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Christina Lauren books are hit and miss for me and unfortunately, this one was more miss than hit. The chemistry between the characters is missing. I didn‘t believe they were attracted to each other and the romance felt forced.

I can totally believe that this fictional “behind the scenes” look at couples who do home renovation shows is similar to reality so that part was fun to read through.

2.5⭐️

I always enjoy Christina Lauren‘s books and this one is no exception! Carey and James are both assistants to the “talent” on a new home renovation show— though clearly they are the real talent! As they struggle to keep their married charges acting married for a publicity tour, they find themselves falling together. A quick, light and entertaining listen, it may not be my favorite of theirs, but I certainly had a lot of fun listening to this one!

Glad I chose this one as my first CL! I was so swoony for James and Carey, and the way they broke out of those HORRIBLE jobs was top notch. Can't wait to read more from them! #contemporaryromance #romcom

To be honest, I was slightly disappointed. While the start of the story had my curiosity peaked, the overall pace was exceptionally slow. In fact, if the story had started any other way, I am not sure I would have finished it but knowing someone was being investigated is what kept my attention until it resolved. The Honey Don't List is a reminder to not believe everything you see on TV, the brightest smiles may be hiding the darkest secrets.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

Going to try the #Roll100 challenge this year. Here is my list :) These are physical books I have in my home, all unread. That's not even all of the unread books in my home 🙈

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After reading reviews, I think I'm in the minority here, but I LOVED this book. Even more than The Unhoneymooners.

It was such a fun read of two assistants to a reality show home design couple that are not as lovey dovey as they try to portray to the world. The assistants are forced to work together to save the couples image and end up falling for each other.

This was book 3 of my #TBRWrappedUp reading challenge. I'm glad I finally got to it!

Another soft pick here as I had some mixed feelings. I actually loved this concept and felt like a lot of the scenes were a lot of fun. However, this felt like two stories and like the authors couldn't decide which story should get the focus. Despite the fact that Carey & James are the main love story, the book felt like it was a lot more about the Tripps. This made the ending feel rushed - I really wanted to see some resolution between the ⬇

Another wonderful CLo book! I adore this writing duo so much! If you ever enjoy watching Fixer Upper and you like relationship drama, you‘ll love this book. Think Chip and Joanna relationship issues with another perfect love story waiting to unfold behind the scenes. Absolutely adored this book!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Book 49

A fun and fluffy (and lightly steamy) romance loosely based on a power couple like Chip and Joanna Gaines. In this, their respective assistants have to babysit the couple on a book tour as the marriage is crumbling. But romance blooms as the two assistants get to know each other.

Delightful

I like to imagine the authors hanging out together watching Fixer Upper and wondering "what if Chip and Joanna Gaines hate each other in real life?" and ended up with this book.
It was cute, but definitely wasn't my favorite from this writing duo. Melly and Rusty were just annoying, and I would have liked more closure for Carey career-wise.

Okay, this was a cute read — rolled out like your favourite rom-com, complete with slow-burn attraction, tragic misunderstanding, and hea. Likeable, believable characters, and just enough conflict to keep things interesting. Perfect for a lazy summer day…

A good read for a pretty cottage morning…

Relationships are a lot like houses: without a good foundation, they‘ll crumble. When a light bulb goes out, you don‘t buy a new house, you change the bulb. When the faucet drips, you don‘t start mopping the floor before you fix the leak. In other words, no matter how much digging it takes, it‘s important to get to the root of a problem.

I enjoyed this one. It's not my FAVORITE Christina Lauren, but I still love it.

Starting book #5 of the year. Have you read it? I enjoyed their book, Holidaze, hoping this one is similar.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

There have been mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed my time with this one! Maybe because I prefer less romance or at least slowburn romance in the first place? 🤔😂

@BennettBookworm THANK YOU for the #bookmail today and the adorable bookmark! ❤️

The name of the book turned me off, but I ended up loving it. Quick and fun characters. Good romance.

Another quiet weekend. All I am doing is snuggling with my furry boys and reading. Continuing my romance binge as I am in need of happily ever after and positivity right now.

2.5 stars. Carey, who gives a decade of her life to the fictional Fixer Upper power couple (Melissa and Rusty as Joanna and Chip Gaines), began working for them in their single store when she was 16 and grew to become an integral part of the home renovation duo‘s success, culminating in a Netflix series. Formulaic and predictable, there‘s nothing remarkable, complex, or particularly interesting about this book at all. TLDR: Meh 😑

Another great book by Christina Lauren! Quick read. Didn't want to put it down. I love a good romance!!

Start of a new book. 📖 📚 So far it is pretty good.

I can ✔️ that one off my list.

4 🌟's

This was certainly cute, but somehow, it just left me wanting... though I'm not certain what. It just felt like something was missing. Somewhere in the storyline I just felt it was underdeveloped. Maybe it was closer to the beginning because once I got to the half way point things started to connect better for me and by the end I found I was really enjoying it. It had a solid finish.

Started this one this morning. Seems like this will be a fun contemporary romance. Mixing it up as I've been reading a lot of mysteries and thrillers lately.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday! Happy reading! 😘

“I didn't want to interrupt your Funyunning.”

I usually don‘t pick up a lot of rom-com‘s but Christina and Lauren never disappoint! This story is a very HGTV“Fixer Upper meets Flip or Flop!”

I would love to see a sequel for Carey and James!

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Rating: 4.5 ⭐'s
Review:
It was slow for me too chapter 5 but overall a good rom com book about 4 people on a Fictional TV Show!!!

Starting Book 21 of June and Book 93 of 2020!!!

Charming, funny, fast-paced and sweet. The story features a very Chip and Joanna Gaines-type tv couple on the brink of self destruction and their mid-matched handlers trying to get them through their book tour alive. Enjoyed this on audio, check it out!

Reading all over the place again. Four or five books at a time. Bouncing back and forth. I'm enjoying this one from the first page.

So much fun. I was hoping for a bit more from the ending but hey I forgive it because it was so good and such a clever idea. I wonder what Chip and Jo think?!

Latest romance read!

Quick & a little dirty (but just a little). I can‘t claim this romance will stick with me but it was fun while it lasted!

I found myself wishing for a blurb by Joanna Gaines. I wonder if she‘s heard of/read the book & if she‘s worried it will reflect poorly on her — or if she‘s a die-hard C-LO fan like the rest of us. 😉 The MC‘s selfish, attention-hungry bosses bear a lot of surface resemblance to the stars of Fixer-Upper & their Magnolia brand.

Set It Up + HGTV. Longtime assistant Carey & engineer-but-really-assistant James are tasked with keeping the marriage of a HGTV power couple from publicly exploding while they are on book tour for their marriage advice book.
Fun, pretty low angst and a nice theme about assertiveness, knowing your own worth and how great it is to have someone anticipate your needs because they are paying attention. I enjoyed this but was hoping for more hijinks.

Compared to other Christina Lauren books, this was pretty mediocre. I actually thought the HGTV couple obviously inspired by Chip and Joanna Gaines was the most entertaining part, rather than the MCs. It was a quick, easy read on a Saturday morning, but not one I'll be recommending.

It's Fixer Upper meets Flip or Flop in this fun contemporary romance. Told from the point of view from two assistants and a police interview, you get the real story of what happens when seemingly regular people get famous.
-Faythe

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This is the first book by Christina Lauren that I‘ve been underwhelmed by. For starters, the title doesn‘t work. In addition, there were many “main” characters, and yet not enough of them to care about. Think Chip and Joanna Gaines gone bad. This book is a look at reality stars who‘ve built (pun not intended) a perfect life, but surprise, surprise- things aren‘t as perfect as they seem. However, it‘s also a love story. Confused? You should be.

I stayed up until 1 am reading this and the HEA was worth it!

There is a lot of great representation in this book and I got invested in the characters. Plus the HGTVish setting sucked me right in. I love these authors!

I‘ve yet to meet a Christina Lauren book I didn‘t like, so I‘m psyched to read this one next!

I liked Christina Lauren's The Honey-Do List, even if it didn't (for me) reach the heights of my affection for previous books Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating or My Favorite Half-Night Stand or The Unhoneymooners. I appreciate their ambition in trying new writing styles and structure--The Honey-Do List features some great use of multi-genre sections in its portrayal of famous home remodeling couple Melissa and Rusty Tripp. ⬇️

I love all of their books. I listened to this on audio but wasn‘t in love with the narration. Their trademark humor was there, the breezy pace. Likable leads you want to root for. Wish it was just a bit more fleshed out, but that‘s a greedy quibble. Fun & Fast.

I really enjoy the romance power duo Christina Lauren. Just like any author(s), some of their books are better than others.

I really loved this one. It was entertaining and I liked the scenarios in this book. The assistances to tv home improvement superstars? Sign me the hell up (most of my DVR is HGTV lmao).

This one flat out worked for me. I desperately want a sequel for these two. They were interesting and well written. I loved it.

Ughhhhh I loved this so much!

Christina Lauren is such a fierce duo. This was just as delightful and satisfying of a rom-com as Unhoneymooners was. I also liked how this, like the previous book, had an intense psychological component to it. Definitely not as fluffy as the cover art makes it seem haha.

WHERE IS MY JAMES?? 😫❤️

Nothing like #bookmail to lift your spirits during self-quarantine!!
I loved Unhoneymooners so I‘m excited about this. So far it‘s not disappointing!

It may be that we are quarantined and I am hungry for contact, even if it is through reading, but I really like this book. It was devoid the enemies to lovers and instead filled with teasing and mutual affection between Carey and James, with a hilarious mix of fun from the couple Melissa and Rusty, home improvement and relationship superstars, that incidentally can‘t stand each other. I recommend this book for an escape from reality.