By: Christina Lauren
Many thanks to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the ARC of this book!
The authors Christina Lauren are some of my favorite romance authors! Ren is very different from most people. She grew up on a homestead with no knowledge of the outside world. She’s never used the internet, she’s never had a cell phone, she’s never traveled, and never had a crush on a boy. She can take care of animals, take care of the homestead, and was homeschooled. She was very smart, just very naive. So when she got accepted to college, her parents were very weary of letting her go. She had strict rules she had to follow, including coming home every weekend. At college, she met Fitz. He as his own reputation. They have a class together and in that class they conduct an assignment. This assignment leads them on a road trip together. He goes from being annoyed by her to being intrigued.
This was a great book! Everything that these two authors write is gold. These two characters couldn’t be more different, but somehow they worked together. I didn’t realize that this was a retelling of Tangled because I’ve never seen Tangled! But from what I do know of the movie, I can see the connections.
I loved how careful Fitz was with Ren. While we originally are told that he’s not a great guy, he proves the reader wrong by really being very thoughtful and sweet. I loved what it meant when she went from calling him Fitz to calling him by his real first name. He was so closed off and she seemed like such a naive free spirit.
I really enjoyed the ending. I had a feeling I knew what was going to happen and where the story was going, but of course I am never sure. I was happy with the way that it went, but I did want a bit more. I wanted to know what happened after things went down.
As always with Christina Lauren, this was a fun, easy read that romance lovers will enjoy.
This will be out on June 25, 2024. You can pre-order your copy here.
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