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This book gave me a good laugh! I was rooting for both of them to come to their senses and give into their feels. Sarah Adams gave an enjoyable ride through the plot and character development.

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It’s been twelve years since June Broaden has seen her high school enemy (and secret crush), Ryan Henderson. Now’s her chance to get even. Ryan is back in town for her best friend’s wedding, and June is eager to show the former bully exactly what he missed out on. What’s she’s not expecting, though, is for Ryan to show up looking like Adonis and touting his own career success as the youngest chef to ever win three Michelin stars.

This was my second book from Sarah Adams, and I can say I’m now a fan of hers. If you know me, you know I love intelligent banters, and they were abundant in this. June was so funny, I chuckled out loud in places reading this. And Ryan was totally successful in always rubbing her the wrong way, oftentimes on purpose, it was so much fun.

I wasn’t completely a fan of June’s reasons for avoiding relationships, but I loved the efforts Ryan made to court and convince her that he was worth it.

The multi-cast audiobook was done really well, with the banters delivered perfectly.

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This one was okay. It was an enemies to lovers rom com, but I felt like I had higher expectations for it that it didn't live up to. It just wasn't as fun and easy to read as the previous book. I felt liked it dragged a little and just wasn't really as enjoyable as I hoped.

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🥰Enjoyment: I love Sarah Adams, but like most authors you (hopefully) get better the more you do it. So, this being a re-release of an older title, I was not expecting it to be a favorite, and ultimately it met my expectations. Of the 7 books of hers, I would say this is my least favorite, it wasn’t a complete miss, and was ultimately still enjoyable but I had a few problems with it. For one, its that old “we’re mortal enemies” vibe that seems to have no actual substance behind it. The more bothersome (and its certainly possible I’m being oversensitive here) but it seemed very forgiving of the “boys will be boys” mindset. The MMC used to tease the FMC in school “to get her attention” which, yikes. Additionally there was something about the female narrator that just rubbed me the wrong way. She wasn’t bad, but I felt she was miscast, she did not match the characters age in my mind. So… yeah not my favorite.

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3.5 Stars
'This was cute and fun. it is great for a quick read. This is an enemies to lovers romance but they don't stay enemies for long. It was fun to see some characters from The Match show up in this book. Overall very good just not quite as good as her others. Great to listen to.

Thank you to Freamscape Media and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to this book.

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I wish I would’ve gotten more into this one—but if felt too forced. Still looking forward to reading more from SA!

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This is such a sweet romance story. I loved the characters and felt connected to their story. Sarah Adams has a way of writing that really draws you in and makes you feel for the characters. This book was no exception. Another gem from Sarah Adams.

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Not sure if my feelings towards this book were because of my dislike of a the narration or if it was the content. Simply put, it just was not for me. It felt "cringey" multiple times throughout the story and that simply could not be overcome. Love the author's other works too which leads me to think perhaps it was merely the narration.

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What a fun story this was! I loved getting to jump back into June and Ryan's story.

Overall, the story was fun, and the enemies to more banter was fantastic. I wasn't a huge fan of the narrators, but I still enjoyed myself as I listened.

Kudos to Sarah for always making me smile and laugh at the antics of her characters. For anyone who is a contemporary romance/romcom lover, you won't want to miss a single Sarah Adam book.

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I enjoyed both books in this series. I just adore the way Adams writes her characters. While I prefer more spice in my rom coms, these were both sweet and quick reads perfect for getting some chores done. I highly recommend the audiobooks for both as they were narrated by two excellent duos.

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I absolutely love everything Sarah writes and I was so excited when I saw I was offered a copy of this book for review. I love that she is a baker. I love baking so it always fun to read it.

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Overall this was a cute book,

But I didn’t really love the enemy premise, or the miscommunication / didn’t communicate their feelings trope of this book. I still thought it was cute but it wasn’t a book that blew me away or made me fall head over heals

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Such a sweet fun read! This is a reread for me because Sarah Adams is one of my absolute favorites!

I’ve loved the updated dual narration. I loved how Ryan acknowledged his feelings first and was determined to win June over. They went from silky pranks to him literally wooing her.

This made me smile and swoon and it was so fun to reread! I can’t wait for more books from Sarah Adams!

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Thank you to #Netgalley and #DreamscapeMedia for the ARC. Sarah Adams can do no wrong, she know how to write a great romance. This is a story of second chances and enemies to lovers.

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This one was just okay for me. I found the characters to be a bit too immature to enjoy. Events were fairly predictable as well.

Thank you to Netgalley, Sarah Adams and Dreamscape media for this ALC in exchange for my honest review.

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While I am a HUGE Sarah Adams fan, this is not my favorite book of hers.

If you’re looking for a light, fluffy, hallmark movie-esque read this book is for you.

With enemies to lovers and high school frenemies reunited tropes, some of the miscommunications of the past felt a little hard to believe. I also really missed the witty banter I’ve come to expect from the author.

A sweet three star read for me.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this ARC for an honest review.

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Loved this the first time I read it years ago and loved this refresh. June and Ryan knew each other in high school and they did not exactly leave high school as friends. When he shows up in her town years later, June is shocked. I thought that June was very immature at times throughout the story, but both characters were pranking each other the whole time. June did hold a grudge, but their enemies to lovers storyline was cute!

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I enjoyed this to an extent, but definitely not as much as Sarah's first entry of the series. The main character June felt a bit childish at times and I found myself getting frustrated with her towards the end. Ryan was a great character though and I appreciated him supporting June despite her insecurities with them getting together.

Connie Shabshab was a great narrator for June but I felt like she could have tried a little better with her male voices. Will Damron was great as Ryan and I especially enjoyed his chapters and I thought he did a great job with the feminine cadence for June's lines.

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✨ The Enemy by Sarah Adams ✨

This was my first book by Sarah Adams and it definitely won't be my last! I loved the banter and the back and forth between Ryan and June. The best part of their relationship has to be how they loved to prank each other. Some of them were hilarious! I loved how they were constantly out to get each other- whether they were enemies or lovers. I also loved how patient Ryan was with June as she navigated her past hurt and tried to learn how to be in a relationship. The audiobook was a great listen- the narrators did so well volleying the banter. I am so glad I listened to this one!

✨ Enemies to Lovers
✨ Opposites Attract
✨ All the Banter
✨ Secret Crush

📚 Book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 Audio: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥Spice Rating: 💗

Thank you so much to Sarah Adams, Dreamscape Media, and Netgalley for this gifted audiobook.

Spice Rating
🤍 clean romance
💗 closed door/ fade to black
❤️ sexual content (a few detailed scenes)
❤️‍🔥 explicit, play-by-play (major part of the plot)
🖤 graphic, more than vanilla

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🎧𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 - 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐘
𝙸𝚝 𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗 #𝟸
ʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗮 #netgalley
⏳ 𝟬𝟴𝗛 𝟯𝟴𝗠
🎙️ 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯 & 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀

💗𝙲𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝙳𝚘𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚌𝚘𝚖
🍩𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝙴𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜
💗𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚕 (𝟷𝟾 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜)
🍩𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
💗𝙱𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚛 𝚡 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚏

💓𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲: 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗴🐞

❝ ʀʏᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜɴᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʟꜱ ꜰᴏʀ 18 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʀʏᴀɴ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜʀꜱᴜᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇꜰ. ɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ’ꜱ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ’ ᴡᴇᴅᴅɪɴɢ, ᴊᴜɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ʜɪᴍ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ...❝

💭This is rom-com at its finest—I absolutely love this book! the banter and pranks are TOP-TIER, I thought I loved The Match, but this one blew me away. The amount of time I spent laughing out loud while listening to this is unbelievable—I was giddy and hysterical almost the entire time. Ryan and June are absolutely perfect together. June is incredibly funny, and that "none/almost” third act breakup had me in stitches, solidifying the 5-star rating for this book. I'm speechless—Sarah Adams is now my new romcom queen, and I'm definitely diving into all her previous works.

🎧𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄🎧
Connie and Lee absolutely nailed it! Connie brought her A-game—her acting is spot on, and she had me laughing out loud more times than I can count. And Lee as Ryan? Just as fantastic. The way these two brought the story to life was an amazing experience from start to finish. This is one you don't want to miss!

✨ 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 DREAMSCAPE MEDIA & NETGALLEY 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚘𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔, 𝙸'𝚖 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚢 ✨

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