I really enjoyed this story. Jade is a very likeable character who has been through so much, so it’s no surprise that her guard was down and she allowed a douchebag like Connor into her life. Thankfully she had great family and friends but it wasn’t until her non dates with River that she found the confidence to realise she deserved more. A lovely romance about so much more than just boy meets girl. Great relationships/friendships, some humour, it was a delightfully easy and enjoyable read.

This book was a delight! I was in the mood for a fun and quirky romcom and this one did not disappoint! Aimee Brown has a way of sucking you into her character's dialogue. I was there. I heard them speaking and totally envisioned the scenes. I love it when I get frustrated with a character's decisions. To me, that is the sign of a really good book, because I'm invested--the author managed to get me to care, and boy did I care about Jade and River. I found myself flipping through the pages very quickly to find out what was going to happen next. What was River going to do? How was he going to react? This book has beautifully flawed characters that will have you swooning, cheering, and feeling all the emotions of a really well-written romcom. Bravo to the author! Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood for this very entertaining read.

In this latest by Aimee Brown, our main female character finds herself engaged while wondering if "the one" was in front of her the whole time.

Jade Monroe's boyfriend proposes to her on her boyfriend and then practically ghosts her when he returns back to his home city. Jade starts to hang out with River, a guy who she's been friendly with at her job. They continue to spend time together and Jade starts to wonder if she made a mistake with her fiancee.

This is my favorite book by Brown! There is a reappearance of characters from the previous two books, who I loved. Jade and River had that banter that is a must for me and the friends/first trope was very well done. Every moment these two spent together made me either laugh or smile. Sometimes I sighed because they were just too cute.

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC! All thoughts and opinions are mine.

1.5 stars ⭐
The writing was okay but what bothered me the most about this book were both the main characters, Jade and River, but River more so. I started out liking Jade and her family but what angered me was the emotional cheating and the fact that I never really understood why she was with Conner??? Like since the early chapters she's always comparing him to River like girl WHY are you with Conner then??? What did you ever see in him??

And River. I have never seen a 'pick-me' male character so props to the author for creating one but oh my god I could not stand this guy. He was so pretentious and thought he was better than everyone and everything. And since chapter one the only reason I thought he liked Jade was because she was hot. That didn't change over time. Finally, I think any guy fictional or non-fictional that unironically uses bro-code deserves death. "Couple code trumps bro code" "It's like, cardinal bro code" SHUT UP!!!

While I did prefer this title to the previous Love Notes, the plot was still not my favorite.

After getting engaged to Conner, Jade realizes that no one is quite as excited for her as she expects them to be. With her new fiancee moving back across the country, Jade turns to River, a friend from work and a missed romantic opportunity from months prior.

River knows love and Jade is missing out. But it’s not his place to butt into the situation, right?

While I can appreciate that the two MCs, Jade and River, had an almost kiss months before her engagement, the insistence from all of the characters that they weren’t cheating because nothing physical was happening just irritated me. Yes, Conner was a horrible boyfriend/fiancé. Yes, Jade needed to have her eyes opened. Yes, it’s awesome to see the good guy win. But, no, it’s not ok to essentially glorifying emotionally cheating. And that’s my TED Talk.

Thanks to NetGalley for the digital review copy.

Third book in the series and really liked revisiting past characters. Loved River and Jade together. Great book with lots of 80s references!

Not usually a fan of a love triangle but this one was done better than most. The only reason I didn’t give this one 5 stars was because of that and because of River’s family dinner… man, that gave me some anxiety. Ew, Caitlin.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Watch for Stuck With You to come out August 9, 2023.