In this lighthearted romp through New York City, two clashing authors must blend their differences to prove every story is worth telling and that some genres—like people—work better together.

Siobhan Harris doesn’t think of her minimum-wage life in Manhattan as aspirational, but when her debut novel is published, she becomes an instant bestseller and a romance sensation. With fame comes foes, however, and Siobhan finds herself embroiled in a Twitter feud that’s about to change the course of her career just as it’s beginning.

An established crime novelist, Marcel Black is savvy in the ways of the publishing world but less than an expert on the merits of romance. So when his opinions are publicly challenged by the fresh-faced Siobhan, Marcel doubles down until their heated back-and-forth ends with an influencer’s challenge: to put their genres’ compatibility to the test, Siobhan and Marcel should write a book together.

To leave their mark, this unlikely pair will have to contend with differences in taste, style, and experience…and the building tension between them that’s looking a lot less like enemies’ contention and a lot more like a love connection.

I love an opposites attract romance. I really thought that this was well written and a wonderful book. Cannot wait to read more from the author.

This book was a fun read! It had so many real moments and I definitely will read it again! I want to annotate it because some of those quotes were perfection!

When Siobhan’s boyfriend ditches her in NYC, leaving her broke and stranded, she channels her energy into her writing on a platform like Wattpad—and catches the attention of a literary agent, launching her career as a traditionally published author. Enter Marcel, the rich, change-resistant crime novelist who becomes her unexpected co-writer after their Twitter feud takes a hilarious turn. Their banter is perfection, though I spent half the time wanting to smack Marcel for burying his feelings. When he finally opens up, I just wanted to hug him—abandonment is a feeling I know too well. The ending wrapped things up perfectly, and this fluffy rom-com was a great break from my usual dark romance reads. If you’re into slow-burn, opposites-attract love stories between two sparring authors, this one’s a must-read!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for a review!

Plot Twist was a cute read! Siobhan and Marcel's Twitter argument about whether romance or crime thrillers are the better book genre, and up taking on a challenge to write a romantic thriller together. Along the way, their relationship blurs the lines between co-authors and something more.

I really liked Siobhan as a character. She felt believable, real, and heart-warming but not afraid to stand up for herself when it was needed. Marcel pissed me off, which truth be told made me take way more angry reading breaks than expected, but he redeemed himself in the end, when he admitted he was being stupid, and he proved himself worthy of Siobhan. :)

grumpy meets sunshine in this tale of two authors. reminiscent of beach read by emily henry, these two authors must work together but what will come of it? longing and fought feelings! epic love !

This book started off a bit awkward, not sure if that was due to translation, or just the writing in general.

The MMC was absolutely unbearable, the FMC was honestly a bit eh...

The idea of this novel was what drew me in, but overall, I think I was expecting something else out of this. Just wasn't really feeling a true dynamic between the characters.

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Crossing for my DRC.

The premise was so promising that I was thrilled to start reading, but something about the execution fell flat to me. I kept returning to this book again and again, hoping I'd get hooked this time, but instead, I just kept finding more things to get annoyed at until I gave up. Mostly, I found the he narration childish, while the dialogue sounded like it was written by someone who hasn't spoken to another person in years.

2 writers - one debutante and another well-established but facing a major writer's block get together to write a novel. Will it work out?

It would have worked out well. Siobhan Harris is a great character and a writer to boot. I am sorry I cannot say the same for Marcel Black.

He was mean throughout the book for no reason and I didn't think he really reformed his ways, either.

1.5 stars rounded up to 2. Thanks to Netgalley and Amazon Crossing for the ARC.

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

3.75 ⭐️

Plot Twist was cute! Siobhan and Marcel get into a Twitter argument about whether romance or crime thrillers are the better book genre, and up taking on a challenge to write a romantic thriller together. Along the way, their relationship blurs the lines between co-authors and something more.

I really liked Siobhan as a character. She felt believable and real, wearing her heart on her sleeve but also not being afraid to stand up for herself when she needed to. Marcel mostly made me mad, up until the end. He was cold, always had to be right, and let his past cloud his present to the point of sabotaging good things. But in the end, his walls came down, he admitted he was being stupid, and he proved himself worthy of Siobhan. The HEA was worth it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Crossing for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

DNF at 10%.

I realize this isn’t very far into a book but I was confused beyond imagine from the very start. THE VERY START. PROLOGUE START. Maybe it was a translational issue, I don’t know. But then, THEN there was Taylor Swift SLANDER of she’s only for the 15 year olds and that’s a BOLD FACED LIE. SHE IS FOR EVERYONE. And that was my 13th reason and why I could not read more.

[Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this book. This is my opinion but only one opinion more, you should read it and judge it by yourself]

This reading has been an experiment for me since the original version is written in Spanish and I'm spaniard. I also know the writer via social media and remember perfectly when this book was published in Spain. I was excited for Carmen Sereno when I knew this book was going to be translated and I was very happy to finally have it on my hands. And it's a good book!
It's an enemies to lovers with two writers as MC. Siobhan has just started her carreer as a succesful romance writer and Marcel is a top seller thriller writer. Where Shioban is excited for her job, Marcel is almost tired of everything. The bad reviews of his last book doesn't help him to lift his mood. Due to a public beef via Twitter, they are forced to write a novel that mixes their two literary genres, obviously working together. Sparkles fly between the two and the process of writing became mixed with their mutual discovery of the other.
It's a light and funny reading but with an unexpected twist of depth. My main struggle has been with Marcel, an uptight character that only opens to us at the end of the book, too late for me. Siobhan is a ray of sunshine but sometimes seemed a little naif.
The book has two different parts. The NY one presents plot and characters and it's my least favourite, too much NY references that felt useless to me. The other one is in New Orleans and it seems like a different book, full of life, revelations and depth. Even Marcel seems a great guy!
Overall it's been a good reading. Carmen Sereno knows how to write and she's capable of create an engaging story. Sadly I struggled with Marcel's dark mood but it's something that doesn't ruin my good sensations of the book.

This was such a fun, enjoyable read! It gave me the vibes of like The Hating Game x Beach Read with the workplace rival authors needing to pair up and write a book together putting them very much out of their comfort zone. I am sucker for a good grumpy x sunshine and enemies-to-lovers trope and this book delivered; the banter and the tension were there!

I always love a good book about books, but I also love that this book touches on the beauty of diversity and that the most beautiful things can come from when we least expect it.

Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book to share my honest thoughts.

Thankyou net galley for a copy of this book.

Unfortunately, I really struggled to get into this book as I just really didn’t like the MMC which caused me to struggle from the start.

Whoever I was really enjoying the plot and could see myself growing to like the FMC. But I just wasn’t wanting this romance to blossom at all.

Due to this I did DNF at 40% as this is something I could t really get past.

This book was ok. I didn't love it the way I wanted to, though. I am not sure if it is because it was something I wasn't expecting or something else.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I always enjoy a book set in the book world. And this book was no exception. I enjoyed it a lot!

Omg this was absolutely stunning!!! The banter, the laughter, the bickering! I loved it so much. I need more! I’m so sad this is the only book of hers translated into English. The ending made me cry happy tears.

3.5 stars rounded up. This was an entertaining, opposites attract rom-com about two very different authors collaborating on a novel.

I liked the banter between the leads and felt their connection early on. The characters themselves were mildly to moderately annoying (I hated the whole "princess" thing), but that's not totally unusual in this kind of story. The book did make me smile though, so that's a plus.

I read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. All comments are my own.

Thank you, Netgalley, for allowing me to read and review this book. These opinions are completely my own.

I was pleased with Plot Twist. Enemies lovers trope rarely makes one of the characters truly despicable, but Marcel was not a good man and I'm here for it, I also have awful taste in men, but I don't think they affect my review.

I decided to choose the story without knowing that it is based on an original book in Spanish, but I really liked it a lot, although I couldn't connect with the male protagonist at all, especially at the beginning, but overall it is a very good story.