All I Wanna Do is You by Dylann Crush is the story of Reagan Campbell, a senator’s daughter who is desperately trying to get to her brother’s wedding in Florida. After being grounded in Kentucky by mechanical issues she teams up with her ex-boyfriend Zach Anderson to drive the 800 miles to South Florida. Reagan needs to make it there on time even though she’s lost her wallet and must depend on Zach to get her to the ceremony. But Zach’s hiding some secrets and lingering resentments, can he put those aside to help Reagan to the church on time?

I picked up this book because I was looking for a fun quick read that had a bit of steam. I was excited to see that they had to take a road trip to the Florida Keys to get to a wedding since I have made that trip several times over myself. The blub seemed to reference a comedy of errors in the vein of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles which is favorite movie from my childhood. With all these things going for it how could it go wrong? Turns out, a lot.

Perhaps it’s a sign of the times or a general change in my preference but by the 30% mark I was annoyed by the heroine and bored by the hero. Reagan is spoiled, immature, whiney, and almost too stupid to live. Zach is one dimensional, insensitive, and irreverent. The “chemistry” between these two was stilted and uncomfortable. Regan hiccups every time she’s nervous and instead of being endearing it was tedious. Their past history should have help build the current tension, however it was just another sticking point for Reagan to whine about and Zach to brood over.

The mistakes and errors that lead to Reagan being stranded in Kentucky are fairly unbelievable. Her father is a senate majority leader who has access to a private plane, but she does not call him out of pride and a fear of small planes. She is supposed to be in charge of the wedding but she does not act as any reasonable adult would. She fails to check in with security about the lost wallet and to ask how she can board a plan without an ID. Instead she wails and cries about her misfortune saying the word “bomb” loudly and is detained by TSA. This incident sets up the totally ridiculous drive through the southern states which is peppered with more “accidents”, unnecessary side trips, an RV, a stray, and horrible caricatures of southern residents.

By the time they reach Miami I didn’t care about the wedding or the romance. It was obvious what the “big incident” would be from the start of the novel. So, when it finally happened it was a relief to get it over with. I’ve made this same drive at least 15 times in my life and those long drives through the swamps of Central Florida were more interesting than this book. I’m rating this a 2 which I upgraded from a 1 only because I did enjoy reminiscing about my own drives to the Keys while reading this bore of a book. If you are in the mood for a road trip romance pick up a book like Managed by Kristen Callihan or Heaven Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips for excellent examples of the trope.

Overall 2
Heat 3
ARC received from Net Galley

I want to thank Netgalley for providing me with this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was awesome! I laughed so much while reading it. I loved the road trip element of this book. This was a sizzling and hilarious story the banter between the characters was one of the things that kept me reading I was pulling for them the whole way through. Overall a hillaroius and seriously enjoyable book. 4 stars.

You're probably tired of me saying it, but I don't like reading books on a screen. However, when Dylann Crush offer an advanced copy for her newest book, I don't know how I could say no. And this cover is pretty persuasive too. If there's something we need right now it's some fun and sweet(s), don't you think? Well, it's exactly what this book delivered. Want to know more about it?

He was her lab partner, then her secret boyfriend in high school. But being a Senator's daughter is never easy for relationships and the last time Reagan Campbell saw Zach Anderson, it was at the high school graduation party. Now 8 years later, she meet him again at the airport. She's going at her brother's wedding, but the weather and a chain of bad luck might make her miss the ceremony. But if fate thinks its gonna mess with her, then it doesn't know who Reagan Campbell is. And if it means going on a roadtrip with her attractive but infuriating ex, there's nothing stopping her.

I love roadtrip romance and when it's paired with two people with an opposite attract chemistry, it's a double win! He's the laid-back, flirty kind of guy. She's the uptight worrier who have to plan everything. But it still click between them like old friends and I like how Zach unnerved her but still have a calming effect on her at the same time. I absolutely love that the cupcake on the cover have a link in the story.

My only complain is that it makes me want to go on a roatrip but it might not be the best time for it😉

All I Wanna Do Is You by Dylann Crush a deliciously tasty five-star read. Reagan Campbell is someone I didn’t know I would like at the start of this, she has all the makings of a spoiled senator’s daughter, but she turns into so much more. I adored the road trip aspect of the story, from the meeting at the airport this became a funny and romantic story that sucked me in and made me care about Reagan and Zach, each stop along the way just made me laugh even more, this was a great story and an author I haven’t read before but I will be going back to read them again as they make romance funny.

The road trip aspect was fun but I didn't particularly enjoy Reagan's character.

Kindly received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

If something could go wrong it did. How difficult can it be to get from Chicago to Miami? If it weren't for bad luck they'd have no luck at all. It came to a point where I finally said, "oh come on, really."