Reviews

No Rings Attached by Rachel Lacey

lovesresqdogs's review against another edition

4.0

Another good book by Rachel Lacey.

kemisreading's review against another edition

2.0

2.5⭐️
so disappointed because I really wanted to enjoy this but it was a little bit boring. And honestly, you would have to pay me to convince me the mcs had chemistry.

cissarego's review against another edition

5.0

I actually enjoyed this more than the first book of the series. Lovely read.

lezreadalot's review against another edition

3.0

“You could be dangerous,” Grace murmured, so quietly Lia almost wasn’t sure she’d heard her speak the words. “If I let you.”

Definitely a more successful romance than the first book in the series, better in a lot of key ways, but sadly my enjoyment still wasn't quite on par with what I expected? There were parts of the book that I really liked, where I saw definite improvement on some things that caught my notice in book one, but all the same, I came out of it not really having enjoyed it as much as I could have. Grace and Lia have a mutual best friend, but they're never actually met each other. They meet for the first time when Grace agrees to pose as Lia's fake girlfriend at a wedding, and then end up going on a road trip for personal reasons of their own. The first part of the book was really cute, really sweet. I liked the tropes at play, and Lia has a refreshing straightforwardness that made me really like her. We don't spend that much time at the wedding, but the meeting and the build-up and the growing attraction was well-written. I do have to say, any time characters in a book actually speak out loud about how great their chemistry is, the less inclined I am to actually believe that. Not that they didn't have good chemistry, but they said it more than I felt it. 

And I'm in a weird position where I completely and totally sympathise with the internal conflict that dominates the latter half of the story, Grace's backstory and her reasons for always running, her reasons for not wanting a relationship. I sympathise with it, but it became really frustrating to read. I'm a super conflict averse person, and I honestly get the impulse to simply run away when presented with things that are too difficult or emotionally taxing, but the act of reading another person doing that? In this instance? Just wasn't enjoyable. I don't know, it's weird, because I can pinpoint a lot of isolated moments between the couple that I really really liked, where I thought they were really great together, where I was swept away. The ending was maybe a little too melodramatic, but it did tug at my heartstrings a lot. Grace and Lia are soooooo cute together. But when I think of the book as a whole, I don't think I can rate it any higher than this.

Listened to the audiobook as read by Zara Hampton-Brown, and it was really good. I think this was my first experience with this narrator, and she was wonderful at juggling all the different accents and conveying the emotions of the characters. Really good book overall; maybe it's just down to my mood, more than anything else, that I didn't enjoy it more.

starbeans's review against another edition

2.5

2.5 stars, I guess. I kind of guessed the “plot twist” way earlier than it came, and I didn’t really click with Grace’s avoidant attachment style. It was still cute, but I just didn’t connect to it as well.

emilygmartin's review against another edition

4.0

THE CAR!!?!!

dylanreadss's review against another edition

3.0

2.75-3 ⭐️

POSSIBLE SPOILERS BUT I DONT KNOW

something weird is in the air with the books i’m reading this month. this book started off great, enemies to lovers and one bed trope while fake dating was so well displayed. but the more i got through the book, the more lia’s character just raised so many red flags for me. her constantly telling grace “i don’t want to push you into anything” then basically shoving her to make decisions was so off putting. the ending felt really rushed but overall i really liked the first half, more so the wedding part. grace was so sure of what she wanted and it was honestly sad to see the author portray that grace’s own necessities were turning into lia’s if that makes sense.

amydeppe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident

kat_crowley11's review against another edition

4.0

I liked it but i like the first one better. I do really love Grace and Lia but as far as the plot goes i enjoyed the first plot much better.

I think whats so interesting about their relationship is the communication. Even tho they are both so forward in their communication they still do the opposite.

The foundation of their relationship is strange and I like the way it develops quicker. Something I didnt like is how after the wedding Lia’s family issues were not really discussed again. I think the majority of the book was based on Graces problems (which we’re definitely more interesting) but it started with Lias problems so I was disappointed when it went away. The resolve to Graces issues was everything I hoped for and more. Especially the last 20 pages.

It was just as beautifully written, if not more detailed (and more smut) but it just didnt draw me in as much as the first one. I still really did enjoy it and towards the end I could not put it down. Especially with the twist and I could not stop smiling.

I like the way she ties in the first book. Its a good book and I recommend it.

brittydawn's review against another edition

4.0

No Rings Attached By Rachel Lacey
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