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⭐️: 5

You guys aren’t even ready for this book. Honestly, I’m not sure how @entangled_publishing manages to always come out with the best books possible, but they never disappoint.

This is the 2nd @livyhartromance book I’ve read and I gotta tell you. She’s way up there in my top favorite romance authors. She writes witty and hilarious banter, sexual tension like no other and spice that could steam up your car windows.

Much like many of you, I rarely read the synopsis and just pick up books with cute cartoon covers. So in the beginning when we meet the MMC I thought he was just a throwaway character and didn’t really like him with the FMC. And I think this was done on purpose. Because watching Alex and Mia try and fight it but be brought together time and time again and have to fight their attraction, it was truly a masterpiece.

I love a book that has a fierce woman come into her own and ends with her having the confidence to go for what she wants. Mia is a silly, quirky teacher and she reminds me of so many people I know. She was so relatable and fun and I loved every second of this book.

Some Kind of Blunderful releases on 9/25 and you need it so bad. If only so we can fangirl over it together 💖

Thank you Entangled for the early copy!

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Any book that could be perfectly made into a great rom com is a win for me!

It took me a little bit to like Mia's character but I loved Alex from the start. The way he describes her is *chef's kiss*. There was so much witty banter that felt very seamless and natural. The progression of their romance was the best in my opinion because I LOVE the build up.

GIVE ME ALL THE ANGST!!

I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a fun rom com...as a matter of fact, I've already told many people to read it!

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𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘧 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 opens up with Mia on a date with Alex and it's going terribly bad with no hope of any connection.
Only fate has a different plan, as the two are thrust into the other's life again and again, there begins a tentative bond and maybe if they can get over their differences... even love.

✓ enemies to lovers
✓ dual pov
✓ forbidden romance

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Mia is family oriented, to her, her father and sisters mean the world and when Alex turns out to be her father's biggest nemesis... it's obvious what's to happen. But it shouldn't be this heartbreaking, right?

That man is whipped! Well he wasn't initially but then somethings happen- oh it's enemies to lovers, you know the drill!

But yeah... it's a good storyline, though, I wish there were a few moments of Mia and Alex outside of the typical scenes, something to add a little extra flavour.

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3.71 / 5✩

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.

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This was the perfect amount of real in your head conversation and a faltering meet cute! The will they won’t they was a perfect balance! Absolutely adored this rom-com!

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3.6 stars ⭐️
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I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


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This book was sweet & the forbidden romance trope was executed really well. I liked how philosophical and insightful the dialogue about life esp relationships were, mainly towards the near end when Josie and Mia had that chat.

Alex + Mia = super cute. I liked both of them as a whole and even as a single unit, they shined well.

The side characters were involved nicely and had their own strong + fun personalities.

The fact that Alex was first introduced as this corporate invested guy and then soon showed his actual sweet self, basically I went from "ugh this guy" to really liking him. The fact that he was so whipped and into Mia made it everything!

Lastly that epilogue which was so wholesome and gave me a few feelsss! Overall, a general cool read with some nice moments and cool characters.

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Thank you for the ARC
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Review posted to my goodreads and bookstagram @adeela_books

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RELEASE DATE: 25 SEP 2023
#somekindofblunderful

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Some Kind of Blunderful is my favorite book that Livy Hart has written so far! Alex and Mia’s story had me hooked from the first chapter and I couldn’t stop reading. Their relationship was hilariously awkward from the start and they just kept getting thrown together in every kind of situation. With an undeniable attraction to each other, how long can they resist what’s bubbling between them?
If you love a good romcom and a slightly forbidden romance trope, then this book is a must read!

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REVIEW
cw: grief, mention of childhood neglect, bereavement
When Mia meets new to-town Alex via an app, their date gets off to a rocky start. Things deteriorate even more when he discovers she's the daughter of the man whom he beat to the managerial position at his new workplace. Both agree that it would be unwise to take things any further. No matter their mutual attraction or the fact that their best friends are dating and keep throwing them together.
Livy Hart is quickly becoming a favourite author. She writes THE best awkward situations, mixed with perfect snarky banter and swoon-worthy moments. Their first date was SO adorably awkward. Like, it gave me second-hand cringes in the best possible way. I loved the slow-burn in this story, and I always enjoy it when the guy realises he's fallen first. I ADORED Alex. He was such a cinnamon roll, and he made me swoon so many times, but most memorably at the animal shelter. The little moments with Andi, as well as KC, were so adorable. My heart broke for him whenever he referred to his childhood, but I loved how supportive Mia was. Mia was such a caregiver, and the absolute perfect match for Alex. I really loved it when she let her walls down, but also enjoyed her friendship with Josie, as well as her sassy banter with Alex. Their chemistry was sublime, but more than that, they were SO stinking cute together. There were so many interesting supporting characters, but my favourites were Christos, Josie, Ezra, and Max*. The themes of growing older in the workplace and bereavement were dealt with sensitively, and I really felt for Mia's father at times, even though he often gave Alex too hard a time. But I really loved how Alex stood his ground, and his grand gestures were adorable. The final chapters and epilogue had me swooning all over again.
Another truly delightful romance from Livy Hart.

*Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to leave an honest review. Some Kind of Blunderful is published on 25th September in the UK*

Overall Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Heat Rating: 🔥🔥🔥
Emotional Rating: 💓🙈😬🙈😂💓🤗💓😬😏😂🙈💔💓😏🙈💓😬😂🙈😂🙄😂🤦🏻‍♀️🥰🤬😒💔😢🥰😉😢😂😍🥰🙈🥰😂😏😢💓😉😏🥰😍💓😂😭🤗💓🥰😍💔🙈💓🥰👏🏻😍🔥🥰💓😍🥰😍🔥💓🙈😏💓🥰💓💔😢💓😂🥰😒😢💓😍🥰

*Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to leave an honest review. Some Kind of Blunderful is published on 25th September in the UK*

*p.s. Please tell me Max gets his own person in another book

Favourite Quotes:

“Don’t sell yourself short, Mia. Look at you. Your bar for men needs to be in f*cking space.”

I wish I’d known the very first time I looked at her that it’d become a hard habit to break. Maybe I would’ve been smart enough not to start.

I think about what he told me on the boat, his gaze cast down. I’ve never been anything to anyone, let alone everything to someone.
“You’re something to me, Alex.”

“Perfect isn’t real, but this is. And every day with you gets better and better.”

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This was an enjoyable, lighthearted slow-burn-ish romance that hits all those notes you may be looking for in a rom-com. There's a lot of topical references, some miscommunication and misunderstandings (which are helped by getting dual POV), some mild family drama and lots of sweet happy moments. The story in particular doesn't feel memorable to me, but I enjoyed MIa and Alex's story as I was reading it. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to provide my honest review.

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Synopsis:
After an awkward first date Mia Madden is more than happy never to see Alex Conroy again. But life has a funny sense of humour, and keeps bringing them together – from finding out their best friends are dating, to Mia learning that Alex is the new boss at her dad’s work that he keeps complaining about. They are constantly thrown together at events and can barely tolerate each other. But annoyance soon gives in to attraction and before Mia knows it, she’s falling for the guy who could ruin her dad’s career.

Thoughts:
Mia and Alex’s first date was deliciously awkward and filled with misunderstandings. I liked Mia right away as she was fun and relatable. But Alex came across as a condescending tight a**.

Hart’s writing is fun with moments of humor, and you can’t help but think the universe is conspiring to get these two together. As they keep stepping into each other’s paths you can feel the tension, but slowly these two lower their guards – sometimes unintentionally and that gives way to curiosity. We learn from these little moments the background and vulnerabilities of these two and that first impressions are not always right. Soon they both fight their attraction to one another, with her dad being a big obstacle for the couple, which leaves the reader wondering how are these two going to make it.

It was nice to see especially at the end that both the mains communicated as adults to work through the conflict. I’ll admit I didn’t like Alex at first, but by the end he became my favorite – you know an author is a good writer when they can do that.

This story has some lovely side characters and references to the tv show, The Office – which I’m a big fan of so that was a winner for me.

If you love a not so meet cute, secretly dating, slow burn and dual pov you’ll like this. There is also some very hot open door spicy time. The spa scene especially was hot!

Thank you @entangled_publishing and @netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

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This book had me laughing, crying, blushing, swooning, gasping and cringing. All the emotions. Mia is trying to find her forever person and it's been a bit of an uphill battle. So she's decided to give dating apps a try. She matches with Alex, the super hot model type with an amazing smile, and decides to take the risk. This is where the shenanigans starts. We get to see how they navigate their past traumas, their denied feelings and attraction for each other, not to mention the plethora of obstacles in their way. I would love to read more about Mia and Alex. I will definitely read more from this author, I'm a fan!

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Thank you Netgalley and the lovely folks over at Entangled Publishing. This is my second Livy Hart book this year and her books are just the best romcoms ever. It’s got the slow burn spice that makes me giddy and it was just plain fun to read.

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The cutest little love story! I’m a big fan of Livy Hart’s writing. Her books have the perfect mixture of funny, romantic and spicy!


If you love:
☀️ sunshine/grump
⚔️ enemies to lovers
❌ forbidden romance
🌶️ SPICE!

Then this one is for you!!

I really did not see how these two would make it work after that horrible first date and the awkward encounters that followed! Their funny banter and entertaining dynamic made the book so much fun to read!

I really liked that both characters had struggles in their past. It gave the story depth and made you relate to them and why they were the way they were!

The spice was phenomenal! Gotta say I really liked the whole boob sex scene! I hadn’t read it in a book before today!

The storyline flowed effortlessly, it didn’t feel too long or too short and kept me entertained from start to finish!! I really hope we’ll get a Josie and Ezra story next!

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This book was a delightful romantic comedy that had me laughing out loud and even shedding a few tears. The writing is fun and playful and I found myself relating to the main characters.

Alex and Mia connect on a dating app and on their first date they get off on the wrong foot due to a miscommunication and purse wine. Alex also discovers that Mia is the daughter of one of his employees and couldn’t possibly date her…right? They both think they have seen the last of each other, but life has other plans and keeps throwing them together. After several run-ins, the pair slowly realizes that maybe they have judged one another prematurely. However, Alex and Mia also have both been hurt in the past and must work through their baggage to see what could possibly be in their future.

This book is aptly named and is in fact a wonderful and hilarious blundering read. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a funny and romantic read with some spice. So many elements really resonated with me and provided a reminder that “romance doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be real.”

Loved this book!

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This is pretty much everything a contemporary rom-com should be: a fine cast of both main and side characters dealing with realistic situations, a perfect combination of light-hearted and deeper emotional moments, some epic banter, and excellent build-up to plenty of steam. What I particularly liked was the exploration of our different personas. We all present different angles of ourselves depending on where we are: on a date, with our friends, at work. The way things work out, Mia discovers all those facets of Alex's personality through her own experience and others' opinions, and has to reconcile that with her growing attraction to him. Livy Hart's writing continues to elicit all the emotions in the reader, and I was utterly drawn in to Mia and Alex's world.

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Mia and Alex blunder into love in this modern day romance. Mia is a kindergarten teacher in the Atlanta suburbs who was previously left at the church on her wedding day. Since then her dating life has been disastrous. Alex is a hotshot executive fixer who just happens to be Mia’s dad’s boss and the guy he furiously hates. The story provides plenty of comedic relief as the two finds themselves in one disastrous moment after another. This does not, however stop them from being attracted to each other and wanting to to tear each others clothes off.

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I inhale books by Livy Hart. I love her writing style, humor, and stories, and Some Kind of Blunderful is no different.
I was concerned about these characters' compatibility initially after their disastrous first date, but they are so good together and I adore Alex. I love the family dynamic and best friends, the tension and chemistry, the tropes, the heart, the backstories, etc. Love, love, love.

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I enjoyed this book so much. It is a refreshing girl meets boy on a dating app and first date disasters happen type of story. Mia is a school teacher - down to earth, family oriented and takes in places like Costco for adventures. Alex is a cut throat businessman - dresses the part, never stays in one place for too long and books trips to foreign places for adventure. They come together the first time through a dating app. Mia soon learns he is the boss at her dads work. The boss her dad has been complaining about. Even though they think they shouldn’t be together, fate keeps throwing them together.
Hart has a witty and realistic way of telling her story. I laughed in places and loved the everyday, could happen in my hometown type of feel. All her characters are memorable. There is a great deal of steamy, spicy scenes in the book. This was a nice light read that would have taken me a couple days to finish if life’s craziness would have not gotten on the way. I couldn’t wait to find time, even minutes to read bits of the story. I fully submerged myself into their lives. I can envision this as a movie. A must read for any romance readers.

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Livy Hart is quickly becoming a must read author for me. Some Kind of Blunderful is filled with tension, humor and spice! Mia is a quirky PreK teacher who enjoys spending time with her family and Alex is a straight laced businessman who just so happens to be Mia’a father’s new boss. It’s a will they or won’t they situation as these two enemies are constantly being thrown together in awkward situations. I adored everything from the purse wine to The Office nods to the grand gestures. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys romcoms and is looking for a quick read with some spice!

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🩵 Some Kind of Blunderful 🩵

“Perfect isn’t real, but this is. And every day with you gets better and better.”

Oh Lucy Hart has MY HEART with this one. Alex is definitely swoon city, and Mia is the fiery, rainbow of passion I need in an FMC. Their chemistry is off the charts, and their love is inevitable. The process getting together? A bumpy (but spicy) road indeed. After a meet up for a dating app goes less than stellar, Alex realizes Mia is the daughter of his workplace rival. He firmly puts her off limits in his mind, as she writes him off as just not her type. Unfortunately, their best friends unknowingly set them up on a blind date. One blunder after another begins to turn blunderful when Alex and Mia stop fighting their feelings.

This one has banter, spice, and delightful characters. I highly recommend!

Check it out if you’re looking for:
🩵 Dual POV enemies to lovers
🩵 forced proximity
🩵 Amazing banter
🩵 Supportive families and friends 🥹
🩵 A puppy adoption
🩵 Declarations to make you swoon: “Don’t sell yourself short, Mia. Look at you. Your bar for men needs to be in fucking space.”

Thank you to Entangled for this ARC! Some Kind of Blunderful is on shelves September 25, 2023! My opinions are my own.

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Honestly, I’m surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I definitely flew through the chapters because I couldn’t put it down. The second hand embarrassment is really real with this one in a good way.

There were a few choppy scenes — like the first parking lot scene did not make any sense to me. I just couldn’t picture the FMC sitting in her car while the MMC is standing outside her open door, and they’re hugging but her ankles are locked around his back?? It was just awkward.

There were also a couple other little blips where she will explain how she’s wearing jeans and a black tank top but the MMC mentions something about her skirt. ??? You get the idea.

Other than little stuff like that I really enjoyed the story and the authors writing is really easy to read. I’d definitely recommend this one to contemporary romance readers and wouldn’t mind exploring more books written by this author.

One of my fav quotes:

“Her hair is in a tight bun, and she’s in a tracksuit, lest there be any doubt she’s ready to ransack this place”

They’re talking about going to Costco 🤣🤣

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