When I saw that Christina Lauren wrote a retelling of the movie Tangled I knew I had to read it! I love their books and I love the movie Tangled. Christian Lauren did a wonderful job at executing this book, I could not put it down!

Ren steps out into the real world for the first time when she goes away to Corona College. She has lived on her homestead with her parents for as long as she can remember. She finally decides at the age of 22 she wants to go away and get an education. Her parents give her ground rules for being able to attend school. She must only stay on campus she cannot venture out and on weekends she must return to the homestead and help with chores and taking care of things. Ren of course has a hard time with this as she needs to get some answers on her past.

Fitz is the popular guy on campus that everyone loves! Fitz decides to go to Nashville Tennessee for Spring break to take care of some things and see some family. Ren joins him on this road trip across country in hopes of learning more about life and her past!

I was blown away by how much I fell in love with the characters. I was rooting for them the whole time! Ren has this humor that I truly enjoyed reading. Fitz and Ren’s chemistry throughout the story was amazing as well! The spice level to this was very low which honestly I very much enjoyed as it really was more about the plot of the book.

I cannot wait to see what Christina Lauren decides to write next! I love their books!

I guess I don’t know the story of Tangled. I know I’ve seen the movie, but not in a long time and not recently. Since this is a modern day retelling I should have watched it again to familiarize myself with it. For the story itself, it was fine. Just okay.

The story seemed a little too young adult for me, especially with REN’s sheltered background. She’s 22 years old and hasn’t experienced anything beyond her parents’ farm. They allowed her to finally attend college with some strict rules. A DNA result from a class project leads to a roadtrip with Fitz, a fellow classmate, to question the results.

This is a quick read, but it’s for those who are more familiar with the Disney story.

Thank you to Hyperion Avenue for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was so, so fun! I am a self proclaimed Disney adult, and I was delighted at this adorable retelling of Tangled. It delivered the vibes perfectly!

Ren is leaving her homestead upbringing for the first time to attend college. Her life has been very sheltered up until now, and she is adjusting well and following her parents strict rules. When she makes a choice they would disapprove of, it reveals an interesting discovery. Fitz is the golden boy on campus. He's charming, smart, and wealthy, but he is hiding a past that no one knows about. When they team up to road trip across the US, secrets are revealed and sparks fly between the two of them.

This is my first from the Meant to Be series, and I was so impressed. It had all the charm and drama of the movie. I loved Ren and her sunshiny nature. Fitz was so swoony, but secretly a cinnamon roll. I liked the timing of their relationship and the pacing of the book. This was just such a fun experience! I will definitely go back and read more of this series and pass them on to my teen.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hyperion Avenue for the e-book in exchange for my honest review!

Meh, this was totally hit and miss for me. It felt very surface level and honestly, I don't love new adult romance novels. I was also unaware that this was a Tangled retelling. Maybe that is also why it felt so juvenile. Not my favorite Christina Lauren.

Disney fans will love this modern day adaptation of Tangled. It's sweet and fun and cheesy and a bit predictable and all of the usual romcom things, but I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. 22 year old Ren has been raised "off the grid" on a homestead and disconnected from the outside world. Her parents reluctantly agree to let her go to college as long as she follows a laundry list of rules and comes home every weekend. However, once she's there she starts to question everything - including her own identity and where she came from. When an opportunity arises to take a road trip with Fitz, the college's 'golden boy' with a secret past, she takes it. But neither of them could have predicted what happened next.

This book is part of the "Meant to Be" series which retells classic fairy tales with contemporary twists. It comes out on June 25th.

I just really loved this book. It is so obvious that it is a Rapunzel/Tangled retelling, but it is completely its own.
Our main character Ren has grown up on a farmstead. She has never used the internet, never gone to school, never gone anywhere besides a few towns directly around her home to sell things at farmers markets with her parents. At 23, she begs her parents to let her go to college. They agree with the condition that she comes home every weekend to help on the farm, not use the internet besides for classes and to not go off campus at all. There she meets Fitz, the son of an extremely rich man and the dean's favorite student. An assignment in one of their classes turns Ren's life upside down and when she finds out Fitz is driving across the country for spring break, she blackmails him to take her with him to figure things out.
I LOVED Ren. She is so innocent and naïve, but at the same time she knows so much. She has never seen a hotel room, but she speaks 7 languages. She has never had a burrito, but she can pick a lock and fix a car. She is such a genuinely nice person who sees the best in everyone and everything all the time. Christina Lauren did such a great job of capturing Rapunzel and putting her in modern times. They also did a great job of capturing Flynn Rider in Fitz. He really sees himself as this bad person because of his childhood. He thinks about revenge all the time and has this plan in place for his near future. Ren changes his view of everything and it's so sweet to see how he changes. Ren's parents (especially her mom Gloria) were so Mother Gothel. They gaslit her and kept her extremely sheltered. I strongly disliked them.
The plot of this book was extremely fun. We get all of Ren's excitement about going to school for this first time, but this all gets derailed with that assignment. But then we get this whole road trip from Spokane to Nashville. Ren exudes joy at seeing everything and doing everything. It's so fun to see all of Ren's "firsts" when these things seem so normal and every day to me. Close to the end, everything got really exciting. Assuming this book followed the movie, I knew Ren's background, which was confirmed by the assignment, but there was so much unknown surrounding it that it was still so interesting and intriguing. There was no way to know the how and why for sure.
Christina Lauren has the best writing style. It's so upbeat and I never lose my focus when I'm reading. I always want to pick their books back up and this one was no exception. The way this one paralleled Tangled was so clever. It really felt like I was reading a modern version of the movie.
If you are a Tangled fan, definitely check this one out!

TANGLED UP IN YOU - CHRISTINA LAUREN

4.5⭐

PLOT
Ren has always lead a life in a remote homestead off grid away from any technology with only books at her resort making her very knowledgeable and capable. At 22 she gets a chance to attend college and she takes it.
Fitz has the rest of his life chalked out graduate top of class and get his criminal record wiped clean and be a successful lawyer only to have Ren in his way.
A simple assignment changes their life as they embark on a road trip which will lead them to am unexpected path.

MY THOUGHTS -
This was such a fun read. Ren was such a delight. Her innocence and determination was very endearing .
Fitz was her perfect partner and together they both realise their dreams and life in general.
Its a Rapunzel/Tangled retelling and very well done in my opinion.
A perfect YA read which will take the readers on an exciting road trip!

I really enjoyed this book. Ren and Fitz were such fun and lovable characters. I loved the modern day telling of Rapunzel/ Tangled. I loved the flirting and chemistry between Ren and Fitz. The story was well paced and so hard to put down.

This book had so many good tropes.
Grumpy/ sunshine
Road trip
Closed door romance

Christina Lauren is back with a second great book this summer!!
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Tangled Up in You is the 4th book in the Meant to Be series. (I must go back and read the three previous books!)
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Ren is an extremely sheltered 23 year old that has finally convinced her parents to let her attended college following their strict rules.
Fitz is broody and misunderstood, but has his life mapped out. He just needs to graduate and doesn’t need a distraction like Ren.
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-Rupuzel/Tangled retelling
-grumpy x sunshine
-road trip
-great chemistry
-closed door romance
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This modern day retelling was fun and flirty and so dang cute. It follows the movie and characters so closely. I really enjoyed it!
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Thank you Hyperion and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book!

I'm so glad that I had the chance to read not one but two new Christina Lauren books this year. I have also read If the Shoe Fits, and although this one is technically number four in the series, it can be read as a standalone novel. This one is an excellent spin off of the Rapunzel like story- instead of being trapped in a tower, Ren has lived her life off the grid so to speak, so when she decides to attend college everything is new to year. Fitz has his entire life mapped out, but what he does not expect is for Ren to throw a wrench in his plans. What ensues is a rom-com that is sure to steal your heart and leave you wanting more. Definitely going to be recommending this one to my audience and friends!

Tangled Up In You by the writing duo Christina Lauren is a sweet combination of road trip adventure, romance, coming of age story, and retelling of Rapunzel/Tangled. There is not the usual spice that you would expect from this author duo, but there is a bit of steam.

Thanks to the authors, the publisher, and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this book!

Tangled Up in You is the fourth in a series that takes Disney movies and reimagines them as adult romances. You may not know this, but Tangled is my absolute favorite Disney movie, so I was a little nervous that one of my favorite author teams, Christina Lauren was taking it on (I was disappointed with the take another author had with Beauty and the Beast). I'll just say- I had no reason to worry! Ren has lived a very sheltered life on a homestead in Idaho with her parents. At the age of 22, she convinces them to let her attend college. Fitz has lived the opposite kind of life and has a plan to right the wrongs of his life. Both of their lives are changed by a simple assignment which sends them on a cross country road trip. I absolutely loved every minute of this story. I loved the deft way that they wove references to the Disney movie into the story without making it obvious- this is a story that can be enjoyed without knowing the original story. Definitely my favorite in the Meant to Be series!

4.5⭐️

Ren has lived on a homestead with her parents for her whole life. Now at the age of 23, has finally been given a little freedom and is off to college. Here, she meets Fitz, and convinces him to take her on his cross country spring break trip, where she learns more about her family and life outside of the homestead.

Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies, and I loved how this story mirrored the classic! Ren and Fitz were fun, flirty and cute together, and it made for fun chemistry building. I was definitely picturing the characters from the movie, and I love how closely the book followed the original plot line, but reimagined. If you are looking for a sweet rom com following college kids navigating individual struggles, pick this up!

I’ve never read a reimagined Disney princess book before so this was a fun experience. Tangled Up in You by—our favorite duo—Christina Lauren is a retelling of Tangled/Rapunzel. We follow Ren Glydon who has grown up very sheltered on a farm in Idaho. She has recently convinced her parents to let her attend college and leave the homestead for the first time. She isn’t on campus very long before she uncovers a secret that could change everything. Enter Fitz. A cocky, charming, shouldering guy at college with a messy past. The two set off on an unlikely road trip with interesting turns.

The Tangled parallels are spot on, from character descriptions to events and names. I really loved the modern day spin on it while it still kept its fairy tale feel. I definitely enjoyed reading Tangled Up in You—I mean a character just like Flynn Rider, sign me up. Definitely give this book a shot!

I will say, I was thrown off by Fitz saying “whomp whomp” and did not enjoy that.

What a treat! I’m always a fan of Christina Lauren, and this gem did not disappoint! I was super hopeful given the Tangled vibes and I totally felt them throughout the whole story! I loved Ren and her storyline. She was somewhat relatable but quirky and fun. Loved her journey with Fitz and the book as a whole!

I had high hopes for this one but sadly, it took me a long time to get into the story.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the 3rd person dual POV and I felt like the beginning was really slow.

I did enjoy the second half of the book, where everything moves a lot quicker!

Overall, it was a quick and cute read, but definitely not my favorite of Christina Lauren's work!

This was a very cute contemporary retelling of Tangled. Ren is an extremely sheltered 22 year old who grew up on a homestead, mostly isolated from the outside world. She finally steps outside her confines to attend college, where she meets Fitz, a charming classmate who she bribes into taking her on roadtrip.

Ren was extremely sunshiney and positive, it was fun seeing the modern world through her eyes though her naivete did wear on me a bit. Fitz was broody and had a rough life and I loved how his grumpy walls came down for her.

They were very cute together, though it did feel awfully instalove. It’s based on a disney movie so I suppose that’s to be expected. Though they’re in college there was definitely a YA feel to this story, it was very sweet and innocent between them.

I’m not a huge YA fan (I didn’t realize this was YA before reading it) so I can’t say I loved this but I definitely think there’s an audience for it. If you like very adorable and innocent romances based on a retelling of a fairy tale, perhaps you will love this!

Another great entry in the Meant To Be series that takes Disney movies and turns them into New Adult romances! Tangled Up in You, as one might guess by the name, reimagines the movie Tangled. Ren has lived an extremely sheltered life on the family homestead in Idaho, with very limited access to technology of any kind. She has a used a computer before, but strictly for homeschooling assignments. At the age of 22, after teaching herself everything she can, she convinces her parents to let her attend college. After the surprisingly results of a test, she begins to question everything she has been told and embarks on a cross-country with popular student Fitz. This journey leads to shocking revelations, all of which line up nicely with Tangled. Highly recommended even if you don't love the movie, though the more you've watched it, the more you will appreciate all the ways it shows up in the book. You don't have to read this series in order.

Ren Gylden has never been permitted to leave her family homestead until she finally convinces her parents to allow her to go to college at age twenty-two. Ren’s probably the oldest freshman at Corona College in Spokane, Washington and she’s definitely the only one who’s never seen an iPhone before. When dashing, charming Fitz agrees to take Ren with him on a cross country road trip to Nashville after a class DNA assignment has her searching for answers, Ren has no idea how much her life will change in a week.

Tangled Up In You is part of the Meant to Be series of books from Disney/Hyperion that imagines classic Disney stories as modern day romances. This retelling of Rapunzel is one of my favorite adaptations I’ve ever read! It perfectly transforms the story we know and love from the movie into a contemporary romance.

Ren is the perfect modern day Rapunzel. She’s sweet and funny and naive, but also completely capable, competent and brave. She’d still pick a frying pan as her weapon of choice, but she can also fix a classic Mustangs engine. Fitz was never going to do anything other than fall for her, despite his best attempts not to.

I loved this one so much! Pick it up if you enjoyed Tangled or just enjoy fairy tale retellings in general!

Oh Christina Lauren you have my heart & soul in such a chokehold! I have loved this series so much & this one was absolutely divine.
This book is dunked in the typical charm & hilarity that CLO books always have.

- charming protagonist
- grump/sunshine!
- ROAD TRIP!!!!!!
- slow-burning & heartwarming
- great paced narrative

This read will leave you yearning for an adventure!

Thank you to the author, publisher, & to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my review.