This was a slow start for me but was overall a good and cute read. Enemies to lovers and bookish vibes at always something I gravitate towards, and this book filled that for me.

A really fun enemies to lovers read.

The characters were very lovable and the banter in this book was really good. The pacing was a bit odd at places which is why I rated it 3 stars.

Marcel was a bit annoying at the beginning but he did grow on me as the plot progressed and I ended up loving him. It was just such a sweet read with a mix tough and cute moments.

I recommend this one for those who enjoy contemporary rom-coms with a lot of feel good moments in them.

I’ll admit this started slow for me. I did think the author was overly descriptive at first but now that I’ve finished, I think that might have been intentional - Siobhan’s POV is overly descriptive, and Marcel’s is too short, and lacking emotion. It improves as the story goes on and these two characters grow both personally and artistically.

This book is a slow burn in every sense, but overall very enjoyable. The author does a great job of building these two characters.

I wasn't too keen on this book at the start because Marcel's arrogance bugged me, but boy, did it surprise me! The character growth is off the charts, especially for Marcel. Watching him and Siobhan, who start off as enemies, team up to write a book together was fun. I'd totally love to read what they come up with!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!!

Siobhan and Marcel had me hooked from page one! Their sizzling enemies-to-lovers dynamic crackles with chemistry, and Sereno masterfully develops the supporting cast too.

This isn't your average romance. We get an insider peek into the publishing world, complete with the struggles writers face (major empathy points!). Prepare to laugh, cry, and maybe even swoon (just a little) alongside these characters.

"Plot Twist" is a refreshing take on the enemies-to-lovers trope, leaving you wanting more. Carmen Sereno, consider me a die-hard fan! (This book deserves more than 5 stars, but alas, that's the limit!)

A classic grumpyxsunshine story that captures you from the beginning. The characters in Plot Twist are relatable, well-rounded and it is easy to get drawn into their work, lives & drama. This novel had me wanted to trade in hours of sleep for more pages read so I could see how certain plot twists unfolded.

I didn't expect to enjoy this one as much as I did, but it was pretty good! This is definitely a more character driven book than a plot driven, coz the story completely relied on the MCs' interests, fears, and tension to take forward the novel. Their personalities clash on the internet and the forced proximity in the story is just perfect. As a reader, writer, and aspiring author, I'm always enchanted by the world of authors, and I love how this book dove into the nitty gritty bits of publication.

Love that no one's 'fixing' anyone, and the issues came up later in the story. The backstory was amazing, and the setting were beautiful. I always enjoy reading detailed descriptions of places I've never been to. Might be one of the most swoon worthy endings I've ever read. It wasn't a cliche, and so well executed! I didn't know that this book was translated until I saw it on GoodReads, so I really appreciate the translator for her commendable work.

If I'm being completely honest, I was expecting more from this book. I wanted to like it, I really did. But it fell short for me between the male main character who was insufferable, and the author's writing style. I liked the female main character, she wasn't very self-centered, and she was humble. I understand that it's inappropriate for me to call out an author for constantly highlighting the fact that the male character was black as a white woman, but hear me out. I completely support people of color in all ways, but his race just felt over-used in this book. Every single inconvenience was blamed on racism or the fact that he was black. Seriously? Also, the slow burn was done poorly. It felt like there was no chemistry between the two characters, and it was rushed when they did have chemistry. No hate for the author or the publisher, but this book just wasn't for me.

I loved this sizzling energy right from the start 4.5/5⭐️

Firstly thank you to NetGalley for the ARC!

Both authors come from very different genres and creating a story together was going to be quite the challenge. As the story goes on the love I have for the two main characters grew tremendously. As the author put it, falling in love with the characters and wanting them to be happy in your heart and my gosh was I routing for the happy ending.

Not going to lie, didn’t enjoy the third act break up but I understand this leading to a character development moment and big romantic gesture.

Overall a very enjoyable read which felt like real love.

The epilogue was also 10/10!

I hated Marcus. I felt like his character growth was minimal and he should have never ended up with Sibohan. She deserved more. There was excessive description throughout the entire book that made the book drag out way too long.

Plot Twist by Carmen Sereno is a spell-binding, slow burn enemies to lovers story between two famous authors.
At first I found the character of Marcel completely insufferable which was a drastic contrast to the sweet and heartbroken Siobhan but as I continued to read I uncovered the truth behind his frosty demeanor. Sereno did an incredible job of creating a beautiful slow burn love story set between the glamorous Manhattan and the offbeat New Orleans almost feeling as though I was sitting in Marcels apartment myself. The book I found slightly too much of a slow burn and was anticipating their eventual relationship from almost the moment they met. I did rather enjoy the character development given to Marcel especially in his emotionally unavailability. As a reader I would’ve like more of a backstory into Siobhan as we seen with Marcel but I did throughly enjoy the dual storytelling aspect. I enjoyed the use of some modern pop culture references in this story but found a lot of the social media references especially by Siobhan’s friends too much for me. Overall I admired this story and would certainly read more enemies to lovers stories in the future

Plot Twist by Carmen Sereno, translated by Beth Fowler is a funny, quirky, and crazy story! I could not stop laughing, really ROFL-ing my whole way through this book. The main character, Siobhan Harris, is a helpless romantic who at the beginning of the book is a struggling digital media assistant, overworked and underpaid, unable to catch a break. Marcel Dupont, the male romantic lead, is a narcissistic asshole who has just finished writing a 15 book series. Their lives get tangled together when Marcel gets bullied into starting a Twitter account and he gets into a fight with the one, the only, Siobhan Harris. Do not get it in your head that these are normal people who behave normally or appropriately for their age. They are not. Both characters are extremely odd and socially inept, yet well-developed. They are perfectly matched in the way that they're both equally unbearable. Marcel is a bit of an incel. Siobhan is a blabbermouth. Yet, together, they are two natural disasters that are hilarious, crazy, and oh-so quirky.

I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an adult romance.

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Crossing for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

If I could’ve given this no stars, it still would’ve been too many.

What has the set up of being something interesting (established crime novelist and debut romance author paired together to write a crime romance after a Twitter feud), the execution was shockingly bad. Much has already been said about Marcel Black, an on the nose name for a character that the author never hesitates to remind us that he is a Black man, but I truly thought the reviews were exaggerating.

I was wrong.

Marcel is abrasive, rude, crass and a walking stereotype of an aggressive Black man, something that is only made worse from the near-constant fetishization from Siobhan (the female MC) and her friends who both talk and act as if someone Googled “obnoxious white liberal feminism stereotype” and made them into a person. Siobhan herself is an interesting enough character, or should be, if it wasn’t so exasperating that she is so immediately taken with a man who is outright aggressive to her and never wastes a moment to insult her in every single conversation. The only reason I didn’t end up DNF was because like Siobhan, I had the idiotic belief that some things could be redeemed.

I never think that an author has to be representative of the people groups they wish to write, if they did then we’d be lesser as a society for it. However, this was such a blatant case of subconscious, if not outright, racism in writing a Black main character that I’m surprised this made it past the editing stage.

I really enjoyed this book, the characters were unique and not cookie cutter characters that I have seen in most of the newer releases. There were times where I wanted to shake both of them for their actions as they both seemed a bit childish and spoiled.

The different POV of the characters throughout the book was pretty cool, especially when it comes to them writing a book from different POVs.

Overall, it was a great read that I enjoyed tremendously.

This story was a delightful escape into the world of writing, where two characters navigate their differences to collaborate on a project. While the storyline followed a predictable path, the chemistry between the characters was there. So for me it was a quick and easy read.
If you’re looking for a light-hearted romance that promises enjoyment without demanding too much, then Plot Twist fits the bill.

Thankyou to author Carmen Sereno, Amazon Crossing and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.
Charlene 📚🤗🌸 @lastnownext

This book was a delightful read, with characters I enjoyed and cheered or. I had such fun reading this one! When a new romance author clashes on social media with a very popular crime writer, the challenge they are faced with is what if they joined forces on a project? A clever enemies to lovers story with plenty of clever banter and just the right amount of spice. This was so enjoyable, I will be looking for more titles by this author.

As a black woman from Louisana, I applaud diversity in novels. However Marcel was kind of over the top. It seems like Shiv fetishizes him being black and Marcel reminds you of it every 3 pages....even when it isn't integral to the plot or dialogue. Everything, down to his Louisana drawl. The author mentions or references him being black 504 times. It's ridiculous.

The depiction of Louisiana was cliched in a way that if someone just googled "things associated with New Orleans" and just sprinkled them through the book. There was no real soul or appreciation behind it. It read like an intro travel guide.

I wasn't feeling the relationship between the characters. Also, I know this story was translated, and maybe that's why it seemed like the writing was so bad. Two thirds of the way through, it read like bad fan fic.

I loved this!
It has so many references from books, movies and actors that I knew and I found this helped me to enjoy the book more.
It was funny and had a lot of tension building and banter at the beginning of this book that continued the whole way through.
It gave me a real in-site into the life of black culture and living and the daily struggles they face.
I enjoyed seeing marcel grow and open up slowly through out this book and seeing his openness to a relationship at the end shows me just how much he had changed.
The only thing that let this book down slightly for me was the fact that marcels character annoyed me at times. I know his outlook on life and relationships was written to be closed off and not opened minded but this irritated me sometimes.

This was a lovely, easy read for me, a nice palate cleaner that I would recommend to those in a slump🫶

I did not enjoy this novel... at all. It wasn't believable and Marcel is unbearable. I don't even like the story outline of theirs that is forcing them to work together. I stopped at page 89. I can't imagine the story or characters getting better.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advanced reader copy of the book for an honest review. Any quote(s) used in my review have been uncorrected.

Thank you Amazon Crossing and Netgalley for the arc of Plot twist by Carmen Sereno. Right at the outset upon reading the blurb or of this enemy to lovers trope, I got a few Emily Henry flashbacks. But I MUST iterate that this is where the similarity ends.

I have to admit that as much as I loved the grumpy sunshine character of Marcel, I found something fell short for me in the overall story.

I loved premise from the blurb but nearly DNF'ed it due to its patchy pacing. Whilst I didn't agree with some aspects of the story, I respect that this is after all the Author's prerogative.

I really wanted to love this book, but sadly only liked it.