I loved this story. Ticked many boxes for me:

✅️ City girl x Small town boy

✅️ Grumpy x Sunshine

✅️ Fake dating/fiancée

✅️ Opposites attract

✅️ Found family

I adored Evan and Melanie's relationship and the chemistry they had. Practically set the book on fire. I love that they help each other heal from past traumas and support one another even when it seems hopeless.

The pace was perfect I only wish we had more of the third act and epilogue but what we got was brilliant.

As well as Mel and Evan the siblings, cousins and extended family were wonderful. I had Betty White in my head for Nana because she was hilarious and feisty.

If you like the above tropes and want something full of love, humour and a little spice then this is for you!

I can't wait for more from Amy Lea.

Side note: I've been left with a massive craving for Poutin.

A fantastic end to The Influencers series. Is it the best book of the series? No. But it's a solid 4 stars. Mel is a dream, one of my favourite FMC of the series, and Evan is dreamy. I loved the side characters, the setting and the pacing was perfect. I wish we could get a follow up following the inn!

I flew through this story. Amy Lea’s work is some of my favourite, and this didn’t disappoint. I liked the location, the descriptions of which were beautifully described.
Usually, this kind of romance isn’t my favourite but the way Amy wrote it had me invested. I loved the way the two characters chipped away at one another, and there were moments where I just wanted to shake them both. When they began to see one another for who they were, they fall so heavy for one another and I didn’t mind in the slightest.
I loved Mel, from the moment we meet her. The way she’s trying to hold everything together and slowly begins to choose herself made me beam.
The ending had me grinning and I was so happy with how it all came together.

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶.5

The Catch was a super fun, cheesy romance with a hint of spice. This was such a refreshing easy read and it had me smiling at my kindle.

Tropes:
✨️ Grumpy x Sunshine
✨️ Fake Dating
✨️ Small Town Romance

Thank you to Netgalley, Penguin Random House and Amy Lea for the ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Where to start with this one? Ex's and O's was brilliant and when i saw this, i knew i had to read it asap!
Mel and Evan's story was just perfect. Who doesn't love enemies to lovers trope? Definitely one of my favourite tropes ever! Amy Lea is on my watch list and she has a fan in me for life!

I read a review that described this as a palate cleanser and I couldn't have put it better myself. A light read following Mel, an influencer, as she embarks upon a gifted stay gone wrong. She turns up at the resort to be informed they had messed up the dates and could not accommodate her for another week. With no other choice, she hops on to Air Bnb and secures a booking an Ethan's Inn... much to his dissatisfaction.

Such a unique book, I loved the plot, and oh my god the characters were so amazing!! I definitely will be recommending it!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Books for the ARC of this amazing book! I don’t rate books 5 stars easily, I LOVED this book and I have broken down my review below:

⭐️ When Evan and Mel were both initially introduced, I instantly knew that I would love the book and the characters. I love a good opposites attract/grumpy-sunshine trope!

⭐️ The small town feel was such a dream, I could just picture being there and it actually made me feel so summery (which is amazing as the UK weather at the moment is so on and off).

⭐️ The side characters made this book really special, I loved Evan’s family, in particular Lucy. But also Mel’s brother and friends were a great support system. The trauma from the past for both Mel and her brother Julian was interesting to read about and I loved that the author added that level of depth.

⭐️ I feel that Evan was very emotionally aware and vocal about his feelings which was lovely as Mel was definitely more closed off. They just balanced each other out perfectly!

⭐️ If you love outdoorsy books with small town Romance, grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract tropes then YOU NEED TO READ THIS. I will finish the review off with a quote from the book which I LOVED:

“And for the first time, I realise my absurdly large, waste-of-space dining table for twelve is entirely full. I even need a thirteenth chair.”

such a warm fuzzy ending to a wholesome series!

i absolutely adored this story of watching melanie and evan! it’s a small town romance, fake dating lovers dream

it was such a heartwarming story of found families and i just couldn’t get enough

it had just the right amount of spice and all the cutesy lil moments that made my heart melt

overall an adorable end to the influencer series

thank you to netgalley and penguin random house uk for this copy!!

coming February 2024

Firstly thank you to the publishers for this ARC.
Amy Lea has delivered again!
The Catch is the third in her Influencers series and is based around Mel and Evan.
If you love grumpy/sunshine, fake dating and enemies to lovers then this is for you.
Giving off major It Happened One Summer vibes from the get go so I devoured this is in two sittings.
I cannot wait to read whatever Amy Lea comes out with next.

A really great and fun read. I loved the characters and the story. Will look out for more from this author.

I have loved every book in Amy Lea’s influencer series. This is the final book in the series and Amy has delivered a fun, hilarious romance again. I was laughing out loud on the train to work reading this book. It also tugged on my heart strings

It had some of my favourite tropes, grumpy x sunshine, fake dating/fiancé and small town romance. The banter was fabulous 🤌🤪 it reminded me of the movie the proposal a little bit ☺️ one of my fav on coms.

My only critique was the insta love, I’m not usually a fan but it was written really well in this book.

This is the kind of book that is perfect to read when you need to smile, or binge read at the weekend. I flew through it!

Read if you like
🏠 Small town
🌞 Grumpy vs sunshine
⛰️ hiking, camping whale watching
😂 laughing out loud
❤️ Insta love

Thanks to @penguinukbooks @penguinrandomhouse for the ARC

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"The Catch" by Amy Lea is the third novel in the authors 'Influencer' series.
This book is a truly delightful read. The protagonist, Melanie, is a superstar influencer off on a paid swanky trip. An error leads to her having to book an out of town BNB, where we meet our grumpy hero, Evan. A classic sunshine/grump, enemies to lovers, fake dating romance, you will fall in love with Evan and Mel.

Despite Mel's initial reluctance to be in small town Cora's Cove, she soon discovers that life is not as bad as it may seem. As she spends time in town and with the Whaler family, she develops an intense connection with the place and people around her, and she begins to wonder if she could leave her Boston life behind,

The book beautifully explores themes of love, self-discovery, and family. Mel's and Evans journey is funny, steamy, and truly deep love. The setting of enchanting Cora's Cove and its hilarious residents really helps bring the book to life. I would highly recommend this funny, engaging, enchanting love story.

I… I’m speechless.

Wow, ok, so, I finished The Catch yesterday. Aaaand, I’m obsessed!?
FYI, if you enjoyed It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey then you NEED to read this book. It was so similar in a lot of ways and I fully enjoy every minute of it.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Evan! EVAN! He screamed Brendan for me from IHOS and I could NOT breathe. This man. The things this man did for Mel just made my heart melt. He literally stood, for like twenty minutes in a beauty store picking every single style of fake eyelash because hers got soaked in the water… SWOON!
He’s thoughtful, he’s caring, he has desires and knows what he wants and like, he knows his way around the body, shall we say.
Mel was fucking hilarious, sorry. She’s witty and sarcastic and I LAUGHED OUT LOUD at her remarks, especially the hallmark movie comment HAHAH!
She definitely had some personal character growth which I liked a lot. But at the same time, yes, she was an influencer and had more money than she knew what to do with and has a condo and wears designer clothes, BUT BUT BUT, she did it without being cocky, and that was amazing. She wasn’t your typical blonde barbie given her career choice and she felt very down to earth and fun and had her head screwed on. I am obsessed with her.
LUCY okay so we have LGBTQ rep here which is great. Lucy was also a funny one in the story being Evan’s cousin, they always argued and Lucy’s perky nature with Evan’s grumpy remarks honestly, hilarious, exquisite.
I adored the family aspect and meeting the uncles and aunts and parents, they were all so funny even though they had this like long lasting family feud.

The romance between Evan and Mel was, yes, instalove but I kinda of don’t care? It was painted as though she’d been there for weeks and weeks and weeks. The spider fiasco, the shower incident, the accident at sea, everything was just these two getting to know eachother, even if they were at each others throats

The SMUT I was a fan of and here’s why. It wasn’t as filthy as some of the things I’ve read, and I enjoyed it. I was smutty but not like SMMUUTTTYYY. And I liked that.
The writing style was easy to digest and not choppy which I enjoyed.
The third act breakup I feel had validity and was done well.
Yes I was freaking out about Julian the brother but I’m sure we all were.
The setting for this was immaculate and unique and Amy was descriptive enough that I could picture the whole book.

Honestly this is going to my favourite shelf (maybe) because I ate it up and it was so good I could not cope. That is all

I have really enjoyed all the books in the Influencer series by Amy Lea. This final instalment follows Mel as she travels to a remote location for a paid opportunity to review a new resort. Unsurprisingly things do not go to plan and Lucy ends up checking into an Airbnb which is run by Evan. It’s currently undergoing renovations and Evan is not too pleased to find an unwelcome guest. They don’t get off the the best start but I loved following their story. There’s grumpy sunshine, fake dating, and enemies to lovers as well as lots of fun side characters.
Overall this is a fun, easy read which was a great finish to this series. Can’t wait to read whatever Amy Lea writes next!

First of all thankyou to the publishers reaching out to me I felt very privileged to be asked to review another of amy amazing fantastic books .

I can now say that Amy has done it agian she never disappoint me .

If I said to you small town romance, grumpy sunshine charaters , fake dating / engagement , city girl and country boy yep I was sold and boy I loved this book from the begining to end fun so much anf positivity , fun loving charaters , and full of witty jokes , oh wait yes just for you spice queens and kings there is a bit of that in here to .

As for the characters I loved the all for their own little quirks ,Lucy definitely one of my favourites, the main charaters Mel and Evan I adore both of them they both bring so much strength to the story .and I really enjoyed how you see them develop together as well as apart . If you have read the other two book you will know Mel from them and I'm so glad now she got her own story .

Amy writing it brilliant she really knows how to captivate a romcom lover like me .

This book will warm your heart , have you crying a little and having you wetting your self laughing .

I'm giving amy book a very catchimg delightful romance 5 stars

I am a sucker for a grumpy sunshine trope and this book is no exception! The tension between Melanie and Evan was great, and got me really invested in them finally getting together.

The only slight negative I could say about the book is that the whole thing takes place over a couple of weeks. This definitely isn’t a major problem and isn’t the most noticeable, however I much prefer more of a slow burn than Insta love!

However, there was some great character development/backstory and the side characters were also fab and really rounded the story out.

If you like grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers, fake dating/fiancé, opposites attract tropes this one is for you!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. 3.75 stars ⭐️

this is such a disappointing conclusion to the series. wow.

from the offset, i knew i wouldn’t love this book because this type of “enemies” to lovers never works for me. it’s lacklustre, petty and juvenile, holds no real girt or bite, so ultimately the chemistry doesn’t shine through only their bland childishness.

Mel and Evan felt surface level to me, like every other “enemies” to lovers that’s rooted in nothing substantial and two grown adults just act like small whining kids, instead. it was truly mind-numbing to read. im just so over contemporary enemies to lovers where they act in such an unsavoury manner, like why does a fisherman have beef with a random pretty woman he doesn’t know…

sorry no, please come up with a better plot. i truly cannot stand reading romances like this where the couple consists of two judgmental, irritating individuals who refuse to act their age.

Amy Lea has been a success for me with the previous two books, an auto-buy author, to be honest… but i physically could not read this. like it truly pained me to force my eyes to read the words and listen to Mel and Evan be whiny and annoying.

The Catch is a fun, witty and empowering new romance novel from Amy Lea.

When I first started this series, I started midway through with Exes and O’s and was immediately drawn to Amy Lea’s writing, so you can imagine how excited I was to be given an ARC of the ebook of The Catch!

The Catch involves a lot of favourite tropes of mine: fake dating, city girl v country boy, small town romance etc., and so of course I couldn’t wait to get into this one. The story has a lot of heart, which is something that’s been consistent with the two Amy Lea books I’ve read.

I loved that this book had such a positive message about societal double standards and women’s appearances. The main character in this book, Mel, is someone who takes a lot of care in her appearance: she wears designer clothes, fake eyelashes, has had breast implants etc. These are things that often lead to women being labelled as ‘fake’ on social media and in real life, however instead of painting these things in a negative light, Amy Lea has written a story about a woman who becomes a more authentic version of herself without having to change the way that she likes to present herself outwardly, which I really appreciated.

Evan was a 10/10 grumpy, gruff country boy with a sweet side and their relationship was very cute with excellent banter and some good spice which I’m always on board for! He was a complicated character, and Amy Lea isn’t afraid to write both male and female leads that are flawed. Both Evan and Mel make mistakes and both learn from them and take accountability for them.

There were a couple of things I didn’t overly like about the book, though they are pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. Firstly, the romance is essentially insta-love which isn’t a trope I particularly enjoy. The characters fall for each other within 9 days or so, and I always find that very unrealistic and prefer when the romance builds over months or years instead of over days.

I also think that, at times, the fake dating felt a little unnecessary. I don’t think it was an essential element of the story, and to be honest, the fake dating could be removed completely and the story would be largely the same (with a few tweaks to explain why Mel stays at the inn).

Whilst this didn’t bother me too much and certainly didn’t ruin the story for me, if I had to be precise I’d probably give this book 4.5/5 instead of 5/5 because of those elements.

Ultimately, Amy Lea has a really endearing and honest way of writing that uplifts instead of tears down. Her characters are genuinely likeable, the banter never fails to make me laugh and I’m clearly going to have to read Set on You ASAP, as I think I may have found a new favourite romance author! If you like grumpy guys with a sweet side, small town vibes, dislike-to-love and a good smattering of spice, I’d highly recommend this book.

Thank you to Amy Lea, Penguin Random House and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for a honest review.

Melanie is an influencer who is losing her influence, so a chance trip to a small Canadian town to promote a new hotel is a bonus. However, dates get mixed up, and she ends up there early, at the height of the fishing season, with nowhere to stay. Luckily, there is one Air BnB booking.
But that is a bit of a let down too. The grumpy owner, fisherman Evan, is hellbent on getting her to leave until his cousin convinces him otherwise.
A reluctant boat trip to spot whales, a tragic accident, and Melanie finds herself with a fisherman fiance! (Pretend, of course...).
It is an enemy-to-lovers story, with a heap of family drama, some sizzling romance and a sprinkling of spice!
The Catch is #3 in the Influencers series, but you can read it as a stand alone.
An easy read.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin General UK - Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business, Penguin for an ARC.