Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this eARC of 'The Catch' by Amy Lea.

Amy Lea does it again!! I swear I have a thing for Celebrity x Small Town Hunk. Both protagonists are just, I'm just madly in love with them both. I was captivated from page one and I felt all the feels reading this book and it does break my heart to realise this is the final book of our beloved influencers, I'm gonna miss them.

I really appreciated the authors note as it had me prepared for the not so light sections and it didn’t hinder my enjoyment. I loved how the book starts! The humour is there from the get go and I loved the romance! Where’s my fisherman? 😂

I've loved the first two books in the Influencer series, but this one has been my favourite by far!! I love a small town romance anyway, but this one was particularly good! 💕

Book three in the series follows Crystal and Tara's best friend Melanie, who is a fashion influencer struggling to keep her content fresh and relevant. When an opportunity comes up to travel to Nova Scotia to make new content she jumps at the chance, only for the dates to be wrong. She ends up in a small town miles away from anywhere, in an Airbnb in serious need of renovation. There she meets Evan, a fisherman who appears to take an instant dislike to her.

Without wanting to give away any spoilers, I'll just say their relationship soon thaws and Melanie begins to feel like she belongs, both with Evan and his family. Her insecurities soon flare up though and she struggles to see how a relationship can work when they're completely different people, and these issues need to be worked through.

This was just my kind of book - definite It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey vibes, which is no bad thing because I loved that book too! 😂 It was such a lovely read though, and the sense of community and family, something Mel hasn't had in so long, shone through.

I also think at this stage I just love Amy Lea's writing? It's hard to explain why but I think it just puts me at ease and makes reading the books effortless and enjoyable! 💕

As I say, this was my favourite book in the series, and while I wish there were more to come, I'm lookimg forward to seeing what comes next! 💕

Thank you to Amy Lea, Penguin UK, and Netgalley for the arc! 💕

I loved this. I really didn't like Evan to start with but, like Mel, I warmed to him and all of Castle Cove.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Yesterday, I decided to start The Catch by Amy Lea and I have to say, I couldn't put this one down!

The Catch is a small town x city girl romance book that follows Mel, a fashion social media influencer and Evan, a fisherman who loves to dress like a lumberjack throughout the whole book 😅

I really liked Mel as a character, she was driven, friendly and didn't let anyone stop her from being her true self. Shes definitely someone I'd want to be friends with. 🥰

I wasn't too sure about Evan at first, but as he got sweeter, I was sold! He was a kind, thoughtful and supportive MMC that was the perfect balance to Mel.

I loved all the side characters and the town as a whole was just so cute - Let me come visit!

Overall, it was a fun easy read that I would definitely recommend ✨️

Genre/Tropes 💙:

○ Fake Engagement
○ Found Family
○ Social Media Influencer X Fisherman
○ Small Town Romance
○ Grumpy x Sunshine

This is the first book that I’ve read by the author, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

It felt like a fun little romance, and was the perfect palette cleanser sort of read. It contains enemies to lovers, with the added bonus of a fake-dating/engagement trope. Plus forced proximity?! I was sold. I did feel like it was quite insta-love, and that the romance did move fast- the whole story is set over two weeks. However, the author did a really good job of addressing this, and I felt that it worked well with our two lovebirds, Mel and Evan. In terms of spice level, this isn’t the spicest book I’ve read. I’d give it 1.5, possibly 2 chillis out of 5. However, this was an open-door romance, significantly more so in the last 30% of the book. Keep that in mind if it isn’t your vibe.

I also adored every single side character in this story. They helped bolster the novel, and just added that extra bit of umph. It gave me all of the cosy vibes, and I was about damn near ready to move to my own rural fishing town. Preferably one that comes with my own Evan Whaler.

This was the final book in the series, but I do feel like it works well as a stand-alone. I’m on my way to grab the rest of the series now. I loved the authors fun and fresh writing style, and I’m excited to see how this translates onto the rest of her work.

This book was the cutest small town, fake dating romance ever. Picture an influencer meeting a fisherman who simply had no time of day for said influencer. What a combo!

The storyline follows Melanie, the female protagonist, as she ventures to a new area for work. Due to complications, she meets a B and B owner, Evan, who could not appear to give less of a crap about her existence. After he has an accident, Melanie claims to be his fiancee so he is not alone in the hospital.

Long story short, this a dream of a novel. It had everything I adore in romance novels; small towns where everyone knows each other, grumpy flannel-wearing, emotionally unavailable men and a scenario which forces them to develop their relationship without their actual knowledge.

Amy Lea did a superb job at bringing the characters and their scenario to life and I feel lucky to have witnessed their journeys, as individuals and together.

Honestly, this feels like a Walmart version of It Happened One Summer. The book starts off strong - it’s initially very cute, but gets boring once the MCs realise they like each other. I didn’t buy their chemistry, and the fake dating trope felt so unnecessary and shoved in.

I haven’t read Set On You, but Exes and O’s was so fresh and original compared to this.

Also, the book takes place over a timespan of 2 weeks… so Mel and Evan’s relationship develops quickly, which I’m not a fan of.

Despite the above, this was still a cute palette cleanser between heavier books. It’s super quick, and I enjoyed the small town romance vibes.

If the above doesn’t bother you, then you might have a better time with this than I did!

The Catch was an extremely cute, sweet and easy to read small town romance with all of my favourite tropes: grumpy x sunshine, fake dating and enemies to lovers.

I really loved this book. I didn't realise it was a part of a series as it reads well as a standalone but I'd be more than happy to read the initial two instalments!

The character development within this book was amazing, Melanie started this book being incredibly closed off to everyone, including her best friends! She's even lost boyfriends because of her surface level relationships. By the end, Melanie has opened up, she has worked on her flaws and become a generally better person.

I wish I had seen more of Evan's history and the angst between his mother and aunt. However, I really liked what we did see.

Overall, this book is the perfect palate cleanser or summer read! It's impossible to put down and there's never a dull moment.

Absolutely love Amy Lea and her style of writing. From the first page you are drawn in by the wit and authentic flow, yet there is a really clever depth to the characters and they are developed so well over the course of the story. You might think you know how this story will end, and yes, it is what you think… but how the characters get there takes you on a magical journey. I didn’t want to put this down! Can’t wait to read her next. Thank you NetGalley and publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

The last of Amy Lea's trilogy. Mel, the social media influencer, realises that she's actively closed her self off to people and that her followers are slowly decreasing. So, when offered a trip to Nova Scotia, to experience a popular spa, she jumps at the chance.

That's when everything falls apart, including her barriers...

I really enjoyed this book and the relationships that grow throughout, as well as Mel's own self-growth.

I am a MASSIVE lover of the influencer series, and the first two books hold such a special place in my heart, but unfortunately this one was very middle-ground for me. I still enjoyed reading it and totally devoured it, and I am so grateful to of received an ARC, I enjoyed this book so much but it’s still my least favourite in the series. I feel like the fake dating/fiance trope was a little forced, but still if it brings them together, it brings them together! I absolutely love Mel and I’m so glad she finally got her story, Evan’s family are an absolute dream and I can’t think of a book character that deserves to be loved by a big family as much as she does!

The setting, the characters and the whole idea of this book was right up my alley and I absolutely couldn’t wait to start it, but as I got closer and closer to the end, I was like, surely it’s not over already? It’s like these characters went from hate to love in about 12 hours. Whilst I know that this story happened over a short period of time, it just didn’t feel realistic. That being said, I would instantly fall in love too if I was either one of these characters because they are both people of dreams. I just wish we could’ve seen more of them falling in love, so their story could feel a little more ‘complete.’

  As readers, we saw Melanie dig so much into her past and really connect her emotional issues to events that she has experienced in the past. I adored how much we got to know her as a main character, I just wish we could’ve learned more about Evan as he almost felt like a background character to me. I loved his family, but at the beginning, he wanted to hate Melanie for the most shallow and superficial reasons, and their rapid relationship just didn’t sit right with me. A dual POV would’ve been perfect for this book, so we could’ve seen more to Evan than his awful first impression and grumpy comments. But, in the end, it was written to be Melanie’s love story so we can’t have it all. I’m so sad this series is over, I can’t wait to see what this author comes out with next!

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for emailing me an eARC of this one!

This was the perfect last instalment to this series!
I loved the slow burn and the fake dating while including heavier topics such as death and family conflicts.
I will definitely be recommending this book

This was ‘It Happened One Summer’ meets the film ‘The Proposal’ and it just so fun to read, I flew through it!

It had some of my favourite tropes, grumpy x sunshine, fake dating/fiancé and small town romance.

Very bingable book with a surprising depth to the characters!

I absolutely adored this book! I read this whilst on holiday and I can confirm that it’s a perfect holiday read!

The main thing I loved about this story is that it’s actually got so much depth! I love a grumpy sunshine trope but it always works so much better when there’s a reasoning behind the grumpiness and I loved that there was with Evan, he was such a loveable character. I found Mel’s background really interesting to read too but the overall stars of the book for me were Evan and his family. I love a small town trope and this was absolutely no exception, I really enjoyed hearing more about the family and seeing how they were all brought together, it was really heartwarming, especially after reading all of what they all went through.

The relationship between Evan and Mel was written perfectly, it was never rushed, never seemed unbelievable at any point, it was just the right pace which made a huge difference to the story. They were brilliant together and I loved seeing both the characters develop throughout.

It was fun, humorous, emotional and hugely enjoyable! I really did love everything about it. I couldn’t wait to pick it up again when I’d stopped reading and it was all down to the brilliant written characters and their chemistry

This was a cute and quick palette cleanser.

If you enjoy small town romances, forced proximity and fake-dating you will eat this up!

I found the FMC, Mel, difficult to get on with just because her personality is stubborn to the point of stupidity and spite, but as she kind of acknowledges these problems herself it was enjoyable to see her ease up and learn to feel emotions. I enjoyed the banter and relationship between her and the Whalers, and I thought it was great to see the MMC, Evan, also open up as a character after initially being the surly grump.
This book gave me MASSIVE ‘The Proposal’ vibes, so it was impossible for me to dislike tbh 😂

Even though I didn’t realise this book was the third in a series, I don’t think not knowing this spoiled anything for me, and I’m looking forward to reading Amy Lea’s other books.

The Catch is by FAR my favourite in the series so far! It has so many of my favourite tropes and I completely devoured it in one sitting.

I fell completely in love with Melanie & Evan - plus his family was just the cutest!

I do wish we’d seen slightly more of the angst between Evan’s mum and her sister.

The Catch by Amy Lea is the third book from the Influencer series. Don’t worry it’s a standalone, so you don’t have to read previous books (though I also recommend them!).
It’s a small town love story, where a girl from a big city, Melanie comes to fishing village in Canada. Of course, her trip becomes a problem when she finds out, that she can’t stay at the booked hotel. Desperate to find a place to stay, Melanie knocks on the door of less than good hostel. Meet Evan, a grumpy Canadian fisherman who seems to despise Melanie from the beginning. He tries to fed rid of Boston fashion influencer who’s extremely critical and at the same time a little bit cute… So one day when Melanie and Evan go on a boat, they start fighting and this way or another… Evan ends up in a water almost drowning. Mel feels responsible for his accident and so when his family visits him in the hospital assuming that Mel is Evan’s fiancée, she goes on with a lie. Evan and Mel agree to pretend to be a couple in order to save the B&B and created good content for Mel’s social media. They both seem to barley stand each other, but the arguments and time spent together changes their feelings for each other. The Catch is a great written sweet and witty novel. It’s a book about forgiveness, loss, and what you’re able to leave for real love. Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do!

I thoroughly enjoyed The Catch.
I loved Mel as a character, and from when she first meets Evan, their chemistry was undeniable. I enjoyed seeing their relationship develop. All the side characters were perfect and written so well.

The Catch has some of the best tropes; opposites attract, enemies to lovers, fake dating, all set in a small town and with similarities to one of my favourite films, While You Were Sleeping.

This was such a cute, easy read romance. I would love to read more about Mel and Evan!

Thank you so much to the publishers and Netgalley for my ARC copy.

Following a disillusioned fashion influencer who finds her way back to herself in the most unexpected place, The Catch is not only packed with Amy’s signature sparkle and banter, but also with all your fave rom-com tropes and themes, making it the perfect speedy summer read.

fave things:
• immaculate vibes of Cora’s Cove
• great side characters
• family dynamics
• cameos from our faves (Tara/Trevor 4ever) (…4evor?)
• the final solution to the conflict
• Evan’s plaid shirts xo
• Mel’s not vilified for the choices she makes about her body

Authors need to stop destroying my brand by giving me yet more blonde MMCs to fancy — I have a REPUTATION to uphold, Amy!!!

tropes:
· small town
· opposites attract
· only one bed
· insta love
· forced proximity
· fake engagement