Perfect if you love:
-Meet-Cutes
-Making fun of Rom-Coms ( in a fun way)
-Two idiots pretending their not falling in love
-Hilarious Banter
-Laughing your butt off
-Bisexual Representation
-A Hopeless Romantic MMC

wait. I loved this audio so much! 😍 I was not expecting how perfect their banter would be nor how exhilarating that one night would be to listen to!! the secret identity and secret pining had me locked in. and the tension from no seggs pact had me panting and hollering when they finally snapped! this was my first from this author but won’t be my last!

I feel like this story was meant to be an audiobook. The narrator’s did an excellent job and made me enjoy the story even more. I love the way all of the best tropes were represented in their experiment.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the ALC.

🌟🌟🌟 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.

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

Audiobook Review 📖🎧

thank you so much partner @readforeverpub & Hachette Audio for the gifted audiobook!

Unromance
by Erin Connor
Narrated by Mia Hutchinson Shaw; Lee Osorio

About the book 👇🏽

Sawyer Greene knows romance. She’s a bestselling author of the genre—or she was, until her ex left her with nothing but writer’s block and a broken heart. But when she gets stuck in the elevator with a handsome stranger, she sees their meet cute for what it is: just a one-night stand. It might have worked, too, if they could stop running into each other. 

Actor Mason West sees Sawyer’s reappearance in his life as a sign. Obviously, they’re meant to cure each other. Him of the hopeless romanticism that only ends in heartbreak—and tabloid trainwrecks—and Sawyer of her writer’s block. Their agreement is simple: 1. No (more) sex, and 2. No matter how swoony the circumstances, absolutely no falling in love. 


🎧 My thoughts:

I loved it! Now I know why I keep seeing rave reviews. I listened to the audiobook and went through it so fast! The narrators are incredible and had me wanting more. Everything about this story was entertaining and bingeable. I loved the banter between Mason and Sawyer and thought the chemistry was so good! This is an audiobook I’d love to get a finished copy of. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it! Unromance is out now!

Happy reading 📖🎧

When are characters in a romance ever going to learn… you can’t do all of that romantic stuff and not fall for one another!
This book was a fun ride. Our two main characters, jaded Sawyer and hopeless romantic Mason, have a meet cute in an elevator, have an one night stand, and then set out to ruin romance Mason and help bring back Sawyer’s romance writing mojo. What could possibly go wrong?
The chemistry between Sawyer and Mason is undeniable. I enjoyed the time that I spent listening to their story. They were fun together and separate from each other. The reader gets good insight into each of the characters through their own points of view - I am always a sucker for a dual POV romance. I liked the different backgrounds that both of them come from and the integration of both friends and family was seamless.
Where I struggled a little with the story was in Sawyer’s POV. She has this past relationship that practically destroys her and it takes her a third act breakup and most of the book to confront that demon. I feel like it could have happened in a different way than them having to break up. I still enjoyed the conclusion to the story, but that part didn’t well with me.
I will reiterate though, that Sawyer and Mason were clearly endgame from the start. You cannot deny that type of chemistry - the kind that just leaps off of the page right at the reader.
The narrators did a fantastic job bringing these characters to life.
I recommend this book to lovers of romance with some fun shenanigans in the mix.
Many thanks to Hachette Audio (Forever) and NetGalley for an early listening copy of the book.
The opinions expressed are honestly and my own.

Unromance by Erin Connor - 4 stars!

I got an advance listening copy of this book and it had some amazing moments. Sawyer is a romance author who doesn't believe in love anymore and Mason West is an actor who is too much of a hopeless romantic. They make a deal to cure each other by going on tropey dates. I loved watching them build a friendship while falling in love! I really enjoyed their meet cute and the female narrator too.

I did not love the male narrator's voice at first. It was jarring going from a great female narrator to a not so great male narrator between chapters, but I got used to it as book continued. However, Mason's character was swoony! I wish his voice matched.

Pick this one up if you like one night stands, the famous person x normal person trope, pop culture references in books and queer representation.

When a romance novelist and an actor get trapped in an elevator together, the novelist informs the actor they aren’t going to progress through expected romance tropes. She’s cynical and he’s always eager to dive into a relationship, despite the wounds of a recent headline-making breakup. There’s an open-door scene in the beginning when the characters initially hook up, which I thought might indicate this novel was spicier than I anticipated. However, this is followed up with a lot of yearning and time in which the characters try to remain merely hands-off friends. This was an unexpectedly cute story with decent character development for both main characters and it left me with a good sense of resolution. Some romance novels skip over the angsty pining, and this one did not (which is great). The audiobook had two narrators in order to tell the story from both points of view, and both voices worked well.

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.
The narrators were well-paced and had great delivery.

Why hadn't she packed purse cheese?

Another amazing Aardvark Book Club pick. This book was absolutely adorable. I loved Mason and his easy ability to fall in love, he's such a perfect golden retriever. This book had me giggling left and right and the narration really took it up a notch. The third act break-up was a bit annoying, like come on Sawyer...don't be an idiot. But obviously, I get why the third act break up had to happen, but still poor, sweet Mason.

I loved the copy of the audio I got from NetGalley to accompany my Aardvark book!

Thank you to @netgalley and @harperaudio for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Erin Connor's "Unromance" was a delightful audiobook experience! The dual POV and narrators were fantastic, bringing the story to life. The female narrator's expressive portrayal of the FMC was a highlight. While I initially struggled to match the MMC's voice to my imagined version of him, it clicked after a few chapters.

The "Unromance" concept was brilliant. Watching the characters navigate and deconstruct familiar romance tropes was genuinely hilarious – a real treat for any romance reader. I especially appreciated the flawed FMC's journey of self-discovery and closure. And I loved that she initiated the grand gesture! It's such a refreshing twist on a common trope.

Overall, "Unromance" is a laugh-out-loud rom-com that's spicy and utterly unique. I highly recommend it to all my romance-loving friends!

4 stars

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Grumpy x Sunshine
Forced proximity
Opposites attract
Fake relationship
Third-act breakup
Third pov, single pov

Unfortunately, this one just didn't work for me. It was loaded with far too many pop culture references and HEAVY on the tropes. The unromance jist was cute at first and then it just fell flat. I really struggled to feel their chemistry. I enjoyed the audio and that's definitely what kept me going.

Thank you for this ALC netgalley and hachette audio.

Funny and witty

The MCs explore all the rom com tropes when an author gets stuck in an elevator with a hot actor.

They chemistry is hot when they meet and as the story progresses it in lives into something more. Both are struggling with the concept of love but will their closeness turn into something more ?

This story made me swoon and laugh and I highly recommend if your looking for a good romcom book

Unromance by Erin Connor was a fun audiobook! It started off strong and it kind of dwindled towards the end but I still enjoyed my time listening to it. The narration was done very well and found that it kept my attention. I enjoyed both the characters and generally enjoyed the story but didn't feel like the 'conflict' was that big of a deal. Overall, an enjoyable read.

Story: 5 stars
Audio: 4.5/5 stars

The narrators did an excellent job bringing this fabulous book to life. Had several laugh out loud moments listening to the story again. My only note is that I am always going to campaign for duet narration even though I know it’s an investment! While both narrators fit who I envisioned for Sawyer and Mason, I find that female narrators always do a better job with male voices than vice versa.

Thank you to Hachette Audio for providing me with this audiobook in exchange for my honest opinions!

Original ARC review:

This story is so sparkly and witty and fun that I already know my first book of the year will be one of my favorites. Erin Connor is one of the freshest voices I’ve read in a long time. Her ode to classic rom-coms is utter perfection from the first chapter heading to the final line. The way all the tropes played out was so clever. And I love that she turned the cliches on their head even more by making the romance author the cynic and the famous actor the diehard romantic. Their struggles felt real and true to their characters amid the bubbly fun, avoiding the frustration that sometimes comes with knowing exactly how and why the conflicts come to be. By the third act I knew I could trust that Erin would bring it all to a close in a way that was both gentle and compelling, but I didn’t expect how truly delightful the final grand gesture would be too. Five stars and then some for this debut novel!

Thank you to Forever and Hachette for providing this NetGalley ARC for my honest feedback.

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.

Thank you Hachette Audio and Netgalley for an advance audiobook copy of Unromance by Erin Connor and narrated by Mia Hutchinson Shaw and Lee Osorio. I absolutely loved this book and the narration really brought this book to life, I could not stop listening to it!

When a best selling romance author, Sawyer, is down with writers block after a breakup she fantasizes a meet cute with an elevator stranger, only to end up having her made up one night stand become a reality. Little does Sawyer know Mason is a well known actor trying to ruin happily ever afters. Making a pact to help each other out, a list of romantic tropes is formed - Mason is hoping to ruin the experience to keep from falling in love while Sawyer's only wish is to find her writing spark once more and produce the novel she's been telling her agent is in the works. With only two rules, 1. no sex and 2. don't fall in love can the two make it to the end of the list with both of their wishes in tow and without breaking any rules?

Unromance has to be one of my new favorite romance books to date! There are so many rom com moments mixed with a little cheesy moments and a few spicy ones thrown in there too. The connection Sawyer and Mason have throughout the novel is so unique and definitely going to the top of my recommendations for this year! I especially loved the narration with both focus characters having their own narrator! It made the book stand out and really bumped it to another level!

3.5 stars. I do not think I enjoyed this one quite as much as others. The first half has been done before and done better in my opinion - the execution was weak and I considered giving up on it. But.....the last part of the book was much stronger (it is almost as if there were different editors involved). I liked the way the plot unfolded and the author was not trying as hard to include all of the tropes. I was not a fan of the chapter titles, and I found they did not add to the story. I would try this author again based on the end of this book, but I would go in with my expectations tempered a bit.

Well first I say if purse cheese is mentioned in the first chapter during an elevator meet cute, five stars for me.

But this book truly is five stars. From the witty banter, to the tropes, to the realness, to the actual characters. It’s all here. I loved it. I binged it. It’s everything.

And now I am going to watch every rom com I have ever loved.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and review.

This was a nice story idea, I enjoyed the cute dates and the spice. At times, I found it hard to understand the FMC and her reluctance to move on, and to let this new relationship happen.