I was hooked from page one, this is such a well written romance novel and the banter between the two had me hooked. A female romance novelist that stops believing in love and happily ever after. After her fiancé of 6 years cheats and her parent separate, but the divorce lawyer that got off on the wrong feet keeps bumping into her everywhere she goes.

4.5/5 stars

I just finished reading this book last night and it was so good! It’s definitely my new favorite book by this author.

The story was told from Truly’s POV, except for the epilogue which is in Colin’s POV. I do wish we would’ve gotten more chapters from Colin’s point of view though. I also really enjoyed Lulu and Caitlin and I wish we would’ve gotten to know them a bit more as characters.

This book was without a doubt her steamiest book yet and these two were like “beds? Who needs em.” 🥵🥵🥵

In the last couple months, I’ve become very anti third act break up and I am pleased to say that this book had some conflicts at the end but no actual break up and honestly, I just need all romance books to be like this from now on.

Truly, Madly, Deeply starts with a meet-cute turned meet-disaster and the chaos never ends and never ceases to be entertaining. I was cracking up at the tangles Truly and Colin get themselves into and enjoying their banter the whole time. While I thought I knew what to expect from the premise, I ended up being surprised and loved it. My favorite Alexandria Bellefleur so far!

You had me at hello. This book was so good.

Colin and Truly meet on a podcast giving relationship advice to people. They bicker to the point where he accidentally insults her and bam that’s the end… until he begs for her forgiveness.

Colin and Truly together got me giggling and kicking my feet in the air. It’s a true “he falls first” trope since he was endlessly pursuing her until she said yes. Their banter was so fun and you could fell the chemistry.

Let’s not forget that he’s a golden retriever. He brings her favorite flowers after their fight and calls her best friend to get her mom’s recipe for chicken noodle soup when she’s sick. They are together through their up and downs (especially with their families).

I give this a 4/5 stars and should be picked up by anyone.

***ARC WAS GIVEN FOR FREE AND MY OPINIONS ARE MY OWN***

Arrived for the Steve Harrington face-cast, stayed for the most adorable and sassy disaster-bisexual duo.

I really enjoyed the dynamic between Truly and Colin! Romance author coupled with divorce attorney (okay fine, family law) is a combination that probably wouldn't have worked, but once these two got their differences sorted, they meshed together so well! Also, I LIVE for subby-Colin just wanting to please Truly throughout the entire book.

I would note that for someone that seems relatively insightful to her parents' relationship, though, there were some moments where I personally clashed with Truly's reactions to what was happening with her parents separation; however, more often than not, I did find Truly understandable, especially since she is an only child and her parents completely hid any and all problems away from her until it was time for them to separate. Truly is layered and complicated, and she is perfectly imperfect and human throughout this book.

Colin is perfect. No notes. Maybe more short shorts, if possible.

Would highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys queer representation, a simp MC, family drama, and all of the sassy and spicy banter!

As a huge Bellefleur Stan, this one fell a short for me... not due to the writing, banter, or steam, but just overall I could not connect to Truly (FMC) and the plot lacked an arc that held my attention. My favorite parts of this one are absolutely the hero, Colin. Wow, I'm pretty much a goner for him- his wit, intelligence, confidence, root volume, moles, queerness- ALL of it (not to mention his Steve Harrington cover vibes!!). My complaints for Truly were on her immaturity/wearing blinders to her parent's and esteeming their marriage as being perfect and meddling into their separation period. However, if you enjoy queer and mental health representation along with sparkling dialogue and open door steam, I think you'll absolute enjoy this new romance!

Colin was so down bad and I was there for every second!! This story was sooooo good! I loved every second of their texts, their banter, the steam!

Thank you for allowing me to read this title! It was amazing!

3.5⭐️
loved the characters, and the representation, and the banter and overall this was a fun book but at the same time if it wasn’t for the banter, I don’t think I would’ve liked the book as much because not much really happened like the overall plot wasn’t really there unfortunately and it kind of got boring because nothing much happened and banter can’t carry the entire book, having said that, I would still recommend this book for those looking for a fun rom-com

This was a decent romance but I expected more from a book by Alexandria Bellefleur. I really liked Colin and found him to be a great romance hero and enjoyed the banter between him and Truly. I just found the romance to be kind of blah.

This was a fun read. It follows romance writer Truly and family attorney Colin, who meet when they record a podcast about relationships and love. They clash mightily, and when Colin tracks Truly down to apologize, sparks start to fly. Things are complicated when Truly's parents, her inspiration for all things love and romance, announce a trial separation.

Things I liked: bookishness, LGBTQ representation, spiciness.
Things I didn't like; the banter and characters in general felt a little forced and cringey at times. Truly's family annoyed me and Colin's was just unhinged.

Thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh, the banter and the wit and the spice! I fell for the characters before I fell for the plot, but fall I did. The spice was captivating without going overboard into filth!

Thank you to Harper Collins and NetGalley for this Advanced Reader’s Copy in exchange for an honest review!

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Alexandra Bellefleur’s books, for me, are always a good time. Truly, Madly, Deeply has been absolutely no exception to this - in fact, it might be my favorite of any of her books thus far.

I absolutely adored the banter between Truly and Colin, some situations within the story (the screenshot scene!) genuinely making me gasp & laugh out loud.

Out of five stars, I would give this a solid 4.25. I would have really liked to see more of certain characters, who seemed to seemingly vanish from the book at about the 60% mark.

Also, I think that labeling this as enemies-to-lovers was a massive stretch, considering that the “issues” that made the two of them ‘enemies’ were seemingly absolved very early on and only lightly approached again later. I feel like this genre, as a whole, has a challenging time with calling relationships enemies-to-lovers when it’s more like nuisances-to-lovers.

With that being said, I had such a good time with this book and enjoyed every second of it.

Truly Livingston, renowned as a bestselling romance novelist and relationship guru, finds herself grappling with her own love life turmoil amidst the facade of expertise she projects to the world. In "Truly, Madly, Deeply," expectations clash with reality as Truly navigates through her parents' sudden separation, a betrayal by her fiancé, and a shaken belief in love's enduring power.

While initially intrigued by the promise of a podcast series and the allure of Truly's world, I was left disappointed as the plot veered away from these elements early on. The subplot involving Truly's parents' separation felt disjointed and underdeveloped, detracting from the overall narrative. Despite moments of steamy chemistry and titillating dialogue, the connection between characters felt somewhat lacking.

Though the cover captivated my attention, the novel ultimately fell short of my expectations. While it may resonate with certain romance enthusiasts, it failed to fully engage me as a reader. My thanks to NetGalley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to explore this title.

That was a pretty fun, low stakes romance. I enjoyed all the characters and I liked seeing the main ones fall for each other but I don't think it will really stay with me. I finished it less than a week ago and details are already leaving my brain. It was still a good time and I I had a lot of fun reading it. Can't wait for more books by Alexandria Bellefleur.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for the ARC. If you’re looking for a light romance with plenty of spicy scenes and low angst, you might enjoy this one. There were a few things I really liked about this book but also a few things I really did not.
Truly read as young and immature at times, overly idealistic about her parents and unrealistic about relationships in general. If she was a friends in real life, I would tell her to keep her nose out of her parents relationship and stop being fatalistic about what their separation says about love in general.
I did really appreciate the bisexual rep and addressing of bi erasure when it comes to bisexuals in a straight appearing relationship.
The plot was a little flat, I didn’t buy the enemies to lovers thing at the beginning and the parent trap situation with Truly’s parents I could have done without. Things wrapped up too conveniently at the end and throughout the book there were so many coincidental run into each other moments that it stopped feeling coincidental and was a little strange.
I enjoyed some of the banter, Colin and Truly’s chemistry was fine, but nothing really stood out as super memorable for me.
As an aside, blatantly Joe Keery on the cover. And that worked, did a double take at the cover and it had me intrigued enough to request and ARC, but it probably should have been made less obvious. And also no bookstore scene like you might expect from the cover.
Overall, perfectly fine writing but just not really my jam.

If you are in the market for a swoony, funny, and banter filled tension this is the book for you. Truly madly deeply was such a bingeable book and I couldn’t get enough of Colin + Truly. The meet cute in this book was so perfect to the characters + the bickering (really flirting) was probably my fav thing about them! The text message exchanges were so fun & had me feeling so giddy reading them. 🤭 Colin is the definition of a man down bad + let me tell you HE WORSHIPS THIS WOMAN!!

I loved the friendship development between Colin + Truly so much. Lulu + Truly’s parents were such fun side characters!! & the spice was SPICING!!!!

Quite possibly my favorite romance from Bellefleur yet! One of the things I appreciated most about this book was how those who identify as bisexual are treated so differently when they are male versus female and this was something I learned a lot about through this book. There was strong representation of various family issues and how they impact those raised in households differently. Truly and Colin had some great banter and are one of my recent favorite fictional couples!

This was such a fun read! There was a lot of complexity in all the characters, even the secondary.
I would have liked a bit more depth on the MCs and their careers because those felt important but brushed over.
I appreciated the queer rep and the emotional intelligence though - super refreshing to see in a Contemporary Romance!

Everything you expect from an Alexandria Bellefleur book- heavy on the steam AND interesting characters with great queer representation. I loved Truly's outlook on love, and her ridiculous parents were excellent side characters.

*screams into the void*

This is THE BEST. This book made me laugh SO HARD. Also the second hand embarrassment is real!!! I about died when Truly sent that screen shot. Brilliant. The banter was top tier. This spice was freaking a-maz-ing. I want to read it again, immediately. I need this book in liquid form and pumped into my blood stream. asap.