This booooook. Wow! It was shockingly good! I was intrigued by the synopsis and went in with very little expectations, and after only a few chapters I knew this was special! I loved Jude and Indira so much 🫶🏼

Jude’s struggles with ptsd made me want to give him the biggest hug. And Indira’s sassy, smart, caring personality is the perfect complement to Jude. I really appreciated the authors ability to weave the really tough topics in between moments of silly banter. The whole book flowed well and I found myself devouring it until the end.

You’ll love:
+ enemies to lovers
+ fake dating
+ brothers best friend
+ mental health rep
+ only one tent ⛺️
+ no third act breakup!!

Note: this is technically the third book in a series of interconnected stand-alones. I didn’t read the first two, and felt I still enjoyed the story butttttttt I hear from reviewers that you should save this for last if you can for the optimal experience 💗

I've attempted numerous times to read this book and each time I couldn't connect with the characters or the writing. Within a few pages, I'd find my attention wandering and putting the book down. As such this book is a DNF for me.

please create a 4 star book review for the following book The Plus One by Mazey Eddings. please use the following information but change it to be completely unique: A sweet and touching, childhood frenemies to lovers romance with faking dating, which also addresses anxiety and PTSD

After Indira and her childhood nemesis Jude are thrown together for her brother's (and his best friend's) wedding, they unexpectedly team up to become each others fake date whilst they try to deal with their separate issues. But, soon, things begin to feel all too real...

This is #3 in the A Brush with Love series, but could be read as a standalone. I would recommend reading them all though, as the characters all feature in each other's books, plus all three books are so different!

Honestly, this last installment really surprised me! After the cuteness and lightheartedness of the first two books, this one hit me differently. Taking a long look at mental health, trauma, insecurities stemming from childhood, therapy and communication, it felt real and full of hope. It's a lot more heavy and series than its predecessors, particularly Lizzie Blake, and made me well up several times. It was such a journey for the characters, and I adored the way they supported eachother. They were both so brave and vulnerable.

Even though The Plus One was emotional, it was also sexy and funny. Colin's wedding and the preparations leading up to his big day were fun, and I loved seeing Harper, Lizzie and Thu again!

Indira and Jude had some great banter and tension, and there were some extremely hot open door scenes 🔥

This was a great ending to the series, and I will definitely be reading more of whatever Mazey Eddings writes!

I received this novel as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I love the fake wedding date trope. It always leads to such chemistry between the main characters and realization about what is important in life. Plus, did not disappoint. It is a great summer read. Recommend to all of those who love the wedding date, trope in romance novels.

I think Mazey’s books are kind of hit or miss for me. I wasn’t a fan of A Brush With Love but I really really loved Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake.

This book however was a little too heavy for me and I could not get into it.

This was cute, I think it's a story we've seen a few times being kind of re-told but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I think that Mazey Eddings did a great job keeping it sweet and unique, without being overly cheesy or overdone. Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes and always has me giggling and kicking my feet.

I actually enjoyed this and found the characters to be really likable. I felt like the relationship was strong but the plot fell a little short for me. While I very much appreciated the communication between the characters and the lack of a 3rd act break up, I felt like the pacing was a bit off in the second half of this book. Once the characters get together, not much else happens. I like fake dating, but in this book it's introduced and then never really used much in the plot. Nevertheless, I think Mazey is a good writer, and although I have not read the other books in the series I could see myself going back and doing so. Also, definitely look up trigger warnings because despite the cartoon cover, this book does have some heavier topics.

I know I'm super late reviewing this. Sorry about that. Its funny, but I liked the end of this book more than I liked the middle. I wish we had gotten to spend more time with the characters as characters and not as problems to be solved. I do appreciate having a book to recommend that features hidden illness.

Mazey Eddings is the queen of thoughtfully and sensitively writing about mental health struggles. Her romance plot lines are wonderful too but I am so happy these books exist. It helps you feel less alone to know that people go through the same struggles as you. Even if it’s through the lens of fictional characters.

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.

I love this series and the characters in it. The fake dating trope is a favorite of mine and this book did not disappoint!

Thank you to Netgally, the publishers, and Mazey Eddings

When I requested this book I was unaware that it was apart of a series, one that requires you to read the previous books for this one to make sense. I am unable to read all the previous books along with this one before the publish date. Therefore, I will rate this a fair 3/5 stars and will adjust the rating and review when I am able to read all the books in the series along with this one.

Such. Cute story. I have such a soft spot for weddings, so reading about them was so fun! The concept of them becoming each other dates, then falling in love was so cute. A must read!

This is #3 in the A Brush with Love series, but could be read as a standalone. The first two books were sweet and lighthearted, and echoed all the characters close to my heart, but this one takes the stand. We delve into the importance and vast expansion of mental health, trauma, insecurities and see how therapy and communication plays a great effect. This book made e feel grounded and self-assured. I loved the support Indira shows Jude, always by his side when he needs her most, healing him also means healing her self. Their banter was cute and there was a lot of sweet moments.

2.5

I think this is the best one out of the three and take that with a grain of salt.

This one took a different approach to childhood friends to lovers but the fake dating did not feel essential to the plot. There was so many different things happening at the same time and it was not easy to keep track of it all

This was a great romance but was a bit of an emotional rollercoaster for me.

I really loved Indira and Jude's dynamic and the moments where we get to see the other couples were great.

I feel like there was quite a tone shift between this one and the previous book in the series, Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake. While there were some really fun moments, it was pretty devastating at times.

I thought this was a very fun read, that tacked some intense themes. It's part of a very fun series but you fon't need to read it to understand, but it's fun to see old characters.

The storyline of this book had me hooked from the beginning. I found the relationship development between Indira and Jude throughout the book to be something so wholesome, yet meaningful. This book focuses a lot on mental health and mental obstacles that you may have to face before you consider having a relationship, romantic or not. In addition, seeing the friend group all together warmed my heart, Mazey Eddings does a great job of bringing awareness to different topics that tend to not get enough spotlight.

Unfortunately, this book wasn't very impactful for me. I love romance, but I felt like I was forcing myself to finish this one. I don't think it helped that this book very vividly depicts PTSD, which I wish I'd seen a content warning for before requesting because it made it much heavier to read than a typical romance book for me. I think if you're prepared to read about the triggering topics in this book, you may really enjoy it because it did bring more depth than I usually see in this genre. However, that made it difficult for me to read and therefore not enjoy it as much as I'd hoped.

This was such a good romance!!! I loved everything about it and loved both of the main characters. Highly recommend!