Thank you St. Martins press and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The book was good but the miscommunication was almost ridiculous at times. Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind miscommunication but like they just needed to communicate. I feel like part of the problem was that the FMC didn’t know what she wanted. She said she didn’t want to be in the spotlight but then was mad whenever he didn’t pay attention to her as much in public. Like girl make up your mind.

Thanks to Netgalley for the E-ARC. Im not gonna lie even though this was such a fast read. I was really annoyed with the MFC Lexie was holding onto this anger that was just not sitting with me and even though I was really into the book I was willing to put it down.....and then I started sobbing and she was redeemed in my eyes. The MMC Jake was not perfection cuz he had his issues but he was perfection IYKYK. I enjoyed Lexie's best friends as well they really made the book come together

I liked the idea of this book, but didn't love the execution.

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Til There Was You by Lindsay Hameroff

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Standalone

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: E-book on Kindle. ARC courtesy of NetGalley

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Contemporary romance

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Rockstar, music as a love language, second chance.

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Lexi is an aspiring chef married to her job when she meets Jake, an up-and-coming country singer. One weekend changes their lives, but they lose touch until Jake returns to New York looking to reunite.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: The cover and the synopsis all seemed right up my alley, but the way the plot paced really wasn't my jam.

This was one of those books that was perfectly fine - but when I really thought about it, didn't deliver. The idea of it was great - rockstar heart throb who is reckless and fun, a serious chef who falls hard and fast. But there was a LOT of back-and-forth. It seemed like every kiss or moment was met with a "but we can't work" argument, which was so often I started speeding through them.

There were pieces that didn't get enough attention - Jake's Broadway aspirations, Lexi's feelings about her dad - and pieces that got way too much attention. It just didn't seem cohesive, and left me feeling... well, not a lot. I'm a little bummed, because I really thought I would enjoy this one.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 2.5/5 🌶🌶

𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.

The book was fun and cute, a bit formulaic at times. The characters backstories weren't delved into enough for me and the will they/won't they was not my favorite. I did like the setting and the music & food scene. I was happy with the ending and overall I look forward to reading from this author again.

What a knock out for a debut novel! truly incredible. I loved the chef meets singer vibes. Lexi's drive is so relatable in the sense that we all recongize that is someone that will go far in life.

Oh ummm… yeah dnf 43% I fear… I wanted to like it sm but I got so bored 😭 heartbreaking fr I wish I did like it tho

This story was cute, it was quirky, it had some steam. Miscommunication tropes has to be done really well to not make me shake my head at how contrived it can be. This one was just okay. On most levels Jake and Lexi should never work. I mean she has pretty much sworn off all relationships and suddenly she loses her mind over a stranger that doesn't call back. If my g/f grabbed my phone and deleted an entire thread of texts, I would NOT be happy. It is one thing to give advice, quite another to do something like this (yeah, I was ticked) but I know without this, the story had no place to really go I guess. In the end, there was romance, there was drama, there was an HEA. 3.5 stars.

This was really cute! I loved the dynamic between Lexi and Jake, and I loved the attention to detail regarding cooking/the culinary world. I did wish there was an epilogue as the ending felt a little abrupt but that could be taken as showing I wanted more of these characters!

This was a pretty good read for romance lovers! Great story line and of course some of the best tropes (second chance romance) with some funny moments mixed in along the way.

"Till There Was You is a sweet, heartwarming romance that had me hooked from the first page. The characters felt real and relatable, with just the right balance of emotional depth and playful banter. The chemistry between the leads was sizzling, and the slow-burn tension kept me rooting for them all the way. Perfect for fans of second-chance love stories with a bit of spice and a lot of heart!"

3 stars =This was fine. There is an intaneous connection between the leads before his sudden fame gets in the way. The leading man is pretty good once he gets past his initial faux pas of losing himself to the spotlight and the author does do a pretty good job of developing that connection once the pair reunite. While I did like that the leading man works very hard to be open in the communication department - even though his leading lady tends to want to shut down or run and hide - I've decided that Rock star romances just aren't my jam and I never ever want to be a professional chef.

There is a cute (if not unbelievable) big gesture to wrap things up at the end.

ARC courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley. This is an unpaid review. TILL THERE WAS YOU is available now.

I wasn't incredibly blown away by this book but still was able to finish it. It read. more like a YA than anything else (even though there were spicy scenes I just cant pinpoint it). Jake and Lexi were both likable and this was defiantly instalove which is my favorite trope so that kept me going. Overall I just knew I would mostly forget this book after some time had passed but I still enjoyed reading it.

Could not get through this one. I really struggle with the writing and the characters. Thanks to the publish for my advanced copy.

A very interesting read. Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this book. It wasn't really for me, but I am sure that it will be loved by the right audience.

Lindsay Hameroff may have become my newest automatic buy author after Till There Was You. I was in such a slump before reading this book and it was able to pull me out of that slump that had been going on for over a year.

I absolutely enjoyed every single moment of this book. I was left swooning and before I could even say blueberry pancakes I had preordered a signed edition.

I didn’t realize how much I needed a second chance, aspiring chef meets an aspiring musician romance. But now I feel like I couldn’t live without this book.

There’s something endearing to watching two people chasing their dreams and seeing how those can change over time, especially when love makes you see things differently. It was watching Lexi struggle with the direction she wanted her career to go that seemed so realistic. We see her struggle to balance her personal life with the hectic schedule of trying to make it as a chef. Ultimately she had to find her passion for the thing she loved in order to see her path forward. And in many ways that is how I think we all become successful because it can be so hard to take a step back and realize we are on the wrong path and losing our passion.

I really liked this freshman novel by Lindsay Hameroff! Regular girl + celebrity romance done right. Super cute, a little spicy. Highly recommend.

Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for an advanced reading copy.

Genre: Romance
Actual Rating: 4 stars
Spicy Meter: 2 fire emojis
Content Warnings: Touches on tough or uncomfortable subjects like parental disappointment, parental death, and cancer. Contains some sexual content.

“Till There Was You” follows Lexi Berman, a culinary student in New York City who’s just about to graduate and who dreams of becoming a Michelin-star chef in order to honor her late mother, as she meets Jake Taylor, an aspiring singer-songwriter, at a dive bar. They spend the most wonderful weekend together and then Jake leaves for LA to record his demo. He promises he’ll be back and they’ll keep in touch, but Lexi isn’t expecting much. What neither of them expected really was that he’d become an overnight sensation with a song he wrote for her and that then he’d simply disappear. Lexi is too proud and stubborn to admit she’s heartbroken, and is set on forgetting the whole affair. That is, until a drunk and distraught Jake knocks on Lexi’s door, expressing his regret for how things played out. They agree to be friends and Jake crashed at Lexi’s place as he’s recording his second album. But how can you just be friends with someone you know you could love?

I will drop everything and read a celebrity romance every single chance I get. I will not let my Wattpad dreams die, is all. That being said, this was such a fun read. Were the characters childish at times? Yeah, sure, but they are pretty young to begin with, I just left that off to them being young and foolish and stubborn. I just loved the character arcs and developments, both as individuals and as a couple. The only reason this isn’t a 5-star review is because there was a third act break up that simply didn’t sit right with me. Other than that, I loved this read.

I would highly recommend “Till There Was You” to anyone and everyone that enjoys a good, ol’ celebrity romance.

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Publication Date: February 20, 2024

This was a cute debut! I liked the singer - chef dynamic but the characters’ personalities weren’t my favorite. I don’t know if I’d say there was alot of growth in them, but I am happy that they end up together. Of course I love the subtle Jewish rep as well!

Lexi is still a student when she meets Jake Taylor and they have a one-night stand that turns into a weekend – and then never see each other again. A year later, Lexi is working in a kitchen and Jake is an overnight musical success with a hit single based on Lexi and her pancakes.

When Jake needs to disappear for a while to find inspiration and work on his new album, he asks Lexi if he can stay at her house. Can she be is friend or will feelings get in the way?

Why Kirsten loves it
This was such a charming romance – if only I could hear the blueberry pancake song on the radio!

this was pretty cute. the book cover was what called to me in the first place and the content held my attention the entire time. i liked lexi and jake and the food and music talk throughout the book.