This was a light read, but it did have some serious undertones. Winter's anxiety and PTSD was obvious from the beginning, but it was more towards the middle/end of the book that we really saw why. I love how this book explored social media and how easily it is to mistake someone's online presence with who they actually are. This book is New Adult but it felt more like YA to me, as the characters did have some immature moments or said some immature things. I also felt like the connection between Winter and Bo happened too fast, it was basically love at first sight. I did find myself rooting for them afterwards though, especially Bo, who constantly had to prove that he wasn't the person people assumed he was. My favourite part of the book was the last chapter, and I think it would be really interesting to see more parts from Bo's father's POV in the next book.

Winter is a social media influencer and fashion guru, and though she looks perfect online, she suffers from, sometimes crippling, anxiety, and PTSD from her previous abusive relationship. Then she meets Bo   Blaine, a tech industry heir, who has his own bad reputation to compete with. The chemistry between them is immediate, but will their demons keep them from being together?

I really liked this book. I REALLY liked their chemistry together, and I REALLY REALLY like Bo Blaine. All the characters were really good, and though it seemed like Bo wouldn’t shut up about how gorgeous Winter was, they seriously were so good together. The “villain” in the story could have played out to be a bit more, I felt like the confrontation that happened was anti-climatic, but I’m wondering if more will happen with that in the next book? Either way, really liked it a lot, and can’t wait to read more about these characters in the future!

I'm not much of a romance reader but this cover was too lovely to ignore. I loved the premise of this book but I thought it involved much more social media than that. It was fun and fast-paced but unfortunately, it didn't give me the premise. The ending was really surprising too. So I don't know if I'll pick up the next book but romance readers probably love this book much more than I did.

I had high hopes for this. I’m fascinated about all things social media and how that gets put into fiction. Slightly disappointed overall though.

Thank you netgalley this was a cute, fast paced rom com, with loveable characters.
And who doesn’t  like finding a new fav author!

I had high hopes for this story, but ultimately it just wasn't for me. I had to struggle through to finish it, pretty much from the very beginning. The language was too descriptive (to the point of being distracting; example: how Bo describes every. single. part. of Winter's body in some internal monologue), the dialogue was forced and did not seem to be true to how people actually talk in real life, and the main characters were so unhealthily obsessed with each other, from the moment they meant, that it was uncomfortable to read.

I really wanted to enjoy the story as the book cover and the plot felt so interesting and very related to current times, but however I did not enjoy this as much as I wanted to as the plot felt very bland and I didn’t feel the “chemistry” between the two characters therefore I wasn’t entirely invested in their story. 

Although if the writer plans on writing another book any time soon, i would love to read it as I can see the potential and the author had a very-easy-to-get-into writing style.

While the plot seemed interesting, it fell flare. I was hoping for a cute modern day romance but ultimately it was too immature for my liking.

Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Could not even finish all of this! Had to dnf halfway through because of the instalove. Like honestly is it SO hard to create a good slowburn romance

It was okay. A little too shallow and cliched to be overly enjoyable. 

Winter (Awesome name) is a shy, reserved incredibly popular style icon and social media influencer. Bit of an oxymoron of a character but okay. Bo is a Billionaire's son with an anger issue. Which he constantly assures everyone is under control. Even though he punches someone out in the first few chapters and has a constant diatribe in his head of wanting to beat up people. So...I digress.

Everything was just fine. I didn't mind the storylines and would have actually preferred fewer of them if the author had taken the time to lay them out and wrap them up better. Everything felt a tad rushed and shoved in for maximum drama.

**I received an ARC from the publisher on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I'll be honest, the title is what captured my attention and why I choose to read this book. I was not disappointed. It has your good girl, Hannah, and bad boy, Bo. His whole image is that he's bad but it is the truth? I enjoyed this love story and seeing the characters story progress. If this is your type of genre, I recommend it.

This ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
Blocked: A Social Media Love story is a story about Winter, a fashion & lifestyle blogger with anxiety and PTSD because of her past abusive relationship, and Bo, a multi-million dollar techie with shady secrets. Winter meets Bo at the opening of his unique bowling alley and you have an insta-love there where they just "knew." Winter who is still fresh out of an abusive relationship is hesitant to take a leap especially when Bo's reputation isn't as clean as she'd like. I'm not a fan of this trope but I still enjoyed the sparks in their conversations. After all, I requested this ARC knowing it'll be a quick romance read.
I go back and forth on how I feel about Winter and Bo. I hated how Winter refused to get therapy even though she's clearly hung up on her past. It was triggering. I wished for more depth to the characters only to realize I was already at the end of the book. :v 
The title is a bit deceiving and most parts of the book are really corny and feel kind of forced. The ending was a cliffhanger, leaving the story open for a second book, which I'm not sure I look forward to reading. Overall, it was a fun quick read, exactly how I'd thought it would be, so I wasn't disappointed per se, but I wish it had surprised me. Nonetheless, good luck to the author.

The plot of this book sounded promising and it did start out that way but the more it went on, the less I was enjoying it. 
At the start, I was enjoying seeing how Winter and Bo's relationship progressed but as it continued there were too many different subplots going on, some of which weren't even resolved because there's going to be another book. 
Overall, I did enjoy some of this book, but there were too many different things happening and some of the characters and subplots felt unnecessary, and I don't think I'll be continuing with the series.

I wanted to like this book but after trying so hard I just realized that it's not for me. The plot was promising and I was excited but I couldn't connect with the story or the characters.

I wanted to like this book, but I found all the main characters rather immature. I guess I’m too much of a fuddy-duddy to be all that interested in the efforts of an instagram stylist phenom to build her brand by taking selfies of her outfits and activities.  The hero has anger issues which scares her because she is trying to recover from an abusive relationship, but he’s got sexy tattoos so she feels an irresistible attraction to him.

There were all sorts of sub plots that weren’t getting wrapped up as the book got near an end and I was wondering how the author would do that.  Well, the solution was to leave it as a cliffhanger and a message about the next book in the series.  I wouldn’t have been interested in reading this if I’d known that going in.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

Fashion influencer meets bowling alley owner, throw in a dash of insta-love, and bad exes, and here we have it. First things first, this is the first book in the series. The story follows fashion influencer Winter Smith who has gotten out of an abusive relationship and deals with anxiety, but is trying her best. Then there’s the tattoo covered bowling alley owner, Bo Blaine, who has a bad reputation and is trying to sort out himself. Bo spots Winter, and Winter meets Bo, and taa-daah it’s insta love for both of them. The romance between the two characters felt a bit immature and honestly, I don’t see the connection. I liked Winter and couldn’t really see the appeal in Bo as a love interest. I completely understand Winter’s issues, the damage and abuse she went through in her previous relationship has her wary and cautious of anyone coming into her life, and thats understandable. The story just didn’t work for me and I don’t think I’ll be reading the rest of the series. I just couldn’t find anything really interesting and the romance just didn’t work. I’m not the biggest fan of insta-love, and I was initially hooked by the premise but the book just didn’t live up to it for me. However, maybe it might be for you, who knows? Give it a read if you’re interested.

I thought this book would be a quick romance read and that is why I requested it. The protagonist is a social media influencer and that was another factor for picking this one up.

I have mixed feelings about his book. While overall, the story is good, some little parts of it don't add up. Especially when her ex finds her at the cafe, I was rolling my eyes.

The abusive past aspect doesn't add up, either. Why doesn't Winter want to talk about it if she is so disturbed by it? And why is Bo still with his family?

Many questions with no answers.

This was a quick, one-time read.

Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC.

Either I am too old, or in a different headspace than this book. I found myself not relating to anything in this book. I was hoping for more, but it was too YA for me.

**I received a free advanced copy of this from Netgalley. Opinions are my own**

Even after reading the other reviews on here I went in with an open mind. Unfortunately I was unable to finish at 55%. I was trying to get invested in Bo and Winter's relationship but they hadn't even gone on a date yet and I was over 50% through! The author spent several chapters focusing on the MC volunteer work at a local animal shelter where a new character was introduced every other page it felt like. 

I had high hopes that this book could have been a very meta look into the life of an influencer but unfortunately I was let down.

This was a fun, interesting read. I enjoyed the aspect of social media and how we all strive to get the followers but in reality, sometimes, we end up struggling with the fame. I genuinely couldn't put this down as I wanted to see if Bo would be unblocked and would he get his happy ending with Winter. This is a very modern day love story with social media playing a huge part in peoples lives and how easy it is to cut them out, blocked on all platforms and how we are in control of who we communicate with online. Thank you to NetGalley and Savannah for allowing me to read this fantastic book! Definitely adding it to my wish list to re-read.