This was a very charming and sweet romance book! Forever wishing there was a half star option, because this definitely gets a 3.5 for me. This one had a sweetness to it that was very enjoyable, and it would be a great fall read with all the cozy vibes!

Thank you so much, 8th Note Press for this ARC!

The banters was lovely and full of fun. I enjoyed the character depths of the main leads. This combination of secret writer having a fantastic who is well known singer was a new combination for me and I throughly enjoyed!!
Absolutely fresh and catchy writing style. Looking forward to read more from the author

So Many Somethigs follows Diana, who is a chef at one of her families french cafes and Sam, who is a celebrity who just suffered a vocal injury and had to end his tour for rehabilitation. Diana wants to become an author and she writes fan fics about Sam Raymond. So, when he walks into her cafe one day she couldn’t believe it!!! Step by step, things are going to grow closer between them❤️

This book was really cute! Slow burn friends-to-lovers are my book type and I enjoyed this one so much, also the dual POV was amazing ✨

I can't say enough good things about this book! It was everything I needed a romance book to be - Molly should be proud.

The vibes on this book were high. The storyline is so cute-obviously it would be hard to believe that they would be the same people online and in person, but I loved both characters so much that I was willing to look past it. It was a quick, cute read with enough drama and suspense to keep it interesting. This would be a great cozy fall read with a mug of tea and a fireplace.

Words cannot describe how much I loved this book. The writing was so beautiful; I really got to know the characters well and loved the parallel relationships moving together. A brilliant romance, can't wait to reread it already.

This was really sweet! 3.5 stars! Slow, in a good and calming way. It felt and read like fall. It wasn't what I had hoped for, but the story's charming and I found myself enjoying it anyway. I loved the buildup of Diana and Sam's relationship and the side characters too. The pacing of the story confused me at times, where I thought it was only the next day, but then I quickly realized more time had passed. But all in all it was pretty enjoyable for me.

DNF
I wanted to be interested in this one however felt it was taking too long to get anywhere and that lost my interest overall

In this funny and charming new romance novel, readers follow line cook and fanfiction author Diana as she juggles her new Tumblr story and her family’s French cafe’s risky position. As her story grows more popular with her online fans -- including the mysterious superfan S -- Diana’s two lives collide when the real Sam Raymond shows up at the family’s cafe for brunch, putting additional pressure on her lemon creme crepes, but the crepes are a hit As Diana and Sam’s friendship grows, Sam’s secrets -- as well as his conversations with a brilliant new fanfiction writer -- start to bleed over into his friendship with Diana. Both keeping secrets and trying to separate their two selves and lives, Diana and Sam run the risk of losing everything as time passes. With two brilliantly complex characters alternating perspectives and living double lives, readers will love this brilliant new romcom for the tangible chemistry, the idyllic Upper West Side French bistro and setting, and the entertaining character development. Charming and heartwarming, their struggles are deeply relatable and incredibly written, while the emotional core of the novel is very strong and immersive. Detailed, vibrant, and exciting, romance readers will love this double-lives friends to lovers novel from Molly Dunn.

The way I laughed, cried, audibly gasped all while reading this book! So beautifully written and with twists and turns I truly didn’t see coming

I really, truly wanted to love this book, but, unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. I feel as though the premise had a lot of potential; however, the characters and pacing of the plot fell flat for me.

This was yet another 24 hour read for me because I simply could not put it down. I just wanted to keep reading to know what happens next with Diana and Sam, D and S. This book played at all my fangirl heartstrings so well and every fangirl can relate that this would be such a dream. The flirting, the banter, all the tropes I love in one book. It leaves me wanting so much more of Diana and Sam. "There are no Saturdays left" - 5 words to shatter my heart in pieces but held such a heavy weight and meaning. The spice took a while to come but the wait was so SO worth it. I can't wait to look into more of Molly Dunn's work!

The concept for this book was just so stinking adorable. I just maybe wasn’t the right audience for the way this book played out. This book has an incredibly slow burn romance. For me, it went past tantalizingly slow and all the way into frustration. Though, it was equal parts delightful and frustrating to know that Dianna and Sam were messaging each other when neither of them had realized it yet. I’m not sure if the tense changes were intentional or not, but those and the asides to the reader were another pain point for me. However, I loved the Happy Ever After our leading couple got. In fact, I would have loved to see a bit more of what happened after “and they lived happily ever after.”
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley.

-(♟️) 1st read • 5 stars ⊹

꒰🏷️ ⊹ Spoiler free review | romance

౨ৎ.ᐟ tropes:
↝ slow burn
↝ celebrity mmc
↝ cutesy romance

꒰🖇️ ⊹ Tu es mignon quand tu es ivre (You’re cute when you’re drunk)

౨ৎ.ᐟ plot summary:

Meet Diana, a chef by day and a fan-fiction writer at night. How will she react when her favourite musician and her muse walks into her family owned french café? Will their friendship be tainted due to her nighttime activities or will their relationship blossom?

Meet Sam Raymond, everyone’s favourite musician, until he sustains a vocal injury. Will his recovery be long and painful? Or will a certain chef be able to make his journey to recovery swift?

꒰🖇️ ⊹ I have to make the best crépes of my goddamn life

౨ৎ.ᐟ overview and thoughts:

This book was AMAZING! This story touched deep to my heart as I loved reading fan-fiction and therefore this storyline is right up my alley! Diana and Sam’s story is very touching and loving. There were moments that made me cry, laugh, smile, and even shout at the characters for not noticing all the hints that pointed them to each other. This was my first book from Molly Dunn but I would love to read more in the upcoming future.

I was really drawn to the premise of this book—a line cook secretly writing fanfiction, only to have the rockstar she’s been writing about walk into her café? That’s such a fun and unique setup! However, while the concept had so much potential, the execution didn’t fully work for me.

The pacing felt slow, and while I usually enjoy a good slow burn, this one dragged a bit too much. The in-person interactions between Diana and Sam were enjoyable, but their online dynamic lacked the chemistry I was hoping for. The flirting often felt juvenile, more like middle-school banter than the charged, swoon-worthy connection I wanted.

I also felt the romance was lacking overall. Since Diana’s emotional connection with S played such a big role in the story, I wish we had seen more of those interactions to really feel the weight of that reveal later on. Without that, some of the emotional beats didn’t hit as hard as they could have.

That said, if you love extremely slow-burn romances and a unique setup, this might be a great fit for you! While it wasn’t quite what I hoped for, I can see how others might enjoy it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

a heartfelt romance perfect for gen z and millenials. this is a truly modern romance that readers will find enjoyable and true to life.

Thank you 8th note press for this copy. It initially was something I thought I might enjoy, but I unfortunately did not. I rated it 2.5 stars. This book was very confusing because our two main characters know each other in real life but also as online personas. Their online personas are referred to with initials which was confusing for the first half of the book, but also other online people are referred to with initials and we don’t know their real name and are lead to feel like we’ve missed characters. Their online personas amount of characters in this book was astounding. I couldn’t keep up with all of them. I could see where the author was going with this book but it was so disjointed and clunky that it never got to that feel good rom com book I was looking for.

This was such a cute read. I love a good slow burn and this was definitely the epitome of a slow burn. It was the slowest of the burns. This definitely gave You’ve Got Mail vibes with all of the flirty texting. This book is dual POV and really brings forth all the feelings.

“Next time we do this, we're gonna make it to the bed. And I'm gonna take my time. I want to unravel you.”

A very special thank you to netgalley and 8th note press for providing me with an e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This was a fun read, I really loved everything about this book. I was so thankful to get to read it.

Oh wow, such a great story. This book was everything I expected and more. Love the story , the set up , the dynamic. Enjoyed every second of it . Recommending 100%