I’ve been on a mission to finish all of the books that I started, but out to the side and this was one of them. Firstly thanks to Netgalley and Forever for my ARC. Sorry that it took me sooo long to read and review.

This is the third installment in the Boyfriend Project series and it was a nice way to end the series. All in all this book was just ok to me. The main character London kind of got on my nerves. She actually got on my nerves throughout all of the books lol. She came across as a self-righteous know it all type. This was an enemies to lovers book, that was maybe more of a rivals to lovers book. Except it was completely one-sided 🙄. I will say that the author does a good job with showing London’s growth which in turn makes her more likable. But I still wasn’t her biggest fan. My last gripe was that I didn’t believe that the women in the friend group were best friends. That word was thrown around a lot, but I couldn’t see it. Their relationship seemed surface level, they are associates if anything.

The things that I did love about this book was the main male character Drew. This author write really good male protagonist and I love it. I loved how reasonable and patient Drew was. He was arrogant at times, but I felt it was warranted. Did I mention that he was rich? I love reading about a rich black man that isn’t hesitant to spoil his woman. The sex scenes were spicy and they got it popping from the beginning. I really liked the epilogue of the book, it wrapped the series up with a nice bow.

My review is a 3.5/5 it was a cool book. If you don’t mind annoying character and love you a rich boyfriend then have at it.

Archived prior to being able to read the book. Lost interest in trying to pick it up. I was originally interested but as it sat in my library, I did not feel the summary grabbed my attention anymore.

In Farrah Rochon’s The Hookup Plan (The Boyfriend Project #3), pediatric surgeon London Kelley must find life balance and reduce her stress. Her friends Samiah and Taylor suggest a casual hookup—a fun night with no strings—to help her with both. But the last person London, or her girls, expected her to hook up with is London’s archnemesis, Drew Sullivan, at her high school reunion of all places. Drew is back in Austin to decide whether her beloved hospital will remain open or be sold. He’ll do whatever it takes to prove he’s a caring man and change London’s view of him. But London has no plans to fall for his nice guy act or him. She will sleep with him, but falling in love is not part of her plans.

Rochon’s active, down-to-earth writing style and vivid storytelling featuring vibrant and detailed descriptions incorporating the characters’ senses and her superb world-building draw you into this steamy, charming romance. She develops complex, relatable, and likable characters who make you care about them and their lives. Her colorful, funny, authentic, and natural-sounding dialogue, dialects, and language perfectly suit her characters and settings.

A bossy perfectionist and control freak, London works too much and needs to take better care of herself. She’s a gifted doctor and surgeon but a hot mess. However, her need to be perfect and in control traces back to her relationship with her absentee, critical father. Drew Sullivan left the Hedge Fund he worked for to form his own business to help people and change the world. Now a multimillionaire, Drew’s still gorgeous and intelligent, and he likes to give London a rough time. But more than anything, Drew wants them to become friends first, then more. He doesn’t want only to have a sexual relationship with her.

I love London and Drew’s relationship because their interactions, banter, and how they talk and share things are compelling and fun to read. London is consistent in her determination to stay in that place where she refuses to like him or be his friend. She wants sex from him, that’s it. Drew continues to be himself— gentle and sweet, giving her what she wants until she’s ready to let him in. He cares for her, listens, and supports her and her needs. I love how their love scenes change as the novel progresses to become more sweet, gentle, and intimate. They grow closer, the relationship transitioning from hit-it and quit-it to something more emotional and less temporary. Rochon develops their relationship through humorous, snarky banter, sweet, sexy, steamy, intimate interactions, and love scenes that reveal and evolve their characters and further the novel’s plot.

London, her girls, and their friendships are goals. I love when they meet for Mexican food, but it makes me hungry. They support and encourage each other, giving them a place to express their joys, fears, challenges, etc. Additionally, Rochon explores disparities in health care availability based on income and the difficulties professional Black women face in practicing self-care with nuance and care.

The Hookup Plan is a sexy, funny, steamy, sweet, and fast-paced enemies-to-lovers romance that explores themes of common family issues, teen sexuality, grown parent/child relationships, health issues affecting Black Americans, and financial effects on health care access and availability.

An advanced review copy was provided by Forever via Netgalley.

The book instantly hooked me and kept me drawn in! It was a quick read, done in a single sitting as a fawned over this love story. Enemies to lovers, caught feelings, and instant tension. I really appreciate that the characters were in their 30's and I havent seen many stories like this for this age group! Overall, I would highly recommend.

The Hookup Plan by Farrah Rochon is a delightful read perfect for fans of lighthearted, emotional, and humorous romance, particularly those who adore strong female friendships, enemies-to-lovers tropes, and snappy banter, as it masterfully weaves together a tale of love, laughter, and self-discovery.

Farrah Rochon always writes such wonderful, entertaining stories. This was a great end to the Boyfriend Project series. The enemies to lovers trope paired with excellent writing and endearing characters, makes for a wonderful read. I definitely see this as the perfect vacation or beach read.

Great book. I enjoyed Reading it. The characters and plot were interesting life like and easy to connect with.

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Thank you @readforeverpub for my gifted copy.

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I loved this one. Sweet, sassy, educated baddie. That’s all we need in life right? I swoon. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

Successful pediatric surgeon London Kelley just needs to find some balance and de-stress. According to her friends Samiah and Taylor, what London really needs is a casual hookup. A night of fun with no strings. But no one—least of all London—expected it to go down at her high school reunion with Drew Sullivan, millionaire, owner of delicious abs, and oh yes, her archnemesis.

This was a fun enemies to lovers romance. Enjoyable for me but not one that will stand out long term - A good read for vacation/plane rides or other casual reading.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its tropes, although it did take me quite a while to fully immerse myself in the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Pub for my gifted copy - all thoughts are my own!

I really enjoyed London's story - she reminds me of a couple of my single friends so I found her and her friends totally relatable. She has high standards for herself, as we all should, and I loved how Drew worked to prove that he met those. Each character had depth to their background that contributed to the overall buildup of connection between the two as they figured each other out. Enemies to lovers is my favorite trope, and this book reminds me of why. The banter, the chemistry, and the undeniable pull between the two was so well done.

Will definitely be reading more of Farrah in the future!

I am going to be the first to admit that I didn’t finish this book. However, it wasn’t because of the plot or the writing. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the evolvement of the characters, as well as the romance aspect of it. And the writing, like all of Rochon’s books, was really great. I unfortunately just wasn’t the biggest fan of London. I found her obnoxious and not very likable at times. It just got to a point where I grew tired of her “attitude” and couldn’t continue reading. But a lot of people would probably love this book!

I knew I would love this book. I just love this whole series and it brought me joy! The audio narration was wonderful.

Farrah Rochon has done it again!

Her rom coms are always so refreshing with a sprinkle of humor added in to keep you hooked into the story. I truly enjoyed this novel and the characters were very relatable.

I hope one day that Netflix or Amazon will pick up one if her titles and transform it into a movie. We need more rom coms such as this one on the big screen!

Fun final book in the series. I really enjoyed the two characters, I thought London was a wee bit too harsh with Drew and took too long to truly get over their past and see him for the man he actually is. That being said, I did really love their story and finally getting to see inside London's head since in the first two books she's definitely the most closed off.

I've really enjoyed this series by Farrah Rochon and have been eagerly awaiting London's story. Unfortunately, this one didn't live up to my expectations - however, full disclosure I was reading this while in the middle of a move, which definitely and me a bit more distracted and could have impacted my enjoyment.

Overall, I ended up finding London to be a bit annoying and she graded on my nerves. Her insistance that she and Drew were "sworn enemies" was a bit much. Additionally, in London's internal dialogue she would acknowledge multiple times that her issues with Drew were really issues with her Dad, but she didn't change her behavior at all and still acted like she hated him, which just continued to frustrate me. Due to a lot of this I wasn't very interested in their relationship and just ended up bored.

Thank you to the publisher and Negalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Not in my romance era. Could not do it. I’m sure there is great joy to be found for many readers and do not want my opinions to unjustly sway others from trying it for themselves. Again, just no longer my bag here.

I am sorry for the inconvenience but I don’t have the time to read this anymore and have lost interest in the concept. I believe that it would benefit your book more if I did not skim your book and write a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience.

I loved this couple, and their longtime academic rivals to lovers arc, It really aided in creating depth in the characters, and the main conflict was a strong, non-petty one.. There was so many heartwarming moments between these two characters as their relationship developed and I thoroughly enjoyed London’s friends and their insights as well.

Thank you to Forever Publishing for sending me a copy of this book to review.

I am sorry for the inconvenience but I don’t have the time to read this anymore and have lost interest in the concept. I believe that it would benefit your book more if I did not skim your book and write a rushed review. Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience.