This is a good book. The two main characters are Daisy and Zach. They have known each other for all their lives. Adam was Zach best friend when they were growing up. Adam’s and Daisy’s families took a couple of weeks every summer for vacation together. Zach had an abusive family life so Adam brought him with him. Zach became part of Adam’s family. Zach went off to study acting. Daisy and Adam went away to college and landed up living together. Daisy had feelings for Zach and Zach had feelings for her. Adam saw they were falling in love. So he broke up with Daisy. Daisy and Zach fell in love.

An easy and short read, with a great romance partnership, I just wish there was more to their storyline.
I wasn't a big fan of cheating, It's never a favourite trope of mine so i immediately wasn't loving where it was going but none the less i still enjoyed this read and found the chemistry good.

This was my first time reading something by this author and I found it to be an entertaining read. Daisy is pretty content with her life, she has a job, a nice place to live, and a sweetheart of a boyfriend, her childhood best friend, Adam. But as great as Adam is, there's something missing between them. The fire and spark are just not there but their relationship is built on a solid friendship foundation, so she can't really complain. Except that she's experienced fire and spark, with Zach, who also grew up with Daisy and Adam, and she can't seem to stop thinking about him. Zach is a big Hollywood star now and he's back in town and the sparks between them are off the charts. But Daisy made her choice to be with Adam and she can't back out of that now. If she follows her heart, she may end up breaking another one in the process and is she willing to do that and risk losing her best friend?
This was a lovely introduction for me to a new author. The story was fun and also had heart. It was an entertaining and enjoyable story!
I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Daisy is with her good enough childhood best friend Adam. Then, their best friend, Zach, comes back into town. Daisy and Zach used to be romantically linked, and sparks instantly fly. The thoughest part of this book was that I felt bad for the guys!

I am an absolute sucker for a friends to lovers story, so of course I jumped at the chance to read this book and it did not disappoint.
The storyline kept me engrossed, and the characters were realistic and at times relatable. I really enjoyed this read.

I usually love a love triangle, but this one fell a bit flat for me. I think the problem was I really didn't care for any of the characters. Daisy made some immature choices, and the cheating rep was not my favorite.

A light and fun read that I enjoyed. It has some interesting characters in the world of glitz and glamour. There are tropes of love triangle and childhood crushes along with second chance romance. Overall a fun read.

Thank you Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange of my unbiased review.

While I had high hopes for this novel, my overall experience was mixed. Emily is a likable protagonist. She's smart, independent, and has a clear vision of what she wants in life. Her internal struggle as she navigates her feelings for both Jack and Nate is portrayed realistically, which kept me engaged. The love triangle premise is always a tricky one to pull off, and McKellen does a decent job of balancing the dynamics between the three characters.

Jack and Nate are well-developed characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Jack is charming and reliable, while Nate is more adventurous and spontaneous. Their contrasting personalities create a compelling tension that adds depth to the story. However, I sometimes found the back-and-forth between Emily's feelings for the two men a bit repetitive. Overall, "Three's a Crowd" is a decent romance novel with some strong points and some weaknesses. If you enjoy stories about love triangles and the complexities of relationships, you might find this book to be a satisfying read. While it didn't completely win me over, I appreciate McKellen's effort in crafting a story that explores the intricacies of love and choice. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Boldwood Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you so much!

I dived into this book expecting a cute, angsty romance read. While it had its moments, I found the plot to be a bit messy and lacking in depth and character development. The story felt somewhat one-dimensional, and I wished there had been more time spent introducing us to the characters. I often wondered about Daisy's motivations and found it challenging to connect emotionally with her and Zach.

This one was a little tough to get through. I didn't feel invested in any of the characters and the flow of this story was off. I loved the book cover - and was excited for this one, but finding it slightly underwhelming. Daisy just drove me nuts.

This book is a fast and light read which I really enjoy. I also like the idea of the main character trying to pick between a steady boyfriend and someone from her past. The main issue with this is that they were all friends at one point, adding to the big decision that Daisy has to make, especially as they all hang out together!

All three of the characters make some pretty immature decisions, and a lot of the issues are due to miscommunication which I don’t love, and pulled me back for a little in some of the areas.

I did enjoy the lighthearted-ness of this book. As this book is a short read I was able to read it in one go, and kind of step away from my normal life and dive into the boy troubles of Daisy.

I would recommend this book to anyone that needs a fast-paced book, that could be a fun summer read.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this.
I'm not leaving a review on goodreads because this might just be me...but cheating tropes are just NOT my thing. Especially when they're rooted in miscommunication and, most importantly, when the one being cheated on is the character you root for the whole time. I'm not a huge fan of love triangles either, but I can accept them when I can find myself finding understanding in either male choice. But there is no understanding here: Adam is pretty much perfection for Daisy and Zach, the guy she cheated with and who is her 'first love', is just all around pretty terrible. I struggled to connect to this in any way.
BUT if these are your tropes; you may feel completely differently. I was jaded .

My Thoughts: I have been spoilt this year with the new authors I have discovered, which is both brilliant and terrible, it means I have to add yet more books to my never ending TBR 😂

To begin with we’re following Daisy, Zach and Adam along with a couple of other friends 6 years before the main bulk of the book which sets the rest of it up nicely.. Adam is the nice but under confident friend, Daisy is the dizzy female friend who everyone assumes knows nothing & Zach is the typical macho male arsehole friend.. the events that happen in the first few chapters are the reason the characters are the way they are as the story goes forward so make sure you pay attention 😉

Fast forward 6 years, Adam and Daisy are together but just going through the motions and Zach is a famous film star who is coming home for a visit..

I absolutely adored this book, it’s your typical Rom com love triangle that also seems to flip everything on its head!

Adam was a miserable main character, I didn’t like him at all, but I think that was probably done on purpose so that the differences between him and Zach were more obvious., that being said I didn’t necessarily agree with the way he was treated at times.

The banter and the chemistry between Daisy and Zach was instantly noticeable and at times very very hot, I think I needed more though, I could’ve done with this book being longer 😅

It’s fun, it’s flirty and at times a little sexy. It had me unable to put it down and was finished in a single afternoon.

A fun and interesting read. It does make you sit back and think about the decisions that you've made when you were younger.

This was okay. I read it pretty quickly, definitely a decent summer beach read. The story is very cliched and easy to guess what’s going to happen.

Fun, fabulous and flirty, you don’t want to miss this enjoyable romantic comedy by Christy McKellen: Three’s A Crowd.

Daisy has no cause to complain about her life. She has a good job, a nice enough flat and has a lovely boyfriend. The chemistry between her and Adam is not exactly off the charts and there is a distinct lack of fireworks between them, but having been friends before they became lovers, Daisy counts her blessing that their relationship has such a solid foundation. Yet, she has never forgotten that summer when she had found herself tumbling headlong into love with somebody else. Somebody she has never been able to stop thinking about – who also happens to be her and Adam’s best friend growing up: Hollywood star Zach, who has come back from Tinsel Town and is making Daisy feel things she has no business feeling…

Daisy has made her choice and she is adamant that she doesn’t want to jeopardise her relationship with Adam. However, the more time she spends with Zach, the deeper she falls for him and the more she wonders whether she should follow her heart and take a chance on her own happiness – or spend the rest of her life regretting never taking that leap of faith.

Christy McKellen’s writing sparkles with humour, emotion, heart and intensity and Three’s a Crowd is a feel-good, enjoyable and captivating romantic comedy where I couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough. Sexy, seductive and with lashing of wit and charm, romantic comedy fans are in for a massive treat with Christy McKellen’s latest, Three’s a Crowd.

need to start this by saying i am not the biggest fan of love triangles and this book was a little bit disappointing it felt very juvenile and i did not feel in love with these characters. a lot of the book dragged, made me uncomfortable and made me dread picking it up.

In this fun modern romance, readers follow Daisy, her boyfriend Adam, and their estranged movie star childhood friend Zach as they reunite in a series of awkward encounters in adulthood. Daisy is content in her life with Adam, but the sexual tension (remnants from a single night with Zach when they were younger) with Zach only makes her relationship with Adam more difficult -- especially when Zach invites them to Cannes for his big movie break. What Daisy wants might destroy her two most important relationships, and she must decide if it’s worth it in this fun and racy modern romance novel. The characters in this novel are well-developed and contrast well with the other main characters, and their relationships, both personal and romantic, are well-developed given their centrality to the narrative. The location choices for this novel, London and Cannes, really function as reflections of Daisy’s relationships with Adam and Zach and add to the constant juxtapositions in this romance novel. With classic characters and a fascinating setting, this racy and fun modern romance novel is a classic summer or holiday read for fans of the genre looking for love triangles, childhood romances, and sexual tension between friends in their novels.

I really wanted to love this book but unfortunately I only seemed to come away with one main thought from this book - Adam deserved better.

Admittedly, I could see the attraction to Zach but, by the time the main plot of this book was underway, they hadn't seen eachother for years and Daisy had been with Adam for several years too. When they did all meet again, Zach was actually lind of a dick for most of it.

Poor Adam, basically.

I'm not really sure how I felt about Daisy either. She liked Zach as a teen, kissed Adam, slept with Zach and then agreed to a date with Adam, ending up dating him for years, even though she often thought about Zach. She supposedly loved Zach the entire time but continued in her relationshop with Adam. It was difficult to tell how far apart things were supposed to be but I couldn't understand why she was choosing Zach over Adam when Zach was acting like a dick and it was obvious to literally ANYONE that Adam was acting the way he was because he had realised that there was something happening between Zach and Daisy.

Poor Adam deserved better.

Anyway, at the end of it all, after the drama of Adam revealing that he knew, cheating on Daisy because he was trying to move on whilst knowing she was in love with their best friend and Zach and Daisy actually ending up together, it struck me as massively unrealistic that Adam forgave them both and they all remained friends. They put that guy through so much and then he just was like yeah, OK, you guys love eachother, that's OK.

NO. Zach and Daisy are shitty people and even worse friends.

Adam. Deserved. Better.

Tropes:
- Love triangle
- Childhood sweethearts
- Best friends to enemies to lovers

Daisy, Adam and Zach – the best of friends since childhood, but with their own little secrets. Adam is head-over-heels with Daisy, but after an electrifying, yet embarrassing fumble in the park one night, Daisy’s heart is all for Zach. Fast-forward six years later, Daisy and Adam are dating, and Zach is a huge star in Hollywood. So everything worked out for the three friends?

Except that isn’t the end of the story. Daisy’s relationship with Adam is perfectly ok – certainly not fireworks and fanfares, but why can’t Daisy stop thinking about Zach? And especially now, as Zach is coming back from Hollywood, Daisy just can’t stop thinking about her feelings for him.

As the story develops, we see the very obvious chemistry develop between Daisy and Zach, but what about Adam? Three’s Crowd is a book that explores complicated situations and looks at difficult subjects surrounding friendships, cheating and jealousy. A great summer sizzler of a book and a perfect beach read this summer.