Review 5⭐'s... Perfect Distraction
Thank you @booksparks and @authorallisonashley for this ebook in exchange for my honest review through the Pop-Up Book Tour!

Okay. I am not sure what is up this year with all of the debut books and authors, but HOLY SMOKE!!!🔥
Perfect Distraction was amazing! It was funny, romantic, educational and all around a fantastic book! By the way, before I go any further, Andrew is my book boyfriend 🙃😌
Anyway, I was hooked from the very first chapter. I seen some of the things that happened coming but not in any way that they were told. As I kept reading, I kept getting sucked in more and more. I fell in love with the characters and their stories. I loved some of the characters and I hated some of them as well. I felt like I was in the story with them, going to doctor visits and sitting in on their dates and private conversations.
The writing was perfect. It never seemed rushed, confusing or out of order. Allsion did a great job writing this book and I cannot wait for her to come out with more. I am definitely a fan for life.🤍 [Book 13] **There is so much more to say but I do not want to give anything away🙈

Perfect Distraction follows the lives of Andrew Bishop and Lauren Taylor. Both are trying to finish up their college careers and land their dream job. Until fate comes in and puts them face to face in a coffee shop. They try to keep their relationship professional but does that last? Do they get caught? Find out and get your copy of Perfect Distraction on March 23rd.🏹☁️

4.5 ⭐️

Lauren can’t believe she’s met the most beautiful man she’s ever laid eyes on at the coffee shop on her way to work. She’s a pharmacy resident with a passion for oncology, and the patient she is set to council on chemotherapy happens to be the guy she saw at the coffee shop. Andrew. Attraction? Yes. Distraction? Maybe. But, how about fate? Love?

What a down to earth, realistic, and just all-around heartfelt debut novel! It picked up on the challenges of cancer, all the empathy, risk, worries, burden, but most of all how positivity can go a long way. The romance and chemistry between Lauren and Andrew, and all the PUNny banter—SO cute, and made me think of @lemonsandbooks actually, lol. It was a slow burn and a bit of forbidden love, and if you’re looking for steam, it was pretty PG-13. That aside though, it was a great read packed with great dialogue, and I thought the funny parts brought lots of light to a serious topic.

Firstly, I would like to thank author Allison Ashley, Entangled Publishing, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.

This book was so, so sweet. It grabbed my heart from the very beginning and held it the whole way through.

You will find yourself following a young couple, Andrew and Lauren, who start a very fragile and delicate relationship. I can tell you right now, I was rooting for them so hard. 😂 This story really touched upon so many aspects that I have experienced in my life, which brought me even closer to the storyline.

Allison was not afraid as the author to show the not so pretty side of cancer, and I cannot applaud her enough for that. It was refreshing to see things fully explained and understood from a medical standpoint. The color of this cover and the waiting room chairs caught my eye, and I jumped immediately at the chance to read something involving the medical field. Books in this setting are so difficult to find; especially well written ones.

You will find yourself thinking, is this really the first book she’s written!? It is so well versed and sits at the level of an author who has years upon years under their belt. I cannot wait to see what the literary world has in store for Allison Ashley, because I believe her future is so bright!

I can’t wait for more books from this author, and please be sure to snag a copy on March 23, 2020. You won’t regret it!!
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With everything going on in the world right now this book was the ‘Perfect Distraction’. I can’t believe this is a debut novel because it was so good! Allison Ashley’s writing flows so nicely and is super enjoyable to read! I loved Lauren and her incredible drive. She had her goals set and will do anything to get there no matter what! Andrew was such a handsome leading man! Even while going through chemo he had an upbeat spirit. Despite the heavier topic, this story still managed to stay light! This is for sure a slow burn between Lauren and Andrew. I would say friends to lovers trope! I will say..there is one part in here that made me absolutely break down and cry! But it really is not a sad story I promise! My heart was fully invested in this book and I hope you give it a chance because it was so cute!

Well, this book made me tear up. I loved the story between Lauren and Andrew. While the way that they met was unconventional, it was still a great story. The way that the author wrote each character made you feel how much love they had for each other. The only thing I felt missing was the steam. I could have used a little more.

I was lucky enough to receive this ARC through the BookShark program and I’m SO happy I got it. This came at the perfect time for me to take a break (or, a good distraction - get it?) from my usual thrillers as I was really looking for something lighthearted and fluffy to lift my mood.

Lauren has had bad luck with men in the past and she definitely wants to avoid the gorgeous specimen of a man who she ran into (literally) at the coffee shop. All 10/10 men are out of her league or major assholes - right?

Andrew cannot stop thinking about the redhead who split her coffee down him in the coffee shop and definitely has more important things to think about. But she just happens to bump into him time and time again, he’s certain he will not regret finding out who she is.

This was a PERFECT read for me, I couldn’t fault anything. Lauren and Andrew were perfect characters who let things slip at the right time and moulded together beautifully. The setting was albeit a bit bleak but it just made their love story all the more amazing. I couldn’t give this 5 stars fast enough and I was genuinely shedding tears by the last couple of chapters. Thank you BookSparks and Allison Ashley for bringing this heart-warming tale to my life and whenever I need a pick-me-up I definitely know where I’ll be going!

Sweet, emotional read!
Here's the blurb:
Lauren Taylor isn't thinking about love, especially not with the impossibly attractive man she accidentally spilled coffee all over. He's out of her league and she's focused on finishing her oncology pharmacy residency. She's sworn off men who are too handsome for their own good, anyway.

Andrew Bishop can't stop thinking about the gorgeous redhead who crashed into him and then disappeared, even though he should have way more on his mind - like dealing with his Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis and finishing out his last year in law school. When Andrew and Lauren run into each other at the cancer center where she's working and he's being treated, they try to keep it professional. They can be friends, and nothing more.

But sometimes life has other plans…

This book was a sweet slow-burn. They spend most of the book getting to know each other and slowly falling in love. They face a few obstacles. Like her job. Their individual feelings of insecurities. His illness. Trying to not move beyond friendship. Their PUN war was pretty funny.
Overall this book was great. Definitely worth checking out.
ARC provided by Entangled Publishing via NetGalley.

Romance with a tissue!

Lauren Taylor was in her final year of her oncology pharmacy residency when she ran into the cutest guy in Kansas City at the local coffee shop spilling her cup of coffee on him on her way to work at the hospital. She was surprised he was one of her patients that she was giving information about his treatment for cancer.

Andrew Bishop was in his third and final year of law school when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and the treatment would be difficult but meeting the red haired girl that spilled coffee made him realize that he could possibly have a future with someone after his last girlfriend left him.

Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley is a book that you will need a few tissues reading but there is a few times of the book that you will want to smack one of them on the head but you need to read this book.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A different kind of story line for most readers, this was captivating. Glad I didnt pass over this one, what a beautiful story. Emotional and gripping.

This book you guys! I read it in a day and it is 400 pages. It usually takes me 3 days to read a book that is 300 and something pages. And romance isn't even my favorite genre.

This book though, had me from the beginning, the characters were so likable and funny! They were all relatable. I for real could not stop reading! I cried and I laughed SO hard. This is an amazing book. It is out March 23rd Y'all should just go ahead and pre-order it, you will not regret it!

Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley

I. AM. IN. LOVE. With this book!!!!!
Seriously one of my ULTIMATE favorite stories!
EPIC ROMANCE! LOVEL LOVED LOVED every beautiful detail. MUST READ BOOK of 2020

To say that I loved Perfect Distraction is a understatement.

"Lauren isn't thinking about love, especially not with the impossibly attractive man she accidentally spilled coffee all over and Andrew Bishop certainly is not thinking about the gorgeous redhead that spilled said coffee all over his shirt."

This story will have you crying.....happy crying from almost the beginning to the end. I cannot express how much I enjoyed this epic read from beginning to end. It's romantic, dramatic, full of hope and sometimes disappointment but in the end it leaves you feeling like even in the toughest of times love will conquer all.

I only hope that this amazing author continues this amazing story and lets us know more about these characters.

5/5 Stars !!!!!!!!

Thank you #NetGalley & #EntangledPublishing,LLC for this book in exchange for a honest review

Excellent story with a different kind of wounded hero.
A lovely story dealing with a serious issue, “Perfect Distraction”, by Allison Ashley (Entangled: Amara), features a delicious, wounded yet balanced, hero and a confident, giving heroine.
The slow burn romance is sweet, the chemistry and sensuality sizzling, the main characters well fleshed out and relatable, the secondary characters vivid and often annoyingly realistic.
I fell in love with Andrew, handsome, generous and caring, reliable, honourable. Lauren is a great, compassionate heroine, and her job as a clinical oncology pharmacist is so interesting and was such a novelty for me.
I found the story had the perfect balance between hope and the predictable anguish and fears an oncologic disease causes.
I liked the setting – Kansas City – and the vivid, true to life descriptions of the treatment facilities and procedures and the insight into the chemoteraphy effects.
I felt the ethical issues were a bit drawn out in the second half of the story.

Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley is the perfect blend of sweet, touching and emotional. Lauren and Andrew meet under stressful circumstances and prove to be an invaluable source of comfort and encouragement to one another. I really loved how real the medical aspects of Andrew's condition and treatment were without becoming a college course of medical facts. The level of realism with clinics and doctor visits added to that emotional thread, pulling the reader along on his journey. My heart was with him, his worries and the unknown of his future. I worried for Lauren's situation as she found herself drawn to a man she shouldn't/couldn't have. And I waited anxiously for the time that their relationship could bloom into more.

The level of heat with this romance was sweet, and yet I melted each time Andrew took Lauren's hand. The longing between the two was palpable, and I was left completely satisfied by their love story. Sometimes restraint and self control is completely sexy, and that is absolutely the case with this couple. Andrew is the epitome of manly hero as he put Lauren's future ahead of his desires. The way he loved her is the way we should all be loved. He was just protective enough, just open enough, just caring enough, and just flawed enough to feel relatable.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley comes out next week and is sooo good! It is set mostly in a chemo infusion center and is such a sweet story about choosing love and happiness. It was emotional and such a beautiful story.
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Lauren clumsily meets a gorgeous man at a coffee shop, spilling her hot drink all over him. She goes on with her day and gets to her job as a pharamcy resident in a cancer ward and what do ya know... hot guy is a patient there, getting his first round of chemo. They can't help but fall in love and ethical boundaries are blurred as she is an employee and he is a patient. This isn't just a love story, but one about family and following your dreams, no matter what the cost.
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I loved how this was a unique take on a love story. My dad has cancer and has been going through chemo for the last couple of years, so this one really struck a chord with me. Highly recommend it if you're looking for a sweet story. This is Allison's debut novel and I can't wait to read more by her! It comes out 3/23/2020.

Wow. Couldn’t believe that this is a debut author. The writing is impeccable and a totally wonderful story and characters. The story touches on quite a few social mores including harassment at work (Lauren’s co-worker who works his way thru all the female staff and can’t handle that Lauren isn’t interested), both Lauren’s and Andrew’s strained relationship with their respective fathers, and of course cancer and the impact it has on a relationship and life; both the patient and the caregivers. So much all wonderfully bundled in the romance that is Lauren and Andrew.

L & A have a rather inauspicious 1st meeting when she accidentally spills her coffee over him. That introduce us to L’s cute way of “non” swearing – which instantly charms A, of course. Volunteering at a children’s hospital, L has the most amusing way of watching her words.

When they meet again at the cancer center where L works, A is so distracted by L that he hardly hears all the instructions she gives him on his upcoming chemo and the possible side effects. Both are attracted but after a bad experience during college with a handsome jock who only used her to pass his chemistry paper while pretending to be interested in her, L is understandably wary of good looking men, A being a prime example of one who is drop dead gorgeous. A is determined tho (love that in a guy) and perseveres and a friendship quickly blossoms between the two. Both agree to keep things platonic while A is still undergoing therapy but of course... *winks*.

Love the sexual tension – this is a clean story (kisses only) but intensely romantic, all the more so IMHO without any explicit sex which would have spoilt the whole book – which wasn’t angsty or over done in any way.

And mygosh the humour – L is a pun extraordinaire & every so often they get into a battle of puns. And yes, it definitely has a happy ending, wonderfully poignant all the way through and I cried buckets.

This book has all the feels. I can’t wait to read this author’s next book.

This was certainly an unexpected surprise.

Puns, romance, and illness while in school. There was no way I wasn't going to read this!

What a wonderful debut by Allison Ashley. A great tale with the perfect mix of emotions and as promised, a happy ending.

Looking forward to what Ashley writes next!

Thank you Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for the ARC to this wonderful read!

Cancer is not a common subject in romance novels but the writter did a great job balacing the story. There are sad moments but there is also sweet romance. The main characters are likeable and funny despite what they are going through and that lightens the mood preventing thw book from becoming gloomy.

Lauren Taylor is focused on getting her career started while finishing the last few months of her pharmacy residency. After being crushed by her college boyfriend, she's not interested in devastatingly handsome men. Which is unfortunate since she just literally bumped into the hottest guy she's seen in a while and accidentally spilled her coffee down the front of him. Andrew Bishop was already prepared for a rough day going into the oncology center and starting his battle on Hodgkin Lymphoma. What he wasn't prepared for was the gorgeous woman in front of him in line at the coffee house, or wearing her coffee. He needs to focus on his cancer battle and finishing his last year of law school. Turns out, the beautiful stranger might end up being the perfect distraction despite all the reasons they shouldn't be together.

Allison Ashley did a fantastic job in this debut novel. It's sweet, funny, and charming even though it tackles some of the hardest parts of life. While it does have some serious heartbreaking moments it's not overly devastating and dark. For a bit I felt like Andrew and Lauren's relationship was too much of a rollercoaster, but now that I'm finished and had some time to process, it was simply realistic, the ups and downs of navigating cancer treatment would take a toll on any relationship. I loved their banter and patience for each other. Perfect Distraction is engaging and clean with a great plot, I'll definitely keep an eye out for any future novels Allison Ashley may write.

I absolutely adored this book. The characters were so real that it sucked you in and made you feel a part of the story. You didn't want it to end!

There are so many things I loved about this book I'll try not to write a paper about it, but no promises.

So I really loved the plot of this book, Lauren is a oncology pharmacist, do you know how refreshing it was for her not to be a doctor or nurse? Those professions are so over done in romance novels, so having something different already made me partial to this book. Andrew, honey there is no not loving Uncle Andy, he's just been diagnosed and is going through chemo. He's in law school and has his entire life in front of him, plus he's absolutely gorgeous. Did I whole-hardheartedly imagine him being Chris Evans? Yes and it made the book all that much better. So when Andrew and Lauren meet they are not expecting to get all caught up in each other. Obviously there are crazy and heartbreaking twist and turns, but no spoilers of course.

I'm honestly in shock that this was the authors debut novel, it was incredible, So well written, I've read authors who have written so many romance novels and they don't even touch Perfect Distraction. It had it's predictable stuff but in this genre that's not surprising. What was surprising is how much this book traps you in it's grasps and refuses to let go until that last page. It is such a good balance of comedy and romance and heartbreak. I highlighted the heck out of my arc and will probably re-read before the year ends. I wrote down so many notes that I almost re-wrote a fanfiction about how much I loved this book. I loved the puns and subtle comedy because they paired so well with the balance of the fact this book was still about a guy with cancer. The banter was perfectly timed with every single character. I loved every bit of the dialogue and those text were beyond perfect, possibly my favorite part. I like that the book was written in third person split POV, it made the book feel very well-rounded,

The attention to small details is what truly sold me on this book, some seasoned authors often over look those little things. Getting these peeks into Lauren and Andrews lives made me feel like really knew them. It helped my not only connect with the story but also the characters and secondary characters. The way Lauren didn't cuss and instead used pop culture references could have been so cheesy but it never felt that way. And how you knew she meant business when she finally did cuss. How Andrew cared so deeply for not only Lauren but his family and how only his niece calls him Andy. It was that attention to detail that will make this author soar. Plus her ability to write romance that makes me feel butterflies and blush but she doesn't over due it. Everything in Perfect Distraction just felt perfect, so well written and so well orchestrated.

There is no way I would ever give this book anything less than five stars because it was brilliant. The first romance novel in SO LONG I wanted to tell everyone I know about. I'll stop gushing about this book now, but I can't wait to read more from this author.