Cute romantic comedy that follows the life of Bella, whose life didn't end up exactly as she planned. She aspires to be a novelist, but instead is stuck working as a receptionist for a literary agent. Her other goal is her own happily ever after, like she writes about in his books. Not That Kind of Ever After is a modern twist on a love story, incorporating online dating apps, dating through bars, etc. This book was cute enough, but it did fall short in a lot of ways for me. It was hard to really root for Bella when it started to feel like she was her own worst enemy.

I tried to enjoy this book. It didn't hook me. I didn't like the main character. This book was a tad cringe. The cover is cute. This book just wasn't for me.

2 stars.

Bella is not where she imagined she’d be by her age. When her best friend gets engaged and her seemingly happy parents divorcing, Bella endeavors to actually live her life, taking chances like never before. Soon her life is even more of a mess and she has to come to terms with the chaos she created and mend the bridges she tried to burn.

I honestly wanted to really like this book but the main character is obnoxious. I found her to be so incredibly whiny and self-destructive, actually cringing at certain sections and counting down pages until I was done. Decent story and would have been more enjoyable if it weren’t for the main character.

Ugh! I just finished this book so I should probably take time to write this but why? It was so adorable, so emotional, so absolutely perfect. This truly was a story about how we all have to grow up some times. Fairy tales are wonderful (sometimes) stories we like to tell ourselves but sometimes life is even more wonderful if we stop expecting so much of it and just let ourselves enjoy what we have. This story truly reflects that. Plus the happily ever after is just perfect!

4/5 stars!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-arc of this book.

I really enjoyed this book and read it in one day! I felt like I was with the characters and was cheering them on. I would definitely recommend this book to all my family and friends.

Short synopsis: Bella’s life isn’t going according to plan, until a retelling of a disaster one night stand and goes viral.

My thoughts: I was so excited thinking this was going to be a book about books (my favorite), but that was not what this was.

Bella was completely unlikable, who just creates terrible situations for herself. I was hoping she’d redeem herself but I was left feeling underwhelmed. Maybe it was just too long in my opinion, but I hope someone loves this story, just wasn’t for me.

✨ PRINCEMAN REVIEW ✨

📝 Bella's life is falling apart. She's not doing the job she wanted, her parents are getting divorced, and her BFF is getting married. During wedding preparations, she spends a lot of time with Marty---Ellie's brother, and he encourages her to just live the life she wants. So, when she writes an anonymous one-night stand story about a hairy man, she goes viral. Is the life she wanted all it's cracked up to be?

What I 🤍:
💪 Women Empowerment
✍️ Author Story
💭 What if.....

Overall I wanted to love this story but it fell flat for me. I really struggled to connect with the heroine. Sometimes she just frustrated me! COME ON GIRL, you're making us look bad! I just felt the pacing was slow, probably because I wasn't really into this story.

This book is perfect for those who want a change in their life, a life drama with a slight romance story.

2/5 stars!
I really wanted to like this one but I found myself skipping words and getting right to the dialog. Once I finished I couldn't tell you a single thing I read.

I would love to support your authors, but unfortunately it seems as though St. Martin's Press and Wednesday books would prefer to stay quiet about the vile posts made by your employee. These statements were anti-Palestinian, Islamophobic, Queerphobic, and made even more vile by the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people. Your influencers want to know that St. Martin’s Press is committed to the safety and well being of ALL of their influencers, employees, and authors.

This is not a reflection on the author or the story in any way, shape, or form.

I could not get into this book AT ALL.
I did not like the main character and her "pick me, but don't look at me" attitude.
It was a meh for me.

I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

The main character was truly unbearable. She does not have a single redeeming quality!!! I barely finished this book and I would not recommend.

This was a fun, quick read. I like the premise of it and the narrator was very funny. It sort of reminded me of the era of Bridget Jones's Diary-esque romcom heroines, and that was very fun.

I absolutely loved the cover of this book! However I didn't care much for the FMC and appreciated the secondary characters a bit more. I would say this is more of a coming of age story than a romance. The ending felt a bit rushed. Overall it was cute, I felt it was missing something though... thank you for the ARC!

This book was similar to a classic 90s romantic comedy with Julia Roberts. It was witty and fun. I enjoyed reading it! I would definitely recommend this book to my followers! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me in exchange for my honest review!

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Not That Kind of Ever After missed the mark for me. I thought this was going to be a fun, easy, sweet romance. But I found that there was hardly any love interest, and the main character, Bella, was just an awful person. She was jealous and rambled on in self-pity almost the entire book. She sleeps with a bunch of guys (even after fat-shaming one) and has a threesome, none of which is my cup of tea in a romance book. I just didn't click with this book and that's fine! This will be a hit for others. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts.

this had some really funny moments, but overall it wasn't my favorite. i typically love dating stories so i was interested in this one, but didn't end up loving it.

Thank you St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own!

This one was cute! I really liked that the main character is quirky and imperfect. The author makes these characters very obvious in the first little bit of the story. I really liked that there were multiple facets to this story. There was the romance and the writer and writing portion. I liked the writer and writing portion quite a bit. I did not love the romance. I felt like it was a little repetitive. We know that Bella Marble really wants to find her prince charming. However, we are reminded like every two pages.

This story is about Bella Marble a receptionist at a publishing press. She would much prefer to be a writer or author. However, in multiple parts of her life they are not going as she planned. Bella wants her fairy tale like her parents found. However, all that is about to change. Will she find her person or will she end up alone? Can she get her books written and published? Or will all of her dreams stay daydreams.

Content: Sex, swearing, divorce

Read if you enjoy:
writing about writing
Fairy tales
Dating apps

Not That Kind of Ever After is a pretty cute rom com that many readers will enjoy. I personally would have appreciated a bit more character development, but I'd read more from this writer.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

I have to love any book set in the book universe! I wasn’t thrilled with the main character, she was almost too tragic to begin with but I did enjoy her stories as B. enchanted. This was a unique, entertaining read that I zoomed through.