Mason and Sawyer have a meet cute when they momentarily get stuck in an elevator together. Faye brings them together again and after thinking his offer to get a drink elsewhere is actually asking for a one night stand, Sawyer agrees.

Weeks after their one night, they run into one another again. Neither wants a relationship so Mason comes up with a plan where they can pick each others brains and not fall in love-to not find romantic things romantic.

I thought this was a great concept for a story! I enjoyed Mason and Sawyer. A bit unrealistic that they could stay away from a relationship but I remind myself it’s a work of fiction!

4.5/5
A very cute romance. You know when they say no feelings. Someone will have feelings too early and it was so cute.
Loved seeing two successful characters work thru their relationship together

Mason is a hopeless romantic and Sawyer writes romance. They get stuck in an elevator together so that must be a meet cute.. right?

It would be if Sawyer was remotely interested in love and if Mason wasn’t doing his best to stop falling in love. Sawyer is struggling through writers block and a book that’s a year late.. While Mason is labeled a womanizer who dates all his costars. Which all press is good press except when you’re trying to launch a female forward production company.

So after giving into the elevator meet cute and a night to beat all one night stands Mason and Sawyer keep accidentally running into each other. Fighting against fate and their attraction, Sawyer and Mason make a pact to ruin romance for Mason and inspire Sawyer to write again. They choose all the cheesiest of tropes and try to do them with no sparks and never breaking the rules.. which is kind of hard when your chemistry is off the charts. It was adorable watching them battle with themselves but also piece together what went wrong in all their other relationships.

I loved the character development and the un-romance. The narrators really brought it to life.

Thank you Hackett audio for that ALC of this book.

Unromance was a cute story that I had fun listening to. I am a huge fan of romcoms, and I enjoyed the celebration of all of the romance tropes and cliches - even if the point of the character’s pact was to ruin them. My favorite part of the book was how every chapter began with a little intro/ explanation of a romance trope. It kept me telling myself “okay, one more chapter” late into the night.

However, even though I had fun reading this, I didn’t feel much of an emotional connection to the story or the characters. I have recently read two other novels with a very similar premise (a romance author struggling with writer’s block after a breakup meets a man who provides her with fresh inspiration), and maybe that’s why this one just felt average for me. I felt like I had read it before, and while I enjoyed it, it didn’t really stick out to me in a meaningful way. I liked the story, but I didn’t love it.

I am very happy that I listened to this as an audiobook. I thought the narrators did an excellent job, and I particularly enjoyed listening to Sawyer’s chapters. I thought all of the voice acting and narration was very well done - it was captivating to listen to and held my attention throughout the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hachette Audio for allowing me to listen to this audiobook!

This was a unique take on romance tropes, and it worked! A Hollywood star and a floundering romance author join forces to help each other with their respective challenges. I enjoyed the banter, acknowledgement of all the different tropes, and the fantasy of dating a medical drama’s dreamy star.

Thank you, Erin Connor, Hatchette Audio, and NetGalley, for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this audiobook! The sound quality was great. The narrators, Mia Hutchinson Shaw and Lee Osorio, did an excellent job bringing the characters to life.

This was a spicy meet cute romance book. I really enjoyed listening to the audio and think the narrators did a great job portraying the characters. I loved that it was about trying to unromance situations but it really just had Sawyer and Mason liking the activities tropes more. The banter between the characters had me laughing out loud. This book was very entertaining and I can not wait to read more by the author!

This book was just an okay read for me. Full disclosure time at the start of this review - I only got this book because the title and the cover intrigued me. Also this is the first book of Ms. Connor's that I have read.

Mason freshly dumped by his co-star girlfriend meets Sawyer and the pair start off with a bang and a one night stand. The pair have another chance encounter where they enter this pact to defy the typical romance book/movie activities to prove they will not fall in love by doing them but what happens when one person in this pact does catch feelings??

Sawyer is a romance writer that is over deadline and struggling to even write a word. She enters this pact in hopes to get her creativity flowing again. What she does not expect is to depend on Mason to get her creativity going and then grow feelings even though she feels that her work interferes with her love life.

So this book was just okay for me. I wasn't in love with Sawyer's character as I felt that she was a bit self centered while also using those around her and avoiding her real issues in life. Mason on the other hand I felt was too nice since he put up with a lot more than the average person would have. I also thought that the story at times dragged a but and I had a hard time staying invested in it.

In the end this was just an okay read for me. I'm not sure if this will be an author that I would pursue more from.

This book was so cute and I loved how poke fun of romcoms it was. Such a cute love story and it kinda seemed like a Hallmark movie

I really enjoyed this book! It's reminiscent of Emily Henry's book vibe except this is dual POV. It felt really cosy and real and it was honestly soooo beautiful! I loved it! Very cute read.

Thank you NetGalley, Hachette Audio, Forever and Erin Connor for giving me a chance to listen to an advanced listener's copy of this lovely book!

I've been in a romance mentality lately, and I've really been enjoying romance books. One that stood out to me embraces all the classic tropes, featuring a male main character (MMC) who falls hardest and first—he's love-crazy—while the female main character (FMC) is jaded and focused on her career, reluctant to fall in love. This story goes beyond the cliché where it's only the man who makes the grand gestures.

The characters are Sawyer, a successful romance writer struggling with writer's block, and Mason, a successful actor who just experienced a breakup. Their meet-cute happens in an elevator, but it’s not as cute as it sounds. They encounter each other a few times and ultimately decide to make a pact: they'll help each other by going through all the classic rom-com grand gestures. They hope that this will inspire Sawyer to write again and help Mason curb his tendency to fall too hard too fast.

I found the spicy scenes to be well-executed, and the romance was sweet without being too overwhelming. I appreciated that the male character is portrayed in a more vulnerable role than is typical for this genre. While this book is definitely a romance filled with banter, arguments, and family drama, it also delves into themes of self-discovery and the boundaries between personal and professional life, showing how these boundaries can look different for everyone. Overall, it's a fun, sweet, and humorous rom-com!

This is one of the best romance books that I have read in a while!! I absolutely loved everything about it. The vibes were immaculate, and I loved how it turned every romance trope on its head. The banter was top tier, and both main characters were so easy to love!! I was easily drawn into the story from the beginning because the narrators both did such a wonderful job bringing the story to life. 5 stars!!!

I read this before but as an audiobook? I loved it even more!! This truly is a feel good story and I loved all the romcom vibes of it and the it of angst. I keep recommending this one to my friends.

I thought this was a delightfully fun romance, and I loved the chemistry between Mason and Sawyer. I thought the narrators of the audiobook did a great job as well.

Many Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ALC/ARC.

I devoured this immediately, the narrator was great, the writing was stellar and I fell in love with sawyer and her mind immediately.

A campy, on-the-nose meet cute to open a book about a romance writer who definitely believes in love is just about as scrumptious a cold weekend cozy read I could ask for--and on top of that, set in my sweet home Chicago!

"Chicago winters were a bitch, but that's what whiskey was for!"

Too real. Unromance was an absolute delight. Readers who love reading about reading will love it extra. I loved all the characters, especially our main girl Sawyer, and genuinely wanted to share a beer with them. Erin Connor is going on the list of auto-buys for me--a voicey writer who makes me laugh.

The audio book had consistent and perfectly emphatic narration.

Thanks to MacMillan Audio & Forever Pub for the gifted copies.

Unromantic is an adult romance of a bisexual and a soap opera star and their lack of long term relationships

Great book. Couldn't stop listening. Thank you for giving me the chance to read in advance. I was in love with all the characters.

unfortunately this wasn’t for me. I had a hard time connecting to the characters and I know I’m not expected to connect to every character I read about but I had a hard time connecting even to their connection to one another. I thought the audio book was really well done though!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ALC of this novel.

4/5 ⭐️
1.5/5 🌶️ (was going to go with 1, but gave an extra .5 for the tights scene alone 🫠🥵)

This book focuses on the relationship journey of romance author, Sawyer, and actor, Mason. They meet while being stuck in an elevator together. Sawyer has had trouble writing her next book and Mason was just dumped (twice!) by his actress/costar girlfriend. They team up to help each other. Sawyer hopes she’ll get ideas for her next book and Mason hopes to get over his ex and not get so swept up by every relationship he’s ever been in.

They visit a lot of romance tropes and somewhere, along the way, they fall for each other. Well, it can’t be that easy can it? We’ve gotta have a third act breakup AND a grand gesture to top it all off. I was also happy to see that when we visit the couple a year later: Sawyer HASN’T moved across country to be with him and they’re giving it a go long distance, they aren’t engaged/married or even hinting at it, and best of all NO pregnancy. It lets the reader imagine what they want for the characters. That was refreshing.

I do want to add that I’d never heard these narrators before and they both did a great job!

Wow!! This book was so well written, the best book boyfriend, the clever interspersed references to romance tropes. It’s a love letter to the genre!!

Sawyer broke up with her girlfriend 3 years ago and hasn’t dated since. She’s been a moderately successful romance author, but she has writers block. And it’s set in Chicago!! (Exactly where I listened to it, so it was obviously meant to be).

Mason very recently broke up with his costar girlfriend, he is a hunky TV doctor and the son of a soap star, Mason really loves love.

Then the meet cute; they get stuck in an elevator together. The plot goes from there; a one night stand then inevitably running into each other afterwards. Add in Sawyer telling Mason the tropes as they come to life.

This is really a five star audiobook; easy to follow the plot of audio and well acted. This is multi POV, so the Sawyer narrator and the Mason narrator alternate. I especially enjoyed the Sawyer narrator — it’s always a challenge to do witty banter with one voice, but she does well.

Full disclosure— I am more of a “fade to black” person so I did skip past the smutty parts. I can’t speak to if they are great or not. It’s a personal preference, just not for me. I’m not saying the spicy parts are bad, I just don’t know, I skipped them.

Outstanding pop culture references, laugh out loud banter, realistic inner dialogue that bring the characters to life off the stage. Even though this book is about a male and female, I love that Sawyer is bisexual. It’s enough to keep the homophobes away (bye).

I kept seeing this book all over instagram and I’m grateful I got to listen to it- thanks to NetGalley and hachette audio for the Audio ARC. A best romance of January. (And there are so many great ones!!)