This was a really unique story with an intriguing premise - I'm sure we've all had the back up plan thoughts whirling around, I know I have! I really enjoyed the characters and their chemistry.

This is a friends to lovers romance which I do enjoy..

Rosie and Mitch agree that if they haven’t found partners by Christmas they will become partners themselves.

Easy to read a good holiday book
Fun and quite lighthearted

An interesting friends to lovers tale with promise. The premise is engaging, and the author’s storytelling shows promise. The push and pull between Rosie and Mitch keeps the reader engaged. However some character decisions feel forced and the pacing occasionally stumbles. Overall it was an enjoyable read.
Many thanks to HarperCollinsUK and to Netgalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I really wanted to like this book but the main characters were so disappointing. He acted like he couldn’t care less, and she makes it sound like she’ll have a kid just to stay close to a guy. I felt sorry for any kid who was going to have these two as parents.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

A cute small town friends to lovers romance. The miscommunication between the characters bothered me a bit. Nevertheless a cute story to read

Friends to lovers is never my favorite, but this book seemed like it dragged on. There was a lot of filler material that felt unnecessary and didn't pertain directly to the plot, in my opinion. It took me longer than expected to finish this book and I thought it was okay, but that it wasn't a big hit for me.

Rosie faces a dilemma when her best friend Mitch proposes a pact to find their soulmates by Christmas or settle for each other. Caught between the hope of moving on and the fear of losing Mitch, Rosie agrees, unaware that Mitch may be falling for someone else. As they navigate the complexities of friendship and unspoken feelings, Rosie must confront her true desires and decide whether to risk her heart for a chance at love or settle for what's comfortable.

The premise had me hooked—I mean, who doesn't love a good friends-to-lovers story, right? But here's the thing: Rosie, the main character, got under my skin. And while there were some cute moments scattered throughout, the writing didn't quite have that captivating spark I was hoping for. Don't get me wrong, if you're into cozy romances, you might still enjoy it. But for me, the slow-burn romance left me craving a bit more spice and depth. It's got its sweet moments, sure, but overall, I was left wanting more passion and excitement.

First of all thank you to HarperCollins for letting me review this wonderful romance

OH MY GOSH well if you know me i am a sucker for a romance and this story did not disappoint me .
i loved the idea of having a fall back and a friend to lovers It is always my favourite The story was so much fun, not heavy which i do not need at the moment it was perfect ,really great slow burn read . This book has my heart .

the characters Rosie and Mitch i thought was both charming and i also loved how they both brought so much really feeling to me ,i could relate to both . i found Mitch swoon worthy yet also complicated and maybe want to bang his head or bang their heads together !! they both pulled on my heart strings .

I really enjoyed Eleanor writing i really felt she knew how to captivate me I thought the pacing was great.

iI will be looking out for more of Eleanor's work as i think so many would love her book like i do .

im giving this book a very heart warming 5 stars

If you enjoy reading Jane Fallon you will love this book. I really enjoyed it, loved the style of writing, Easy to read but definitely NOT boring. I loved the humour with just the right amount of "spicyness".
I will definitely read the second book from this author.

I love a well done friends to lovers romance and this was just....not it. There was nothing happening, the characters were insufferable and the idea of having a baby together made ZERO sense for their lives. Overall not the book for me. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to be an early reader. All thoughts are my own.

I enjoyed this story. It is a friend to lovers rom-com. This book follows Mitch and Rosie, best friends as they make a pact that is the can't find their "one" they will create a family themselves.

I enjoyed the story. I did feel that the book was too long and wordy for the content.

Many thanks to Net Galley and HarperCollins UK for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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✨Friends to Lovers
✨ London

✨ I got to be honest. I have to give up after chapter 12. DNF.
It was a great start, you know, Rosie is looking somewhere to stay especially in a budget wise living in London . But this guy , Mitch was a moron .
✨ they developed a friendship easily which is great but she always pushes herself to this guy who actually dates lots of woman .
Also there is a part to that she would love to get a kids just to keep there relationship and I was like…. Okay. This book is not for me .

✨ i really did try to read it, but it was not for me. Probably other will, but unfortunately it’s a no.


✨ Thankyou netgalley and harper Collins for the opportunity to read this book for a honest review .



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Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to rate this book and share my opinion.

This was such a cozy read. Like a hallmark small town romance. I felt that the characters were so relatable as well.

First thankyou to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC! I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I have been reading this on and off for a couple of weeks now and unfortunately I finally had to DNF at around 35% - I really tried to push through and give it the benefit of the doubt but evidently this one wasn’t for me.

The premise sounded fun to start with but as the book continued I grew more and more frustrated with the characters. I really didn’t vibe with Rosie and Mitch was just a whole other problem for me. They both seemed immature and when they decided to put a deadline on each of their own love lives and use each other as a ”fallback” to have a baby together I became less interested. To think about bringing a baby in to the world in such an immature manner just didn’t sit with me, and like it’s that easy to just click your fingers at any given time and decide to have a baby.

The communication issues for the first part of the book really didn’t do the characters any justice either and I feared it would just get worse as the book continued so I decided to DNF.

I am deeply disappointed that I didn’t enjoy this one but I’m sure there will be readers out there who enjoy this story and these characters a lot!

So cute and fluff romance about how friendship can grow into something more over the years, no matter how many hardships and setbacks it has to go through.
I really enjoyed the concept of the once room-mates, the plan to get together by a certain point in life! The only thing that bothered me a little was, that the miscommunication of the characters could have been resolved a bit earlier. :)

Definitely pick it up if you are in need of a light and cosy romance read!

Firstly, I love the cover!

This book is a friends-to-lovers romance / fallback plan romance. I love that Rosie is in STEM, and I found parts of this story extremely gripping. However, with that said, I do wish that there was more depth to the characters in some ways, and while Rosie and Mitch do have chemistry with one another, I wish that they communicated better with each other.

If you enjoy Contemporary Romance, I recommend this book!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and One More Chapter for the ARC of this book, it is incredible! All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for gifting me this book in exchange for honest review.

I struggled getting into this book. The communication between characters was poor and the chemistry almost non existent.

I was hoping for it to pick up a little after a while, but it sadly didn’t happen.

This was a really cute book! Quite predictable but with this type of plot, you actually don't care about that and only want to know how the characters get there?

I actually did not love either main characters but I did want to keep reading and find out how it ended, so I would recommend this for sure!

I really enjoyed this book, I thought the story line was well written and I loved the concept, I just wished the main characters realised their feelings earlier, it seemed so clear reading it and they just didn’t get it. Overall an enjoyable read!

I didn’t go into this with the highest expectations, but this still managed to be worse than I expected. Zero chemistry between the characters, awful communication, and so many weird choices that made me want them to NOT end up together in the end. Mitch is truly one of the worst love interests I’ve ever read with zero redeemable qualities, and Rosie was so, so bland. I honestly thought this was going to end with her deciding to be on her own because I couldn’t fathom how or why she would decide to be with him by the end of this.

This very easily could have been a 1 star read for me, but *every so often* there was a glimmer of some Beth O’Leary-esque British charm that made me decide to finish this. And by “finish this” I mean “skimmed a big chunk of this because I just wanted to know what happened”. So maybe let’s call this 1.5 stars rounded up.

I always feel a little bad when I don’t get to review Netgalley ARC’s until after their pub date, but I can’t say I feel bad about waiting to get to this.