I love Christina Lauren, and I was so excited to dive into this book. The premise is super cute (based on Disney's Tangled), and I love all the subtle nods to it through the novel (that bar scene!). There is a really interesting twist that I definitely didn't see coming and really had me hooked. I thought Ren was an adorable character and I loved the tension between her and Fitz. Overall, super cute read and would definitely recommend to any Christina Lauren fans.

Obsessed with Modern day Disney retellings! This one is on Tangled, which I'll admit, isn't one I'm super familiar with. Love how brave Ren was when she ditches her Idaho homestead life and dives headfirst into college in Spokane. In a hilarious series of events, she ends up on a cross country road trip with Fitz.

This book is just sweet. Christina Lauren does it again, writing a feel good, swoony read that is a perfect cute, fun, quick read.

Absolutely loved this take on Rapunzel! It had a different twist than what I was expecting and it was so good! And of course I loved the charm of Fitz. By far my favorite of the Meant to Be series!

I LOVE Christina Lauren and I'm happily adding this to my list of her works that I can't put down! I won't lie, the story is simple and mostly a modern retelling of Disney's "Tangled," but it was such a cute, easy read that can get anyone out of a reading slump! Because of the premise, it was pretty predictable and the characters weren't very deep, but it was still enjoyable and quick-paced! Thanks for the ARC!

I've been waiting for a TANGLED retelling for years...and this one did not disappoint! Christina Lauren managed to perfectly capture the essence of Rapunzel and Flynn in this modern rendition. It was fluffly, it was sweet, it was sexy...just perfect!

I usually LOVE all of Christina Lauren's books but this one I just could not get into. It's an updated storytelling of "Tangled" the Disney movie. Though I appreciate their branching out to something new, it just didn't work for me. I couldn't connect to Ren without thinking about the movie.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Another great Christina Lauren read! I think there were some angles that were more of a stretch than some of their other reads, but overall I still loved this read. There was a little bit of suspense/thriller woven into this romantic storyline, and although I avoid suspense/thriller books, I really enjoyed the amount that was woven in to this romantic story line.

I never knew I needed a modern retelling of the Tangled movie until I really needed a modern retelling of the Tangled movie. This was fun and fluffy and very PG-13, which felt exactly right.

This book is an absolute must read for 2024 in my opinion! The duo has done it again! This is my first modern-day retelling story and it won’t be my last! I laughed, I cried, I gasped! I didn’t want to put it down at times! It ended too quickly! I wasn’t ready but I loved it so much!

This makes me want to go and read all the Meant to Be series. My love for Christina Lauren continues

Did y’all miss me?

It wasn’t that I wasn’t reading, I skipped town and headed to the beach to binge read my backlog and celebrate the holidays with the fam bam. Unfortunately, we don’t have Wi-Fi.

(It’s actually a pretty glorious thing once you get used to it)

Tangled Up In You

It was a two hour drive to the beach and Craig lost in rock paper scissors (or I cheated) so he was driving and I was reading.

Sorry tutts!

Eeek! If you love Christina Lauren as much as I do you know that her books will never fall below our 5 star scale and this one was no different.

I was in love 😍

As we got stuck in traffic, craig huffed some non repeatable words under his breath while I tried to fight back my smile (yes! More time to read before we got down to the hustle and bustle of a full house!)

The book fairies were on my side, by the time we made it to the beach I was fully satisfied and had concluded my new favorite book.

Here’s the shocker… it’s a retelling !!!

I’ve never read a retelling before and although I knew the story sounded similar it made me look into what I was actually reading. Picture a very adult Disney’s, “Tangled” . I mean helllooooo right there you should be swooning

My heart rapidly pitter pattered the entire time.

This is a must read.

If I’m rambling, I apologize. That’s what Christina Lauren does to me. I get all flustered, overwhelmed, talk to much and yeah… ramble.

Five Stars, duh

Check out this teaser :

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.

Ren has never held an iPhone, googled the answer to a question, or followed a crush on social media. What she has done: Read a book or two, or three (okay, hundreds). Taught herself to paint. Built a working wind power system from scratch. But for all the books she’s read, Ren has never found one that’s taught a woman raised on a homestead and off the grid for most of her twenty-two years how to live in the real world. So when she finally achieves her lifelong dream of attending Corona College, it feels like her life is finally beginning.

Fitz has the rest of his life mapped out: Graduate from Corona at the top of his class, get his criminal record wiped clean, and pass himself off as the rich, handsome player everyone thinks he is. He’s a few short months from checking off step one of his plans when Ren Gylden, with her cascading blonde hair and encyclopedic brain, crashes into his life, and for the first time Fitz’s plan is in jeopardy.

But a simple assignment in their immunology seminar changes the course of both their lives, and suddenly they’re thrown out of the frying pan and into the fireon a road trip that will lead them in the most unexpected directions. Out on the open road, the world somehow shifts, and the unlikely pair realize that, maybe, the key to the dreams they've both been chasing have been sitting next to them the whole time.

I have always been a fan of Christina Lauren so when I saw they were doing the next Meant to Be novel I was so excited. My familiarity with the Tangled movie isn’t great so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised! I loved the road trip aspect and Ren trying all these new things for the first time. There’s a twist at the end I didn’t see coming and thought it added a punch to this Disney-esque love story.

I’ll admit, I was a little skeptical once I read this book blurb but it’s Christina Lauren so I went with it.

We immediately meet Ren and it’s instant Disney vibes as she carries out her chores. She’s leaving for college and her anxious parents are reminding her of all the real world rules. As we see her interact with college students we see how sheltered she’s been but also how lovable and innocent she is.

One of the first people she meets is Fitz, her college tour guide and a familiar face in one of her classes. She’s a thorn in his side but he can’t help but be drawn to her.

What starts as a blackmail trip, ends up being the trip that changes the course of her life.

This book drew me in even though I was very unsure of the storyline. Without giving anything away, it began with a fairytale feeling but turned dark and sad before the “happy ending”. I had a guess on where it was going but needed to know if I was correct. 24 hours later I’ve finished the book and am so glad I took a chance on it. If you’re a Christina Lauren fan, this one is different in all the best ways!

Thank you NetGalley and Christina Lauren for the chance to read this book a little early!

I loved reading this ARC! I rated this 4.5, but I can’t give half stars 🥰

If you know the Rapunzel story, you know the outline for this book, so I don’t want to write anything here about the book because I want you to be as pleasantly surprised as I was. Basic themes: love, trust, adventure!

As a mom to two girls, the Disney Rapunzel animated film was a staple movie in our house for many years; I loved all the little moments in the book that were nods to the movie character’s traits. Christina Lauren’s signature writing voice was present in this book—just another reason I loved this read.

Not really spicy; mostly sweet, clean romance. I would rate it for 16+. I would shelve this alongside Lynn Painter’s The Do-Over and Better Than The Movies for age/spice reference.

This book makes me want to go back and read the other books in the Meant to Be series. I’m so glad Disney trusted CL to write Rapunzel’s story!

Listen, I really wanted to like this book. Tangled is one of my favorite Disney movies. But this book didn’t work for me.

I honestly would have preferred a more loose reimagining of the movie. This felt very over the top, unbelievable, and the characterization was a bit juvenile.

This book would have been better if they’d removed any suggestive content (there’s no spice, but they talk about sex and ogle each others’ bodies). Because it felt like a YA novel. And it probably would have been better that way.

The last half was better than the first. The plot might have worked for a Disney movie but not for a romance novel—at least not on the way it was reimagined.

I’m sorry, it wasn’t overtly bad but it just didn’t work for me.

Fitz and Ren
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
(Releasing 6.25.24)

Tropes:
•College Romance
•Grumpy’ish + Sunshine
•Roadtrip

(No explicit scenes but some talk of sex/nudity)


Ren is one of the most lovable FMCs ever. She’s innocent, childlike and sunshine in human form. If you love the movie Tangled you’ll love this book. This book left me smiling as the development of Fitz and Ren’s relationship grows. It’s sure to be a mass market success.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Hyperion Avenue for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Tangled up in you was such a fun read. This is a re-imagining of the Repunzel fairy tale and pays a ton of homage to the Disney movie Tangled. This is a quick read but follows Ren off of her family's homestead to the nearby college so she can carry on with her education. It doesn't take long before she starts exploring the world with the help of Fitz and his trusty mustang- Max.

The story is mostly about the adventures had along a road trip from Washington to Tennessee but then, as with the fairy tale, Ren makes some earth shattering discoveries about where and whom she comes from.

It was a fun read but not entirely earth shattering. If you are in need of a Tangled fix but have seen the movie too many times, this is the read for you. Also be warned- you will want to read this right after.

This book really wasn’t for me. I thought it was an odd storyline and I didn’t enjoy the characters. I kept waiting for more, very slow moving.

This is a sweet and steamy retelling of Rapunzel that is perfect to bring with you to the beach this summer. Ren has just convinced her parents to allow her to enter the real world for the first time by attending college. Up until now, Ren's parents have kept her isolated on their homestead in Idaho. Ren is brilliant and lovely and immediately attracts the attention of Fitz, who is the college heartbreaker. When Ren finds out that she has a paternal connection to a man in Georgia, she convinces Fitz to take her to see him. The story follows their time together on this journey and as Ren and Fitz help save eachother.

Christina Lauren can do no wrong. They wrote the perfect romance novel retelling of this fairy tale.

This Disney reimagining series with romance authors has been a fun experiment. I’ve enjoyed all the books. This one is not my fave of the series but it is my favorite Christina Lauren since the Honey Don’t List. A charming update of tangled (a severely underrated Disney film) the road trip aspect and relationship between the two leads is a delight. As is the little Easter eggs thrown in to the film. However I felt the climax was rushed and the backstory not developed enough. I’m rarely one to go this needed to be longer but this needed to be longer.

A solid 7.5/10