For two sworn enemies, anything can happen during the Hawaiian trip of a lifetimeβmaybe even loveβin this romantic comedy from theΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling authors ofΒ Roomies.
Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister Ami is an eternal champion . . . she even managed to finance her entire wedding by winning a slew of contests. Unfortunately for Olive, the only thing worse than constant bad luck is having to spend the wedding day with the best man (and her nemesis), Ethan Thomas.
Olive braces herself for wedding hell, determined to put on a brave face, but when the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, the only people who arenβt affected are Olive and Ethan. Suddenly thereβs a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo.
Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui. After all, ten days of bliss is worth having to assume the role of loving newlyweds, right? But the weird thing is . . . Olive doesnβt mind playing pretend. In fact, the more she pretends to be the luckiest woman alive, the more it feels like she might be.
A girlβs luck turns with an all-expenses-paid trip to paradise, unexpectedly finding love along the way in the irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance, THE UNHONEYMOONERS.
βThatβs the point of luck: it happens when and where it happens.β
Jobless and single, Olivia Torres has always been the unlucky twinβher sister Ami succeeds at everything she does, including winning a bunch of contests to finance her upcoming wedding. On her sisterβs big day, sheβs stuck wearing a horrible dress and is forced to interact with the groomβs brother, Ethan Thomas, her nemesis.
Heβs arrogant, rude and fussy, despite his annoyingly good looks. Heβs the best man, sheβs the maid of honor, but sheβs determined to play nice so her sister has the wedding of her dreams. But as it turns out, itβs more like the wedding from hell. The entire wedding party is struck with a horrible bout of food poisoningβ¦ except for Ethan and Olive.
Before too long, these two enemies find themselves en route to Hawaii, to enjoy a honeymoon meant for their siblings⦠if they can only survive each other and play a little pretend, that is.
What Olive doesnβt expect, however, is to see a side of Ethan she didnβt know. To fall for a man sheβd only ever hated. And just as her luck seems to turn, complicated truths come to light that threaten to ruin everything.
With irresistible charm, wit and heart, Christina Lauren once again delivers a story that is a delight to read. The story primarily unfurls through Oliviaβs perspective, and although I would have loved to see Ethanβs POV in the mix to amp that hate-to-love drama, the overall narrative still works.
There were so many things I loved: the verbal banter, the moments of emotional depth, the Mexican-American characters, and the imperfect, relatable relationship hiccups. Itβs a great book to escape into, and definitely one to devour poolside.
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