Sawyer Greene is a writer struggling with writer's block. So when she gets stuck in an elevator with hopeless romantic actor Mason West, she finds herself with a unique opportunity to help both of their careers.

I liked the book; it was dual POV and it picked up 30% of the way through. I liked the FMC, Sawyer; she was funny and charming, and I loved her romantic gesture at the end; it worked with her character arc. Given both her family and romantic history, I could see why she was the way she was, so I think her change at the end didn't seem rushed as much as it was underdeveloped. I liked Mason; I felt bad for him throughout the book, not just because of his mother, but sometimes I felt like he was getting the short end of the stick with Sawyer, which kind of sucked. I could see their romantic chemistry, and their working through their unromance list was cute. I liked the tropes at the beginning of each chapter; it worked for the book and me.

I didn't care for the third-act breakup; it is not something I particularly enjoy, and their argument did not seem to warrant it.

All in all, I enjoyed this book; I would recommend it to someone who enjoys spicy romance books with a bi-writer FMC, a hopeless romantic actor MMC, friends with benefits, and Christmas time feels.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishing team for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was the perfect book to start the holiday season even though it’s not a Holiday book, there were elements
I find the idea of unromance genius, a girl who lost all her beliefs when it comes to love, an an actor who can’t understand why he can’t stay long in a committed relationship.
Their meet cute was so on point with the whole plot of the book and i love seeing more MMC who fall first for the FMC in an absolute sucker for this
If you are looking for a cute romcom type romance book then you have to definitely read this one 🥹
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I loved this story. It's romantic, funny, flirty, it's got your tropes, but it's also got characters with personality to them. I love that Mason is the hopeless romantic, that he has such a big heart and wants to make grand gestures all the time. What's even better is that for once it's nice to read about a guy falling in love, doing all the romantic things but still not finding real love.

Sawyer is your black cat, stubborn and determined not to believe in love. Her battle to salvage her career and focus solely on it is such a real depiction of writer's block — of missing dates and events because once you find the flow in writing, you don't want to stop. There's a metaphor that Erin Connor wrote about juggling balls and not knowing which are glass and might shatter and which are plastic and will bounceback. That struck true to me and I've not stopped thinking about that idea.

I think what makes this book stand out is that it's quite reflective, we see deeply into who Mason and Sawyer are at their core. We come to understand their beliefs, why they are the way they are, how they change. Sawyer and Mason's outward personalities are opposites in every way, making them so perfectly compatible with one another because they fill each other's gaps. Deep down, both characters were more alike than they realised.

This was such a perfect winter read and ideal for anyone who loves messy characters. Yes, it has its clichés, but what romance doesn't? Clichés are what they are because people love them. I love them.

This was such an amazing book!! I loved it🥰

As soon as I read this book’s description and I was obsessed and it didn’t disappoint! I loved Sawyer and Mason so much. Their chemistry was so clear from the start and seeing them get to know each other and really connect was so beautiful.

I loved Sawyer’s bubbly personality and how funny she could be. And Mason was such a sweetheart - I love him so much and am so glad he finally found the happy ending he’d been looking for. He was also her biggest cheerleader and I loved that!

Both of them has issues they needed to work through and I loved that while their relationship was what ultimately led them to seek answers and try to understand themselves better, they did it outside of the relationship itself.

Overall, this book is perfect for any romance and romcom lover!!

3.5 stars rounded up

Unromance follows Sawyer Greene, a bestselling romance author who is done with romance. After dealing with heartbreak, she is struggling to finish her next book, and the deadline is fast approaching. When she meets Mason West - a hopeless romantic who has a habit of falling in love with all the wrong people - they decide to make a deal. To cure him of his hopeless romanticism, and her of her writer’s block, Sawyer will become the romcom love interest of Mason’s dreams and ruin romance for him one trope at a time. There’s just one rule: don’t fall in love.

This book felt like a love letter to the romance genre. I love reading books about people that love books, and it was so fun to see the cliché tropes play out. However, I expected there to be more dates. At around the 60% mark, we are done with the dates, and the book started to drag a little for me.

As for the characters, Mason is your typical cinnamon roll, golden retriever MMC. While I did like him and found his hopeless romanticism endearing, he didn’t feel fully developed. He was a little too “nice” for me, and I would have loved to have seen some of his flaws. Sawyer felt more developed, and I loved her humour. While I completely understood why she had sworn off romance and why she was scared of getting close to people, I found the way she sometimes treated Mason to be troubling. I also couldn’t really understand WHY (aside from Sawyer’s fear of commitment) they couldn’t be together. The reason felt a little flimsy to me.

The main characters seemed to balance each other out nicely, and I enjoyed their banter. The spice scenes were very well done, especially the tights scene (IYKYK!).

Although the third-act breakup annoyed me a little, I thought the ending was very sweet, and I loved where the characters ended up. If you’re looking for a cute, fun romance with festive vibes and a black cat/golden retriever couple, I think you could really enjoy this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Firstly, thanks to Net Gallery for this ARC with an exchange of my honestly review.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Level: 2/5

I really struggled to finish this book and considered for so long to whether DNF this book or not but I pushed through. I really enjoyed the concept of this book and I honestly really like Mason. He was so open and honest and he knows exactly how he feels when he feels is and puts it into words. I love that about him.

I love the wee definition of the tropes in the beginning of each chapter. Honestly so so cute especially at the end when the definition became Mason and Swayer

✔️ he falls first
✔️ secret identity
✔️ bisexual fmc

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Maybe it's just me but I didn't feel any chemistry between Swayer and Mason at all. Sure they went on a couple cute "dates" but I feel like they're just on two different wavelengths. Swayer is so energetic and Mason is so mellow. Swayer makes jokes as a defence mechanism and Mason just accepts it? Ugh I just don't feel the chemistry between them which is a shame. They're such opposites

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Loved this one! A great homage to romance novels and the tropes that we love. This was a super strong debut and the chemistry between the two MCs was so so hot. Open door spice and really well done. Will look forward to more from Erin Connor in the future!

I was so deeply invested in Mason and Sawyer from the very moment they had their non meet-cute in the lift. Their banter was so immediately great and that continued throughout. I liked how messy Sawyer was allowed to be and how Mason always tried to be there for her the best that he could. I also liked the different side that Sawyer brought out in Mason.

Connor has such a great writing style that just swept me away in this story and kept me hooked and rooting for Mason and Sawyer throughout.

Unromance by Erin Conner was a sheer joy to read. It’s one of those glorious knowing contemporary rom coms that reveals in exploring all the tropes we know and love. I couldn’t put this one down.

Unromance is Sawyer and Mason’s story. Romance novelist Sawyer is herself done with romance, having been left with nothing but bitterness and heartbreak. Though she still does need to finish her latest novel. Meanwhile Mason is a hopeless romantic who cannot seem to keep ahold of love. So when the two find themselves stuck in a lift together, Sawyer is determined this will not be their meet cute. But the universe has other plans. Sawyer and Mason make a plan to cure him of his hopeless romanticism, her of her writer’s block. It’s simple. Sawyer will become the romcom love interest of Mason’s dreams and ruin romance for him one trope at a time. They just need to make sure they absolutely don’t fall in love…

There is just so much to love about this one, I’m going to try and go for a list:
🩺 we have two brilliant MCs that are the perfect mix of grumpy/sunshine and balance each other so well
📖 the duel POV is perfection and allows us to get so close to our MCs
🩺 the flirty banter between the MCs is perfection
📖 the TROPES - gosh I love when books acknowledge the tropes and play around with them. Sawyer and Mason’s trope filled list and escapades was so much fun!
🩺 he falls first - Mason is such a sweetie and is trying so hard not to rush but our man loves hard!
📖 brilliant inclusive LGBTQ representation within and throughout the novel
🩺 I adored the chapter leads that pointed out in the best way where things were heading
📖 brilliant chemistry between our MCs that leads to some tender, and steamy moments
🩺 some great holiday moments including Christmas and New Years
📖 grand gestures!!

Honestly I adored this one and would thoroughly recommend it. It’s such a fun and heartwarming read; I loved it.

Unromance was quite a fun read. Trope-filled but still an enjoyable read. It made a nice change to see a romance book not using fake dating or enemies to lovers like most of what seems to be around these days.

I absolutely love reading books that feel like a love letter to their genre, and UNROMANCE falls into that category, with heroine Sawyer a disillusioned romance writer trying to find a spark that will get her to write her (already very late) next manuscript. When she meets hopeless romantic but recently broken up with Mason in an elevator meet-cute, they decide to try ruining all sorts of romance tropes. For Sawyer, it’s inspiration — for Mason, it’s a workshop in not falling for people so quickly. The only two rules: 1) No feelings, and 2) No sex allowed.

Yeah, sure ;)

This story was a whirlwind that pulled me right in. Sawyer and Mason have SUCH GREAT chemistry; I loved the banter they had with each other but also the situations with their closest friends. I’m not easily convinced by dual POV, but here the arcs of each character was so well developed and the POV switches employed perfectly that it had me turning the pages. Bonus points for also packing great spice (which hit right when I was on the train, so bonus points for me, too, for keeping a poker face), and the perfect emotional blend of funny scenes and deeper soul-searching ones.

Put this one on your lists, please, it was so good I swear!! It’s out in mid-January!


** Thank you to HQ and Netgalley for the arc.

3.75 stars from me. As much as I enjoyed Mason being a cinnamon roll type of MMC, I felt like he was a bit two-dimensional and wanted there to be a bit more about him. When Mason and Sawyer were good, I enjoyed the writing, and when they weren't, it seemed to drag for me. The concept was cool, the chapter headings were fun. Also I found the timeline hard to get my head around - from the beginning of the book I got the impression the timeline was one way and then halfway through it felt different - I was confused at how weeks had apparently passed but it had been less than a week in reality for example.

All that being said, I did enjoy Mason and Sawyer getting their HEA, even if it was sort of predictable from pretty much the beginning!

Ergh. God. I wanted to make this book last longer and speed through it at the same time. It’s so lovely reading a book with a man who can express their love for love as we don’t get this a lot. But Mason, please, never change.

Sawyer and Mason were everything I love in a romance. Brilliant chemistry, flawless banter and a love that developed naturally whilst trying to ruin romance for each other. It’s such a good plot that I fell into it with smiles and flappy feet.

This story has been on my TBR but that was purely for the cover, but as soon as I opened my kindle and fell into the story, I was so glad I judged this book cover. What a brilliant debut and welcome to my auto-buy list, Erin Connor.

She a best selling author with writers block . He’s a disillusioned soap star actor who always falls in love with his leading ladies. His current leading lady and former love interest and friend is engaged and leaving Soap.
Mason has a chance meeting when the are stuck in a lift and she doesn’t recognise home as the soap star and their story begins. A well written rom com meet cute Will they /wont. they succeed as they both carry baggage from previous relationships and life. Slow burn great characters feel good read . 4/5

A hopeless romantic Hollywood heart throb and a cynical romance author get stuck in an elevator together. Sparks fly (between them, the elevator is fine). When they run into each other again, they decide to help each other out: Sawyer will ruin romance tropes for Mason, and Mason will give her inspiration for her writing. They definitely won't fall in love or anything...

This was an adorable homage to all the romance tropes. Definitely on the fluffier side of the romance spectrum, and very cute! Sawyer and Mason make for an adorable couple, with all of the (sometimes inverted) tropes and a lil 🌶️🌶️. Honestly, there's not much for me to say: this book should absolutely be judged by it's cover. If you like the blurb, you'll like the book!

Many thanks to HQ and Netgalley for the eARC.

if you’re looking for ;
He Falls First
Perfect for Romance Lovers
Secret Identity
Opposites Attraxt
Sexy Puns w Holiday Vibes
Debut Author
a lil Spice
this one is for you!

So heart-warming… I loved… Hit all the feels and had me laughing out loud… Will propel you to your happy place. A must read!… Feel-good romance… Truly heart-warming… Such a cute read! I started and finished in one day – what can I say?

Thank you netgalley for supplying this ARC.. this review is my own and my honest opinion.

Tropes:
- Rom com
- He falls first
- Fake dating/not dating
- Pact/mission
- Hidden identity
- One night stand
- Cynic x helpless romantic

I freakin’ loved this!!! From the get go I was enraptured.

This book had me howling! And I absolutely adored how every chapter started.

It was refreshing for the MMC to be the helpless romantic, the relationship between Sawyer and Mason was just SUBLIME!! I will always be a sucker for a strong female lead.

This fun, fluffy contemporary romance has everything you could ask for. It even lists the relevant trope at the beginning of each chapter which was super cute, especially if you are a big romance reader. Embrace the premise and you will enjoy this book!

Sawyer, a successful and personally cynical romance author, has sworn off love and needs to get to work on her next book, stat. But after she has a one-night stand with famous actor Mason, who falls in love at the drop of a hat, they keep finding themselves in each other's paths. Deciding to work together through a list of stereotypical romantic scenarios for opposite reasons, the two begin to fall for each other despite their best efforts. This is a bit of a quirky premise, but if you can suspend your disbelief and simply enjoy a fun book, it shouldn't bother you much.

Whether these two will end up together is a foregone conclusion from the very start. Their chemistry is obvious immediately, to the reader and everyone in the book (including the main characters). If you are looking for a will they won't they with crazy levels of brooding tension, this book isn't for you. If you're looking for a cute, funny, fluffy celebration of the ways we fall in love (and some spice - that tights scene!) this is the book for you.

I highly recommend this for fans of fluffy romantic comedies and anyone looking for an entertaining, feel-good read. If you're a sucker for romance tropes, this one has most of them.

Thank you to HQ and NetGalley for providing an eARC for my review.

Although she is a bestselling romance author, Sawyer is struggle to write the next one. After a bitter breakup, she wants to think of anything else but romance.
Mason - a famous actor also coming off the back of a breakup in the spotlight and a self admitted hopeless romantic.
When the two meet in an elevator, they instantly hit it off and decide to fix their "problems" - to fix her issues with romance and make Mason fall out of love with it so they complete romance tropes and cliches to try to help.
One rule - don't fall for each other.

This reminded me a lot of Beach Read, which coincidently I read before this one - not realising they had similar vibes. This had a very modern vibe which I loved (as a swiftie I also appreciated the references). The spicy scenes were great (will never be over the tights scene), but I'm gutted that I just didn't feel the chemistry between the two main characters.
I hate to be that girl, but Mason was just too nice for me. Whilst it was refreshing to read about the epitome of a cinnamon role in a MMC, it was just a bit too much. He was all in pretty much from the word go - I like a bit more grovelling and grumpiness.
Sawyer was great but I wasn't a fan of how she sometimes treated Mason, almost trying to make an issue for no reason multiple times.

This was still a fun time and a cute read but I just wanted a little more chemistry.