I literally loved this book. I loved Alexandria’s writing so much I immediately read the fiancé farce. (Also a 5 star read)

I will 100% be recommending this to everyone I know along with my patrons.

Short summary - Truly is a romance author and Colin is a divorce attorney. In the beginning of the book Truly was cheated on by her fiancé (who she proposed to) and her parents announced they were taking a break. They navigate everything there is to do with her parents divorce, his shitty family, and end up falling in love with each other.

My goodness, I loved these two so much. I laughed out loud very early in the book and didn’t stop until the end. Their witty banter was one of the many highlights of this book. I also typically cry at sappy parts in books and I definitely cried a little at the end.

Truly’s family song lyric game was adorable. Even more adorable? The fact that Colin joined in!

I love the POV switch for the epilogue! It was in Truly’s POV the entire book until the epilogue when it was all of a sudden in Colin’s POV. I loved being able to see a little into his mind - this showed he truly loves her!

Truly, Madly, Deeply is one of the best contemporary romances that I have ever read. As a long time fan of Alexandria Bellefleur's writing, this novel was on a completely different level and I loved every single page of it. The two main characters -- Truly and Colin were an absolute dream from the moment they met and you immediately began to root for their shared happiness. What really endeared them to me as a reader was their witty banter and sarcasm. Their text messages? ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING! You could feel their connection popping off the page. Add in a cast of side characters like Colin's sister or Truly's best friend, and this was a story that made me laugh, had me in my feels, and had me needing to take a moment to fan myself. Alexandria Bellefleur hit this one out of the park and I cannot wait to gush about it to anyone and everyone who will listen.

Alexandria Bellefleur ✨never misses✨

I have been seeing this book all over my social media, and I have hit the lottery in being an ARC reader for this!🤩 huge shoutout to NetGalley🥰

Genuinely, cannot express how much I love this author! I’ve been a huge fan of her works, and this book was *chefs kiss*

10/10 banter, 10/10 flirting, 10/10 awkward cringe rom com moments. And the spice scenes🥵🌶️✨ screaming crying throwing up at how amazing everything was.

I could not set this book down, I was literally kicking my feet and blushing while reading it. The characters are well written and super relatable. I was entertained throughout the entire book.

The queer rep made me so happy too! The adult boutique and Lulu, the podcast banter, the scene swimming in the lake🫠😩 everything about this book was flawless.

Cannot wait to read future books! ♥️

I will say, the banter in this book is top-notch! I had seen people raving about this book so I was hyped to get my hands on it, but I think my expectations were a little too high. While I was definitely left wanting. I did enjoy the experience of reading it. I especially loved the bi representation and incredibly precious MMC.

Thank you for the ARC, Netgalley!

This was super cute! Truly is a great FMC (but I didn’t love the name) and I enjoyed her development as her relationship builds throughout the story. The introduction is hilarious and sets up the story perfectly; how do I make an ex look like shit? Like that. The highlight of the book is the banter, so if you’re looking for flirtatious, silly, biting banter this is a blast. The sex is well-written and there should be more scenes where a dude just loves eating his lady out. The only problem I had is that I felt like the book could have been longer or spent more time on the relationship developing. I also think some of the side plot on Truly's parents could have been a bit stronger and I would have also liked a little more on the queer experience, though the sex scenes were great.

Thank you NetGalley for providing this book as an ARC!

I loved, loved, loved watching Truly and Collin's love unfold!
Enemy to lovers, the text threads that built their communications, the way he was so patient with her and their snarky banter were so fun to read.
I also enjoyed watching all the side characters and watching their relationships with Truly unfold.
Her mom and dad had a side story to follow that I was invested in...as well as Collin's sister, Caitlyn and Truly's best friend, Lulu, were all a fun to read when they came in.
Great, fun, steamy story!

Fast-paced, easy, and engaging read. The banter and tension between Truly and Colin made the book unputdownable. A genuine fun read, with conversations of love and the complexity of relationships that hit on an emotional personal level. I do think I would have enjoyed this book being a dual POV and seeing love and the complexities of the relationships in Colin’s life. A true comparison of the romance novelist (Truly) and realist divorce lawyer (Colin) perspectives.

Thank you NetGalley as well as Avon and Harper Voyager for the advanced copy of Truly, Madly, Deeply in exchange for my honest review.

3.75 ⭐️ rounded up

as a fan of the author's previous books, this was one of my most anticipated releases for 2024, and it didn't disappoint! i enjoyed truly and colin's banter, though it seemed like they were meant to be slight 'enemies to lovers' but the mutual attraction and feelings came too fast for the trope to work.

colin was a 10/10 book boyfriend. truly on the other hand irked me a bit; she seemed childish at times and stubborn, but not enough to ruin the book. i can see why she acted the way she did, but she never seemed to learn from her actions. however i did like her sass and how she matched colin's humor and banter.

overall, i would recommend this book! i loved the bi representation from both characters and how they each shared their experience with what it was like to come out, and dealing with judgement from others and their internal struggles. i was happy the tension didn't die down after they get together as it often can when the characters tease and banter a lot in the build up. there were a handful of spicy scenes if that's your thing. i think they worked well together and seeing them stick by each other during difficult situations was sweet.

big thanks to netgalley & avon and harper voyager for the arc in exchange for my honest review!

Perhaps a better read for someone else. I found the banter between the characters enjoyable, but lacking since a lot of it was done via text. It just doesn’t hit the same as if the characters were in person. And while they may be a more realistic way to begin a relationship/friendship with someone, for me, I don’t love it in book form. I like my fiction to be fiction and don’t need as much modern realism. I also found it a bit repetitive. Overall, just not the read for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for sending me an ARC of Truly, Madly, Deeply in exchange for an honest review.

Truly Livingston is the bestselling author of over a dozen queer, historical romance novels. She considers herself a romantic, but her faith in love has been rocked because she just broke up with her cheating fiancé and then learned her parents are going through a trial separation after thirty years of marriage. She’s definitely not in the right headspace to start recording a relationship advice podcast series with Colin McCory, a divorce lawyer—excuse me, a family attorney—who’s a realist about love and relationships. But Colin is fun to talk to and flirt with, and “[h]e’s so pretty it pisses [her] off,” so she agrees first to work with him on the podcast with him and then to start going out with him. Colin makes her happy, and seems to be completely smitten with her, but can Truly trust her rapidly growing feelings for Colin when she’s not sure she still believes in love?

I really enjoyed Alexandria Bellefleur’s Written in the Stars trilogy, so I was very excited to read Truly, Madly, Deeply. This book has a different feel than those books, primarily because rather than alternating between the perspectives of the two main characters, it is told exclusively from Truly’s point of view. Truly’s an interesting character who’s going through a lot, so her perspective isn’t a bad place to be. Not seeing the story from Colin’s side left him seeming a little bit one-dimensional, respectfully pursuing Truly without doubts or questions. Still, Truly and Colin have believable chemistry and good banter throughout. The evolution of their relationship is entertaining, even if it did require one fairly large coincidence and Truly making two different basic errors (though hilarious) with technology.

Truly, Madly, Deeply is an interesting exploration of a straight-presenting relationship between two queer people. I enjoyed the whole Parent Trap subplot. I liked Colin’s sister Caitlin and Truly’s best friend Lulu, and I won’t be sorry if it turns out that this book was the first in a new trilogy that focuses on the two of them in future novels. Another solid, steamy rom-com from Alexandria Bellefleur, who may or may not have been her own inspiration for Truly’s character. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Recommended.

Devoured this in one sitting and I don't think I even blinked. The banter, the tension and the spice was absolute perfection. This is a must read romance!!

When I first saw the cover of this book and read the title I can’t say I was too excited. While it looks like another typical romance, I am happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised and WRONG. This book is a quick, intriguing, and deliciously spicy book.

The main character, Truly is down to earth, familiar, and relatable. Her love interest Colin is a literal dream.

My qualms with this book is that it was too short. I was left wanting more; more of Truly and Colin’s story, more of Colin’s back story, and more spice between the two because wow do they have chemistry. I am always a huge fan of the male “simp” and wanted to see more of this along with possible “kinks.” Some side characters seemed like an afterthought and their presence or lack there of was something I wondered about while reading.

Overall, this book is an easy, intriguing read. Its storyline, characters, spice and romance are factors that will keep the reader hooked.

TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY was such an amazing book and it solidified Alexandria Bellefleur as a new auto-buy author for me! The book follows Truly, a romance author, as she navigates being newly single, her parents separating, and the very annoying divorce lawyer she’s doing a podcast series with… 😏

I loved this book for so, SO many reasons. It was one I wanted to pick back up again as soon as I reached the end. It made me laugh and cry. I was rooting so hard for the characters at every turn. I literally read it all in one sitting—it was just that incredible.

The story was also unapologetically queer 🏳️‍🌈 Truly and Colin are both bi, and there’s a lot of discussion around bi erasure in media and how relationships are queer if there’s any amount of queerness in them—yes, even if the couple is male/female! As a bi person in a very hetero-looking relationship, this was really important aspect of the book to me.

Not to mention, the spice? 👀 Oh yeah. Very spicy. In the absolute best way. Get you a man who worships you the way Colin worships Truly—that’s all I’m gonna say there, haha.

This book was absolutely 5 stars for me. I can’t wait to go and read everything else the author has written now! Make sure you add TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY to your tbr. It comes out on April 30!

Huge thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the digital arc copy 💕

This book had me giggling, hiding my face in secondhand embarrassment, and smiling so big my cheeks hurt.

Truly is a romance novelist and believer in true love, while Colin is a divorce lawyer and a realist. The two meet as opposing viewpoints on his sister’s podcast, and their banter goes from angry and tense to flirty as they get to know one another.

This one is STEAMY, with all kinds of adventurous spicy scenes. The chemistry between Colin and Truly is obvious, and so is their connection. Their conversations are meaningful, particularly the ones about their families and the one they have about bi-erasure, as both characters are bisexual. Their families could not be more different and made for some interesting scenes.

I laughed out loud so many times reading this, especially at the texts sent between Truly and her best friend and at the ridiculously embarrassing things Truly does when her crush is still just a crush. A little Instagram stalking and drunken texting is almost a rite of passage in your 20s, and Truly is right in the middle of it all!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Does Alexandria Bellefleur have a fan club? If so, can I be the president?

I loved this book. Truly, so adorable and Alexandria’s writing is flawless. A couple things here and there I didn’t 100% love, but overall, I loved this book and will be SCREECHING about it forever.

I haven’t laughed that hard reading a book in a long time, seriously. I loved that their relationship was very organic in its development. The spice was on point. I only wish the 2nd half had more Lulu and Caitie! They were SO funny and really added to the first half of the book. Overall a super fun, easy read. Definitely recommend!

Wow wow wow Alexandria really hit it out of the park with this one! This book is definitely her best work yet. I mean the banter in this one is too notch. Like you will be laughing and smiling along as you read because their energy is infectious, it leaps off the page. Speaking of their energy, this book is hot af. The spice really delivers because Truly and Colin are so supportive and deeply care for one another. My man Colin?! A sap, so kind but teasing, so patient but assertive. Kenergy all around. Truly is such a brave soul trying to be vulnerable despite her fears. I just adore these two individually and for each other. Honorable mention to Lulu (give our girl a book!) and the podcasting scenes. Everyone absolutely needs to read this book asap, you are missing out if you don’t!

Unfortunately this is a DNF for me. It definitely seems like I'm in the minority here but I can't get with the writing. It feels so cringe to me. Also, the FMC is so immature and acts like a child. Super grating.

This book really had me blushing, giggling, kicking my feet, etc.--which is just about the highest praise I can give it to be honest. To me, a great romance a) has great dialogue (it doesn't have to be of the bantering variety but that's always a bonus) and b) shows us how and why characters fall in love with each other. Truly, Madly, Deeply does that, and then some. The banter was top-notch (it was actually SO cute 😭), the conversations always flowed well, and I just loved the dynamic between Truly and Colin. More than anything, I really appreciated that we got to see their relationship change as they got to know each other more. Second-chance romances and friends-to-lovers are always great, but something about seeing a romance from the very start, when the characters are strangers, is so supremely satisfying to me. The getting-to-know-each-other part, the spending-more-time-with-each-other part, the realizing-that-your-feelings-are-not-platonic part. I just eat it all up!!!!!

Truly, Madly, Deeply is one of those novels whose review wants to be less words and more emojis. So to sum up this review, here are some emojis that encapsulate my experiencing of reading this book: 😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺😳💖💗💞❣️💝