I was looking forward to this book. The description had me from the moment I read it, yet the actual story didn't hit right. The cover is beautiful and the idea is good. I wouldn't say I liked that Elle lies to him in the way she did. It felt gross and a bit rapey. I don't condone that behaviour in books unless the book has warnings and we the readers are made aware of it before it even starts. This book is marketed as light, cute and rom-com type when this book has this sort of thing that happens. In the future, if the author could address possible triggers better, I would more likely read and enjoy. But the way we are made to forgive Elle when she takes no responsibility for her actions just made me very angry.

Ella and Callum meet when there is a mix up at the hotel they are both supposed to be staying at for weddings. They end up sharing a holiday cottage together instead. Neither of them are looking for romance but will they have found it when they least expect it?

There was a ton going on this book. I thought I was going to love it because it has all the tropes I love. It was a good book I just couldn't connect to it like I was hoping for. If you like these kind of stories, try it out and see if you can connect to it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own opinions.

The Hotel Room Mix-is sadly not the Rom-com for me. I found it rather slow and could not connect to the characters except Roy, he reminded me of my dog.

This book was so stinkin fun to read! I loved being able to follow along and seeing how the relationship grew and changed! I will def be buying a copy of this one!

Absolutely an adorable delight. I loved the chaoticness of the small town and the contrasting personalities. Was a delight to read and fall in love with the characters.

The Hotel Room Mix-Up is a heartwarming romance that touches on heavier themes such as bereavement and childhood trauma.

Ella and Callum have chemistry right from their first meeting, but both are too afraid to take the step from lighthearted flirtation to serious romantic entanglement. Despite their best efforts otherwise true love wins out.

Ella and Callum's family and friends find little ways of encouraging them along however it is not plain sailing at all.

I enjoyed Ella's backstory of having a famous dad and her time as a young actress in TV shows and the toll it took on her mental health.

Callum's past is more tragic. He endured a difficult childhood and suffered the loss of his wife in an accident. It is understandable that he would be wary of putting himself through more heartache.

I loved how things resolved in the end for the couple.

This is so readable! Once I started I couldn’t put it down.

The characters are interesting and likeable. Both Ella and Callum are going to friend’s weddings and bringing baggage of their own – and it’s not just their luggage.

With two large wedding booked in the same Cornish village, hotel rooms are at a premium and a new computer system leaves the hotel overbooked. Ella and Callum end up agreeing to stay at a local holiday cottage. When they get there, far from being the cosy retreat they were expecting, it’s wind sweet and the roof is leaking and they are forced to share a room. But talking to a stranger can be cathartic and the attraction between them grows.

But of course, neither of them are ready for a new a relationship and have to find themselves before they can find love.

There’s lots of of pent up attraction, misunderstandings, lack of communication, and the usual romantic comedy moments before they work out what it is they both want and get their happily ever afters.

There’s some fun side characters, and the Cornish backdrop is stunning.

This was a quick read with a great premise.

Thank you to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be a part of this romantic blog tour and to Harper Collins UK for the ARC.

The opening pages of this book played out like something you'd expect from Fawlty Towers...that's when I knew I was in for a read full of humour and fun.

I love Cornwall, so it was super easy to visualise the surroundings of Porthkara and the hotels interior.

I found the story to flow at a moderate pace, it was an enjoyable easy read. The characters were very marmite and I think I'm one of the few that found them both really irritating with their hesitance and I really wanted to knock their heads together to wake them both the hell up!

The Hotel Room Mix-Up is a heartwarming journey of love and finding it when you're least expecting it.

Second in Lydia Drake’s Renegade Dukes series, The Duchess And The Wolf brings readers back to 1816, where the London Season is in full swing. Heiress Susannah Fletcher is being pressured by her mother to marry the Duke of Huntington, something she is far from inclined to do. Susannah loves the piano and plays exquisitely. She also longs to travel and do as she pleases, free from society’s strictures. Securing a piano-playing engagement as the Red Duchess is her ticket to that freedom. I admired her and loved watching her grow emotionally as her story unfolded. Rafe Winters, owns the Wolf’s Den gentlemen’s club. He is about as far from a suitable match as Susannah’s mother could imagine. I fell for him instantly and could understand why Susannah felt the same way. I loved watching these two get to know each other intellectually and as friends, while the attraction between them simmered away. There is plenty of passion there too and those scenes are beautifully written. This book has been a pleasure to read and while it is part of a series, it does work fine as a stand-alone.

It is a fun, romantic comedy featuring enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity tropes, which produce chemistry and humour between Ella and Callum. The weddings introduce various characters that add depth to the story, and exploring the couple's issues balances poignancy and lighter moments. I like the setting, the cast of characters, and the romance.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

The Hotel Room Mix-Up is such a fun, romantic read set on the coast of a small Cornish town. When two weddings are being held on the same day, the hotel makes an error in booking and has three groups staying in the same room! Everything is booked causing Ella, once popular in the limelight of Hollywood, and Callum, a widower still recovering from the death of his wife two years prior, to seek out lodging elsewhere. The only available option is a dilapidated cottage near the sea. There they meet Jesse, owner of the cottage and large manor house on the property.

As one would guess, the cottage causes quite a ruckus for the pair, bringing them close and forging friendships with the locals. The weddings have their own drama, and we find ourselves cheering for several sets of couples. There is hilarity, drama, and villainous activity abound that makes this tale very enjoyable to read, indeed! The character development is superb, and the descriptions of the quaint seaside town makes me want to go to Cornwall posthaste.

Give this one 5 stars for the amusing story of celebrities, small town folk, and love being found in the most unusual places.

Thank you to Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for the ARC. The opinions expressed are my own.

A slow (slow) burn, it took me a little bit to get into the story. I soon fell in love with the characters. I think it's always tricky when one of the main character's has experienced loss, but Jay writes it beautifully.

The POV is clearly written out as to which character is being focused on; however, the book is not in first person so the headers were unnecessary. A fun, quick read. Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This did not hit the spot for me. I did not connect with the characters and felt the story was a bit dragging and boring.

Don’t be fooled by the title as the mix-up occurs right at the beginning and sets off the chain of events that follow. The mix-up ended there.

The mix-up became an afterthought and we were led on a journey of family dynamics, two weddings, a scorned lover, movie sets, home renovations which had the book going all over the place and trying to keep up with the names.

In my opinion, the only redeeming qualities are the setting and the supporting characters who are more mature than both main characters.

If you love slow burn romance with a tiny dash of celebrity drama then I’d recommend this.

I received an advanced copy via Netgalley and the review is mine and voluntary.

Sadly I did not get into this book. I struggled to connect with the characters and thought the opening was muddled.

I was really excited by the premise of how the main characters would meet because of a hotel room overbooking. Yet, I was disappointed that this did not feature more in the story and despite them being shipped off to another cottage to stay, this felt more like a subplot. Instead, the story features Ella returning to acting, Callum running away and almost “discovering himself” and, quite frankly, a lot of back and forth if the two of them actually like each other.

To be honest, in some places I thought that the writing was quite rushed and muddled. It didn’t help that I felt that way from the beginning, with the writer introducing an onslaught of characters in a very short space of time. I was confused about which characters belonged to which wedding party, which ultimately fed into whose “team” they sat on – Team Ella or Team Callum. At other times, I thought the story to be incredibly slow with unnecessary detail adding in. For example, the song lyrics towards the end did not interest me in the slightest and I glossed over it.

I enjoyed the cute romance between Ella and Callum but grew frustrated that they couldn’t make up their minds about each other. Often they would privately admit that their feelings were genuine – the real deal – yet this would only display itself by pushing the other person away. It felt like it just delayed the inevitable of them finally getting together. It didn’t help that I disliked some of Ella’s tendencies to whine and be quite selfish.

The Cornish setting was beautifully described and I could picture the beach scenes. I liked how the coast was in tune with the characters and how Jay used it to reflect their changing emotions. From an indecisive, heavily pregnant bride to an arrogant actor, it was a key aspect to the story. In my opinion, it’s just a shame that the cottage that Callum and Ella are forced to stay in did not feature more as it is transformed.

Overall, the actual mix-up was quite a minority element to the plot and I didn’t find it as entertaining and up-lifting as I was anticipating.

With thanks to Harper Collins, One More Chapter and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This would have been a four star, but there were about 10 useless chapters. I literally skipped them, went straight to the last chapter, and it really didn't seem like I missed anything. This had the potential to be really great. I loved the first half and then it just dragged, and dragged and added a lot of unnecessary conflict and miscommunication.

I did enjoy the meet cute, the side characters, the town, and how down to earth both characters were.

I really wanted to get into this book a bit more than I did. Honestly, I had a hard time finishing it. I felt like I enjoyed the first half a bit more than the second half. Ere were so many characters, I got a little bit confused at times. I enjoyed the idea and meet cute of the main characters (and at time the banter). But so many other areas just fell flat.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a digital ARC of this book.

The cover of this book drew my attention right off the bat and the description had me sold on wanting to read it. I loved the forced proximity but the book as a whole kind of missed its mark for me. The 180’s had my head spinning by the end, and the ending was ehhhhh. When Elle and Callum both agree to one night only and then she basically tells him the next morning she was lying and begs him to stay with her and then kicks him out for not changing his mind it just ruined the ending for me. I felt like she was trying to make him change his mind by sleeping with him and when she couldn’t get him to stay by giving him her body she lost her shit. And then him cancelling his move and proposing was just so far fetched. Like maybe cancelling the move was realistic, but proposing marriage before they even enter a long term relationship? That’s just not realistic to me I’m sorry.

I received an Advanced Readers Copy of this book from NetGalley. This review is honest, unbiased, and completely my own.

If you are looking for cute, funny light hearted easy to read book, then this ticks the boxes. Thank you netgalley for an advanced copy.

I really enjoyed this one, and it was escapism at its finest. It was funny, sad, and full of romance - at each page turn there was new, old, and second-chance romance. If you like your books with a romance overload, then this is for you. The Hotel Room Mix-Up allowed me time to escape into Callum and Ella’s Cornish world for a few days when my life is just busy and my head is a scrambled mess of lists and too many things to do!

The Hotel Room Mix-Up is predominantly told from alternating viewpoints, that of Callum and Ella, both of whom meet in Cornwall whilst attending separate weddings (not their own, I hasten to add)! There are a lot of ‘will they, won’t they’ moments - and I mean a lot! My head was spinning, wondering whether they were going to get their happily ever after!

Grab this book if you enjoy a story containing whirlwind romances, beaches, the ocean, puppies, laughter and lots of fun!

Thank you to NetGalley, One More Chapter and Rachel’s Random Resources for the opportunity to read The Hotel Room Mix-Up by Kathy Jay.