What happens when you save a magical land with your best friends... and then grow up, and grow apart? This Will Be Fun. Or will it!? With notes of Narnia calling the Pevensies back to its lands, Asher weaves a compelling, modern, and jaunty tale complete with romance, drama, and best of all, magic.

DNF at 2% for cringey writing style. It’s meant to feel whimsical and I love that for other people, but it’s just not for me.

Rating: 4/5
I received the eARC for my honest opinion.

This was a mix of comedy and adventure, that is cozy romance read. You will find slow burn romance, great world building, a mix of medieval and modern vibes in the book and it is told in a dual POV.

I didn’t like the slow build up to everything at first but let me tell you the book does pick up and I loved that you would see a great slow burn from both of the couples, and it will have you devouring the book. I enjoyed getting to see how the characters were handling life after 10 years and how they will be going to the Queen’s wedding, yup the same one that they saved all those years ago. I loved the fantasy and the humor that was mixed into the book. I also liked that we had an HEA with this book, it was a nice palate cleanser between my books.

I would recommend this book to anyone who hasn’t liked fantasy before and enjoys romances.

I want to thank NetGalley and Avon for the opportunity to review this book.

A fast-paced and darkly humorous exploration of life's unexpected twists, this novel offers sharp wit and relatable characters. Asher's storytelling pulls you in with its clever dialogue and well-timed moments of chaos. It's a refreshing, offbeat take on navigating the messiness of life with a smile.

The Princess Bride meets PWMOV?? Sounds like fun except I didn’t have much fun :(

The book had SO much promise with the plot summary. it sounded like a fun adventure amongst a group of friends but it lost me quite early on. I liked how there were two couples in the book but at one point it felt overwhelming. Having one book per couple would’ve been better because the story felt more focused on the romances and I honestly forgot what their mission was lol.

I did enjoy the Ella Enchanted vibes the setting gave until they ended up in Vegas then I was just confused. overall the book just did not feel cohesive and wasn’t very memorable.

Wanted something cozy with a fantasy element, but unfortunately I think this was too modern for me. Leans on the contemporary in terms of dialogue and characters. I had a hard time staying engaging found myself disliking almost all the povs. I really wanted to like this for the found family and quest tropes.

Thank you Netgalley and Avon or Harper Voyager for the arc!

This was such an enjoyable romp through the woods. The characters feel so real and I had such a fun time. Would recommend!

This book was hard for me because it felt like it was trying too hard to be two sides of the same coin.

On one side, we have an epic fantasy element with the four people who are responsible for saving everyone. On the other, we have what feels to be a forced romantic element.

I am not sure if it was the book or me, but this one just didn’t do it for me.

It is an unusual book in which the hero dies between the first and second chapter. Galwell the Great lead his band of four on a quest to rescue his fiancee, Princess Thessia, who had been kidnapped by the Fraternal Order, in their devious plot to take over the world of Mythria. Along with Galwell, is his sister Elowen, her best friend Beatrice and Clare Grandhart, hero in training, all with some type of mystical power. While they rescue the princess and kill the bad guy, the grief and guilt of losing Galwell, spins them off into different directions. Ten years later the princess, now queen, demands that they attend her at her wedding. But when they get there they find that Hugh, the queen's fiancee has been kidnapped, by the same nut jobs, who had kidnapped her ten years earlier. So another quest, with Elowen's former lover, Vandria, rounding out their numbers. Except for Clare, I found the other characters annoying, and the constant bickering between the banter, not much of a quest. While second chances are my favorite trope, I really didn't care enough about the characters to care if they got back together or not. Sorry to say that this was not one of the best books that I have read so far this year.

I was gifted with an Advanced Reader's Copy from the publisher via NetGalley.com. This was my honest, unbiased and voluntary review.

This had so much potential and I was super excited for it! However, it was extremely long, full of sadness, and had insufferable characters.

Not the book for me! But I do think regular fantasy readers would probably enjoy this, and should give it a try!

Admittedly, I put off reading this book for longer than I should have. What a wonderful story!

The title says it all - this book is fun. So much fun! I was instantly intrigued by the story, with a world that is relate-able (mostly humans), but just magical enough to give it that separation.

It can be difficult for an author to appropriately balance multiple points of view, but Asher does it incredibly well. With the perspectives of three of THE FOUR, multiple genders & personalities, this story is rich, funny, and engaging.

The storyline itself is unique, and there are enough twists and developments in the past story, continuing with the current events. Asher built a wonderful world, with interpersonal relationships that begin as tenuous at best. The reunion of the Four had the potential to unravel beyond what it initially did. However, without spoilers, they were able to hold and heal.

Truly, this was a wonderful, engaging, and fun fantasy!

Couldn't get into this one. Looked promising but my trusted book bestie says skip this one, so skip it I shall.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for my honest opinion!

"This Will Be Fun is a slow burn, cozy quest romantasy with Shrek and The Princess Bride vibes featuring:
Second chance romance
Found family
Questmates-with-benefits
Friends to enemies to friends (to lovers?)
Slow burn"

This description is what really drew me into requesting this book and oof! A fun, quick read that had all of the above elements PLUS a heaping of sapphic love that was just *chef's kiss*. Was the writing a little disjointed at times? Yes, BUT I think that can happen when there's multiple authors writing the story, especially if that number happens to be THREE (my jaw did drop a little upon seeing that, I'm used to one or two max, except in cases of anthologies or translated works). Some reviewers said that some of the modern language/references used threw them off, which I agree with, but I also took it in stride and remembered it's really just meant to be a cozy, fun read. If that is the vibe you're looking for in your next book, read on!

I struggled to get into this one. This had everything in a book that I should love. I was immediately caught by the idea of a Princess Bride-esque story telling device...but alas...for me, this didn't have the same magic. It was fine. It was ok. It also was very possible I wasn't in the mood for this, as I know others have read and loved this.

This is a must-read book I don't want to give any spoilers, but you won't regret getting this book, you won't put it down till you're done reading the whole this.

This was a fun read and I liked the originality of the story. The past and present timeline was interesting and always makes me want to keep reading to find out what happened and was is going to happen. I liked the characters and the setting of the story. Super fun and would recommend to fantasy lovers!

Very fun romp of a book. Gave DND, fantasy, and romance vibes. There were some things not for me. But this held my attention.

Story Rating: ⭐️⭐️ (0-5)
Narration: 🎧🎧🎧🎧 (0-5)
Overall: 3/5
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥 (0-5) open-door but only a couple of scenes and not many details

What I’m Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 The three different narrators for the three MCs is such a treat. Narrated by Alexander Cendese, January LaVoy, & Hope Newhouse.
🤩 I didn’t mind the two separate couples, the two different second chances.
🤩 I felt the longing for all of them to be love for each other.
🤩 Beautiful LGBTQIA+ representation with one of the couples.
🤩 Steamy moment for one of the couples is in a magical tent.
🤩 I like the romantasy world—it looks like scenes and travel of historical English countryside, but magical. But it also has caves, so maybe it’s more like the Scottish Highlands.
🤩 When the copycat Clares help them fight.

What I’m Wishing/Dizzy About:
💫 The plot is interesting, how the couples are connected by history, but it feels long and
💫 I loved the main side character Vandra more than the three main characters—she’s like the breath of fresh air in this story.
💫 The steamy moment with one of the pairs is a bit disappointing after waiting 80% of the book for them to finally be together in their second chance.
💫 The PTSD for these characters seemed to be played down.

Thanks to Avon Books for the #gifted ebook and paperback. I bought the audiobook with one of my Libro.fm credits.

Decent random read, threw this out there as a chance read had a vague interest and did enjoy my time with this book and have since enjoyed seeing it