Ali and Theo’s relationship sparkles with chemistry, somehow managing to be romantic, emotional, and hilarious all on the same page. The situations the couple encounter during their road trip feel like scenes from classic 90’s romcoms in the best way. And the cast of side characters is so well-developed and adds so much warmth and humor to the story that I found myself wishing for a separate book for each and every one of them. This will be one of my all time favorite comfort reads that I’ll go back to again and again when I’m craving something funny and uplifting with a ton of heart.

I really enjoyed Sharon M Peterson’s ‘The Fake Out’, so I was looking forward to the sequel, and it did not disappoint! It follows Mae’s best friend and agent of chaos, Ali, as she goes on a road trip with Theo, her lifetime crush and brothers’ best friend.

The romance between Ali and Theo developed in a very satisfying way, culminating in an enchanting epilogue that left me smiling. My favourite aspect of the book, however, was Ali’s family relationships. The estrangement of her brother and his reconciliation with the rest of the family provided a deeper emotional plot line. Meanwhile, I found it interesting to read how Ali’s epilepsy was handled: I was particularly touched by the portrayal of her being pulled between the understandable fear of seizures and not allowing that fear to prevent her living her life.

A book that manages to be both extremely absurd and tender, ‘The Fast Lane’ is a wonderful Two Harts sequel and I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Sharon is one of those authors I've been following and watching because of a friend. Mary made me do it! And, really, I'm so glad! The Fast Lane was a delight to read. If you're into road trips, quirky heroines, family drama and forgiveness, and a huge side of laughter, I recommend!
Ali and Theo are suckered into a road trip and there are FEELINGS. Between stops and music choices and family antics, they can't help but draw closer.
There's so much about this to love as previously mentioned, but, above all, I think Sharon did such a fantastic job with Ali's self-worth and disability rep. The themes of love and forgiveness speak loudly and I'm always here for forced proximity and brother's best friend romances.
Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

Ali's on a secret mission before her brother's wedding. What can go wrong on a road trip with your childhood crush/ brother's best friend, your grandpa and his dog that hates you. Usually not a fan of friend's to lovers, but I enjoyed this book. Definitely made me want to go and read the others in the series.
I really hope we get a book about Abe, I feel like we just scratched the surface with him.
Overall a very fun read!

I had just picked up again The Fake Out, which I already read and enjoyed last year, when I noticed that The Fast Lane was available on NetGalley. It was a perfect timing to read one after the other.

I loved Ali's character in The Fake Out and was really happy to see that she became the main character in this book. I like the road trip and brother's best friend tropes, it was again really well done and I loved Ali's connection with Theo. The secondary characters, either met in the previous book or new ones, are all very cute, and I very much enjoyed this book. Like it happened last year with The Fake Out, I just finished it, and I just want to read it again.

Thank you to the publisher who provided me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A rollicking road trip rom com romp!
I love Sharon M Peterson’s stories and her sense of humour.
Ali is heading to her brother’s wedding but there is no room in her parents car! Never fear she can ride with her long time crush and best friend of her brother Theo. Throw in a sparky grandpa and a car break down and it’s a recipe for success…..ful comedy.
This friends to lovers rom com was so much fun to read. It’s not my favourite trope but the way the characters are written kept me entertained. Some laugh out loud moments along the journey but I would have enjoyed some more pranks from Al as she was one of my favourite characters from The Fake Out. The romance was gentle and subtle.
I highly recommend it if you like:
Comedy
Road trip
Brothers best friend
Secret crush
Childhood crush
Epilepsy representation
Friends to lovers
No breakup arc

Thank you to the author, publisher and netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This is the 3rd book by Sharon Peterson I have read and I will keep coming back for more.

Sharon really brings such humor and warmth to the characters she writes. Strong female characters and the men who fall in love with them. Alicia and Theo were so real and I loved the heat between them. The brother's best friend trope is always a good time and then add in a road trip. So much fun!

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and Sharon Peterson for the e-ARC of this book. This review is my own opinion.

Omgosh. What a fun road trip. Ali and Theo were just the cutest. Ali is sassy and fiesty and sarcastic and Theo is a cinnamon roll golden retriever. The dynamic between the two of them was perfect. Both afraid to share how they feel about each other. The side characters were great. Especially Mack and Karen. They were too much. It was great to get to know her brothers and to see what happened with Abe. The epilogue just melted my heart all over the place. So darn cute. Sharon is an amazing writer and I love all of her books and can’t wait for more.
Thank you to the author for my advanced copy of this book. These words are my own.

This book was so cute and entertaining. The characters were so fun and loveableee ! I recommend reading this book after The Fake-Out by the same author, as you first meet the main characters in that book. Also, I love how there’s little notes-to-self before every chapter. It’s like a little sneak peek into what’s going to happen in the chapter :)

This was my first book by Sharon M. Peterson, but it definitely won't be my last. She had me hooked from chapter one, and I read the entire book with a cheesy grin, laughing and smiling the whole way through. It’s the perfect road trip rom-com with friends-to-lovers and brother’s best friend vibes. My eARC is filled with highlights of all the swoon-worthy moments. I felt the dragons flutter in my stomach just like they did in Alicia's, and I truly didn’t want it to end! I already want to go back to Two Hearts and hang out with Alicia and Theo. I also hope Abe and his daughter Hallie get their story soon because I am obsessed with them. Such a fantastic book—thank you so much, Sharon, for the ARC. I’m obsessed and now need to dive into your backlist because I love your writing so much!

Forbidden brother’s best friend trope. Alicia and Theo have known each other since they were kids. Now that their no longer kids sparks are starting to fly. Forced proximity road tripping together for Alicia’s brother’s wedding highlights just how much chemistry is between them.

This was meh I really liked the idea of this one, but just couldn’t get into it. Alicia just wasn’t very like able and Theo didn’t have much of a personality. Just not my cup of tea.

I loved this cute friends- to- lovers, brother's best friend romcom! Ali and Theo set off on a cross-country road trip to attend Ali's brother's wedding. The only problem is Ali's in love with Theo, and she can't be. One, he's her brother's best friend! Two, she confessed her love for him when she was 16, and he turned her down! Add in a feisty gramps, a loathsome dog appropriately named Karen, and some undeniable sexual tension between Ali and Theo, and it makes for a hilariously awkward adventure.

I really appreciated that the FMC has epilepsy. I haven't read about many characters that are epileptic and I'm glad I got to hear her side of it. It totally makes sense and offered perspectives I had not considered.

Thank you, NetGalley and Bookouture, for an advanced readers copy of The Fast Lane by Sharon M. Peterson, in exchange for an honest review. ♡

This story is told almost entirely in first person point of view from Ali’s perspective. I usually like having both POVs, however, as I read this novel, I realized that this is exactly the right way of telling this story. Only knowing the way Ali was viewing her interactions with Theo and seeing her try to figure out his feelings made it feel very realistic emotionally.

The set up of these two starting out on the road trip by themselves made for some great forced proximity. Then, adding in some of Ali’s family as side characters added some great depth and fun. I laughed out loud so many times during this book, but I also swooned at the connection that was becoming apparent between these two. I felt embarrassed for Ali as she remembered the way Theo had broken her heart as a teen and I felt compassion for all she had dealt with regarding her epilepsy and the overprotectiveness of her family.

I absolutely adored this sweet and swoony story and want to read more books by this author. A heads up... This is a sweet romcom that is hilarious and I loved it. However, it does have some mild language, words that would be considered light curse words.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Loved this one! Great and fun read. Highly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for my ARC.

I loved this book! I loved her other book so much and this was no exception. best friends brother is one of my favorites and I felt the love and chemistry so deeply in this book

I very much enjoyed The Fast Lane. I found myself fully engulfed in this story, loving every character that was introduced. Love story meets feel good family reuniting. Ali started out as what seems like an unstable character in the beginning tj a strong female lead in the end. We love amazing character development!

Such a delight to read this story. So nice to read a story where the characters actually care about each other. Basically it is about a road trip to a wedding. Made me laugh and cry at the same time. Full marks.

such a summer-y romance roadtrip book! Funny well-developed characters, family drama, and sweet swoony moments. 💕

I really identified with Ali for two reasons: 1) her desire to not be worried about and fussed over and 2) having been *that* girl when I was younger - AGGRESSIVELY confessing my love to my crush at the time (and his mom *shudders*) so I can’t blame her bc Theo is a capital M, Man 🥵

Mack was such a funny side character, as well as all the brothers and Hallie and everyone else. They added so much but didn’t detract from the main characters. The little snippets of the upcoming wedding, the parents, the best friends, very realistically and comedic.

Theo is just so sweet and cares so much — such a flirt, and such a gentleman. Such a softie and i’m obsessed.

Trope-y, laugh out loud funny, and all around great!

3.75 out of 5 stars!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I had a fun time with this book. It did take a bit to get into the book but the whole book taking place over a few days was so fun! I enjoyed all of the shenanigans that the characters got themselves into. The characters had decently fleshed out backstories while maintaining the pace of the book. I always love a story that covers a brothers best friend trope. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the fun and funny commentary that went along with that.

I had zero expectations going into this book. I fell in love with it, though. Theo and Alicia are so sweet, and I loved seeing Alicia try to figure out what she was doing. I loved seeing their relationship coming together, and I found myself laughing quite a bit in here. I really liked this story. The characters were amazing, and all felt real and had me smiling and swooning.