A modern day retelling about Rapunzel, Christina Lauren brings the magic of Ren and Fritz alive while staying true to the roots of Tangled. I enjoyed diving into this universe, and also finding out that Tangled Up In You is part of the Meant to Be Series.

This is a clean fiction novel, so don’t expect the spice, but do expect to laugh a lot. From Ren’s naivety while trying to navigate through college, to Fritz’ car having a name, you’ll fall in love with their story. I found the middle of the book to drag a bit, but I found the ending brought the drama I expected.

Thank you for the gifted ARC.

3.5 Stars
This was super cute with a lot of nods to the Disney movie and it's characters. However, I felt that it dragged a lot in the middle and ended way too abruptly for my liking (with a classic Disney HEA ending of course). There were definitely some cute moments throughout Ren and Fitz/Edward's road trip, but the magic that was in the movie was missing in this for me.

Thank you NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the ARC!

I really enjoyed this book. If you enjoy the tangled movie you will definitely love this book. Easy and fun read. Will definitely be reading the others in the series.

What a fun book! This was my first 'Meant to Be' book and I absolutely adored how it felt Disney-inspired while still staying true to everything I love about Christina Lauren as authors. I think they navigated this well and I absolutely recommend it to Disney and Clo fans alike!

Ren has grown up living on a homestead in Idaho where her family lives off the grid. Ren is now being dropped off at Corona College. While not school-educated, Ren is plenty knowledgeable, self-taught from library books and hands-on experience raising livestock and farming the land. It here that Ren meetsFitz and is forced into a cross country road trip with him.

Meant to be a modern retelling of Tangled, this will hit better for fans of the movie.

Ren has lived a sheltered life, she has never had a phone, never surfed the internet, never had a crush. She has read her way through every book she could get, taught herself physics, chemistry, 5 languages, and how to rebuild almost anything. Somehow this girl from rural Idaho gets a full ride scholarship to got to college, and better yet her society fearing parents have agreed to let her go with a lot of rules she has to follow of course.

On her first day she gets a campus tour from the campus' notorious playboy, Fitz. Fitz is the top of his class, has charm for days, and does not buy into the hype that Ren's story is causing amongst the student body. After an assignment in their one class together sends them both in a tailspin they end up road tripping together to Nashville, where they will both learn a lot about who they thought they were, and who they truly are.

The set up for this one was certainly interesting. Tangled is one of my favourite disney movie, and Christina Lauren one of my favourite authors, so I had very high hopes for this one. Overall it just did not land for me. I had fun but I felt disconnecting from the story. I just didn't buy the characters chemistry. They didn't have any banter, their attraction and feelings didn't make sense to me, it just felt flat. I like them both as characters individually but not together. Also Fitz did not give me Flynn vibes at all which is a real shame.

Tangled Up in You is the latest, book four, in the Meant to Be series, modern retellings of classic Disney films, and this may be my new favorite! And I’m SO excited for the next book in the series which will be a Mulan retelling by Jesse Q. Sutanto 😍 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for early access to the title in exchange for my honest opinion.
Ren has grown up sheltered, living on a homestead in rural Idaho where she and her parents live off the grid. The story begins with 22-year old Ren, who has not attended school, being dropped off at Corona College. While not school-educated, Ren is plenty knowledgeable, self-taught from library books and hands-on experience raising livestock and farming the land. While her parents were opposed to it, Ren convinced them to let her apply for a scholarship to attend the college. And once she arrives, her eyes and world are opened up far wider than she could have even imagined. A cross country road trip with an attractive male student, stopping at epic places like Wall Drug and Mount Rushmore, is the beginning to the end - aka her parents finding out and bringing her back to the homestead, with no plans to return to school or to the wider world. The story culminates, combining a coming-of-age romance with a mystery, taking a turn after which I couldn’t put the book down.
I am not a big Disney fan, and I still really enjoyed this book, but I think bigtime Disney fans will enjoy it even more than I did. And although this book doesn’t have the steamy scenes that typically occur in Christina Lauren books, it doesn’t feel like any part of the romance is missing. I recommend checking this out, as it was released on Tuesday.

This was just 100% a good time.
I loved Tangled, so the very idea of a romance retelling had me intrigued. It was so fun with some of my favorite tropes. Road trip, check. Forced proximity, check. General sass & wicked chemistry, double check! This was just what I was in the mood for and loved the shenanigans. Perfect summer read.

Tangled Up in You is a wonderfully fun retelling of Rapunzel. Ren is brilliant but sheltered. She branches out into the world and goes to college. What she discovers there sets her on an adventure with Fitz, a very unlikely vacation partner. The fun unrolls from there told in only the way Christina Lauren knows how. A great YA read easy to recommend.

One of my favorite authors and I was looking forward to her retelling of Tangled/Rapunzel. They did it justice! Such a cute story with the authors’ classic rom com and writing style. I loved this one and highly recommend it to other rom com lovers!

I have loved the previous books in the Meant to Be Series! So, when I saw there was going to be a new book I was really excited! Plus it was being written by Christina Lauren! This book did not disappoint! I love the Disney movie Tangled! I thought Christina Lauren did a great job with this retelling! My favorite part was the inclusion of Pascal the cat! Every time I heard Pascal’s name, I got a big smile on my face. It was a sweet touch for the retelling.

I loved Ren and her pizzaz for life! It was fun to see her explore all the new things she hadn’t previously been allowed to do. Fitz was so lovable. He was so damaged and watching him evolve into a true softie had me swooning.

Read if you like:
💕 Disney’s Tangled
💕 Roadtrips
💕 College Romances
💕 Grumpy/Sunshine
💕 A Bit of Mystery in Your Romance
💕 Adventure

Despite not being a huge Rapunzel or Tangled fan, when I saw that the next Meant to Be book was being written by Christina Lauren, I had to read it. I requested it through NetGalley, and ended up with an advanced copy at a library conference. It was quite enjoyable, and I ended up staying up way too late one night to finish it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the advanced copy!

This contemporary rom-com reinterprets Disney's Tangled, itself adapted from the classic fairy tale Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm.

Discovering one's true identity and potential can diverge significantly from expectations.

What was once tumultuous and contentious, the relationship between Ren and Fritz has blossomed into warmth, passion, and honesty. A sugary sweet and addictive read.

It's truly a 3.5-star read but I rounded it up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for this e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this was a miss for me. I kept trying to get into this book. I would read a chapter, get bored and put it down. I kept coming back to it, but couldn't truly get invested. Eventually, I just decided to not finish this one. I love the movie, Tangled, and I gotta give it to the authors that they really tried to make this as close to the movie as possible but making it more for today. They really nailed that part of it. Unfortunately, I did not connect with these characters at all and sadly, did not finish this one. But, I'm definitely in the minority on that.

This was such a sweet retelling of "Tangled," which I actually have never seen!

Ren has lived off the grid for her entire life. She loves her homestead life, but at 22, she yearns for something more. Through some sort of miracle, her parents allow her to go away to college. Once there, Ren learns about a whole new world, and runs into Fitz, the handsome senior assigned to show her around. Through a series of incredible events, the two end up on a cross-country road trip together. While they're fighting attraction to each other, both of them learn things about the other's past that will change the course of both of their lives.

This felt different from the other Christina Lauren books I've read (no spice!), but not in a bad way. It was really cute and also touching. It could have been corny, but for the most part they landed the retelling while putting a twist on it.

I love retellings and reimaginings. I have been enjoying this series of Meant To Be books. This is Tangled but she is raised by Homesteaders and then gets to go to college with a full ride which is her first time away from home. A teacher is also an owner of a DNA testing company and has the students do tests and she gets some interesting results. So Ren and Fitz go on a road trip across the country to figure out the truth.
Loved all the parallels to the movie Tangled. The relationship between her and the charming Fitz turns from blackmailing to slow burn. During their road trip she learns so much about the outside world and what she's missed. That ending was action packed and so stressful just like the tower scene in the original.
Definitely a fun summer read and sweet romance.

Bookish Ren leaves an off-grid homestead to attend college, eager to experience the “real world.” Former foster-child Fitz, a charming scholar with a juvie record, finds his carefully planned future disrupted by Ren’s arrival. A chance encounter leads to an unexpected road trip, where Ren and Fitz form an unlikely bond while their lives begin to unravel.

This is an intensely emotional story with well-drawn characters and a strong plot. The pacing is a little on the slow side, especially in the beginning. I’ve never seen “Tangled,” but I don’t think that had a negative effect on my enjoyment of the book. Ultimately, it’s a satisfying read.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

First, I'd like to thank NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the ARC of this book.

The Meant to Be series has done it again! Christina Lauren captures a modern retelling of Rapunzel in such a brilliant way, this book was so hard to put down and I devoured it.

Ren as a character is lovely and I genuinely love how she is presented as a genuine pure soul that loves life and strives to be the best for the best reasons. Her connection to Fitz at first seemed a little "creepy" in terms of how Fitz comes across to her and just his demeanor, but as his story unfolds he is just as beloved as she is. The connections to the Disney retelling are phenomenal; obvious enough to catch but subtle in a brilliant way they don't detract from the story as a whole.

The hot tub scene is my favorite, alongside the "fair" in Nashville. True enemies to friends to lovers!

And, the ending! it was great, a little rushed and I would have loved more of how Ren came to be in Idaho but it felt like a nice complete bow at the end.

“You don’t know what you’re missing until you see it.”

Ren Gylden isn’t your typical college freshman. At twenty two years old, Ren has lived a sheltered life-caring for animals on her parents farm and immersing herself in her books. But a part of Ren has always been itching to spread her wings. And even though strict upbringing has put many restrictions on her freedom, she finally convinces her parents to let her go away to school.

Unsurprisingly, when the wide-eyed Ren first sets foot on campus, she’s like a kid in a candy store. Unfortunately, her innocent nature also makes her stand out like a sore thumb. Perceived as gullible, she’s quickly warned to steer clear of Edward “Fitz” Fitzsimmons, a charming playboy who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Then a genetic based assignment haphazardly links the pair, culminating in a reluctant road trip to get some answers. While on the road, Ren experiences a lot of firsts, Fitz even feeling a few of his own. Suddenly nothing is as it once seemed. But when you’ve only lived a life based in a lie, how do you begin to find what’s true?

Tangled Up In You is a fish out of water romance, loosely based on the story of Rapunzel, although I did not realize this going in. I always enjoy college settings in books because of the potential plot lines. However, while college was a jumping off point, this story departs from the plan pretty quickly, Christina Lauren departing from their typical fare along with it. All this to say this departure worked, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss some of the signature Christina Lauren style I’ve grown to know and love.

In the end, Tangled Up In You still weaves an entertaining romantic retelling that
a lot of readers will surely get wrapped up in.

A charming rom com that stands on its own. I love a good fish out of water story, and Ren is a delightful character who enters our world of modern contrivances and social complexities with endearing verve. Fitz makes a good foil, for he is more worldly and cynical, but proves to have a big heart. Their road trip romance takes us on an unexpected adventure, especially because we see it through Ren's eyes. I have never seen the Disney movie, Tangled, and had to Google the basic plot, so I don't know how I would feel about the retelling if I was a devoted fan, but I have to say, I would like to see it now!