I thought this book was great to be honest, I loved how much the argued, fought and the crazy things they did to get back at each other! I also think this book teaches you a lesson between couples. sometimes we misunderstand one another. we don't voice our opinions out loud and thats when things get confusing, especially when pride gets in the way of things. I think the author did a great job emphasizing that in this novel. I think in the end someone or both had so cave and I loved that about this novel. I enjoyed so much reading it. great book!

A hilarious story with a biting humor, I had mixed feelings about this novel. If you enjoy this kind of hate/love story, this one of the most refreshing ones I've read in a while, because the trope takes place within an already committed relationship. The premise is a couple that no longer wishes to be together, so they do everything possible to get the other to break it off. It becomes a cautionary tale on the ways resentment can build in a relationship until the relationship sours. It reveals what we all know to be true about relationships - if they are not well-tended, it doesn't matter how passionate or promising their coming together is, the relationship will fracture until there is nothing left.

It's sad, gutting, and amusing at the same time, which speaks to the talent of the writer. Though not my favorite trope, this novel is an excellent read.

This was a great romantic comedy that I thoroughly enjoyed. An engaged couple has fallen out of love, but their agreement says whoever breaks the engagement has to pay for the wedding expenses. Neither of them wants to be on the hook, so they work hard to get the other one to break it off. It's smart, funny and a winner.

Thanks to G.P. Putnam's Sons and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book. An Instagram-perfect love story is thrown into disaray by the groom-to-be's controlling mother. It starts out with Naomi realizing that she can't go through with the wedding since her fiance, Nicholas is oblivious to his mother's machinations. Since his mother is paying for the whole thing, Naomi would be on the hook for everything if she ends the engagement. What to do? During a fight, she realizes that Nicholas wants out of it too, but can't seem to disappoint his mother and hopes that Naomi will pull the plug. The war is on! I loved Naomi and Nicholas as they tried desperately to make the other one break it off. Through it all, they fall in love with each other in a more authentic way. Love is messy and funny.

This was literally one of the cutest and best romance books I have read! Not only is the setting in my home state of Wisconsin (woohoo!) but the characters are very realistic and SO hilarious the antics they get into. I found myself reading late into the night to finish this because I was so hooked. Definitely not a book to be missed if you are a fan of contemporary romance.

I can't wait to read more from Sarah Hogle!

I went into this with equal parts intrigue and wariness at the plot. It sounded really cute, but if not played off well, it could be a real dud. This book was like The Hating Game on steroids. It is a Lovers to Enemies to Lovers story. It started slow but picked up and go so much more interesting. This was such a great debut for Sarah Hogle and I very much recommend this read!!! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

You Deserve Each Other was a wild ride. It's lovers-to-enemy-to-lovers but the couple is engaged the whole time in the 21st century. Apart from some issues I had with the immaturity of the female character, I'm glad I read it and I'd read more from Sarah Hogle.

This book wasn't my cup of tea, but I can see why other people will like it. The writing was very good, and Sarah Hogle really knows how to craft good couples. The characters were interesting enough, but the plot and overall story just didn't grab me the way I wanted it to. In the end, I think it was more of a person thing than a fault of the book.

When I first started this book… I wasn’t so sure. I really wasn’t. But by the end Ms. Hogle more than won me over with her sarcasm and this clever and original romance.

So here’s the sitch with You Deserve Each Other…Naomi and Nicholas are engaged but they’re in a bit of a rut. And by rut I mean they hate each other. Both of them are trying to get the other one to call off the wedding by being terrible the other one. Antics do ensue.

I know, I know. Sounds pretty immature. And it most definitely is. Hence why I had my doubts at the beginning of this book. They were both just so…awful? Annoying? And there’s this future mother-in-law who you’re going to want to punt into outer space….BUT! Wait for it. This book is worth it! It gets reeeeeeaaally good.

Sarah Hogle does indeed have a Sally Thorne-esque writing style and I loved it. She’s biting and sort of fuzzy (in the best way!) and manages to take two characters who you initially believe cannot possibly belong together and shape them into a couple you’re rooting for. That takes talent. If you liked The Hating Game you will likely like this book.

You Deserve Each Other is set to release in April. Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read an advanced copy. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Despite Naomi and Nicholas largely acting like cartoonishly petty people I would hate to know in real life for the first chunk of this book, I was completely hooked by this second chance romance storyline. Once they start making headway realizing the ways in which they’ve let each other down and communicate their needs and fears better in their relationship this story really solidified for me and I found myself rooting for them enthusiastically. I think that some people will struggle with Naomi’s extreme perspective at the beginning and the book could have benefitted from a Nicholas POV, but over time as he explains himself more to Naomi the balance felt better to me.

A woman, having successfully snagged a hot, rich man by pretending to be someone she isn't, starts to disassociate when said man turns out to be less than perfect. He doesn't clean the dishes, he doesn't do nice things for her "just because," he lets his overbearing mother take control of all the wedding planning. She did such a good job convincing this man that she was idyllic and happy, but what happens when that all starts to crack?

If Gillian Flynn wrote this, it would be a much darker story. But this is a romcom, so instead they resort to ridiculous prank wars.

I gobbled this up in a day, so I obviously enjoyed it, but the more I think about it the more stuff starts to unravel. Nicholas seems like a totally different character in the second half than in the first half. People are saying they found Naomi unlikable, but I found a lot of her anger at the beginning quite justified. We're led to believe that Nicholas loved her all along, that he was just trying to get Naomi to be herself again by any means possible. BUT it's true that he acts like a genuine asshole at the beginning, especially by never defending Naomi to his terrible mother. I know the whole point of this book is that you need to communicate when you are unhappy with your partner, and they both acknowledge their faults in the relationship, but I needed more apologizing from Nicholas' end.

The ending also seemed a little too neat...I need an epilogue or something to see what happens immediately after, lol.

You Deserve Each Other is DELIGHTFUL. It filled me with glee. It's a super fun spin on the enemies to lovers trope that we all know and love. It's so good.

This book is about Naomi Westfield and Nicholas Rose, an engaged couple that love to show how picture-perfect they are around friends and family. But when they get home, all bets are off and they engage in full-on war over who will fold and end the engagement first, footing the ginormous nonrefundable wedding bill for their practically-perfect-in-every-way wedding coming up in three months. They used to care more about each other, but became shells of who they really are along the way. The intentional immature sabotaging of the relationship jumpstarts them actually communicating their frustrations and feelings. They start showing who they really are to one another and have fun together. But don't they still want to end the engagement and move on to something better? Or have they rediscovered something where they are, with each other?

"I tried to keep him at a safe distance where he could only see the decent parts of me, and it made us both miserable."

This book shows how lack of communication can sabotage a relationship on its own. How it's important to show the person you're choosing to be with all the parts of you, especially the messy parts. How that should never scare them away but bring you both closer, as no one is perfect and Instagram worthy all the time. How not showing how you feel causes extreme resentment. Long term relationships require WORK. I thought Sarah Hogle really nailed these themes.

The characters shine in this book. Naomi is RIDICULOUS but in the most endearing way. Nicholas is charming and sharp and caring. I rooted for them the entire time and I loved seeing them work through their problems while simultaneously pranking each other. Truly a standout couple in romance. The only reason this book isn't getting a full five stars is that I think the book could have benefited from having a dual POV. I really liked them both.

If you're looking for something genuinely entertaining and heartening, read this book. It's also laugh-out-loud funny and stressful and surprisingly emotional. I cried at one part! It's just really wonderful how the characters evolve throughout the story. I have HIGH hopes for Sarah Hogle's writing career--I truly cannot wait to get my hands on her next book.

I loooooved this wholeheartedly. Would read again. 4.5 stars.

There seems to be a trend of romance novels with an established couple getting revenge upon one another, and it's a fine line to walk between rooting for the couple or wanting them to break up. Unfortunately, I wanted Nick and Naomi to break up. The two are on their way to getting married when they get involved into a prank war with one another, but they go too far, in a way that I found to be frustrating. The idea of adultery is not a prank; it's actually really damaging to their relationship. I couldn't root for this couple, so this book didn't work for me.

I loved loved loved this! At first, the two main characters are childish, stubborn, and frankly just plain annoying. Who has that much time to act like a toddler?! But as I kept on reading, the layers of these characters are exposed, and I found myself rooting for them. And how refreshing was it to find a character who did not have her act together - failing retail job, no college degree, no aspirations for school, tricky family life, etc. - Naomi was charming.

Quick thank you to Penguin for this ARC I was able to receive through NetGalley.

Straight to the point, this was a funny haters-to-lovers romance that I couldn't put down. But, the unique aspect of their relationship (aka, being engaged) really makes this romance stand out from other romances that also fall into these categories.

They pretty much hate each other, but the fact that they're in a relationship is a game changer. They still know all of each other's habits and quirks, what they like for dinner, what their favorite tie/shirt is, and it makes you feel something for their relationship early on. But I'll be honest, I spent half the book wanting to smack some sense into Naomi. (There's always the one character in romance who is thick headed!!) I didnt particularly fall in love with either character. I didn't find myself daydreaming about either one of them after I finished the book, but I really did like Nicholas a lot. He had me swooning.

I picked up this book because I have seen it often being compared to my favorite book of all time, The Hating Game. I would definitely recommend it to someone who liked that book. Taking THG out of the picture, I would also just recommend this as a book on its own. It's well written and I'm sure the topic of falling out of love with your significant other would hit home for many people.

My only real complaint is that the ending (this may be a slight spoiler, so tread cautiously) felt a little too happily ever after to me. I felt like by the time you reached the end of the book you lost a little bit of their personalities and everything was just kinda rainbow and sunshine.

I hope to see more from Hogle in the future.

I "liked" the first half of this book, but fell in love at the 70% mark. The writing is beautiful and while the "enemies" in the enemies to lovers trope worked fine, the "to lovers" part was magical and romantic and everything I love in a romance.

I ended up liking this book, but it was a real journey to get there. The main characters are an engaged couple who ultimately seem to hate each other. Their main objective for at least the first third or more of the book seemed to be to convince their partner to call off the wedding. They were both so unlikable that I was ready for them to just break up and be done with it, but that wouldn’t have been a contemporary romance novel. They both ended up winning me over with their small redeeming acts as they slowly got to know each other again and grew back together.

*4.5 stars

It's hard for me to convey just how much I love this romantic comedy, which is ironic considering I almost put it down several times in the beginning. Naomi comes on very strong, and she's quite unlikable at first. She harbors a great deal of resentment towards her fiance Nicholas, and while he's a hopeless mama's boy, it was at first unclear if he deserves the amount of ill will she has towards him. This is the point where I almost put down the book. Naomi seemed too mean-spirited, and Nicholas just a tad too weak. But then they start their little "game" and I couldn't stop laughing at lengths they would go to achieve their means. I slowly became invested in the outcome of their relationship, and right as that happened, little intriguing glimpses of tenderness appeared between Naomi and Nicholas. The story went from hilarious to heartfelt, and I was completely hooked. What I love most is the way Hogle takes two unlikable characters and slowly redeems them bit by bit, almost without the reader realizing it. It's risky, because some readers might put this book down before they get to the good parts, but it also makes for true relationship (re)building and a slow burn that's hard to resist. Hogle achieves the perfect balance between humor and emotion. Laughing one minute, my heart aching at the next, I simply couldn't stop thinking about these characters, even long after I'd finished the book.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for an advanced copy in exchange for an unbiased review.

What a great new twist of finding love a second time in the relationship you are already in. Naomi and Nicholas have a relationship that doesn't scream love but pure hate. Naomi feels underappreciated and misunderstood. Her mother in law has taken over her wedding and seems to prefer her "Nicky" to be marrying someone else. These two decide to try a sabotage each which ends up turning things around. I laughed through this book and it just gave a real picture into how quick a relationship can go wrong and how, with effort, you can turn it around and find the love you once had.

ARC received for an honest review*

Really don’t want to review this one for you guys. It was delightful to go in with no expectations.

I laughed. I got teary. I laughed til I got teary. There’s an edge to this book. The mean is real - the cartoony pranks you expect from a rom com with an honesty that makes them verge on uncomfortable. It flirts with Over the Top. It’s almost silly and almost horribly mean.

I think the underlying sweetness both saves it and makes it more excruciating. All of that wasted potential.

I thought the end was mostly well-done. What goes up must come down, and it’s a challenge to transition from where we were to where we needed to be.

Overall I’m a touch exasperated to think of this book sitting on my iPad for months. It is a near perfect low-maintenance read.


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