Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This book had me giggling! The antics between these two were hilarious and I loved the hate mate angle for this book. The ending was so sweet and adorable and made this journey so worth it. I really enjoyed this read.

3.5⭐️

I have always enjoyed an enemies-to-lovers romance, and this was such a cute story that includes a workplace romance in the tech world. I loved the cast of diverse characters, and the narration was great!

WHAT TO EXPECT
-enemies to lovers
-dual POV
-workplace romance
-dual narration performance

*many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

The lead characters I actually quite liked and but the story and plot and how it played out wasn't for me.

he Takeover By: Cara Tanamachi 💻

Imagine if your old high school rival comes back into your life forcing you to go head-to-head on literally everything -- like who could finish a bowl of the spiciest ramen ever. I was definitely intrigued by Nami and Jae's relationship and it was fun to watch their relationship develop throughout the book

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -NetGalley ARC Audiobook 🎧

On Nami's 30th birthday, she’s reminded at every turn that her life isn’t what she planned. She’s always excelled at everything – until now. Her fiancé blew up their engagement. Her pride and joy, the tech company she helped to found, is about to lose funding. And her sister, Sora, is getting married to the man of her dreams, Jack, and instead of being happy for her, as she knows she ought to be, she’s fighting off jealousy. Frustrated with her life, she makes a wish on a birthday candle to find her soulmate. Instead, the universe delivers her hate mate, Nami’s old high school nemesis, Jae Lee, the most popular kid from high school, who also narrowly beat her out for valedictorian. More than a decade later, Jae is still as effortlessly cool, charming, and stylish as ever, and, to make matters worse, is planning a hostile take-over of her start-up…and her heart.

This enemies to lovers book is full of witty banter, family drama and workplace humor. The memos about Dells expensive desk chair had me laughing as did the spicy ramen chapter. I thought the story read smoothly and the characters were entertaining. I didn’t like the narrator so my only complaint is I should have read this instead of listening to it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Recorded Books/RB Media for the chance to read this book. All thoughts are my own.

This was a decent romance when it came to plot and characters, but overall I found The Takeover a little underwhelming and forgettable. I will probably read further books by the author though.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC! This was such a cute and lighthearted read! The banter and rivalry between the two leads was so enjoyable! This is a quick read that is sure to keep you smiling! 3.75 stars!|

I could not finish this one. I got 57% of the way through and just couldn’t do it. The main reason was because of the audio. The male wasn’t as bad but the female narrator sounded like she was reading a graduation speech or something. And it was so hard to decipher which character was supposed to be speaking.
All that being said, the story also didn’t draw me in, but there were some parts that kept me listening. I wanted to know what happened, but in the end I just couldn’t keep listening to the narrator. I’d recommend trying the hard copy of the book instead.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

I’m all about some enemies to lovers. && honestly showing up years later to battle with her because you’re bored… you shoulda known, dude. The chemistry and banter totally worked. Loved the office and coworkers shenanigans.

I don’t think I quite understood why her old friends / classmates were happy to see her sad birthday turn out. Or why they were happy about the viral cheating fiancé video. I understand the scandal and intrigue of it but why happiness? Because she was smart? I didn’t really get the hate.

I LOVED this! The high school nemeses turned work adversaries turned lovers. I enjoyed all the fun ways they tried to one-up each other and the gentle way they realized they were always made for each other. I wish I picked this one up sooner!

- workplace contemporary romance
- rivals to lovers
- romcom
- some light steam 0.5/5 🌶

Juvenile at times for the age range of the main characters. Overall it was cute, though I'd have liked a little less pranking and rivalry and more spice! Spice would've helped deal with the angst and frustrations between the characters.

When am I going to learn my lesson stop picking up workplace rivals-to-lovers romances? Next time I contemplate reading one, I need to remember that they're not for me and I never have fun reading them, partly because authors always seem to fall into the trap of making their protagonists immature and childish (with too many pranks). Sadly, this was no exception.

Nami spent the majority of the book being hung up on things that happened in high school and complaining about her family and lack of friends. Girl, move on. You just turned 30, stop making tests and hall passes your entire personality.

The narrative also felt like it needed a solid edit. There was too much repetition (how much Nami loved her company, how much she hated Jae) and the plot didn't really shine through. I found the whole story frustrating and underwhelming, and the romance just didn't compel me.

Thank you to netgalley and RB Media | Recorded Books for allowing me to read this book. I really enjoyed the characters and their banter.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of “The Takeover” by Cara Tanamachi. All opinions are my own.

I previously read first book in this series so I had to pick up the second. Definitely enjoyed this one a lot more!

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the audio version.
Well were do I start? First off I didn't like the narrator. She sounded like a robot. And it was like she was recording a echoey room.
The main female character was a disgusting person. I could not stand her personality. And the male main character was just as bad. I am not sure if it was just all supposed to come off funny but it fell flat for me.

DNF the audiobook. wished I could've had the epub copy but couldn't find it at the time of the request . Will find the hard copy/epub and pick it up from where I left off if the mood strikes.

I have to say this suprised me in terms of Nami and Jae's relationship and banter. Their conversations were actually cute and natural most of the time. My favourite scene has to be the spicy ramen challenge because I think it really brought out the rom-com vibes of this book. However, I also saw a lot of cringey, millennial things throughout the book which did take me out. I would have to literally pause and reflect on the things that they say. It is advertised as an enemies-to-lovers but it's more one-sided high school rivals. Even though Nami constantly says how much she despises Jae's perfection, she is already attracted to him from the very beginning which didn't sell the enemies-to-lovers trope. Overall, it was a typical cute romance but it didn't really stick out to me.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book- I already rated the story but as far as the audiobooks, the narrators did an excellent job. However, at some points the audiobook sounded as though it was recorded in a bathroom.

I really enjoyed The Takeover. The story line was well written and flowed nicely. The narration was also done very well and helped bring the story to life. I liked Nami and Jae Lee together. This is a well executed high school revivals to lovers.