This book was just okay and it took me awhile to get through. I loved the character’s backstories and their connection. However, the amount that Kade had internal monologue about his *ahem* was too much. And the magic of sleeping with all the women to suddenly being in love with another is just weird. I liked their journey but it was just the very obvious conflict at the end before everything wraps up into the happily ever after. Just so-so.

I was quite surprised by this one, I honestly went in thinking it would be another rom com with some fun sassy main characters which it was but also delved in so much more and brought up some important subjects. I love how unperfectly perfect Kade and Liana were for each other and the willingness to grown and admit their faults to move forward and be better.

I absolutely fell in love with this book!!! I just loved the character development and growth that occurred throughout the story. I love how Kade loved Stephanie so well in their friendship and was willing to fight for her even when she didn’t want his help. Now to talk about Kade and Liana. I absolutely loved their relationship. I simply fell in love with Kade and Liana’s characters from the beginning. My heart absolutely broke for them both towards the end. Their relationship was so perfect. I also loved the imagery throughout the story! It made me feel like I was there. This book is a 10/10. I truly enjoyed it so much!

Thank you to netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Now, this book confused me. So much. Because on the one hand, the book is fine, nothing revolutionary (but I don’t read romance for revolutionary so…) but it swung between genres in a way that, at times, irked me. Because there was this really gritty backstory to both of these characters that I felt were unexplored. Liana has such a complicated life, that gets progressively more complicated throughout the story, but it’s resolved lamely within one paragraph in the epilogue. Meanwhile Kade is just a fucking menace with a dick ready for usage and ego the size of New York. There were times where I really wanted to quit, either because Kade was written like a fuckboy out of a Mormon cautionary tale, or because everyone in Liana’s life felt cartoonishly evil. It was too much at times. So while I had fun, at times, for quite some time in this book, all I wanted to do was quit. I’m sure there’s people out there that will love this story, I did at some parts, but I couldn’t love it like u wanted to and so it gets my Romance-Standard-Rating: Three stars (in StoryGraph it’ll get 3.5 or 3.25)

Love, Liana..Sincerely Kade tells the story of advice blogger Liana and Kade and obnoxious womanizer who writes in to her column. His problem he says is he has sex with too many women and needs to know how to fall in love with one. Liana being a romantic who loves rom-com movies but has little sex experience (and wants to branch out her blog from just romance advice to also sex advice) decides to try and see if they can help each other. He helps her by being a wingman and she helps him actually date a woman. Inevitably the two begin to feel an attraction to each other but does either one really want the same things? I thought this books was entertaining I liked the character of Liana I was on the fence the with Kades character. There were things I liked about him but his personality for me wasn’t the best. I also thought a lot was spent on side characters that wasn’t really needed. There’s multiple siblings of Lianas talked about and she has an estranged father and that subplot really didn’t go anywhere and wrapped up very quickly at the end. Kade also had a subplot with his best friend in an abusive relationship but that worked for the story and made him more of a relatable character. This books was 3 stars from me enjoyable and had some funny moments and some spicy scenes between the main characters. I’d like to thank NetGalley and Lake Country Press & Review for the digital arc in return for a fair and honest review.

It took some time for me to get over the initial just... dislike I had for Kade to finish this book. It definitely had its moments but some times went off onto tangents I wasn't sure were necessary. It was a good book, but not necessarily for me.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher and all opinions expressed are entirely my own

The story occurs in New York and written from the Point of view of the main characters .-Liana and Kade. Liana is a relationship expert and runs romantic advice blog, Love, Liana. Like any other blog, her readers need more and that includes sex and that occurs faster than necessary when a reader Kade writes in asking for help with his love life. It was nice watching these people fall for each other Liana's and Kade' had incredible chemistry and the banter made the romance swoon worthy. I recommend it .

2.5 stars overall

The blurb pulled me in and I was looking forward to this since it was my first read from this author. While the premise was fun, the pacing and exceedingly lengthy inner monologues of both Liana and Kade made it feel like it took forever to get through a conversation. And while detail is important, it seemed like there were a lot of little things that were over-described that contributed to the lengthy pages. Now in terms of the characters, I didn't like that the FMC and MMC don't even meet until about 20% in (this may change slightly due to formatting changes once released). And when they did meet, Kade was a jerk. He stood her up and kept her waiting for hours on 2 occasions. Honestly, I would've left within 15 minutes of that first meetup and would've cancelled the second date as well after waiting for an hour outside for him. I didn't feel the chemistry and I think the author was going for an enemies to lovers arc, but is it really enemies when he's just a pompous ass?

I also think Liana and all of the siblings should have been aged up a few years. I genuinely can't think of any 23 year-old who actually gives consistently good advice. Undergrad degree in psychology or not, 23 years old is just so young. And the timeline that she'd been on her own for 5 years (so when she was 18).... I don't know, it just seems like it would've made more sense for them to be more mid-20s.

I really liked Stephanie and her character; she was very well developed and her friendship with Kade was sweet. The DV written in this book was great in a sense that it was very realistic. The mental hold that victims have can make it extremely hard to leave and while Kade was frustrated with her at multiple points, her abuse wasn't just glossed over and she didn't just miraculously leave, which I appreciated.

This is a solid 3 stars read. The author deals with domestic violence, homelessness and drug use throughout the story. Overall I enjoyed the character develop from the beginning where Kade was at his worst. To the point where Liana allowed him to come to his own while encouraging him.



***************I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley.*******************

I honestly have mixed feelings about this book. I am not saying this is a bad book, not at all. What I mean is that some parts of the story didn't quite convince me. Here's my thoughts:
I was really intrigued by the plot of Love, Liana... Sincerely Kade and the question around which it evolved: If love exists, is it something that can be taught? I was eager to read such a smart, fun, sexy and poignant love story. While reading the book, though, I could not shake some negative feelings about the way the story and its characters evolved.
I really liked the lighthearted parts in which Liana and Kade got to spend some time together in a genuine way. What I am not sure about is the "heavy stuff" part. Don't get me wrong, as tragic as the past of the two protagonists is, this is not what left me perplexed. I usually read stories about trauma, violence, toxic relationships and even toxier family dynamics and I usually like them. The point is that, in order for me to like them completely, I need the author to guide me through the characters' minds so that I can understand their trauma. I need to witness their struggles in an attempt to become the best version of themselves. I need to feel their desperation so that I can root for them while they go through their journey of redemption. Well, while reading Love, Liana... Sincerely Kade, none of this happened. On the contrary, it seemed to me that all the troubled characters simply used their backgrounds as an excuse for their crazyness (their words, not mine). It felt to me like they skipped all the steps of the healing process. Yes, therapy is mentioned more than once, but readers only get to know what the doctor says, instead of getting the chance to really explore the characters' minds. So, I got the feeling that throughout the story none of them was really dealing with their shit (their words, not mine) and the kinda rushed happy ending of the book confirmed my suspicions. As a matter of fact, the lovers got back together after months spent apart with no need to talk to each other... at all. The female character suddenly sees an outstanding change in her partner and therapy is mentioned again... but readers don't get to know nothing more than that. Unfortunately, this lack of characters' exploration gave me mixed feelings about the book. But I read a lot of positive reviews about this book and I am really glad a lot of people liked it.

Thank you NetGalley and Xpresso Book Tours for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

"Love, Liana... Sincerely, Kade" is the next read for fans of "Beach Read" looking for a double shot of spice and drama.

The drama of their friend & family relationships builds to such soap opera proportions that Liana & Kade's falling for eachother is a comfort. Have a bowl of popcorn ready and maybe some tissues, too.

While the draw here is romance, you're turning pages for the unfolding drama of a messy broken family, holding space open in your heart for a best friend seemingly lost to an abusive partner, and always eager for the hot attraction between Liana & Kade to ignite.

I so appreciate the inclusion of Trigger Warnings at the start as there are some heavy subjects at play here.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Liana and Kade had chemistry and I loved that, even if it took about halfway through the book to even feel that.
But for me, it was too spicy. Their family history’s are similar but also not similar. They have someone close to them going through a tough time and are estranged from their families.
Aside from Liana And Kades relationship, I didn’t find myself interested and invested. It was hard to finish the book for me.

I really wanted to like this book. The description of it sounded charming and whimsical. Sadly, this started out as a most unenjoyable read from page one. I do not enjoy first person narrative in a romance, I know some people don’t mind and some people don’t even notice. I can overlook the first person POV in other genres, just not romance, it feels strange and really lazy.

However, I wanted to give this a chance, so I kept going. The first chapter alone was just painful to read. There was just too much description in everything. From the way she moves—so many odd ways of phrasing every single detail—to the description of the apartment she shares with her sister. It was just too much for me.

The other thing I didn’t enjoy is the fact that the chapters don’t equally alternate between the two leads. Each chapter will state either “Liana” or “Kade” complete with respective icon: a coffee to-go for Liana and a shot of whisky for Kade, which I thought that was a nice touch. I just didn’t like if I stepped away from the book for an hour to go start dinner that I’d have to go back and see which POV I was reading. As the chapters don’t alternate evenly as other books using this particular format do.

And sadly, I didn’t find the characters likable. I cannot express how much I disliked Kade and to be truthful, I didn’t care for Liana that much either. This was a struggle to finish and a painful read.

I see that other reviewers enjoyed this book immensely and that’s great, everyone has their tastes, we all don’t have to love the same things. But for me, this is a hard pass.

Thank you to Netgalley and Allie Doherty for this ARC.

♡ Dual POV
♡ Found family
♡ Spicy scenes/sexual chemistry
♡ Witty banter
♡ Trigger warnings

A romcom with depth, movie references, angst and more but will Liana and Kade have a HEA? Read to find out...

Releases 27th September 2022

What if you didn't know about love? Didn't believe in it?

I received an early ARC of « Love, Liana Sincerely, Kade ». So early, that the formatting of my eARC was getting on my nerves. Obviously, I hope it’s gonna be all good to go for launch date, september 27th. Once I got over it, Liana and Kade’s story swiped me off my feet.

Liana writes a blog on love, gives advices to her readers, she's good at it and her project is going well… Or it will be going well at some point? Until she gets a message from Kade. He’s in need of advice. He feels he’s not able to love, even thinks he might be a sociopath! For Kade, the womanizer, one night stand is the way to go. Then start a back and forth between our MC.

I read other reviews of that book and I’m not sure I agree on everyone's take. This IS a romance novel. Yes, there's a lot more than that. Each MC has complicated past and needs to deal with their own baggage in order to grow and be happy. I think it adds to the love story in an amazing way.

I feel the story could make a good movie, even a series… Netflix, get those rights! Supporting characters are well developed and the search for balance and happiness of both MC is funny, sexy, and sometimes sad… Just like life!

The book is a terrible slow burn, but in a good way. You’ll be reading trough the night to get there… I know I did!

I recommande this love story to anyone who likes hardly obtain HEA, awkward and funny situations, backstories and rich characters developments.

Liana offers advice on love but is at a loss when it comes to sex. Kade knows all about sex but wants to understand love. A perfect partnership? Well, maybe.

There’s a lot to like in this novel, which can’t truly be classified as a rom-com. It deals with several serious subjects, including drug use, physical abuse and tragic family backgrounds, and that gives it plenty of depth beyond the central romantic relationship. Kade and Liana’s connection is instant and full of chemistry; both are rounded characters with insecurities and flaws and their development in the book is well depicted. The only thing that didn’t really work for me was Liana’s family: they get a lot of page time in the first half and then it kind of fizzles; the issues aren’t completely resolved by the end. I’m guessing there might be a book in the pipeline for Kit that will fill in the gaps?

This was such a fun, quick read. Loved the characters, loved the plot, loved how it ended.

Liana and Kade were both such different characters, but also had so many similarities. I loved how their relationship unfolded and how they dug into some deep topics along the way.

Definitely check out the trigger warnings on this one before reading, there are some heavy topics discussed throughout.

My only critic is I wish we knew more about Liana's family and how that ended up shaking out and more history on her mom. Also some of the chapters were formatted weird, but I assume that will all get fixed once this is fully available and published.

Overall, solid 4 star read. Kept me flying through the chapters.

Thank you netgalley and Lake County Press & Preview for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book had some truly hilarious moments, but I fully predicted the main plot for this book from page 5, and that's fine, but with these characters it just didn't feel real. These characters, Liana and Kade felt like caricature of those types of people.

In Kade's firtst chapter we see him have sex with two people whose names he doesn't know and treat his assistant/roommate/friend like crap. I know he grows and learns but for me that was an impossible first impression to get over.

I must admit that I couldn't wait to get into this book. I thought the summary sounded incredibly interesting. But unfortunately, I didn't like this book to its fullest.

I was able to finish the story because it was engaging enough, but there were some elements that I thought were superfluous or just extra pages added without any justification.

Although this book was undoubtedly a slow burner, I really enjoyed the energy this couple shown throughout the book. They had a fantastic chemistry and brought out the best in one other, allowing them to be completely unapologetically themselves when they were together.

Overall, the romance in this narrative is endearing, and I like that some more serious topics were covered. However, some of it family conflict, the abusive side character connection, for example got quite tiresome in ways that, in my opinion, blocked this from truly feeling like a romcom.

Thank you Lake Country Press & Review, Xpresso Book Tours and Netgalley for providing this ARC for an unbiased review.

I had quite a bit of fun reading this book, it was a little slow at times but other than that I really enjoyed Liana and Kade’s story. I think I could’ve done with out a lot of the family drama on Liana’s end, I found myself wanting to rush through those parts to get to more of her and Kade.

It was funny to me how I went from being annoyed by Kade’s behavior to absolutely adoring him after seeing his pretentious asshole thing was just a fake persona he created to keep from being hurt.

Definitely a slow burn but an enjoyable light read nonetheless