This story reminds me a bit of a Hallmark movie but with modern ages (aka TikTok etc.). I really thoroughly enjoyed and was pulled into the story immediately. I loved both characters and how they developed throughout the book. And ah, I just love their love.

This is a fun, entertaining read. June and Levi are dishing up friends to lovers, fake dating, and second chances. The beach and tea shop setting only add to the cozy vibes as June and Levi develop and grow throughout the novel. Charming and swoon worthy

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing an e arc!

rounding my rating from a 2.5 up for goodreads. there is a lot of warmth and coziness to this romance but all of the different parts never quite added up to something that i was interested in. the central fake dating plot was pretty rushed and to be honest seemed a little half baked. Levi and June were endearing leads but a lot of their relationship was told and not shown. the last 20% really did fizzle out and there were pretty glaring pacing issues (view spoiler) i would still recommend if someone was looking for a light and breezy summer romcom.

I found myself not really able to get into this book. I couldn't relate to the characters and didn’t really make that connection to make me love and root for them. Like others I found the social media references to me overdone. I usually love a fake dating trope, but this was too slow for me and I just couldn’t get invested. Maybe this book just isn’t for me?

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a copy of this ebook in exchange for my review!

This was so good!!

Emma Lord is one if my favorites in YA and this leap to Adult is wanted and exciting.

The story was so witty, with Emma's signature humor and heart.

I would easily recommend for fans of classic movie rom coms, Emily Henry, and a good time!

This was just fine. Not anything spectacular. The pop culture references were a bit over done but overall, pretty good.

such a great summer romance!! this was such a sweet little book! i absolutely love this author and highly recommend her books to everyone!

Ehh, this was just okay. I think the main characters were a major issue in this book. They weren't particularly likable. The pace was also way off on this. I felt like it was very slow but then the real relationship was just a few pages. The saving grace of this book were the secondary characters. Mateo, Dylan and Sana were wonderful. Their scenes were the best. This book had its moments but unfortunately, it didn't completely work for me.

I'm so sad but for some reason I had a hard time really getting into this one. I love Emma's writing (I always have!) and honestly there's so much going for this story! Lots of wonderful chemistry, wonderfully relatable characters, and a setting that feels so cosy and perfect. If anything, I think it's more of a 'it's me, not you' situation, and I bet if I pick this up again, I'll feel differently.

So I'm hesitant to rate this for now! I will come back to it for sure.

This isn't really a book for a school library, but I did enjoy it. It has a super cute premise. The characters were acting a bit...juvenile at their big age, but I would love to see more adult fiction from Emma Lord!

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a good book! I wasn't expecting to like it so much but I couldn't put it down.

I thought that story was ok. I though the social media references was a bit too much at times and I didn’t love the characters, I found them to be a bit over the top at times, but I pushed through it to see if it’d get better.

I thought this book was well written and a super cute read! I personally liked how it flowed and felt like it was just the right balance of lighthearted and intriguing!

The overuse of the mention of social media was a bit much for me. It took me a really long time to get through this book, I just wasn't vibing with it like I thought I would!

DNF at 30%

I don’t know what it was about this book but I could not get through it, and I tried for months. The characters made me cringe more than they made me laugh which is ultimately why I didn’t finish. Loved the author’s other works but not this one.

My inaugural journey into Emma Lord's world was delightful! The storyline was charming, blending hallmark-style settings with gritty personal life details, adding a realistic touch. The characters, especially Levi and June, were endearing, and I'm eager to dive into "The Sky Seekers" by Levi (if only it were real). The fake dating trope resonated with me, and I appreciated how it unfolded. While the pace in Benson Beach occasionally felt slow, and some conflicts could've been resolved through straightforward communication, overall, "The BreakUp Pact" was a heartwarming read that left me eager for more from this author.

I was given a free copy of this book via netgally in exchange for an honest review!

Cute romance. I actually wish some of these scones existed or had recipes so I could make them cause they sound so special and different.

Despite the cutesy book cover, The Break-Up Pact has surprising depth which I adore in a Rom-Com. While I have never experienced quite as catastrophic (and public) of a break-up as our leading MMC and MFC, I found their vulnerability to be delightfully relatable and intriguing. This book has it all - delightful tropes (friends to lovers, fake dating, etc), great humor, fantastic dialogue, excitement, and open-door adult romance. I am excited to read more from Emma Lord!!

This is a long-time friends who become estranged and then become accidently reconnected in an odd way. The main characters have both been cheated on by their significant others and it makes social media news and goes viral due to the celebrity status of the ex's new relationships. That part of the story is a very modern take on a public break-up and provides the vehicle for the "set-up" of a fake relationship of the old friends to prove they have both recovered from their very public humiliations. With that in mind, I never could understand why the MMC would even consider giving his ex an opportunity to reunite thus creating his motivation to "win her back". He says things like all their history but he has even more history with our FMC. The last half of the book is spent just waiting for these two to talk through all the hesitation and prolong the inevitable. It was at times really painful to feel as if these two really didn't understand each other at all. Overall, it's a decent book if you look past the enormous, excruciating number of times the word scones is used. There are moments when you can feel that slow-burn tension but the story around the romance didn't really pull me in and make me care.

This book was such a disappointment. I give the first 75% 4 stars and the last 25% 2 stars so I’ll average with 3 stars.

It was funny and entertaining but they had a major miscommunication which is my least favorite trope. Generally, when there is a miscommunication, I don’t like it because I think the girl is being silly and they should just talk to each other. Whereas in this case, I thought that he was kind of awful, and I couldn’t understand what she loved about him so much. I didn’t want them to get back together because she deserved better than him.

A big thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!