This was a good read!
It started out a bit slow, but getting to know each character was really fun. I think everyone will find a character they can relate to in this story.
Overall, the story was a fun romp in a quirky fantasy setting. It had the feeling of a really good DnD campaign with your friends.
Unfortunately, I was not a fan of the ending. It didn't fit the story for me.
Otherwise, it was a great read, and I'd like to see more in the setting.

Thank you to Avon, Harper Voyager, and Netgalley for the e-ARC.

A decade ago, four comrades saved Princess Thessia and her realm, Mythria. Tragically, it cost them the life of their noble leader, Galwell. In response, Elowen became a hermit, Beatrice threw herself into a loveless marriage, and Clare became a parody of roguish charm. Forcibly reunited for Thessia's wedding, the trio (plus Elowen's old flame, Vandra, for good measure), bicker and snipe until a new quest forces them to work together and deal with their issues. Two vituperative second chance romances and a fantasy world with everything from teletherapy to pumpkin spice lattes is far less charming than it thinks it is. Thanks, Netgalley.

This book was cozy and fun, but there was too much angst to really enjoy the characters to their full potential. It wasn't bad, just didn't love!

This is more a romance than fantasy. A lot of character dialogue and bickering with a slow moving plot. Not what I was expecting and felt underwhelmed. .

Nice romantasy take on several tropes, including friends-to-lovers and second-chance romance (I'm a sucker for these). Great premise but I struggled a little with the execution and pacing, although in general this was overall a quick read. I liked the chemistry between the characters, and I actually liked the characters quite a bit but I did find some of their interactions frustrating. There were a lot of modern parallels here, especially with the kingdom's "technology," almost to the point where it felt a bit over-done. Can you call it world-building if they're really just analogs of our own world? That said, it did make the fantasy structure a bit easier to digest since there were so many "real-world" touchpoints. I gave this 3 stars but it was closer to 3.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for an Ebook ARC of this story, all opinions are my own.

2.5⭐️

I knew This Will Be Fun was a must read when I saw it marketed as The Princess Bride meets PWMOV - these are two of my most favorite things - and I can definitely see the comparisons. I’m feral for friends to lovers and a second chance (and we get two!) and was looking forward to these seeing these tropes woven in with a quest. Unfortunately, for me, the pacing of this story was very uneven and the quest storyline was muddled with the “will they or won’t they” drama.

I love a fantasy that is brimming with quirky and whimsical elements, but I was a bit confused by this world, especially since the world building was nonexistent. The magic embraced all things whimsical, but the inclusion of more modern technology and speech felt very out of place - think Ella Enchanted the film. The tv shows, magical message tapestries, elevators, and holograms, to name a few, left me baffled. It was a bit odd and I struggled with the marrying of medieval and modern.

It’s always fascinating to read stories with multiple authors and this book has three. I was intrigued how multiple voices would translate on the page with the characters and overall story. Beatrice and Clare’s POVs felt similar in tone, but their voices overshadowed Elowen and the story became heavily focused on their fighting and relationship drama. I was very invested in Elowen’s and wanted more of her and Vandra, the sexy assassin.

I think the authors had an excellent premise and I really enjoyed the beginning of the story and seeing the characters heal and mend their friendship, but ultimately, I think there were too many competing storylines which led to the uneven pacing - and said quest didn’t even start until well over the halfway mark and then the drama of the defeating the villain was over in the blink of an eye.

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: Magical/Romantasy
Spice: 🔥🔥

Synopsis: Imagine "The Princess Bride" meets "People We Meet on Vacation" in this romantasy tale. A decade ago, a group of friends—Beatrice, Elowen, Clare, and their valiant leader Galwell the Great—saved the magical land of Mythria. Their heroic deeds became legendary, but the cost was high, and they haven't spoken since. Now, they're brought back together by an invitation to the queen of Mythria's wedding, setting the stage for an unexpected adventure.

Thoughts: I felt like the world building was lacking in the book. The world was essentially the 1600s with castles and castles with people who can wield magic sporadically missed in. The book focused more on the characters and how they handled the previous quest and how they reacted afterwards. They all went on their own journey and we see this with the 3 POVs. Miscommunication was a big part of this book, which is my least favorite. I did enjoy the rekindling of the relationships.

Thank you to Harper Collins and NetGalley for the advanced Reader e-proof for my honest review.

This Will Be Fun is an interesting concept with good humor that failed to grab me like other fantasy comedies such as Princess Bride or elements of D&D.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the early e-copy!

*3.5 rounded down*
I loved the idea of this book! The low-stakes/cozy vibes were pretty spot on, but for a story that depends so much on the characters, I think I was just expecting more- more to make me truly care about them and more information on the world that they’re in.

I would definitely suggest this to any cozy fantasy reader, and I do think I would read it again.

Thank you so much to NetGalley & Avon and Harper Voyager for this ARC. It was a fun fantasy read that focused heavily on relationships. Though a slower read, the plot was very character driven with a lot of great depth and growth. We see life after loss with their first quest, and then rediscovering how to process emotions and repair both friendship & relationships in their second quest. The mental health representation was excellent which I think is rare for a fantasy book. If you’re looking for simple world building and an easy to follow magic system, with characters who will make you laugh, this book is for you.

This was a fun, low stress, rom-quest! A story of friendship, fresh starts, and defining what it means to be a hero. I loved the quirk characters, but also discovering their back stories and emotional issues - particularly pertaining to their quest to save the realm 10 years in the past. They've since parted ways and have their reasons for not speaking to each other. However, when the Queen needs them once more, they put their issues behind them to journey once more. I loved the silly "modern" aspects thrown in, the funny towns and festivals, and the romances sprinkled in. It felt a little slow at times and the quest was almost too low stakes. Overall super enjoyable and cozy!

*3.5 stars*
I had a hard time getting into this book. It’s more character driven than plot driven, which wasn’t quite what I was expecting. For the first half, it felt like not a lot was happening, and there was a lot of eluding to past events without completely revealing what exactly happened (until around the 40% mark). Things did pick up a bit maybe around the halfway mark, but I wasn’t really feeling either of the romances. The magic in this world led to a lot of modern-world parallels – chain coffee shops, riding sharing, tabloids, social media, video streaming, etc. It made the story a bit quirky, though for me this magic almost felt a little too convenient at times. In the end, this book didn’t capture my interest as well as I thought it would, but I could see how others might really enjoy it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Harper Voyager for the review copy of This Will Be Fun! All opinions in my review are completely my own.

This was such a fun cozy read. I enjoyed the characters and their world.

Thank you to netgalley for my advanced copy, my opinions are my own.

This is a “rom-quest” by three authors: Bridget Morrissey, Emily Wibberly, and Austin Siegemund-Broka. I have read and enjoyed books by all of them! This is their first collaboration and first fantasy book, and I think it’s fairly easy to tell. I had a good time reading this one, but it felt like a fantasy book written by people who’ve read very few fantasy books. The writing was in many places kind of clunky. I enjoyed the characters themselves, and the plot had a lot of very good (and funny) moments, but overall it just felt like a caricature of a romantasy book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!

Oh my god - this was so pleasantly surprising as a novel. It just fulfilled all the cozy fantasy/questing vibes that you might want, and the way in which the author weaves in elements of their shared adventure and past is just enough that I have enough information without needing to write a whole prequel quest book. And I must say, I so enjoyed this unique choice of timeline - I love that we aren't delving into the details of the "save the world" but rather in this unhurried, after-the-story timeline, where we pick up with our heroes and how they've suffered from their quests.

We have 3 POVs, heroes who have completed their quest to save the world, reeling from the loss of their leader and figuring out what life might look like 10 years later. Each one of our heroes is suffering from different impacts of their fame. One suffers from immense guilt; the other from hatred for the world for taking away her brother; the final from imposter syndrome. All of them have gone their separate ways in isolation, despite the fact that Clare and Beatrice have this yearning and second-chance romance to them, and Elowen has her own little sapphic love story grumpy-sunshine thing going on.

For any fans of the Hart & Mercy series and their world, this book will absolutely satisfy that cozy adventurous itch, while simultaneously addressing incredibly serious topics without being overwhelming or heavy handed.

What happens after the quest is done? In This Will Be Fun we find a group of former friends forced back together. They saved the world, but haven't spoken since. Now, as they journey together to a wedding their past feelings and miscommunications are brought into the light. This story is part fantasy, adventure, and romance. It doesn't take itself too seriously and the world rules are a bit gray, however, I found this added to the fun. I enjoyed the group's exploits more than the romances. The story leans into the characters hiding their feelings and isolating themselves. As a reader, this is a frustrating trope and what I liked the least about the story.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon books for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book is interesting. It is a very heavy character driven book but the 3 main characters are okay. They aren't very "loud" personalities so it comes off as dull and hard to really get into the book. The characters are trying to navigate grief and old history when given another quest that brings them together. The quest is a side plot but their interactions is suppose to be the star of the book. From the 3 povs I didn't really care for any of them, they each have interesting magic and own personal conflicts but again they are very meh personalities that nothing really stood out and the plot was so minor and nothing major happens to make it super compelling. Overall the book was okay. I do love that all the characters are in their 30s and not in their 20s and with them being older they aren't parents. The story started off wonderfully but as it went on it started to fall off.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon for the opportunity to read their E-ARC. This is my honest opinion.

I enjoyed the idea of this book. The concept of a group of adventurers reuniting for one last adventure is a sitcom waiting to happen. The world inside this novel was also creative with a sprinkling of modern technology in fantasy. It's very tongue-in-cheek and I found it amusing. The plot itself just felt very slow and repetitive in information dumping. It was written by three authors and I think this attributed to some of this problem.

Quite possibly the worst book I have ever read. Terrible characters, zero plot, nothing happens. Even the intense battle scenes lacked any action.

Thank you to Netgalley, Avon and Harper Voyager, and EB Asher for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

This Will Be Fun is truly that, fun. The translation of modern concepts (paparazzi, tv shows, Las Vegas) to versions appropriate to the time are so creative.

The history and camaraderie amongst the questors is a fun dynamic that brings its own conflict AND enjoyment.

Read if you like:
-3 POVs
-Sapphic love
-Cozy Fantasy
- Second chance romance x2
-Saving the realm