The objectors...two friends who break off weddings by standing and saying "I object!" during the ceremony nuptials. As Max and Sophie work more weddings together, the closer they get and the more Sophie tries to believe in her anti-love beliefs.

Oh goodness this book had so many LOL moments I didn't want it to end.. When Sophie sits in the front basket of the bicycle so max can drive her home so her feet wont hurt.
There were so many good quotes I highlighted that I cant begin to type them all but here's one of my fav's:

"She was like a stubborn puzzle who didn’t want to be solved, which made me want to toss all the pieces into the air. And then solve it anyway, just to piss her off."

A few other's I like are:
"There are 7.8 billion people in the world, how can you ever be sure you've found the one true love of your life if you havnt even met 1 percent of the people on earth?"

"In my opinion, an adult couple needs a king-size bed so they could each sleep without having to touch eachother. sex was sex and sleep was sleep"

i wasn’t as much as a fan of this book. it just lacked something. the concept was really cool and reminded me a lot like the wedding crashes but i think the two main characters were kinda annoying? idk, it just felt off for me and i usually love lynn’s book!! she is one of my auto buyers but a little gutted that this book didn’t land for me!!

📚ARC Review📚

Hey Chaotic Lovelies!

First, thank you @berkleyromance for my free copy of Happily Never After! #berkleypartner

I wanted to share my thoughts on this cute romcom!

Pub date: March 12, 2024

Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

⭐️ 3.5
🌶️ 2

I liked this story! It was a very quick read which surprised me because I wanted more.

I really liked the idea behind “the objector’s job” and thought Sophie helping on some of them was really cute. Both Sophie and Max are easy characters to like but I just didn’t feel the need to be fake dating.

I felt like the side characters were not easily likable and it was hard to really enjoy the story because of that but overall it was good!

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this book was absolutely adorable & i looooved the banter!! i always love lynn painter’s banter in her books. they always make me laugh or smile while reading. i think this book is very interesting in regards to neither of the two main characters believe in love. i have not read a book before where neither believe in love/want love. however, i loved that they work together to ensure that people who are stuck in terrible situations have an out that is honorable to everyone involved. i think this book is super cute, but it isn’t my most favorite lynn painter book. that being said, this book would make an amazing movie!! i definitely think the script would be killer!! also, i want her two senior citizen roomies. ya gotta read the book to find out! they are a HOOT!! definitely pick up this book & read it if you want a light fluffy & fun romcom!!

thank you so much to lynn painter, berkley romance, & netgalley for an arc in exchange for my honest opinion!!

I love Lynn Painter’s books. They entertain me endlessly and she just plain makes me laugh. This book was no exception. Ever wonder if anyone actually says “I object” in a wedding ? Well, Max’s job is to be an objector. He is hired by friends, family or the actual bride or groom to object before a wedding or marriage gets seriously messy. After Max objects at her wedding and she slowly gets her life back Sophie wants in on the action and together they become the objectors, but no surprise here they became so much more.
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I Huge thank you to @berkleypub @berittalksbooks @thephdivabooks @dg_reads and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely adored this one!! I've always been a sucker for fake dating romances, but this one was definitely the top out of all of the ones I've ever read. I loved Max so much, and their issues seemed relatable and at a reasonable timeline, which made the book much more appealing!

I absolutely loved this book! It was fun and witty, and it kept me hooked the whole way through! The banter between the two main characters was top notch, and the wedding objector premise was unique and fun, which helped set this book apart from other romance books. Lynn Painter is the queen of romcoms, and I will read (and love) anything she writes!

This was an amusing start to a book, paying someone to expose your intended and object to your wedding so you don't have everyone get mad at you for calling it off. What is great is that the almost-bride-to-be ends up becoming friends with her objector. and helps him tackle a wedding together. What ensues is a journey to figuring out what they both want in life, a great friendship, and growth from past hurts that have left them not believing in love. The side characters? Chefs kiss! Larry and Rose MADE this story for me, their commentary and meddling is exactly what I needed.

Funny, sexy, and swoony. Nobody writes friends better than Lynn Painter. She does top tier banter. And her first chapters are God-level. Lately she's been putting the first chapter of her next book at the end of her current one as a teaser, and let me tell you how I PINE for the whole thing after reading just the sliver. I remember when I got to this chapter at the end of Love Wager--it knocked my socks off and I was SO EXCITED to read the rest!

I really enjoyed this one! It was my first Lynn Painter book and I feel like it was pretty much what I expected after seeing others talk about her books. I thought it was such a fun read and I really liked the main characters - especially Max! The way the two main characters met was so unique and I loved how their friendship/relationship developed. Overall just a good time.

As usual Lynn Painter knows how to write a fun fast paced story. I loved the whole idea of being an objector of a wedding. This definitely gave Wedding Crasher vibes. I LOVED Max! As for Sophie, she was fun, but I found myself getting rather annoyed with her because of the excuses she was making to justify that she isn't in love or that love doesn't exist. Although, neither wanted a relationship, you could see how easy it was for them to connect and the chemistry was definitely there.

4.5

cute, steamy, fun! the unique concept grew on me. loved the alternating POVs! this one kept me entertained throughout. solid rom com!

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Sophie meets Max “The Objector” Parks on her wedding day, when he objects to her marriage to Stuart. Though she acts surprised, Stuart’s duplicity doesn’t shock her at all - she found evidence of it herself on his cell phone, and her best friend recruited Max to help put a stop to the wedding.

What may surprise her? The chemistry she develops with Max, and how much she wants in as an Objectress, saving others from miserable marriages one wedding ceremony at a time. And with Max by her side, it’s double the fun.

But when Sophie is recruited to break up a wedding involving someone from Max’s past, things get messier. Can these partners in crime keep working together professionally, or is the line between them bound to be blurred?

I really enjoyed this book! The premise was fun and unique, and I loved how Sophie and Max worked together as everyday heroes, saving others from heartbreak and miserable marriages. Their banter was great, and while I liked the two of them together, I wish their relationship had developed just a little more slowly. I also wish Sophie’s best friend, Asha, had been more involved in the story too.

Two aspects of this story I couldn’t love more were secondary characters Larry and Rose! They absolutely cracked me up and provided some much-needed levity and great advice, as well. And the fact that they referred to Max by the wrong name almost the entire book was hilarious too 🤣🤣

Though this wasn’t my favorite Lynn Painter book, I still really enjoyed it and loved both reading and listening to it!!

I absolutely adored this book!! As my first read from Lynn Painter, I will definitely be recommending this one to everyone! This book had me feeling all the feels and rooting for Sophie during the whole story.

Thank you so much Berkley for the e-ARC!

I usually love Lynn Painter's books but this one was a miss. I didn't love the main character's a ton and didn't love their chemistry.
Overall I liked it but it was just missing that Lynn Painter spark for me. It could honestly just be the case of 'It's not you, it's me'.

Read this if you liked the movie “Wedding Crashers”!

An unlikely duo team up to become “objectors” at weddings where either the bride or groom don’t wish to go through with the ceremony and get married.

They spend A LOT of time together saving others from relationships that were doomed to end badly- all while telling each other that they definitely DON’T have feelings for the other and that they DEFINITELY don’t believe in love. What could go wrong?

I thought the banter and comedy in this one was great! Though I didn’t feel connected to either of the MCs and didn’t really feel their chemistry very much.

However, I do recommend this just for the plot and banter alone!

Thanks to Berkeley for the gifted e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I have yet to find a Lynn Painter book I didn’t adore, and like her previous books, Happily Never After had me cackling with laughter. Lynn’s signature witty banter and laugh out loud moments paired perfectly with this off-the wall premise and meet cute. Sophie and Max meet when Max is hired to object at her wedding and help her call it off when her husband is exposed as a cheater. Sophie then teams up with Max to join him as a wedding objector for hire. But as they spend more time together, even these two people who don’t believe in love can’t ignore the chemistry and the feelings between them. This was just the light, fun read I needed - it was slightly ridiculous, but that is exactly what I loved about it and why it brought me so much joy.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy.

Happily Never After had the rare gift of being EXACTLY what I wanted to read when I sat down to read it. It was funny, sweet, sexy, and perfectly paced. I'm a sucker for fake-lovers trope but the added addition of being professional wedding objectors was SO FUN.

I adore Lynn Painter's YA romances and while I haven't loved any of her adult romances, I'm always down to give them a shot. And I'm so glad I did - I really enjoyed Happily Never After! As someone who grew up in the golden age of the romcom, I could easily see this being adapted into a movie.

Happily Never After follows Sophie and Max who become friends in a rather unconventional way - Sophie's best friend hires Max to object at Sophie's wedding, Sophie can't call things off on her own or she'll be on the hook for paying for everything. And her fiancé is a DOUCHE. It turns out there is a higher demand for such services than one may think, so Sophie and Max team up to object together.

Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes so I had SO much fun following Sophie and Max as they faked it for the gram. The pacing of the story flowed really nicely and there were no areas where the story dragged on. I absolutely loved Sophie's elderly roommates and almost wish we could have seen more of them in the story.

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for a review copy.

two people who’s jobs are to object at weddings?! sold!! this book should be made into a romcom movie because the plot, banter, and all the tropes were done to perfection.