This was such a sweet YA romance. It had easily lovable characters, cute moments, and its a total comfort read.

I love me a slow burn with a happy ending any day of the week.

Totally recommend this as a good palate cleanser between series.

I truly loved this book! The plot, the main female character--Chef's kiss. The narrator for Josie was also perfection. 
 
Josie and Wyatt's journey was everything I wanted it do be. I loved the grumpy sunshine of it all, and he was hysterical. I would take this audiobookj with me on a long haul road trip or plane ride--Perfect to keep me occupied and yearning for more from Emma St. Clair!

I will say that I did not love the male narrator, which made me so sad! His tone was very back and forth throughout the whole book; at times, I couldn’t hear what he was saying so I would turn it up, and then I would have to turn it down because he was yelling

Overall, I loved the story line, and I will defs be purchasing Emma St. Clair from now on!

Oh. My. Goodness, this audiobook (and book — I read and listened) was absolutely adorable and had me feeling ALL the feelings! I finished it in a day because I couldn’t put it down!

I could not stand the male narrator for this audio and had to DNF. I would be interested in picking up the physical book though, as the story seemed to be moving in an interesting direction and all the tropes were right up my alley but I could not get over the male voice in this production - it wasn’t for me.

If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair was cute - the banter was cute, the story was cute. This was a closed-door, no strong language easy read. I am an absolute SUCKER for an enemies-to-lovers tale that spans back to childhood.

School nurse Josie is off for the summer and she goes to meet her brother, Jacob, for their annual summer trip. But, it's not Jacob that meets her there, but Jacob's grumpy friend, professional hockey player Wyatt. He's on the mend after an accident, and Josie gets talked into being his nurse/handler until he heals.

Wyatt planned to sail down the East coast via the Intercoastal Waterway, so Josie agrees to help him out. What can go wrong on a closed ship with your nemesis? Josie's amazing sense of humor allows her to peel back some of Wyatt's tough outer layers, and we end up learning that things aren't always as they seem. Also, dopey Wyatt is soooo precious!

Andi Arndt and Patrick Zeller both did an amazing job with the narration - they really made the book that much more enjoyable! This would be a great vacation read!

Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas Nelson Publishing, and author Emma St. Clair for the chance to review this book in exchange for an honest review.

If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair was one of those books that is a perfect palette cleanser. A fast paced, fun, and funny story that kept me entertained from the time I started to the time I finished... the same day. This is an extremely slow burn enemies-to-lovers rom-com with many fun tropes such as grumpy x sunshine, athlete and non-athlete, one bed, brothers best friend; the list goes on!

Josie is just the sweetest girl who would do anything for her brother but has never been made to feel special by her family. Her parents always favored her brother and are pressuring her to settle down and find a boyfriend now that she's in her late 20's. Wyatt has been her brother's friend since they were in college, though Wyatt is a few years older than Jacob (the brother). Following a certain "incident" the first time Wyatt and Josie met, they've always had a certain distaste for each other. Now, Josie is living with Wyatt as he heals from an injury. How can this go well?

I loved getting to see the backstory unfold as the two main characters sorted our their futures. Thank you to NetGalley for an audio ARC of this book! I loved the female narrator for Josie but the male narrator for Wyatt was a bit off-putting at times and (as a headphone listener) found that he would suddenly get really loud.

Story: 5 Stars
Writing: 4 Stars
Narrators: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 stars!

SO SWEET! this was the perfect palette cleanser, closed door, sweet summer romance. i LOVED this & loved the audio so much!!

If All Else Sails is the quintessential summer rom-com! At her brother's behest (and the promise of a much-needed summer paycheck), school nurse Josie finds herself nursing his best friend and client, hockey player Wyatt, back to health as he recovers from an injury. I loved that Josie and Wyatt had some history together but their shared summer brought a lot of clarity, a tempestuous sailing trip, and lots of top-notch humor and closed-door heat. I enjoyed the audiobook and thought the female narrator (Andi Arndt) in particular was perfectly suited to the character. I highly recommend this book, as well as anything this author writes because you can't go wrong with Emma St. Clair!

Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for gifting me with an ALC to review. All opinions are my own.

Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, and Brothers Best Friend all filled into one book. I loved the female mc in this book. Great storyline with really good dialog. The narrator did a fantastic job bringing this book to life! 5 stars

Many thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a great enemies to lovers rom com! It had tons of snarky banter and forved proximity while being fun and flirty. Josie and Wyatt had me hooked from the moment she landed at the “murder cottage” and realized she was stuck with her least favorite hockey player. Their slow burn chemistry builds perfectly, and I adored watching Josie challenge Wyatt while he begrudgingly melted for her. I listened to the audiobook and highly recommend it. The narrator nailed both the humor and the emotional parts. I enjoyed this heartwarming summer adventure!

I have read a few other books by this author and often have felt like they are good but not great stories. I can't seem to figure out entirely why her writing leaves me lacking. In this particular book which I read with my ears, I loved the narrators. Felt that even when the male narrator's "female" voice tended to sound strange at times, I got used to it and didn't hate it in the end. He has a very soft spoken voice at times so there is some straining to hear but the tone of his voice is so pleasant. Now, back to the story itself. Josie is in her head WAAAAY too much and over analyzed everything to death. This left me exhausted at times. The story starts out really cute and with some cute banter between an overly grumpy hockey player who is recovering from an injury in his "murder cottage" (this phrase gets used a lot and it is a great chuckle but this is where the "fun" stops. Josie is sent to help Wyatt during his recover by her brother who has misled her about the purpose. We slowly crawl towards "thinking" about even being friends. It really takes so long to even get around to their "feelings". I'm glad it's a duel narration because without "his" version of the story, I never would have believed these two had any feelings for one another. I think this is meant to be a "clean" romance but with that genre we also get barely any contact with each other that would necessitate sparks or a build up of tension. There are a few moments of bumping accidently but Josie literally shuts down her thoughts of growing feelings from this because she either doubts he is feeling the same or she is literally talking her self out of it due to their circumstances of living in separate places. The sailing portion is filled with technical know-how's and it sorta feels unnecessary to flesh out "HOW TO SAIL". This is an okay romance novel but I'm consistently giving this author 3 stars and I think I need to make a note of this for future requests. I'm not saying it's bad but I look for a little more heat and spice and less insecurity from my main characters.

A sweet, feel-good story featuring a matchmaking brother, a grumpy hockey player, a school nurse, and an adorable rescue puppy. Josie and Wyatt’s second-chance connection was heartwarming and entertaining, but the audiobook narration made it tough to get through — the voices didn’t match the characters and often distracted from the story. I recommend reading this one in ebook or print for the best experience.

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the free advanced copy. Review left voluntarily.
3.5 stars for the story, 2 stars for the audio.

This was a really cosy and enjoyable read. I think the author did a great job of building on our characters relationships.
The setting of the book was lovely and really easy to dive into.
The chemistry between our two characters were clear and nearly leaping from the story and their progress from acquaintances to friends to lovers felt natural.

Although spice is not needed in every romance book, I do feel like there was a gap we were missing with this that could have been solved with even some fade to black moments. The ‘I love yous’ felt rushed due to this as the characters went from kissing once to then one of them moving their life for the other without any real show of intimacy. It felt like we missed the climax of the romance novel (no pun intended).

If All Else Sails is a fun, flirty and heartwarming story of Josie and Wyatt - who are basically two shipping passing in the night (pun intended). When circumstances bring them together and they set sail on a special quest, the sparks fly. I loved all the characters, especially Josie’s brother who definitely brings humor to the story. I also enjoyed a few cameos from characters that star in other Emma St. Clair novels. (Hint: read those, too - they are great). Andi Arndt and Patrick Zeller were excellent narrators and Zeller knocked it out of the park with the tickle scene. Thanks to Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for the ALC - all opinions are my own.

Brothers best friend? Say less.
But also he fell first and harder. Obsessed. We love a secret golden retriever man hidden under a tough exterior.

This was everything I love from a romance. Slow burn, he falls first, enemies to lovers and close proximity!

I really liked both main characters and found the dual perspective chapters really great at building the tension.

The plot whilst pretty predictable, was still lots of fun and had lots of moments that had me laughing out loud and rooting for them together together!

The only reason I couldn't quite give this 5 stars was there wasn't enough action on the boat! For a book with the word "Sail" in the title I expected the boat parts to happen much sooner than over half way in.

Overall though this was a really enjoyable romance that made me feel all warm and fuzzy once I got to the end!

A gorgeous fun romance! Full of warmth, humour as sass! This one is going to be so popular and the audiobook was such a good listen, it brought it all to life!
Themes:
- enemies to lovers
- grumpy x sunshine
- forced proximity

A brothers best friend romance with a hockey vibe.. say less! I really enjoyed this latest novel from Emma St Clair

I just listened to the best romcom. If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair was an enjoyable listen. Pick it up this summer.

I say this all the time and I’m going to continue to say it I always love me a good enemies to lovers story but this one is hands down one of my favorites now. I laughed a lot during this entire book, cried when she explained what happened to her in the past and smiled the entire way through this book. I just ate this story right up! I have not gotten into the sports romance book craz that everyone else has but it wasn’t the fore front of this book and I loved that. I loved wow real and honest this book felt, with the misunderstandings and Josie getting into her own head (because girl same )!!! I truly loved the writing, story and narrating of the entire book. This hands down is a 5/5 stars had me from the beginning and loving it throughout the whole book. I was actually really sad when the book ended! Thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson and Zondervan Fiction Audio for allowing me the ability to read and listen to this book!! These thoughts and opinions are of my own.