This is a modern retelling loosely based on the Disney movie Tangled and is understandably a clean but super sweet romance. Sheltered and naive Ren is out on her own in the real world for the first time when she attends college. Fitz is the cocky rich playboy just out for a good time... or at least that's what he wants people to think. They are total opposites and her brains are a threat to Fitz's plans. But when they end up on a road trip together, he can't help but grow fond of her eternal optimism and cheer. But what they discover at the end of the trip will change both of their lives forever.
While this story doesn't have the usual spice from this author, the emotions and fun banter kept me glued to the pages. It was fun to see Ren come out of her shell and get excited about the little things that we all take for granted. Loved the characters, loved the plot, loved riding along on the adventure!
Thanks to Hyperion Avenue through Netgalley for the advance copy of this book. The opinions in this review are my own and given voluntarily.

I loved everything that this duo has written for the last 10 years or so and had high hopes for this title too. Unfortunately i didn’t vibe at all with this story. Whether it was too much YA and the characters seems so childish to me or it felt too far fetched at times, i don’t know but i did hoped it would get better with each new chapter. It will appeal to many readers probably but not enough for me this time.
Thank you to the publisher and authors for my ecopy, opinions are my own

I am a huge Christina Lauren fan, so I immediately requested Tangled Up In You before even reading the description. I had no idea that it was a part of the Meant to Be collection. To be honest, I was kind of turned off when I learned this book was a retelling of a Disney movie, because I expected it to be super cheesy. However, I do love the movie, Tangled, so I figured I would give it a shot. I was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed reading this one. I loved the little nods to the movie- the frying pan, Max, the tavern. The dynamics of Fitz and Ren reminded me of the movie Enchanted, because we got to see Fitz slowly fall in love with Ren despite her quirks, as she experiences the "real world" for the first time. Plus, it had all the best tropes: grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity, and one bed! Overall, this was a very sweet, heartwarming read!

It's amazing how "Tangled Up in You" puts a unique spin on Rapunzel's story with such creativity. Christina Lauren did an incredible job of giving their own twist to the classic tale. I adored Ren's enthusiasm, optimism, and intelligence, and it was heartwarming to see her classmates accepting her for who she is. At first, I wasn't too sure about Fitz, but as I got to read his point of view along with Ren's, it added so much depth to the story.

Even though the story was somewhat predictable, I couldn't help but be so engrossed that I was truly biting my nails at a certain part. I found myself unable to put the book down, eagerly awaiting to get home and continue reading. The little nods to the movie brought a big smile to my face. Overall, I deeply enjoyed it, and if you're a Tangled/Rapunzel fan or a lover of sweet romances, this is a must-read.

I love Tangled, and this modern retelling was everything I hoped it would be! Ren was a bubbly ray of Sunshine, and Fitz was the most skeptical smoldering softie you could ever hope for. I would absolutely recommend this book to any fans of tangled!

ADORBS!!
“Tangled/Rapunzel” inspired
Road trip
A “bad boy” and a good girl
SMOLDER
Adventure
One bed
Enemies ➡️ Friends ➡️ Lovers❣️
Mystery

Felt kinda YA - but entertaining for adults too. Very little spice (only kissing 💋). Very easy to root for both main characters.

Thank you Hyperion and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

CALLING ALL FLYNN RIDER FANS - this is for YOU! You are going to be MADLY in love with Fitz. Run, don’t walk to grab this!!! If you don’t know who I’m talking about, go watch Tangled, fall in love with this fictional (and cartoon) man, and then pick this up. Thank me later.

This iteration of the Tangled movie was obviously MUCH more adult (because obviously, the movie is for kids and this is geared for ADULTS) but it was so different from the movie in a really good way. Though if you’ve watched the film you know the general idea of the story, the plot is so different. There are very fun Easter eggs throughout and it makes everything even more fantastic!

This was such a fun and fast paced read. It also read incredibly quickly because it was just that enjoyable.

Ren, like her Disney counterpart, Rapunzel, is so likable. The sunny disposition that she had in the movies is still present here, and so are all of the emotions you feel for her in her predicament. As for Fitz, who I discussed above, you will be even more obsessed with this fictional man in this story. His personality and backstory are even better and the way he treats Ren is just the best. There are so many lines of his that were swoonworthy and I can assure you that you will feel the same way.

If you’re an ADULT Disney fan (I’m reiterating that numerous times because this is NOT for those younger), a.k.a. a Disney adult, just go ahead and grab this. I loved it and I feel like you will as well. No notes. Christina Lauren crushed this.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Hyperion for the opportunity to read an early copy of this book! I am so appreciative!

I think this is the first fairytale retelling by our dynamic duo, Christina Lauren.

And I'm here for it. Totally New Adulting, Ren and Fritz are an unlikely couple. Ren is all Tangled, has lived off the grid her whole life and has read a LOT of books. Nothing in those books has prepared her for college and boys. Mainly, Fritz, like the first guy she meets in college (or at least gets to know beyond the superficial.). Fritz has a past, a plan and an image.

One road trip, and neither one is immune (get it?).
A fun road trip romp in this Tangled take.
Recommend.

This was a delightful tangled retelling set in a modern au. I like that it felt a little more with aftermath and acknowledged all the therapy that would be happening.

I adored this! A retelling of one of my fave Disney movies written by my fave author duo? Say less!!

The little nods to the movie were so fun and they had me kicking my feet and giggling. I really enjoyed the spin they put on the narrative and the character development was top notch. Add in fantastic banter, sizzling chemistry and a bit of suspense/mystery, and this book has easily become one of my favorite road trip romances. Highly recommend!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the advanced copy of the book!

I enjoyed this book every bit as much as I enjoyed Tangled. This book had the perfect blend of romance, mystery, and humor. I absolutely loved the characters and the story. I will be purchasing this book my my school library. I hope you read this and enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced preview.

I've never seen Tangled and didn't realize this book was based on Rapunzel when I read it but I guess that explains Ren's long golden hair LOL. It also explains her sheltered background. To update the story for modern times, rather than a tower, she was raised on an isolated homestead in rural Idaho, had never been to school, had no friends, barely watched TV, had rarely used a computer and never had a smartphone. There was definitely a strong whiff of "not like other girls" as in addition to being gorgeous, she was also a brilliant, completely self-taught genius. However, she was also sweet, sunny, and optimistic, naive but practical, and I loved her in spite of the fact that she seemingly had no faults.

The plot itself is pretty simple and now that I've looked the movie up, I'd say the book tracks pretty well to it. Fitz, the MMC was a thief with a heart of gold and most of the book has them on a road trip to explore secrets in Ren's past that are affecting her present and future. I think anyone who liked the movie would enjoy and appreciate the book. I certainly did, even though I knew nothing about it going in. I also loved that the book stayed true to the Disney spirit. Ren and Fitz fall in love, but other than some kissing, there's no additional heat, which is appropriate, given Ren's sheltered background. My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions in this review are my own.

I was super excited when I was granted early access to the book, Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren. The movie Tangled has always been one of my absolute favorite Disney films and holds a special place in my heart as my son was a die hard fan when he was little. So when I read the premise of this book, I was super jazzed to get started. I appreciated the modernization of it, how Ren was this super naive and positive girl, being given the opportunity to finally leave the confines of her home and go to school. Fitz on the other hand, was a perfect combination of Flynn Rider's machismo and grumpiness, while once again modernized to fit this day and age. I liked that there were quite a few nods to the film, and that it basically followed the script of the movie, while reinventing some of the situations and circumstances. However, the reason I am giving it a 4 is because the ending felt REALLY rushed. It felt like a deadline might have been looming so we had to quickly tie everything up in a neat little bow and give the readers the ending and quickly. I would have liked more depth in that part of the book, more delving into what happened when the big reveal occurred and how Ren struggled with all that she had learned. Overall it was a fun book, and I enjoyed seeing a Disney film/storyline come to life in a book by an author I have enjoyed reading books from in the past. It was a fun summer read, but I would have liked just a bit more when it came down to the final plot points of the storyline. Still a good time, and I'd recommend it to those that loved the movie!

Thank you to NetGalley for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a fun modern way to portray the Rapunzel story. Ren shines off the page like a modern Rapunzel should. Fitz has that quirky personality that is both flirty and mysterious. Together they both exude the characters we all grew to love with the Disney telling. Yet the story itself is very realistic. It has been modernized in a way that keeps true to the story if it were to happen in today’s day and age. I have enjoyed reading all the Meant to Be novels and this one didn’t disappoint.
Thank you so much to Hyperion Avenue and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this tile.

In Tangled Up In You, Ren is a 22 year old college freshman who never left her family homestead, was homeschooled and never had a phone or any modern conveniences. Her overprotective parents allowed her to start college but with strict rules. And obviously Ren pushes the limits and discovers secrets about her life. This story is a modern spin on Rapunzel and Tangled. About being isolated and discovering everything that life has to offer. I loved watching Ren learn about pop culture, trends, etc. it had an Elf like vibe to it. She was sweet, kind, innocent and such a dynamic personality. The romance was adorable and swoonworthy. And I liked that it was a romcom with suspense, a twisted story line and characters facing real issues. One of my new favorites of theirs.

Absolutely adorable! #4 in the Meant to Be Series, Tangled up in You is a reimaging of Disney's Tangled. This novel can be read as a standalone, just like the other 3 in the series. Ren, the Rapunzel character has been raised her whole life on a homestead away from the modern world. She gets a full scholarship to Corona University, much to the consternation of her "parents".
Fitz is the golden boy who is super close to graduating and taking down his father. A road trip ensues after a project for their immunology class goes awry and these 2 opposites couldn't be cuter. Love Christina Lauren!

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Hyperian Avenue for this e-arc.*

I like how this retelling of Rapunzel locked in the tower becomes Ren raised off the grid. I haven't seen Tangled so I don't know how well Fitz translates as a character to a movie fan.

Ren is bright and open and caring and kind. She is thrust into the real world when she enrolls in college after a lifetime of teaching herself through books and self-sustained living on a farm. Her parents reluctantly let her attend but they forbid her to leave campus and require her to come home every weekend. Even with those constraints, Ren flourishes and thrives.

Ren is so likable and I was cheering for her the whole time. Fitz is the grumpy to her sunshine and helps her navigate the world of internet and hotels and chain restaurants. He has his own baggage but he really was secondary to the plot to me.

Another fun entry in the Ever After series.

Thank you to Hyperion Avenue and NetGalley for the advance reader copy. I am required by law to disclose this.

OH MY GOSH! Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren was even better than I imagined from these talented writers! I absolutely ADORED how the Meant to Be series takes Disney characters and kicks it up a notch with amazing authors. This story was so whimsical and magical, exactly as I knew Christina Lauren would deliver. I was SO pleasantly surprised by this book - it had just the right nods to Tangled/Rapunzel but was totally its own contemporary thing with college and personal growth. And the grumpy sunshine trope?! Don't EVEN get me started, it was PERFECT. This book was everything I hoped for and more - I'm STILL grinning from ear to ear thinking about it!

Ren has lived off the grid her whole life and is finally getting the chance to spread her wings and experience more of the outside world when her parents reluctantly agree to let her attend college. She can’t leave campus except to come home for the weekends, she can’t use the internet except for school work, no boys, no makeup, no frivolity of any kind. When the results of a class assignment give Ren some unexpected and alarming information she heads out on an impromptu road-trip with classmate Fitz. Fitz is reluctant to spend any time with Ren. His attraction to her aside, she is seriously detrimental to his academic success and he doesn’t have time for her sweet naivety. Their trip together across multiple state lines brings them close together and Fitz finds it harder and harder to not be utterly entranced by Ren. His bad boy past and her contentious family threaten to ruin this newfound attraction they have for each other.

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I really enjoyed this fairytale fantasy. It’s a retelling/play on the Disney story of Tangled or Rapunzel and was really fun and sweet. A quick read that kept me entertained all the way through.

Fitz and Ren had fabulous chemistry and their banter was laugh out loud funny. You could feel Fitz fall in love with Ren along their road-trip. The bar scene? Absolutely priceless. Despite the limitations of Ren’s previous world she grew up in, she didn’t seem terribly naive or saccharine. She was charming. I really liked Fitz and found him to be someone I was rooting for.

This read more to me as a YA or new adult book and it had low spice (none really, just kissing). The formatting was off a bit in the ARC, so some parts were a little wonky but I’m sure it will be corrected in the published version. All in all, really enjoyable.

Thank you to Hyperion Avenue and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book.

I love Christina Lauren and I love Disney, so this is an obvious read for me! I enjoyed this fun read (I’ve liked the entire Meant to Be series). I feel so spoiled having two Christina Lauren books to read this summer!