THIS BOOK HAD EVERYTHING! It was second chance romance, it had an adorable hero, it had a heroine who was relatable in her flaws. It was amazing! It felt like watching a classic romcom, full of near-misses and misunderstandings, just like what life often brings.

I loved both Molly and Seth! They were both flawed but they acknowledged their flaws. Seth was really adorable! I loved his hopeless romantic outlook on life and while I’m not sure if he should have kept hope for Molly for so many years, it was really sweet! I also really loved Molly! Her dismissal of Seth and then her gradual realization of her feelings for Seth was realistic, frustrating, and so incredibly relatable! It was also refreshing, how much she loved him in spite of her “black cat” attitude, which is not how a lot of romance books portray characters like her. She had so much emotion that she kept hidden from the world. The scene of her crying in the car (iykyk) almost made me break down because I could really feel the emotion.

I also enjoyed the side characters and their storylines. I loved how the side stories of the four other couples were important to Seth and Molly’s love story, both in positive and negative ways. The scenes with Seth’s nephews made me laugh SO MUCH! I do have to add that I would totally be like Seth’s brother if one of my siblings had a relationship like his with Molly…

I also loved the narrators! They really brought this story to life and I loved both of their voices! Tim Paige (whose voice I’ve already loved from other books) has such a distinctive style that I can only think of Seth in that voice and that makes Seth feel like a real person!

Overall, this is a book everyone needs to read! Since this is Katelyn Doyle’s debut, I am so incredibly excited to read her future books! If you love books like People We Meet On Vacation, Every Summer After, or Beach Read, READ THIS BOOK, or you love movies like When Harry Met Sally, READ THIS BOOK!!

This was a very enjoyable book! The narrator was amazing and it made the book fly. The romance and banter was amazing!

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this audio book.

Enjoyable romance, with realistic feeling characters. I loved the two MC's banter and watching them struggle through life. The narrators did great.

This was a highly entertaining romantic comedy by a debut author which I will certainly be looking out for. The story starts out at a 15 year high school reunion and takes places over the course of several years. Molly and Seth dated in high school but she broke his heart when she walked out on him on prom night and proceeded to ghost him. They meet again 15 years later at the reunion, her a successful rom com writer for Hollywood and he a divorce lawyer. He is the optimistic one who believes in true love and soulmates and she is the grumpy one who doesn't let her heart get too invested. Despite her profession, she doesn't believe love and soulmates actually exist. But when Seth comes back into her life, she begins to see things differently. As fate kept bringing the two together over the years I enjoyed seeing her character grow and evolve and finally realize that maybe she can give love a chance.
Seth and Molly had terrific chemistry that just jumped off the page. Their witty banter was fun and fresh, and had me laughing and smiling along. No doubt they were an unlikely pairing, but that is what made this such a fun story.
I listed to this as an audiobook and I enjoyed the narration. The story and characters were really brought to life. I really enjoyed the story and I look forward to reading more by this author.
I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and Macmillan Audio and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan audio for this audio ALC.

Christine Lakin and Tim Paige were great.

The story was fun until the pandemic was mentioned in it and I had to quit.

Gosh, I was so excited for this one! The plot itself was good. I loved the tropes but holy steamy right out of the gate! No buildup whatsoever? I questioned why I was reading this book and truthfully sped through it just to read the very predictable ending.

What a great debut! The description compares the author to Emily Henry which I think is spot on. This is funny and genuine and emotional and real.

Seth and Molly have not seen each other for 15 years when Molly broke his heart right before their high school graduation. But sparks fly at their reunion and the two reconnect. Cue a few years of talking then not talking, dating other people, and just overall bad timing for the would be couple. I loved these two from the start. Their chemistry was palpable right from the beginning!

TBH I don’t enjoy the whole ‘right person wrong time’ thing in books especially when it happens repeatedly like it does in this story. An example of this is “One Day in December” by Josie Silver. I just get impatient and feel personally offended each time they are THIS close to making it work but something goes wrong. Like how can you go so long without talking???? However I think their eventual romance made up for it.

The couple’s problems felt real and relatable.The two are crazy for each other but Molly is scared and has some trauma from her parents messy divorce and Seth is maybe too idealistic and eager to find love wherever he can. We get a lot of back story and complex supporting characters and buildup to major events. I could sympathize with Molly and her anxiety and reluctance to be vulnerable, but also in Seth’s sorrow for his repeatedly failed relationships.

Second chance romance, grumpy sunshine (but the female is the grumpy one!!), soul mates? You decide on the last one.

This was very well written and I can’t wait to see what else Katelyn Doyle has up her sleeve!

This was entertaining but I just couldn’t relate to it. I wanted to shake the characters a few times out of frustration. I liked it, but didn’t love it. i listened to it on audio and the narrators did a great job. My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book's a fun twist on the classic rom-com formula, throwing together a cynical Hollywood screenwriter and a hopeless romantic divorce lawyer who used to be high school sweethearts. When they bump into each other at their reunion, they make a boozy bet about predicting couples' fates – including their own. It's a witty, sexy romp that plays with all the tropes it's poking fun at, perfect for anyone who loves to hate (or hates to love) a good love story.

I really wanted to love Just Some Stupid Love Story, but I found myself struggling with it. The premise had me hooked—a rom-com screenwriter and a divorce attorney reunited at their high school reunion fifteen years after their breakup. It had all the makings of a great story.

Molly Marks, who writes rom-coms but is a cynic about real love, is dragged to her high school reunion in Florida, where she faces her past with Seth Rubinstein. Seth, on the other hand, is a hopeless romantic and successful divorce attorney who’s never quite gotten over Molly. They end up making a bet about the future of five couples, including themselves, with the stakes being a declaration of who’s right about true love.

While the witty banter and steamy moments were engaging, the second-chance romance left me wanting more. The fact that neither character seemed to evolve much made it hard for me to fully connect with their journey. Seth’s persistence and Molly’s skepticism were fun to read about, but the lack of significant personal growth made the resolution feel a bit hollow.

Even though it wasn’t a perfect fit for me, the humor and heart were definitely present.

Oh wow, what a marvelous surprise Katelyn Doyle's Just Some Stupid Love Story turned out to be!!! I kind of wish they'd named the book something else, just because that title really doesn't do the story justice. The pretty cover caught my eye, so thankfully there's that.

These characters... just wonderful. There's terrific chemistry between the MCs, really interesting drama between the family members and the friends, love found and love lost. Honestly, just everything I really enjoy about a good novel, Just Some Stupid Love Story has it all in spades. This would make a fantastic film.

The audio version of Just Some Stupid Love Story is beautifully performed by Christine Lakin and Tim Paige, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

<i> A debut about a rom-com screenwriter who doesn't believe in love and a divorce attorney who does, forced together at their high school reunion fifteen years after their breakup </i>

Just Some Stupid Love Story is not in fact stupid, but rather a fun, sweet love story, a second chance romance that spans several years (including the pandemic era, which is written into the story, but not overly so). It was delightful to watch Seth and Molly banter and dance around each other as their story unfolded.

Christine Lakin and Tim Paige did a nice job narrating the audiobook.

Thank you Katelyn Doyle, Flatiron Books, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

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Just Some Stupid Love Story
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Let me start out by saying this book intrigued me from the beginning, especially when Seth entered the picture. He was fun, funny, and light hearted. I loved the nostalgia of the high school reunion. I laughed quite a bit and enjoyed the fun banter between Seth and Molly.

As the story progressed, she began to frustrate the heck out of me. She was confusing. And I get that she’s confused and traumatized but I just did not like the way she treated Seth. I wish the story ended about 60% in so I would have felt more satisfied with the ending.

Overall, I was entertained because of the audiobook performances. I was definitely not expecting the spice in this story. It only had 2 spicy parts but they were 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

I do think the title is very fitting because I will remember it as eh, it was just some stupid love story.

Thank you to @macmillan.audio #MacAudio2024 and @netgalley for the advanced audiobook. #JustSomeStupidLoveStory

I liked how the main characters weren't always together but found ways to stay in each others lives which felt realistic. I was also excited to see how the bet would turn out in the end. I think this was a cute romance that people who are fans of second chance romances will enjoy.

Just Some Stupid Love Story is an entertaining, enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract, rom com and I enjoyed it.

The story follows Molly and Seth, who were high school sweethearts until Molly broke up with him, who meet again 15 years later at their high school reunion.

Molly is a romcom screenwriter who doesn’t believe in love while Seth is a divorce lawyer who believes in love.

After too many drinks they hookup and before parting ways, make a bet on who can predict the fate of five couples before their twentieth reunion themselves included. Whoever loses has to admit that the other is right about true love.

The story unfolds over a numbers of years and is told in both their POV. Both characters were complex individuals who couldn't be more different in their view of love. She's a cynic and he idealized love but as the months go by, they continue to communicate via email and share updates on their personal lives and updates on the couples they bet on.

I really enjoyed the back and forth banter between these two and seeing how their relationship slowly progressed and as time passed I loved that they both realized they had to work on themselves and I loved the growth outside of the romance.

This was my first time reading this author and I enjoyed the novel. I would definitely recommend it to lovers of romantic comedies.

🎧 I listened to the audiobook version of this novel which was narrated by Christine Lakin and Tim Paige. They did a great job with the characters and bringing the story to life, however I didn't care for Seth's voice at the start of the novel especially at the reunion but it did change as the story progressed and was much more enjoyable.

I really like this book. I found both characters completely relatable. A perfect second chance romance. I liked that we saw her struggles to being open to love and how patient he was with her and supportive.

I have put off writing this review. I so wanted to love Just Some Stupid Love Story but it fell a bit short. My 20th high school reunion is coming up so reading a book about rekindling with your high school flame seemed fun! And while this book covers many topics, I'm not sure I would say fun is one of them.

Molly, our female lead, is kind of a grumpy. hot mess. So I obviously loved her. Her friendship with Dex and Alyssa was hands down my favorite part of the book. I struggled with Seth. A hopeless romantic who is a divorce attorney? Yeah. I am not buying it. Honestly if it wasn't for his amazing family and the talented Tim Paige narrating, I would have skipped over many of his sections.

This book also wove COVID19 into it's storytelling. I did find it interesting as I am sure the stay at home mandates killed many relationships. Saying that, I'm just not sure I want to read about the pandemic which was an awful time for so many.

Overall, this was a well thought out story. I just think I want my romantic comedies to have a bit more romance and comedy.

There has recently been a trend with romcom books that have characters in the books that are somehow tied to romcoms, and I have so much enjoyed how meta this is! In this book the main female character Molly is a romcom screenplay writer. Naturally, however, she doesn't believe in love. Seth, her high school boyfriend that she breaks it off with just after graduation, is the hopeless romantic. Of course, they come back into contact at their high school reunion and emotions run high, and old flames are reignited. It all culminates into a bet being made regarding five different relationships in their high school class- betting on who would still be together romantically and who would be divorced by the next reunion. The final couple, according to Seth, is going to be him and Molly married at their 20 year reunion.

I really liked this story! I thought it was a quick and easy read, and I could not put it down because I wanted to know how these two seemingly opposite characters fit together. I enjoyed that it was a book that took us over five years. Seth is just such a cinnamon roll of a main male character. All he wants is to have a wife and kids, and he yearns for this. Molly is a bit too grumpy at times, but I still did enjoy her softening and development over the course of the book. I think one of the best parts of the books was seeing how each character is growing when they were not together. I was rooting for this couple the entire time, and I enjoyed the ending. Ironically, I could easily see this turning into the plot of a romcom movie. Overall, this was a great beach read that kept me entertained with the characters banter and gave me butterflies when it ended.

Loved the narration of the audiobook. I thought the narrators did a great job bringing these characters to life and I enjoyed how well it brought the story together.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced listening copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

What a fun book! This is a laugh-out-loud, sometimes cry-a-little, rom-com about Molly Marks and Seth Rubinstein and their on-again, off-again romance that began in high school. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was right on target with both voices.

Seth is the romantic one; Molly has abandonment by daddy issues, and she tends to run when things get intense. She’s done that to Seth multiple times. At first I wondered why he put up with her shenanigans, since he’s a darling—-so thoughtful, kind, and a real catch. He’s a family law (read:divorce) attorney in Chicago, and she’s a romantic-com screenwriter in Los Angeles.

The book begins when they are at their 15-year high school reunion. Their banter is engaging, and they gave a one-night fling then, which leads to their betting on the fate of 5 couples at the reunion, including themselves. The rest of the book takes us through the ensuing five years, with Seth and Molly flirting with being a couple. There are moments of joy and happiness as well as such heartbreak.

I really liked the book! I did think it dragged a little getting through the five-year timeline, but after about 60 percent it picked up, and I was wondering how it would all be wrapped up.

Definitely recommend it! I’ll also look forward to another read from this author.

I didn't partiularly like either of these lead characters to be honest but I liked the banter between them.