I have never read a Christina Lauren book before, and now I want to read all the Christina Lauren books!

The characters were so well developed, and I felt a connection to them and the storyline from the first chapter. I don't always love stories where characters begin by so strongly disliking each other, but I could feel that the dislike wasn't based on anything major, so I was willing to overlook it. As the story played out, I realized that this was much more a story about mistaken assumptions, which I am always a fan of.

Beyond the cute developing love story, I enjoyed the way the other characters were portrayed. Olive's big, super-close family was so fun to read about, and her relationship with her sister felt so realistic. While I wasn't sure if Ami's storyline was going to be distracting, it added a lot of depth to what otherwise could have been a basic, fluffy, enemies-to-lovers romance story.

There wasn't a section of the book that I wasn't drawn to, and as a result I flew through the story. I was all in from the very beginning and the ending didn't let me down one bit. This was a perfect light read with just the littlest bit of tension and drama. Overall, exactly what I was looking for and a totally enjoyable reading experience!

I loved The Unhoneymooners! It might actually be my favorite from Christina Lauren that I've read so far (I've read four of their books). The setting was incredible, the premise was so hilariously insane but still (mostly) realistic, and the relationships were great. On a semi-side note, I feel like Olive's cousins need their own book entirely. I want to see further into Diego's head. It was a very fun read that I couldn't put down and that actually made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion.

This is a great enemies to lovers story. I have always enjoyed Christina Lauren’s books but the last few seem so much better to me. The characters in this book seem relatable and I haven’t quite figured out why that is, but it is. There is some great humor in this story and several references to Harry Potter which just make it that much better! Do yourself a favor and read this! #TheUnhoneymooners #NetGalley

I'm a huge fan of Christina Lauren, and the Unhoneymooners definitely did not disappoint! These authors write the best enemies-to-lovers reads. I can always count on Christina Lauren for a contemporary romance that brings the heat but plenty of humor too. I highly recommend!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

It started out hilarious. This was such a refreshing read. Olive is down right adorable with all her quirks and intracasies. I was very disappointed in how Mr. Hamilton handled the lie. He could have at least gave her a chance. Olive's whole family was awesome too. I was crying laughing when they kept texting her while she was giving her speech. At first it took me a while to warm up to Ethan. I was in the same boat as Olive...if he doesn't like her then I don't like him. I mean who could not like Olive ya know. Once we got the full story of that miscommunication I was on board with their relationship. Ethan really is a good guy. Now Dane, ugh what does Ami see in him? Anyways that's not my problem. I can totally see why Olive doesn't like him. It's totally frustrating as well that no one believes her about Dane. Especially Ethan, I mean I know that is your brother but he has to know that Dane can be a douche that could do this stuff, especially to Ami. He's on the Dane train until the end of the tracks...Olives words, not mine but again hilarious. Oh and how Ami went about calling out Dane.EPIC!! It was such a great way of how everyone came together for Ethan and Olive at the end. I'm telling you everyone needs a family like this. It was such a great ending. Christina/Lauren are fast becoming a fave and automatic buy of mine.


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Wow! What a great read, the only bad thing I can say is if you don’t plan in reading this in one sitting don’t pick it up yet!

This story gives you all the feels angst, humor and romance, all with a little swoon in the mix!
I loved olive and Ethan’s story. The story has such an easy flow it’s hard to put down. Watching Olives feelings evolve for Ethan , makes you root for her luck to change. Without any spoilers I highly recommend this book!

Thank you to Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I hated this book. There seems to be this nasty trend of "nasty women" running through New Adult romance at present and it's insulting. These books portray the female lead as an angry take-no-crap gal who treats her guy like crap, most likely because of her major trust issues, and his continual pursuit to break down the emotional wall she's built - he often being damaged and violent himself. If you think on it a bit, you can see how it's actually the traditional romance trope turned on its head: the strong woman with a dark past pursuing the brooding angry male with an even darker past.

This is not one of those books - in fact it attempts to break the stereotype by having other characters believe the female protagonist to be an angry woman, but she's only been shaped that way by the actions of others. And in breaking out of her "angry" persona, she ends up becoming snarky, pushy, and cocky (see epilogue). So, in essence, it falls victim to it's own best intentions... or maybe that wasn't what the writing duo was going for at all.

Regardless, the plot meanders, there isn't much conflict, it's elicited maybe one or two chuckles at best, and at the end I struggled to remember what I had read.

Girl meets boy and they have a misunderstanding over cheese curds. Girl and boy "hate" each other ever after. Girl and boy thrown together on a luxury vacation. Girl and boy fall in love (no steamy scenes - come on, really?) Girl and boy get into argument over someone else's concern. Boy performs embarrassing stunt (it's not really a stunt - it just involves a green tank top), Girl has change of heart. Epilogue to wrap up a story that doesn't need wrapping up.

Meh. Next.

I LOVED THIS BOOK and may have just found a new favorite author?? This book was such a GREAT book about how we get in our own heads and make up what we think is the truth without asking the other person exactly how they feel and that leads to all sorts of crazy, mischievous adventure...like going on someone else’s honeymoon. I LOVE this book!!!

The team of Christina Lauren really know how to do a fun, funny romance. Olive’s identical twin sister is getting married, and thus Olive has no choice but to see the groom’s brother, her nemesis, Evan. The first time they met, Evan food shamed her, and their relationship didn’t get better from there. Olive is not about to apologize for her curves. But when the entire wedding party gets ill from the seafood buffet except Olive and Evan, they agree to pretend to be the happily married couple and go on the honeymoon in Maui since the tickets are nonrefundable.

A series of coincidences that aren’t particularly believable but you go along with anyway forces Olive and Evan to act like giddy newlyweds. As they’re faking it, they learn things about each other and about Evan’s brother that, for a while at least, makes them see each other in a whole different way.

I haven’t enjoyed a romance this much in a long time. Thanks so much to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the opportunity to review this novel, which RELEASE MAY 14, 2019.

I laughed so hard at one part of The Unhoneymooners that I cried. Legit cried.

In addition to the enemies to lovers trope that Christina Lauren does so well, this book has major UST, a curvy heroine, grumpy hero, latinx family, and it is set in Maui. I know, almost too good to be true.

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Books by Christina Lauren are usually automatic download for me. Seeing it available here at NetGalley was a gift!

Follows a popular trope of boy meets girl, offends girl, they hate each other until the don’t...The dialog is believable, often humorous, the love scenes are tantalizing, and the characters are absolutely likable that I cheered for from the start. And the resolution with the twin sister is every dream come true for anyone who has been in the same despicable straits. Brava!

Despite some typos that I am confident will be remedied by publication, it’s a fabulous read. In fact I stayed up till 6 am to finish it. Like all Christina Lauren books, the romance is delicious and I am walking around feeling dreamy, suffering a serious book hangover today. (BTW—not loving that cover. Totally off their brand and does not say romance at all to me. More satire genre.)

Thank you to Netgalley and Gallery books for my free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Christina Lauren is back again with another laugh out loud romantic comedy and I couldn’t wait any longer to devour it! One of my favorite tropes is enemies to lovers and this one includes a fake marriage as well. This sounded right up my alley. Unfortunately I found it forgettable. I forgot the names of the characters the next day (probably because there was purposeful name-swapping between the characters) and the story just wasn’t my favorite Christina Lauren. I didn’t feel invested in the characters and their lives. And while it wasn’t my favorite, I still laughed out loud at some of the jokes, really enjoyed the Minnesota references, and would recommend it to other Christina Lauren fans. I’m looking forward to whatever the duo writes next!

The magic is in the voice.

Olive and Ami are twins. Ami is the twin who gets all the luck (Olive’s bad luck stories are hilarious) , and is about to get married. Olive doesn’t really care for her soon-to-be bro-in-law Dane, but hey, he’s who Ami picked, and anyway, that lukewarm feeling is nothing to the black hole of hatred Olive feels for Dane’s handsome, successful elder brother Ethan.

It’s clear from the gitgo that Ami works hard to make her luck—she enters every sweepstakes and contest there is, and so she ends up with a fabulous wedding with a buffet dinner for the zillion guests and only pays a fraction for it.

Unfortunately the prize-winning bridesmaid gowns are a hideous green, which Ethan comments on when he and Olive are forced to meet . . . but that little problem gets shoved by the wayside when, in the middle of Olive’s maid of honor speech, the entire guest list, including bride and groom, get the volcanic two-step.

So who is going on the fabulous honeymoon trip that can’t be postponed or refunded? Ami begs Olive to go; Olive feels too guilty leaving her sister until she finds out that Ethan is going. Is she going to let that villain of doom have all the fun? Noooo!

And so the fun is on, made a whole lot more of a rollercoaster when bosses and exes turn up at the same hotel and the two have to cope, which has unexpected results for them both.

Olive’s family is wonderful. I really like the way the authors developed the brothers, one from a distance over time. Ethan’s errors are subtly indicated in a way I totally bought (without making it an issue, the authors make it clear he’s a bit on the OCD spectrum), and the evolution of the relationship was deftly, humorously, and yet insightfully done.

Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, but it’s not bulletproof. Some readers love the bicker-then-hate-sex trajectory, which is not my cup of tea. I like what the authors do here, which is so much harder to write, the steps the two take to reach a truce, then understanding, with attraction coming right along. Done with the champagne-sparkling humor and flair their fans, including myself, love so much.

The Unhoneymooners blends snark and sass with romance and reality. I inhaled it in less than a day and as soon as I was done I went back and reread my favorite sections. As a Midwesterner who often gets to trade snow for Hawaiian sand- I loved the setting. Plus- I have no guilt in admitting I love a "Wait- you LIKE me? I thought you couldn't stand me" plot.

I adore Christina Lauren books. They always hit a sweet spot. For me- I relish the sometimes predictable, but never boring story lines Add a little fun and steamy romance and I'm all in!

Actual stars...4.5

Some books need to be read, but this one needs to be devoured.
This is a "read it all at once" kind of book. Don't waste you time putting it down, you are just going to come right back to it in 5 minutes anyway.

This is a perfect beachy, summer read. Light, fun...perfect. A nice mix of likeable and unlikeable characters.

Wow - I read this book in one day and absolutely loved it! Christina Lauren have such a great writing style - I kept on laughing out loud throughout a majority of the book. Immediately you sense the hatred between Ethan and Olive but it’s still so fun to see them interact and watch sparks fly. It's always so fun watching an enemies to lovers trope unfold and Ethan and Olive have so many hurdles thrown at them it made it extra fun!
I loved all of the dynamics of this book: Olive and Ethan turning from enemies to lovers, the huge family that takes care of one another and all of the secondary characters that make these main characters so complex. If you love reading a book that keeps you hooked right until the end, filled with laughs and sweet romance then this is your book!! **Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for this ARC. All opinions are my own**

Another great book from the writing duo Christina Lauren. The vibrant cover pulls you in and the story line keeps you there.

What a wonderful, heartwarming, hilarious novel! I enjoyed every minute of The Unhoneymooners right down to its surprising depth. Olive and Ethan are a perfect imperfect couple, which made them all the more relatable. The Unhoneymooners is chock full of characters I want to hang out with from Olive's quirky family to her one-time boss to Ethan's OCD.

At the heart of this book is an insecure woman who has lost her confidence after years of bad luck. Olive sees life through an "unlucky" filter, convinced that everything that doesn't go her way is the bad luck she was born with, Her default setting is to read each situation that doesn't meet her expectations as negative, including her first meeting with Ethan, her sister's brother-in-law. Years of animosity between the two reinforce this until Olive and Ethan find themselves on their siblings' honeymoon in Maui.

Their "unhoneymoon", just as Olive expected, unfolds with lots of bad luck, including running into the most unlikely people. Forced to pretend they're actually married, Olive and Ethan, after years of hating each other, finally start to see past their animosity, revealing misunderstandings and secrets that took me by surprise. Many of these moments are laugh out loud funny, others heart wrenching. One thing that was for sure? I fell in love with both these characters.

I loved Olive's journey to believing in herself. I loved watching her gain her confidence and stand her ground. I loved watching her take chances to make her own luck, rather than letting life just unfold in front of her. The Unhoneymooners is a book that will invoke laughter AND tears, but most importantly lead the reader to consider whether they're letting life lead them or if they've got the courage to meet it head on.

4.5 STARS. I Thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It kept me interested throughout and just simply left me in a good mood. I loved it, as it was perfect reading to get me through the dead of winter, but would be fantastic to have read on the beach as well.

This one was super adorable, fun and I couldn’t put it down! If you love The Hating Game or The Kissing Quotient, this one is for you. I loved Ollie and Ami and their differences despite being twins I loved Ollie’s and Ethan’s live/hate relationship throughout the book. I wish I’d gotten to hear more of Ethan’s inner dialogue, but the epilogue definitely made up for it. I hated Dane and was happy with how he and Ami ended up. I can’t wait to read more of Christina Lauren’s books!