I thought this was a cute idea for book. The romance writer with writer's block and the hopeless romantic team up to cure each other of their problems. As a romance writer, Sawyer obviously knows all the meet cute scenarios to experience with Mason, essentially giving them both exposure therapy, which of course makes them both face the root causes of their "issues". We learn a lot about both Mason and Sawyer and I enjoyed both of these characters. The book was a little slow for me in spots, but the storyline itself was enjoyable. I'd rate this book a 3.5 stars.

Thank you Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central) Publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

When a meet-cute in an elevator leads to a one-night stand, romance author Sawyer and actor (and hardcore romantic) Will make a pact to try to "ruin" romance tropes in the hope that she'll be inspired to finish her book he'll realize romance is a sham and stop falling so easily. Conditions include no sex or catching feelings, but then...

With its amazing premise and dual delicious grand gestures, hard-core romance fans will love this sparkling debut.

The best (un)romance book I've ever read. The only (un)romance book I've ever read? Either way, it was romcom perfection! No notes. This was seriously so cute! I'm absolutely obsessed with Mason. He's the perfect Hallmark-movie-in-a-book boyfriend ever. I would loveee to see this book get made into a movie! I would watch it. I mean, who doesn't love a good meet-cute? ;)

I will get right to it - this book was good!! It blew me away! I loved Sawyer and Mason from the very first chapter. I was laughing out loud and smiling throughout the entire story.

At its core, this a romantic comedy…about romantic comedies. From their meet-cute to a one night stand to the oh so important gray sweatpants, this book is so much fun to read.

Every chapter is named after a different romance trope/micro trope (with some very funny yet true commentary) and it was such a clever way to set up each chapter! I found myself trying to guess how each trope would be incorporated into the story (don’t worry, we are reminded that everyone hates the miscommunication trope.)

I really loved Sawyer and Mason. They had this great chemistry and banter. Sawyer is sassy and funny and jaded and I loved her with Mason who super sweet and a hopeless romantic. I loved the side characters too!

One word: Tights

You’ll know when you get to the scene 🔥🔥

✨What to Expect:
💖Romantic Comedy
🌤️Grumpy/Sunshine
💋Opposites Attract
❤️‍🔥Idiots To Lovers
💙He Falls First
🍭Cinnamon Roll MMC
🐈‍⬛Black Cat FMC
🥔Potato Brackets

I really enjoyed this book. Both characters were easy to root for and the story flowed well. Although it was predictable I still had fun reading it and seeing how both characters became close. It’s a nice, cozy read that I really appreciated. I loved how reading how the MC gets into her flow once she finds inspiration. I also liked how the connection allowed them to take closer looks at themselves and their lives. I’m definitely glad I got a chance to read this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc.

Unromance follows Sawyer, an author in desperate need of inspiration for her upcoming deadline, and Mason, an actor who after his most recent breakup, is determined to stay single as the tabloids inspect his relationship history. When the two meet and the chemistry flows, both are happy with a no-strings-attached night together. However, when they run into each other again, they come up with a plan to get Sawyer out of her rut and draw Mason away from all the romance he craves.

This was a surprisingly fun and quirky romance! I loved all the rom-com references and the trope checklist that Mason and Sawyer were enacting. The two were so sweet together and I loved that the base of their relationship was a true friendship before anything else. Not to mention their banter and chemistry was so vibrant and lively. While I was a little shocked this was set around the holiday times, the balance of festivity and normal activities, made this the perfect post-holiday season read. I think Erin Connor absolutely killed it with this debut romance and I cannot wait to see what she does next!

I enjoyed reading Unromance by Erin Connor. You will fall in love with all the characters. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy Reading!

Erin Connor's Unromance is the perfect mix of realistic relatable characters, hilarious rom-com moments, gut-punching realizations about relationships, and sizzling romance. Seriously, this book was exactly what I needed and I didn't even know it!

I loved the character development that Erin infused into her characters. I truly related to Sawyer as a character -- her actions and thoughts were just so on point at times that you couldn't help identify with her. I also loved her finding her footing with Mason -- the golden retriever with big gesture energy. Erin did a wonderful job of highlighting how these two complemented each other, but also kept them grounded in the best ways. I was cheering Sawyer on when she finally went to got that damned book back from Sadie. It was a stellar moment where you realize what exactly went wrong in a relationship -- one that always plagued you.

I had such a fun time with Sawyer and Mason's journey to not fall in love -- nope, that definitely did not happen in this book at all. Haha. It was fun to watch both of them realize what was happening between them. The scenes between their friends, Mason's family, and their careers all with the backdrop of the holidays in Chicago was fantastic. I also loved watching them take charge of what they wanted both for themselves and with each other.

Also a side note, the chapter headers -- hilarious. A truly a plus edition to this book.

This book is contemporary romance champagne -- it'll give you those bubbly feelings, lure you in, and pack a punch to your system. Truly prime contemporary romance that you do not want to miss!

But in all seriousness, can I get Kara's book? I need to know if she gets that HEA.

had such a tun time with Unromance by Erin Connor, and I'm shocked it's a debut! It definitely gave me @jen.comfort.author vibes, and then I saw Jen blurbed the book so, look at me, intuiting well. Also, this is very high praise. I still think about Midnight Duet (JC’s book) almost daily.

Unromance is a fun, trope filled, romp but not in the typical manner! Sawyer and Mason make a pact to ruin Mason's stars in his eyes, over the top, fall too fast, romantic side, and to inspire Sawyer's romance is dead, but l'm a romance author so l have to be romantic, writer side. If that makes any sense... it does in the book, trust me. But of course, this is a romance, friends!
Trying to ruin classic tropes like going to a Christmas tree farm and having a New Year's Eve kiss just isn't gonna work. Especially when it's two hopeless idiots who really wanna 💥each other and kinda also think the other is a super great person?! I loved it.

Slight spoiler, there is a third act break up, but it made sense for the characters, and I was surprisingly okay with it. Well, as okay with it as I’ll ever be. I think it could have been done a bit better (hence the 4 stars v 5) but it was still done in a way that I could appreciate and see the logic of, so maybe this should be 4.5 stars…idk. I loved the start of the book, but around the midpoint when the characters started fighting their feelings for each other, I got a bit tired and had to force myself to keep reading. After a few chapters I was back in it, but that one middle slog really hit and I think that’s what’s holding me back from 5 stars.

Also, Sawyer is so horny. It genuinely made me
laugh. I have multiple highlights and notes about said horniness that I'll maybe share later.

Thanks to @readforeverpub for the
complimentary e-arc. All opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever for this read. This was a debut!! This was well written and well thought through. I am nodding my head as I was glad to have got a early read for this book. I can’ say it was good...I don’t even know what to say against it.

this one felt like a huge love letter to all the rom-com lovers out there and I ate up every bit of it.

sawyer and mason had the perfect combination of tension, banter, steam and heartwarming moments.

𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
✨ cinnamon roll mmc
✨ celebrity romance
✨ bi rep
✨ banter

Please god this was stunning. Will be posting more reviews online when I’m not swamped but oh my god for a debut novel this was done so well! She will for sure be an auto buy author from now on! Congrats on the debut Erin!! 🩷🩷🩷

Oh this book was so much fun!! I never wanted it to end. As someone who reads a LOT of romance books, this was so refreshing and also perfectly on brand for me, especially with each chapter starting with a trope definition which was a fun little touch that I appreciated! Beach Read enjoyers, this one was for us!

Mason Alvarez, my sweet perfect little guy who has never done anything wrong a day in his life!!! You are so special to me. No, but really, how often do we see a MMC whose biggest flaw is just that he loves too hard?? AND a bisexual FMC whose bisexuality is actually talked about and is an integral part of the plot and plays into some of her trust issues?? LOVE IT!!! GIVE ME MORE OF THIS!!!

Do not even get me started on the tights scene... I cannot wait for this book to come out simply because I just know the people are going to eat that up. I foresee this being an instant bookstagram/booktok hit, and I am EXCITED. Erin Connor, I was not familiar with your game!!! I cannot believe this is a debut novel, but I will be anxiously waiting to gobble up any and everything she puts out after this.

Thank you to NetGalley, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), and Erin Connor for this ARC!!

In Erin Connor's debut novel, romance lovers will find everything they like - witty banter, fake dating, perfect spice, laugh out loud comedy, great character arcs - truly this book hit it out of the park with how entertaining it was to read and the author will become an auto-buy from me for sure. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC, the joy in reading was all my own!!

This was such a charming and fresh take on romance! A cynic romance author and a hopeless romantic out to ruin romance tropes makes for a fun and un-romantic time!

I love when characters in romance books are self-aware of their own romance tropes, it always makes me cackle. This book definitely had me laughing a lot, I loved the author's humor in her writing.

Each chapter had a little ironic definition of a romance trope at the beginning, which I really enjoyed!

Mason. Sighs. What an adorable, kind cinnamon roll of a man and I couldn't get enough of him! He was so perfect for Sawyer, and I couldn't wait for her to see it as well!

I loved how Mason and Sawyer slowly became friends and eventually, more. You can definitely see Sawyer's character growth and I felt like a proud friend at the end of the book.

I really enjoyed this and I'll definitely check out the author's future books!

What an amazing debut 🥹 The tropes and the unromantic but romantic dates !!

Sawyer and Mason meshed so well and had such great chemistry. While trying to make romantic things unromantic, their friendship bloomed and their connection grew. These two tried to ruin love each other but it simply just did not work 🙂‍↔️

Sawyer is a romance writer who no longer believes in love. When she gets stuck in an elevator with hopeless romantic Mason, they decide to help each other out. Sawyer will ruin romance for Mason while Mason will help Sawyer with her writer’s block by showing her some romance. As they continue to check things off their unromance list, you can’t help but fall in love with the characters as they fall in love with each other.

We loved the banter and chemistry between Sawyer and Mason. Their meet cute and one night stand jump starts a great friendship that blossoms into a tension-filled “when will they give into their feelings” story. They were funny, warm and charismatic and learned from their friendship as they dealt with their pasts.

If you love romance and all the tropes that go along with it, you’ll love how they are showcased here. Sawyer and Mason explore them throughout their adventures but as a reader you also see them fall into some tropes without their knowledge. It’s definitely a love letter to the romance genre!

We can’t believe this is Erin Connor’s debut novel! We can’t wait to read what she writes next as she just gained three fans!

Read if you like:
▪️One night stand to friends
▪️Romance writer with writer’s block
▪️Bi FMC who doesn’t believe in romance
▪️Hopeless romantic MMC
▪️Celebrity romance

One of the best romcoms I read last year and it’s officially out in the world today! This is a knock out debut and five star read.

A famous TV hearthrob gets dumped and to avoid swirling rumors and ensure he never gets caught up in a whirlwind romance again, he enlists the jaded romance novelist he gets stuck in an elevator with to ruin romance for him. After they have a one time one night stand to get it out of their system, Sawyer and Mason try to cure each other of romanticism and writers block, one rom com trope at a time, one “not date” at a time.

The hard part? They keep having quintessential meet cutes and their chemistry is off the charts.

Connor does an amazing job at weaving in all our favorite parts of a romance novels and I was so happy to recognize them chapter to chapter. She does this while honing in on the character depth and discovery that made Sawyer and Green jump off the page. Their chemistry was incredible and I will never get over the tights scene *knuckle bites*

Thanks @readforeverpub for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Vibes:
All the romance tropes
Fake dating
Secret identity
She’s a writer
He’s an actor
Hilarious banter
Sexy moments
Cinnamon roll MMC
bisexual representation
Chicago during the holidays

This is such a gem of a debut novel. I just loved it! It is so easy to love Sawyer and Mason and get caught up in the (un)romance.

I like how she kind of flipped the script and make Mason the more emotional and. needy partner and Sawyer more standoffish. But their commitment to killing romance while simultaneously falling in love was just excellent.

This is an ode to every cheesy romance cliche and it reminds you why we love them so much! Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s gave me special insight into every romance movie/book mentioned. I especially liked how she took the notecard from Love, Actually and made them a not creepy gesture. Thank you!

Totally recommend this one and looking forward to more from this author!

This is a delightful fit for readers who adore lighthearted, humorous romance stories with a touch of celebrity charm, holiday magic, and a dash of friends-to-lovers and author-celebrity romance, making it a perfect pick for those seeking a fun, feel-good read.