This was such a cute, summery read! The setting was fun, especially the Tea shop! June and Levi had great development, and I really loved their love story-- it was believable without shirking around the difficulties. This book also handled grief really well. Overall, this was a very fun beach read if you need one!!

The audio book was SO well done! Engaging and the pacing was wonderful!

Thanks to Negalley, MacMillan and Emma Lord for the advanced copy to review.

Old friends, June and Levi, reunite after several years of not speaking under very unexpected circumstances. Both have undergone very public breakups and concluded that fake-dating may be a way to detour some of the attention from their drama-filled exes. However, such close proximity and romantic situations lead them both to revisit old feelings for each other.


This was a cute story but I struggled connecting with the characters and pacing. I had a hard time with understanding how June and Levi cut-off all communication after a misunderstanding even when June's sister remained one of Levi's closest friends. The miscommunication trope was strong with them! However, I appreciated the conversations on managing the death of a loved one and finding ways to cope with their absence as life continues. The ending felt a bit rushed and fuzzy.

This book was super cute! I love a good fake dating pact and this book was no exception. The narrator did a great job of bringing June & Levi to life. I was rooting for them, along with all of the internet. 🤪

A huge thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the advanced audio. All opinions expressed above are my own.

It was a wonderful summer romance. Perfect for staying in the AC and listening while it's too hot to venture outside in real life. I want one of those scones!!!

June has been a world traveler since she started dating griffin how ever when he breaks up with her on his reality tv show and the death of her sister she goes back to her home town and runs her late sister scone and tea shop. Levi who was dumpy by his girlfriend after she was caught cheating on him goes back to his home town and the history of him and June past.

When Junes best friend suggest her and Levi fake date to save her sister beloved tea shop they Levi is sitting right there in the tea shop agrees it could help him win back his ex and save her tea shop there isn’t anything that he wouldn’t do but when one wants out the break up happens and they go back to normal. But old feelings come up and the break up may not be happening after all


It was a cute story felt a little under developed but oka.

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"The Break-Up Pact" by Emma Lord is an absolute delight from start to finish! This was my first read by Emma Lord, and I loved every minute of it. The story of June and Levi, two best friends turned fake lovers after their humiliating public break-ups, is both heartwarming and hilarious. I could not put it down!

What makes this book particularly captivating is the relatable fear of being thrust into the spotlight. Never in my life have I wanted more than to NOT be part of a famous or notable person's life. I simply could not handle the paparazzi and media attention! However, Emma Lord’s brilliant storytelling makes reading about it an absolute joy. The dynamic between June and Levi is electric, and their journey from friends to fake lovers to something more is beautifully written. "The Break-Up Pact" is a must-read for anyone who loves a good romantic comedy with depth and heart. I can't wait to read more from Emma Lord!

***Thank you NetGalley and Emma Lord for the ARC read***
All thoughts are mine and mine alone.

I couldn't keep up with the on-again/off-again shenanigans in this book. Specifically when the FMC went to her friend crying about the MMC, I didn't understand why. Maybe I just wasn't emotionally invested enough...which to be fair...I wasn't. Thanks to the publisher & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I felt the pacing was off and moved too fast for the story.
Even though the characters were adults this read more like a YA book.

I truly enjoyed this book and listened to it in one day. The characters were charming, and the premise was unique. Lord did a great job of including all the life "stuff" that can get in the way of a relationship. Narration here was fantastic.

I think if I read this I would’ve enjoyed it more. The narrator of the audiobook was so breathy that I somehow got the ick from every character. It’s not a terrible story but quite a bit unrealistic and the end is drawn out. It could’ve ended 7 chapters early as the side plot just didn’t hold my attention

I was able to listen to this book on audiobook thanks to Netgalley. This friends to lovers relationship with the add trope of fake dating. Getting to read about June and Levi's relationship with all the ups and downs of there history. I loved the small town beach vibe that Emma Lord created within the story. While I liked the over all story line there were moments that seemed drawn out and not necessary. I liked Emma Lord's writing , the narrator of the book and enjoyed the characters in "The Break-up Pact".

Finished the ARC of #TheBreakUpPact and it’s SO. GOOD. Just the right amount of a cute romance, with a twist of drama and a drop of spice. I loved June and Levi’s story! The beginning is a smidge hard to follow, but after the first few chapters it straightens itself out. I was fortunate enough to get the audio and an ebook copy, and they were both sooo good. Definitely recommend if you need a sappy romance with good laughs, too! Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, Emma Lord, and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC!

I have loved all of Emma Lord's YA stories and was excited to see what she did with an adult romance (i.e. open door scene but is skippable). She brings authentic real characters to life with hopes and dreams, hurt and past tragedy. The emotions! It was a beautiful story to see Levi and June be forced together to fake date and have it turn to more.

I almost brought this down to 4.5 stars because of the beginning with the break up didn't seem very realistic but its fiction so I let it slide.

Read this for all the mentions of scones! I really need to make some, small town by the beach, childhood best friends, friends to lovers, fake dating and more. Loved the cover and the narrator was fantastic!

This book releases in 2 weeks, thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the alc. These are my own thoughts and opinions.

Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Emma Lord for an ARC of this audiobook narrated by Natalie Naudus in exchange for my honest review.

I absolute ATE THIS SHIT UP!!! It was so cute and had so many of my favorite tropes that I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. I’m such a sucker for the childhood best friends to lovers AND fake dating tropes so this was a perfect read for me!! I loved the premise of the story as well as the setting and now I want to open my own seaside tea and scone shop. I do wish we had gotten a little more background on June’s sister Annie and the circumstances surrounded her death because it played such a pivotal role in bringing June and Levi back together.

Natalie was an incredible narrator for this book and perfectly brought the characters and their emotions to life. If you’re a fan of Emily Henry or Abby Jimenez, I definitely recommend picking this up!

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June and Levi are both nursing broken hearts. To make matters worse, their breaking hearts have made HEADLINES. They haven't been close in years, but they decide to join forces a la "no publicity is bad publicity." They could both use the boost, and if feelings never develop, this should be easy! They fake date for the press...with an expiration date. But getting close brings up the past, and suddenly, nothing is as easy at it seems!

This reminded me a great deal of an Emily Henry book. We delve deeply into the pasts of these characters, mining tragedy and shared events to foster revelations and personal growth in the present. The narrator, Natalie Naudus, was FANTASTIC. She felt like a Julian Whelan or an Erin Mallon. Gorgeous voice!

Ultimately, this fell a bit flat for me because the (figurative) ghosts of the people who were haunting Levi and June weren't particularly compelling. I felt confused as to why June and Levi cared so much for their exes, as well as the mutual friend they lost. A great deal of this book was made up of characters talking about the people they'd lost who never seemed that great to begin with. Relationships are complicated, so it makes sense, but still, it didn't feel rich enough.

There was some chemistry. There was some fun. There was some sort of abrasive writing at times that took away from my enjoyment of the story. Though deep, it didn't quite provide the emotion I was looking for, and I didn't have as much fun with the lighter scenes as I'd hoped.

Trigger warning: untimely death of a childhood friend (off page)

I'd like to thank MacMillan Audio and Netgalley for the eARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Super huge thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the ALC of the Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord!

This was such a fun read. I enjoyed it from start to finish. I thought it got mildly repetitive in parts but overall it was a great. Such a sweet wrap up!

I tried reading this ARC in both ebook and audio formats, and it turned out that it's just not for me. I really enjoy Emma Lord's YA novels, but I don't think I am quite the audience for her adult books, and I ended up DNFing about a quarter of the way through.

My first read by Emma Lord and I really enjoyed the writing style. A cute rom-com. There was something missing for me in the romance aspect - I felt it lacked depth. The story seemed quite reminiscent of other books I've read recently as well. My favourite aspect was in June's journey of grieving and in the relationships with her siblings. I found this relatable and utterly heart breaking to read the emotions she went through in processing life without her sister and learning how to move forward. I would certainly read another by the author as I did enjoy the style if not this story as a whole.

This felt like it’s already been done before. There was nothing that made it stand out and felt like a story I had heard too many times before.

Emma Lord is a favorite YA author of mine and I was so excited to read her adult romance debut!! Unsurprisingly it was FANTASTIC!! Two former high school friends who have both been recently and publicly dumped team up to fake date in this small town summer love story.

Full of heart, emotional depth, great chemistry and EXCELLENT on audio narrated by my very fav, Natalie Naudus. I loved this a lot and can't recommend it enough. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

CW: death of a sibling (off page)