Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟 3/5 stars

Unromance is a fun and sweet romance between a popular romance author and an actor. Sawyer may be a bestselling romance author, but she no longer believes in love and it is giving her writer’s block. Actor Mason West is too in love with love and it is starting to impact his career. The two have a steamy chance encounter that leads to a one night stand. However, when they run into each other again, they decide to make a deal - Sawyer will unromanticize life and love for Mason by recreating all of the tropes of love and ruining them. What could go wrong?

This was a fun storyline full of lovable characters and witty banter. I really enjoyed the story and will read whatever the author writes next.

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Erin Connor, Forever, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

First, I want to say I love the cover so much. I am obsessed!

Second, this book was so good. I liked Sawyer. I liked Mason. I loved the tights scene!

I went in completely blind on this one. (the cover drew me in) and I was not disappointed. It's a swoony, on-night-stand to more rom-com, with nods to other well known rom-coms.

Read if you like:

- Romance that Starts with a Bang
- 500 Days of Summer & High Fidelity Vibes
- Rom-Com Recreation
- One Night Stand to Strangers to Friends to Lovers to Idiots to Lovers
- Secret Identity
- Friends with Benefits...Without Benefits
- "Ruin Me"
- An Extensive Mug Collection
- Just Once, to Get it Out of Their Systems...Again
- Grand Gestures

Over all I loved it! My favorite types of romances are grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract type romances, especially when it's the FMC who's grumpy. I just loved it. Such a great debut for Erin Connor!

Thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley. I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

This book kept me hooked with the clever banter and authentic characters. The book was engaging, lighthearted, and enjoyable. I liked both characters and I'm looking forward to reading more from the author in the future.

Unromance by Erin Connor is a refreshing, witty take on modern relationships. The characters are relatable, with sharp dialogue and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. I loved how the story flipped typical romance tropes, offering a fun, unexpected journey that kept me hooked. While the pacing felt a bit uneven in places, the authentic emotions and clever banter made up for it. It’s the perfect read if you’re looking for something light, smart, and entertaining with a twist.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this delightful book in exchange for an honest review!

so I am scared of elevators but maybe not as much anymore!!! this was such a fun book and it really felt like it was written for us romance lovers. such a good time!

Thank you to @readforeverpub and @hachetteaudio for the eARC and ALC!

I cannot believe this is a debut! Wow! This has so many classic romance tropes and they are all done SO well. All this is done without sacrificing any of the authenticity or character development. The chemistry is like fireworks and their dynamic had me kicking my feet. I absolutely loved this - every romance reader and romcom lover should read this, I cannot say enough good things.

Delightful!!! Sawyer Greene is a best selling romance novelist with writer's block. She meets Mason West, a tv actor, when they get stuck in an elevator together. After a shared night they come up with a plan. They are going to do cliche activities from famous romances to spark her writing and to break his love of romance. Of course they agree to no intimacy or catching feelings. Mason is swoony as the man who loves love. Sawyer has put her personal life on hold while pursuing her writing career.

I enjoyed their banter and ability to laugh together. A lot of books use rom-com references but it works really well here. Their early activities take place during the holidays and I was almost disappointed this wasn’t considered a holiday romance. But the story continues months beyond making the February release fitting. I love how easily they slide into friendship and more. The cover fits the characters and the story so well.

This is a debut novel for Erin Connor and she nailed it. I will look forward to her sophomore novel.

Bee: how’s that song go? you can’t hurry love, you just have to wait? and man did Mason wait. The entire falling while trying not to fall plot has me completely invested. There were so many moments that I was internally yelling at them to make a move. erin did such an amazing job of mixing comedy and romance. I think this was the most I laughed out loud while reading a book. I really liked how everything came full circle with Sawyer and Mason’s list and that they were able to find love within each other that let them be their true selves.

Nik: The premise of this plot was so fun. each chapter made me laugh and the millennial quips were amazing. i loved how Erin interweaved romance books and tropes within this story and the characters felt like they often broke the 4th wall. Mason and sawyer were so cute trying to unromance each other and follow their list. It was refreshingly funny and romantic!

Unromance follows the unexpected love story between Mason, a charming and enthusiastic actor with a secretly soft heart, and Sawyer, a guarded romance novelist who has stopped believing in love. Their journey begins with a serendipitous meet-cute, only for fate to bring them together again in a crowded city street.

Mason, despite trying to maintain a cynical stance on romance, falls fast and hard—his golden-retriever energy clashing with his attempts at emotional detachment. Meanwhile, Sawyer carries deep emotional wounds from her parents’ rejection and a painful breakup, making her skeptical of love despite making a career out of writing about it. As Mason relentlessly pursues her, her walls remain firmly in place, creating a push-and-pull dynamic where he is determined to break through, while she is equally determined to keep him at arm’s length.

While their chemistry is undeniable, their contrasting outlooks on love and life leave their future uncertain. Though they ultimately end up together, the unresolved issues between them raise doubts about whether their relationship can truly last.
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I loved Sawyer so much. I saw so much of myself in here. I loved being in her heard and watching her figure out how much she cared about Mason. I felt so bad for Mason at times, but I know so much of what happened to him needed to happen for him to grow. I love that even in the moment when he was trying really hard to be casual, he never let go of the aspects that make him a caring and attentive partner. He was so effortlessly sweet and he clocked Sawyer's concerns and insecurities so quickly.

•”Mason wished someone would show up at his door for once.”•

I LOVED everything about this book!
The witty comments not only towards each other but in their inner monologues makes this book top notch, in my opinion. It was awesome to see such clever writing. I loved the fact that Mason is the head over heels, completely into every romantic gesture type of romantic. The comedic aspects were spot on and so funny. The ending with the Stan the doorman was too good. It really was just a fantastic read start to finish. I’ll definitely be reading more from this author.

This was a fun a cute ode to romance tropes and the romance genera. It read like watching a classic 2000s romcom and was a quick read. This might not land great for those that aren’t a fan of trope heavy reads or kinda cheesy romance and I did have some gripes with the pacing but over all it was a fun read I can see recommend for people looking for something light and easy.

Romance author Sawyer is having trouble writing her next book after suffering a breakup that makes her not believe in love or romance. Actor Mason West is just the opposite. He falls in love fast and quickly, and it always ends badly for him. The two have a chance meeting (meet cute) in a stuck elevator that leads to a one-night stand, and they decide that maybe they can help each other. Sawyer will ruin all the romantic tropes for Mason, so he stops associating them all with forever love, and in return, she'll have inspiration for her new novel. Easier said than done...

This is such a cute premise, and I love all the romantic tropes. The intros to each chapter are particularly fun. About halfway through, though, it started to get a little forced. As romance readers, we all know where this is going, but the chemistry between the characters came off more like friends than forever loves. I loved the idea and liked the book. It was a good debut novel.

I’m obsessed with this book. The banter was the best I’ve read in a long time. Poor mason is trying not to fall in love when anyone that gives him attention and Sawyer seems like the person for the job. She needs inspo for her book and Mason needs to stay out of the spotlight. I was shocked to realize this was Erin’s debut novel. Everything was done so well. The storyline, the character development, the spicy! The tights scene… I love this book. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Erin Connor.

Hi, hello. I will buy anything Erin Connor writes because what the heck this was so good!!!! Witty as hell, sexy and filled with delicious tension and aching prose I just couldn’t get enough!!

I am a sucker for a celeb romance and Unromance hit all of my favorite tropes. It was honestly beautifully written. I throughly enjoyed how the characters grew and that they were to unlikely personas that just worked. The side characters were great as well. I can’t wait to see what else Erin Connor writes.

I feel that this is a cute romcom! I really enjoyed the way the characters were written. The character traits were sort of opposite of what you'd expect and that gave them more depth. I enjoyed the romance in the storyline and the plot. I think the story is well written and definitely worth the time to read it. I also purchased the audio version and enjoyed listening to the story! Overall, I feel this is a really good book!

The most unromantic, romance novel there ever was.

This plot is hard to describe because it’s about falling out of love, by falling into love (or maybe vice versa). Mason and Sawyer complete a series of romantic tropes, inspired by our favorite romcoms, to help Mason stop falling into love and help Sawyer break through her writers block. Through the experience, they become friends and … you will have to read to find out.

The list of romantic tropes are so funny..I especially love the fancy shopping trip! I was definitely routing for Mason to have his happily ever after. He was such a catch!

I absolutely loved this book! Sawyer and Mason are both written in such a realistic way - they are both a mess, but they work on themselves and choose to grow in a way that was really affirming. You could tell how much the author enjoys romance in the way that tropes were used, toyed with, and sometimes fully subverted. The book was moderately spicy - several very descriptive scenes sprinkled throughout - and the spicy was well written. I also enjoyed that Sawyer’s bisexuality was part of the plot without being her only defining characteristic. And as a former Chicago girl, I have to say this book got the city right! Highly recommended.