Do you have rhe solution for love? 

WELP I DO NOW. This book had me smiling like a little kid in disney for the first time. It was cute  and just MAKES YOU HAPPY.

It is a feel good romance book and it just makes you think about you relationships. 

Shoot I wish my husband was more like our male lead . Whatever I am impatiently waiting for more books from this author. Though I don’t think many books will exceed my love for this one.

The Love Solution is a charming story of two sisters and their romantic pitfalls and close friendship following the death of their parents when they were teens. Sarah, the oldest sister, finds out she’s pregnant and catches her boyfriend, Niall, cheating on the same day. Heartbroken, and at risk of losing her home and jewelry workshop, she turns to her sister Molly for help. Molly, a young scientist, hopelessly in love with her lab partner and boss, Ewan, has invented a chemical fondly known as the “Love Bug”. Sarah begs Molly to help her use the love bug on Niall to get him back, and hijinks ensue.

This was a very light and cute read. I did put it down a few times before I really got into it, but once I did I really enjoyed it. I particularly liked the character of Sarah. She finds herself in very unfortunate circumstances and still tries to make the best of it. I felt very sympathetic towards her struggle. Molly was also a relatable character but I didn’t personally relate to her personality or circumstances as much as Sarah.

I would recommend The Love Solution to anyone in need of a light read that isn’t necessarily a romance.

The Love Solution focuses on the strong bond between two sisters, whilst dealing with heartbreak from the men in their lives. Molly is a scientist, working with her incredibly handsome boss, Ewan, on a love bug potion for animals. Sarah is a self-employed jewellery maker and a soon-to-be mum, with her ex-partner, Niall. 

I really enjoyed both of the sister's stories and wouldn't be able to say I loved one more than the other. Molly's journey of deciding whether or not to fall out of love or fall further in love with her boss was a trying time and although it started off rocky, the bond between them was one-hundred-percent there. 

Sarah's story had a lot more depth to it, in which she was expecting a baby with a man she was no longer with, whilst trying to keep her new business running and finding a new place to live. Luckily, she had the help of the extremely handsome, Liam, who I absolutely adored. He was constantly by Sarah's side, even when there was no reason to be and he never stopped waiting. 

I loved this story from start to finish and will most certainly be looking to the other, no doubt, wonderful stories the author already has out in the world as well!

This book was a little flat for me. I did find some parts funny, but I found myself not really enjoying or connecting to the characters, which made it hard to root for them and their love stories. I did enjoy the ending which raises my rating.

I love when books cross subjects - like chemistry and romance. It adds a quirky touch that makes the read more interesting. This one was cute, lighthearted, and easy to read!! Would definitely recommend to a friend.

I'm a big Philippa Ashley fan, so when I found out this book was written by her, I was doubly keen to read it. What a triumph and a great premise.  I loved the interaction between the two sisters and the will they won't they between the younger sister and Evan.  I thought it was perfectly plotted and really well placed. In fact, it was a very clever plot and I didn't see the twist coming at all.

Loved this book. So fun, sweet and cute. Sarah and Molly are great protagonist. A wonderfully written sister relationship between them makes it an great read. I loved the drama and all of the romance. So well done.

I judged a book by its cover on this one and unfortunately this story just wasn’t for me. I couldn’t connect with any of the characters and the writing style was very bland and although there were a few entertaining parts, for the most part I was just ready to be done with the book. Also I think the science part of the story was the biggest thing I couldn’t connect with which made the rest of it fall short for me.

I just had a hard time connecting with this book. The writing was really well but it just wasn’t a story for me. I just could not connect to any parts of it.

This story follows Sarah and Molly after a traumatic event that makes them very close sisters who look out for each other through their relationships, work and various life challenges. ⁣
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I can’t give too much away without spoiling it, so you’ll simply have to read it! But I really enjoyed this book. It was easy to pick up and carry on where you left off, and the writing was very clear. I had strong feelings for the characters, particularly the women’s partners Ewan and Niall (not always for good reasons) 🤦🏼‍♀️ However the only reason I’ve knocked it down is because I think that one of the story lines about Molly needed a bit more detail, as I felt a bit lost with it at times.

I'm a sucker for stories that follow sisters. My sister is my best friend so I love reading about that close bond! 

I found The Love Solution to be comical in all the right places, laugh out loud funny with a touch of emotion that completely sucked me in. 

I loved the sprinkle of science and the originality to the plot that sets it aside from most romance/chick lit work I've read. 

I also really enjoyed the writing style and think Ashley Croft did a fantastic job of painting 2 contrasting but close-knit sisters on this crazy journey together.

This just seems like a bad version of The Kiss Quotient, but it’s just not great. I wasn’t able to buy the romance or if it was meant to be funny. It’s definitely not my thing, but it may appeal to those who enjoy simple romance with a sad story woven in as well.

This was such a fun and sweet book!!! I have recently come into a niche where I am loving all of these sweet romantic comedies and this was right up there in that genre! From the first to last page I was invested in these lifelike characters and their journey through the ever day troubles of life and love. There was a character that I absolutely hated, while there were other characters that I adored with my whole heart. I couldn't get enough of the fun and flirty banter and the emotional moments of truth and reality. This was a perfect read for anyone who has loved and lost, or had to make a difficult decision whether to stay in a relationship because of certain circumstances, or move on knowing that's what is best for you in the end. I think this hit on some pretty big topics that are difficult to write and read about but the author did so in a gentle yet realistic way. There weren't feelings spared or rocks left unturned. Everything was pretty much out in the open and take it or leave it, that's just the way life works sometimes.

I will say though, the lingo and way that these characters talked was a lesson in UK slang and sayings! I loved learning new phrases that I didn't know what they meant and looking them up was a fun little side project as I read!  You never know what you might learn reading a book! And this was full of fun little seek and finds throughout! 

I would love to read this authors future books and keep up with her fun and real way of writing and her wonderful characters that seem to pop off the page into the real world!

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. 

The Love Solution is a cute and enjoyable read. I liked the relationship between the two sisters, Sarah & Molly and the plot was fun and different. The writing was strong, I thought there was good character development and I would want to be friends with them!

It was a quick read and I'd recommend it!

I'm really torn about this one. It held promise at the start, but as the story continued I only kept noticing how there was so much missed potential for character development and deepening the plot. It's such a shame because I think it could've been a great read otherwise! A lot of the time I was confused because there's no indication of how much time has passed but considering how all of a sudden characters have become "very close", you can only assume a fair amount of time has passed. One thing I can say is that the story never really 'lagged'; at the same time, there wasn't a whole lot that happened.

I enjoyed the premise of following two sisters on their journey to finding love after losing their parents at such a young age. While the idea of one sister giving up her dreams to raise her younger sister so they won't get separated isn't anything we haven't seen before, I always love to see how this new dynamic has shaped them and their relationship with each other. I liked Molly and Sarah's characters initially but again, I felt like there was so much missed potential in developing them. We never really saw how they were affected by their parents' death or how it shaped their characters; whenever their parents would come up randomly in conversations, they'd move on so quickly and never touch the topic again. I also felt that their chapters were a bit repetitive after a while, with Sarah going back and forth on Niall, and Molly continuously thinking about having sex with Ewan everywhere. I wished that we got more beyond that! You could see that they both cared for and loved each other, but I also felt that was more told than actually shown through the writing. Can we also talk about how frustrating it is to watch characters make insanely stupid decisions -- that they also know are stupid -- and that you're going to have to watch it all play out anyway? Yep. That's exactly what happened here. It's like a train wreck you can see coming but can do nothing to stop it and I hate that feeling!

I was also not 100% sold on the romances, although Ewan and Molly's budding romance was a lot more believable than Sarah and Liam's. There was absolutely no development in the latter's relationship and yet we're meant to believe they've grown extremely fond of the other and might even be in love? I'm not sold. And I won't even go into how much I disliked Niall's spineless character. I didn't see what was great about him at all that Sarah would go to such lengths to make him grovel.

Overall, while I hoped to enjoy this read, it really fell short for me. It could've been so much more developed in so many aspects, and I was disappointed that it never happened. Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I did not finish this book. I was uninterested in the romantic relationships. I read enough of it to feel that my 1 star rating is warranted.

The biology teacher in me couldn’t resist a book about a behavioral ecologist!  The Love Solution was an enjoyable read about two sisters and their trials and tribulations with love. My favorite part of this book was the relationship between Sarah and Molly - watching it evolve as their story unfolded. Their relationships and how they chose to deal with their issues were more than a little predictable and took some of the fun out of it for me. However, I did learn some British terms I’d never seen before - took a bit of Googling!  Overall, a quick, fun read!

I never rule out a book just because of the morality of the characters. Even if I don't agree with their decisions, as long as I can understand where they're coming from, I can bear with the questionable morality. But that never happened in this book. Not only the way the author plays with morality and ethics portrayed in this story is hugely problematic; But I also could not make sense of any of their actions.

Take Molly for example. She's a scientist working on an important project which has to stay confidential. It's top-secret. And she discloses it to her sister Sarah without any qualms. That was the first strike for me.

The second strike was Sarah uses the secret project to get back her ex. Here's what the morality of the characters come into question. I was confounded by the utter disregard of the characters for all the ethical aspects of this action and ignorance of a concept as important as consent.

Look, if you want to sell a story about characters doing questionable things, at least take some time to justify their actions. But no, for the life of me, I couldn't understand what was so special about Sarah's ex that drove her so crazy in love. All the love interests were unimpressive. And where was the hell was the romance that the synopsis promises? The focus was on all the wrong things. I would've at least liked the bonding between the sisters, if not for my irritation at the two of them and their absurd stupidity.

This was just a very problematic story with little to offer.

This is a totally fine contemporary fiction/Women's fiction/Women's lit book, but it's NOT a romance. So, like, several stars off for misleading marketing, deeply dislike.

Oh, how I wish I could give this one a higher rating, because I enjoyed the writing style very much. In fact, that's why this book gets 3 instead of 2 stars in the end. I can't ignore that the storytelling was very smooth, but unfortunately I can't ignore that this book has a problematic plot element either. One akin to drugging and emotional abuse. It doesn't matter that one of the two main characters has a legitimate reason to be desperate and not thinking clearly, but it's a long way from thinking to actually trying to achieve the means to do it. And the other main character has no excuse, other than being a sister and there's a lot I would do for my siblings, but there are limits. I mean, I understand that there are individuals in the real world that lack this filter, that actually do horrible stuff to other people, but these two main characters just didn't read that way at first. There are so many ways the author could have spun this plot element without crossing the line. It's weird really, I can read about murder, psychopaths and violence without much trouble, but this plot element, in this type of book, made me pause. Maybe it's because I didn't expect it, wrong context or something, it's supposed to be a contemporary romance right? A bit of heart ache and drama is expected, but planning on taking away another's will? Akin to drugging them? It made me question if they were good at all and whether they deserved their happily ever afters. Not what you usually feel in a romance novel, even if a character misbehaves and make mistakes. Like I said, it could have been a really cute addition in the story, maybe a joke throughout the book or something. And maybe I'm reading to much into this, but that's how I felt and in the end this book wasn't for me. 


The above aside, I did like the writing style enough that I won't hesitate to pick up another book by the same author!