Will I love The True Love Experiment?

Tropes aplenty make this a fun celebration of the romance genre itself, which is why I could not put it down.

Fizzy Chen is a successful romance novelist whose own love life is lackluster. She agrees to star in a reality show where she’ll meet men who embody classic romance tropes.

Fizzy meets Connor Prince, a producer working on the show. A grounded, single father, Connor doesn’t fit the fantasy romance narrative, but together, can they create their own romance story out of something real?

One common theme with the books I love is that the characters are amazing. They’re funny, endearing, thoughtful, and fiery. When my fave writing duo came out with this stunning novel, I was hard-pressed to put it down. I loved Fizzy, and I have absolutely no doubt you’ll love her too.

Add in a hot British producer, a romance-based reality show, so much angst you could light a match against it, and the sweetest will-I-make-a-good-step-mom subplot, and you have a comfort read that’ll leave you wishing the show they aired was real.

Christina Lauren is always a go-to for me when it comes to romance. This best-friend writing duo really knows their stuff. They craft characters who are funny, deep, and stick in your memory long after you’ve closed the book for a final time.

The True Love Experiment was no different. Fans of CLo know that protagonist Fizzy was featured in The Soulmate Equation, which was released a few years ago. Well, she has her own book now, and going along on her journey to love was everything I hoped it would be!

Fizzy, a romance writer, has lost her… show more.

There's a pattern to books I love: they make me laugh, they make me cry, and the female lead is a little bit of a mess. Enter Fizzy, a romance writer who's never been in love until she meets Connor Prince, the documentary filmmaker who's been tasked with directing a dating reality show with Fizzy as his lead.

Christina Lauren's books are a little hit or miss with me, but they definitely hit with this one. Every moment of the book is so clearly defined as you read that it's sort of like watching your own mental television show as… show more.

While discussing books we were reading with a few other authors, one recommended Christina Lauren, a writing duo I had never read before, and another seconded that recommendation and specifically mentioned this title as a favorite. I have to agree. It quickly became one of my favorite reads of the year as well.

The story is set in the reality dating show world, but the fiction is so much more fun than the so-called “reality” of the actual shows that flood our televisions. The premise of what happens when the heroine falls for the show’s producer rather than one of… show more.