I loved how every chapter had the definition of different tropes. It was so cute and totally made the chapter overview work together. I loved the secret identity and the way they fell for each other. I especially especially loved that they found each other through their faults. It was such relief that his perspective was so overly passionate about her. I loved that the author showed how writing can be such a deep dive and sometimes lonely existence.

I love the ending and how it all organically came together. Yes, the third act breakup sucked but it was worth it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️.5

I *loved* this book. It has everything I look for in a contemporary romance! Tropes! Great Characters! A fun plot!

It was love at first sight for me from Sawyer and Mason’s meet cute. I loved their dynamic instantly and it just ramped up. I also really liked how the author flipped gender stereotypes on their head: the MMC was the hopeless romantic and the FMC was the one jaded by love. Watching the tension build and them trying to resist each other had me kicking my feet and giggling the whole time.

The structure of the book was fantastic and really unique. Each chapter title is a different trope, which gave you a clue about what was going to happen in the chapter— which was SO fun!

What a debut from Erin Conner! I can’t wait to see what she writes next!

Read if you like:
Tropes (but seriously!!)
Celebrity Romance
Rom Coms
Bisexual representation (!)

Thank you to Forever Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC!

"(Un)Romance - Trying to ruin romantic cliches only to become them. (And that's ok, actually)"

I'm not sure who I love more Mason or Sawyer? This book had me hooked from the beginning. I mean come on Erin what you did to us, putting a hopeless romantic and sweet MMC in an elevator with a jaded romance author MFC and they get stuck.....👩‍🍳💋

Mason loves...well love but can't find someone to stay in love with him. Sawyer is not a fan and doesn't feel worthy of love and it's blocking her initial romance book success. So what do they do, pair up to ruin love for Mason and show Sawyer love exists. It was a true joy going on this adventure with them.

"Stop trying to Mrs. Bennet me! I'm in possession of no fortune, and I'm not in want of a husband or wife or partner." 🤣

They make a list and of course rule #2 no physical stuff 🙄 we all know how that's going to end....all I have to say without spoiling is those tights. 😮

"Trust me. Right now, she not only has her cake, but she's eating it with a large glass of milk that you gave her for free."

The references to past rom-coms brilliant, grand gestures abundant and all emotional things in between. I love how they didn't solve all of life's problems for the HEA but improved on themselves individually to be their true self for the other person.

"I think you might be my favorite person, Mason Alexander"

The side characters and let's be honest the friendshipulent was a character in and of itself made the book all the better. I encourage any true romance reader to pick this up when it releases this month ❤️

This was a fun read that had me swooning and giggling to myself. Erin’s writing was compelling and flowed well, highlighting Sawyer’s hilarious inner monologue and Mason’s soft pining.

Sawyer was easy to love and felt so relatable. Mason was adorable and an A+ book boyfriend. Their connection was fun romantically, but their friendship was really my favourite part.

If you like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Friends With Benefits/No Strings Attached, I feel like you’d love this book. It has witty banter, steamy romance, loveable main characters, and a gorgeous cover!

Thanks to NetGalley, Forever, and Erin for this ARC.

Okay this is a perfect book for people who love too watch romance books as if those are soul foods!!

The premise of the book was quite interesting and I just could not put it down.

I absolutely enjoyed the characters and how their characters were given so much depth and taste.

The starting of each chapter gave as a hint as to what was about to happen, making it a lot interesting for me a reader to just continue reading.

he love between the characters felt pure and honest and I just enjoyed reading this book.

I'm not usually a romance reader, romantasy is usually as close as I can get, but every once in a while (usually once a year) there’s a romance book that slips into my TBR and makes me rethink my genre choices. This reminds me a lot of You, Again which is the only other romance book I've really enjoyed. I found both characters relatable, and I really didn't have to suspend my disbelief too much which is usually my problem with romance. Nor did it make me feel bad about myself because the characters were too much or made me sad. I thought it was the perfect mix of lighthearted and funny while having good character and plot development. The relationship was really interesting and it had me giggling and kicking my feet. I feel like this would also make a really good audiobook. Overall I would highly recommend this one

Thanks to NetGalley, Forever and Erin Connor for this e-ARC that I chose to read and review

I really enjoyed the banter in this book!! It had me hooked from the very beginning. I felt myself relating to the FMC more and more. The dates were all super cute and detailed without being overdone. I was pleasantly surprised with the spice in this story but thought that it flowed well with the story. The tension built perfectly and the characters dialogue really hit in these moments.

I love one night stand to strangers to friends to absolute idiots to lovers!!! Sawyer and Mason were just so flipping cute together, and their banter was ELECTRIC.

🎟️ Romcom about Romcoms
📽️ One Night Stand
❤️ Strangers to Friends to Lovers
🖋️ Romance Author x Actor
🌹Cynic x Hopeless Romantic
🧇 "Don't fall in love with me"

This was honestly a spectacular debut for Erin Connor. I legitimately went and looked up what other books she had written, only to be met with the fact that this is only her first book and I'll probably have to wait so long for another book by her 😭. The writing was just so inviting from the very first page, and I just never wanted to put the book down.

Now that I've gotten ahead of myself a bit 😅... this story follows Sawyer, a jaded romance writer who believes that love is only fictional, and Mason a TV heartthrob who has a hard time falling in love to quickly with the wrong people. After an elevator meet-cute, and a saucy one night stand they think they will never see each other again, that is until the obviously do lol. This is when the pair decide that they can form a mutual beneficial relationship where Mason can give Sawyer inspiration for her next book, and Sawyer can help ruin romance for Mason so he can quit falling in love with every woman he meets. They conquer all the fictional romance tropes in their quest to "unromance" Masons life, and give Sawyer back the romance influence she needs to write her next book... but things might get a little messy along the way for these two 😏

Sawyer was such a relatable character for me, with her cynicism towards love while also eating up roamnce in any form that she could find. And I absolutely adore Mason and his honestly rose colored glasses when it comes to love philosophy. They were the perfect pairing, and exactly what the other needed 🥹

And may I say, the "unromance" journey was FANTASTIC. All the romance tropes brought such a cinematic almost 80's romcoms vibe to this book that worked so well. Sawyer and Mason's effortless banter, and undeniable chemistry made this such a breeze to read.

One little thing that I really loved were the little term "definitions" that would come up at the start of every chapter. Like for instance, “Chapter One: THE MEET-CUTE – The love interests meet. It’s cute. It upends their entire lives.“ It was such a cute touch, and they just got better as the book went on.

Also the sexual tension after Sawyer and Mason made their pact to have "no feelings & no sex", after having already had a one stand was off the charts! I was worried that the insta-lust was going to kill the vibe for the rest of the book, but honestly it made it so much better. Since they both knew how well they were physically together, it really brought the heat up when that option was no longer on the table 😏.

Additionally I love that Sawyer was Bi and how it was written in so organically. No fuss, no muss, and it was just so refreshing 🙏🏼🥹. That isn't to say that her queer journey was this perfect fairy tale, (quite the opposite honestly), but the way that it was integrated into the story was really nice.

The only thing that got to me is that we basically had not one, but TWO miscommunication (not quite break up's because they were never really dating) moments towards the end. I thought once we got through the first one, that it was going to be smooth sailing but no such luck. As much as it annoyed me, I did understand it to a certain degree. It made up for it in the end with a lovely grand gesture/groveling scene that really wrapped things up nicely, so I suppose that's all that matters! 🤗

I would absolutely recommend this one, it really was such a lovely read and I can't wait to read more from Erin Connor in the future! 💞

Star Rating: 3.5
Pace: Slow
Format: eARC
Genre: Romance

My Take: Unromance was a fun book to read that I literally forgot everything about right after reading. Main character names, don't remember (had to look them back up), city it was set in - also forgot. Whatever, none of that matters.

This book was an easy, quick, and enjoyable read. You know EXACTLY what you are getting yourself into. The tall, dark, and handsome Golden Retriever man meets a gorgeous, spitfire, if not completely disenchanted woman. They have a meet-cute, discuss said meet-cute, run into each other after and decide to help each other out if you know what I mean....just kidding, she tries to break him of falling for every woman and he helps her with her writers block. You'll get banter, smut, jokes, a cute friendship, and enjoyable side-characters.

It's a Hallmark movie in written form, and I can't say that I was mad about it. It's just nothing incredibly unique.

Thank you for the ARC copy. Unfortunately, the book was not for me. The first few chapters did nothing to pique my interest and the dialogue was very cringy.

I knew I was going to like this one when the main characters met for the first time.

When they met for the second time (same night, few minutes apart), I knew I was going to lose interest.

I wouldn't say there's necessarily anything bad about this but to me it felt boring. Maybe it was the insta-love/lust and the constant denial of what they wanted got to me.

Nevertheless, it was a good holiday read if you're in the mood for it.

Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Loved this book! I love a good celebrity / non-celebrity romance and this was a great one. So many excellent romance tropes trying to be "ruined." Sawyer and Mason are a great couple with so much chemistry!! It was funny and fun with great characters, and I love that it is set around the holidays too!

Briefly trapped in an elevator, Sawyer and Mason experience the meet-cute neither of them wanted. After a one night stand with each other, this cynical romance writer and heart-eyed television actor decide they can help each other. Sawyer needs inspiration for her long overdue novel and Mason needs to learn not to fall immediately, madly in love with every woman he goes on a date with. Together they complete a list of the most romantic trope heavy dates to ruin romance for Mason once and for all. Will they be able to avoid the most clichéd trope of all - accidentally falling for each other!

Unromance from Erin Connor started with quite the bang: stuck in an elevator followed by a one night stand! What followed was a solid debut novel packed with witty banter and perfectly placed pop culture references. Following along with Sawyer and Mason as they complete their list and slowly get to know each other was fun. The characters felt well rounded, and the pacing and writing were very well done. Unromance by Erin Connor is the perfect for rom-com fans!

Thanks to the publisher, Forever, and NetGalley for sending an eARC copy for review. All opinions are my own.

#Unromance #NetGalley

Fun debut from Erin Connor, I enjoyed the "meta" romance elements and am looking forward to seeing what this author does next.

A charming and witty debut with a fun Hollywood spin. I'm excited to see what Erin Connor writes next!

I'm just loving contemporary romance these days, so this book just hit the spot for me. I mean, this was just so much fun, and it was hard not to fall for the two main characters.
I mean, you have Sawyer, a romance writer who doesn't believe in love and Mason, the hopeless romantic actor who can't help falling in love. And they meet with a classic meet-cute of getting stuck on the elevator together, then walked away from each other only to meet up again at a bar and go on to have one night stand... These two together created such fun and chaotic back and forth, and their banter and tension was just too good to put this book down.
Honestly, it was just the kind of book I needed, a fun romance, with both characters kind of challenging the classics tropes and situations in a cute an fun way. I'm already looking forward to read what Erin Connor will right next, because this was definitely a great read!

This book is what happens when you have a meet cute between a hopeless romantic actor and a jaded “sworn off love forever” romance writer and I loved every second of it! Mason, our MMC, was the perfect golden retriever cinnamon roll hero that we all deserve - I was rooting for him from page one and he did not let me down. Sawyer was so much fun immediately. She was crass and chaotic and absolutely incredible. The tension and the longing kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book; I could not get enough. Watching their romance blossom in real life, even though they weren’t supposed to fall in love, was pure bliss. The author did a phenomenal job of making their story not only believable but something to make you absolutely giddy.

Unromance was quite a fun book to read this early on in the year! I'm really surprised that no one (at least that I have seen) has written a book like this before now!

Sawyer Greene is an accomplished romance author, but unfortunately she's suffering from writer's block following her breakup with her girlfriend, Sadie. She has a deadline that is quickly approaching and if she doesn't find her mojo soon, she's going to be in trouble.

Mason West has certainly made name for himself in the acting world, but in his personal life, he has not managed to find a relationship that doesn't ultimately end up in the tabloids. Having just broken up with his latest girlfriend, he needs to spend some time alone without a romance that will find its way to the headlines.

Sawyer and Mason end up having a meet-cute they would rather forget, but when they run into one another a second time, is that fate? Could they end up helping one another considering they never thought they would see one another again? Sawyer needs Mason to help her find her muse again and Mason needs Sawyer to ruin romance for him. Will it really be that easy? Or are these two in for a ride they are least expecting?

I really thought this storyline was inspired. As I said above, I've never seen it done before and it was both funny and romantic to see Sawyer and Mason work their way through their own version of a rom-com! This is definitely worth picking up!

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

This is not a holiday romance but I would recommend this one to my audience during the holidays. This romance was layered and had just about every thing that I need when I read one. I’ve posted about this one multiple times on my socials and the hype is real!

I can’t believe this was a debut! I really enjoyed the story and the writing. There was such good banter between the characters and the chemistry was off the charts. I loved the cinnamon roll hero and the added bookish element with the female main character being a romance author. Can’t wait to see what this author writes next!