Yet another great rom com from Erin La Rosa
I llove the premise of this. How both MCs have to team up to help her love life, yet their forced proximity along the way sways attentions elsewhere.
Steam was on point too!

This was a great romance story with the right amount of spice and sweetness. I liked that the main character is pansexual and the male love interest had a deeper backstory with his family and alcoholism. I look forward to reading more books by La Rosa.

4/5

Plot Twist follows the stories of Sophie Lyon and Dash Montrose. Sophie is a recently new published author and all she wants to do is write her second book. The problem is that she just can’t figure out the happily ever after, and it might have to do with how she’s never fallen in love before. Cue Dash Montrose, an actor who doesn’t want to act, but instead focus on one goal: sobriety. After many ‘plot twists’ the two end up starting to see each other a lot more in their lives, which seems to be a recipe for a romance.

I enjoyed this book a lot! It was fun, it was witty, and it was easy to read. This is the second book in Erin La Rosa’s series, but you don’t need to read them in any particular order.

La Rosa’s writing style is fun and easy to read. I love her humour, and the spicy scenes aren’t bad either. I definitely might check out her previous book “For Butter or Worse.”

The plot was mostly typical with a couple of “plot twists” for sure. Since the FMC is an author, it was interesting to read about writing and publishing a romance book while reading a romance book. Definitely a write-what-you-know situation.

Overall I’m very glad I got to read this book and am looking forward to any future releases of La Rosa’s.

The premise of this book was interesting, but sadly I wasn't completely invested in the story. I found the writing quite stilted and odd at times, and while I was rooting for the main characters, I found myself getting annoyed by them more than not.

This was my first by the author and there was so much that I loved about it! I LOVE a best friends brother/forbidden romance! It was set up so sweetly and I loved how Dash & Sophie were drawn to one another outside of sexual attraction.

It was a first book for me with the mentioning of TikTok & posting video content to it. It was definitely entertaining to see Sophie & Dash posting their tiktoks & the corresponding messages.

Some things that didn't work for me was the lack of communication between Sophie & Dash. Dash was willing to share his secret with her about his sobriety but wouldn't come forward with his feelings for her, causing Sophie to go on and pursue her ex even when she had feeling for Dash. That whole aspect of her trying to date her ex and their lackluster chemistry because of Sophie's feelings for Dash made me feel bad for the ex being strung along.

I also wasn't a fan of the over-reaction from Poppy, Dash's sister and Sophies best friend. The way she treated him after finding out they were hooking up made me roll my eyes. they're women in their 30's.... not teenagers.

Overall, a great book and I will definitely read more from the author in the future. her storylines are excellent!

I just finished Erin La Rosa's Plot Twist, and it was a fun, steamy romance. Was it my favorite romance I've read this year? No. Was it worth the read? Sure. It was aggressively fine. It was maybe even a little bit better than fine. Like I said, it was fun. I liked that it dealt with sobriety and the struggles that come with family pressure and expectations. I liked the connection between the main characters. I also liked how Sophie's bisexuality wasn't even specifically labeled or "named" in the book. We learn she's had relationships with men and women, but it isn't something that's a big deal. There's no coming out or trauma. It's just a part of who she is. Ultimately, Plot Twist is not one I'd re-read, which is how I judge most books now since I don't typically use a star rating system. If I immediately want to re-read it, that's how I know I really loved a book.

Sophie Lyon is a romance writer with a major case of writer's block. Her second book is due in a matter of weeks, and she's just gone viral--she had a public meltdown over her inability to say "I love you," and someone filmed it and uploaded it to the internet. Trying to capitalize on her new visibility, she decides to reconnect with all her exes to figure out what's been keeping her from saying those three little words and hopefully fix her writer's block along the way. Her neighbor/landlord is Dash Montrose--a former actor, secret tiktoker, and the brother of Sophie's best friend--offers to help her out in exchange for her helping write a speech for an event he has to attend. He's also secretly 18 months sober--a struggle he's managed to keep from his family and out of the press.

While helping Sophie unpack the lessons she's learning from her exes, they end up hooking up and catching feelings for each other. A public outing of his addiction leads to a relapse, and Dash has to decide if he is worthy of being loved.

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4, if I have to rate it.

This is an adult romance novel that follows Sophie who is a romance writer who has never been in love. Because she hasn't been in love before she is struggling to write her second novel after her first novel was extremely popular. She decides to meet with each of her exes to figure out where it went wrong. Meanwhile, she is dealing with her evergrowing attraction to Dash, her landlord, and also her best friend's brother. Did I also mention that Dash used to be a teenage heartthrob and Sophie's childhood crush? Dash Agrees and asks for Sophie to help write a speech for an event that is happening for his famous father.

From the first chapter of the novel, I was cracking up at Sophie and Dash's relationship. Then slowly after that I kind of lost interest in this couple, it wasn't that they were boring it was just that they lacked a connection. There is a bit of spice in this novel, that I felt came out of nowhere! It felt like at some point I was getting whiplash for Dash's feelings for Sophie.Also, I love the fact that Sophie is Bi and we get both a male relationship and a female one too!

Another huge issue about this book is the fact that I felt like the major plot points that we were working up to just didn't hit right. In some way, it felt like the villains of the story got away with treating the main characters like trash. I'm the type of person where I want there to be some form of justice but there was nothing.

I do want to give a trigger warning that there are talks of alcoholism, so if that topic is triggering maybe skip this book.

A special thanks to Netgalley and Canary Press for allowing me to read this book early for an honest review!

I liked the book. The characters were easy to follow along with. I like Erin writing style. Would def recommend

What a great sophomore book from Erin. Set I. The Sam world as For Butter or Worse, Plot Twist can fully be a stand alone. That actually made me a tiny bit sad that we did not get more of the Nina/Leo….

Dash and Sophie were easy to love and explore their relationship. Fully would recommend this book and Erin will be a must keep an eye out for.

This book just wasn’t for me. I really enjoyed For Butter or Worse but I couldn’t get into this one as easily as I did that book for some reason. But that’s ok! I’ll be trying her next book as well!

This book had a lot of great tropes. Best friends brother, celebrity crush, secret identity, etc. but it felt like the author worked too hard to make the tropes happen and didn’t work hard enough to develop the story. I also felt like this story really focused on TikTok and I am just not a fan of when social media is a main character in a book. Over all this book just wasn’t my cup of tea. I liked the idea of it and feel like I could have been good, but it was not, in my opinion.

Sophie Lyon is writing her second book, and she's stumped. After the irony that she's never been in love goes viral, Sophie starts to look at her own love life to see if that's why she can't put words to page. She decides to reunite with her exes to find out why she's never fallen in love, document it for her online followers, and coming out the other side. This unfortunately means reconnecting with Carla, the one person Sophie thinks she might have been able to fall for. Dash Montrose, former teen heartthrob, is Sophie's fairly reclusive landlord. He's got the skills to help with social media, but he'd rather keep his secrets to himself. As a man in recovery, he spends time online as an anonymous crafter, using his hands to create and maintain his sobriety. Sophie and Dash form a friendship, but Sophie isn't sure who she is outside of relationships and Dash worries he isn't stable enough to be the man Sophie deserves. The two decide to be friends-with-benefits.
If you love romance tropes, fun writing, and a cute story, you'll love Erin La Rosa's Plot Twist.

This was an enjoyable read. It follows romance author Sophie and her landlord, former actor Dash. Sophie has a stealth video of her go viral on TikTok when she gets drunk at karaoke and admits she's never been in love, the next day her landlord Dash helps her through her hangover. To come back from the humiliation, she embarks on a series of TikTok videos interrogating what went wrong in each of her prior relationships. Meanwhile, Dash, a recovering alcoholic, has a secret TikTok where he makes ceramics. His Hollywood royalty family is pressuring him to get back into acting but he won't because it's a threat to his sobriety. Dash offers to help Sophie with her TikTok campaign, and they fall for each other.

What I liked
The LGBTQIA and men's mental health rep
What I didn't like
There was SO MUCH going on in this book. There were so many threads that didn't really relate or get fully fleshed out. It felt like a mishmash of ideas. I also really struggled to like any of the characters.

Would still recommend to anyone looking for a romance. Thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press and NetGalley for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was hoping for more after the first book as the premise of this was more interesting to me; however, I do not think that Erin La Rosa is the writer for me.

Plot Twist was absolute perfection! This is Grumpy Sunshine, best friend`s brother, and many more. That way sobriety, and family tension was expertly handled in this book. I can`t wait to read more from Erin La Rosa.

Thank you, Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press, for this Egalley.

What an interesting romance! Honestly, reviewing it is so difficult.

First, the things I liked. The writing style! So easy and smooth and clear. I just loved the experience of reading it. I could picture everything and often found myself delighted at little turns of phrase and descriptions. I loved the two main characters. They were delightful. Even though Dash comes from a family of movie stars and important Hollywood players, he still felt so relatable. The sex scenes were pretty spicy and a lot of fun.

The harder part to wrap my brain around is the alcoholism in the book. On the one hand, I like how this isn’t just a struggle in Dash’s past. His sobriety is something he’s constantly working on, and it creates big conflicts in the story.

I’m not sure if the finished copy has a content warning for substance abuse, but I think it should. The descriptions were pretty intense. I think because of this aspect of the plot, it’s hard for me to recommend this widely. But for the right audience, Plot Twist might be just the right book.

Thank you to Netgalley & Canary Street Press for allowing me to be an early reader. All thoughts are my own. Overall, this one was just not for me. I can't say I am interested in reading more by this author, either. Her writing style was to0 tell, not much show for me, and that is not my reading preference. I hope this one finds the right readers who will enjoy it!

This was my first book by this author, and I have to say I enjoyed it. Was it perfect? No. But La Rosa handles a lot of tough things (family dysfunction, alcoholism) really well.

Sophie and Dash are so adorable, and I love the way they shore up and strengthen each other's insecurities without becoming obsessive or codependent.

Though I don't mind some pop culture references in a book, there are A LOT of them in here, and it did take me out of the text at times. Not enough to make me dislike the book, but enough for me to mention.

I really loved the premise of this book. A romance author who's never been in love? A former child star struggling with sobriety and trying to find a new life for himself? Such strong elements to start with. But while Plot Twist was generally enjoyable, it didn't ever really deliver on the promise for me.

Sophie Lyons is worried about being a one-hit wonder. She's got writers block and her second book is due in just a few weeks. So she sets out on a quest to figure out why she's never fallen in love in the hopes that cracking the case will help her finish her book. Meanwhile, her neighbor and landlord, Dash Montrose, is keeping secrets from his family - his sobriety, his desire to never act again, his love of pottery. He finds solace in Sophie's enthusiasm, helping her figure out the whole TikTok thing in exchange for help writing a speech for his dad's Walk of Fame ceremony. Sparks fly. And Sophie wonders if maybe she'll finally fall in love.

I think the issue for me with Plot Twist wasn't so much the setup or the story, but the overall execution. The plot wandered, even with the structure of Sophie reconnecting with her exes and the timeline of Dash's speech. I never felt fully grounded in either of those things. Meanwhile, Sophie and Dash just sort of seemed to ping off each other. We were told a lot that they had chemistry, but I didn't often see it. And neither character seemed to really move forward in their "quests" until the very end.

All in all, a little disappointing, but certainly not terrible. Just kind of fine.

3/5

I want to thank everyone for this gifted copy of Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa.

Unfortunately this book just wasn't for me. It felt rather uncomfortable and annoyed me more than allowed me to enjoy.

I'm giving this book two stars because while I didn't enjoy, and chose to not finish, I know that there are other people out there who will enjoy it.