This story follows an overwhelmed, famous rock star--Jack--, and the rock star's former flame--Lucy-- whom was also a contestant on the same talent show that made him famous. Years later Lucy and Jack both find themselves at Oxford, forced to interact. Cue the plot!

It's got second chance at love, forced proximity, enemies to lovers (at least in the eyes of Lucy), and redemption themes.
Immediately, the plot pulled me in. It's engaging and incredibly well written. Lucy is intelligent, realistic, and strong. Jack has anxiety, and I found that the author wrote him appropriately.

I found this book fun to read! 5/5 stars!

I was given a complementary copy from the publisher and author via Netgalley. My opinions are my own, and I am reviewing voluntarily.

This book was an amazing little rom com. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys easy to read romances that just cheer you up.

This was a super cute and sweet college romance. It had all of the elements of a story I’ll love: enemies to lovers, rockstars, and a relatable plus sized FMC. The romance in this book is a slow burn, but totally worth it!

Overall it is a good book. It started really well with witty humor. The main female character seemed to be very bold, despite the tough life and relationship with her mother.
The male character was honest, and I liked the description of the difficulties that he faced in addition to his stage life. Not everything seems so rosy.
But in the middle of the book something changed and it started to be boring, everything was so predictable. There was not enough of the plot twist that could make this romance book more outstanding.

A world famous Rockstar with millions of adoring fans but secretly struggling with crippling anxiety + a curvy, bold and intelligent heroine who gives as good as she gets and can sing like an angel? I loved this pairing.

Jack and Lucy was so in sync with each other and had a strong connection. I loved how their story progressed and all that romantic gestures of Jack.
And that dreamy friends group they got… sigh! Loved the name for their group-SKULK (a group of fox).

There is something about a story that set in Britain that push all my buttons. I loved the charming way all the British slang, people, geography and alleys were portrayed.
Oh, and I hated Gary!

I didn’t give it full stars because Jack didn’t check on Lucy even once after he got famous, even though they were very good friends and secretly loved each other. Their meeting again was pure coincidence.

Overall a very well written romance with charming backdrop, deep characters, angst, self discovery, friendship and finding love again and fighting for it.

Jack is a singer with huge fame but also suffers from anxiety. He escapes to Oxford only to find his ex-girlfriend Lucy is studying there too.

The characters were well-written and their backstory helped build their sizzling chemistry as they got to know each other again.

I recommend this if you like books about romance, musicians, forced proximity, high school crush, and second chances.

How I wish I could not relate so well to the topic of panic attacks but I fear I can relate a little too much as I just had one earlier today. Loved this book as it is somewhat relatable and very interesting. Loved it.

HOLY SHIT THIS BOOK CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD!!!
It was a really quick-read for me and i LOVED it. The story was so well written, i just couldn´t get enough of Jack and Lucy <3333
I just think that there were some scenes that were overly detailed, and some too less. The chapters from 26 to 29 were kind of off story and was not really usefull, but i loved the scene Jack kept his promise to her by spending the night in a bookstore... I was screaming for a good 10 minutes 😭♡♡♡
I knew something was odd with Cathy.
I also loved the was Lucy was just waayyyy different from any other book heroine by being a size 16 woman and taking care of her family on her own♡

Anyways, thanks for netGalley and Laure Bradbury for letting me read this eARC for an honest review.

The main characters Lucy and Jack had known each other in high school when Jack responded to an ad for a musician that Lucy had posted. Lucy is a singer and she was to compete in Canada's Got Talent but Jack signed a deal before they auditioned and he wasn't allowed to perform with her so Lucy didn't audition at all. Lucy is heading to England to get a law degree which she feels is the best way to financially support her mother and sister and Jack went on to be a huge star performing with a boy band. Jack is taking a break and also heading to the same college Lucy is attending to study astrophysics. Jack will only be at the college for eight weeks and he really wants to reconnect with Lucy but she doesn't believe she can trust him.

This is such a fun, engaging, entertaining. Captivating story. I found Lucy and Jack relatable and captivating. I enjoyed the growth of both characters individually and in their relationship throughout the story. The main characters deal with different mental health issues, which were both handled with a depth of compassion and understanding. I loved the portrayal. The secondary characters added to the fabric of the story.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

First off I would like to extend a thank you to Netgalley, Laura Bradbury, and publishers for gifting me a copy of Oxford Star in return for my honest review. I will have to say this was a very very slow read for me as I did not understand it was part of a series. I read Oxford Wild prior to starting Oxford Star in order to have a true understanding of all the characters in the book/series. 

As for the Oxford world I didn't find the story of Oxford Star as lovable as the first in its series. I found that there was just too much going on all at once. The Characters Lucy and Jack were a great addition to the cast of the Oxford series and I did love what Laura did with their story. I just felt that there was just a little too much drama for me. I will say I can't wait to see what comes next or should I say WHO comes next!
If you are into fake dating/celebrity tropes then this is for you!

Thank you to NetGalley for offering me this ARC. I have not read any of this authors books before.

I was very drawn to this book because I have lived in the city and was excited about reading about my favourite haunts in a very different way to my own experience. It didn't disappoint, it was heart warming and the descriptions and scenes set in some much love pubs were terrific.

I really warmed to Jack straight away, I don't know if that was the intention, bit he came as across very warm and likable. Lucy infuriated me straight away, I didn't know enough of the back story to want to join her in her fury for Jack, so I stuck with him.

I found the intimate scenes jarring and there was something about the timing of them and the crassness that didn't connect for me. I love a well written sex scene, but I got a bit tired of hearing about Jack's hard ons!

Overall, I liked the story, the pace and the ending was expected but enjoyable.

Over all I want to say that I liked the story and the characters and I would recommend reading this book if you are in the mood for a university setting romcom.

Jack Seary and Lucy Snow are relatable in their feelings and struggles with anxiety, expectations others have of them and how they put others before themselves. Lucy kept reminding me of Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games as she also had to take care of her mother and younger sister from a young age and having a mother who is not able to be a parent for her children.

The book starts out a little slow with meeting the characters and their backstory and meeting new people in a new place along with them but generally picks up at around the halfway mark.
The ending is rather sudden and fast paced. The plot twist is good and looking back at little (very very little) hints makes a lot of sense and is not as predictable as other stories are. However, in my own opinion it could have been built up a little more instead of being rather short scenes.

There is one thing that made me roll my eyes whenever it came up in the book:
The constant mentions of the main characters being from Newfoundland or them being Newfoundlanders. It got better as the book progressed but in the beginning there were so, so many mentions of this.

A cute little romance that touches on things that many others do not. I enjoy the lost of trust between the two and how it is possible to rebuild it.

Thanks Netgalley for ARC. This book did not disappoint. It was fantastic, a great romcom that kept my interest until the very end. I also loved the main characters and how they broached the subject of anxiety. A must read by this author!

OK, so Jack and Lucy absolutely stole my heart. The long standing history, and their mutual crushes just made my heart melt. I truly loved reading this entire book, and loved their found family at Oxford. A truly fun and engrossing read. LOVED IT.

Oxford Star was a book I randomly found scrolling through Netgalley and the COver and the Despription for sure made me curious. When I read the book I really liked it. I liked the main characters and the clique gathered around them. Positive was as well the queer representation included within the group. The main story of the book was interesting and easy to follow. The english was nice and fluently to read even for me as a non-native speaker. Therefore no problems with language in here. The only thing that I didn't quite get was what the problem between our characters was. I mean yes I understood it in terms of language but why making such a big deal out of past decision lol haha. But anyway I really liked the book. I enjoyed reading it and for sure would recommend for everyone who likes a easy cute romance.

Thank you NetGalley and Laura Bradbury for the ARC of this book!

I really enjoy the represention of anxiety and panic attacks on this book. The author write it very accurate (from someone who suffers from it too).
I would definitely recommend it to others to read.

3,5 stars.

Oxford Star is a warm hug of a romance novel, whose world I want to live in. I would love nothing more than to be a part of this college and its skulk.

While not perfect as a book, it was immensely enjoyable.

Thanks to NetGalley and Grape Books for the eBook ARC. All opinions are mine alone.

3-3.5*

This was a pleasant contemporary romance that explores the fiery relationship between Lucy and Jack, set into the stunning backdrop of Oxford. Though overall this was an enjoyable read, I wish that there'd been more depth and motivation to Lucy and less drama between the characters. I appreciate the enemies to lovers trope, but sometimes find myself wishing for a little bit more when authors fall into this type of storytelling.

What I did love in this book was the body positivity, which wasn't brought into the book as a point of tension or controversy but instead celebrated and appreciated, particularly by Jack!