Christina Lauren continue to surprise me which every book I read of theirs. They are rom-com writing machines. And I assumed that would mean that their stories would be regurgitated or reworked, but each book is different and has its own charms. The Unhoneymooners was such a fun read. I think what always catches me off guard is just how much their books make me LAUGH. Like, completely out loud. I absolutely loved the characters in this, and it was super fun to read about twins and then love interests who were brothers. I've never read a book with that particular relationship dynamic. Olive was super cute and quirky and I liked her characteristic of being "unlucky" as one of her focused traits. I think it went along with the plot perfectly and contributed to one of the main takeaway messages of "you create your own luck in life" kinda thing. Olive can still have it all, despite her past of luck never being on her side. I also really enjoyed the focus on family relationships in this book. I found every detail to be incredibly realistic and heartwarming. The romance was heavily prominent in this one as well. Ethan and Olive had intense chemistry, and their banter was hilarious. I do find it interesting though, that with characters this into each other and with Olive's inspirational body positivity that they wouldn't describe their "sexy" encounters in more detail. An interesting choice, yet I'm not disappointed by it. This was an amazing story.

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren is an unputdownable rom-com!

When everyone comes down with food poisoning at her identical twin sister's wedding, Olive's perennially bad luck seems to have take a turn for the better since she leaves the reception unscathed and with the opportunity to jet off on her sister's all-expenses-paid honeymoon in Maui. The only catch: Ethan, Olive's sworn enemy and brother of the groom, is given the same opportunity.

Olive and Ethan decide to put their mutual hatred aside for 10 days and head to Maui together, each determined to spend as much time apart as possible. However, their plans for separate vacations go awry when Olive runs into her future boss and tells the white lie of being on her honeymoon. Now Olive and Ethan have to pretend to be loving newlyweds until Olive's boss leaves the hotel, which just happens to be the same time Ethan runs into his ex-fiancé and extends their pretend marriage with additional lies. The more time they spend pretending to be in love, the harder it becomes to hate each other.

The banter between Olive and Ethan was incredible! I loved that they called each other by the wrong names on purpose and that they were both equally good at dishing and taking each other's biting remarks. I've honestly never laughed out loud more while reading a book, so thank you Christina Lauren for absolutely killing it with this enemies-to-lovers romance.

I thoroughly enjoyed that Christina Lauren expertly weaved three of my favourite tropes into one rom-com: enemies-to-lovers, fake relationship, and close proximity. I am an absolute sucker for fake relationships, and I was so happy when Ethan told his ex-fiancé that Olive was his wife. I was not ready for their fake marriage to end after one night.

I will definitely be buying The Unhoneymooners as soon as it hit shelves! Many thanks to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the digital ARC.

Wow. I was honestly obsessed with this book and finished it in one setting. I love olive and Ethan and their relationship. Right from the beginning I found myself constantly smiling at their interactions. This book reminded me alot of the hating game, which is not a bad thing at all. The bantering that leads to a romantic relationship is so fun. I find these books so fun and entertaining. This book was amazing and I thank netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for approving my request and allowing me to read this one my kindle. Phenomenal read

This was so so so good, from beginning to end. It’s the first I’ve read by these authors and now I’m off to download the others. Great story, with the added bonus of making me desperately want to travel to Maui!!

I seriously wished I had enough time to have been able to sit down and read this one straight through but alas real life messes with book life and I read it in bits and pieces.

This book had me chuckling so much and the antics of Ethan and Olive was just so much fun to indulge in. These two for me were just adorable. Yes they started off hating each other but things start to shift and we were in for a ride. It does get very serious closer to the end and there are some things that occur that once again change the manner in which they both view each other. For Olive especially it was a time of introspection and growth. She finally discovered her true self and that she could finally see herself for who she really was. But sometimes sharing yourself with that one person who also truly sees you can make the journey of life that much sweeter especially when combined with a whole lot of fun and laughter.

**Received an ARC through NetGalley. Voluntarily reviewed**

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was a little hesitant going into this one, not because of the synopsis because lets be real it sounded amazing, but because I haven't really read too many adult books. With that being said I proceed with caution and ended up really enjoying myself!

One of my favourite tropes is hate to love so I was immediately drawn in by that and then everything else just added on to make my experience with this book really wonderful. The banter between the two main characters was awesome and I loved all the aspects of the vacation, it was just a really great read.

I did have a few problems with some of the relationships, kinda my own personal opinion, hence why I didn't give it full stars but other than that I highly recommend The Unhoneymooners if you're looking for a really great summery romance.

Christina Lauren have done it again! I absolutely loved The Unhoneymooners. This destination love story is hilarious and sexy, plus it has the enemies to lovers trope, which is one of my favourites. I read through it in a day because I couldn’t put it down! 🍍🌴
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Olive and Ethan’s banter is so fun to read and Christina Lauren’s style is perfectly modern and relatable, they write like they’re one of your besties serving up the goss. 🍍🍍🍍🍍8/10

The Unhoneymooners is the perfect summer read. Most of the story takes place in Maui, which is a great setting for fun and romance. I love the enemies-to-lovers trope and Olive and Ethan's romance developed wonderfully. There was also a great balance between comedy, romance, and family drama. I thought the ending dragged a bit compared to the parts in Maui, but I liked how there was a fair bit of family involvement. I also weirdly enjoy text message conversations or any form of social media in books, so bonus points for that.

As for the characters, all romance authors should take notes from Christina and Lauren! There is absolutely no excuse for stories to have little to no diversity, so I applaud Christina and Lauren for putting in the effort to include minority main characters. Olive Torres is quite unique when it comes to romance female protagonists. She is a twin, she is Mexican, she works in STEM, and she is also incredibly unlucky. I loved Olive's character, and while I didn't agree with all of her decisions, she was incredibly relatable to me. Olive is honest and sticks to what she believes in. There were times when she was put in difficult situations, but I admire how she dealt with them. Ethan was a bit of a weak character for me as far as love interests go, but I kind of like how he was just sort of there and wasn't a hero or anything. It gave me more time to enjoy Olive and her family. I did enjoy Olive and Ethan's arguments and banter, so in this rare case, I think I enjoyed the love interest more for the comedy than the romance.

4.75
this is by far my favourite christina lauren book.

the entire premise of this novel was unique, enemies to lovers during an incredible trip to maui? i'm here for it. it was so much more than that though. i was a little nervous thinking the synopsis gave the whole storyline away, but oh boy was i wrong. there is so much depth to this novel and it's insane & amazing. i don't want to spoil anything because i highly recommend this to anyone who loves a good romantic comedy.

christina lauren made it possible to create minor characters with depth & personality, i don't know how they did it, but they portrayed minor characters with an visible personality & honestly that doesn't always happen especially with the amount of minor characters they incorporated.

what made it so amazing was the strong family element & the depth & progression of the character development. the support & closeness of the family element really was the link to make character development flow & i really admire how they brought that aspect to life in this novel.

i found myself laughing, frustrated, relieved. i went through a rollercoaster ride of emotions reading this & i applaud christina lauren for the way they wrote this book it had me hooked until the very end.

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!! From the first pages to the last sentence I was totally engaged with these characters., the dialogue had me LOL so many times, I highlighted passage after passage. I could not put this book down. Olive (or any version of that name) and Ethan ( or Edgar or Ezra or anything you want to call him) are beyond hysterically funny, the development of their relationship was so brilliant.
The supporting characters, her family, the bridal room scene there are just too many to mention. Everything about this book was beyond great!

I really loved this book. The story is a fairly classic enemies to lovers trope, but it was also extremely funny. I found myself laughing out loud at several parts (I think it will be great in audio once released). The start of the story is a bit ridiculous with the food poisoning, but I was still thoroughly entertained. Ethan and Olive are enemies, and end up on each of their respective siblings’ honeymoon in Hawaii, where sparks start flying and the awkward encounters are many. It’s got a bit of steam, some heart, and some sweetness too. I would definitely recommend this latest book by Christina Lauren! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC through Netgalley. #netgalley

I feel in love with this book as soon as I saw the beautiful cover. THEN I read the synopsis and was totally sold. Enemies-to-lovers? Fake marriage? Romantic getaway? Christina Lauren were taking all of my favourite tropes and putting them in one novel! And as always, the duo of Christina Lauren know how to bring me to my knees in feels. From the very beginning I was completely invested in Olive's story. I laughed with her and cringed at her more unfortunate moments. Her character was undeniably human and so so relatable.
Honestly, the only thing that I felt was lacking about The Honeymooners, is that I missed the amount of steamy scenes I come to expect from a Christina Lauren novel. This one felt questionably "tame" compared to most of its predecessors, with most of the intimate scenes being "fade-to-black"
That being said, I was so incredibly charmed by this novel that I devoured it in one sitting. I would highly recommend it.

I can't remember the last time I related so much to a main character. All of Oliver's quirks and insecurities are so me! I adored the romance and thought it was very swoon worthy. Some of it was a little far fetched but that totally bother me when it comes to contemporary romance. I'm here for a little fun and that is what I got.

RTC

ARC provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

I love a good romance novel and while enemies to lovers was never my favourite troupe The Unhoneymooners and The Hating Game is making me second guess that!

This book was laugh out loud funny. At one point I was laughing so hard I was crying. I’m always impressed when a book can make me laugh that hard but yet can be hot too! The sexual tension between Olive and Ethan was electric. I loved watching these two bicker and argue their way to love!

Olive was really interesting character to me because I felt her relatable. She really does believe she is unlucky and her snark is amazing! I love a good sassy heroine. I really liked her development throughout the book.

This is my second Christina Lauren but it definitely won’t be my last. This book was fun, a good escape of reality, light and steamy. Everything I want in a romance

The Unhoneymooners is a hilarious enemies to lovers romance. Olive considers herself unlucky, but when her sister's wedding ends in food poisoning, Olive and Ethan, her nemesis, are the only two who didn't get sick are forced to take the honeymoon trip together and pretend they are newlyweds. After doing the coupley things that are expected of them they find their feelings have changed and they don't really hate each other.
This is another amazing book by Christina Lauren. I can't wait for what they have in-store for us next!

4.5/ 5 stars

The Unhoneymooners is a standalone romantic comedy. This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2019.

I hate spoilers so I often do not read the book blurbs in advance. So I had absolutely no idea what this book was going to be about. I will say this. I think that it is important going into this book to know that it is mostly a light, fun, funny, silly comedy. I usually prefer my romances to be more emotional. I definitely think that the last third had a different tone. It was more serious and deeper. And while I enjoyed the silly parts in the beginning I definitely preferred the more serious parts.

The narrator of this book is 32 year old Mexican American Olive Torres (1st person POV). The book starts with her identical twin sister Ami getting married. Ami enters giveaways often and is very lucky. Olive is much less lucky.

I sort of loved this premise. And it was really fun to think of someone being able to get a wedding or a vacation for almost nothing. Plus the contrast with Olive and how so many things could go wrong ... well it was an interesting part of this book.

The book started out with a catchy beginning that was both cute and funny. From there the book does get sillier and more ridiculous. There is a lot of crazy banter. And Olive gets into one awkward situation after another.

To me the first half of the book was more for readers who like fun, funny comedy. There was nothing too serious. I prefer more thought-provoking books that make me feel. So while I was amused by the first half. It was comedy and mishap overload.

The male lead in this book is Ethan (34). It took me a bit of time to warm up to him. But I liked his witty banter with Olive. And I loved the names that he made up for her (that was so funny).

Did I love the romance in this story? Yes and no. It definitely took me a while to like them together. But once everything was explained I became more invested in their story.

The last part of this book was set in Minnesota and I was actually very happy about that. The tone was definitely different and the story was more serious. I loved that we got to see more of Olive's family. And I was very interested in all of the developments especially re: Dane (Olive's brother-in-law).

Overall, this was mostly a cute silly romantic comedy. However the last part definitely kicked things up a notch and gave me the emotional depth that I was looking for.

Thanks to Net Gallery, Christina Lauren, and Kensington Books for the ARC of The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. The Unhoneymooners is a fabulous read to be published on May 14th, 2019. It was actually much different than I originally thought going into the read. The title follow the story quite literally. I literally ‘Laughed Out Loud’ reading this book as Olive gets herself involved in impossible situations with her brother-in-laws brother. Olive is the type of girl that almost every girl will be able to identify with in this world. Olive shows her true self in every situation whether she wants to or not because of her incredible bad luck. However, when he her luck changes and she ends up on a fabulous honeymoon won by her sister who is unable to go on her own honeymoon. However, she is not alone on this fabulous trip, however, it is with her arch nemesis that she is travelling. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren will be the book of summer of 2019 for all the reasons that a summer read can be with humour, love, and something every girl can identify with in her life. You need to run out and grab this amazing read.

**Thank you to net galley and the publisher for the advanced reader's copy, in exchange for an honest review.**
Cute, fun romance! This was a weekend read for me, I got into it right away and couldn't put it down. The whole "I hate him/but not really" storyline is a bit overplayed, but I still enjoyed this book. It was a nice escape, and would make a good beach read. If you're looking for a light, fun, fast romance book, give this one a try!

After a buffet related digestive disaster takes down all but two guests at a wedding, Ethan and Olive step in to take the couple’s free honeymoon. Long-standing enemies, they bicker and poke at each other nonstop until suddenly they find themselves enjoying each other’s company much more than either every expected.

I loved this book! I described it to all of my friends as “the perfect rom-com”. I’ve been a fan of Christina Lauren novels for years and this just might be the best one yet. The perfect balance of romance and humour, Harry Potter references, and the beautiful Hawaiian setting made it hard to put down. I enjoyed it from start to finish.

I was so excited to get my hands on a new Christina Lauren. The first 65% of this book was amazing. I loved it. The story was great until it wasn't

Bith main characters Olive and Ethan were totally lovable!!! They were great together whether it be fighting or loving or bickering they just worked, again until they didn't.

Once Olive and Ethan return from their trip the story just goes south. I lost interest in them together or even apart.
The whole Dane side story just seemed to come from.left field znd the story raps up in 4%.

I'm disappointed that this one fell short for me. Like really short.

I am a huge Christina Lauren fan have all thier stories and will continue to read them. The old saying is do true "You can't love them all"