Thank you so much for an advanced copy of this book! It was so fun!

Star Rating: 4⭐️
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Pub Date: November 22, 2022

This was my first Chloe Liese book, and it won't be my last! I thought this book was so fun. First and foremost, the representation was fabulous in this story. The characters, Jamie and Bea, gave me a new appreciation for people who identify on the autism scale as well as people who struggle with anxiety. The characters' internal monologues, their discussions with each other, and their struggles really helped me see ways that I can be more considerate. I thought the discussion about making spaces accessible in some parts of the story was also really informative and helpful.

Second, the slight ETL tone of the story + the slow burn on the steam killed me in the best way. I waited with bated breath for Bea and Jamie to consummate their relationship, to speak up about their feelings, etc. They aggravated me, but in a good way! When the steam finally happened, it was so well written. I was glued to the pages.

Third, I thought the story's efforts to show how damaging an abusive relationship can be when there is no physical violence was commendable. The effects were discussed with sensitivity and care, and I think the story goes a long way towards normalizing taking care of yourself after you've not been treated fairly.

I really struggled with my rating for this one, but I ultimately went with four stars because I felt like the ending and conflict with Bea's sister was resolved way too quickly and easily. That part just fell a little flat for me.

Other than that, I enjoyed every aspect of this book, and I highly recommend it!

a shakespeare retelling with a cozy, fall setting, fake-dating shenanigans, and a mostly queer cast too?? sign me up.

jamie and bea are the kind of fictional couple that make me believe in soulmates. you know how sometimes people will say, “oh i’m not sure that the couple will last past the end of the books’ events”. yeah, not them. i think with everything they went through and worked through together. the conversations, and truths they shared with each other absolutely lead me to belive that they’ll be solid and disgustingly (but in a cute way) in love for the rest of their shared lives.

lets not talk about the incredible rep from this story too. they have easy conversations about sexuality, bea’s autism, jamie’s anxiety and more that i appreciate so much. it’s so candid and refreshing to see queer, neurodivergent main characters be the protagonist. and i think chloe liese did an incredible job giving them life and showing honest struggles with coping mechanisms. as a queer, neurodivergent reader it made me felt seen. made me felt like i deserve these types of relationships too, “met where i am” as bea once said. and i hope it can do the same for a bunch of other readers.

even if you’re not a huge shakespeare reader or even that heavily knowledgable about much ado about nothing, i think this book is still absolutely worth picking up.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is going to be one of my favorite reads of 2022. I urge others not to sleep on Chloe Liese’s traditional publishing debut novel.

Beatrice is the artist sister who lives to the beat of her own beautiful drum. Jamie is the pediatrician who loves routine and coloring neat in the lines. Both are pushed together at a masked party that leads to the messiest meet cute. Enemy lines are drawn, hate stares glared from both across the room. What could go wrong when outside sources set them up on a blind date a week later?

What Bea and Jamie have in common is one thing: revenge. Revenge to their friends for setting them up on a blind date. Thus, they set up to fake date as obnoxiously as they can. But will these two be able to keep up the fake act or will true love emerge?

I adored Chloe Liese’s other novels and couldn’t wait to get my hands on her traditional debut. As a neurodivergent reader, I feel seen and known in every character that she writes. I couldn’t have connected more with Bea. The way Liese shapes her characters to grow and acknowledge who they truly are in Two Wrongs Make a Right made me emotional. The plot, a retelling of Much Ado About You, hit the right marks and had me flipping the pages to read more. I couldn’t recommend this book more and look forward to many more books from Liese to come.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is charming, emotional, and swoony all at once. With immediate sparks of anger and miscommunications, Bea and Jamie easily make some of my favorite romance ships ever. Look, I will always love enemies to lovers and fake dating, but even more, these characters stole my heart. I couldn't pick who I loved more! With autism and anxiety representation plus a pansexual character, Two Wrongs Make a Right is an utter delight.

This "Much Ado About Nothing" retelling takes everything I like about the original, and introduces an almost "You've Got Mail" vibe - shh spoilers! The plot alone is enough for me to have breezed through Two Wrongs Make a Right. Not only did I have to read to see if they would get together, but also various other side character's stories - like Bea's sister. I loved how her and Bea have this tender relationship with animosity and inside jokes they just know, while also Bea feels like she's losing her sister.

3.5 STARS

In this imagining of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Bea Wilmot and Jamie Westenberg are forced together by some well-meaning relatives and friends who think they are perfect for each other. Bea is a wildly eclectic artist who designs greeting cards with hidden erotic images. She is neurodiverse and has some of the issues common with that condition, one of which is dealing with people, especially crowds. Jamie is a very quiet, controlled pediatrician with his own problems who would seem to be Bea’s opposite in every way. When they realize they are being tricked to be together, Bea and Jamie come up with their own plan to get revenge on the plotters.

Bea’s fraternal twin sister, Kate, is dating Jamie’s roommate, Jean Claude; her workmates are also in on the plot so they must make every effort to have their relationship look real to all the prying eyes. While Bea is a very loving person, she has difficulty with relationships after a very traumatic breakup while Jamie has not fared much better in his love life. Jamie and Bea each have complications that make a true pairing a challenge; however, during their fake dating they come to realize just maybe the people who pushed them together might have been right all along.

Parts of this book are enjoyable though rather than Rom-Com, I would call it more Women’s Fiction if that title could apply as Bea identifies as pan, her sister is bi, and her group of friends are mostly queer which is not evident in the book synopsis or the cover; however, I think the type of literature still applies. There are a lot of interruptions when Bea and Jamie are trying to have serious talks and other activities so that became annoying. What also did not work for me was the reason for their relationship trouble very in late in the book. It did not seem logical considering who set them up in the first place so that detracted from story over all as they have enough challenges without throwing that into the mix.

Thank you @berkelyromance for a copy of the book. I love Chloe's Bergerman family series and always love how well she does tension and banter. I love the fake dating between Jamie and Beatrice and how their relationship developed. Chloe does a great job portraying characters with autism and the struggles with living and having relationships. And of course, the slow burn was totally worth the wait.

This book was such a delight! Since I've been reading a lot of novels with the third person perspective, it took me a little while to adapt to the first person -- but it was well worth it. Tender and honest, Chloe Liese does a phenomenal job writing own voices romances featuring characters on the spectrum. It was a enemies-to-lovers and fake-dating romance with a good helping of steamy moments interspersed with the absolutely adorable, swoon-worthy dynamic. There were a few moments that I had a difficult time believing, especially near the end, but the book was so good that it wasn't difficult to overlook those parts in favour of all the good. This is my first book by this author, but it definitely won't be my last!

I read this in one day. It felt like a fairytale. This is a retelling of much ado about nothing. Which I might have no recollection of but it is a classic for a reason. Fake dating and enemies to lovers, the bard knew what was up. I love this new trend of male characters with mental health concerns. I could not get enough. I hope I can look forward to another two books about the Bea’s sisters. It was hot and sweet. Read this if you like fake dating and enemies to lovers and want characters that are nerospicy or dealing with anxiety.

The spice this book gives off could heat my apartment all winter. This book is hot. We love neurodivergent representation. Autistic people deserve love too!!!

Gah! Can I have more? I want more of Bea and James. I can’t get enough. They were absolute perfection. Opposites, with similarities, fake relationship amazingness, banter gloriousness. It was just everything I love.

If you love all the things I’ve listed plus add Shakespeare retelling, autism and anxiety representation and steam mixed in there then I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

This was a delightful romance! I absolutely loved the neurodivergent representation, as well as how the characters were able to communicate their needs in healthy and realistic ways. This was such a treat to read, and the romance and chemistry between the characters was lovely.

This was such a sweet, steamy read. I loved the nod to Much Ado about nothing and also how the characters referenced 10 Things I hate about you, my favorite adaptation of the work. The chemistry between Jamie & Bea was amazing and I loved how they fake dated and it became real.
Gah loved it.

I’ve been struggling to write my review for this one because I’m worried my review won’t do the story justice. But I’ll try! Here goes.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is amazing! I binge-read it in less than 24 hours because I couldn’t, wouldn’t, put it down. I’m a huge fan of Chloe’s and adore her Bergman Brothers series. My Bergman-loving heart was pretty full of beloved characters, but my heart couldn't help but expand in size once I met Bea and Jamie. Delighted, and not at all surprised at all, that I loved this new world she’s created.

Reading a book written by Chloe is a sensory experience. One of my favorite components of her writing is how immersed I always feel amidst the story by the vast descriptions of setting, feelings, character details, the smells, the colors . . . I could go on and on about her color descriptions. This book, built around Chloe's beautiful inclusive representation, is a gorgeous love story with two favorite tropes - enemies to lovers and fake dating.

What stood out the most to me was “I don’t see you differently, I see you better.” This. This. This. This is everything. I had to stop reading and just let myself feel, experience and sit with these words of Jamie's for a while before I could continue on with the story.

Gorgeously written, angsty, dreamy, steamy, funny…I couldn’t love this one more. Thank you, Chloe, for this book.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is out on November 22 - two weeks away!

I received an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Chloe Liese does it again! Though the book is described as an enemies to lovers story, the enemies part doesn't last long before you get to the core of each character and their true cinnamon roll selves, but that was very endearing. Highly recommend!

Can Chloe Liese do wrong? (the answer is obviously no.) She was an auto-buy author of mine by book 2 of her Bergman series and I don't see that status changing anytime soon.

I immediately knew I was going to enjoy Bea and Jamie's dynamic. Give me chaos demon and immaculately organized any day. They were so precious and I almost hated just how antagonistic they were to each other at the beginning (but c'mon why on earth did their friends think introducing them during a large party was going to be the way to go?) because their chemistry was so immediately off the charts. But Chloe is clearly more of a writing genius than I am and wrote the most beautiful enemies to fake dating to friends to loves and that "friends" stage is really what stole my heart. I was so happy to get that friends-trust-each-other that led so seamlessly into romantic moments. Opening up to each other about and peeling back those layers, SWOON.

One part that really did grind on me was Bea's sister's meddling which felt a bit over the top considering Bea's past relationship. It really felt inappropriate BUT what I wish we had learned a lot earlier was that Jules didn't actually know what had happened there and the WHY Bea was not dating. The POVs from Bea and Jamie were so fleshed out that we always knew where they stood and their past relationships that caused deep emotional scars that it was hard to align that to how their "best friends" acted. Yet again, trust in Chloe because it all made sense eventually.

Can't wait to read more in the future!

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced reading copy! I loved this book from one of my favorite authors! Bea is an autistic artist, overcoming a breakup when her sister and her fiance try to force her together with Jamie, who is the uptight counterpoint to her chaotic artist energy. From the cover “Opposites become allies to fool their matchmaking friends in this swoony re-imagining of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.” To get revenge for being forced on a blind date, Jamie and Bea fake-date, but fall hard. I loved this book. I love opposites attract, and I thought the slow build fake dating, enemies to lovers tropes worked great with these characters. Full disclosure, I have read all of The Bergman Brothers/Siblings by Liese, and it’s one of my favorite romance series of all time. Though this book is traditionally published versus her Bergman series being self-published, I think Liese is continuing what she does so well in romance, which is showcasing how love stories are for everyone and people should be loved for who they are, in all their neurodiverse beauty. The ONLY reason I am deducting one star from this book is that it was a little slow at the start for me and I think making it fit within the Shakespeare retelling part made some of the story points not work well with the tone and characters development. But overall this book was romantic, steamy, soft, and beautifully written. Liese is a gem to the romance writing community, and I will continue to read everything she writes. I highly recommend this book to fans of Chloe Liese, Shakespeare retelling, steamy contemporary romance, and neurodiverse OWN stories.

Two Wrongs Make a Right is a fun, sweet story about autistic Bea and Jamie who deals with anxiety as they set on a fake dating escapade after being pushed into a relationship. I liked how transparent these characters were with their feelings and how they actually championed each other further.

While I absolutely enjoyed the sweet romance between Bea and Jamie, I do feel the book was written out unevenly, with a particular side plot rushed through. I also wasn't emotionally invested in the couple which led me to not be interested in the romance as much. But still a book worth reading, especially for the representation and healthy relationship!

Another delightful romance from Chloe Liese. I love the realistic ways in which she writes about anxiety and autism. It made me feel so seen!

I love this author so I was super excited for her first traditionally published book! Sadly, the book was just ok for me. It was kind of predictable for me but that cover is everything. I also loved the neurodivergent representation in the novel. It was spot on and I definitely saw myself in the two main characters sometimes.

Chloe Liese did it again, writing a couple that was so real & nuanced. I loved how they slowly opened up to each other with Bea discussing her autism & Jamie sharing about his anxiety. There were so many great tropes & romance novel references that I loved. I fell in love with the other characters too & can't wait to live in their world for the next book in the series.