Plot Twist is a sweet quirky romance following Sophie and Dash. And though I feel like this wasn’t quite the romance for me - many will enjoy it!

The plot is fun and fast-paced, while tackling serious matters. However, I did find the constant TikTok talk to be a lot, and it will potential date the story quite quickly moving forward.

Thanks Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press, and NetGalley for the digital ARC in return for an honest review.

I started out loving this book but, overall, this one just didn’t work for me. Despite that, it was hard to put down.

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press for this digital arc in exchange for my honest review which is not affiliated with any brand.

The three things I loved most about this book were the beginning, the middle, and the end. Seriously, I wish I could have had the time to read this in one sitting, because I definitely would have. There were laughs, cringe-worthy moments, sad moments, and moments of self-discovery. Definitely will recommend this to all my reader friends and library patrons!

In terms of romance tropes, Erin La Rosa's "Plot Twist" does not disappoint -
Opposites attract (sunny v. grumpy)
Sister's best friend/best friend's brother
Forced proximity
Friends to lovers
Secret identity
Sworn off relationship

Rolled into characters who-
Go viral for the wrong reason
Secretly dealing with alcoholism recovery
Romance writer who's never been in love
A family that doesn't approve of their life choices
Are absolutely in denial about their feelings

For the most part, it works and is good clean (and by clean I mean pretty filthy) fun and it's a quick read. The concept (revisiting exes) isn't new or handled in a super unique way. The MCs hit a few roadblocks (why, oh why does she have to start dating an ex?) that are contrived and don't add much to the plot. The characters are mostly likeable and chemistry is palpable and the the spicy bits are delightful. "Plot Twist" is a great choice for the HEA crowd.

Sophie is a romance author and on the hunt for love.. well more like a quest to figure out WHY she has actually never been in love. She decides to meet up with all of her exes to gain insight on what went wrong and how to move forward. However, along the way she becomes distracted by her emotionally unavailable landlord, Dash, who also happens to be her best friend’s very off-limits brother. Through their friendship, Sophie and Dash discover how to trust and how to let oneself be worthy of love.

3,5 stars

Spicy romance about a romance novelist who has never been in love and a former teen star from an iconic Hollywood family who doesn't actually like acting. Lots of familiar tropes - enemies to lovers, just one bed, etc. I don't want to say it's predictable, because that sounds like a judgement. It was entertaining and ended in an expected manner.

Thanks Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for the digital ARC in return for an honest review.

Sophie Lyon is a romance author who has never been in love. She has never uttered "I love you." to any of her past relationships. Sophie is on a deadline for her next book and she is stuck. Thinking has found the solution to her writer's block, Sophie goes on a mission to reconnect with all of her past partners who have said the "L" word to her. Sohpie's hunk of a landlord, Dash Montrose, a former teen heartthrob is social media saavy and offers to assist Sophie with making TikTok videos of her experiences. As Sophie and Dash get closer, she learns about his sobriety and the fact that he is hiding it from everyone including his family. Dash can only look at one day at a time and wants to pursue more with Sophie, but is scared to risk his sobriety. The two encounter crazy stalkers, bitter exes, volatile family members, and invasive media. Everything comes crashing together when Dash is forced to make a speech for his father. Can the two withstand broken trust and overcome the fear of what lies ahead for them? Plot Twist is a saucy romance with quirky characters, serious topics, and hope for happily ever after.

Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa follows the story of Dash and Sophie. Dash’s sister is best friends with Sophie which is how they meet. Sophie is a romance author and has been struggling with her book. After an embarrassing video of her goes viral on TikTok, her and Dash’s lives become even more entwined.

The start of this book was a little hard for me to get in to but the book later became amazing! I loved the realism behind their story from all the different struggles and problems that they both experienced. I adored how the story wasn’t just perfect or completely happy and how there was a balance between fiction and realism.

The writing and the plot was very well done, easy, and fun to follow. However, the book is written in 3rd person which can sometimes discourage people to read a book. I myself was taken by surprise when I started the book but I ended up loving how the story played out.

Overall this was a really good book that made me happy, sad, angry, and a little jealous of people in love.

Not a bad book, just too many tropes and moved through the story too quickly. An overall decent read for me, but not one I will pick up again.

Thank you to NetGalley for an arc of this title!

I really enjoyed this romance! It was unique, imperfect but in the best way, and so sweet.
Sophie and Dash were such unique characters and their imperfections were endearing and relatable. Sophie being a romance writer who has never been in love is such a clever idea, and Dash being a former actor with a famous family that pressures him to continue acting was such an interesting perspective. Both characters thought they were unworthy of love because of their flaws and past relationships, but went to disprove this myth of only deserving love if you are the “best version of yourself” by navigating these indivual journeys in their lives together and apart, and communicating their feelings transparently and trusting in each other to try to understand.
this story is definitely worth the read, it’s endearing and refreshingly communicative, and i will continue to love these characters and their story for a long time.

I thought this book was fun and quirky. Both qualities I love in a book! I really liked both main characters and how they corresponded with each other. I also loved the growth and how serious topics were approached and handled.

Plot twist is a rom-com about a romance writer, Sophie, who finds herself with feelings for her landlord/best friend’s brother, Dash.

This book is fun and light hearted. It’s full of tropes, but I expect (and like!) that in a romance novel.

There are a too many plot points - most of them don’t feel fleshed out enough - but it keeps the story moving!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC!

This book was alright. I would have preferred that the main characters had more tension & build up than they did. Overall it was still a fun and cute read!

the whole plot about her meeting her exes to write her book felt very half assed lol. it seemed like an afterthought

this book is such a sweet, interesting, book! i loved seeing the lgbtq representation in this book! i also loved how it brought up issues like mental health and addiction. additionally, the characters were both very interesting which made the book even better to read! the forced proximity and friends to lovers trope was executed sooooo well. i cant wait to read more books by erin la rosa!

This book was fine. Honestly, it moved a little too fast for me. And I would've preferred that the main characters have a bit more tension than they did. The spicy scenes were still good though, and over all it was still a fun and cute read!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. I DNF at 68% but I skimmed the book from about 20%.

Pros:
Fast paced
Good writing

Cons:
Too many tropes. Every couple of chapters seemed to have a new trope.

There were too many things that could have been developed further and weren't. They could have led to interesting plot points. Instead another trope and situation was introduced.

I tried to love this story, but the couples, while sexy were predictable in both a boring and unbelievable way. I was disappointed and barely got through this one.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this story.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing this ARC.

From the very first paragraph I felt ~seen~ by Sophie. This book was funny, charming, and sweet. I loved how it showed that healing isn’t linear, and we’re all human, so we will inevitably fuck up. But, that doesn’t mean we aren’t worthy of love.

Some of the dialogue felt a little clunky and unnatural, and like not a ton happened, but overall thoroughly enjoyed this book!

This book had a lot of potential. I really liked the premise of it, and I was into it right away. But something just didn’t stick with me. I got bored and didn’t want to keep going. I strongly considered DNF-ing it. The main relationship started to feel too easy, and then parts got too juvenile for me. It wasn’t horribly by any means, just didn’t keep me super engaged.

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Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC.