This a great second chance at romance again. This is lovers to enemies to lovers. If you like that trope this is a must-read. 

Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him.

Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the nonrefundable wedding bill. When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.

But with the countdown looming to the wedding that may or may not come to pass, Naomi finds her resolve slipping. Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.

When your nemesis also happens to be your fiancé, happily ever after becomes a lot more complicated in this wickedly funny, lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy debut.

What a fun enemies to lovers debut. I really loved this book! I can't wait to read more of Sarah's books.

If you’re in search of the perfect enemies to lovers romcom look no further! 

We all know in relationships that no matter how big or small there is always a little competition, we’ll these two keep one upping each other to see how far the other will go before breaking up.

Communication is a major factor is all relationship types and miscommunication can make so much to do wrong fast. This book had it all; humor, sadness, happiness, and anger. I would not only recommend this book I was suggest getting it for all your romcom loving friends!

Nicolas and Naomi are always one upping each other to make the other break up with them. What happens when things change and they realize that is not what they really want. they have so much family drama in their life, so they need to step away and see where things go. 
This book had me cracking up, angry, sad and in the end it was everything a great book should be.

** I received a copy of my book from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review**

I love romcoms and You Deserve Each Other is easily one of the best one's out there! What a pleasure it was to read this book! I was immediately sold with this book when I heard it was enemies to lovers, it's one of the best tropes for romcoms and it was done so well here! I enjoyed every minute of reading this book, could not put it down until I was done with it. 

Simply put, I LOVED this book and I think everyone else will too.

Ahh this romance was so good!! I wasn't sure if I'd be interested in something like this, but the chemistry is so good and you definitely get hooked into the story. It can get a little bit much at times but it's all fun and games, and I totally recommend it!

You Deserve Each Other is a hilarious and realistic rom-com about two people who think their relationship is over. I loved seeing the two main characters get to know each other again and slowly reconnect when they realize they've actually been on the same side the whole time. Some readers may find these characters "unlikable" but their misunderstandings and motives ring true. A little miscommunication can go a long way with sabotaging a relationship. The characters really grow and learn how to take care of their partner throughout the book and the author perfectly captures the ebb and flow of relationships.

This book is so cute! I really enjoyed You Deserve Each Other and would definitely recommend as a fun romance novel for anyone in search of their next fun read. I really enjoyed that this one had a more unique premise- Naomi and Nick are already in engaged, and have fallen out of love. Neither of them wants to admit defeat and call of the wedding, and they engage in a series of funny events trying to get the other person to officially end the engagement. I thought that the pacing was a bit off on this one- it took me more than a hundred pages to really get into the character's and their storylines, but once I did I really enjoyed it from there.

This was not a spectacular story, but it had its funny moments and the ultimate ending for which I was hoping. It's a story about lovers turned enemies turned lovers again and while it was an entertaining read, it did not grab me like other rom-coms do. What I did appreciate about this story, however, were the emotional moments about marriage and what each person wants.

This was an interesting read. I didn’t enjoy all of it, not everything the characters said or did synced with me, but I liked that the book was different.

HATE/LOVE RELATIONSHIP

I love the enemies to lovers trope, and I felt that this book took the trope to the next level, with its hate/love vibe. The couple hated and loved each other, pushed buttons, exasperated and annoyed each other, sometimes to the extreme. BUT it worked for them. They were both doing it, both enjoying it at times, and both experienced a childish glee when maddening the other. In other words they truly DESERVED EACH OTHER!

THEIR CONNECTION

I thought it was interesting how well Naomi and Nicholas actually knew each other, even though they both thought the other didn’t know them at all. That speaks for them. I also loved that the couple was already in an established relationship, there aren’t that many romance books that follow couples already in a relationship. Which made the entire situation different.

MISCOMMUNICATION

Without a doubt the story was built on miscommunication, not talking to each other, assuming, pushing away, ignoring each other’s feelings. Because when it came to it, there was a reason whey they were together, they just forgot about it with all the drama they were creating.

last thoutghts
Overall the book was an interesting take on the enemies to lover romance trope. Sometimes I wondered why they were together in the first place, but in the end, they truly loved each other.

I’m honest, there were times when I didn’t like either of them, especially Naomi. But they matched, they belonged together, because Nicholas could be as bad as Naomi.

So, after all this, I’m glad I read the book. It’s not a favorite of mine, but I applaud the author for going a different route. We need more books like this.

I loved the premise of this book! Naiomi and Nicholas are engaged but can not stand each other. They dont even know why they're together at all. But there's a catch. Whomever breaks off the engagement, is stuck paying for everything. So they start playing these elaborate pranks on each other. I laughed so hard. The writing was so good. I really felt like I lost myself in their lives. It was excellent!

*I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my review. All opinions are my own.* 

- You Deserve Each Other  was published on 4/7/2020 and is available for purchase. 


Synopsis: Naomi is engaged to Nicholas, a man that she thought she loved. The problem is that she cannot stand him. He's a mama's boy who doesn't seem to take her feelings into account. But everyone around them thinks that they are the perfect couple. She knows that she can't just dump him-- she can't afford to pay his parents back for the lavish wedding his mom is planning-- so her plan is to drive Nicholas crazy until HE dumps HER. 

This book gave me some serious How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days  vibes. That was one of my favorite movies when it came out though, so that's not a bad thing. It was funny and entertaining with a little bit of sweetness. At first I didn't really like Naomi or Nick, but they both grew on me; Nick especially. By the end, I was rooting for the two of them! This is a cute beach read or just an "I need something simple and fun" type of book. Romance readers would definitely enjoy this one!

I absolute loved You Deserve Each Other. Sarah Hogle blew me away with her writing. This is one book I will be going back and reading again.  

Naomi and Nicolas are engaged and things are just a little weird for them. Naomi feels like she’s missing something and doesn’t know about this whole engagement situation. Nicolas was such a mama’s boy, when she called he came running. Naomi get like she always came in second when she should be his number one priority. 

Watching these two decide if they should make things work was such a fun journey. I laughed a lot and the banter between these characters. 

I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more from this author.

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You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle. 
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Naomi and Nicholas are engaged to be married but in their current state they can’t stand each other. Whoever breaks off the engagement has to foot the hefty wedding bill so they do everything in their power to piss each other off. 
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This was such a funny and cute book! I was laughing all the way through it. If you’re looking for a pick me up from a reading slump or just something that will make your stomach hurt from so much laughing then this is your book! 4⭐️
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I love a good second-chance lovers story and this one has the added fun of them pretending to hate each other. This was so fun, flirty, and a perfect read to distract from the world right now.

This was a cute romance!  This couple was engaged but had gotten to the point that they didn't like each other very much but neither had the guts to call of the wedding.  Through a series of events he decides to try to woo her back.   Really enjoyed this one!

Truth be told I struggled with my rating for this book. A lot. I’m blown away that this was Sarah’s debut novel. I was immediately hooked when I read the blurb. It was something refreshingly different in the lover to enemies to lovers trope. I mean, an engaged couple, in a battle of wills, a la War of Roses, to see who calls off their doomed relationship first? A grumpy heroine, a snooty hero, meddling parents, and plenty of tiny disasters combine for one amazing read. Seeing that so many of my friends loved this book, I went into it with pretty high expectations. And I think that may have played against me here, so take my review with a grain of salt.

I wish Nicholas were handsier—I mean handier,” I say, stealing the spotlight right back. “I’ve been performing maintenance duties by myself. But I’ve been getting better results, interestingly enough.” Nicholas’s stare is dehydrating. “Sounds unlikely.”
“Maintenance duties?” Deborah repeats, turning to him. “Has something broken? Naomi shouldn’t be trying to fix anything. She could make it worse.”
“I have no choice,” I tell her in a low, conspiratorial voice. “It’s a desperate situation…”

Admittedly, I struggled with the first 40% of the story. It dragged a little and I kept finding myself skimming. The characters felt a little blah and I just kept waiting for the moment they would jump off the pages for me. Luckily the second part of the book really brought that much needed zing. The banter here was amazing. The hilarious way Nicholas and Naomi tried to push each other into an out was entertaining as all get out. The fact that the story is written entirely in Naomi’s POV actually increased the enjoyment for me because I discovered the true depth of her fiance right as she did. There was something so magical about this. Granted I would have loved to be in Nicholas’s head a little bit, but that would have been icing on the cake.

This was a fun, light hearted romcom from an author that is now going straight to my auto buy list. If you’re looking for steam, this won’t have much of it, but the tiny bit that it had was a perfect fit. If you’re looking for a hilarious contemporary romance with plenty of banter and zing, this had it in spades.

I loved this book! I really was craving something that would make me smile, and this hit the spot. I laughed out loud multiple times at the main characters' spite, and found this story to fit into two of my favorite tropes - enemies to lovers and second-chance romance. The characters felt real and I believed their motives and emotions. I didn't want this one to end. Will be re-reading!

I'm going to be honest; I wanted to love this book. The description was right up my alley and it sounded so cute. However, I DNF'd it at 75%. It wasn't as good as I wanted it to be and I couldn't relate to the story.

Oh the mixed feelings. For the majority of You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle I absolutely hated  the main characters.  I think I was supposed to hate them so I guess in that sense the author did a good job lol.  But it was driving me nuts to figure out if I was just hating the characters or if I  was hating the book as whole. It's a romance so there has to be a happy ending right? I just don't know if I had it in me to keep reading until the characters finally turn into decent human beings. In the end I'm happy I did because I actually loved the way this book turned out in the end.  I do wish I didn't have to hate read the first 65 percent of it before there got to be any actual romance though. 

A lot of readers have compared this book to the Hating Game and I usually like the enemies to lovers trope. I think my issue with You Deserve Each Other is that I can't wrap my head around the idea of staying engaged to someone you hate. Especially that level of hate. The petty was strong with both Nick and Naomi. This went far beyond just being complacent or bored or tired of a relationship, the two of them were actually trying to hurt each other. I'm probably overthinking the hell out of this since it's a work of fiction and there has to be some suspension of disbelief, but I think staying in a relationship that makes you miserable is insane. I guess I'd understand it more if I knew what went so wrong to get them to that point (I  mean it can't just be neither of them standing up to his mom) and also I don't understand why neither of them would end it when they were both so miserable.  I mean I get this is a romance so they have to stay together for the story to work but some of the awful things they'd done to each other seemed unforgivable to me and I didn't see how they could be redeemed. 

As for the positives, You Deserve Each Other is definitely funny and there were several laugh out loud moments.  I actually enjoyed the relationships the author created between the main characters and the secondary characters. Deborah was certainly entertaining if nothing else.  And while I usually don't like first person pov, it works in this book. I could tell all the way through that this author is very talented. The writing style flowed very well and the story did hold my interest. But the first 2/3s of this book drove me bonkers.  I really wish more of the book had been dedicated to Naomi and Nick rediscovering their romance and a lot less time had been given to them being miserable to each other.  I actually really enjoyed reading their comeback.  It was super sweet when they finally started communicating and being honest with each other. I really loved the end of this book but I don't know if a HEA is truly believable after all the crap they'd put each other through.  I'm truly conflicted on this one because the end was sooo good. This would have been a homerun for me if it hadn't taken them so long to get it together.  I'll definitely give Sarah Hogle a try again in the future because she's truly a talented author,  this one just wasn't my cup of tea.