Thank you Chip Pons, Dialogue Books and Netgalley for this ARC.

In Winging It with You, we meet Asher, who has just been dumped by his awful boyfriend at the airport on the way to a couples' game show that combines elements of I'm a Celebrity and Race Across The World, called The Epic Trek. A chance encounter with Theo, a workaholic pilot who unexpectedly finds himself with three weeks off, leads to a fake dating romance broadcasted for all of America to see.

I had high expectations for this book, and while they were partly met, there were a few elements that left me wanting more.

I LOVED the storyline, the two main characters, and the majority of the writing. Theo and Asher have my entire heart, as has Jen. I also found the side characters to be very well developed and believable.

That said, I felt the plot was a bit disjointed. Perhaps this is a result of the formatting of the ARC, but I often found the story jumping forward from one chapter to the next, leaving me with whiplash.

While I enjoyed Ash and Theo's relationship, it felt like it went from zero to a hundred, then back to zero too quickly. There was limited internal dialogue to build up to them showing feelings for each other, which made the progression of their feelings feel a bit abrupt and out of the blue.

Futhermore, I LOVED the idea of The Epic Trek and so much could of been done with this, but instead it felt like they were flying across the world and doing challenges they could of literally done in a studio. The airmiles this show accumulated would give Taylor Swift a run for her money (only joking, I love you TS).

Overall, I had a LOT of fun with this book and despite the above, I thought it was such a cute read.

I really enjoyed this epic adventure that we went on with these characters - it was so fun, although I'm not sure I'd like to do any of the challenges that they did

- fake dating
- forced proximity
- LGBTQ romance - MM
- competing on a TV show

I loved these two characters and how real they felt, I love how open they were with each other and supported each other through the hard times

The first spicy scene is living rent free in my head - it was so unique

I was shocked over the thing that led to the third act conflict - I wasn't expecting it at all and it was so good

I will say there was a couple of times I got confused over where we actually were - the chapter headers does show it but as the characters move around so much (ik this is fictional but who approved that travel plan it was all over the place) I did get confused and have to double check and remind myself

Overall I enjoyed this book and it would make the perfect poolside reading this summer

Thank you to Dialogue Books for the eARC - all opinions are my own

Winging it with you
I loved this story. Great characters, humour and a light read but with a depth of emotion.
At the airport Asher and his partner are about to check in to travel and star in a travel reality show when said partner suddenly turns round and dumps Asher telling him he doesn’t want to do the show even though it was all his idea. Shocked, confused and upset Asher checks in for the flight . At the bar Theo an pilot has just been grounded for working too many hours and doesn’t know what he’ll do with himself and finds himself agreeing to so on the show with Asher and they’ll pretend to be in a relationship.
Gradually with all the trials and tribulations they are put through for the show they become very close and start a relationship both though are still scarred by their previous relationships which leads to some very emotional scenes.
The dialogue between this pair was sparkling and at times sad and heartbreaking which is what gave the depth and was extremely well written. I ended the book with a big sigh and smile….you can’t ask much more from an author than that.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

RomCom, fake dating, round the world travel show? A great set up for an entertaining read with more depth than you may expect from the cover art. It's witty and charming and the Ben & Jerry's ice cream graveyard cameo was a delight :)

This my first book by Chip Pons and I was blown away. Definite 5 stars for me.

It had a the MCs travelling and competing in a reality show competition spanning multiple weeks which is something I've never read in a book before so felt very unique.

Theo and Asher have to fake date through the show and as they do slowly get closer while learning more about each other throughout and it had me giddy. I adore these two.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the Arc.

I quite enjoyed Chip's first novel but Winging It With You was a huge step up and can sit there amongst any successful romcom writer with years of experience. I was immediately invested in Theo and Asher's love story. The will-they-won't-they had you hooked from the very start and I more or less read this in one sitting as I had to find out if they'd end up together.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy, I will be 100% be recommending this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dialogue Books for approving my request to read an arc of this book

This was such a fun read! I loved Asher and Theo so much and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing their relationship grow from strangers to lovers.
There were so many of my favourite tropes included as well, such as - fake dating, there was only one bed, and forced proximity. It was also a fun twist to have it centred around a reality tv show.
This book was sweet, romantic and spicy at times. I flew through it and finished reading in just one day.