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The Unhoneymooners

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I flew through this book! Christina Lauren does it once again. A swoon-worthy hate-to-love romance, a tropical getaway, and all the laugh out loud moments that this duo does best are what made this one of my favorite Christina Lauren reads. I would highly recommend this romantic comedy!

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Such a fun and entertaining rom-com, I read it twice! Hate-to-love is one of my favorite tropes, and Christina Lauren did it so well. The only reason this didn't get a full five stars from me is because I felt like the big issue between two of the characters, the same thing that kept Olive and Ethan apart from each other toward the end of the book, was really messed up. I didn't like that it was the conflict, but maybe that's a "me" issue. Other than that, I really enjoyed this story!

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Olive is always running from bad luck until her sisters wedding when everyone but her and the best man, who also is the grooms brother, dodge food poisoning. Ami, the bride and also Olives’ twin sister, won an all inclusive Honeymoon in Hawaii and is begging Olive to use it. In order to use her prize Olive will have to take Ethan, the grooms brother, with her. Can they pull it off and have an amazing vacation? There is only one catch! Olive and Ethan can’t stand each other!
There are many encounters that they have to overcome and will they be able to have a good time. There is also the families and the betrayals.
This was a fun read.

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This title was positively hilarious. I haven't read such engaging dialogue in forever. In fact, this was the start to a new fan base of Christina Lauren at my library. This was the first title and we have continued to read and laugh and enjoy the story. It would make a great book club read!

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A highly appealing, heartwarming beach read! I would definitely recommend this for your summer reading list.

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I love romantic comedies. Christina Lauren is a talented author that keeps me coming back for more! It kept me on edge and intrigued. I couldn't wait to see what would happen next. The characters are deep and interesting! I fun love story! I look forward to more by Christina.

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Christina Lauren is one of my favorites and their books always have me LOLing. The Unhoneymooners is a funny, snarky rom-com about two people that really don't like each other being forced to endure a fake honeymoon. Of course the romantic setting and pretending to be in love pushes them together. It's like something straight out of a Hallmark movie. But when real life swoops in, their relationship is tested. Olive and Ethan's romance was so fun to watch blood, but I really enjoyed about this book was the realness of the conflict. It wasn't drama for the sake of drama, but real life stuff that happens to all of us. The Unhoneymooners is a light and fun romance, the perfect summer beach read!

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They were Enemy during wedding and became lovers by end of honeymoon...But that's not all.
Olive's sister was the lucky one who is getting a perfect dress, wedding, reception, honeymoon via sweepstakes. Everything was going the way it suppose to until reception. One bad seafood created wave after wave of throw ups all over the reception. Everyone is hugging the toilet while Olive is trying to salvage her sister's next plan. First class honeymoon suite would be a waste so Olive's sister asked her to take her place...
Ethan's brother is getting married to Olive's sister and he couldn't wait to bug Olive again. When his brother offered his honeymoon since he is sick like his sister in law. He was planning to enjoy the vacation annoying Olive the entire time.
Olive was ready to enjoy the vacation except her nemesis Ethan is coming along. From the first moment, they didn't get along. He always found the way to annoy her or diss her. Now she will have to figure out how to stay in same place with Ethan for entire trip. It will test her patience.
To make things worst, her new job boss assumes she is married and they have to play married couple. Ethan is pretty good sport by playing the part and it is not bad for both to spend so much time together.
As they are spending more time together, they are becoming more than enemies. Olive finds more disturbing news about her brother-in-law. Now unhonemoon is coming to the end and they have to be back but things doesn't go the way Olive imagined. Their little trip created more problems and where do they from there?
There are more stories then enemy to lovers. Banter between Olive and Ethan was great and funny. Olive's family and friends are funny. It was a great read for summer.
Thanks to Netgalley and Gallery books for ARC in exchange for honest review.

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Being unlucky in love and then finding it is truly a gift! This book is definitely a winner and each moment blends into the next in a seamless transition.

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This is definitely what you want to reach for when you're looking for a "beach read" with the best kind of Pride and Prejudice vibes. These authors combine wit with romance in a way that really absorbs you and I can see so many people enjoying this one.

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Oh man, this is by far my favorite Christina Lauren book so far. I kinda love it. The characters, the story, the comedy, the sexual tension...the actual sexy time. It was all great. I laughed out loud several times. It was cute and hilarious and I couldn't put it down. I wish all the romantic comedies were like this one!

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Gah!! There is something about the dynamic duo of Christina Lauren that just does it for me. I’m super excited to binge read some of their past titles that I’ve missed.

Here’s what I loved:
Their hysterical banter, poignant storylines and lovable chemistry between their characters is quite honestly unmatched in this industry. In Unhoneymooners, I fell head over heels in love with Ethan and Olive. Their connection felt genuine and their fast-paced banter was laugh out loud funny.

I especially loved how germaphobe Ethan was completely adorkable and awkward while Olive was sassy and spirited and gave him as good as she got. This really was a fantastic opposites attract story!!

Overall, a really fantastic read that’s sure to please fans of their signature style and wit. Highly Recommended!

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I don’t always love Christina Lauren books, but this one was super cute and had some great laugh out loud moments. Would recommend.

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This is a perfect summertime read that is filled with humor and romance. Olive and Ami Torres are identical twin sisters whose lives are quite different. According to Olive, Ami gets all the good luck while she gets all the bad. Things change at Ami's wedding when a bout of food posioning takes out all of the wedding party and guests except for Olive and the groom's older brother Ethan. The bride and groom decide to give their Hawaiian honeymoon, which Ami won in a contest, to Olive and Ethan since they cannot go. Ami and Ethan cannot stand each other, but who can turn down a vacation even if they have to pretend to be newlyweds. Ten days in the tropics open their eyes to one another and soon they find pretending is not so hard. Just perfect!

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Loved this! I laughed out loud so many times and swooned just as many. Olive is a fantastic character and I loved watching her character grow and change throughout the book. While it's not as steamy as other Christina Lauren books, it still has quite a few open door scenes. Loved this though.

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When a freebie queen tries to comp her wedding, she wins sub-par food and all the wedding guests get food poisoning, with the exclusion of the bride's twin sister and the groom's brother, who hate each other. Since they are too sick to make their honeymoon, a complimentary trip to Hawaii, they give the trip to the sister and brother who end up going and... falling in love? starting a relationship?Whatever happens, they get to know each other better and start putting aside their differences, only to return to real life and get wrapped up in the drama between the newlyweds, forcing them to take sides and strain their own relationship.
On one level, this is a fun and enjoyable read. However, the narrative is littered with body conscious references which might be a trigger for readers with body positivity issues. The main character was a curvy Latina who kept defending her appearance and her love interest seemed to refer to her body constantly, in both positive and negative ways.
However, I enjoyed the morality that the authors tried to include in the story where the characters tried to come clean after they had done wrong, even when it was to their disadvantage. I am usually more satisfied when a story isn't resolved in a neat and tidy bow and this definitely felt more like real life than just a fairy tale ending.
I would definitely read more from this author.

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Easy, enjoyable, but not my favorite from the authors. The characters seemed to get into so much trouble just because they didn't talk to one another and assumed so many things, ie Ethan hating Olive. It was a pretty quick switch once they got together which felt weird to me. The ending was fine and it definitely had its cute moments.

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I loved this book so much!!! 😍😍😍 I read this book in one sitting, and it was incredible! The perfect combination of funny, sweet, sexy, and swoony!

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Yes! This is what I was looking for!! Even though Twice in a Blue Moon wasn’t my favorite, The Unhoneymooners worked for me. Enemies to lovers is becoming my jam.

Funny, swoon worthy and just a fun entertaining read.

Steam level is very low, behind closed doors, but still enjoyed. 4 ⭐️

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I devoured this book y’all! I finished it in two sittings! I thought it was super fun. Much like Olive, I sometimes feel like I have a black cloud following me, so I could really relate to her character. When so many bad things happen, if something good happens, I’m usually just waiting for the ball to drop. 🤷🏼‍♀️⁣

I enjoyed the bickering and sarcastic banter between Olive and Ethan. It reminded me of how me and my boyfriend interact. Also, I took away a really important lesson from this book. Things aren’t always what they seem on the surface. To assume makes an ass out of u and me! 🤣 ⁣

The ending was exactly what I predicted it to be, but I was perfectly fine with that. This was just a funny, lighthearted story. I laughed throughout the whole book. Overall, I really enjoyed the writing, the characters, and the amazing setting and cover art which just so happened to tee me right up for my own vacation in paradise! 🏖⁣

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