Not for me. Main character too crass. I couldn't relate at all with the main character and I unfortunately did not finish the book.

I absolutely loved this book! I've never been a fan of the surprise pregnancy trope but when I saw Mazey Eddings wrote it, I knew I needed to read it. I fell in love with this friend group when I read A Brush With Love and when I saw there was a book about Lizzie, I could not wait. Coming from a woman with ADHD, Lizzies character captured what I go through on a daily basis perfectly. The way that Rake loves her for who she is is my biggest dream! I can't wait to read more by this author.

Another really excellent book my Mazey Eddings. Her neurodiverse characters are always multi-faceted, funny, and people you want to spend a lot of time with. The way Lizzie's ADHD is explained is thorough, and helps you have a lot of empathy for her. And Rake is such a good partner for her who wants to learn more about how to help her, and listens when she explains what she's going through. If you've read and loved Mazey's first book, like I did, you'll be happy to see characters from that one show up here. The best friends are ride or die, and at first make some mistakes in handling Lizzie's big surprise, but redeem themselves quickly. This is a romance with a lot of steaminess too, and I am here for it. So really, you laugh, you cry, you feel all sexy. What's there not to love?

Thank you for this book Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake in exchange for my honest review.

Wow! Can Mazey Eddings write well? Yes she can! This is my second book to read from this author and I think I loved Lizzie!: story better than A Brush With Love! Not only could I relate to Lizzie as someone with ADHD, I absolutely enjoyed Rake and Lizzie’s relationship! Who can’t relate to finding love when you least expect it? Sometimes life isn’t what you think it will be, and Lizzie Blake’s story proves that that is just fine! Mazey Edding’s books are now an autobuy for me!

YAII. THIS BOOK. I literally teared up at the
dedication, and then basically the entire last 20%. And don't even get me started on the acknowledgments. As a fellow ADHDer, this book honestly meant more than I think I can ever express. I am very different from Lizzie in a lot of ways. But the way she felt about her brain. The way she felt like she was too much, unlovable. A lot of her quirks and habits. These were all things that felt like a reflection of my own life. I ended up highlighting like half of the book. Not only is this story sexy, and sweet, and HILARIOUS. It's a love letter to every ADHD person who has felt like they were too much and yet not enough at the same time. Who have felt like they're a failure and don't deserve love. And
even more generally, just any neurodiverse person who has felt this way (even if it wasn't ADHD). This book is my newest hyper fixation/obsession and I won't be getting over it anytime soon

Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake is a ROMCOM about a black sheep of a well off family that happens to have ADHD. She is looking to find herself, love and a familial connection. She is equal parts confident and insecure. When she finds herself the carrier of an unexpected pregnancy via a two night stand she gives the baby daddy an out. But Rake, said baby daddy, is not interested in an out. He is emphatically all in.

Lizzie, like most disasters, is very relatable. Everyone has that stretch of time where nothing seems to go right. But for Lizzie it’s been quite a long stretch of time. Even though for a number of reasons, Lizzie should have driven me crazy and in turn I should not like her; because of the way Mazy Eddings wrote her I found myself rooting for her so hard. Anytime she spaced out, showed up late, bumped into strangers, puked on the sidewalk , had a curt conversation with her mother- I was there rooting Lizzie on as her life was on fire. I loved how Eddings explored and played out Lizzies adult ADHD in a way that felt very real and not just glossed over.

Rake was someone I wished I got to know a bit better. His intensity and devotion was swoon worthy. There were times I thought he was maybe too perfect but then he’d mess something up and become very human quite quickly. Which I enjoyed.

I would recommend this book to the hot messes out there. The ones that are not sick of the red head main character. Those that can stomach eating genital inspired cupcakes.

This is my first book by Mazey Eddings, and I can’t wait to read more! “Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake” features the protagonist, Lizzie- a neurodivergent character who is struggling to manage her adult ADHD and the ways in which it impacts her life and relationships. This book features themes such as forced proximity, accidental pregnancy*, and instant attraction. (*I normally do not continue accidental pregnancy books, but the context and situation in this narrative somehow made it ok.)
While the primary romantic relationship is heartwarming and quirky, my favorite part of this novel is its treatment of mental health- wrestling with her mothers historical treatment of her and her illness, problem solving solutions for succeeding with her neurodivergent symptoms, and creating a positive plan for the future. Additionally, the book has lots of spice and uses humorous banter to move the narrative along. Can’t recommend highly enough! Thank you to Net Galley, the author, and publisher for this electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this as I was reading it but now that it's been a few weeks since I read it, I find myself forgetting it was ever on my shelf. Although it was enjoyable, I just don't think I can confidently recommend it to anyone coming in and sell it.

I went into this book blindly. This is my first book by Mazey Eddings but won’t be my last!

This story centers around Lizzie who lives with ADHD and hooks up with Rake and unexpectedly becomes pregnant. I will be the first to admit pregnancy tropes can be annoying to read but I really did enjoy this one. It’s very well done. The chemistry between these characters is addicting and HOT. I found myself being pulled to my kindle to just read more.
My only complaint is that there wasn’t more.

Tropes:
*instant attraction
*accidental pregnancy
*one bed

This book was everything you could want in romance!! I loved the light it shined on the struggles of adult ADHD and sex positivity. It’s hard not to fall in love with Lizzie Blake and feel like you really know her. Lizzie and Rakes journey is heart warming, sexy, and charming. Could not recommend this book enough!

This book is a laugh out loud romance that deals with subjects like, ADHD and RSD.
Lizzie and Rake have a two night stand that causes unexpected issues. They were never supposed to see each other again. But, circumstances change all that.
The story is well written and the characters are not only funny but heartbreaking and heartwarming.

This book took me for a wild ride of feelings. I was so happy to see the author do ADHD justice. I loved how raw and honest the book was, how Lizzie's characterization was respectful and loving. I loved Rake's devotion to and adoration of Lizzie. The two of them had me near tears. Incredible!

This is a MUST READ. Like no joke. I just got finished with it and I directly came to Goodreads to show this out to the world!!! Wow, the author's writing style puts you in a trance. You literally feel like you're there in these lives with the characters living it with them. The twists and turns kept me so intrigued, I just HAD to keep reading to see how this book turned out! Lizzie is so relatable, as I have ADHD myself. Beyond that, she's so loveable, outgoing and fully raw. I love that about her! She lives her life vividly without a regret. Rake on the other hand is well put together, tidy and a little reserved but they fit together so dang well. You're going to be rooting for them like you rooted for Ross and Rachel on Friends, the entire time! I absolutely loved this book. Going to tell all my friends to check out this romantic comedy. Had me giggling then tearing up then worried what would come next! And that ENDING. Girl, please. The whole thing was just so flawless. GRAB THIS THE MOMENT IT RELEASES, you will NOT regret it.

This ARC was given to me to review from the publishers and NetGalley. All comments above are solely my true opinion after reading this book.

Lizzie Blake is glitter personified and Rake is the glue ready to embrace it all. Lizzie Blake’s Best MIstake is the only instance where finding little specks of glitter throughout your life for all eternity is actually a pleasant experience.


With such a captivating debut as A Brush With Love, I didn’t know if Eddings could top it. But, like the true wizard she is, Lizzie Blake more than exceeds expectations. When a one night stand turns into two, Lizzie gets a bigger souvenir to commemorate the occasion than just the best orgasms of her life. She also gets two lines on a stick. Or in baker terms, a bun in the oven. This novel follows the journey of a messy ball of sunshine and the charming Australian Rake as they navigate this new life.

Like her previous novel, Eddings uses her voice to shed light on the importance of mental health. While I don’t have ADHD, I was able to get a better understanding of the struggles one goes through and am prepared to be more mindful in the real world. Eddings has her own distinct voice, but never lets it stifle the way her characters are depicted. While Harper was more reserved, Lizzie gives a full play-by -play of getting her “ salad tossed”. Eddings' voice is still clear in both of her novels, but it is clear she takes the time to allow her unique characters take center stage.

This is what I most appreciated about this novel, how it altered my perspective of Lizzie from the debut novel. She was bubbly, bright, and really outgoing. She seemed to be the most confident one out of the bunch. But as we get a peek inside her mind, we see how hard she must work against herself to project these feelings. Being more of a Harper, I thought there was no way I could relate to someone as seemingly carefree and extroverted as Lizzie, but I was so wrong. We see the fear, the trauma, the unsureness. We see how many times she gets frustrated with herself or second guesses herself. I gained a lot more love and appreciation for her and I adore the way her mind works just as Rake does.


*I received an ARC from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own and given freely. Quotes used subject to change with publication.

RATING: 5/5 STARS

LIZZIE BLAKE'S BEST MISTAKE is a new favorite on my rom-com shelf! I've read a ton of romance novels but not many with the surprise pregnancy trope - it was done so well here! I adored Lizzie's character. Mazey Eddings represented ADHD and the struggles of adulthood in such a relatable way. The romance was top notch. I loved both Lizzie and Rake's character development. They complemented each other so well. I will continue to watch out for Mazey Eddings' writing. And I need to read A BRUSH WITH LOVE now!

I am happy to say Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake is one of the best books I’ve read in 2022 so far. I loved the relationship between Lizzie & Rake, Lizzie following her dreams and passion for baking, and the adult ADHD representation featured in this novel. Lizzie was a wonderful character to follow and I adored reading about her story just as much as I loved reading Harper’s story. I can’t wait to read more of Mazey Eddings work. All in all I am happy to report that reading Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake was one of the best decisions I’ve made all year.
4 out of 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hot take: mental health representation, short chapters, Dual POV, spicy, unexpected pregnancy, forced proximity (in more way then one), baked goods

Deep Dive:

🧁meet Lizzie: a sex postive baker living with ADHD trying to find her way in the world when a two night stand with a sexy Australian leads to an unexpected pregnancy

🥐meet Rake: the sexy Australian mentioned above. This is a man who has shut off his emotion after a previous heartbrake - but after meeting Lizzie at a bar who not only challenges his supressed emotions his world is about to change.

🍰 the mental health representation in this book was ELITE! In this #ownvoices story Mazey Eddings has created a character who has ADHD and has dealt with her family not understanding AND not trying to understand her neurodiversity! I learned so much about adulthood ADHD in this read. I always love when a book has mental health representation and education

🍪 I have actually never read an unexpected pregnancy trope book before and was a little nervous I would not enjoy it but LOVED IT! I also loved Mazey’s style of writing and how she dove into the complicated storylines in this book including (but not limited to): feeling undeserving of love, finding your passion and feeling miss understood by your family.

🥨 also the spice in this book is élite and believe me you don’t have to wait long!

Rating:
Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
Romance ❤️❤️❤️❤️/4
Spice 🌶🌶🌶/4

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Mazey Eddings for an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

AHHH I loved A Brush With Love and I soooo looked forward to Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake. This one was just as good as I thought it was going to be! Although I prefer slow-burn romances, I really enjoyed this one. The chemistry was very good between Rake and Lizzie. I love the fact Mazey has her characters deal with realistic struggles. In ABWL the main character struggles with anxiety and in LBBM Lizzie has ADHD.

There's one or two things that I would love to be slighted edited before the finalized copy. I struggled a little bit with really feeling these perfect expectations that Lizzie has to succumb to because of her family. I wish that part was just strengthened every so slightly. I also felt as though Rake's struggles with his previous relationship could have been a little bit more brought to life. And maybe their could've been more struggle with his citizenship to America? I felt as though that was a bit too unrealistic. Also I almost wish that they went to Australia together because that would've been such a cute scene! Maybe another epilogue?! I would've loved more baking elements too! I loved the concept of a NSFW bakery and wanted more!

I think from my own personal taste, I am not a big fan of insta-love or accidental pregnancies. However, this book is definitely an exception!

All-in-all, I still really enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to *hopefully* books about Indira and Thu! Mazey Eddings deserves so much hype and I hope that she becomes super successful because her writing is wonderful.

Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake employs a trope that I can't stand. Won't read. However, I didn't know that when I requested an ARC. Now, having finished this sweet book in a day and a half, I have to admit that the trope isn't all bad. I can't believe it. Mazey Eddings did it well. This is a very cute read with lots of self-acceptance, self-growth, and steam. By Chapter 3 I had decided to order Mazey's other work, which I haven't read yet. I would recommend this to my fellow rom-com lovers.

Omg I loved this book so much! I loved the chemistry between Lizzy and Rake and it had me laughing and smiling throughout the book. I also appreciated how the author talked about ADHD and captured how it felt for Lizzy and those who didn’t understand her. Five starts isn’t enough for this book. I was sad when it ended because I wanted to hear more and more of this love story!


Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this arc!