A very cute re-telling of Rapunzel via Tangled. This was a fun, quick read for taking me out of my reading slump and definitely drew me in from the first chapter. Set in Idaho with travel to the Pacific Northwest, readers follow Ren as she prepares to start college as a senior freshman. She is quickly introduced to Fitz who is charming, handsome, and her first-day tour guide. When, in class, Ren makes a surprising discovery, she embarks on a cross-country journey...but with no money or means, she relies on the unsuspecting (and definitely not interested) Fitz for help. Bonus points because it's filled with 90s references and Ren's introduction to all things pop-culture. Double Bonus in the way Christina Lauren explained Ren's parents.

This was such a cute and fun read! I'm a sucker for disney movies so this retelling was an obvious choice for me. This read like YA, which was cute and did not bother me at all. If you loved Tangled, you'll love this!

When I first saw that this was a Tangled-inspired book, I was sold. When I then saw it was written by Christina Lauren, I requested an ARC as quick as I possibly could.

This book did not let me down! Christina Lauren so cleverly crafted a plausible plot based on a not-so-plausible source material. Ren and Fitz are a perfect couple with my favorite tropes: forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, one bed, etc.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

“Tangled Up In You” is a really interesting take on the Disney animated movie. Christina Lauren does a really good job of taking the highlights of the movie and boiling them down into a story that feels fresh and unique but still reminiscent of the adventure we all know and love. I would caution those diehard Tangled fans that this novel is not derivative of the movie - it really is an original story with noticeable differences. The vibes of the original story remain the same, though.

Christina Lauren weave an incredulous story about a girl off the grid with no digital and a somewhat reformed bad boy who is dead set on setting his world on fire, and somehow sticks them together so they must rely on the other. With that reliance comes understanding, appreciation and care. That’s the basis of good relationships, too. What a coincidence.

A must read if you love Rapunzel. I’m a Disney adult so I absolutely loved it.

I loved all the main characters. The writing is so bingable & such a good plot. I mean the plot was plotting a modern take on the movie tangled, which I love. Such a cute and fun book!

This was just okay?

I was really excited for a Tangled retelling, but this just felt flat to me. Now, i'm not sure if it's because I'm in an awful reading slump but this did nothing for me.

The story was cute but the beginning was so long and boring. The end went by quick and that's all.

I think I'll just stick to watching Tangled for now...

Thank you to NetGalley and Hyperion for the e-ARC

This was a very quick read and easy to get through. These authors are always a hit or a miss with me and this book was kind of a miss. I honestly feel a little letdown. I like many others loved the Tangled movie as the romance between Eugene and Rapunzel was so pure and adorable. I feel like they tried so hard to make the romance “pure” that the romance felt very surface level and the magical feeling that you get when watching a Disney movie wasn’t present. I also was very surprised to see that this was an adult book because it gave me very much YA vibes.

I did however find myself enjoying the creative ways the authors left little easter eggs throughout the story in reference to the original movie while also adding their own modern twist.

Christina Lauren does it again. This writing duo is absolutely AMAZING and I am obsessed with every book they write. I will definitely recommend this book to my patrons.

The minute I saw Tangled retelling I knew I had to read this! Combine that with the magic of Christina Lauren and I was sold!

My Disney adult and romance reader heart were so happy with this story. This was a cute and fun read with lots of nods to the animated movie but I feel like even if you aren’t a fan of the movie you might like this book. Ren and Fitz’s relationship is so sweet and their adventures were entertaining. Watching his affection for her grow and the relationship bloom as they travel across the country.

I did find the pacing in the middle a little off but other than that this was a fantastic read! Thank you so much to NetGalley, Christina Lauren, and Hyperion Avenue for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Naïve woman, who has spent her whole life hidden from society by controlling parents goes to college and finds out she isn't who she thinks she is and with the help of very hot college guy her whole world is turned upside down. I loved this book. It was funny and sweet but also suspenseful. I couldn't stop reading.

The is a retelling of Rapuzel. It took me about 30% to get into the book and then I found it just okay. I found Ren's situation so unbelievable that is was too much of a stretch for me to enjoy. I'm not sure what it's categorized as but is very much a YA book. I would recommend it to my friends who enjoy that genre.

Absolutely adored this book! Christina Lauren can do no wrong with writing a rom com. This is a classic retelling with the best grump X sunshine trope and I ate it up! The female main character was so lovable in every way and I enjoyed reading that story. The ending was cut short for me and I just wish there was more… something was missing for me BUT other than that I really loved this whole story.

I absolutely loved this book. I loved all of the similarities to Tabgled, but how it was present day. That made it predictable but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I laughed out loud, got teary eyed, and loved to see Ren’s character development.

The newest Christina Lauren novel, Tangled up in you, was an adorable spin off of Disney’s Tangled. From the very awkward and clearly psychotic parent to the absolutely lovable heroine, to the oober protective ‘Fitz’, this spin off included so many cute moments where the couple grew together.

In this re-telling of Tangled, Ren has grown up on a homestead with her very protective and rule oriented parents, Gloria and Steve. She doesn’t have access to internet, no phones, spends most of her time helping around the homestead and doing chores like feeding the many animals her family has. However, Ren somehow convinces her parents to let her go to college during the week and come home on the weekends to do her chores and help around the homestead. At Corona college she meets Fitz- the typical hot senior who “wants to get into everyone’s pants” according to Ren’s new roommate. Ren immediately becomes well-loved by most students even though she started off as the “weird” girl. After a project on DNA in one of her classes leads to some interesting results, she’s off on a cross country road trip with Fitz who has some secrets of his own…

I guess because it’s a retelling of Tangled, I kind of knew how it was going to end? It was very similar to the movie and while there was some originality to it, most of it I knew was coming. It was still cute and I would recommend it to Disney fans for sure!

Thank you, NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Published June 25, 2024

Contemporary, creative retelling of Disney’s Rapunzel movie, Tangled.

In Tangled Up in You, the writing duo Christina Lauren spins a backstory of how Rapunzel (Ren) ended up isolated from society for years until the fateful meeting with Flynn (Fitz). I love Ren’s wide-eyed innocence and inherent goodness and how bad boy Fitz, despite his desperate need to protect himself and trust no one, can’t help but want to be a better man for her. The use of a road trip with forced proximity in a variety of hotel rooms is a great plot device, giving the couple plenty of time to get to know each other through endless days of driving with stops at famous tourist traps along the way. (The biker bar scene is especially endearing.) Yes, Ren is seeing a world she only knew from books after her sheltered childhood, but Fitz is also viewing everything through a new lens, and it is actually Ren who is rescuing him.

I haven’t read any of the other books in the Meant to Be series, but I’m so glad Disney placed this story in Christina Lauren’s very capable hands. They have shown their readers that, although fairy tales are just make-believe, it is possible to have a happily-ever-after following heartbreak. Every great story has its roots in reality, and I love the characters and story they created to bring Rapunzel characters to life. Highly recommended clean romance for both teens and adults who need reminding that happy endings can exist.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Hyperion Avenue through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! Tangled Up In You is not your typical romance novel but I loved it! When Ren met Fitz, she was fresh from the homestead. She’d never held a phone let alone had a social media account. One would have thought she’d grown up in a different time but, in reality, her parents were just trying to protect her from the dangers lurking within modern society. Little did she know that with just one test her life, as she’d always known it, would be brought into question. She also didn’t bargain for what she would discover on her road trip with Fitz. Fitz, on the other hand, finds Ren’s quirkiness quite intolerable, that is until he starts to find her truly adorable. His rich kid attitude really leaves Ren questioning his personality. It just doesn’t fit. What they will discover along the way will not only break them but also help them to understand who they truly are. I found the novel to be quite suspenseful at times and I had a hard time putting it down. It kept me guessing until almost the very end. Definitely not what I had envisioned at all but I was pleasantly surprised. I would definitely recommend to those who enjoy novels about discovering oneself, human nature, romance and suspense.

This was a fun and lighthearted Rapunzel/Tangled romance retelling. I liked that aspect of it; I liked the premise of a girl with no modern-day knowledge put into a college situation, and overall it was fun time. The writing mirrored the events of the movie but as a whole, it wasn't my favorite. There were a lot antics and dialogue that felt very weird. I didn't love how childish Ren seemed in Fritz's POV but unchildish in her own...it was weird. The pacing felt extremely fast in the in beginning, and then dragged on during the road trip. Overall, a cozy read but nothing life-changing.

I received a free advanced copy of Tangled Up in You from NetGalley in exchange for her fair and unbiased opinion. This book, out in June, is fourth in the Meant to Be Series. This one, as you can guess from the title, is a modern reimagining of Tangled.

If you like Rapunzel’s chaotic optimism, you’ll enjoy this. Ren grew up on a homestead with her overprotective parents. Now, 22, she finally goes to college, experiencing the world for the first time.

When a DNA test for a class shows that her father isn’t the man she grew up with, she blackmail’s Fitz into driving her across the country.

Fitz is one of the few people on campus who cannot stand this annoying ray of sunshine of a girl. But he has his own secrets to protect and a criminal record to wipe clean, so he agrees. Plus, once he discover’s Ren’s naive and sheltered innocence meant that she didn’t tell anyone she was traveling thousands of miles with a stranger and only $60, he’s concerned about Ren’s safety. And he also starts to find her enthusiasm appealing.

Give it a read if you enjoy roadtrips, grumpy and sunshine pairings, the only one bed trope, and forced proximity.

Overall, this was a fun story, although the ending felt a little abrupt. It read a little bit younger, likely due to how sheltered Ren was. But if you really enjoyed the Tangled movie, you’ll have fun discovering the similarities.

I am so excited that Christina Lauren has two books out in 2024. <i> Tangled Up in You</i> is a modernized version of Disney's <i>Rapunzel </i> and at first I was a little skeptical because I'd read other books in this series and didn't really love them. However, <i> Tangled Up in You</i> stands out among the series. The book has all the things I love about Christina Lauren books but there were definitely a few cute nods to the Disney version of the fairy tale. I think fans of Christina Lauren will really enjoy this one even if they don't necessarily see themselves as Disney people.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC of the book.