This was a cute story about two rival families who end up having to share a vacation home due to a booking mistake.

Evita and Ryan went to school together and had crushes on each other back then, but didn't follow through because their mothers were enemies. Now, years later and on vacation, the sparks are back and stronger, despite their families being against it.

Cute cover and cute interactions between Evita and Ryan.

I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Fun story about feuding families who get stuck together on vacation. And, or course, Evita and Ryan have really like each other since high school, but their moms’ years-long argument kept them apart.

See how these two reconnect after not seeing each other for years, as well as how they deal with their family drama in Right Girl, Wrong Side. Set to come out March 28, 2023.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I love how lively the characters are! Not just the main characters but the entire families you know!

I love this warm cosy read especially this winter though the book cover screams like a spring romance read. It would work just as fine!

The story is about Evita who wants to start a new life after having a breakup. She wants to be with her family and work things out. There comes a vacation where she meets her former crush, Ryan, whose mom is her mom’s business rival.

The families colliding in that one destination, can Evita and Ryan be able to patch this issue between their families and let their feelings for each other be taken for granted?

I know what happens towards the end. You have a pretty good idea too. Read this short fun romance this coming spring. It’s so cosy!

Thank you, SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca, for the advance reading copy.

“You can’t be afraid to chart your own path”
“Thanks for being who you are, that’s all”
Funny, entertaining and so so sweet !!! I really liked this romance story.
Evita and Ryan are childhood friends. He had a thing for her but nothing could come out of it because of their mothers … enemies since forever!!
Now the two families are forced to share a cottage and many things are bound to happen. Will their families relent their long-lasting rivalries for the sake of their children’s feelings?
I had real fun getting through this story especially because Evita’s family is so much like my own, very crowded, chaotic but so beautiful!! You can’t help but love them all !!
I also really liked the childhood friends to strangers to lovers development … which I am not usually a fan of, to be completely honest.
I’m very grateful I had the chance to read this book !!
“You can’t just stand on the sidelines. Sometimes to have to dive in”

he can win me any day of the week. I was hooked and loved it from start to finish. Must read it and you will understand and be hooked.

Woohoo! This is sweetest , the most entertaining, laugh out loud, lighthearted novel about two families who are having long- standing feud find themselves trapped in a beach house, being forced to tolerate each other and acting too stubborn to leave the place!

Romance between Evita Machado and Ryan Hatfield reminds us of modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Their families couldn’t be so different.

As Ryan’s entire family acting distinguished, uptight, reserved, barely showing affection with each other, Evita’s very crowded Puerto Rican family is noisy, affectionate, fiery, joyful, enthusiastic. Let’s not forget both of their mothers had a fall out during their high school years and each of them is still blaming the other. Of course their husbands took the sides with their wives and now the women’s rivalry escalates when they both chose to work as real estate agents.

Both of them joined the auction for Nantucket holiday house and unfortunately both of them thought they were the winners. Now their families merged at the same place. Their children Ryan and Evita have been liking each other since they’ve been lab partners at high school. They were so close to attend the prom together if their parents didn’t intervene.

Now Evita has her own flower shop and Ryan is aspiring history professor at community college. Evita already broke up with her fiancée and seeing Ryan at the beach house rekindles her unrequited feelings but later she realizes their feelings are mutual. But how can they form a relationship when their families are still arch enemies!

During their stay, both of the parties are barely acting civil around each of other. As Machados like long dinners accompanied with pina coladas, playing noisy Latino songs, performing Macarena dance figures as the kids of Evita’s brothers creating the worst kind of chaos, Hatfields enjoy the silence, burying their heads into e-readers, playing bridge for fun.

But Evita and Ryan are adamant enough to convince their mothers to bury the hatchet. Both families have things to learn from each other and they can meet in the halfway, can’t they?

Overall: I fell in with Machados family! Each character was amazing, vivid, joyful! Fiery, determined, energetic Evita and caring, generous, quirky Ryan are also likable characters.

I had amazing time! Instead of watching nonsense Netflix romcoms and family movies, just jump in this incredible family story! Extra fun guaranteed!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

As I started the book, I wasn’t super interested in the descriptions about the roses, but I thought well, maybe it will be relevant. Then she put together a vase and then we just moved onto what felt like a giant backstory information dump about characters who I had no investment in. If the girls are best friends, there definitely should have been some witty banter to build some of that up rather than a blasé statement of they are best friends.

For example: “You’ve been shirking on your maid of honor duties,” Josie said with a laugh. Evita sighed. “I know. I’ve been getting ready for our annual family vacation.” “Ahh. At least it’s the beach this year!” “Only because my mom won the trip. I’m still dreading it. Remember last year?” “Oh man, but those recaps kept me laughing for weeks!” Josie said. Evita so sighed again. “So glad I could be of service.” Josie laughed and put her arm around Evita’s shoulders. “I’ve got your back. If it goes south, call me. I will rescue you, like I did four years ago.”

I stopped reading at 7%. I will not be posting these opinions elsewhere.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC.

A funny and sweet story about two former classmates who happen to have to share with their families a oceanfront rental . Their mothers are enemies and have done everything they could so they couldn't have any interaction . But now after years will they be able to stop the sparks that are flying ?
I received this book from netgalley and the publicer as an ARC . Thank you . All thoughts and opinions are my own .

Evita and Ryan were former classmates who had crushes on each other in high school. They couldn't date each other because their business rival moms refused to let them date. They meet again when there's a double-booking at an oceanfront rental and both families refused to leave....

Love Evita and Ryan together. They are sweet together. On the other hand, their families are very zany and way over the top. It was fun reading their craziness.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

I really enjoyed this romance novel, it had what I was hoping for in this type of book. I enjoyed the dueling families, it was really well done and worked well in the story. The characters were what I was looking for and it did everything that I was hoping for. It was a great romance going on and I'm glad I read this.

"He lowered his voice in a confiding manner. “I’d never tell Mom this, but Maddy’s more skilled in the kitchen.” He poured them glasses of milk and carried them to the island, returning the containers to the refrigerator. “How about your dad?”