Gallery Books The True Love Experiment

fizzy says what she thinks, takes what she deserves, and makes no apologies for either.Things to love:The banter OH MY GOD!!!!Dual POVAuthor FMC + Documentary producer MMCReality TVSingle dad/ DILF/ British/ DimpledThe tension and piningForced proximityIt takes a lot for me to get extremely attached to characters and actually cry at some points in the book, but here I am. Sobbing and laughing and a complete mess. Thank you for the emotional roller coaster, Christina & Lauren.I liked the characters and the energy they brought to the story. It was fun and full of heart.Fizzy is a funny, real, honest, and compelling FMC. The premise is unique and creative, with engaging characters and fun banter. The tension and longing between Fizzy and Connor is palpable, and I couldn’t put the book down! This will be my go-to recommendation to anyone who will listen!The footage of them falling in love in the most simple, human ways possible brought tears to my eyes. It's such a real love in the way it happens - not in one big moment but a thousand small ones.

This was a fun read. It was an odd combination of light-hearted and deep in places, but it worked, IMHO. You can get the general theme of the book in the description, and it flows from there. Some aspects were predictable, but there is a little twist, too, which made it interesting. I liked the pairing of Fizzy and Connor- the chemistry was believable to me. The end made the book for me, though. Not giving spoilers, but I thought this was well-done- I actually read the end again right after reading it the first time. There were some spicy romantic parts (detailed- warning for those who might be averse to that). There were some times when I felt Fizzy was borderline vulgar in how she talked, which I think was meant to show how lightly she generally viewed relationships and sex, but I felt it took away from her character a bit more than built it, but that might just be my feeling. I read this without reading the first in the series, but I don’t feel like I was missing anything because of it- it stood well on its own. I may go back and read the first after I finish others on my reading list. This was the first book I read by this author duo, but I will likely read more! Overall, it was a feel-good, light read for a nice mental/emotional vacation.

Much to my family's dismay, I don't do reality TV. I am just not a fan at all. Even my husband is known for tuning in to watch. At first, I was worried that this would impact my enjoyment of the storyline in The True Love Experiment, but I was pleasantly surprised. Let me tell you, I am so down to watch a reality show like the one in this book!! Give me all the romance novel heroes, please!! ⁠⁠As with every other book written by this dynamic duo, once I started reading, I couldn't stop. I finished this book in one sitting. I have never read a book by Christina and Lauren that I didn't absolutely love, and this one did not disappoint! Oh, Fizzy and Conner, how I loved you!! Your chemistry was amazing, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching your relationship develop. I loved seeing Jess and River again and was tickled that the DNAduo story continued. This novel captured everything I love about romance novels and was the perfect read for me!! My romance-loving heart highly recommends this one!!⁠⁠

It sparks joy! 🥳 To tell the truth (no pun intended) I was waiting for that over the top feeling of when the book just hit 5 stars and I’m happy to say it happened again with this one! 💕We originally met Fizzy as the quirky humorous best friend in The Soulmate Equation and according to Christina and Lauren, all the readers wanted her HEA story, myself included! Fizzy is a fun and relatable character with immaculate joke delivery, you will find tons of laughs in this book, lots of heart and cute moments between Fizzy and Connor and the characters we know from book one.I enjoyed the reality show format the authors concocted in this book, I don’t think it always works in novel format but they nailed it. I would watch this show! It was lighthearted and Fizzy+Connor had the best chemistry and banter together, I just died when she kept calling him by any other name and his various book boyfriend names (again, delivery was on point!) there’s many, many funny lines throughout the book. Connor is ✨SWOONY✨ I liked all the meta bookish references, you have all the tropes and Fizzy is a romance author, it was wholly satisfying to have such a great representation.It warms the heart, the Rom Com of the Summer!❤️💛💚

Read if you enjoy:- Friends to Lovers- Single Parent (Connor aka Hot Brit DILF 😆)- Reality TV Show- Forced Proximity- Banter!!- Workplace romance- Found Family- Amazing side charactersWhen The Soulmate Equation came out, I was super excited to jump into the story and loved the premise and characters, one of them Fizzy and her true-to-self character. I wished for a book about her and was ecstatic when CL delivered us this masterpiece!The True Love Experiment is going into my top Romance books! Fizzy and Connor had such a beautiful development as they fell for each other. I mean their chemistry was a chef’s kiss! When the authors mentioned that this was a love letter to the reader, I truly felt it! Connor’s grand gesture had me teary! 🥹🥹 The true connection that these two characters have was so genuine. The interactions were so mature and Connor…my goodness what a grounded male character. Cheers for strong and effective communication!The way the reality TV show was developed had me eating the pages. I laughed out loud so many times at the developments with each of the contestants. Can we please make this a real one… I would totally watch hahaIf you are looking for a make-you-feel-good book, think no more!PS. Loved seeing my favorite characters from The Soulmate Equation throughout this book.