* I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All thoughts are my own.

The premise seemed super promising, and I was very excited to see how it played out. But honestly, this is probably one of my least favorite books of 2023. The main character is beyond rude, cruel, and insufferable. Her friends try to help her through all of her problems with this exes drama, but she is a terrible friend and she’s mean, especially when she doesn’t get her way. I don’t know if I could think of a worse main character than Esther. I would not recommend this book to anybody. It tries to be funny and isn’t. It repeats the same jokes over and over - they’re gross and not remotely funny. The writing is bizarre and the author uses capital letters for a couple pages just to show that the characters are shouting at each other. It was a STRUGGLE to get through this book.

Absolutely do not recommend.

This book is a witty, modern take on the dating world as a 29 year old who feels pressure to find “the one.” I love that the story starts out with an old magazine feature that describes the 7 types of relationships a girl has before finding the one. We’re all guilty of reading these type of lists and it’s so relatable! Inspired by the article, Ester decides to revisit her exs to see if she missed something and one was really meant to be the one. There are some laugh out loud scenes as she goes on her crazy mission.

Thank you to Harper Perennial and Paperbacks & NetGalley for allowing me to read this book

I went into this one with high hopes. I had heard good things about it but honestly, it didn’t live up to the expectations. I like the storyline and the idea of the synopsis but I didn’t find myself hooked.

I loved the idea of this book so much! At first I couldn’t wait to get into each of the exes but by the time we got to the third one I was exhausted. One ex definitely took me by surprise but the rest sort of seemed standard. Even though the guys were different Esther seemed to have the same chemistry with all of them making it hard to become invested in any of them. Although I liked that her friends were fully fleshed out characters I wish we got more of a break from them. Like more of her at work and with other people and less around friends that seemed to turn a blind eye to her issues. We see that Esther is a hot mess but not much else and I wish we learned more about her outside of connection to guys and her friends. By the time she finds the person she’s supposed to pursue I was confused why she never seemed to show any feelings for them from the beginning. It just came across as convenient. Not a bad book but I was hoping to connect to the book more.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the ARC.

This book just was not for me. While the premise sounded great, the storyline and characters just fell flat for me.

Our main character, Esther, is insufferable. She is self-centered, immature, and in my opinion, a horrible friend. I enjoyed some of the events that happened, the alternating timelines, and found a few scenes enjoyable, but overall, could not find any redeeming qualities that made me want to root for her or her potential at a second chance.

From summary for this book I got “What’s Your Number” vibes. The movie starring Chris Evans and Anna Faris from roughly easy 2010s?

I thought the film was cute so I knew that I should request and read this book. Overall I thought it was cute but it was soo similar to the movie that it was a little lack luster to me and fell a little short.

The main character is a bit self destructive and not my favorite but this was still cute.

Thank you to Simon and Schuster UK and Netgalley for this eARC.

A lot of people (women especially) do believe that life without a partner is unfulfilling. I see miserable couples all the time together just to have someone to go to dinner with, go to shows with, or even just to have someone to come home to. I have been jaded by my parents' divorce for twenty plus years and I refuse to believe that. Esther wants "the one." She has surveyed what's out there, and its slim pickings. She reads an old advice column that states the seven exes everyone has had, and the "one who got away.". It's cute following her journey as she revisits her past, just to be reminded why these men were exes. She has some good friends who help her see her own value. My mom always tells me "Make yourself happy and everything else will fall into place." I try to live by those words, but it's hard. A fun rom com in London town.

**I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher(thanks!). I voluntarily give my honest review and all opinions are my own. **

This book did not end up working out for me. I went into it expecting a romance, and this is much more contemporary fiction/women’s fiction.

I can’t root for the main character as her personality comes across as very 1 dimensional, shallow, and desperate. The entire story is told in first person, which would be fine, but the writing style feels very stream of consciousness, and we get very little description of other characters or the setting. Plus, with the character being unlikable being stuck in her head is not very enjoyable.

I also see no reason why the author chooses to use ‘ marks instead of “ marks for quotations. It adds nothing to the story or prose except making it harder to tell when someone is speaking (if that was the point it worked, I don’t understand why you would want that though?).

I do think the story had potential and I think friendships are the saving grace, but even those seem very flat to me.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for the chance to read and review for an honest review! I’m sorry that it didn’t work out this time but I always appreciate the opportunity!

This book is a witty, modern take on the dating world as a 29 year old who feels pressure to find “the one.” I love that the story starts out with an old magazine feature that describes the 7 types of relationships a girl has before finding the one. We’re all guilty of reading these type of lists and it’s so relatable! Inspired by the article, Ester decides to revisit her exs to see if she missed something and one was really meant to be the one. There are some laugh out loud scenes as she goes on her crazy mission.

I think this book pairs perfectly with the song, Thank you, next by Ariana Grande!

Seven Exes gave me early 2000s rom com vibes. Think Debra Messing, Katherine Heigl, Kate Hudson, etc. etc. etc. I loved this. I found this perfect for summer a bingeable beach read that was cute, funny, sweet and the perfect blend of nostalgia and the horrors of dating.

There wasn’t much about this book that I liked other than how fast a read it was and how Esther’s friend group kinda reminded me of my own. Unlike my friends though, I found all these characters insufferable and, sometimes, really dumb. Some of their conversations felt truly mind-numbing. I didn’t care for the relationships - they weren’t fleshed out enough. None of the ex-lovers had a personality and none of them stood out, even if they made multiple appearances. The author was also incredibly on the nose about who Esther was going to end up with. At that point, you don’t have a reason to get invested in any of the ex-lovers.

Some chapters held promise; most fell flat. I got through this book in a matter of hours and because of that, this book was a step up from a 1 star.

Esther is not entirely sure she is happy in her life. When she finds an old magazine that examines the Seven Loves of one's life, she decides that happiness must lie within one of her past loves. Determined to find her happily ever after, she tracks down each ex to see if there are any sparks.

I loved this book! Here's what I loved:

The British humor of it all: I think I'm a sucker for British Romcoms. I find the quirky sense of humor to be hilarious and this book had that in spades. All of the characters were sarcastic and snappy which came across in all of the dialogue.

The Exes: The way the book is structured, Vine takes you back and forth between the present and past as Esther reconnects with her exes. They are each funny in their own way and seeing how Esther interacts with them is brilliant. Some may argue that you don't get enough time with each person, but I'm fine with that. This read like a classic romcom because of the structure!

Unpredictable: Just went you think you know where Esther is going with her love life, you get curve balls thrown at you. I loved that!

All in all, this is a great British Romcom that is filled with humor, heart, and series topics.

I loved the concept of this book, and I was hooked from the prologue, but along the way, something was just off in this book. I liked the idea of Esther visiting and meeting up with seven of her exes. I think it's interesting to go back and look at relationships under a different lens. Along the way, she found that some of her relationships were different than she thought they were. I liked that it went back and forth between different timelines. It showed how she met with the exes in the past and their relationship. Then in the present, we could see how things changed over time.

I think that Esther was a very frustrating character. She isn't very likable, and I wasn't rooting for her to find happiness. She seemed selfish, and she wasn't a great friend or roommate or boss. She was so caught up in this seven exes search that she turned away from all of the people in her life. I think that most of her relationships ended because of something that she decided.

When I started reading the book, I was hoping for a second chance romance, but there wasn't much romance in this story. I could see how it was going to end, and it was very predictable.

Overall, it was a good concept, but it just didn't hit right with me. I wanted more romance, and the epilogue didn't give me enough of that.

Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Perennial for an ARC of this book.

I don't know where to start with this book. After reading the prologue (which I loved 😍) I had high hopes for this book. However as I went along in the book something was missing. I can't put my finger on it but Louise (the main character) was a little scattered to me. The storyline felt like it jumped right into the middle of an existential crisis without much back story as to why the character was having one.

All that being said it was a decent read but for me it fell a little flat and it made it harder for me to want to read it. Maybe its just me..

Seven Exes was a really fun rom-com. I always seem to really enjoy stories set in London and this one was no exception. Each chapter focuses on an ex of Ester’s and the story of how their relationship started and why it ultimately failed. Ester decides to see if there is anything worth rekindling in any of these relationships and the story follows along her journey. I don’t want to spoil anything, but one of her relationships seemed like it didn’t get mentioned enough. At the end; you kind of find out why and it makes sense, but I just wish I had a little bit more to the story. Overall this was a cute book and I look forward to reading more from this author!

This was just an ok read for me. Esther is nearing 30 and reads an article about ex's and feels that she needs to revisit her past to see if one of the ex's is the guy she should be with now. She has two roommates - her friend Lou from grade school and Bibi. She gets very involved in her quest to seek out the ex's and loses sight of everything else. I thought the side story with Lou and her long-time boyfriend Sven was odd. The epilogue was the strangest ever - including the toilet issues that were noted throughout the book.

Where do I start?
Part of me enjoyed this book and part of me wanted to throw something while reading it.

I loved the concept of this story, and I love that we had interspersed timelines for each ex. It was a cool way for this book to be laid out, and had you curious about the next relationship. However, most of these characters fell flat.

Esther, the MC, is selfish, a user, and unlikable for half of this book. She gave me the ICK, and was honestly the character that I liked the least (besides the couple that were obviously bad people). It seemed like she didn't even like her friends. She treated them horribly. Plus, it was so weird that her and Bibi would sit there and listen to Louise be intimate with her boyfriend. That's horrifying.

The entire concept of this book was "I'm turning 30 and I need to find a man to make babies with". As a 31 year old woman, I'm so beyond over this stereotype that we freak out if we're still single at this age. I cannot roll my eyes any harder when I think about it.

Beyond those gripes, it was a quick and easy read.

another banger summer read! i love the found family and the romance with great laugh out loud moments!!!

Seven Exes was a fun, reflective read and the literary equivalent of going through that box we shove to the very back of the closet that holds the relics and feelings of past relationships. Esther was a bit chaotic and an emotional train wreck at times, as she finds herself navigating her late 20s single while being bombarded by societal pressure that she might have let “the one” get away. With the support of her best friends, Esther embarks on a mission to reconnect with her seven exes in attempt to see if one of them is the love of her life.

This book was unhinged and hilarious, but still heartfelt. I definitely identified with Esther’s overthinking and anxiety spirals - who hasn’t read into text messages or emails when you have to wait more than a few minutes for a reply?? Over thinkers unite!! While Esther wasn’t a particularly likable character - she was immature, selfish, and made some pretty cringey decisions - she was unabashedly herself, and I appreciated her honesty and open mindedness.

More a story of self love and acceptance than romantic love, Esther’s growth felt genuine and I admired how she sought to learn from past mistakes, make amends in friendships she broke, and learn to fully love herself. Definitely more contemporary/women’s fiction (hate that term), I can see some readers being disappointed by this being marketed as romcom since it’s very light on romance.

I really love how authors are bringing such magic to supporting characters right now, making them just as memorable as the MCs. I really loved Bibi and Lou and I want to be besties with Sofia.

Overall, I enjoyed this book! The characters and story weren’t necessarily profound, but the honest look into how maddening dating can be and the pressure society places on women was relatable and spot on.

3.5 stars!

I love the premise for this book - reviewing/contacting your exes to see what you've learned, if you missed out on a real romance, if they are the person you remember them being, etc. I really liked that the exes weren't in chronological order, so it wasn't as predictable. It took me quite a while to read this book, as parts of it were pretty slow, but overall I liked the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for feedback.