I flew through this book! Absolutely loved the story & both MCs and the dual POVs. Romance, spicy scenes, humor. This one has it all.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC!

Wow, this book. I have no words. I've read a lot of books this year, but this one is gonna top my 2023 favorites list. Sophie and Max had off the charts chemistry. The way they met and the friendship they develop had me swooning page after page. Loved the side characters, Larry and Rose, Sophie's elderly roommates have to be some of my favorite side characters. Overall I'm gonna give this a solid 5 stars.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!

This BOOK!! Anything Lynn Painter writes, I will read because she just knows how to write an amazing love story. The banter is always top notch and it feels so natural to watch these (fictional) people fall in love. I loved the “meet cute” that was not a meet cute at all and it was very unconventional (because he was objecting to her wedding and then she starts going into the business) BUT it was absolutely perfect. I could not recommend this book enough.

I also want to say that there are moments in this book that I cannot stop thinking about!!! The grocery store “date” being one of them. UGH so good!

I love Lynn Painter. She is my favorite rom com author. Her characters are funny, relatable and people I wish I could get to know. I read this in a day and couldn't put it down! Another hit, in my book!

Lynn does it again! Filled with swoony moments, hot chemistry and funny banter, this is another great rom com with Lynn's signature style. I thought the story itself was fun with the objector part of the plot and the meet cute that tied in to it. I liked how both were career driven and both celebrated each other's achievements! So cute!

i loved this book so much it was funny, sweet, not at all what i expected from the title or i mean the first title i should say, if you read her books this one is less spicy than the others but its still a great read i loved every second of it larry and rose are by far my favorite characters in the book, i will be recommending this to everyone i know

Max has a unique side job, and he meets Sophie while working it. Sophie is on the hook to marry a cheater, but her friend has hired Max to object at the wedding and bring his cheating to light. Sophie and Max then strike up a plan to object at weddings together and their friendship is formed based on a mutual dislike of relationships and love.

I loved this book! I’m a huge fan of Lynn Painter’s adult novels (I haven’t read any of her YA books). This one is full of the banter, sweet and spicy moments, and lovable characters that I have come to expect from her books. If you enjoy friends to lovers, characters who don’t believe in love, unconventional elderly roommates and side characters, and good- intentioned scheming, this is definitely a book you’ll want to get your hands on!

Thank you to Lynn Painter, Berkley Romance, and netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

At this point, I think Lynn Painter could write a phone book and I'd love it. Her characters are real, nuanced and clever. The banter can make me laugh out loud and that's really saying something for me. Too often, the books says "laugh out loud funny" on the back, but it's not. I read the first bit of this book at the end of an earlier book and the complete version is more than worth the wait. Thanks, NetGalley and Berkeley Books for this chance to read such a feel good, truly laugh out loud novel.

Lynn Painter is a romance standout and always writes the sweetest stories! "Happily Never After" will be a fan favorite.

oh miss lynn painter, i love you so endlessly. you have done it once again. there's truly never an instance where i'm not in complete awe of your work.

this book was equally funny as it was charming and heartfelt. something you're able to do so flawlessly. whether there was banter or heartfelt conversations, i immediately fell in love with soph and max. like hello? the bride to be falling for the guy who objected her wedding? that is BRILLIANT. absolute excellence.

lynn truly know show to deliver on a rom-com and i believe this one definitely took spot as my number one favorite of her adult novels. i loved everything about this book and i'm so excited for the world to get their hands on it.

thank you netgalley, lynn, and berkley for this arc <33 forever thankful.

I want to cry from how good this book was😭😭❤️ Lynn Painter never disappoints and OMG the plot had me HOOKED I SWEAR—

This is definitely in my top fav reads of the year and I will be thinking about this book consistently for the next 3-5 business days🫶

Quick writing, extremely readable, comfortable. I stopped after chapter 1 (4%), but an easy three stars, four to five for the right readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC.