Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC of "Do Your Worst" which is a fun, very spicy, enemies-to-lovers, contemporary romance set in the ruins of a Scottish castle in the Highlands. Riley comes from a long line of women who understand how to break curses that have been placed upon people, land, places, etc. As she tries to build her curse breaking business, she takes a job in Scotland to break a 300 year old curse on a castle currently in ruins. When she arrives, she meets Clark, son of a famous archeologist trying to win his father's approval back after getting mixed up in some bad business.

Being a man of science, Clark immediately finds Riley's curse breaking a huge joke, if not outright fraudulent. But the more they try to push each other away, the stronger their attraction to each other and, interestingly enough, the more the curse seems to want them together.

Clark and Riley get into some VERY steamy situations and, while I enjoyed most of it, one initial phrase really turned me off. Clark said Riley had porn star lips which made me cringe. But I'm glad I moved past it because the book ended up being a lot of fun with some wonderful, positive self care and self importance messages. Also, there's a library of ancient books where the couple have some major breakthroughs. Who doesn't love a story with an ancient library? And, yes, we kinda knew where this was headed from early on, even if Riley hadn't figured it out, but it was still a lot of fun to take this journey with them.

I knew Rosie Danan wouldn’t let me down and I was still blown away by this book. Riley and Clark had the kind of chemistry that you could feel radiating off the page and I just could not put this book down. I’m a sucker for a good old enemies to lovers plot and this one nailed every bit of the trope and then some. Also, sequel following Patrick and Ceilidh when?? I feel so lucky to have gotten this ARC and can’t wait for everyone to discover this absolute gem when it hits shelves.

If you're a fan of Rosie Danan's previous romances, you will certainly enjoy this one -- especially if you are a fan of U.K-set books, British book boyfriends and supernatural entities. OK, well more supernatural-adjacent because this novel is about two humans trying to break a fae's curse, though the fae is somewhat of an urban myth to them.

Do You Worst, told in dual points of view, is full of Danan's signature witty and compelling language that had me very intrigued to keep reading AND find out if they'd break the curse And yes, true to style, the spicy scenes do get extra steamy and NSFW.

Do Your Worst has the perfect blend of cozy and spicy right in time for Fall. When Riley meets Clark sparks fly...until he tries to get her fired. Fired from what, you may ask. Nothing much...just her first big time curse breaking gig, which also happens to be his archaeological site. This fun crushes-to-enemies-to-lovers book is as fun as they come and is perfect for anyone who wished My Roommate is a Vampire had just a little more spice.

I love the Scottish Highlands setting with romance. This novel had an interesting take on the romance-fantasy genre which can get redundant at times. I did enjoy the characters although I was never completely sold on the deeper connection between Clark and Riley.

Very fun, enjoyed the enemies-to-lovers of it all. and the setting, chef kisses. It was very cute overall. I wasn't a fan of the duel third person pov, I'm more into first person narrative.

I love Rosie Danan as an author, so I was really excited for this one. However I just wasn't really vibing with it. Maybe I'll try again once it comes to audiobook.

Delicious, trope-filled fun! Do Your Worst is zany and bonkers in the best way, while also grounded by stellar characterization work and Rosie Danan’s thoughtful prose. I had a blast reading this.

Cute rom com with a bit of America and a bit of the UK combined. And ghosts. And curses. Didn't completely finish but would go back.

I liked the characters and their banter was top tier, the cursed Scottish castle was a fun setting for this book as well. Riley being a curse breaker and Clark being an archeologist were two jobs that I don’t see often so I enjoyed that aspect too. I just didn’t find their romantic connection to be believable— it felt more sexual and surface level, even though there was some moments where they bond through discussing their pasts and the difficulties of familial pressure. the writing wasn’t my favorite though, so it left me feeling detached and because of that the story fell kind of flat unfortunately.

This book gets the top book award for best character hook up location. Steamy library scene for the win. Take my money. My only criticism is I wish I had felt a deeper connection with the two main characters. There were many points along the way I just thought they were over the top and way too mean to each other. I wish there had been more light hearted banter.

I wasn’t completely sure what to expect going into this one, but I really enjoyed it! Perfect for the cooler weather we are starting to get!

I loved that this had slight paranormal elements without being fully paranormal! I think it would be a good read for those who don’t normally do fantasy or paranormal but love romance!

I enjoyed that Riley and Clark had so many insecurities and that they helped each other through them (even if they shoved them into each others faces first, I mean hello enemies-to-lovers!) I did guess where the curse was going in its language, but that didn’t take away from the story for me!

This one definitely had some spicy scenes and I enjoyed that they were open about what they liked!

This book is out November 14 and I highly suggest putting it on your radar! I did receive an early copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed Rosie Danan's first two books and was eager to see the way she tackled the paranormal genre. I'm glad to see this subgenre having a moment right now and comping anything to The Mummy is a guaranteed selling point for me. I enjoyed the mystery and romantic elements and am eager to see what she does next!

Thank you Rosie Danan and Penguin Randomhouse Publishing for this digital ARC. I originally was pretty excited about this type of plot - little spiritual calling mixed with archeologist & I love a good enemies-to-lovers trope. It went right in the middle for me. I felt that the enemies came on very suddenly and almost too early in the story for me. I was just getting ready for the “setting the scene / building the base” when I immediately was interrupted by the heavy greeting of Clark. :) Not in a necessarily bad way, just wish there was a little bit more ‘world building’ in this romance. There was spice which I liked, but heavier than I anticipated!! I think many readers will end up liking it… but it was just okay for me.

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Rosie Danan truly knocked this book out of the park! I thought about this book for days after finishing it! Riley is a curse breaker who's come to Scotland to held break a centuries old curse on castle, while Clarke is there to try to rebuild his reputation from a scandal. The way these two interacted was fantastic. From their first meeting to every time (ifykyk) they tried breaking the curse together, I was having a great time! Both of these characters had backgrounds that really shaped them as people and I loved getting to learn more about both of their backgrounds. Do Your Worst is a shining example of rivals-to-lovers and there’s no third act breakup. I can’t wait to read more from Danan!

This one is so much fun and is everything I needed right now! I loved the European setting, and enemies to lovers is even better when it also involves magic. Danan knocked it out of the park with this one. Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for my copy.

I'd say this was a 3.5! I wasn't super feeling it through most of it because enemies to lovers can stress me out too much if there's a little *too much* enemies, and I think that's what happened. The curse breaking stuff was cute, and once the two decided to become friends/became lovers, things went more smoothly. Smut was pretty spicy!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my thoughts.

Forget five stars. 10/10.
I was so relieved I loved this book as I love every one of her books and didn't want to break the streak. It weirdly gave me buffy meets Indiana Jones vibes in the best way. I love that it was opposites attract and I loved the familia history and trauma involved. This also may be the first romance i've read where the heroes past betrayal was by his platonic male bff and it genuinely weighed on him. Refreshing, I loved it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for this Advanced Readers Copy of Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan!

This was a fun detour from Rosie Danan's other work! I love a ~very slightly magical~ book like this one -- it was my first "spooky season" read of this year and I feel like it was the perfect kickoff.