmate Equation but she really got to shine in this one. Even though I knew what the ending would be pretty much straight away, I found so much joy in following Fizzy and Connor on their journey. I also love how the author manages to still give so much life and authenticity to the side characters. And I cannot get over Juno and Stevie fangirl-ing it up at a boyband concerts while Connor and Fizzy watch them from the sidelines. It was so obvious that Connor loves his daughter and Fizzy is the amazing cool aunt that shows so much unconditional love for Juno. But I think the thing that got me in this one is actual two pronged: the romance. First, that pining though as Fizzy goes on date after date with these men who all seem great. Second, the believability of the romance. I completely bought in to the romance from the word go. Even when they had just met and had some misunderstandings I was there for it. The sex scenes were tasteful but hot which you know is my preference as an asexual romance reader. There were more of them in this one than in the Soulmate Equation which surprisingly helped the rating for me.

I, of course, wish there was more. Is this my brand? Good books are never long enough for me and have room to get even better. Bad books are bad because they aren’t long enough for the story they’re trying to tell. Excellent books need to be longer because I don’t want to be done. In this one, I would have loved to see more of the actual dates Fizzy goes on during the dating show portion. I know they probably didn’t want it to feel repetitive, but I could have done with so many more scenes of their pining and longing and angst. I want the angst to make me physically hurt for them. (Stop judging me. I can feel the weight of your judgment from here.) But overall, this was so fun and so cute and just another hit from this author duo. I absolutely cannot wait to read more from them.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I am a lover of chic lit books. This book checks all the boxes. It’s fun, it’s light hearted and it’s a feel good story.

If you’re looking for a great chic lit read then look no further.

loved every second. I love the dynamic between Fizzy and Connor. I loved their relationship. I love that their family situations were unique. I loved the reality of it. I just love Christina Lauren!

Loved it. Fizzy is a fun character. Loved this follow-up (sequel) to the Soulmate Equation even more than the original. It was fun reading about these 2 falling for each other.

Thank you to NetGallery for this arc! I devoured this book in one sitting with a grin on my face the entire time. It was great visiting San Diego again after The Soulmate Equation, and the glimpses of Jess and River are delightful and added into the story in the perfect amount. I loved the Soulmate Equation, but Fizzy and Connor’s story quickly became my favorite.

Fizzy is a funny, relatable, and smart FMC. She elevates the romance genre and says to people what I think many readers have wanted to say when others look down on the romance genre. Connor is everything you want in a leading man, British accent included. Their banter is top notch, and you crave the next scene with the two of them. Fizzy and Connor are dynamite together.

Their friendships with the supporting cast round out their characters and you love both of them not only together, but apart. The scenes of Connor and Stevie will melt anyone’s heart. The level of angst in this story was the perfect amount - the drama was relatable and not overblown.

The only downside is I wish we got an epilogue just because I want more of these two.

I loved the alternating POV chapters, and the use of the transcripts was perfect. I could literally feel the chemistry between Fizzy and Connor.

Beyond the romance between the two, I also loved the journey of re-discovering joy that Fizzy goes on. I think a lot of readers will resonate with how Fizzy was stuck in a place in life and will love see her and Connor rediscovering joy of life together.

Christian Lauren never disappoints and this is one of my favorites from the writing duo. I will be purchasing a copy of this book for my shelves, and I can’t wait for a reread!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the amazing author for the ARC of this book.

Christina Lauren has done it again!

I loved every single thing about this book. Fizzy is fantastic (although I don't love her nickname). Connor is a dream Dad, ex-husband, and current boyfriend. I give him an A++++

Pick this book up and read it. I think it would make for a fun book club pick. Can't wait for it to be available in print. I've already pre-ordered my copy.

I am a big fan of the writing duo, reading everything they have written. I have to say The True Love Experiment was an absolute delightful read. The characters are so believable, vulnerable, and real.

I highly recommend this read! Thank you Netgalley for my ARC.

I'm a fan of Christina Lauren and particularly loved The Soulmate Equation that tells Jess and River's love story. I was so excited to see that Fizzy, Jess' fun and flamboyant best friend, was the lead character in this novel and we get a deeper look in her life.

Fizzy is a successful romance writer-or at least she was, but currently she's experiencing epic writer's block. Her fans are eagerly clamoring for more of her work but she feels stilted, unable to put words to the page when she is experiencing a personal dry spell in the romance department.

Sick of dodging her agent's calls, she agrees to meet with Connor Prince, a television executive who wants Fizzy to star in the reality dating show he is helming, called "The True Love Experiment."

Initially dismissive, Fizzy reconsiders when she realizes that meeting and dating men might be a way to resuscitate both her writing career and her love life.

As Fizzy and Connor begin to work together to create the show and assemble men that conform to romantic archetypes to vie for Fizzy's heart, their initial tension transforms into a true friendship-with underlying romantic and sexual tension.

As the show debuts and climbs in popularity and viewership, Fizzy becomes conflicted about her role in the show-especially as the man that she is truly falling for is not one of the contestants.

The team of Christina Lauren does it again-I loved this spicy and fun rom-com! You will fall in love with Fizzy's journey and it's a great bonus to see cameos from Jess, River, and Juno in the pages.

Received an eArc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t know what it is about Christina Lauren books, but they consistently capture my whole attention and I end up flying through them. This one was no different. I have to admit that I did not look much into this book. I saw the author and knew I would end up reading it, so I didn’t do any research. I did not realize it was a sequel to The Soulmate Equation, which is one of my favorites CL books. I wasn’t sure whether I felt like that book needed a sequel at first, but Fizzy and Conner’s story quickly had me reading through the night. While the third act conflict wasn’t my favorite and River seemed super wooden, the chemistry between Fizzy and Conner and that ending swept me away.

4.5 stars overall.

Christina Lauren never fails to HIT SO HARD. TBH I forgot that I read Soulmate Equation and as I was reading this book I was like 'wow so many things seem so familiar.' But there is absolutely NO WAY that I can forget this book. Reading the premise I thought it would follows the current Reality Dating Show in romance trend where the main person ends up falling in love with someone not in the contestant pool, However, this book really extends so much farther. Every moment you see Fizzy and Connor falling in love, and the Dating Show component really takes a back seat to all of their little interactions of 'Finding Joy'. From the beginning, this book felt like Christina Lauren's love letter to romance readers and writers and feeling so loved made me love this novel even more.

The main characters are SOO AMAZING. Fizzy is so exuberant you just want to soak in her joy and her love for life even in the moments when she's sad. Connor is the perfect love interest for her and I just ABSOLUTELY ADORE the little nod towards the Prince trope. The two characters are so understandable and mature human beings and they're perfect foils for each other.

Christina Lauren also always writes the most beautiful relationship development. Every little moment between the two is just so magical. The banter and the chemistry just POPs and the sexual tension is absolutely sizzling.

This book is so beautiful and honestly makes me want to fall in love.

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Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the free eARC in exchange for an honest review