Imagine being in the gym and trying to focus on getting that exercise routine right, and this gorgeous man steals the gym equipment you intended to use? The funniest and loveliest enemies to lovers trope!

Crystal is a gymstagrammer who buries herself with fitness work after a terrible heartbreak. Scott is your typical grumpy, sexy firefighter and also the grandson of Crystal's grandmother's fiance! This revelation turns up the heat between the two, creating a bond they never expected.

sᴇᴛ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʏ ᴀᴍʏ ʟᴇᴀ is a steamy and forced proximity, enemies to lovers you'll definitely want to read.

Thank you Berkley Romance and NetGalley for an arc copy of this book.

Crystal is a fitstagrammer (I have been holding back on going down the #fitstagrammer rabbit hole😂- I'm sure I would love it! Health and fitness feeds sound like fun- but books will always be number one for me!). It's an alternative job, she's good at it, and she really enjoys it. She's also what I would call regular sized, with curves and strong muscles. She often films segments at her local gym. That's where Scott enters the story. They develop a competitive rivalry at the gym that is has very fun enemies to lovers vibes (think Hating Game or You Deserve Each Other).

And then they run into each other outside the gym- at their grandparents engagement party. Can you imagine? The enemies turn into friends and it becomes more of an enemies to friends to lovers book. I loved their rivalry at the beginning- it was fun. The rest of the book seemed to be more about Crystal's own journey- with a continued focus on really getting comfortable in your own skin and owning who you are. I enjoyed the writing style, especially the snark. There were some great family side characters that I'd love to see agin.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you, Berkeley Romance, for gifting me a review copy of Set on You by Amy Lea.

Set on You is exactly what my heart and mind needed. I’m so grateful for Crystal Chen as a body-positive curvy main character. The enemies-to-lovers is my favorite romance trope, so I was investing from the beginning. Scott and Crystal are my favorites with their humor and playful banter. I laughed out loud many times while reading this book. The audiobook was delightful. I would defiantly recommend this book.

I was really looking forward to Set on You, as I am always here for a curvy female lead, and had only heard great things.

I really enjoyed the meet cute, and the interactions between Crystal and Scott were really fun. Scott's very level headed demeanor with a bit of mischief, reminded me a lot of my husband, and endeared him to me quickly.

However, I do feel this book highlights a lot of flaws within the Body Positive movement, and why many have moved to body neutrality. Yes, Crystal, like any of us, is open to trolls by being an influencer. But her method of stay positive an ignore it is inherently flawed. Also, as an influencer, she should've seen the 3rd conflict from miles away!

There are some spoilers from her on so proceed with caution!

The shift in her thoughts after the 3rd act conflict is very on par with people truly understanding what body neutrality means, versus the fake it til you make it attitude of body positivity. But, Amy has a really great Author's Note at the beginning, emphasizing she is one person, and she cannot know or cover everyone's individual experiences in these different minorities.

However, the element I will not give a pass on is how much Lululemon is in this book. If you're going to heavily reference a brand, make sure it's worth your endorsement. Lululemon was founded by an openly fatphobic guy. Then, when their leggings were sheer, they told women to bend over and prove it, to get a refund. Yes, I know it was a long time ago, but you can't excuse that level of bullshit.

Also, I gotta ding it for a HP reference, with a dog named Albus Doodledore. I got 23 hits for Albus on a quick search. 😑

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

OMG. Set On You was such an amazing read.

I'm ALL for plus-size representation in fiction. Books like that make me feel so seen, as a fellow curvy girl myself. I loved the fitness aspect to this book, the steamy romance, the sexual tension, the characters and the dialogue.

As someone who works in social media, I loved that aspect to this book as well. The story felt realistic and gave me all the feels.

I enjoyed many aspects of this book - Crystal’s being biracial, her struggles with mental health, and her relationship with her family. The ending & her revelation with what she wanted to do with her fitness account was extremely well-done, too.

The romance between her and Scott was cute, but ultimately a little cheesy for my personal taste!

Loved this debut novel from Amy Lea!!

‣ gym nemesis to friends to lovers? sign me up! I love how Scott and Crystal’s relationship developed! There’s banter and a few tender moments shared 🥰

‣ themes of self-acceptance and respecting our bodies! A lot of the things discussed were very eye-opening to me. I know “self-love” is a notion that is always pushed on people but this book reinforces that some of us won’t necessarily love our bodies *all the time* and that’s okay.

‣ “We all have days where we doubt ourselves. And that’s when we need to focus on acceptance and respect for ourselves, not hate or love. I can love my body, and still have moments of doubt without feeling guilty about it.”

‣ Growing up Asian and outside the “conventional norms of beauty” (aka Western standards) pushed on us, I often saw stories about people having to go through a makeover or losing weight just to be noticed or liked by others. In this book, there is none of that. The growth is *internal* and not through means of physical appearance. Crystal is a character who is going through her journey of self-acceptance but she already loves and respects herself and her body.

A perfect romance novel! This book is filled with so much heart and steam that it sizzles off the page.

I am all about the push for romances to have more diverse representation including more body-acceptance fat representation. I related to Crystal in the fact that I know what it's like to enjoy working out and getting fit, and not needing to lose weight in order to enjoy it or to be strong. In Set on You, we get banter, the positive and negative side of fitstagram, romance, steam, mental health awareness, and a HEA. While I wasn't a huge fan of the third act conflict itself, I understand why it had to happen - I just struggled to relate with how the characters handled it. But overall I loved this novel and can't wait to read more by Amy Lea. This novel is for fans of rom-coms and fans of other similar novels such as The Fastest Way to Fall. Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

“I think about you all the time. Every day, all day. All I ever want to do is be with you. Even if we aren’t doing anything at all.”

I loved this story, and wish I had stories like this growing up! To have a diverse cast, with great mental health representation, was everything. And the unique romance plot! So funny, hilarious, sweet. Steamy! Cute! And just so much fun with Scott & Crystal.

Thank you for your debut novel Amy Lea! I cannot wait to read more from you.

I was hoping to love this because I always want more fat rep, and especially in romance. And I did generally like that in the book, although I did have some minor issues with it (like why did she mention wearing Spanx twice?? If you believe your body is good as it is, why are you wearing Spanx?). Unfortunately I wasn't a fan of this though, for two reasons. First, I didn't actually like the characters. They annoyed me, which really doesn't happen a lot when I'm reading. I just didn't like them. Second, the writing style really didn't work for me and it made me cringe a lot. These problems are definitely related, because the way the characters were written also made me cringe.

I loved this realistic view on a plus size woman's relationship with her body and herself. It also shows how that can be reflected in your relationships with other people.
The characters were great and I stayed invested in the story. I'm so thankful plus size woman are getting good representation in romance novels now. We have so much farther to go, but this book does an excellent job helping to get us there.

Title: Set On You
Author: Any Lea
Publication: 5/10/22
Genre: Romcom
My Rating: Loved it!

I loved this book so much and saw so much of myself in Crystal. Highly recommend!

Synopsis: Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym – her place of power and positivity.

Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. Sparks fly as these ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination. But after a series of escalating jabs, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents’ engagement party.

In the lead up to their grandparents’ wedding, Crystal discovers there’s a soft heart under Scott’s muscled exterior. Bonding over family, fitness, and cheesy pick-up lines, she just might have found her swolemate. But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their budding relationship to the ultimate test of strength.

I can’t wait to sell this one to my customers!! The storyline is great. I’m not usually a big fan of gym romances, but Lea makes it work. Her female protagonist is curvy and knows what she wants - or doesn’t. Scott, the male protagonist, is smug….but he’s really got a soft heart. Can I go read it again?

Thank you to NetGalley for a digital copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

"Set on You" highlights the enemies-to-lover story of Crystal, famous for her body positive, gym-based social media account, and Ritchie, a firefighter and (seemingly) all around grump. The two face off over gym equipment, how to use the space, and threats of phone-stealing. In a passionate moment in the gym's locker room, the two realize there may be chemistry from more than one place but once they realize their lives inter-connect in more than one way, they're faced with the decision of being friends in order to not rock the boat or do they follow their heart and go all in?

"Set On You" was a fine enough book, where if social media and gym culture intrigue you, you could look over some of the issues with the characters. I don't particularly love either of those specific niches, though, which made it difficult to stayed interested. I found the male protagonist to be uneven in his portrayal, with his swings of "grumpiness to dismissiveness" to be a lot. Crystal was too quick to believe the worst of him, and her dismissal of him halfway through the book seemed flaky of her. This, too, is a matter of taste but the heat in the story wasn't high enough either. What initially promised to be a little sexier actually paused into a slow-burn.

Two things, the worst part about working out, is not putting on your sports bra, it’s washing your sports bra. ( WHY the inserts? I don’t understand! They come out and get lost in the wash every time! And yes of course you need to have your work out Lulu and your fancy Lulu, here I wear my fancy Lululemon!

Crystal is a fitsagrammer and the gym is her domain until someone starts stealing her dumbbells, workout spots and interrupting her instagram video shots! Enter Scott aka Squat Rack Thief, who becomes her gym nemesis, an arrogant sexy as hell fireman with a crazy 6 pack. But it all gets even better when their grandparents become engaged.

I really enjoyed this one! Crystal and Scotts banter is hilarious and the situations they get into are every funnier! I absolutely loved Crystal's confidence! Amy Lea not only did a great job with the characters but she also did a fantastic job at making this book so relatable!

Thank you to Berkley Publishing, Penguin Audio House and Netgalley for providing me an eARC and ALC in exchange for my honest review.

One of the best feel good romcoms I've read lately! Crystal and Scott immediately had me hooked to their banter. Brilliant plus size representation, I love the heroine so much. An emotional and inspirational book!

Hot Takes
-First, check content warnings because though this book handles this well, just make sure.
-Loved the banter, loved the premise, love the rep!
-I usually dislike insta love but in this case I loved that they were drawn to each other so early on!
-This book was so special for me because I followed Amy’s booksta before I made my own bookstagram. She was pivotal in me starting to read romance and I got all my recs from her so this was such a great full circle moment for me and I’m so glad she’s getting the success she deserves because this book is so great!

Read If You Like
- Positive body and gym rep!
- The Fastest Way To Fall

Set on You by Amy Lea is a contemporary romantic comedy. This one combines romance and humor in an engaging and fun story. It features curvy biracial fitness influencer and personal trainer Chrystal Chen who uses social media to promote a healthy life and a positive body image no matter how you look.. Overall, this was an entertaining, appealing, and delightful novel with some humor and laugh out-loud moments as well as some pivotal stressful and emotional times. I am looking forward to reading more from this author..

Thank you to Net Galley, Penguin and Amy Lea for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

What a fun read! I really liked both characters in this book and loved the development of their relationship (minus the first locker room incident. Seemed a little unrealistic?).

Intertwining social media and what that can do for millennials and Gen X, both positive and negative, was well done and is something I'm glad to see more of lately.

My only complaint is that I wish there was slightly more development or backstory to Scott because it was hard to believe at times, based on they way he's described to look and how he flirted, that he was an awkward person who struggled in relationships. I also just wanted to know more about his motivation for becoming a firefighter.

Overall, I liked the message of the story and think it's important to include more mental health issues in fiction.