What can I say for this book? It was cute and funny. A little on the predictable side but the tension between the two main characters made up for it in my opinion. The fake dating trope done right!

I read the ARC through NetGalley and I absolutely loved it . This book had romance, drama , comedy and a great happy ending. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys real life romance as I like to call them . This is a must read .

I am usually a huge fan of both Emma Lord and the fake dating troupe but this book was a DNF for me.

Emma Lord is one on my favourite authors, but this book really failed to grab my attention. The burn was waaay too slow, with annoying miscommunication trope and lack of spark between the two main characters,

I still recommend Emma Lord wholeheartedly, but cannot recommend this book in particular.

Thank you to St. Martins Press and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this book to read and review.

Pretty fun romance - Loved the lack of miscommunication in the story though I suppose it began with one
Fell a bit flat at times, the intensity of emotion was not there
3.5 Stars

This is my first Emma lord book and I loved how she made me love these characters. June & Levi meet again after years of not seeing one another and come up with a fake dating scheme. Levi trying to win back his ex and June trying to garner more attention for Tea Tide cafe that she’s been struggling to keep afloat. I loved how effortlessly they fit back in to each others lives like 2 missing pieces of a puzzle. Definitely read this if you love second chance romance, small town, and fake dating! Thank you to NetGalley and Emma for this ARC!

The Break-Up Pact was my first read from Emma Lord. I picked it up looking for a light-hearted romance and I love the small town beach vibe. This was a quick read. It would be a good read for summer vacation, preferably on the beach :)

Friends-to-lovers, second chance romance, fake dating, miscommunication tropes.

This is Emma Lord's first adult romance, however it still felt a bit YA to me. The main characters felt pretty immature for their age. Their behavior and drama seemed more like they should have been in their early 20's. All of the social media focus was a bit much for me.

I liked the characters okay but June really drove me nuts with how forgiving and calm she was about everything. I just wanted her to get mad (and get better revenge on Griffin). I also didn't like Levi at first, as his whole reasoning for doing the fake dating was so he could win his Ex back, even though she cheated on him. Why are they so nonchalant about being cheated on???
Sana was my favorite character, I would love more of her!

I really hate a miscommunication trope. I was confused for a large portion of the book why June and Levi had stopped talking for so long and once it was reveal that it was due to a misunderstanding from lack of communication I was extra annoyed.

I did enjoy the clever banter and the small town vibes. Overall it was a cute book that I would recommend but not one that I would read again. I will be reading more from this author though.

A big thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley for my gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
The Breakup Pact is a cute little rom Com by Emma Lord.
This story is about Levi and June. Childhood friends who grew apart. Recently back in each others lives because of viral breakups for both parties. With the help of their friends, end up fake dating to exact revenge on their exes.
This book wasn’t the fluffy read I was anticipating but it was mostly enjoyable if not slightly too long. 3.25 stars.

The Break-Up Pact is a friends to lovers romance with a beautiful beach boardwalk setting. June is a struggling new(ish) business owner who takes over the tea shop after the passing of her older sister Abbey. Levi has grown up with Abbey and June but moved away to New York City after graduating college. Both Levi and June rekindle their friendship after both go viral after very public break ups. To get back at their exes the form a fake relationship to spin the story to their benefit.
I tried really hard to stay engaged in the story and kept taking breaks when reading in hopes to gain interest but I struggled getting through the story. I didn’t feel a genuine romantic connection between June and Levi. It all felt too forced and too blurred at times. There were some sparks occasionally on their dates but I just didn’t find the storyline or interesting very interesting. I really appreciate the read!

The Break-Up Pact - Emma Lord

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“The kind that makes me appreciate the little things he must quietly notice about people, about the world. The kind that makes you linger on a page too long because he's just put a hazy feeling into such concrete words that it pulls old memories from your own life into the text.”

Childhood friends June and Levi are reunited in their hometown as they both are going through very public breakups. They concoct a scheme to get back at their exes and boost their own careers, through a fake relationship of their own. But as their fake feelings turn real, June is forced to reevaluate her feelings for him and the future with him in it.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s press for the ARC! This rom com had so many of my favorite tropes: second chance romance and summertime on the water but it kind of fell flat for me. I still don’t really understand how any of these people are “famous” and the weird love rectangle they formed. Neither of these two had great communication skills and I’ll never understand why people enjoy that as a trope because it’s so frustrating. I did enjoy the side characters more than anything in this slow burn romance.

I tried for 2 weeks to read this book and I couldn't do it. I didn't even make it half way. I didn't find the characters likeable at all even with their history from when they were kids. It just moved to slow for me. i won't be recommending this book. Thanks for the advanced copy NetGalley. #BreakupPact #NetGalley

In my opinion, this was a great example on how to recapture childhood memories and show us how deep the connection is between two characters. I LOVED June and Levi together and I actually really liked how June contemplates her actions as the friendship with Levi rekindles. There were many times where she could have just immediately blown up on someone but we see her try to step into their shoes and really think about how she responds. I think that is part of the appeal of an adult romance novel rather than a YA one. Aside from all of the media attention they were getting from their relationship, I thought it was sweet and endearing how June and Levi were able to help each other find closure after the loss of Annie. I really enjoyed this book and will be purchasing the physical copy when it is released!

This book was cute, and it featured social media drama. The author's writing makes you feel like you are in the story. The book's premise was fun and convenient to the characters since everybody knew each other. Would've loved a not-so-easy fake dating situation, but still, the book was great.

3.25⭐️ a cute lighthearted, low stakes, romance novel.

This was cute! I laughed out loud several times. I definitely got frustrated with both main characters (good lord Levi, make a decision for yourself for once in your life). And now I really want a scone. I had a good time reading this. Not too much drama, not too much spice, just an all around good time.

I would have liked to see more of how Levi and his ex fiancé finalized things, and there were times when June’s inner monologues droned on, but I would say this is a good casual book for romance readers.

I appreciated the added plot of grieving the two main characters had over the sister who passed away. That created a whole dynamic that was unexpected. There was spice, but it was kind of awkward…maybe that’s just me…

I'm not even sure what trope I'd categorize this one under - was it fake relationship? or perhaps second chances? Maybe we will go with childhood friends to lovers. Whatever it was - I enjoyed it! This was one of those fun, easy books that you can just sit down and enjoy without having to get too emotionally invested. I enjoyed that this book was more focused on their love for each other and not their love in the bedroom. This would be a good beach read for those of you looking for that!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me have an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Love love love this book. The banter, the drama, the romance. I loved all of it. I haven’t read anything by Emma Lord but I added all of her other books to my TBR!

Love this! The Break-up Pact explores the ins and outs of two best friends as they reflect on failed relationships, old feelings, new feelings, and major life decisions. You feel along with them as they start to understand whose opinions really matter as they start to live for themselves.

The story was cute, but I wish it gave a bit more. It was somehow both too fast and too slow. I loved the premise of childhood friends and second chance romance but I also feel like we didn’t actually get any of June and Levi’s childhood friendship. Also the fact that these two ghosted each other for a whole decade just made the timeline feel so odd.

I feel like a “less is more” approach was taken with this, meaning it felt like a lot of things were hinted at but never actually explained. I would have preferred more.

Loved the side characters - Sana, Dylan, and Mateo were fantastic.

THAT WAS SIMPLY PERFECT.

I loved every moment with June and Levi, I couldn’t put the book down. They’re so beautifully human and brought out so much emotion in me, it was impossible to not fall in love with them.

I’m really happy with the way the plot unfolds, it doesn’t fall into easy tropes or predictable holes the way I might have expected, and I really loved June’s narrative voice. She’s intelligent and emotionally complex, she doesn’t skip over any basic questions or feelings for the sake of the plot, and it makes the story feel that much more real.

10/10 wonderful heartwarming experience that I’d recommend to anyone who loves a deeply felt love story.

Super cute! Pretty much every romance book trope is present here but sometimes that’s fun. Reminded me a bit of Carley Fortune’s books (a compliment!). The scone focus was cute but probably could have used less of it as a main focus? Lol. Still enjoyed!

This book is cute if you are looking for a quick, summery romance. It’s maybe a little too quick (but also too slow? Not sure how that works) for my taste. I had some trouble believing the whole Crying-Girl meme and that two random people would go viral for being cheated on, especially since the people who cheated on them weren’t even all that famous themselves. I also didn’t connect much—or at all—with the two main characters, which kinda sucks since I’m supposed to be rooting for them to fall in love.

Also, the words “TikTok” and “scone” were mentioned way more times than necessary 😭

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.