Such a good romance book!! I love how everything fell into place. The narrator did a good job at keeping my attention.

This is a great fall read with pumpkin patches, costume parties, and festival dates that are sure to make you swoon. The third act conflict was a little over the top for my liking with a fight between the MMC and the FMC’s brother, but other than that the vibes were top notch.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the advanced audio version of this book.
This was a cute autumn vibed book that was nice for the holiday season.
The over protective brother was a little over the top but still was cute for the season.

An Italian family who takes overprotectiveness to extremes. Liza is missing her dad since he passed and with her brother's best friend coming into the picture she now has feelings she hasn't felt in quite a while. What starts as flirting at the pumpkin patch extends to so much more even when her brother has expressly forbidden anything between these two. Too bad Matt and Liza cannot stop the chemistry and so have to keep secrets, until the secrets are found out.

I loved this book… and I will write a better reviews later. Thank you to,NetGalley, Caroline Frank and Dreamscape Media for the ARC! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book Review: Fall Into You
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Author: Caroline Frank @carolinefrankwrites
Publisher: Caroline Frank
Thank you to @netgalley and @dreamscape_media for the ALC.

This was such an adorable read or listen. Such a fun cozy romance and I love a cozy romance! Liza has just broken up with her boyfriend. She’s also still grieving the loss of her father from cancer. Liza’s brother Vinny has his old Med School friend Matt visiting and their mom invites him over for dinner. On this day the family and Matt head out to the pumpkin patch along with Vinny‘s kids. Boy do the sparks fly between Matt and Liza. Vinny sees a bit of this and confronts Matt as he has told Matt he is not allowed to date his sister. Apparently, Matt was a party guy in college but that was years ago and is an adult and a respected doctor now. Vinny doesn’t see it this ways as he still remembers the Matt from Med School. This is the most hilarious, romantic sweet story of newfound love and chaos. As Matt and Liza navigate this new relationship, they also are trying to hide it from Vinny. One can only guess how it will all end as it is a cozy romance. The story was delightful. This was a perfect story for someone to grab a cup of coffee or wine, a blanket and curl up in a chair. I loved these characters. The ending was perfect too. I’m looking forward to what book 2 has in store for Matt and Liza.

A sweet holiday-tinged love story, if a little light on the details. I'm still not sure why Matt liked Liza so much when they "met" (again), nor why Liza's brother was SO upset at them getting together. The supporting characters were pretty one-dimensional, and Liza's bizarre behavior was juvenile and drove me nuts. But overall, it was a happy ending and I generally enjoyed the story.

love a brother's best friend story but this one was a little too man must protect women from all other men vibes

Fall Into You by Caroline Frank is a heartfelt romance that beautifully captures the vulnerability and joy of falling in love. With authentic characters and a storyline full of emotional depth, Frank weaves a tender tale about taking risks, healing, and embracing second chances. This book is as comforting as it is captivating.

Perfect for fans of slow-burn, character-driven love stories.

This was SOOOOOO GOOD!

I absolutely loved this! This was so good and relatable. The man is every girl's wish and the girl is so relatable.

The story of a forbidden romance during the amazing scared millennial season of Fall! Liz and Matt fall in love but Liz's older brother Vinny forbids their romance. Every person mentioned in the book forbids the romance but Vinny won't budge. Will they proceed or will it blow up?

This was…….so disappointing. I really thought I was just not vibing with this because I was in and out of consciousness from the 20-35% mark and missed things, but I think there were bigger issues. The writing was low key not good and the insta love was almost unbearable. I was so close to DNFing this but thought it might be getting better. But professing love after SIX WEEKS and hardly knowing each other at all was not the move. I found the FMC unlikeable, the MMC kinda cringy, and the accidental pregnancy ending was just the bitter cherry on top of this disappointment pie.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this ALC.

Ruby Allan and Jeremy Gardner did a good job narrating. The story was good, overall, however, the stupid virus that I read to escape from hearing about was featured toward the end and that took the wind right out of enjoyment for me.

This was a really cute fall inspired romance, the audio was really fun but it was a bit insta lovey for me to love it totally! Great vibes though!

This book was very cute and I loved all the fall vibes. Honestly, I am not the biggest fan of instalove, which was my only drawback to this book. I could not get into it because of that :(

This audiobook was the cutest! It was such a great fall read, and I loved the romance and story! I’m a sucker for a good romance story, and theirs was super cute!

Tropes found in this Book:
Insta-Love
Brother's Best Friend

This book feels like a romantic comedy movie just waiting to happen, and I would gladly pay to see it on screen. It’s a light-hearted and enjoyable romance that isn’t very long, so you can read or listen to it in one sitting if this is your type of book. The story is primarily set in the fall season and begins with a memorable scene where a child throws up all over Liza, leading Matt, who witnesses it, to become instantly smitten with her.

Matt has a reputation as a party boy from his med school days, a time when he was too drunk to even remember meeting Liza, which is how her brother, Matt's best friend, remembers him. As the story unfolds, Liza and Matt sneak around behind her brother’s back, adding a layer of intrigue to their romance.

The narrative features a dual point of view, which I really enjoyed, especially since each perspective is narrated by different voice actors in the audio version. This is always my preference.

While I’m not a fan of instant love stories, I don’t mind a quick romance as long as there’s some actual dating and romance involved, rather than just the characters deciding they’re going to marry each other upon first meeting. Additionally, I’m not keen on the usual miscommunication tropes that often appear in these types of stories.

Ultimately, I still enjoyed this book. While it may not be one I would revisit, it definitely gives off fall vibes, and I appreciated the strong family dynamics throughout the story.

Unfortunately I don’t think this one was for me…
The premise of the book was so promising with the feeling of autumn and falling in love.
I think I’ve slowly realised that instant love is not for me. Maybe if I read this a few years earlier, I would have LOVED it!

I liked this, but it's not going to be topping any of my favorites lists for the year. I thought the miscommunication was kind of over the top, as well as her brother's reaction. The audiobook narrators were good though, and I recommend for those that like brother's best friend romances.

Love the premise, but genuinely wished the character development and story arc could have taken us deeper and been more intentional. It's true art when an author can masterfully help us as readers to fall in love with their characters and the world they are building—Fall Into You was lacking that intentional art of storytelling. An easy read though, and again, the premise is one that I do love.

3.5⭐️

When Liza falls in love with her brother’s best friend, she tries to resist. Knowing her brother would never approve, Liza and Matt hide their relationship from everyone. As they navigate their new relationship, Liza works through her grief of her father’s passing and trying to live the life he always wanted for her. Can they weather the storm coming their way as their relationship comes to light?

I loved the beginning, so cute! Immediately pulled me into this world. It is PERFECT for fall, extremely cozy. It’s a quick book, but hits a lot of great moments.

I’m not always into insta-love books, but this one worked for me for the most part. I could have maybe used a little more relationship build-up, but I loved the chemistry between Liza and Matt. I felt terrible for Matt and felt Liza wasn’t fair to him at times, as if he didn’t have a lot at stake dating his best friend’s sister also.

My only other gripe with this book was the ending. I wasn’t a fan of the ending (and I truly don’t mind one of the big twists normally), but it felt a little shoe-horned and cliche. And holy moly Vinny was so unfair, he should have groveled A LOT more than they required him to do.

This was a cute, fun book that is so great at getting you in the fall mindset with pumpkin picking and lots of cozy descriptions.

Loved the dual narrators and actually having a man voice Matt! Both do a great job narrating. The only rough point was listening to them narrate accents, but otherwise I loved listening to them!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing me with an audio ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

I was very excited for this book in the first couple chapters, but the love happened so fast I wasn't rooting for them and didn't feel genuine. Just felt like middle school crush.