I’m drawn to this author’s books for a few reasons: the writing is engaging and page turny, like I literally I read this within a span of 4 hours; there’s hella angst and hella heat; and I love a good Hollywood romance, and second chance at that. It’s a personal weakness of mine.

We have a statuesque (almost as tall as the hero!), “unlikable” heroine, an uptight ball of anxiety wrapped in a boatload of issues behind a thick layer of self protective walls. As much as I was exasperated by Lilah sometimes, I also understood her. Plus I like unlikable heroines on principle. On the other end we have charming golden retriever puppy Shane, the sunshine to her grumpy, the open book to her closed off ice queen. He’s the “likable” one, and my heart hurt for him repeatedly, but he wasn’t as interesting. Even though he was exactly what Lilah needed to level her out. And his complete devotion to her is just soft and beautiful.

Ngl, at the beginning I wasn’t sure if their romance was ever gonna work out, if a second chance was even necessary with the level of toxic animosity between the two. I was like wow, they probably shouldn’t be together. But as we go on this journey of healing and working through their baggage with them, it suddenly doesn’t seem so impossible. The author has a way of writing chemistry and every interaction, hostile or sweet, that feels like foreplay, which makes it all very hot, even though this shouldn’t technically be high on the spice meter? Idk it’s the ✨ tension ✨ and the ✨ anticipation ✨ and the ✨ will they or won’t they ✨ HA

The reason for their falling out does feel a bit insubstantial but it makes a lot of sense too when you consider their ages at the time and their profession and her crippling anxiety. The way they inch back to each other is gradual and all of a sudden they’re no longer feral cats clawing at each other but two opposite and equal souls clicking back into place. The climactic portion fell a little flat for me, and I don’t love the lack of an epilogue, but I do enjoy that babies aren’t mandatory.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC. This book was fun. A story of two celebrities who dated in the past and now a story told through enemies to lovers. I think I would have enjoyed this more if the chapters rotated between last and present and I just didn't vibe well with the two characters.

I loved the Ava Wilders last book, how to make it in Hollywood. But this one is just not my jam. I could not root for the MCs. Their chemistry was not palpable for me.

I struggled to root for them at all. I was bummed about this one!!

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion! I was such a big fan of this book, and cannot wait to read Ava Wilder’s first book! I find ‘enemies’ to lovers can be a tough sell for me sometimes, but this one just works so well. Lilah and Shane are both wonderfully flawed characters that make so much sense together. I love the second-chance aspect of this book, and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a cute and fun read, that doesn’t lack plot!!

I cannot remember the last time I simply could not put a book down the way I couldn't with this one. Every free moment this weekend, I filled with Ava Wilder's Will They or Won't They. This book was such a delight. Lovers to enemies to lovers. The chemistry is off the charts. The characters so well crafted. The story felt like binging a favorite tv show. I loved every second of it.

Short synopsis: Lilah and Shane were onscreen (and offscreen) lovers in their hit series Intangible. After a nasty breakup, 10 years later the whole cast is reuniting.

My thoughts: After reading How to Fake it in Hollywood last summer I knew going forward I would read anything Ava wrote!

Ava has a way of creating such relatable and Real celebrity characters. Their stories are messy, and honest, and sweet with a hint of spice.

I adored this second chance, enemies to lovers romance. The disdain between Lilah and Shane wasn’t eye rolling, but the tension was just perfection. I loved watching them become honest with each other and themselves about their feelings for each other.

Read if you love:
💕 Lovers to enemies to lovers
💕 Second chance romance
💕 Celebrity romances
💕 Slow burns
💕 Great side characters

This book is easily one of my favorites of the year so far. I loved reading a book that was based around actors on a tv show and I think the dual timelines are what made the story

This book really delivered. The will they won’t they premise really brought me back to my middle school self who was obsessed with shipping co-stars. Lilah and Shane were so frustrating at times because it almost like both of them made up these terrible versions of each other in their heads. If the two of them just would have let themselves be vulnerable and communicate each other their heated situation would be solved. But what wold be the fun in that. I loved how Lilah said I love you to Shane first especially with everything happened the first time Shane said it to her. I really hope that this author continues writing celebrity romances because it really works.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I should have liked this book. Celeb romance ✔️ second chance ✔️ but I just couldn’t get into their relationship. I think it was a little confusing with the dual timeline and it took me out of the story several times. I’m not exactly sure why they stopped hating each other. Could be a case of me not being in the right headspace for this one because I should have loved it.

Will they or won’t they? That’s it. That’s the entire book. I loved Ava Wilder’s debut, but this one did not work for me. The MC female is just really shallow and hard to like. The MC male is just such a pushover and is written in a way to be the stereotypical what women want. I am not a big romance reader, so this book will likely appeal to others in a way that it did not appeal to me. The women in my book club generally loved it.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and Random House Publishing Group for granting a digital copy of this book!

I was interested in this book mainly for the endorsements from Abby Jimenez and for "(f)ans of Emily Henry and Christina Lauren," and I was not disappointed.
Lilah and Shane are coworkers - the two main characters that are of course madly in love - in a very popular TV show. However, off screen, Lilah and Shane's relationship is tense. So much so that Lilah left the show for a couple seasons and is now back for final season.
I loved the flashbacks throughout the story; small reveals of what happened to the two costars that lead them down the road to their current relationship, and added even more to the slow burn. Even though I prefer the dual point-of-views. I'm glad the author decided not to do it this time because it added to the tension between Lilah and Shane since you only read from Lilah's point-of-view. I was consistently trying to determine Shane's perspective and was often times wrong.
The ending was perfect and I'm so glad the author decided to go the direction that she did, even though I did contemplate throwing my Kindle across the room at one point.
Would definitely recommend this book if you like enemies-to-lovers and slow burns.

I adored this book. She does it every time. I can always trust Ava Wilder to deliver. 5 stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow! 5/5 stars—this book was beautifully written. The tension. The chemistry. The build-up. Everything. I really loved this book and how it played out; they felt like real people. The details of the show, therapy, and everything else were so well done. This book was refreshing, and I couldn’t have loved it more!

a cute and charming enemies to lovers romance that was delightful.

thank you to netgalley and to the publisher for this review copy.

Will They or Won’t They by Ava Wilder was an enemies to lovers celebrity romance with steamy chemistry and push and pull. Lilah and Shane have been co-stars for years and absolutely do not like each other. Their back and forth was so much fun and had me turning the pages. There was so much history and antagonism between these two. In order to be able to work together, they start dealing with their issues and I enjoyed seeing them work through them and slowly find their way back. Lilah and Shane’s story was angsty and a delightful read.

Happy reading!

"...maybe I wanted to be with someone that I could actually build a life with, together, rather than someone who already had their life all figured out before I even got there, and I just got slotted into it."

Ava Wilder has done it again!! She knows how to tell a damn love story. The sexual tension! I never thought I was a celebrity romance girl, but she knows how to reel you in! So I am! I am a celeb romance girl!

I was so invested in Lilah and Shane. I loved their love story. A trueeeeee lovers to enemies to lovers that just felt so real. The research and knowledge on Hollywood and fame! Yet the characters felt so genuine to me. Lilah’s anxiety 🫶🏾 Shane’s self-doubt through his confidence 🫶🏾 the angst in this was also addicting.

Basically, I’ll read whatever Ava writes because she also knows how to write steam. It’s good GOOD. Thank you for your time.

***ARC Provided by the Author***

There was a lot that I did enjoy about this title, and I did believe in Lilah and Shane as a former couple. The issue was that I never really believed that they would be a current couple.

I get the idea that when you are forced together with someone, you work out a lot of the things that were causing issues, but those issues were a little too well developed for me in this one, and I am not sure I ever fully believed they would move on from them so easily, or that they would be able to be a couple now, which is the risk of a 2nd chance and enemies to lovers, as if the reader is too able to believe the enemies part, and really not able to believe the friends part, the book doesn't work.

And, unfortunately, at least for me, that is what we have in this one, a title that didn't fully ever get out of the enemies portion to allow me to believe they would be a couple.

While I did enjoy parts of this title, I am unable to recommend it.

I just can't handle these characters. If they are in their early thirties, why are they acting like teenagers?! The plot revolves completely around them and their "romance". Since I couldn't stand either of them and how they treated each other since the beginning I really couldn't care less about the story. I just wanted it to be over.

Thank you Netgalley, author, and publisher for the ARC.

I absolutely LOVED Will They or Won’t They by Ava Wilder - the emotion was visceral, the characters vivid, and the story moving - and I highly, highly recommend it. Ten stars!

The hype won for this one, but I'm glad my FOMO anxiety was used for good this time! I'm pretty open about my dislike for "rich people romance" - no billionaire love stories for me. And thankfully, there are no billionaires to be seen here, but successful celebs carry their own brand of privilege that usually doesn't appeal to me in book form. That was quite the opposite case here. I'm a sucker for the classic TV trope this novel is named after, so I was immediately intrigued, but throw in some enemies to lovers and I'm ready to rumble.

The story follows two successful TV actors, Lilah and Shane. Lilah is back on the show that made her famous after leaving for a few years for more prestige projects. Shane stuck around and held his own. Neither of them want her back. But their connection is palpable and unavoidable, and an important aspect of what made the show famous. Wilder does an excellent job of honoring the trope itself while keeping it fresh. She balances playful humor and the realities of 21st century fame that feel endearing and real rather than focused on the glitz of wealth. It's not that it's invisible, but the focus really is on their relationship in this landscape - which makes it interesting rather than cheesy. Lilah and Shane each have their own intense and relatable struggles, and Ava writes them with aplomb.

A was surprised by how both riveting and sexy this was. This should be the romance read of the summer! And yes, it should also be adapted.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC.