Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the arc of this book. All opinions are my own.

I really loved this one! I am not the best at writing reviews sometimes, but sometimes books take you by surprise and this one did just that. I got invested a few chapters in and couldn't put it done. It was so good! I highly recommend this one. Erin knocked it out of the park with this and I truly loved it!

This was a fun ride - I loved the format of having each chapter be dedicated to a trope. Overall, it was a fun story. I do think it was a touch too long and some of the time jumps were jarring

Unromance was a fun premise - a romance author, Sawyer, with writer's block has a meet-cute with an actor, Mason, who falls too easily. It was fun to have Sawyer and Mason going through popular romance tropes in a fresh way. I enjoyed the well done bisexual representation. The dual POV was great so that we could get a picture of how both characters were dealing with the challenges in their lives. I wished for a bit more tension between the main characters and that the fake dating was played up a bit more, but overall this was an enjoyable rom-com binge.
Thank you Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the copy through NetGalley!

*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an E-Arc in exchange for an honest review!*

This was such a fun story! I loved the dynamic between the two main characters, the easy-to-follow and get-lost-into story. I think this was a great way to see both points of view from two people with different results in love and how trying to help each other out, they just found the right person to receive and give their love <3

A perfect blend of feelings, fun, banter, and spice!

Oh this one is SO FUN! I enjoyed reading Sawyer and Mason’s attempt at not falling for each other — then totally falling for each other. I loved the novel writer dates famous actor vibe, the Chicago setting (as a Chicagoan, it was spot on), and the fun way this book took the classic cliches and spun them into something new. I think it’s so sweet when a romcom has the MMC fall first, and I also appreciated the bisexual rep- it wasn’t something just thrown in, it was realistic and woven in perfectly to who Sawyer was as a FMC.

Sawyer is quirky and funny and I can totally picture her eclectic apartment in Chicago with her mug collection and her bent over her laptop at 3am (been there). Mason is, no surprise, a total hottie with a heart of gold, motivated, kind, and just wants to love and be loved while also doing what he loves for a living. These two, when they finally came together, were magic. Also, shout out to that tights scene!!

It was a less than 24 hours read for me and I enjoyed every second! Thank you to Forever pub and NetGalley for this eARC!

Unromance was the book I needed. Sawyer is the romance novelist who doesn't believe in love, setting out to ruin romance for serial-monogamist and tv hunk Mason, by having a series of tropey, but unromantic, holiday moments. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

I love that this starts as a one night stand, I love the intentional tropey-ness of this book. It's mostly light, fun, bantery romance that my heart wants.

If you need to escape for a few hours, this is a great option.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

first impressions- This book is very cute and has a very adorable Book Lovers by Emily Henry/Hallmark Christmas movie vibe. However, I didn't know it was a Christmas book (that came out in February??) so I am putting it down for now and will pick it back up during the Holiday season. I got about 25% of the way through and loved what I read thus far.

I wish there was a rating higher than five stars because this book felt like so much more. It has easily become one of my all time forever favorites.

It felt like a love letter to my soul.

I was hooked immediately from chapter one and I’m honestly so sad it’s over.

The writing was beautiful and the characters were so witty and had immaculate banter. Both main characters were multilayered and had relatable flaws, I easily felt an emotional connection to them and their stories.

Also, the scene in the car after christmas dinner will play in an endless loop in my head forever.

I absolutely recommend this book with my entire heart and soul. Erin Connor has magic in her words and I can’t wait to read whatever she comes up with next.

A massive thank you to NetGalley for giving me this ARC and introducing me to my new favorite book and author!!

Loved. The fact that every chapter was a different trope and they were trying to break down every Ron com trope to try not to fall in love with each other is amazing. Their relationship was pure and they truly just wanted to help each other out of their ruts

Erin Connor really said, “Let’s take every romance trope and flip it on its head." Sawyer is basically the queen of cynicism—she writes romance but doesn’t believe in it (anymore - cue the writers block). Then she gets stuck in an elevator with Mason, a golden retriever of a man who fully believes in true love. What starts as a one-night stand (fav trope) turns into a whole experiment where they try to ruin every rom-com moment... except, oops, feelings.

The banter? 10/10. The chemistry? Through the roof. Watching them hit all the classic romance beats—forced proximity, fake dating, only-one-bed—while trying to prove love is fake?? ICONIC. And Mason?? The man is a cinnamon roll with a backbone, and I need him in my life immediately.

If you love a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, trope-y goodness, and characters who are completely unprepared for the way love sneaks up on them, this one’s for you. I was giggling, kicking my feet, and rolling my eyes (lovingly) the whole way through. Absolutely obsessed.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I picked up Unromance after reading the description. As someone who reads a significant amount of romance the premise was intriguing. It took me a bit to get into the story and connect with the characters. Sawyer comes off as crass tp be shocking and their chemistry takes some pages to build. After a cliche meet cute and one night only one night stand Sawyer and Mason intentionally work through common romance genre troupes. Sawyer is trying to break Mason's habit of instalove and Mason is trying to help Sawyer through her writers block and believe in love after a really rough break up.

Read this if you like-
🌷 Ode to the romance genre
🌷Bi representation
🌷 He falls first and he falls harder
🌷Strong FMC
Wish it was better-
🥀 took a bit to get used to third person POV
🥀Characters take time to build with the reader and chemistry between the each other

Overall a decent read especially if you like the romance genre.
3.5 rounded up to 4

Unromance was unexpected for me, to say the least. I was absolutely interested based on the synopsis, but I was not anticipating everything that this book was.

In one fell swoop, Erin Connor takes all the tried and true romance tropes and puts them to the test with Swayer and Mason on a mission to ruin them.
Sawyer and Mason themselves were fantastic and I loved their wit and charm. Their banter was so fun and being along with them as they realized their plan was epically failing was such a ride.
By the end I was just as much in love with them as they were with each other, as well as the amazing supporting characters we met. Just as they were anxiously approaching the end date to their arrangement, I was anxiously approaching the end of this book, not wanting to leave its pages behind.

Unromance is one of the best romance books I’ve read this year, and there has been… an abundance. I truly hope everyone picks this one up, it was such a wonderful debut novel and I loved every moment of it. I’ve recommended it countless times!

Solid writing and use of tropes with excellent banter, but I think the characters just fell a little flat for me.

Appreciate the bisexual FMC representation.

Jaded romance writer & hopeless romantic actor have a meet cute in an elevator, which leads to a ONS. They encounter each other again a month later & decided to help “cure” each other: the FMC with her writer’s block & the MMC with his tabloid spectacles. What could possibly go wrong?

This was fine, the fake dating thing is just way overdone & predictable for me and I didn’t find the banter that enticing.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read an ARC of this in exchange for my honest review.

I was really excited for this after seeing other reviews, however it was just ok for me. The middle fell little flat for me and the third act breakup felt odd. Sawyer was pretty immature so I guess it could make sense, but it felt forced.

I also really struggle with third person and third person dual point-of-view is even harder for me to follow.

I love Mason and Sawyer. So much. Those two had such great chemistry and banter! The writing was quirky and fresh and I was hooked right from the get go! I had a longer review written and then my browser died when I hit save and I lost it all. So, that being said, the short and short of it is I loved this book and definitely recommend!

3.5⭐
I’m not sure where this book went wrong for me. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either. I had a hard time feeling the connection between the two main characters. I did not feel a spark at all. Well besides the “tights” scene. Now that was a memorable and steamy moment! The brief synopsis I read about this book did not include that it takes place during Christmas and New Years. I saw that there was a meet cute in a stuck elevator, one character was a hopeless romantic, and the other a romance author with writer’s block. I was sold from that description! Until I started to get into the story though. Perhaps reading this in January after the holidays played a role. Maybe I would have enjoyed it more as a December read. I fear I might have been still disappointed to not feel the love connection between the main characters. It was an enjoyable read with the cute rom com references and cliches but in the end something didn’t fully click for me.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me an e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

The ultimate romance read, even for those who are not the usual "converts"! I have always been a fairly loyal women's fiction/thriller/non-fiction reader - it takes a lot to intrigue me with reads outside those usual genres. The concept of this book was so good and had me hooked! The two protagonists are so likeable and the opposite of "flat". Each chapter begins with the name of a common trope, which the chapter then dabbles in (in an organic way that makes sense with the rest of the plot) - this really kept me engaged and turning the page, as I'd figure it was time to stop and go to bed, but then the next heading would reel me back in! I recommend enthusiastically to all romance readers and non-romance readers alike :)

A new favorite romance book! A meet cute leads to a steamy one night stand with 2 people that have zero interest in a relationship. After a couple run ins, they realize they can help each other as long as they stay platonic. Which of course doesn’t last long when they have chemistry. Mason‘s continuous dedication to making Sawyer feel wanted and loved was probably my favorite part, as well as Sawyer‘s growth and moving on from her past hurt.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

It took a little bit for me to click with this book. For maybe the first half of this book it felt a little slow and like not much was really happening. Once we hit the second half of the book I got more into it and started to enjoy it more. Like once Christmas happened it hit full speed for me.

I do feel like the two main characters had good chemistry though. Even during the slow bits for me their time together worked.