This was a fun read, but it took me a lot longer than usual to form any emotional connection with the characters. I didn't realize that this was the second in a series from author Erin La Rosa, and I think that might have been why! I really enjoyed the spotlights on alcoholism/recovery, as well as the bi/pansexual representation in the main character. Both I feel like were handled well, although I can only speak to the experience of queerness directly. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this title!

This book gave all of the cute, contemporary vibes you want and need.

It explored addiction in a way that felt serious and approachable. Dash went through very real struggles with his addiction and there were heart breaking moments that made you want to cry for him. Sophie's relationship problems brought a lightness while also forcing you to look at your own relationships and maybe see where you might be failing. I loved the balance between Sophie and Dash and the way they both had to come into themselves before they fell in love. I thought the message of letting go of perfect and just embracing where you are was so important.

This book was fun and light hearted for the most part with a little bit of spice. I think the incorporation of Tiktok didn't feel out of place, but really made the book as good as it was.

Definitely recommend if you want a book that feels good while also making you think.

An imperfectly perfect romance filled with heart, realistic relationship drama, and spice!

The description of a romance author who has never experienced love drew me in. The idea that he's a previous teen movie star she had a crush on alongside the forced proximity had me in for the reading long haul. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to read this love story full of chemistry as well as messy characters that need to fall in love with who they are just as much as they need to fall in love with eachother by the end.

I think that this was not a great follow up to the first book, I didn’t real feel much chemistry and felt weird about their backtracking on the rules regarding relationships and recovery

Thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for the arc

Very cute romance about a romance author who has never been in love. Would recommend if you like mild spice!

Dnf at 35%. I’ve been trying to read this for actually months but what a drag. I cannot get into these characters.
Thank you net galley for a chance at reading this book

I really want to like this book. I love Dash and Sophie as characters and I think they had a fun storyline. The romance author who has never been in love- and the ex actor trying to start over out of the spotlight- mix in best friends brother and land lord and it had some fun moments. That being said, there was something about the inner dialog of Sophie and how she was on the internet that I struggled with. She was either too overly clueless or everything was laid out for you a little too much in my face. Some better dialogue and narration and I could have been more sold- but the writing style wasn’t for me.

Thanks to Netgalley and harlequin for letting me read this book early!

I will admit, me and this book got off to a rocky start. I loved the main character, Sophie, and how mess she is, but the book was so deeply set in the current times that I worried about the longevity of it. It spends quite a bit of time explaining TikTok and how it works and it was a bit of a red flag for me. HOWEVER, this book truly delivers.

This book follows Sophie, a romance author who’s never been in love, has writers block, and her book is due in two short months. What’s a girl to do? Go viral on TikTok for crying about never being in love at a particularly messy karaoke night. While recovering from the embarrassment of the night before, enter Dash, her landlord and best friends brother. Dash is the strong silent time and totally hunky. Dash, who’s fighting his own demons, suggests that Sophie makes a reply video on TikTok and the idea blooms that she’ll interview her ex’s to find out why she never fell in love.

In this wonderful adventure both Sophie and Dash learn a lot about themselves and how to be vulnerable and how to be loved. I adored their relationship and how much they worked on it together. It is the perfect mix of sweet and spicy, with chemistry that literally jumps off the page. I would highly recommend this book.

Got an ARC on NetGalley. For me this one was a little slow to start. Really enjoyed the last 50 or so pages. Felt a little bromance book club-ish with the intervention. I felt that the characters were a bit superficial- did not feel connected to any of them.

This book was so cute, I couldn't bring myself to put it down! I simply adored Dash and Sophie, and how relatable they are as human beings. We all feel a little lost and alone at times, and this Erin La Rosa captures this feeling beautifully. Watching these two learn about themselves and each other over the course of the book was a truly joyful experience.

Definitely would recommend if you're looking for something to remind you that not everyone is as perfect as they appear, but everyone deserves to be loved where they are at regardless.

Romance writer Sophie has never been in love and finds herself with a severe case of writers block and a looming final deadline. I’m an effort to get the creative juices flowing (and maybe even find love), she decides to go back and interview her exes to find out what went wrong. A helping hand in her journey? Dash Montrose. Former teen actor. Landlord. Best friends brother….and Sophie’s crush.

I really enjoyed the first book in this series, For Butter Or Worse, which featured Sophie’s sister Nina’s story. That being said when I knew I would definitely be picking up this next book in the series.

The cover art of this one is just gorgeous- such a cute vibe and I was super intrigued by the premise of the story. And a best friends brother trope never hurts.

That being said, I’m sad to say that this book and I didn’t quite click. I think it had a great foundation but unfortunately did not work for me in how it all came together.

I liked that the story was one that tried to tie in some serious topics as well - family dynamics, alcoholism, sobriety, and the struggles to share and move forward in life.

While I liked the idea for the story, the execution didn’t quite come together for me. There was a lot going on and I felt like it kind of took away from staying in the story itself. I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be reading a story about exactly given some of the seemingly competing plot lines. That combined with the fact that I didn’t feel any real investment in the MCs made it an imperfect fit for me personally.

I’m also not a huge fan of the tiktok references, it just takes me out of the story and honestly trendy things like that set a timeframe of reference of the story (unintentionally) so hard to read them again later for me.

The author is definitely one that writes well, and having enjoyed her other book I’ll definitely continue to try more reads from her. I think given some of the trendy bits, perhaps I’m not the target audience and it might land better with a younger reading crowd too.

Thank you to Canary Street Press, HTP Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Any story that mentions friends with benefits is a must read for me! That’s probably my favorite trope besides enemies to lovers. This book features FWB (friends with benefits), only one bed, forced proximity, and so many more tropes! It was actually very tropey and I was all for it! This story is cute, quirky, and steamy! The characters are flawed (who isn’t), but so lovable. Sophie was a fabulous main character AND she has a pace maker!! How cool! My best friend IRL has one and it was amazing seeing her represented.

The one thing that I wasn’t a fan of was the smut. I like steam; slow burns are my jam, but the sexy scenes just weren’t my cup of tea. There’s a ton of steamy/smut loving readers out there and y’all will definitely enjoy this!

Thank you NetGalley for my eARC of Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa!

This one is really cute, and deals with some really serious things pretty well, while also retaining a light-heartedness. I really liked Sophie's slow insight into her own quirks and foibles, and I really liked Dash standing learning to stand up for himself. SO fun.

Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa is a cute, funny & spicy rom-com about a romance author who *plot twist* has never been in love. Her ironic secret was exposed and it's ruining her reputation so she devises a plans to discover the truth while bringing her millions of followers along for the virtual ride. The female protagonist adds depth and diversity to the narrative as she navigates both her queerness and a heart condition that necessitates the use of a pacemaker. Meanwhile, the male protagonist grapples with the challenges of alcohol addiction and his path to recovery. Plot Twist stands out as one of the best romances out the season. Set to be released November 14 where ever you buy books. TAGS: fiction, romance, contemporary romance, spicy, erotic romance, LGBTQIA, inclusive *Thanks to NetGalley / Edelweiss, the book's publisher & the book's author for providing a free eARC in exchange for my honest review #NetGalley #PlotTwist #ErinLaRosa

✨Be prepared for pure unfiltered gushing about my new favorite romance book of all time and the facilitator of my first book boyfriend EVER, ahead✨

This book was EVERYTHING for me and got me out of the longest reading slump I’ve been in in a while!!! I loved all the characters, the plot, the realness of the characters and their flaws, the incorporation of social media, the LA setting, I could go on foreverrrrr! It comes out November 14th so mark those calendars and preorder asap!!!

The former actor, from Hollywood royalty, on a sober journey, that crafts, and has tattoos, is so swoon worthy, is the FMC landlord and the older brother of the FMC best friend….THAT DID ME IN AND MADE DASH MONTROSE MY FIRST OFFICIAL BOOK BOYFRIEND EVER!!!

Suffice to say, this was my perfect 5⭐️book🤩🤩🤩 I feel like @erinlarosalit just went in my brain and took all the things I love about life and pieced them together to make this PERFECT NOVEL! I officially will have to read everything she’s written and will write immediately😂💕

Special thanks to @canarystreetpress @netgalley for the review copy to read and review before its publication.

I found this book difficult to read at a lot of times because the story felt incohesive to me. There was just so much going on at any one time: he's her best friend's brother, she's tracking down her exes to figure out why she can't love, she's trying to write a book, he's got a stalker, oh he's also newly sober and keeping it a secret...the list goes on. Because here were so many plot points, none felt complete or well developed. And I thought the two main characters lacked chemistry so I just didn't care about whether they ended up together. I'm sure this author will be a hit with other readers, but it wasn't a fit for me.

I voluntarily reviewed an early copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

First a huge thanks to NetGalley & Harlequin Trade Publishing for an e-Arc of Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa.

Overall this was a good and short romance book. We follow Soph and Dash in this cute romcom.

I did want more out of this story, while I liked Dash well enough, Soph was a difficult character for me to get into. We are told how selfless and good she is but mostly what we see is that she’s kind of selfish and self centered. I didn’t enjoy her journey through her exes, especially since it didn’t really play into her figuring out her own issues but oh well.

I was glad when Dash finally stood up for himself and put some boundaries in place with his mom and how he ended up getting help, this was truly what made me enjoy the book.

The ending was a lot better; so overall a 3 star read for me.

My initial thoughts 34% into the book… I’ve considered DNF’ing this book multiple times. Feels a little YA or at least Sophie feels younger and stupider than she actually is. I get what she’s trying to do, but it’s taking forever to set up and I’m over the “I can’t be interested in X because they’re my best friend/sister’s brother/best friend.” You are grown ass adults, you can do what you want! Ugh! Hopefully these two get over themselves soon or I’m going to give up and move on.

55% Update - To DNF or not to DNF? 🤔 The most interesting thing for me about this book right now is a freaking squirrel named Richard (a.k.a. Dick). I feel bad because I want to like this book, I DO want to see where things end up. BUT there’s something about the side drama going on in each MC’s storyline, as well as they’re still actively avoiding each other because they don’t deserve to be happy or the sister/BF thing, that’s just making me want to stop. I’ve made it this far so I’m gonna keep on truckin’ on.

DNF’ing at 63% - I can’t with these two. They talk about how easy it is being honest with one another yet THEY DON’T COMMUNICATE the most important things! They’re also lying to themselves to cover up what they want because they’re trying to protect their feelings. Maybe I don’t know about substance abuse to recognize if the steps Dash is taking are accurate. Also, miscommunication is not a favorite trope of mine and it’s too much of a slow burn so I’m calling it.

For those that love a SLOW burn, best friend/sibling romance w/ a healthy dose of miscommunication, then this book is for you! I’d absolutely give this author another shot, but this particular book is just not for me.

Please Note: I received an advance copy for an honest review.

This book might just be my favourite of the year. I feel like I might be slightly bias because I am a total sucker for every trope in this book but it was done so well! One thing I always admire in a book is that they aren't perfect, it feels so much more authentic and relatable when our MC's have mundane flaws. It was a pleasure to read about Sophie and Dash's journeys and they come together in a uniquely beautiful story. Special shoutout to our favourite squirrely friend too :)

This is my first book from Erin La Rosa and I know this one actually does have a pre-curser about Nina but it can definetly be read as a stand-alone. Thank you again for this early access, I cannot wait to support the author on release day!

This was giving off romcom vibes, so I immediately requested it even though it was the second in a series. I did finish it, but I struggled. There was a lot of missed opportunity for struggle in the beginning that makes for a good story. It was very spicy, so it definitely fits the bill there.

Thank you to NetGalley and Canary Street Press for an e-arc to read, rate, and review.