I want to thank Netgalley & Meryl Wilsner for my copy of Mistakes Were Made, for an honest review. Cassie is a senior in college and starting to make plans for the rest of her life. Estranged from her family, she heads to a bar during parents weekend. At the bar she starts speaking with Erin. She is there for parents weekend as well but her divorced husband is out to dinner with their daughter. They hit it off and hook up. This should be a one night stand but that doesn’t happen. The next morning Carrie goes to breakfast with her best friend, Parker. At breakfast is Parker’s mom, Erin and this is when the fun starts. Like any great RomCom.. Cassie and Erin start their love affair and try to keep it secret. This is such a cute story of love, friendship and family. The author did an excellent job worrying this story. Could Cassie and Erin keep their secret? Move their relationship to the next level? Would Parker find out and be devastated? This was an easy, light hearted read. I gave it 4 stars. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.

1.25* (⅕)

Rep: Bi and queer relationships, black side characters

‘Mistakes Were Made’ by Meryl Wilser is a sapphic romance novel about Casey and Erin. Casey is a fourth year college student and Erin is the mother of Casey’s best friend, Parker. Not knowing, they meet at a bar and hook up, later finding out what their relationship with each other is. They deal with different shenanigans and try to keep the secret away from Parker.

I didn’t like this book. The biggest part is that I didn’t like any of the characters, especially the two main characters. I found them unlikable and unmature, acting like children when they are two grown adults. This made it very difficult for me to root for their relationship and wanting to be together with their situation. With the whole book being about them hiding this secret, I found it hard to like the book since I didn’t care about their relationship. I just felt very bad for the daughter/best friend the entire book

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC for an honest review.

This was a great read! Just enough emotion and sex! Breath of fresh air in how the situation was handled as well.

The friend group and then the new couple tougher at the very end was probably my favorite part honestly. The angst with the characters was too notch and I appreciated that they still had moments of guilt. As they should - guilt means you care.

So good. This was better than Meryl’s first book for sure can’t can’t wait for more!

Absolutely fantastic sapphic read! I was caught up in the romance, drama, and amusement from the beginning. The cover is what attracted me, the story is what kept me reading. I adore when I find a well written long form sapphic romance that treats the characters as good as they deserve to be treated. Not to mention age gap! My fave!

I received an arc and this is my honest review.

Meryl Wilsner obviously stepped her game up! This book was 75% steamy times and the other 25% was plot. I had such a blast reading this book because my main gripe about her first book is there wasn't steam!!!

I am so conflicted about this book. Although I liked Erin and Cassie and their relationship, I struggled with liking them as people and respecting their actions. I liked these two together a lot and the steam was perfect, buuuuut I hated how they treated Parker. I made me dislike the characters for hiding their relationship from their best friend/daughter. I wish they had come clean at the beginning and deal with the fallout so I could have enjoyed the book better, especially since Parker wasn't even that sympathetic of a character, but they still did her dirty. I could not get pass this.

This was such a fun read! The dynamic was so interesting, and it was hilarious to see how the pair would hide their relationship from her daughter. It reminded me a lot of 'Birthday Girl' by Penelope Douglas.

I recommend this one too...
- age-gap lovers
- rom-com fans

In Mistakes Were Made, a college senior hooks up with her best friend's mom, and they find that they just can't stay away from each other. This was an f/f romcom where I really loved the concept and the characters, but for some reason it wasn't *it* for me. It might have been the writing. It's not bad writing by any means, but I didn't feel connected to it. That's definitely a me problem! I also thought the ending was really sweet! Overall, I gave this book 4 stars!

Mistakes Were Made was such a fun read! I loved the bi representation here for pretty much every character and I think it was well done. Maybe the story was slightly too long and dragged at parts in the middle but overall would recommend this to friends.

Mistakes Were Made was smart, funny, and all around a delight to read. The chemistry between the main characters brought the heat and it was spicy right away. If you are looking for a great f/f sapphic read, this is for you

When Erin and Cassie meet at a bar during family weekend, Cassie is instantly drawn to the older woman and a supposed one-night stand ensues. As a surprise to them both, they have one thing in common: Parker - Erin's daughter and one of Cassie's best friends. This steamy, "forbidden" romance is a super fun read!

Mistakes Were Made was one of my most anticipated reads for the year and unfortunately, it fell short. While I do appreciate the consensual age-gap w/w relationship and how, for romance readers, the spicy scenes - which were done extremely well - will be a huge draw, personally I found myself wanting more productive communication between the main characters and more page time devoted to character backstory and development. That being said, this is entirely personal preference and I think overall, romance readers - especially those on TikTok - will really enjoy this book and I would definitely still recommend it to anyone looking for a new spicy read.

This book was a very strong 4 stars for me until the epilogue!! It was steamy AF and I loved all of the tension. This book was so polarizing among my friends, but I loved hearing all of their different views and the dialogue it lead to.

CW: sexual content, alcohol, biphobia, misogyny

Meryl Wilsner has become one of those authors that will always get me to purchase their book. The dynamic of her characters and the chemistry between them are always so well done and the romances always so swoon worthy. While her debut novel Something To Talk About was the slowest of slow burns, Mistakes Were Made got right down to the nitty gritty and never strayed too far away from all the spicy chemistry. While there was a large age gap between the main couple, it never really bothered me. While it was one of the hurdles between Cassie and Erin and happily ever after, it also was never seen as something uncomfortable in my opinion.
I flew through the sexy, emotional, and wonderful pages of their story and cheered as they both worked towards the happiness they deserve.

I am a little late in writing this review, but this was such an amazing book. It was so beautifully written and the main characters, as well as the side characters, were so awesome. I loved the storyline and loved the age gap that these two women had. I thought it was just the perfect amount of steamy and romantic!

Meryl Wilsner is such a comfort author for me. From the moment I read Something to Talk About, I knew how much I enjoyed their writing style. This love carried over to Mistakes Were Made! The age gap romance was handled so well, Cassie and Erin’s journey was very believable from beginning to end. The mutual pining and intimate scenes really made this book for me. If you are a fan of sapphic romance then this book is 100% for you. And if you’re not, you’re wrong 😂

Absolutely addictive and scorchingly hot - a true joy to read! I enjoyed every moment of Erin and Cassie's journey in Mistakes Were Made.

I didn't finish this title, it was not as good as Wilsners other books and needed some more fine tuning. The spicy scenes were well done but the plot felt boring, even though it was more original. The characters fell flat as well. I may give this another try in the future but it just didn't keep my attention.

College student Cassie, hooks up with her best friend’s mom (though she doesn’t know it then). It’s a fun one-time thing. Until it’s not a one-time thing, and it’s still really fun. This F/F age-gap romance is a go-to book for unending sapphic spice scenes and witty flirting and banter. It has a lot of characterization and relatively minimal plot beyond how they feel about the relationship and how to hide it, though that didn’t hinder my enjoyment level at all. I found it to be a fun read, and a great option for someone looking for a spice-heavy sapphic romance.

Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner was a fun, romance novel. It's well-written and a unique story. Overall, an excellent read!