I enjoyed this, and I liked the characters immensely , but I did find it a little bit predictable . Overall I would recommend this book.

This is my first Marion De Re book and I liked it. It’s kind of like real life – a bit messy, but just plain real. Alice is an adorable ‘bookworm’ who gets under Deacon’s skin. Of course, they are neighbors. Deacon is a bit older, but age is just a number. He has suddenly become guardian of his teenage niece, Lola, after his sister’s death. What can happen? A lot!

The funniest part of this cute book is when Deacon, literally, runs to get help with a screaming Lola and help turns out to be Alice. Alice and Lola, actually, have a lot in common. Deacon has some baggage of his own with which to deal but not before he breaks Alice’s heart. He, eventually, comes around and does so in style.

This is a stand-alone although part of the One More Chapter series about three young ladies who meet on line and decide to open a bookstore together. I am going to need to go back and read the first book in the series.


(I will publish review on Amazon on release date and will share on Facebook under Maggie Jo's Messages).

“The Enemy Plot” is the 2nd book in the “One More Chapter” series that follows three women that met on bookstagram and opened a bookstore together. Still, thw books can also be read as standalones.

This is the story of Alice, lover of romance books and especially audiobooks and her new neighbor and nemesis Deacon, a grumpy bar owner.

He just became the guardian for his teenage niece, that lost her mom (his sister). So they are both still grieving.

After spending more time with them, Alice gets to see underneath all the grumpiness and also gets along great with Lola, the book addicted niece.

I like that the story has dual POV and is written at 1st person. Also it is pretty short that I managed to read it in one day.

There are many refrences to books and bookstagram. Also I liked the character and relationship development, aided also by the fact that Deacon and Lola go to therapy.

My favorite part was the bookish date that Deacon planned. Even if I do not like the 3rd act break up in books, Deacon’s groveling was cute.

Now I have to read Hayley’s story and I am looking forward to Emma’s book, that comes out next year.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Booktok and bookworms mentioned!!! I loved it!

Gobbled it up in a day and I couldn't put it down.

I enjoyed the story, it made me want to read the previous book and made me want to read the next book.

It gave me all the good feels and I appreciated how realistic it was when it came to dealing with a teenager and grief.

My only struggle was with how Deacon's emotions were portrayed. I also wish the author went in deeper when it came to his relationships with his family aside from Lola.

Will post the review on Amazon and Tiktok once the book is out.

The Enemy Plot is such a well written story. This book combines the neighbors trope and the grumpy x sunshine trope so well.

These characters evolve so quickly into such a fun couple and you can see them truly care about eachother. Their growth both together and individually is shown so well and I love the inclusion of Deacon's therapy sessions. Although both Deacon and Alice have experienced and talk about loss, it doesn't bring the story down.

This fast paced, quick read is the perfect addition to the One More Chapter series. Like The Tenacious Act, this book gets you hooked on the stories of these three best friends/book shop owners. Marion De Ré did it again and I can't wait to see Emma's story.

*thank you netgalley for this arc*