This was such a feel good read, I smiled through it, (and laughed a decent amount too).

Daisy is one of my favourite book characters for a long time. She is funny and relatable and an excellent POV character.

I really like Charles. He felt like realistic while still being a knight in shining armour type. I liked the way he took the opportunity and the way he thrived in this book.

I love the storyline of this. It was the perfect marriage between the fantasy needed for a romance novel and realism needed to keep me committed to it. I felt genuinely like this is something that could happen; it was typical in the best kind of way.

I love the family relationships depicted in this book (particularly Daisy and her mother) as it felt really honest and heartfelt.

I’m really looking forward to read more from this author.

This book was so cute. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. I adored Daisy, some of her moments were truly ICONIC. I related heavily to her people pleasing, and her desire to have others approval. I k ow we always need a last act pull apart but to be honest I didn’t love it in this. Or at least I didn’t love how long it took to resolve. Overall Charlie and Daisy forever and everyone should read this if they want to feel warm and cozy.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.
Seat Mates by Anna Harbor is about a woman who travels to another state for her mom’s wedding. On her way there, she meets a guy who she terms as rude but then finds out he’s her ‘seat mate’ on the plane and strangely enough, they’re in the same hotel, same floor, and their rooms are literally following each other.
If you don’t call that fate, then I don’t know what you might call it.
Seat Mates is a cute and very short book. It’s literally 200 pages and gets a lot of things done quickly. Partially because the book’s timeline isn’t long (just about a week) there’s only so much you can stretch it for.

I rated this book 3 🌟. I enjoyed it, it’s light, the twist in the book was really shocking, and the romance was there woven in the pages. Honestly, if you go into this book knowing that the airplane part isn’t going to be for long, or most part of it, then you’re alright.

Grammatically, this was a much easier book to read and can’t wait to read more from this author.

Thank you for the Arc!
I fell in love with Daisy and Charlie. I just loved the interaction between them. One of my fave tropes is fake dating and this book has it. Also, I loved how attentive Charlie was. I was just a little bit disappointed with the third act breakup, but I guess it was necessary in order to have that great ending. I definitively recommend this book.

This book was amazing and I devoured this book in just a few sittings! I loved the character development and how the story progressed.

I really enjoyed this book--I loved the bantering, and the chemistry was off the charts! This was a quick and easy read that felt well-paced, I hope there are more to follow!

I adored this book!

Of course I started reading this while on a plane, and I fell instantly fell in love with Daisy and Charles, who were the perfect couple of opposites. This meet-cute is a feel good, smiley romance that had me grinning and giggling the whole time. Honestly, this book just put me in a good mood!

I recommend this book to EVERYONE and ANYONE looking for a cute romance (especially if you're traveling), who loves a good Hallmark style romance, or who might want to start reading romance but doesn't know where to start.

Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this gem early!

Review posted to Goodreads 5/31, posted to @evelynlainebooks pre publish date (TBD).

Okay okay PAUSE!
You’re telling me these two have such a “not so meet cute” and end up becoming one of my favorite couples? When this book is out I’m going to need the physical copy to annotate! I haven’t had a feeling like this since reading the Spanish love deception. I don’t know if it was the traveling or the banter but absolute 5/5!!
Also the characters… LOVE! I relate to the FMC so much. I love her attitude!

”you’re in my corner?”
he grins and nods. “i’m definitely in your corner.”

to start, daisy thomas would absolutely choose the bear in the debate of man vs bear (she is an environmental advocate that wants to save a conservation that has been set aside for black bears for decades, but is now being sold to a developer, to be made into a ski resort.) she begrudgingly attends her mother’s uncomfortable wedding and just so happens to stumble across charlie in an airport enemies to lovers meet-cute. charlie then ends up sitting beside her on the plane much to her chagrin, and ends up following her along throughout the entire weekend trip as the two stay at the same hotel upon landing. their banter is silly and cute with an underlying sense that something more could happen between them. which, in a flurry of wedding events, hotel room service, awkward run-ins with an ex boyfriend, a fake date to a wedding rehearsal, something does.
to put it simply, seat mates is a short and sweet book with just over 200 pages - with characters and banter that made it enjoyable to read. i devoured it and managed to read it all in one day! it has that sweet way of being told where it feels as though your best friend is telling you about her wedding vacation meet-cute because you weren’t there. i imagine it’s how daisy told cara about everything that happened.

i only wish that the seat mates cover and plot of them sitting beside each other had lasted just a bit longer or made a reoccurring point throughout the book as it is the title and it felt as though it didn’t quite fit as much as it could have. i also felt like the ending with daisy’s mom was very heavy and emotionally impacting compared to the lighthearted romcom feel of the rest of the book and i didn’t care for it as much as it felt very sudden regardless of the situation that led to the wedding, but that’s just me being picky! it’s definitely a book that everyone should read for themselves.

(thank you so much to the publisher and netgalley for sending me an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.)

The main female character in this book is soooo cute and fun. I wanted to love this book so bad! The grammar in this book was so bad I could only think about how bad it was and could not focus on the actual plot. I will for sure try this one out again once it’s published and maybe the edits are complete because I think it has a strong plot that I could love. I gave it 3 stars because NetGalley was so kind for me to receive an arc and also because the pages I did read were leading to something amazing. Can’t wait to read this one when it’s published

Review to come.

The cover is what caught my attention.

Such a cute design.

Thank- you NetGalley for the ARC.

I really, really enjoyed this book! Daisy and Charlie's banter together was very entertaining, and they had really good chemistry. The meet-cute was 10/10 and me, when? This book also has fake dating which is one of my favorite tropes, and I loved reading Daisy and Charlie's story.

This was such a sweet book.
A light hearted read with some serious content.
I actually laughed out loud at some parts.
Could see this becoming a rom-come movie

Perfect summer read!

This was a very charming and quick read! The concept sounds fairly simple, MMC and FMC meet in a very meet-cute, enemies to lovers type of way, then coincidentally end up in the same location and start fake dating. But what Anna Harbom also managed to create was a very vulnerable and realistic atmosphere where these two characters slowly started to get to know each other and the tension built to some very satisfying romance. Both MCs had their faults, made mistakes, and acknowledged and apologized for their wrongs. It was nice to see people take a mature approach.

I didn't care for the mother sub-plot but I do think there will be people who will appreciate reading about these type of family dynamics.

My only critique is that the book's length was awkward. It would have been a great novella, if they shortened the mom stuff or an even longer novel, filling in the gaps where the MCs didn't see each other. Overall, I really appreciate the opportunity to read this ARC and definitely look forward to reading more from this author.

I was sooo excited to receive this ARC!!!!

This book had me from the start and that normally doesn’t happen for me… Daisy and Charlie were such great characters to get to know and follow.

There were many laugh out loud moments with the way all the characters interacted and then there were the sad moments that made your heart ache.

Anna Harbom did an amazing job and I will definitely be recommending this book to friends.

A chance encounter meet-cute, Seat Mates was a really cute story. I thoroughly enjoyed the sassy banter and the characters themselves. It was a quick read and I found myself wishing it were a bit longer.

3.5 ⭐️Thank you netgallery for this arc! While it was a short and easy read, I do wish there was more exploring the plot and it didn’t feel rushed. Felt slow at some parts and fast at others and I felt I missed a few massive information on the story. Overall, cute idea and read!

While just over 200 pages, this book had it all! Meet-cute, brief enemies to lovers, chance encounters, family drama, relationship repair, humor, money issues, and falling in love. And of course a happily ever after.

Laughed out loud at a hilarious moment in a limousine. Loved the way the author described airplane etiquette. (I 100% also wonder why some people choose to stand up immediately after landing even though they have to wait their turn to exit!!!) The small details in the book made it excellent.

Money was a hot topic in this book that the author explored in a variety of ways- but ultimately how money plays into our personalities and life choices. The way it was approached from various perspectives was interesting.

the meet cute i've always wished for everytime i go to the airport and the man of our dreams!!
this was fun and crazy and totally unrealistic but also so realistic. daisy is so cute and i don't even care if she's a walking stereotype because i want a cute mini cooper and i crochet and it's cool to be a grandma at heart and all of us grandmas at heart deserve a super hot dream man.
was this super fast paced? yes. was it realistic because i would fall in love with that man in an hour? also yes. airport men are way hotter and this book proves it.

This book was absolutely adorable. Daisy and Charlie are seat mates on an place ride. Charlie and Daisy have great banter and such a sweet bond throughout the book. The circumstances surrounding why Daisy is traveling are crazy and full of drama and trigger warnings for narcissistic mothers for sure but the book as a whole was sweet and funny and definitely worth the read.