This was a fun audiobook! It was an adventure of a tale, a group that had to work together to complete a quest and save a realm. It was silly and didn't take itself too seriously. I liked the interesting take on magic and how they each had interesting talents. I liked how they used to be 'heroes' and all were now struggling with that title, even when everyone around them still celebrated their accomplishments. I liked the banter, the way everything (including coffee orders!) were turned medieval and silly. I really enjoyed our different POV. It was a silly, fun audio book!

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

I really wanted to like this better. It has all the elements I love, magic, banter, found family etc. However, if this was a movie, it would be the campy summer movie that suffered from bad cuts and edits.

This was a great cozy romantasy that answers that question of what happens to the adventures years after they have completed their greatest adventure. It was interesting to meet these characters after the height of their heyday and to see how they had grown apart and now how they would find their way back to each other. This type of fantasy is one that isn't often explored and it would be nice to see more like it.

As a lover of Narnia and The Magicians I was hoping to get into this one but I struggled. It has lots of elements I think others will enjoy: whimsical fantasy, friends and found family, what happens after saving the world, plus multiple romance options! However, it was very low stakes and the pacing was not consistent making it hard for me to stay engaged and interested.

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First of all, I'm sorry to this book. I requested it on NetGalley because it sounded cute and fun and the cover is pretty. Alas, it did not hold my attention, I read about a third of it and put it down last November, and never picked it up again. So now, seven months later, I think of this book occasionally with guilt that I never finished it (or reviewed it) but I could not get myself to pick it back up.
From what I can remember, we're following a friend group who split up after they saved their magical land and their leader died, who now must reunite for a wedding.
Unfortunately, I didn't care for or about the characters, the plot was even lower stakes than Legends and Lattes (which I enjoyed). It might be the right book for someone else, but for me, life is too short to try to finish this book that I have no interest in.

This Will Be Fun is a cute YA quest romantasy by collaborative author-trio E.B. Asher. Released 29th Oct 2024 by HarperCollins on their Avon Voyager imprint, it's 416 pages and it available in hardcover library binding, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.

The authors have fully embraced their inner whimsy: there are texting carpets (reddit, with the chaos implicit in *that*), elevators, holograms, shows, cheek-by-jowel with cursed forests, knights in armor, and the 10-years-after reunion from the "chosen ones" who saved the world, and then tried to pick up the pieces and live a normal life afterwards.

The romantasy tropes (missed chances, enemies to lovers, second chances) are on full display, in a quest/reunion/save the world again plotline with 3 parallel MCs. There are some issues with the pacing, the action moves along fitfully, and the background world building is nonexistent.

On the whole, however, it's a satisfying romp, with a good denouement and resolution.

Three and a half stars. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, for romantasy fans, or possibly as a buddy read. There's a second book due out from the same author/publisher in first quarter 2026, so that's something to keep an eye out for as well.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I admire people who write books and put themselves out there. It’s such a vulnerable, brave thing to do.

However, this was not for me.

This Will Be Fun was genuinely a fun read. The story never strayed far from a comfortable middle ground of emotion or danger, making it (for me, at least) a true cozy fantasy read. Each character grew and changed over the course of the book, and everything wrapped up in a neat bow.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This book was exactly what the title promised: fun! But with emotional depth, of course. The group dynamic is messy and fun, and the banter is chef's kiss.

So, this was kind of fun? It was mostly enjoyable to watch the characters navigate their fantasy setting and drama, but it also sometimes lagged. The modern language was kind of funny, but also took me out of the story. It very much felt like friends doing a DnD campaign and they decided to write it down.

Expect enchanted swords, magical Truth or Dare, and coffee shops nestled in crystal caves, all wrapped in a story about second chances, found family, and the messiness of growing up after the adventure ends.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for this ARC!

This was really fun and silly, there are a lot of fun elements in the book as well. there was a huge emphasis on friendship which is greatly appreciated. but there where multiple different authors that worked on this and the story line didn't come out as cohesive as art could have, which lead to a little bit of a confusion in outcome of the story. really worth a read nonetheless
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I was really looking forward to this one—comedic cozy fantasy with a messy little friend group? That’s usually right in my comfort zone. But unfortunately, I ended up DNFing around the 30% mark. I kept picking it up and putting it back down, hoping I’d click with it eventually, but it just never happened.

I wasn’t connecting with the characters, and the dialogue felt more gimmicky than fun. It didn’t feel natural or grounded, which made it hard to stay invested. I hate not finishing books, especially ARCs, but this just wasn’t working for me.

Appreciate the chance to read it—it just wasn’t my vibe in the end.

A cozy fantasy with second chance romance? I thought this was going to be great for me.

Unfortunately this one fell a bit flat. I couldn't get behind how modern the technology was and felt a bit tongue in cheek.

I wanted to like this book, but it was not for me. I struggled to get into it, and unfortunately I had to DNF.

It's a fun idea to have three writers contributing to one story, but the result here is a disjointed one. The romance between Clare and Beatrice (disappointingly, unbeknownst to me, Clare is a straight dude) takes up 2/3 of the book and, as a result, overshadows Elowen; I wish she had her own book. The pacing is also frustrating, with the first 50% crawling and the last 50% going at breakneck speed. I had a good time, though.

This was a total blast to read—witty, clever, and unexpectedly heartfelt. It had a great balance of humor and emotion, with characters that felt both chaotic and real in the best way. The pacing flew by, and I found myself smiling through most of it. Light, fun, and full of charm!

This was a fun read with great character dynamics. The romances and friendships were very on point. However, the weak point was the overarching goal that the protagonists are trying to achieve. The book is so primarily about the conflicts between the main characters that their new quest felt very afterthought. This almost would gave held up better overall if this were a fantasy of manners instead of a fantasy that tried to throw in an action-y conflict.
Also, I wasn’t sure about the world building, as it feels largely fantasy but also has modernities like tv and photography. There are books that do this well, but I don’t think this one did, because the modern aspects weren’t a big part of the book, yet they kept being mentioned.

This book is fun—snappy, chaotic, and heartfelt. It’s a contemporary rom-com with plenty of banter and a protagonist who’s delightfully self-aware in their messiness. The tone walks a fine line between comedy and sincerity, and I thought it struck that balance really well. The romance had me rooting for them, but even more than that, I appreciated how the book leaned into joy and vulnerability at the same time. It’s not trying to reinvent the genre, but it executes its vibe extremely well.

This book wasn’t for me. The first chapter really intrigued me and I was very excited for the friendships but after that I had a hard time getting through it. It didn’t feel very fantasy and I feel like maybe if it had been written as an urban fantasy I could’ve gotten more into it. Overall it just wasn’t particularly memorable for me. But it could be up someone else’s alley!