Tangled Up In You

4.25 ⭐️

This book is for anyone who loves the movie Tangled! It is so spot on with this modern retelling. All of the little pieces click together so perfectly!

Dual perspective really lends itself well in this story. I think if you didn’t know the movie some pieces might have felt like they were interjected for no reason, but if you’re familiar, it’s great!

4.5 stars!
What a fun read! I thoroughly enjoyed this modernized version of Disney's Tangled. Will add more tomorrow.
Thank you Hyperion Avenue and NetGalley for the digital ARC in return for an honest review.

Such a cute, sweet rom com. Loved it. What a time read for a lazy weekend. It was a little silly, but still a cute book.

5/5 stars! I absolutely loved this book and read it in one sitting. I couldn’t put this book down. Tangled Up In You is a retelling of Tangled and I loved it. This book is about Ren and Fitz, Ren has never got to experience real life before. She has grown up on a remote secluded farm but at the age of 22 she gets to attend school for the first time. At school she meets the school’s bad boy Fitz. This book is released June 25,2024. Thank you to Hyperion Avenue, Christina Lauren, and Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced of this book.

Ren grew up in Idaho on a homestead with minimal interaction with the outside world. Ren is permitted to go to college, but she must follow her parent's strict rules. Ren’s world is rocked when a DNA test(done in her biology class) reveals her biological father's name. The man's name differs from who has been her father for over twenty years. After bribing a Teaching Assistant, they embark on a road trip to find her biological father. What follows is a story of friendship, self-discovery, and love. As the story unfolds, Ren learns about herself and what she wants from life. This is an endearing story about love, secrets, and lies. It was easy to get caught up in Ren and Edward’s story. Full of warmth, tenderness, and love, these likable characters will stay with the reader long after the story ends.

A modern day Tangled retelling with a Christina Lauren twist.
Ren grew up off the grid- no wifi, no cell phone, growing her own food. So when she decides to go off to college at age 22, it's a whole new world for her.
This was a real cute, fun story.

Thanks to Netgalley and Hyperion publishing for an early copy for review.

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book and it was a great retelling of Tangled! Christina Lauren did a great job of modernizing this tale, keeping the same earnest excitement in Ren and that charming and disarming, slightly bad boy with a heart of gold in Fitz. The dynamic, the earnestness, the revelations, and the culmination of it all left me reading and reading with smile after smile stuck on my face!

I am such a sucker for Christina’s writing and all of her books. This book was so SO cute! REN and Fitz are absolutely ADORABLE and stole my heart. These characters in the book were so well developed and the storyline/plot was just what I thought it was going to be like, super cute with all the feels. I love how Christina turned this story into a very sweet and cute Tangled retelling. I love retellings more and more every time I read them and this one is one of my favorites. I loved seeing what became of the twos relationship and how they grew closer together. I recommend this to all of my book besties.

Unlike a more traditional romance, this book has two full story lines. Ren’s unique upbringing added a unique dynamic to the romance and there was lots of good banter, but the touch of mystery in the second story line is really what kept me coming back for more. While it wasn’t my favorite by Christina Lauren, fans will definitely enjoy Tangled Up in You.

I am a huge fan of Christina Lauren and have read (and re-read… again and again…) every book they’ve written. I am truly disappointed to say this was my least favorite of them all. I was thrown off by how uncharacteristic this story was for CLo - their amazing character development, witty funny banter, that CLo sparkle and spice - were all missing. I would even describe the plot as tedious and boring. The Tangled/Rapunzel story was distracting and I just did not enjoy this aspect of constantly being mentally pulled back to the Disney movie. Upon reflection, I wonder if this is an outlier due to a collaborative effort with Disney, but I unfortunately can’t recommend anyone read this.

This retelling of Tangled, Disney’s Rapunzel, sets the updated story on a college campus. Ren grew up isolated and without technology but is now finally starting school. Fitz, the campus golden boy, is forced to bring Ren along for his cross-country road trip while hiding his family secrets. This opposites attract romance will enchant readers who want intelligent, supportive characters building a sweet and deeply romantic relationship. This is the fourth book in Disney’s adult Meant to Be series that adapts fairy tales.

3.5 ⭐

The retelling of Tangled is perfect for Disney fans. It's a light, fairly chaste romance, and would be good for older teens/adults.

Ren was raised on a homestead. She's never used the internet, doesn't have a cell phone, and doesn't have any friends. She lives with her parents, Steve and Gloria.

In her 20's, she finally convinces her parents to let her attend college. They have strict rules and she spends every weekend back at home.

When she arrives on campus, Fitz has been tasked with showing her around. He's charming, full of himself, and comes off as a rich playboy.

Not everyone or everything is as they seem though and when they end up on a trip together, everything Ren thought she knew is challenged.

Thank you to netgalley for a copy to review.

This was a super cute and fun read! I d0 think it got a little bored and it felt like they liked each other in the first 20 percent in the book! But this also was such a cute disney re telling! The road trip was such a cute plot in this book it really added to the story and it was so similar to the actual movie tangled and how she found herself after being locked away from the world her whole life!


Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Tangled Up In You, by Christina Lauren, is a cute, quick read involving a naive college student who has been homeschooled all her life, her college friends, and the havoc that is fed by a DNA test. Thanks, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with the ARC ebook I read and reviewed. All opinions are my own.

Between reading hundreds of books, teaching herself how to paint and helping on her parent’s farm, Ren has never had the chance to go to school. When she finally convinces her parents to go, her life changes. She’s experiencing the world how it should be, with a completely open mindset. Fascinating everyone, especially Fitz. When she gets her hands on some information she needs answers to, she convinces Fitz to let her tag along on a cross country road trip to get answers.
This was probably the best retelling I’ve ever read. If had the perfect combination of original content and fairytale. Christina Lauren was the absolute perfect author duo to write this retelling.
I binged the entire book in a single sitting, smiling and kicking my feet the entire way through. The banter and friendships and relationships and just everything about this book was amazing.
I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to read this book early. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Hyperion Publishing for an eARC of this book.

loved this twist on tangled. I loved max being a car and the place where they went for help was the screaming eagles and loved the romance and how they found love on the adventure. I loved seeing mention of frying pans. Also loved the romance between ryn and fitz

Tangled Up In You is the reimagining of the animated movie Tangled. Although the story itself is predictable, I eagerly anticipated reading it and discovering how the writing duo, Christina Lauren, portrayed the story from a fresh perspective.

Tangled ranks high among my favorite animated movies. It follows the journey of Rapunzel as she ventures out of her tower with the help of the charming thief, Flynn Ryder. Tangled Up In You stays true to the original story, with a unique twist that instantly drew me in.

I thoroughly enjoyed this charming adventure. Ren, the female main character, was a delightful and optimistic character, full of dreams and innocence. As for the male main character, Flynn, he is essentially a modern-day version of Flynn Ryder.

This romance is refreshingly innocent without any explicit content, which I truly appreciated. Given the story and its appeal to younger generations, I expected it to be this way.

Overall, Tangled Up In You is a great read that will capture your heart. If you love road trips and grumpy sunshine stories, this book is definitely a must-read for you!

Thank you, NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue, for providing me with the ARC of Tangled Up In You.

Ever want to read a Disney fairytale that takes places in today’s modern world? Tangled Up in You delivered just that with this book. . The writing is beautiful and heartfelt, the characters fully developed people 7th grade - adults would love this story.

Tangled is one of my favorite movies and Christina Lauren absolutely PERFECTED this retelling. A funny charming heartstopping delight complete with cross country roadtrip and an explosive ending. Ren and Fitz will give you all the feels.

While I’m not a fan of Tangled, I’m a huge Christina Lauren fan so I jumped on the opportunity to read this early. It was not my favorite I’ve read by them and I would personally rank it low on my list of their books. It felt jumpy with its plot and the characters weren’t up to snuff. Overall, it was an enjoyable read, but definitely not in my recommended reads by them.