Really enjoyed this book, a proper page turner however I must say the final few pages felt quite rushed. Would recommend nonetheless

Lara and Sonny have been enemies and competitor's since college. They are constantly punking and trying to get a step-up on each other, Which is easy to do in the cutthroat journalism world. But now they have to work together to get the job done - on a secluded island, while playing lovers. What could possibly go wrong? Or right?

Enemies to Lovers was a hilarious and fun rom-com with laugh out loud moments and lovable characters. There are so many great tropes! This story definitely fits the old adage "it's a thin line between love and hate".

Overall, I highly enjoyed this book. It was fun and sexy with a great plot. I loved all of the tropes and hilarious moments. That said, while I absolutely adored the first 85% of this book, the ending was really flat. There was so much story-building but then none of it really came to fruition. The plot points were used, but kind of like an afterthought. There was so much missed potential! It just felt like the book ended on this HEA with next to zero follow through on the big "conflict". It was just odd and makes me wonder if the book went through some serious edits where the author had to axe some of the plot.

I really did like this book though and think that it was a great love story. I think all of my romance lovers will enjoy it and I will be recommending it to them. I now want to read other books by Portia MacIntosh to see what else she has to offer!

Enemies to Lovers is a story between Lara and Sonny, two journalists working at sister magazines, but have known each other since their uni days.
Their ”relationship” starts of rocky and they hate each other, but after getting in trouble at work they are sent on an assignment on an isolated island, to a couples’ retreat and they pretend to be a couple.

This is such a cute read, I loved it. The characters had a lot of chemistry and ut was a slow burn

Portia Macintosh is an auto buy author for me. You know there’s going to be fun, flirting and a whole lot of laughs. This book was one of her best yet and I just might to buy the audio version too.

I feel like the reviews for this book reflect it incorrectly. I think the title is perfect, it is an enemies to lovers story! A great fun and easy romance book, with some mysterious intrigue. I love the main character Lana and how bubbly she is, and Thor *cough* sorry I mean Sonny sounds absolutely ideal💪

I am not a huge lover of tropes, but Portia always delivers a story that is fresh and funny. This book was no exception. Such was such a fun escapist read, packed with witty humour and fantastic storytelling. A must read for summer 2024.

This was my first book from Portia and I really did like it! I enjoyed Lara and Sonny’s characters and their relationship. There were a lot of fun moments in this book and this is obviously an enemies to lovers story. I look forward to try more books out by this author.

I really liked this enemies to lovers, formed proximity workplace, 2nd chance romance.

Two rival journalists are being sent undercover to get some info about a famous couple who are staying at an exclusive, secretive resort.

Sonny is an arrogant, sure of himself journalist who will not stop at anything to get the best of the best kind of deal for himself.

He even trows Lara under the bus whenever that is possible.

They have to work together to get what they want.

This was a fun and light hearted read.

I need to start with the title of this book. After so many imaginative and punny titles from Portia, this one really fell flat for me. It didn't have any of the charm or imagination of Portia's previous book titles, and it was sadly a sign of what was to come on the inside, too.

I didn't enjoy reading about Lara and Sonny. Their relationship lacked chemistry, Lara was incredibly judgemental about the most basic things, and there was absolutely no tension in their "enemies to lovers" relationship.

This didn't work for me.

An easy and light read. It took me some time to get into this book, but once I did, I enjoyed reading this. This isn't my first book by this author.

This was a quick read and the Lara & Sonny were good characters however the overall plot was good I just found it it be very swift on the delivery of it all. I guess it all felt rushed?

Thank you to Netgalley and publisher for the copy.

This was an OK read. Not as good as her others and I got bored with it and did not finish it. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Portia wrote it, so me? sat and ready to read it, it was good, everything i needed it and moreeee and i am forever fan of Portia.

This one's going to be short. The premise of this story was pretty intriguing, but somehow it just wasn't my cup of tea. I DNF'd at ~50%. But, as the writing style is one that I enjoyed, I will give this another shot when I'm in a different mindset.

Although there were fun moments in this book, I didn't buy the romance and the tension was almost non-existent... arguably the most vital part of enemies to lovers.

What made me mark this book at a 2 stars, is that Portia has a really good writing style, but this book fell short. Lots of potential.

Portia has a way with words and is an amazing wordsmith. Her books are always joyous and fun and this was no exception. I really enjoyed it.

A surprising and fun read

When Lara is forced to pretend to be a millionnaire to infiltrate a celebrity couples retreat and find gossip to write about, she is not happy. But when her boss tells her that she is going with her sworn enemy and rival, Sonny, and will have to pretend to be her girlfriend, things are even worse. The tropical island they end up on is far from paradise, but they will have no choice but to work together if they want to be convincing, uncover the truth, and keep their jobs.

The premise of the book really drew me in and I was excited to start reading this book. However, the first few chapters made me dislike both characters, as I found them a bit childish and petty over nothing, which was annoying. I was surprised and happy to discover a new and more likeable side to them around the middle of the story and the tension that built between them made me excited to keep reading. The story got better and better with the characters' growth and I found the setting of the retreat really well constructed and intriguing. It was funny, light and exciting, and intense, and I liked how things turned out, even if we kind of expected it. Sonny and Lara turned out to be cute together and I liked that they dealt with their differences like adults (I was scared they would behave like children until the end at first). Anyway, a nice read!

I recommend if you like workplace enemies to lovers romcoms and aren't afraid of slightly annoying main characters.

"Perhaps we really are meant to be together after all."

TW: misogyny, assault, violence, cheating (mention)

A 4 ⭐️ read IMO. This was a fun and funny romance.

Lars and Sonny hate each other. They work as entertainment reporters for rival sister publications so they constantly are vying for the same scoop. After they get into a tiff which involves a celebrity, they are told that they have to pose as a couple and participate in an ultra secretive and exclusive couples therapy which is hosted at a resort and cover their experience or they’ll both lose their jobs.

This is a cute book, which I enjoyed.

Thanks to the author, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my opinions.

I’m such a fan of Portia MacIntosh’s writing, so when I saw that the title of her most recent release was also my favourite trope I knew I had to read it!

If Couples Retreat, The Hating Game and White Lotus had a love child it would be Enemies to Lovers.

Overall, this was a great read. All my favourite elements of Portia’s writing were here - great banter between MCs, a quirky cast of supporting characters and a beautiful setting.

You could feel the chemistry between Lara and Sonny. And their need one one up each other had me laughing out loud several times while reading. (The all pink suitcase = brilliant!)

That said, I think Enemies to Lovers could have benefitted from a dual POV, there were so many instances I wanted to know what Sonny was thinking!

While this was a slow burning, closed door romance, if second chance romance is your favourite trope then Enemies to Lovers is for you!

Thank you to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Portia MacIntosh for an advance copy, These are my honest thoughts.

Fairly predictable rom com but it was still a good read that I enjoyed it. It was also a quick read.