Thank you netgalley for the free ebook and opportunity to read this book.
I wish I liked this book more. My interest just plateaued and the more I read the more I was meh about it. To me the book was too predictable. I hated how in-depth the TikTok element of the book was. Also, the FMC and MMC relationship felt forced. I don’t have enough feelings to right a lengthy well thought out review.

I just finished Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa and I have so much to say about it. I’ll start off with the bad because that was my first impression but definitely not my last. I didn’t like how it started. I said out loud “oh no” when I finished the first few chapters. You see I’m not a fan of hot mess characters and Sophie definitely came off that way. Honestly, she really didn’t become a favorite for me at any point in the book. You’re definitely reading the book for Dash and his story. You will fall in love with Dash and you will root for Dash every step of the way. The book has a couple spicy scenes and you’ll be wanting your own Dash for that.

I really liked this book despite the rough start. It made me smile almost all the way through the book. There are so many quirky details like squirrels and Richard Gere to the name of Sophie’s pet fish that will make you fall in love with Plot Twist. I enjoyed my time reading it.

**Many thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.**


4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is the first book I have ever read from Erin La Rosa, and it will not be my last!! 😊

Sophie is an author down on her luck. Having written a successful first book, she's now facing the pressure of finishing book 2, her career on the line.

Dash, a former actor and part of a Hollywood dynasty family, is a recovering alcoholic trying his best to stay sober. He also happens to be Sophie's best friend's brother and landlord. 👫🏠

When life pushes them together suddenly, their bond becomes one that they cannot continue to ignore. Only problem? Sophie has never been in love and is looking for a long-term relationship, while Dash is just trying to get by and stay sober. A relationship would just complicate things. ENTER THEIR HOT CHEMISTRY 👨‍🚒🚒📛

OKAY, I really liked this!! This was a really fun rom-com. I noticed that I do enjoy books with characters who are authors or work in the publishing space. I guess that's just me living vicariously through the characters, living a dream I would also love. 😍📚

The pacing was good, the banter was funny, there was some really honest and open communication between Dash and Sophie. There was no miscommunication, no 3rd act breakup, no uncomfortable scenes. 🗣️💬

I don't usually flock towards books with sobriety/drug/alcohol abuse issues. I find the topic is at times too heavy for me to enjoy. But I went into this story blind, and I was pleasantly surprised! It wasn't too heavy, felt light, but also full of emotion & passion. 😌💖

AND OH BOY, I really felt the passion between Dash and Sophie. 🔥🔥 There was really good spice here. 🌶️🌶️

I highly recommend it to anyone who's looking for a fun, smooth rom-com with some deep topics that feel light! 😊📚

You wouldn't expect such good spice while seeing the cover, would you now? Forced proximity is an underated trope and when done well, it shines. Though it might look like a cozy breezethrough romance, it has it's own depth and deals with relatable issues. This book is the proof. Erin La Rose is someone to keep a look out for if you enjoy the adult style of romances.

5/5
Erin La Rosa is quickly becoming a romance author to watch and Plot Twist is proof. This one’s got the unconventional pairing I didn’t know I needed: a romance writer on a deadline and her neighbor, a former star out of the spotlight. Plot Twist packs in the tropes while managing to engage in meaningful commentary on sobriety, harmful family dynamics, and modern relationships. The tension is off the charts between Sophie and Dash from page one and this is undoubtedly the hottest romance I’ve read this year. Go forth and read, you’ll thank me later.

A full review will be posted on my blog closer to publication

So I did like this book. I do recommend this book to anyone who likes contemporary romances.
There were swoon worthy moments. I loved the spicy bits.

What I didn't love:
The main issue I had with this book which is why I didn't read it a week was because I get second hand embarrassment from the main character so easily.
I also didn't fall in love with Sophie as a character. I am not sure why I didn't connect with her as I should have.

I am definitely debating giving this a re-read asap because I feel like maybe I just didn't read this book at the right time.

It had everything I should've loved and yet I didn't love this book. I just liked it.

This book was well written, the plot was addicting and the romance was amazing. I don't know why I didn't love it ,

Still I will highly recommend this book to every romance reader who loves the tropes this book has.

"Plot Twist" by Erin La Rosa is a delightful and witty exploration of unexpected turns in life that will leave you laughing and nodding along.

5/5 it’s hard to find the words for how much I loved this book! Emotionally intelligent MCs with hot banter and SPICY activities?! I loved that the third act falling out was not miscommunication, but actually brought them closer together. Alcoholism is a huge part of the MMCs story and the writing feels genuine to the difficulty of his experience. Can’t wait for more from Erin La Rosa!
Queer representation, dual perspective
*brothers best friend, only one bed
CW: alcoholism

Thanks @netgalley @erinlarosalit and @canarystreetpress for the opportunity to read Plot Twist—out November 14, 2023.

Romance author Sophie is only six weeks away from her deadline and has serious writers block, which might have something to do with her lackluster love life. She’s living with her best friend’s brother Dash—a former teen heartthrob who’s working on his sobriety and taken up ceramics as a hobby. When a TikTok video with Sophie goes viral, Dash helps her turn it into an opportunity for writing inspiration and their friendship turns into more.

This book was equal parts HOTT and heartfelt. The storyline about Dash’s alcoholism and sobriety was very sensitively written. I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more from Erin!

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tropes: best friend’s brother, roommance, celebrity-normal person

This is such a great, fun read and runs like a RomCom through your mind. A romance author that has never been in love, blasphemy! Follow Sophie as she finds love, with some pitfalls along the way, and happens to learn her true value.

Sophie is a romance writer who is never been in love despite the success of her first book. Now it's time for the follow-up book, and she decides to cure her writers block she would interview each of exes, and find out why she was not capable of loving them. Meanwhile, Dash, her landlord, and former actor - is struggling to hide his secret crafting hobby, and his issues with sobriety. As Sophie and Dash get closer their feelings grow more complex.


I did enjoy reading Dash's story and seeing him overcome his struggles. I think that it's a really important story that the author handled with care. I loved how each of the exes were distinctly their own person, and you can see why Sophie had dated each of them. There is also some great banter and steamy scenes.

While I don't mind the talk of social media in books, I know some do. The idea of the hill was really interesting And I think the fact that I'm probably similar to the FMC in some ways was funny. I do think people will enjoy the author aspect.

Great book! Not my favourite book I’ve read, but it was definitely enjoyable.! I loved the characters and the story.

It was quite lovely with a nice happily ever after. Warming to reading how the characters developed in this story. They had great chemistry which I love and the banter was cute. It had a realistic view of a relationship that was well written.

Thanks to NetGalley and Canary Street Press for the ARC.

I feel like this book was all over the place, like it was trying to be too many things at once. I struggled to finish it. It is half popular romance tropes and half contemporary references that will undoubtedly age in a year. There was more "telling" than "showing" in terms of the story and pretty simplistic. lot of pop culture references to wade through.

While the main characters had some chemistry, it definitely felt contrived at times. There were so many tropes all at once! Dash is her landlord/neighbor/best friend's brother/childhood celebrity crush/friend-to-lover! 🙄 Also the smut didn't really do it for it. There are aspects that I liked (normalizing sobriety and therapy, Sophie being pansexual and very comfortable with her sexuality, Dash being into crafting as a hobby), but I genuinely feel like the author was trying to do too much and it didn't exactly work.

This might be my own personal issue but the mention of surrogacy took me out and soured me on the characters. Sophie's sister, Nina (the main character from this series's first book), and her husband announce they're having a baby by using a surrogate.

Surrogacy is a contentious women's issue. No matter how well-intentioned its proponents, surrogacy is the economic and cultural exploitation of women. Often the woman carrying the pregnancy is in a financially disadvantageous position to the intended parents, which is very much the case with these characters who are celebrity chefs. I didn't care for this side character subplot.

Plot Twist was the perfect sappy rom com mixed with some very real elements. It explores struggling author Sophie who is trying to fall in love for the first time. Famous actor Dash is finding himself and his next adventure all while staying sober. This real world scenario was perfect and I loved the HEA. 5/5 stars.

I got to 30% in this book before I decided to DNF. Because I DNF this book I will not be giving it a star rating. Honestly I just wasn’t clicking with this book. I didn’t really care about either character and all of the modern references were getting a bit much for me. I think as a Booktok I just couldn’t read a book that focused on Tiktok so much. I felt like if I kept reading this book it would be a two or three star and so because of that I decided to DNF.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for this Advanced Readers Copy of Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa!

I enjoyed Plot Twist, but a lot of the plot felt too familiar. One of our main characters is a recovering alcoholic and I honestly didn’t enjoy that storyline. I have a close family member who is a recovering alcoholic and I think it was just too triggering for me to read that in what I wanted to be a “light and fun” read.

This book was just ok for me. It started out strong and I really liked the characters themselves. Even the antagonists and secondary characters were well rounded and each had their own distinct identity. At first, I was really happy to see an accurate portrayal of addiction and recovery, but things started to take a turn towards romanticism when we were introduced to his sponsor/mentor. The MMC's struggles with revealing his addiction and his rehab to his family fell flat for me. I think it was because of the repetition and lack of deep pov. The writing style is passive and repetitive, with many character traits being repeatedly told to the reader, rather than shown through actions or dialogue/internal monoloque. The setting was really well done, the world very established. I wouldn't recommend this book because the main character's addiction recovery (declarations of love during rehab, etc) is portrayed in a deeply flawed and harmful way and it overshadows everything else.. The author would do well to read craft books such as Lisa Hall-Wilson's Method Acting for Writers and Donald Maas The Emotional Craft of Fiction, as well as the Emotional Wound Thesaurus.