The idea of the book as a whole, with the lockdown of apartments and following the stories and lives of characters who live within these apartments, is done so well! The experience feels like someone somewhere would have gone through in the past 2 years during the COVID outbreak and with the government rules in place either for a lockdown or for a curfew.

Thank you NetGalley , Beth Reekles for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley, Author and wattpad for giving me the chance to read this book for my honest review! This book was fun, cute and a rom- com. Set at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. A few couples get quarantined to their apartment complex for 7 days. One couple apart(Ethan and charlotte), One together that have never lived together before(Serena and Zach), Liv and a few bridesmaids, a new relationship (isla and Danny) and a one night stand(Imogen and Nate). What could possibly go wrong? Imogen and Nate were definitely my favorite couple and honestly I would love a book more into their relationship!

There was nothing groundbreaking about this novel, but for an end-of-the-day-bathtub-read it was cute. The usage of first person perspective in a MOV book was a big overwhelming at time, and not all the characters were as interesting or dynamic as others. It also felt like the author was trying to put a little of something for everyone in any relationship situation during a pandemic lockdown and maybe would have been more enjoyable with one or two less. Overall a cute romance book to read when relaxing.

Lockdown on London Lane takes place at the beginning of our current pandemic in the UK, without mentioning the dreaded ‘C’ word that we constantly hear now. The reader knows it is CoVid with the mentioning of certain mainstays throughout the novel. Though a serious issue with how life had forever changed for us all, Lockdown is an entertaining read with the unique situations that are occurring in each apartment.

From a one-night stand trying to sneak out but then forced to stay a week, to a bridal party stuck together for all chaos that could and will happen. We also have an entertaining debate on pineapple on pizza that a long-term couple faces. There is a fun and entertaining climax that involves the whole apartment complex that just brings a smile to your face.

I enjoyed reading this light take on our current world situation. Would you want to find yourself stuck in any of these situations? Would you be able to handle staying in your apartment for a week with your special or not so special someone? Will you survive or tear each other apart? These days it is still happening daily.

Lockdown is a fun read that takes a variety of circumstances in each apartment and puts the reader in a ‘fly on the wall’ situation to see what happens. This is an entertaining read that we all may need after two years of a seemingly never-ending pandemic.

Many thanks to Bookish First for granting me an arc copy to read and review.

I was really expecting to like this one more since I am a huge fan of all the Kissing Booth books. I think there may have just been too many characters and too much going on for me to really get into it all. I had a difficult time keeping characters/stories straight and how they may or may not had been connected to other characters. My favorites were probably Ethan and Charlotte. I loved how their story played out and even though they weren't together most of the time, they had great chemistry. I was irritated with how shallow Isla was being in regard to being "perfect" all the time for Danny. Once they got that sorted out, they also became a favorite to read. Overall, it was an interesting plot. I didn't think I would ever be interested in reading a book revolving around a pandemic but I'm glad I gave this one shot.

This was a good book. I liked the variety of characters in the building, and it was interesting to see how they each reacted to a lockdown.

From the publisher:
“For the inhabitants of London Lane, a simple slip of paper underneath each of their doors is about to change their lives in a hundred different ways.
URGENT!!! Due to the current situation, building management has decided to impose a seven-day quarantine on all apartment buildings on London Lane.
With nowhere else to go . . .
Ethan and Charlotte wonder whether absence really does make the heart grow fonder when they end up on either side of a locked door.
A fierce debate over pineapple on pizza ignites a series of revelations about Zach and Serena’s four-year relationship.
Liv realizes rolling with the punches is sometimes much harder than it looks after her bridesmaids’ party goes off the rails, leaving the group at each other’s throats.
Isla and Danny’s new romance is put to the test as they jump ten steps ahead on the relationship timeline.
And Imogen and Nate’s one-night stand is about to get six do-overs they never really asked for—not awkward at all.”

Forced proximity is a great plot device/trope, and the author did a good job giving us different points of view. The characters were all interesting and I liked seeing how each situation resolved after the lockdown ended.
If you’re looking for an interesting, amusing read, I recommend this book, 4 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I liked the premise of this book, but the story itself was a bit muddled to me. I had fun in the beginning and thought it would be a fun read, but two of the groups portayed were too similar to easily tell apart. I ended up creating a document I could refer to for them. It seemed like the reaction to being quarantined was a bit over the top. I could understand if it had been months, but to go that far off the deep end in the first couple of days? It was a bit unbelievable to me. Overall, as much as i wanted to love this book-It just wasn’t my cup of tea.

Thank you to NetGalley, Wattpad Books & Beck Reekles for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book takes place at the beginning of the pandemic in an apartment building in London. At the start of this book, the residents of an apartment building all get notified that they have to quarantine in their apartment for the next week because someone in the building has COVID.
We get the multiple POV from the tenants of the apartments, some are forced to spend the imposed quarantine with their partner, with friends, with a girl from a dating app and some alone.
It truly was a funny and relaxing romcom, it was entertaining to see the different characters to experience something that we all got to also experience that March.

Lockdown on London Lane is a cute and light story about an apartment block that is shut down --no one is allowed in or out -- due to a covid case of some unknown person in the building. This affects the relationships of everyone in the building. One couple is separated, as she is not allowed back in. Some couples deal with so much closeness in their relationship. One couple who was meant to be a one-night relationship suddenly have to learn to live together. A group of four women are trapped in a small apartment together for a week, from what was meant to be a brief weekend party.

I enjoyed the book and found it easy reading and entertaining. My only quibble was there were two couples who I could not keep straight, as there were similarities between them, at least to me. But the author made all the characters real and relatable, and fans of rom coms get their fill here, with so many fledgling relationships in incubation!

Thank you to the author Beth Reekles, Wattpad Books, and NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

This was a great book and I loved the multiple story lines and points of view. I really loved how they all intertwined together in little ways also. A fun read and a fun way to explore what lockdown would be like in different situations.

Lockdown on London Lane by Beth Reekles
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An apartment complex with one tenant testing positive for a deadly virus, quicky turns into a veritable prison to the many tenants in this story. No one in or out, which quickly affects everyones lives in ways they did not anticipate.
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What I liked:
-This story was so fun, comical and heartwarming. I enjoyed reading it and flew through it quickly.
-The multiple POV worked so well in this book. Each tenant had their own unique life and how the lockdown was affecting them.
-I felt so close to these people who don’t really exist and wanted to know more about what happened to them after the story ended.
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What I didn’t like:
-That it ended. 😢
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4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 This was a fantastic book and I highly recommend it. Thank you Netgalley for this digital copy to read.

This book gave me exactly what I didn't know I needed. This book is fast paced with so many relatable and hilarious moments that it was a great read.

I loved all the different POV’s and their relationship dynamics, it was so interesting to read about how others perceived the lockdown given their circumstances. This is one book that I would recommend if you wanted a light read.

The only thing I would’ve loved more is if it had a bit more diversity in the character’s age as all of them are either in mid or late twenties, also would’ve loved if there were some pets (yes, I know some apartments don’t allow pets but it would’ve been a good addition). All in all, it was a great read and would definitely recommend.

I would like to acknowledge and thank netgalley, the author and the publisher for a DRC.

Probably 3.5.
Cute, enjoyable, had a hard time remembering who was who and what their story was, but an entertaining enough read, even though it was a Covid setting. Very British (not that there's anything wrong with that).

*I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley.

For those in the apartments at London Lane, a note is slid under their door announcing a lockdown for Covid protacolls. Each apartment owner and their guests will need to stay isolated for one week due to one inhabitant with a positive test. The book follows the story of four different apartments going through a different stage of a relationship. Zach and Serena are suddenly realizing that their four year relationship may be in trouble, Isla and Danny's brand new relationship is put to the test, Ethan and his girlfriend Charlotte are struggling being apart from each other when Charlotte doesn't get home before the lockdown, Liv was hosting a bridal boot camp as a maid of honor and it just got extended, and Imogen and Nate are no longer having just a one night stand.

The book did such a great job of guiding all five of the storylines through the week long lockdown. Each story had a main theme of relationships with each other, but they were so different and engaging. I loved how hopeful each person was in the times of a lockdown. I didn't find one story more engaging than the others or dislike one that just didn't work for me. Each of them had such great moments of surprise where the character realizes that either they were being rude or uncomfortable and feeling like they should apologize or grow. It was a quick read that I definitely enjoyed even if it was hard to read about a pandemic I'm still living through.

I would recommend this book for everyone looking for some light reads about lockdown or just a good romance that makes you believe in love. I would not recommend it for those looking to keep Covid out of your fiction.

Thank you NetGalley and Wattpad books for allowing me the opportunity to read the ARC copy of this book before it was released on Feb. 1, 2022.
Overall, I liked the idea of this book. An apartment building on complete lockdown at the start of the pandemic. In this book we are introduced to various characters who are trapped in 5 different apartments, facing challenges, and trying to navigate the ups and downs, all while locked down with no where to go. The character development in this book was my favourite part. When faced with obstacles and opportunities to grow, these characters did just that, even if it wasn't what they envisioned for themselves and their lives. This was a cute read and I would definitely recommend it.

⭐4.5/5⭐
Loved this book so much it has the right amount of romance and life issues. I loved how it had different point of views while giving insight to what the other people were going through. It told the story of how beautiful and ugly relationship issues can get from realizing you never talked about certain topics to realizing how much you love and like someone just by being in their presence. Would definitely read this agin

Even when a person thinks he or she knows someone, all bets are off when a lockdown forces living in close quarters. This book uses a diary format to follow the antics of one-night standers, bridesmaids, live-in lovers, and loners for a seven-day building lockdown. Each person finds things are not as they seemed when trying to live and work with or without friends or lovers. Follow this weird trajectory of life in lockdown and laugh along the way to some surprises, but readers should beware of the constant use of profanity that adds nothing to the story. I also found the changing viewpoints hard to keep straight. This is probably a fun choice for young adult readers.

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

This is a cute book and written in an easy style. I thought I would really enjoy the book, but I was surprised how unsettling it felt to read about the beginning of the pandemic. I guess I wasn't as ready to read about that as I thought.
Each chapter cycles through one of the various characters in the book and I found myself having trouble remembering which names went with which characters and what their particular predicaments were.
I enjoyed the writing style, but I guess the subject is still to fresh for me to be able to enjoy fiction about it. Maybe in another few years.

Pandemic related entertainment is a very slippery slope, to say the least. We’re still in the pandemic, after all, and unless it’s something academic that actually teaches us something, most of us aren’t really in the mood to contemplate what life was like in early 2020. Been there, done that, wasn’t fun at all.

Several TV shows have tried and mostly failed — from Love in the Time of Corona, to Connecting — to reach audiences with pandemic-centered stories. I wasn’t exactly sure a book built on the same premise could entertain me. And I was sure it couldn’t make me care. But I tip my cap to Beth Reekles, because Lockdown on London Lane is actually …a great deal of fun.

Yes, I said fun. There isn’t anything heavy about Lockdown on London Lane, despite the setting being one that all of us will find very familiar. The book doesn’t focus on the pandemic aspect, even if it does make some of the same jokes we used to make when we were young and innocent. Instead, the book is about people, about connections, and about how in the end, especially in the world we live in, it all comes together.

In many ways, reading the book reminded me of Season 1 of Modern Love. Both explored separate stories that were important, and unique. All those stories were, of course, all leading somewhere. But it was never about that. It was about the journey, about the message. Never about the destination.

Like in any good story, every one of the individual storylines has an arc and a point to it. Even if the point was somehow driven home by the way they all come together.

But no story, no individual drama is about anything other than — well, that individual drama. This works very well not just as a storytelling device but also as a microcosm of a pandemic that we’ve all experienced together, but that in no way, shape or form takes away from our individual issues. One shared global experience doesn’t mean we all have to reach the same, or that our journeys are similar.

I, of course, had my favorite from the five stories this book presents. It was to be expected of a book that explores different groups of people quarantining together. You probably will too, and chances are it won’t be the same as mine. That’s not just okay, it’s the way it’s mean to be, the reason the book works. We all find comfort in different things, after all.

And strangely enough, I found comfort and laughter in Lockdown on London Lane. Perhaps the written word is better suited to tackle this pandemic than TV is. Maybe it’s just better to read about it than to see it. Or maybe Reekles just found a way to make this topic charming that no one else had figured out before. Either way, I picked up this book not expecting to get here, or to be saying this but this one’s absolutely worth it if you just want a quick, easy, fun read.

Considering the aforementioned pandemic, that’s truly all I needed.

If only my COVID quarantine experience would have been something like this! Fun, cute mini romance stories of residents in the same apartment under a 7 day lockdown due to COVID. I enjoyed all the stories, but my favorite was absolutely the bridal lot. Thank you to Net Galley and Wattpad Books for the ARC!