Thank you for allowing me to read this fabulous book before the publication date!

Tessa Bailey does it, again! This book was nothing short of entertaining, funny, and full of steamy longing and romance. The forbidden love between Sig and Chloe was nothing short of endearing and endlessly frustrating, yet kept you wanting more. It is easy to fall in love with this beautiful couple. This was an easy 5 star read for me.

Sig is a pro hockey player that grew up poor, working hard for everything he’s ever had. Chloe grew up wealthy and wanted to learn to live on her own after having everything given to her growing up. Sig is possessive( a bit overly possessive at times) and strives to give Chloe the lifestyle he thinks she deserves.

In a whirlwind meeting, they have instant attraction but fate has other plans. This angsty romance has slow burn and a forbidden relationship of sorts. The tension is a Tessa classic!

This was a fun read and loved getting different POVs from the buildup in the previous two books!

Thank you Netgalley, Avon and Harper Voyager, and Tessa Bailey for this eARC!

My favorite Tessa Bailey book yet! The yearning was top tier. Will be screaming about this one for a while.

The relationship between Chloe and Sig is kinda cliche. It was a good story but I would have loved to see more spice. I love some good hockey smut. The character building was perfection though. I did enjoy seeing Chloe grow up in the way of having to survive without her mother’s money. Kind of wish she could manage without Sig too; to show a strong female main character. And I love the way Sig takes her under his wing. I definitely felt the relationship between the two was more brother/sister; with some weird sexual tension. The whole step brother step sister thing though is definitely not my trope. But if you like things like that this one is for you!

Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey

Rating: 4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Spice: 3/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Thank you to Avon, Harper Voyager, Tessa Bailey, and Netgalley for access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

❤️ “You love her?” “I exist for her.” ❤️

What a fun, steamy romance that perfectly showcases Tessa Bailey’s awesome writing style! Dream Girl Drama is the highly anticipated story of Sig and Chloe, who were first mentioned in the Au Pair Affair. Chloe is a music prodigy who was sheltered and comes from a rich family, but she really grows throughout the book. Sig is a pro hockey player who grew up poor and works hard to support his mom.

Sig and Chloe’s initial meeting is a whirlwind of attraction, only to find out that their parents are engaged later. The story starts as insta-love, but then becomes slow burn with lots of tension. The buildup of their relationship was so great to read and the yearning really adds to the story.

Overall, this is a wonderful read! Tessa Bailey has written a fantastic romance full of heart. Dream Girl Drama is a must read romcom!

Tropes:
- Hockey romance
- Insta-love
- Possessive MMC
- Forbidden romance
- Slow burn

✩4

“Hey, dream girl.”

✦What to Expect✦
•Future step siblings
•Forbidden romance
•He’s a hockey player
•She’s a music prodigy
•He will do ANYTHING for her
•He calls her “dream girl”

✦Characters✦
•Sig Gauthier
•Chloe Clifford
 
✦Fav Quotes✦
She made every single day better just by being alive. Being his best friend, as well as his . . .

“You love her?”
“I exist for her.”

“I’ll be dead and buried before I stay away from you.”

✦Thoughts✦
Classic Tessa Bailey!

Definitely more of a slow burn, but the wait is so worth it with these two. I loved the buildup & tension of it all.

I loved seeing the two of them became best friends first and absolutely how down bad Sig was for Chloe. He was so perfect, and he truly would do ANYTHING for her. He was protective & possessive and I ate it up.

So excited for the next book!

I really enjoy reading Tessa Bailey’s books. This one didn’t disappoint. It is a slow burn, but then turns quite spicy. I enjoyed that we see the characters from the Au Pair Affair in this book too. Sig is pretty much the perfect book romance boyfriend!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

⭐️⭐️.75/5

Dream Girl drama was as “scandalous” I thought it would be based on the teasers in the previous book. It follows Sig and Chloe two step-siblings who are *gasp* in love. Only Tessa Bailey would attempt this trope so head on.

I enjoyed the dynamic between Sig and Chloe at the beginning but it got pretty repetitive and predictable. I felt like I wanted a little more than just fixating on their forbidden romance. Also was a little too insta-love for my taste. But this book has all the banter and spice of a Tessa Bailey book and was a decently fun read.

Oh my gosh😍😍😍 I love them!! Sig and Chloe's dynamic is so good, the way he loves her and teaches her things she's never done before. Please read this!! Every single book in this series deserves way more hype!

I tried so hard to love this book, but I think I’m just not as enchanted with Tessa Bailey’s recent works. Everything seems so formulaic and false in the characters - there’s nothing gritty, raw or REAL and j just find myself bored.

✍︎︎ ⒶⓇⒸ ⒷⓄⓄⓀ ⓇⒺⓋⒾⒺⓌ ✍︎︎

𝙳𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝙶𝚒𝚛𝚕 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚖𝚊 𝚋𝚢 𝚃𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊 𝙱𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶

did i loose my absolute shit when i got selected to be an arc reader for TESSA BAILEY?!? absolutely i did!

Sig and Chloe meet on a whirlwind of a night when Sig's truck breaks down and Chloe sneaks him into a country club, and the immediate chemistry is palpable. They are enamored with each other and end up sharing a romantic kiss under the moonlight on the golf course (it's a steamy kiss too) and make plans to meet up after they both attend an important family event... only they don't realize it's the same event. Sig's headed to meet his distant father's new girl friend and the only problem is the new girl friend is Chloe's mother. Sig's dream girl is about to become his step sister. Can Sig convince his gold digging father to leave Chloe's mother alone?! Or will he be forced to have Chloe in his life but never be able to be with her romantically?!

This forbidden romance had SO much tension. The build up and the slow burn was crazy. I couldn't put this book down. I love Tessa Bailey's books and this was no exception. I yearned for them to find a way to make this unfortunate situation work!! I have been loving getting more into sports romance and hockey romances are very much my vibe. so this was perfection. I could already see the next couple forming in this book too, so i'm excited to see if the series continues how i predict it will.

The only reason this isn't a 5 star read for me was the beginning of the book wasn't my favorite, the time jumps of how Sig and Chloe became friends over 6 months just kind of flew by and i wish we'd had a little more context of them in those months. I also felt the 3rd act baseball scene was a little tooooo silly. but i can see why it would be in there to introduce a possible next book pairing. I also felt chloe was a little too naive about the world.. like girlie really spent $700 on eye cream when she literally has no money and rent is due?!?! overall the pining and wanting what you can't have was done so well. i loved these two together for sure.

What a great finale to this set of interconnected stand alones. I was such a huge fan of both of the first two books in the Big Shots series so I was so excited to receive this as an ARC from NetGalley.

I really enjoyed this one! As is expected of Tessa Bailey, the banter was top notch and there were several times where I actually laughed out loud. I loved the chemistry between Sig & Chloe which we’d already seen a little bit of in Burgess and Tallulah’s book.

I was initially concerned Chloe would be overly ditzy but I really loved how her character was written and developed over the story.

I did guess the “twist” pretty early on but that didn’t take away any enjoyment from the story. This was a treat from start to finish! If you’re a fan of TB you’ll enjoy this one!

4 stars!

I've been so excited about this book ever since we got a GLIMPSE of the couple in book 2 of the series. I love how obsessed how obsessed and how much of a simp Sig is for Chloe. I was squealing so much while reading, and just wanting them to be together! This was another hit from Tessa Bailey and one I am definitely going to need a physical copy of!

I never pass up a book by Tessa Bailey. Her romcoms provide the perfect combination of spice and banter. I was especially excited to read this book after reading The Au Pair Affair to find out all about the tension with Sig and Chloe. The chemistry in this book was delicious. I love that her books have both strong male and female characters. Another entertaining ready by Tessa Bailey.

I feel so honored to be able to read Dream Girl Down as an ARC. Tessa Bailey has been one of my auto buy authors since I started my reading journey three years ago. I had been waiting for this book since we were teased with this relationship in the Au Pair Affair. I LOVE the character development Chloe shows throughout the book. And Pierre will always have my heart! Now Sig, where to begin.... I love the way he takes care of his Mom and spoils Chloe. The possessive side of that man is absolutely drool worthy. "You love her, I exist for her" will always live in my head rent free. I can not wait to buy a book trophy for my shelf! Thank you again #NetGalley and #AvonPublishing

I don’t remember the last time I was excited to read an ARC! This series is so much fun, and this is coming from someone who hasn’t had much luck in contemporary romances lately.

I started this last night, and then woke up at 2am(thanks hormones) and finished it before the dogs got up. 4.5 stars!

If you haven’t started this series, you really should!! They’re interconnected standalones, which is the best way to have a series. I’ve only read two other Tessa books, but this series convinced me to read more. I really enjoy her writing style. The romcom parts aren’t ott, which is PERFECT for me.

I can’t wait for the next books!

I went back and forth between 3.5 stars and 4 stars as the writing is phenomenal of course like it always is for Tessa Bailey, but I couldn’t follow get into the whole story plot. I couldn’t stop reading though as I had to know what was going to happen between Chloe and Sig. The plot twist at the end is what made this a four star book! I will be recommending this to all my friends who are fans of Bailey’s work. This is definitely a must read and cannot wait for its actual release next year

I love Tessa Bailey and was so excited for an arc of hers, but this book did not hit the mark for me. While this was lighthearted, easy, and fun there is a lot that goes on that I personally felt should have more depth to the story. I had parts where I couldn't put the book down but then parts that I had to force myself to keep reading. I am not a fan of insta love but the background could have given this story an amazing plot, but it closed up way too quickly in my opinion.

This was a fun read. It’s a dual point-of-view, opposites attract romance featuring a hockey star and his soon to be step-sibling. I’ve read the 2 other books in the series so was looking forward to this one. This author always sucks you in within the first chapters and you can’t stop reading.

I had read the two other books in this series - Fangirl Down and Au Pair Affair. Sig and Chloe make a brief appearance in Au Pair Affair. Their relationship seems silly and unserious so I didn't expect much from Dream Girl Drama. Maybe something lighthearted and breezy?

However, this book really surprised me. Sig and Chloe have a strong connection from the start and it never dies. It's almost heartbreaking how much they love each other but can't be with one another. Their passion kept me intrigued and I read this book much faster than I expected I would.

My only qualm with the story is that it wrapped up VERY fast. The issues keeping them apart didn't get resolved until about 90% in and then POOF! the book is over. I'm glad there was a nice epilogue at the end to extend the HEA. Overall, this was a good read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for an advanced copy of this book!