This book is a story of Merry and Noah, they both arrive to stay in a rundown French chateau, thinking they’ll have some alone time!
Merry needs to escape life and also Noah, her new brother-in-law’s best friend!
The storyline is a slow burn to romance, lots of tension and at times, not quite believable goings on.
With Noah saving the day (more than once) and Merry realising that he’s not all bad-this love/hate relationship has plenty of charming moments!

Thanks to Swift and Lewis Publishing, NetGalley and the author for the opportunity to read this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sarah Ready's enemies to lovers, romantic trip to France story was fun and difficult to put down. The characters were believable, easy to like, and easy to root for as the plot unfolds in enjoyable yet predictable ways. The setting is full of details that pull you into the story alongside the characters.
If you are a fan of this type of romantic trope, or you simply want to fly way on a French holiday full of fun, humor, triumph, and joy then rush out and read French Holiday now!

Thank you to NetGalley and publisher for this dARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book takes the reader right to the French countryside with wonderful descriptions of the nature, town, and food, making me eager to pack my bags and leave for an adventure.

This enemies-to-lovers romance was cute and easy to read. Forced proximity with only one bed is always a bonus! I think the mystery around family secrets was a good extra and kept the plot going. But unfortunately, I did not enjoy it as much as I would like. I cannot point out a specific thing that bothered me. It is more of an overall feeling that it was a bit too boring in some places, too ridiculous in others (the lobster stuff was over the top), the side characters were not the greatest (especially her sister), and it had insta-love all over the place!

This book was an enemies to lovers, and it was perfect! Such a good rom-com with a hint of twists/mystery. Forced proximity, one bed. The spice level was low, but the book was a good slow burn.

Merry watches her younger sister get married to her 5 year long crush and best friend. It devastated merry. She takes a trip to stay in the chateau that her godmother had purchased. When she arrives, she is star struck by the beauty of the place and how marvelous it looks from the outside. Little does she know, she has an unwanted guest by the name of Noah; whom she hates.

Throughout the book you can see their hatred for each other grow into a friendship and from there it turns into a relationship.

I highly enjoyed this book and definitely would recommend!!

Omg!!!! This book was so much freaking fun! It’s been a long time since I’ve had a read that I wanted to stay up all night and read, but that’s exactly what this one did! I was up until 2am and could not put it down. And it was so unexpectedly funny! I’m talking laugh out loud moments. There was a bit of mystery too that keeps you hooked and I loved the way that part is the story payed out. This would make the perfect vacation or summer read. It was light, intriguing, swoon worthy, and so cute.

This was enemies to lovers but light on the enemies, mixed in with one bed/forced proximity. Once they waved the white flag, it was so fun to watch their tentative friendship blossom into this swoon worthy romance. Their chemistry was undeniable and I loved the back and forth banter. Noah and Merry were so perfect together. There were times when I just wanted to shake them and make them confess their true feelings for each other, but their hesitations were understandable. I wish we would have gotten dual POV but overall I had such a fun time reading this one!,

Thank you for the opportunity to review this new novel.

Merry was a good MC like Noah but I didn't really buy into Merry's feelings. All of the sudden she had feelings for him? There was no prelude and it got there too fast for me. Then the mystery with Noah's father felt forced.

The setting was fun but the scenes with the lobster...really?? Edit it out :)

I know that I have found a good book when I read when I should be doing something else. French Holiday by Sarah Ready hooked me from the beginning. Merry DeLuca must stand by and smile while her sister marries her best friend/secret crush. Escorting her down the aisle is the groom's best friend, Noah Wright who appears to loathe her. Through an unlikely set of circumstances, Merry ends up in France at a chateau to figure out how to rebuild her life. Her path to love and redemption is full of farcical interruptions, but the author, Sarah Ready, manages to keep the reader invested. This is my second Ready read and I am adding the others to my To Be Read List. A quick, fun, satisfying read.

French Holiday by Sarah Ready was a swoon worthy rom com set in France. While it was a slow burn for me, I still enjoyed the story and characters. You can't go wrong with a French chateau hosting the enemies to lovers. I love the mystery twist to this rom com as it elevated it from a traditional rom com story. Overall a great read!

This book was textbook chick lit, from the cover image to the storyline to the trip to France. Merry is upset that her best friend and secret crush Leo is marrying her sister Angela. And worse yet, Angela becomes pregnant shortly after. Merry finds her escape when her flightly godmother offers up her chateau in France. The chateau is a wreck and barely livable, but the worst thing is that Merry’s nemesis and Leo’s best friend Noah Wright is also there. Merry and Noah coexist together and grow to like each other. The book drones on a bit as Noah and Merry fight, but you know they will get together in the end.

This book was a miss for me. The overall plot line was promising, but it the characters' actions and responses seemed incredibly unrealistic. All 3 couples in the book were engaged within a month of dating. The "instant love" trope is very hard for me to get behind even for one couple in a book, so having it for 3 couples was just too much. There were too many sub-plot lines, and while each had potential, none were developed enough.

This was a slow start for me and wasn’t sure what to expect but I’m glad I stuck it out. However there were some things that didn’t felt thought out. For example, how were phones charged the whole trip when they were using battery powered lamps.

Very. Cute. In France. *swoon* Great for a rom com movie. Love the cover, it's so adorable!! Not quite enemies-to-lovers trope but definitely one-bed trope! I loved the backdrop of a French chateau, even if it is falling apart and dingy. lol. Will definitely be reading more from this author!

Sarah Ready books can be hit or miss for me; I've really enjoyed some of her works and have cringed at others. This one is a solid 3 out of 5 stars for me. While I liked the characters, there were some moments that made me sigh heavily (not in a good way) and roll my eyes. I like the idea of the main characters getting away from their lives for a bit and falling for each other in close quarters, and the setting of France was lovely, but I felt like the story didn't have enough to keep my interest. I think this would've been a great novella, but a full novel felt like it dragged. The lobster parts were just so random and out of place that I couldn't help but shake my head. I get that Ready was trying to be funny and quirky, but an escaped lobster living in the walls of a chateau? I couldn't tell if it was a romcom trying to be serious or a drama trying to be funny. It was a cute, but kind of forgettable, romance.

I did like the story with Noah though; I could feel him really struggling with who he was for so long and the heartbreak of not knowing where his parents were. I was glad to see that closure for him. I know that it was in the POV of Merry, but I think having a split-POV with her and Noah would've taken this book up a notch.

Thanks to NetGalley, Swift and Lewis, and Sarah Ready for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Ready is definitely a hit or miss author for me, and I found this one to be somewhere in the middle. It has tons of personality and a fun, rom com feel. I loved the vacation vibes and the playful tension between this couple, and the setting was interesting. Forced proximity is a win, and peeling back the layers of the hero was great. I did think some of the humor was over the top and distracted from the actual relationship development, and parts of the story were wildly implausible. I enjoyed the romance the most, and think the story could've been tightened up a bit, I typically think Ready's rom coms are too short, but this one was significantly longer than usual, and that wasn't needed here. It dragged a bit, and I ended up losing interest somewhere along the way - switching to skimming by the end.

Audio note: The audio was fantastic! Kelsey Navarro does a great job, infusing a lot of humor and quirkiness into her performance. It was perfect for the low angst, rom com vibes of the book, and made the listening experience even better. The story itself was also ideal as a workday listen, with little to no spice and an upbeat tone that was relaxing. A little on the long side, but a solid listen for sure.

This was a bit of a slow burn. Enemies to lovers and forced proximity tropes at work here. It did end up capturing my interest, so stick with it past the beginning bits. Spice level of about a green pepper: it’s there, it adds some flavor, but not a lot. It did make me much more emotional than I was anticipating though! They storyline was a good one, it wasn’t just about the main romance. I wasn’t a fan of the sister in this, but she’s a main character and doesn’t show up a whole lot 😅 overall, a good book!

Noah. Everyone fawns over him, except Merry. And he doesn’t seem to care for her either. And she has to walk down the aisle with him at her sister’s wedding. To the man she has loved forever. Everything is fine. She can do this. And her godmother provides her with a perfect place to escape to for a bit to get her head on straight. But she forgot to mention that the perfect French chateau Merry is staying at for the next 3 months, she had leased to Noah. And neither one of them is willing to leave.

LOVED every moment of this book!

One of the things I look for in a romcom the most is that it entertains me and makes me laugh out loud, Sarah Ready delivered! I stayed up way too late to finish this one--on top of the romance and comedy in this book, there is an underlying mystery--which elevated this book to the next level.

The banter, the lobster--it was perfection. This book absolutely made it into my Top Reads of 2023 list!

So good!

I finished French Holiday in one go. A French chateau. Enemies to lovers. A crazy lobster. An intriguing mystery. This is such an entertaing read . If you like a romcom with mystery twist, then you should definitely give this one a try.

I got this arc in exhange for an honest review.

Merry is not having a great time in life right now. Her {fairy} godmother allows Merry to stay at her French Castle while sorting through her life. She is determined to go there, regather herself and have a really good time. While in France, Merry knows this vacation will fix all.

French Holiday is a good book. I rated it 4 stars because it was easy to read, the characters were likable and I was able to relate to most of the different scenes. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a nice HEA.

Thank you to Sarah Ready, Swift & Lewis Publishing, and NetGalley for allowing me a free copy of this eBook.

A delightful romantic comedy with the perfect setting that gave me all the feels. I would 100% recommend this book!

Highly entertaining, laugh out loud, sweetly sexy and laugh out loud fun adventures filled with lots of heartwarming goodness. Really enjoyed this action-packed adventure that was packed with witty and engaging charters, heart racing twists and sweet small-town awesomeness.