Thank you to NetGalley for giving me early access to this read.

It’s a modern day retelling of ‘Tangled’ which I thought was so cool. I loved that movie when Disney released it and Christina Lauren did a wonderful job recreating the story line with her own twist.

Ren was a very sheltered woman who lived and worked at the homestead since she was 3 years old with Gloria and Steve, her parents. She was homeschooled where she learned everything she could by getting books from the library and teaching herself. At 23, she was accepted to college with a full ride and after a lot of rules put in place, she was free to go.

You watch Ren get a reality check on how much she was missing out on, things she wasn’t familiar with, and how interesting she was to all the students who met her, including Fitz.

I loved the banter between Ren and Fitz, the way she was so awestruck by the smallest things, and the way he grew to care about her.

I wasn’t able to connect with Ren as a FMC, but I loved watching her learn and experience new things. I couldn’t imagine how crazy everything must have been for her.

The plot twists and the backstory to everything was intense. It was a fun read for sure. Very cozy with no spice at all. Definitely closed door romance.

This book was just missing the wow factor for me. The ending felt rushed for me, I just wanted a little bit more of what happened after everything went down.

I still highly recommend this book, especially if you’re a fan of Disney movies!

if you’re a fan of tangled/rapunzel you’re definitely going to want to read this! i felt like i was watching a disney movie the entire time with the typical twists and turns you’d expect from a christina lauren novel. so so good

thank you to hyperion avenue & netgalley for the arc in exchange for my review!

Major props to NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book! It was absolutely everything I needed. This is by one of my favorite authors and out of the four books in the series, this one is the best so far. I finished it in one sitting, didn’t get out of my seat for three and a half hours! It was a good one.

What a cute retelling of Tangled with great banter, fun characters and more intensity than I expected! Once I got to 65%ish I couldn’t put it down! Highly recommend for anyone who enjoyed Tangled!

What a creative and sweet reimagining of TANGLED. What I love the most about the MEANT TO BE Series is seeing how contemporary romance authors bring a modern and contemporary spin on Disney movies, and TANGLED UP IN YOU is another triumph, this time from Christina Lauren. Having Ren (aka Rapunzel) be a woman who has been on an isolated homestead is just perfect, having Fitz (Flynn) be a popular but secretly troubled popular student works better than I thought it would, and their roadtrip to Nashville in his car (aptly named Max) is so cute and really does evoke themes from a Rapunzel story in a realistic setting. I can't recommend TANGLED UP IN YOU enough, for romance fans, for Disney fans, and for anyone who likes a cute and feel good romance.

I read this book in a matter of hours! Fitz and Ren are incredibly well-developed characters. Despite the foreknowledge that this was a take on the movie Tangled, which is a take on Rapunzel, and the expectations that accompany that, the characters' journey (both literal and figurative) is ripe with twists and turns. Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

This was very cute! A low heat (kissing only) contemporary retelling of Disney's Tangled. I felt a bit ambivalent about how extremely naive Ren was at first, but it was handled well, and I really loved how the ending dealt with the mental health repercussions of the surprisingly off-the-walls climax. All around I enjoyed this a lot!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc! Opinions are my own.

A truly remarkable tale full of life, love, truth, lies, loss and happiness. 
This incredible story is absolutely addictive.
Ren has grown up with her parents on her family homestead. Living a life away from everything and almost everyone in her small Idaho farm.  Until she finally gets her parents to agree to let her go to college. She's never been to a normal school or had friends. So everything in there is like living in a whole new world.
Fitz has been summoned to give the newest student a campus tour. Trying to keep in the school good graces he agrees and meets Ren. Who is unlike anyone he's ever met.
This adventurous, addictive, traumatic, crazy love story has so many twists and turns that you really need to keep up with what's been told.  I loved every single second of it.
This is one book I'll truly never forget.
5 stars. Absolutely amazing.

Thank you to the publisher for a gifted copy of this book.

Tangled is one of my favorite disney movies so I knew I had to grab a copy of this one by my favorite romance writing duo. This modern retelling of Disney's Tangled is SO good! It's a classic grumpy vs sunshine and forced proximity trope but these characters each have such an incredible backstory that you become invested very quickly. Ren's innocence was endearing and Fitz's protectiveness over her was so adorable. The pages just turned themselves. This one is not spicy at all so it's perfect for the readers who want to keep it closed door.

Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies, so when I saw that this was a modern day retelling, I HAD to request it from NetGalley (not to mention Christina Lauren is an auto-buy for me.)

Wow wow wow that was everything I imagined it would be. The tie-ins to the movie were so good! It was cute & funny with some romance (no spice) sprinkled in. I crushed the last few chapters so quick when the DRAMA hit. Fitz and Ren were everything and represented the characters so well. Grumpy + sunshine PERFECTION. The only thing that was missing was Pascal 🤷🏼‍♀️😂.

I didn’t know this was part of the Meant To Be series until recently. I should check out some of the other books in the series!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the ARC!

Are you crying? I’m not crying. It just looks like this sometimes when I’m not crying.

I will admit, I was a liiiittle hesitant about this because Ren was SO sheltered and separated from everything. And that can be so touch and go in a romance. Because there’s naivety and then there’s NAIVETY, you know? But Fitz was so so soft with her, and was aware of the fact that there was an imbalance and kept letting the scales tip in her favor to keep her safe from things he could.

This was adorable, and dark, and there were lines that made me actually go “oh” out loud and other ones that made me laugh. It was sweet and wholesome and fun and an excellent modern retelling.

And honestly? I liked the ending. It fit.

Tangled Up In You is a great adaptation of the fairytale 'Tangled'. Every new experience is a wide-eyed adventure for Ren and falling in love will be her most exciting. It's a perfect young adult romance with a guaranteed feel good, happily ever after.

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was essentially retelling Disney’s version of Rapunzel so I guess using tangled in the title is apt. It was decently paced, but not very exciting or surprising. If you’ve seen Disney’s tangled, you’ve basically already read this book. Instead of being in a tower, the female main character was raised by her parents, (who she only called by name, Gloria and Steve) on a self sustained farm. The other deviation from the movie was some make out sessions with male main character Fitz and a skinny-dipping scene that was pretty G rated despite the nakedness. I just found it overall kind of boring. I like the other three books in this series because they had really unique takes on the classic fairytales. This was just Disney’s version, written down and beefed out a little to make it “adult“.

Tangled Up in You surprised me. After reading Kiss the Girl in this series, I knew I had to read this one too. One because I love a good retelling, and two because I love Christina Lauren's books. Their books always bring out so many emotions. Sure, I went into this book with high expectations. But at the same time, this book is completely different from other Christina Lauren books.

Tangled Up in You is told in third person and switches between Ren and Fitz. Ren has lead a sheltered life with no connection to a phone, the internet, and most television. She grows all her own food and lives with her mom and dad on a farm. She has convinced her parents to let her go to college at the age of 22; however, when she gets there and meets Fitz, she is opened to a whole new world.

While this book did take time for me to get into (60%), I truly enjoyed it. The ending had my heart racing and wanting to know what was going to happen next. I loved the character development for both Ren and Fitz, but especially Fitz and how opened up to Ren and finally let someone in.

This book can be read as a standalone and does not need to be read in order with the other books. If you love a book with college students, a road trip, and some mystery/thriller aspects, you'll fall in love with Ren and Fitz in Tangled Up in You.

I loved everything about this book...the fantastic characters, the grumpy/sunshine vibe, the humor, and how it paid homage to the movie without being in-your-face obvious about it. As a matter of fact, if the reader hadn't been told it was a retelling, I'm sure that many would not readily see the connection. It was a very fresh take on a well-loved story. I liked Ren from the very beginning. Even though she'd been sheltered all her life, she still had dreams and was willing to fight for them, no matter how scary. And, well, Fitz was everything I adore in a love interest...tortured and a bit angry at life...but open enough to be led back to the sunny side. I really enjoyed the laugh-out-loud moments, the fantastic road trip and, more importantly, the make-your-heart-grow-two-sizes love story. Does this story make me want to watch the movie again, sure...but mostly it makes me want to read the book again! Such a fun ride!

Oh my God! If you love Tangled, read this book IMMEDIATELY. I haven't read a Christina Lauren book that disappointed me. 100% rec their books if you are looking for a breezy, entertaining read.

I absolutely loved Ren and her super cute personality. She lived a sheltered life with her parents in a farmin Idaho and has no idea how the world functions (Google? College? Browsing internet? Swear words?) but she knows her way around (picking locks, knowledge from books and old movies, prepping to be self sufficient). Fitz is a darling. I laughed at their banter and Ren's confusion at the ways and slang words of the world. The ending/climax felt too easy, but hey, no complaints.

‘A witty and deeply romantic modern reimagining of Disney’s Tangled, by the New York Times bestselling author duo Christina Lauren, part of the acclaimed and bestselling Meant to Be collection.


She has a dream. He has a plan. Together they’ll take a leap of faith.’

This was okay. I think my daughter would enjoy it much more than I did as I felt like it was definitely more YA than AF. Cute, sweet (aside from crazy Gloria) with a big dose of naivety and some cheeseball moments.

Thank you NetGalley & Hyperion Avenue for this arc!

Pub date: 6.25.24

This was such a fun take on the Rapunzel story! I loved it so much, and I loved all the bits that referred to 'Tangled'. This is a really good addition to this series, and I'm for sure keeping it in mind for reader's advisory.

Oh my God! If you love Tangled, read this book IMMEDIATELY. I haven't read a Christina Lauren book that disappointed me. 100% rec their books if you are looking for a breezy, entertaining read.

I absolutely loved Ren and her super cute personality. She lived a sheltered life with her parents in a farmin Idaho and has no idea how the world functions (Google? College? Browsing internet? Swear words?) but she knows her way around (picking locks, knowledge from books and old movies, prepping to be self sufficient). Fitz is a darling. I laughed at their banter and Ren's confusion at the ways and slang words of the world. The ending/climax felt too easy, but hey, no complaints.

Christina Lauren does it again! What a cute fricken book, easy read, and happy ending. I'm a sucker for these kids of books. 10/10 reccomed. I reccomend this book in all my private Facebook groups I am in.