This is a cute story about the intertwining lives of three friends. It's a cute, rom-com style look with a lot of pop culture references.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

No, just no. There are so many things about this book that I didn’t like. And I honestly can’t think of one thing that I did like.

This is the story of three lifelong friends - Briony, Lauren & Natalie. Briony is coming off a bad relationship where she discovered her boyfriend was really married. She jumps into another relationship with her boss’ son, Mani.

Lauren is a singer for a cruise line and travels frequently. She is gay, but does not have a steady love interest.

Natalie is married with two children, but she continues to have an affair with her personal trainer. After her husband and one of her kids finds out, she intends to break it off with her trainer, but as soon as she sees him again, she can’t - she is just infatuated with the guy. Natalie’s husband doesn’t even get angry - he assumes the affair is his fault because he works so much. I definitely don’t like the way this affair is treated - there seems to be zero remorse all around. These people have no scruples.

Not only are the characters totally unlikeable, it seems there are exactly 5,735 references to 90s / 2000s movies, music videos, etc. what is the obsession of quoting movies or songs? It really was so frequent that it became very annoying.

This book just didn’t do it for me. And at the end, I was glad none of these people were my friends in real life.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. The opinions stated above are mine without biases.

Thank you NetGalley, BooksGoSocial and Terri Boas for gifing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!
Told from the point of view of three sisters, Luaren, Natalie and Bryony, readers are taken along through infidelity, struggles to find the one and fighting feelings. This book is perfect for girl’s girls who are in the mood for a fast, light read by the pool.
The writing in Two Scoops, Not Three was quick and flowed nicely between the sister’s stories. Terri Boas drops little references to current pop culture that I loved and helped make the story feel that much more real.
I would definitely read more from these sisters and this author in the future!

I liked the idea behind the story, I would of liked it to go further into each life, the ending was......... well, I am going to leave you to decide as I don’t want to spoil anyone else’s experience

Having a look at the existing reviews on NetGalley I have noticed I am certainly in the minority about my feelings to this book I had to DNF at about halfway. I tried to like it I really did there were parts that I found really gripping but there were parts that I just couldn't get past. Natalie is a selfish housewife, simple as that. She says she does everything for kids but as she is having an affair they are noticeably absent from her thoughts. But Briony she was a character that I just couldn't get past. She compares her boss and his son Mani sexually harassing her at her job when her boss does it it is creepy but when Mani does it it is flirty? I just don't get it. If I man I had met for maybe half an hour zipped up the back of my dress without asking I would not think it was hot I would be going to HR. I can see that there are a number of people that gave this book incredibly positive reviews and I am sure there are some people that would love this. Terri Boas is a talented author but the characters in this one weren't quite right for me.

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

I normally can dive into a book and finish it quickly. I had a hard time reading this book. It did not hook me from the beginning and I skimmed through the end To see what happened. I did not read most of it. I was provided with an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley and this is my honest review.

"Girls kiss better, in fact girls do everything better."
First things first -
What a pretty cover and an inviting ice cream cone to go on it! I was instantly drawn to it.
Two scoops, not three is a story of three long term best friends Briony, Natalie and Laurel..

Briony is a dorky, klutz ,damsel in distress who has recently had a breakup. She gets entangled in a steamy , "cant keep my hands to myself "situation with her boss's son who is not as much of a gentleman as he seems. She is smitten by him and starts imagining scenarios of them being together right from the time she sees him.

Natalie, a 34 year old woman, mother of two is married to Martin (who was head over heels in love with her). She is going through a mid life crisis with an always busy and snowed under work husband and stay at home mum, looking for some excitement and fun. She soon starts a sultry affair with her PT, Jason. It was as if she was under his spell, sex with Jason was her crime, her addiction which she didn't feel any ounce of remorse/guilt.

Lauren, is a singer on the cruise, a pretty lesbian who stays with her best friend Briony.
The story is mainly about Briony and Natalie, and for some reason Lauren seems like a side kick with not much content about her.

Do give this a read if:
- You are looking for an easy, on the go book.
- If you like reading about female friendships and sexy quickie anecdotes on the side.
- If you are a fan of Books giving movie and song references from the noughties.

The book started off fine but in the middle it got verbose and I had to skim through the pages. I did not like the ending and it seemed utterly incoherent and absurd, which accounts for my 2.5/5 star rating.

Thank you NetGalley and Terri Boas for proving me with an ARC of this book.

Thank you to Net Gallery for letting me read this book. Having been lured in by the title and cover of the book, the story was a modern love story with twists and turns throughout.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

Two Scoops, Not Three is the story of 3 friends. Briony, Natalie and Lauren.

Sometimes, finding the perfect combination involves sampling a few flavours . . .

Briony, Natalie and Lauren have been best friends since school. Now in their thirties, their lives couldn't be more different.

I loved the the story this book told! The bond between friends. The sister hood.
This was a fast book to read, funny, cute, enjoyable.
I enjoyed every second of it.

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Thank you @netgalley for the digital review copy.
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Gosh! What a train wreck of a novel this was. The author just dumps information on you haphazardly,one on top of the other. The characters were morally flawed and plain irritating. The story revolves around 3 friends,Briony,Lauren,Natalie. Briony is a dumb blonde,Natalie a bored housewife,and Lauren is a gay singer. Ironically,the most interesting character,Lauren,was given the least importance.
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Other than the fact the book is plain boring, its also problematic. First,there's this blatant fat shaming of this man who is showed to be a hardworking,successful man,with his "enormous shape being his only flaw as his symbol of laziness". Also,this book justifies cheating. ALSO,the Ariana Grande concert incident is included in this book just as a minor plot point,with a tone-deaf disregard for its importance and its grief.
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All in all,I'd advice you to not go for this one.

I don’t even know where to start with this train wreck of a book. The author just info dumps without giving the reader a chance to get to know the characters. This tactic doesn’t allow the reader to invest time or even care what the characters go through. Briony seemed like a dumb blonde and Natalie was a spoiled and bored housewife. Don’t waste your time on this one.

I was provided with an ARC of this book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Light Hearted, Easy Read, with an Element of Reality.. 💝 Great Debut Novel

Three friends, Lauren, Briony and Natalie. The book is told mainly from Natalie and Briony's perspective. The three ladies have been good friends for many years.
Natalie is married to Martin with two children and having an affair with her PT, much to her friends distaste. Initially feeling that the grass is greener, maybe that's not the case... Briony finds love in an unexpected place...

Two Scoops Not Three is a great debut novel, light hearted easy read with an element of reality. Look forward to reading more from this author 👍

Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this book.

This book was fine. I didn't dislike it, I didn't love it, it happened. The story would have benefitted from being two separate books that occurred in the same universe, one from each woman's viewpoint. I enjoy stories told from multiple viewpoints but they need to share the plot more or have more intersection. There was minimal interaction aside from the brief cross over that seemed to exist just to remind us that the characters were friends.

The inclusion of the tragedy at the Ariana Grande concert felt unnecessary to the plot and took me out of the story. It only served to give Natalie half a reason to end things with Jason. Jason's sudden penchant for force would have been plenty on its own. The incident in the real world was tragic, including it was inappropriate (and potentially triggering) in this story. If anything it should have been a fictional artist.

All in all the story was interesting enough to see where it went. At times it reminded me of a sitcom, jumping between stories to come together at the end for summaries of everyone's day.

We often forget the power and meaning of relationships and friendships that we have. This book tells the story of three long term friends in very different places in their lives. Natalie, a married woman with two young kids who feels alone after her youngest child starts school, and turns to a hot personal trainer. A hard working girl Briony coming out of a bad relationship and falls for another man whom wishes to play the field. Then there is Lauren whom works performing on a cruise ship and lives with her best friend and develops feelings for her. All three see that without the friendship and love that they have for one another how different and truly sad they would be.

A quick easy read about friendship, love and lust. The characters were intriguing but a couple caused a headache for me, especially Natalie's husband. I really could not fathom his reaction at all.

For the reader seeking a campy summer novel, look no further. However, from a realistic standpoint of mid thirties women, this book strays far from the beaten path. What self proclaimed career woman goes on a date with her boss's son, gets super drunk that she falls asleep at said boss's house and then had sex in the workpace? And has a water fight with her friend on the date who is dining out with her spin instructor? The best part of the book was the realization between Briony and Lauren. Those clues were indicative throughout the book.

Briony, Natalie and Lauren are three friends trying to navigate the world of romantic relationships. Briony is in search of that perfect man, Lauren in search of that perfect woman, while Natalie searches for the perfect marriage she once had. In Two Scoops, Not Three, Teri Boas explores how relationships change and sometimes what you are searching for is right there beneath the fear of it all.

I enjoyed the humorous scenes with Briony but felt her ending was rushed and underdeveloped. Natalie appeared more as a self-centered suburban wife who felt neglected and so figured an affair was the answer. Lauren had the potential to be an amazing character but it felt more like the story was about Briony and Natalie’s respective journeys. Thus the title feels appropriate: Two Scoops, Not Three

Overall not bad but I would not read it again.

I absolutely devoured this book in less than 12 hours! There is nothing not to love!! The 3 main characters are so likeable, the storyline is a real feel good story and laughs in all the right places! I just loved it

Great debut book. I really enjoyed “Two Scoops, Not Three”. The characters were very likeable but I think there were a few too many references to movie quotes which padded the story somewhat. On the whole, very well written and put together.

A gem of a book that I didn’t want to end - a real modern day Bridget Jones ... life long friend Briony Lauren and Natalie all have different life’s and we discover the trials and tribulations of office romance with the bosses son and mid life crisis time for Natalie having a steamy affair with her gym PT ... you’ll laugh ,you’ll cry but most of all you’ll enjoy !!