What a fantastic read! I loved this book and read it in 1 sitting! I loved the palpable chemistry between Tara and Trevor and how their relationship developed throughout. I loved the link with bookstagram. Thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend

He’s not just the hero of my dreams, he’s the hero beyond my wildest imagination. The best part? He’s non fiction”

Tropes
Rom com
Forced proximity
Friends to lovers
Roommates
Slow burn
Grumpy sunshine

This book has been my biggest surprise of the year so far. It was PURE JOY. I have not smiled so much reading a book since reading Heartless by Elsie Silver- its so funny, the characters are so relatable, I enjoyed every single page

This book follows Tara, a bookstagrammer, hopeless romantic who is looking for love. She wants a real life second chance romance so makes a list of all her exes to go on a date with them again. Helping her on her quest and recover from the disastrous and hilarious dates is her new tattooed, firefighter roommate.

Tara is hilarious, she’s quirky, she scares men away with her declarations of love. She’s never been allowed to be herself with her exes but she has no barriers with Trevor her roommate.

We all know how this book was going to end and it’s a slow burn that is worth the wait. Highly recommend. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and now I’m desperate to read her debut novel Set on You

I enjoyed this book, especially the aspect of Tara being a bookstagrammer. It was a nice connector, as someone who also talks about books online as a hobby.

While this book is the second in a series, I never felt I'd missed something having not read the first one.

But there were a couple of things that didn't work for me. Sometimes the chemistry between Tara and Trevor felt off. Overall the book was way too slow burn for me, and when we finally got to the sex scenes they were a little clunky and awkward.

There were also a HUGE number of pop culture references in this book, which I don't always appreciate. They can date a book far too quickly.

unashamedly giggling, kicking my feet and blushing reading this book!

Amy Lea is undoubtedly one of my favourite romance authors - constantly balancing the tension, joy, serious and humorous throughout all of her novels… Exes and O’s is absolutely NO exception! I would HIGHLY recommend!

After dnf’ing the first book Set On You I won’t be reading this. I do not like how the make love interests are written and the fat rep was not very body positive so I will not be reading anything else by this author

Love love love this. Its a perfect romance read again by Amy lea!
I now have a special edition of this too and artwork on my wall of Tara and Trevor 😍😋

I'm not a big romance reader but I really enjoyed this book. I would love to read other books by Amy Lea.

This was such an interesting read! I found myself so engrossed in the story, the characters had such incredible arcs, and I can't wait to follow this author's journey!

Walking in to find the potential love interest getting it on with an attractive redhead is probably not a scenario you'd think would happen in a romance novel, but the scene perfectly describes the kind of relationship Trevor and Tara have. Think friend zone, I'll help you fine the one, turns into feelings kind of set up. And Tara and Trevor have such good chemistry that this all comes off as believable and fun too. They're polar opposites in many respects. Tara is messy, in her living space and in her relationships, while Trevor is closed off emotionally and unwilling to commit. It's the slow burn of their relationship, the slowly realising that they have feelings for each other but not wanting to ruin the friendship they have that makes this so good. And cute.

If there's one thing I want keen on, it's the social media aspects. Much like it's predecessor Set On You, Tara is an influencer, this time a bookstagrammer. Although this is pretty cool, I'm just personally not a social media fan in books. I want an escape from the medium that seems to be taking over everyone's lives,not read about people obsessed with followers.

Small gripe aside this was well written and fun. It doesn't take itself too seriously but still delivers on a believable romance.

Fun, easy, and delightful read from start to finish.
I read this book in one sitting, and am looking forward to reading more from this author.

Amy Lea has done it again! I loved this book and read it in 2 sittings! I loved the chemistry between Tara and Trevor and how their relationship developed throughout. I loved the link with bookstagram. Overall a book I recommend!

This was a really cosy interesting read with great descriptions. I like that the protagonist uses her Ex, rather than just embarking on dating apps. The cover is visually appealing while being unique in the sphere. This is sure to be a hit!

📗 The Influencers Book #2 - Exes and O’s (4 ⭐️)
Continuing with the story of Crystal’s sister, Tara a hopeless romantic obsessed with ‘meet cutes’ and second-chance romances. Tara is determined to revisit every boyfriend to see what went wrong and whether she already missed her chance at love and happily ever after. Trevor is Scott’s best friend and Tara’s flatmate and a committed player. Another slow burn but friends to lovers / forced proximity romcom as Trevor agrees to help Tara find her one true love, despite the obvious being right in front of them. Ordinarily, friends to lovers trope is not my bag (not enough angst or tension for my liking!) but this book is genuinely better than book #1. Better character development and chemistry, funnier and overall more relatable main characters. Some spice 🌶️

This was such a good book! I hadn't read Set On You but felt like I could read this as a standalone anyways. I love Tara and Trevor!

This book is a cute friends-to-lovers rom-com. It's definitely much more of a slow-burn than Lea’s debut novel ‘Set on You’. So you really felt you were getting to know Trevor and Tara as they got to know each other which made the tension great!

a super adorable read !! the Taylor Swift references were a huge plus for me and always something I enjoy seeing in books. it was also relatable in some aspects which I really liked. I wasn’t 100% invested in the romance which is why I don’t think this will be as memorable for me but overall a pretty solid read.

⭐️ 4/5
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📍 🇺🇸
🗂️ Rom- Com
📖 Tara is Crystal’s older sister from Set On You (book1). Tara is a 30 year old nurse and bookstagrammer. She has been sleeping on Crystal’s floor for the last 8 months since her ex-fiancé broke her heart. Crystal’s boyfriend, Trevor, has offered her to live at his place. His roommate/best friend/workmate is hardly there anyways. A fresh start. Will she ever find her person?
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❤️ Bookstagrammer MC
✅ Good humour
✅ Can be read as a stand-alone
💬 “Who knows what you’ve done to my toothbrush”
💬 “Come at me eligible bachelors”

I knew that this series was popular on TikTok but I didn't realise it would be so awfully cringy to read. It just wasn't realistic at all in how the main character narrated, and spoke to everyone, and it got on my nerves pretty quickly.

I really enjoyed Amy Lea’s first book Set on You, featuring Chrystal, so I knew I wanted to read her next book Exes & O’s.
This book follows Chrystal’s sister, Tara, who is an Instagram influencer.
She moves in with friend, Trevor, who is also a firefighter. Trevor has a few ‘lady friends’ that he ‘entertains’ at the apartment and Tara is on a mission to find her perfect man… from her list of exes! Despite this the two get on really well and start to share each other’s interests, enjoying movie nights.
Will Tara find her perfect man or has she already found him…?

A fab, fun rom-com with some great characters 🌟🌟🌟🌟

This was such a great read! I think I enjoyed this more than the first in the series, Set On You.

The story was a lot of fun, very sexy and I loved the development of the friendship and relationship between the characters. There were times where I was questioning how this story would actually end and I love that in a romance that can be very formulaic.

Big tick to some great steam, some funny moments, some big romantic gestures & the inclusion of a bookstagrammer main character!