The Honey-Don't List

3.5 Stars!! The aspects of the book was fun and flirty. I love Christina Lauren and their books. The Honey-Don't List was a book I truly enjoyed. My favorites: The story line and how it takes a new unique style. I love a fixer upper! I enjoyed the characters who had me smiling from time to time. I have not read book like this one and that was a breathe of fresh air for me. The stumble I had with the story, the chemistry was on the low side for me. I honestly like James and Carey. I was hoping for just a little more "Sweeps you off your feet" factor. Overall I would definitely recommend this book. It was nice to have for a weekend read and forget the world for a little while.

This was an entertaining enemies to lovers and forced proximity romance. I enjoyed Carey, James, and the crazy shenanigans by the Tripps, but unfortunately, I didn't love it. It took a bit for me to feel invested in the story and characters, and by the time I really felt anything, the book was more than halfway over. Part of that is due to the way the book is formatted. The tweets, police transcripts/interviews, and book excerpts really took me out of the story at times as I tried to piece everything together. Those parts of the book ended up confusing me more than anything. The chemistry between James and Carey also left me wanting. I didn't feel much build up between them and that playful banter and ribbing was missing. Things seemed to change so abruptly between them that I was afraid I missed a chapter. I did love them together though and wish more of the book had been spent about their budding relationship, instead of the implosion of Melly and Rusty's marriage. I really liked how attentive and sweet James was. He seemed to really see Carey for who she was and I think that's why the miscommunication drama later on didn't work for me. The book wrapped up quickly, but I liked the steps that Carey took to really stand on her own. I also appreciated the care that Christina Lauren took in discussing and highlighting dystonia. It was refreshing to read about a heroine with this condition and also very informative. Overall, this was an entertaining story, but I didn't love it as much as I hoped. *I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book*

I liked this book. The story was a entertaining blend romance, reality, humor and emotions. Carey and James were interesting characters and I thought quite relatable. I found the chemistry between this couple good and I liked how they originally didn't like each other but then that whole enemy of my enemy (or in this case my enemy that has to put up with the same difficult bosses that are annoying) is my friend works it's magic and their relationship moves in a different direction. A fun read that is a mad-cap romantic romp. This is my elective, candid review.