This is an absolute gem of a romance novel that has me hooked from the very beginning. The chemistry between Daisy and Charlie is undeniable, The push-and-pull dynamic between the two is a true highlight and their banter and button-pushing are equal parts frustrating and heartwarming. I enjoyed reading it.

5⭐️

**ARC provided by the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I LOVED this book. It's the meet-in-a-flight/going-to-a-wedding romance I've always wanted to read. There's a lot of hilarious and swoon-worthy scenes that make it extremely enjoyable. They make such a cute couple, I can honestly say nothing bad about them.

I suspected something gut-wrenching coming towards the end, and... it happened. Luckily, it wasn't nearly as bad as I feared. So it's safe to say I loved all of it! I think it's a new favorite!

There was an editing mistake in chapter 19 that instead of saying "Charlie", said "Rob".

I would love to have a copy of it to be able to go back to it!

Seat Mates by new to me author Anna Harbom is a story filled with insight about self-worth, feeling wanted, and accepted wrapped up in humor. Readers watch the characters change and grow as the plot advances. What appears to be a cute little fake dating story has much more depth than the blurb would suggest. This turned out to be an unforgettable read. I voluntarily reviewed a copy from NetGalley. Highly recommend.

This was such a feel good read, I smiled through it, (and laughed a decent amount too).

Daisy is one of my favourite book characters for a long time. She is funny and relatable and an excellent POV character.

I really like Charles. He felt like realistic while still being a knight in shining armour type. I liked the way he took the opportunity and the way he thrived in this book.

I love the storyline of this. It was the perfect marriage between the fantasy needed for a romance novel and realism needed to keep me committed to it. I felt genuinely like this is something that could happen; it was typical in the best kind of way.

I love the family relationships depicted in this book (particularly Daisy and her mother) as it felt really honest and heartfelt.

I’m really looking forward to read more from this author.

Daisy is on her way to a wedding in DC that she really does not want to go to, over Labor Day weekend. She's still nursing a broken heart and her best friend that was supposed to go with her had a family emergency, forcing her to back out and leave our FMC to brave this weekend alone. Our girl is stressed, overwhelmed, and a BMW just cut her off at the airport.

Something that I found interesting is that not only is Daisy flawed, as all people are, but we get to see some of her ugly behavior immediately. She's impulsive and judgmental and bitter right away, but that is not the whole of her person and she has believable reasons for being jaded.

Enter Charlie, the sweet, supportive, earnest man Daisy sits next to on the plane, and just so happened to be driving the BMW that cut her off. They have a tense exchange that, by the end of the flight, dissolves into something resembling a friendship.

Coincidence (or fate) continues pulling them back together throughout the book, in which they help each other discover aspirations, boundaries, and that their world views may be skewed by their early childhoods.

This book is everything The Hating Game could have been. Daisy is petite without it being her entire personality, and Charlie acknowledges her small stature without it being the main plot. The characters feel multidimensional and the story keeps pace so as to never feel boring.

This was a genuinely charming love story, and despite everything I needed to do today I kept coming back to read "just a few more pages" until I finally sat down and gave in to the urge to finish the rest in one sitting.