I sadly decided to DNF this book. It just wasnt for me. It says its brothers best friend but they arent best friends anymore. The book is written in 3rd person which I dont like. Also I think the main characters are plain, they barely have a personality. And the foot fetish.... just no.

I do hope someone else enjoys this book.

One Night Stand Ever After is a best friend’s little sister/forbidden romance and is the 3rd book ‘Unforgettable Fire’ series. The brother and the MMC were close growing up but didn’t seem very close as adults, so that did take away a bit from the plot. There’s definitely some past baggage including potential triggers that hinder these two from trusting in love and each other. Those really carried the story and made it have some substance. I’ll note the warnings below.

The relationship between Max & Anna completely hinged on sex, and we didn’t get to really experience a lot of relationship building/deeper chemistry. The first time a foot fetish was mentioned I was like ugh, this is going to get cringey fast! Luckily, it was a pretty tame fetish and didn’t completely give me the ick.

This story ends in an HEA, but it felt rushed and could have definitely benefited from an epilogue. It did seem unlikely that our MMC would completely throw away his belief system, which is built on years of previous trauma. I guess that’s where a suspension of belief and reminder that this is definitely fictional is necessary.

I kinda wish we got to experience more of the grandmothers in the story as I really enjoyed their characters. It was quite obvious throughout the entire book that they were playing Cupid, but a part of me also questioned if they were secretly having a relationship. Plot twist? Haha 😆

While these books are noted as being able to be read as standalones, I do think it would have made the reading experience more satisfying to have read the first two books as the characters from them make multiple notable appearances. That being said, there was enough detail where I wasn’t completely confused by reading this book as a standalone.

If you like small town romances filled with quirky characters and lots of spice, this book is right up your alley! Overall, it was a short & fast read.

3.5 ⭐️ rounded down.

TW: death of a significant other, substance abuse, foster care

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for the opportunity to read this digital ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for this ARC.

Yikes. This book just wasn't for me. Might be someone else's cup of tea though. On the bright side, it was a fairly quick read and a low-stakes romance. Though I do think reading the other books in this series is necessary since all these other characters make notable appearances throughout this story and that left me feeling quite lost.

Everything was just cringey for me, idk the whole book gave me the ick. There was no real character development since the main leads barely had a personality in and of themselves. I was not invested in their relationship either as the entire book was more focused on showing them working on their respective projects instead of showing how they fell in love and connected. Even with the premise and trope of 'brother's best friend', the moment of confrontation was so anticlimatic. The main dude didn't even seem to be a best friend for said brother lol. He interacted more with his estranged grandmother than the supposed best friend.

Overall rating: 1.5/5