Rating: 4 stars ⭐️
Tropes: instant connection 👫
enemies to lovers 💋
fake marriage 💍
one bed 🛏
closed door romance🚪

This story follows Colin and Christine, they met at the airport and there was an instant attraction! There was a lot of banter when they were flying to Paris! 🇫🇷

He falls head over heels for her and has second thoughts about the offer he took from her best friend Lola. 🌸

I liked the characters and this story was really cute! He did everything for her! 💕

This story has chronic illness representation.

Thank you to the author and Netgalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Paris soulmate was beyond cute with some serious topics. As someone with a serious chronic condition, I loved how the author approached a character who is ill. Paris is not my favorite city but this book gave it a magical feel. It's always good to see someone fall in love with a stranger in a different city. It makes me smile every time.

The Paris Soulmate was a nice read in a weekend. It started very fast, I couldn't believe Colin for one minute (instant love is not a favorite trope of mine) and the airplane scene gave me second hand embarrassement so I had it dropped for some days. When I picked it up again, the feelings didn't go away, but I pushed it, forced myself to finish as I never leave books unfinished.

I'm glad I did for 2 reasons: talking about living life to the max while dealing with diseases and taking risks even at the lowest.
Christine was not a favorite of mine at some moments, but I give her cookies for taking risks. They are important and move us when we don't feel like living anymore.

It's was enjoyable, would recommend, but writing style took a toll on my reading rhythm it was not my favorite.

I had high hopes for this but it didn’t grab my attention at all and I was so disappointed. I really hate not finishing a book but after 27% I gave up.

Christine has battled with an autoimmune disorder for most of her 20’s. She’s finally at a place where her health allows her to live life to the fullest again so she decides to travel to Paris. In the airport she meets the most incredible man, the man of her dreams and they decide to spend the week together in the city of love. What could possibly go wrong.

If you’re not a fan of the insta love trope this one isn’t for you. Christine and Collin have an instant connection and their relationship progresses really fast. I got fairytale vibes, a woman who’s finally found herself and her perfect match is the dream. It’s cheesy and I love it.

Then there’s the twist. I was so wrapped up in the fact that she meet this seemingly perfect stranger to even consider there was a set up. This added another layer to the story that made for an interesting conflict.

Other things I liked was the dual pov, chronic illness representation, the map and lists included. A movie list, playlist, yoga routine all related to the book ofc. Amazing!

I highly recommend this one to fans of sweet romance and women’s fiction. It’s available in KU so go download it!

Christine was diagnosed with multiple autoimmune disorders a few years ago, and visiting Paris again has been on her bucket list ever since. She meets a handsome man prior to the flight who helps her through a panic attack at the gate which leads to an argument and sets them up for a difficult start to their relationship. They end up being seat mates on the long flight where they agree to give each other a second chance. From there, it is a whirlwind of traveling Paris and proving it is the city of love.

I really appreciated the disability representation, the dual POV and the plot had potential, but unfortunately it fell short. The internal monologues continuously felt drawn out (which don’t get me wrong, I enjoy, especially with dual POV), but it was the same monologue so it felt repetitive. And while I wish there had been more banter between the 2 MCs, when there was, it felt like they kept contradicting themselves from one sentence to another. Lastly, the editing seemed a bit choppy. It felt like paragraphs were copied/pasted and therefore produced minimal flow to the entire story.

I'm sorry to say that this book was not for me.

Unfortunately this book didn’t grab my attention like I thought it would. I had to push through until I couldn’t go on anymore. It was a very slow read and at 45% I had to stop. I don’t like not finishing books but I just couldn’t

The Paris Soulmate is a quick, easy to read story with characters who are likable and enjoyable. I really liked the representation of someone with a chronic illness and what that could look like (since it's different for each and every person).

I thought the characters meeting was a strong plot point and felt like a special moment.

There was a lot of times where I felt the writing was "telling" instead of "showing" and that's really hard to get past. There were some cliche'd lines and phrases that kept finding their ways in and it felt difficult to stay connected to the story, ultimately. 2.5 round up to 3.

What a lighthearted yet poignant read. I didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did but I thought it was a great read.

It was a book about:

❤️ Friends to Lovers
❤️ Instant romantic connection
❤️Paris ❤️
❤️Secrets from friends
❤️ Medical Illnesses

It was just full of love, romance and hope. It was about insecurities, illnesses and how sometimes you need to take life by the balls (literally in a sense) and live it to the fullest.

I love a book with multiple POV’s and this book had that. We got an insight into Christine’s perspective and Colin’s. I love hearing from both and how they’re thinking.

I was shocked at the plot twist and the twists and turns the book took us on. The book definitely is full of drama, romance and it’s set in Paris… the city of LOVE! ❤️

Thank you @netgalley and to @enchantingbrookev for allowing me access to this ARC. It was the perfect Christmas read for me!

The Paris Soulmate is a sweet book filled with lots of romance and is sure to give every reader the feeling of wanderlust. Christine has been struggling for years with her health due to an autoimmune disorder that has limited her confidence in herself and her ability to date. As her 30th birthday is approaching and her health has been stable for a while, Christine decides it is time to take the solo trip of a lifetime to Paris. This is where she runs into Collin, a British traveler headed to Paris on a work trip. Unbeknownst to Christine, Collin was hired by her best friend to ensure she was ok during her travels abroad. What could happen when Collin is sweet, charming, and everything Christine could ever want in a man?

This book was sweet and very romantic, with 7 days filled with two people falling in love in Paris. Collin and Christine visit all the sights and meet a few interesting people that add to their trip immensely. This book was sometimes boring and dragged on in some spots, especially between the couple's arrival in Paris and the climax. SOO much happens in this book while simultaneously nothing at the same time. While I enjoyed some parts, I also pushed through many parts to finish the book.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to fall in love in Paris and likes reading about instalove.

This was a cute, fun, quick romantic comedy! I enjoyed it - I think fans of The Spanish Love Deception will like this one.

“The Paris Soulmate” was definitely a lovey-dovey, overly sweet, Hallmark-esque romance novel. If you like insta love and believe in finding your soulmate on a 7 day trip to Paris, this is the book for you.

While I love a cutesy romance novel and all of the mushy-gushy that often accompanies this genre, I found this book to be almost too sweet, and unbelievable. i found it dragging a little toward the middle when the whole storyline was just “I love you” “no I love you more” etc.

Overall, a cute read but maybe too innocent for my taste.

This was a romance set mostly in Paris. A quick easy read. Christine suffers with chronic illness but is determined to travel to Paris to fulfill a secret desire.
Christine’s best friend Lola is pregnant and can’t travel to Paris with Christine but secretly wants to ensure Christine is safe.
Colin, an out of work actor also has a secret. He is travelling to Paris and helps Christine when she has a panic attack.
I loved the way movies and songs were interspersed throughout the story. Also I loved the descriptions of the tourist attractions and places visited by Christine and Colin.

"A woman with autoimmune disorders & a "no dating policy." A mysterious, cocky British stranger. A dream trip to Paris. What could go wrong?
Reeling from the reality of turning 30 soon, Christine decides to take her bucket list trip. She has always dreamed of going back to Paris, but since being diagnosed with several rare autoimmune disorders, she never imagined she would get the chance to return.
Now she finds herself on her way to the city of love with an unexpected surprise. An extremely handsome British stranger seems to have mysteriously fallen onto her path.
Is it just a coincidence they are both traveling to the city of love at the same time? It all seems too good to be true."
Thank you @netgalley and
@enchantingbrookevoiceover for this #gifted copy of this book!
If you like sweet, clean romances with disability representation then this will be the book for you!

This one is a sweet and clean romance that relies on the characters conversation and POV to dig in to their minds and getting to know them more. The story itself was charming and nothing like I've seen before.. Especially their exchanges and as each conversations getting deeper, it's getting gentler to at the same time. I'm so attached to them to the point it makes me nervous on what would happening once the secret being revealed because I knew it'd crushed their tender souls too much. I love the great details of Paris and art references here. It has been enjoyable and exciting read for me so far, the author really great job in building the tensions. I can't wait for the next book!

Brooke Gilbert is a new to me author but wow she writes amazing.

She thinks of amazing characters with wonderful development.

I was so wrapped up into this story.

There were so many twists and turns, funny moments.

I can not stress enough how amazing a read this was, a heart warming story.

Christine is on a trip of a lifetime after she got the news that she has a multiple rare autoimmune disorders.

(amazing representation of them as well)

She has a low self esteem.

All that makes sure she thinks that it is selfish to be in a relationship with anyone.

Colin is a bit a standard romance character.

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the review copy.

"The Paris Soulmate" is a super cute and lovely story to read. True feel good and romance. Such a sweet story. Some might say that it is way too cheesy, but it is most definitely cute.

The book is well written in a somewhat fast speed tempo. With that said, the tempo is perfect. Just enough details and just enough action. And a lot of fun and love. The perfect combination.

Also, the descriptions of Paris are great. I love the setting there. The city of romance.

If you want an easy read and a super cute and heart warm story, "The Paris Soulmate" is the novel for you!

This was one of those mushy, gushy, overly sweet, Hallmark-esque romance novels. If you like insta love and believe in finding your soulmate on a 7 day trip to Paris, this is the book for you. It was a little long and almost too sweet, but I still enjoyed it.

3.5 ⭐️

This was very very insta love trope which isn’t my fav but I still wanted to read it due to the paris trope! I wasn’t disappointed by that aspect at least!
I was thrown off by Colin winking a lot in the beginning and being smug because damn that dude can’t hold back to our main character Christine!

I felt bad when Lola and Colin finally got caught and it just all went downhill, at least the problem was solved nicely but damn that trust ouch.

I love how we have some rep about mental health wise and our character dealing with something like this and overcoming it!

This book was the absolute cutest. I have to say, I normally really don’t like insta love because it’s a huge cliché, but this one was amazing and not weird or cliché at all.

The disability representation was amazing. And Colin is just such a sweetheart. The writing style was perfect and extremely enjoyable and the overall story was beautiful. It has everything you need or want in a romance book. My favorite character has to be Doris though. She is so funny, I couldn’t stop laughing.

Thanks NetGalley for providing me with this arc!!